Training
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AU BEAT is a series of interview-style podcasts held with instructors, presenters and key AU stakeholders. The series provide a valuable glimpse into the programs and activities planned for this year's AU. On the subject of AU... over the next two weeks I'm going to be heads-down preparing handout material for my AU sessions. As […]
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On October 18th we're delivering a free AutoCAD development-oriented webcast entitled "AutoCAD: .NET for LISP Programmers". Check here for our overall API schedule, or go here to register directly. These sessions are typically held at the end of the working day in Europe (5pm CEST) which is the beginning of the day on the West […]
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As mentioned in this previous post, tomorrow we're delivering a fun (and free!) AutoCAD development-oriented webcast entitled "AutoCAD: 10 easy ways to crash your AutoCAD addin". In case it's not obvious, the point is to highlight issues to avoid in your code, rather than showing you how to introduce critical bugs. 🙂 Check here for […]
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Just a quick post today regarding an AU Unplugged! topic I've submitted. The proposed session is called "Developing applications for AutoCAD: best practices for using AutoCAD's APIs." Here's the description I gave for the topic: "Come along to share and learn best practices for customizing/developing with AutoCAD: discuss your choice of API technology and how […]
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The recording of the latest in the AutoCAD Development Masterclass series, "Creating an Installer" held on August 16, has been posted here. The supporting MSI template used in the session is available from here. The next in the series, "10 easy ways to crash your AutoCAD addin", is scheduled for Thursday September 27. You can […]
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As mentioned some time ago, my team has been working with members of our Engineering teams to put together a comprehensive "Developer" track for AU 2007. We have 52 sessions devoted to developers or people customizing our products, in addition to a further 96 sessions in the "Customization and Programming" track. This adds up to […]
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As promised in this earlier post, here's the recording of the "Custom Objects Masterclass" session held on July 12. The next in the series, "Creating an Installer", is scheduled for Thursday August 16. You can go here to register (like all in this series, this session is free for all to attend).
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I'm really excited about two new events we're holding in September: an AEC DevCamp in Boston and a Manufacturing DevCamp in Portland. These are 3-day API-oriented workshops at locations close to our product development centres in Massachusetts (for AEC) and Oregon (for Manufacturing). Various members of my team and of our Engineering teams will be […]
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Over the last few years my team has been delivering more and more webcasts about the APIs to our various products. I'd strongly recommend checking the schedule on http://www.autodesk.com/apitraining from time to time, to see what's there. These webcasts are free to everyone, not just ADN members (although the ADN site does reference the various […]
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My team is currently working on a proposal to deliver a significant number of additional API- & customization-related classes at this year's Autodesk University. We're planning to hold sessions covering many of our products' APIs, including (hopefully): Platform products & technologies AutoCAD Component Technologies (RealDWG, AutoCAD OEM, DWG TrueView, DWF Toolkit, Design Review, Freewheel) AEC […]