AU

  • I wasn't sure I'd find the time to record this week's episode – what with Autodesk University 2020 being in full swing – but I also thought it might be a nice way to wind down after a hectic week. I hope all of you who attended this year's AU found it useful (and even […]

  • Yesterday evening was the Q&A for my Autodesk University 2020 class, Lessons from Project Dasher: Building a Digital Twin Using Forge. People registered for AU you can use the above link to access the recording for the next 30 days. Just click on the Join Now button: I really wasn't sure what to expect from […]

  • And so it begins: today is the first day of Autodesk University 2020 (at least in the US), to be enjoyed (most probably) from the comfort of your home office or living room. We are now at well over 100,000 registrations, which is simply unbelievable. Many on Twitter are lamenting (or more likely relishing) the […]

  • At our in-person Autodesk University events, it's common for our R&D teams to interview customers and to brief them on ongoing research projects and upcoming product features. This is a really valuable part of our R&D process: this feedback helps us make sure that our products and services help the industry move forward by addressing […]

  • It's time: the full, interactive schedule for this year's all-digital Autodesk University is now online. You can go ahead and start bookmarking your favourite classes today. Assuming you're one of the 85,000 (and counting!) people who have registered for the event. If you haven't already registered, don't worry: you can still do so for free. […]

  • 'Twas the week before AU, when all around the globe, developers began coding, into Forge did they probe. Unknown Before Autodesk University kicks off, next week, our Developer Advocacy and Support team is running the inaugural Forge Hackathon. I talked about this event a month ago: hopefully some of you saw that and decided to […]

  • This year has been strange at so many levels that it seems a bit petty to highlight one particular area. But preparing material for Autodesk University 2020 has certainly been one such area, and it's very fresh in the mind of AU speakers around the world. With this year's event being all digital, it's clear […]

  • Our children have been off school for the last two weeks, so I've been alternating between preparing my Autodesk University 2020 material and going on excursions with the family. We had planned to visit Kosovo during this break, but as it was on Switzerland's quarantine list we chose to cancel our flights. Somewhat frustratingly – […]

  • If you enjoy hackathons – and have the time to spare – then you could spend the next month hacking, should you so desire! Last Friday the 2nd online AEC Hackathon kicked off with its lightning round. The event is about now a week in: it started officially on October 5th, but it really only […]

  • From one online conference to another. Here's the recording published by the Swiss Data Science Center for last week's SDSC-Connect event. I've set it to start at the beginning of my session – which in 30 minutes takes a whirlwind look at four generative design projects run by Autodesk Research – but the other sessions […]