AutoCAD keynote

AutoCAD keynote helps kick off the first day of AU 2021. Join Mimi Hoang, Vice President of Cross-Industry Strategy, and Rob Maguire, Vice President, AutoCAD Family of Products, as they discuss how we accelerate innovation with AutoCAD to help you adapt and achieve better results faster. Learn about the power of technology platforms and how the future of CAD can help you enable the new through greater automation, better efficiency, and improved insights. Add your calendar here.

Events with the AutoCAD team

One of the best parts of AU has always been the chance to meet the AutoCAD team one-on-one and attend sessions where they can share new developments for the product. It’s just as important to the team so they know what works and what doesn’t and can answer your questions. Here are some ways you can connect and learn more.

“My Insights” in AutoCAD: overview and what it means for the way you work

The My Insights feature for AutoCAD software optimizes machine learning and data science, providing personalized recommendations and insights tailored to each user’s exclusive use of AutoCAD. This session with online AutoCAD team members provides an overview of how this exciting new feature turns data into information and what it can mean for the way you work. Add your calendar here.

Joint Feedback Briefing and AutoCAD Formatting

The AutoCAD team innovates and develops new methods to automate workflows and reduce the amount of time spent drawing based on assessments. Join this session to learn how to increase efficiency and improve collaboration on formatting and feedback. Add your calendar here.

Ask me anything: AutoCAD – General questions

Ask the AutoCAD team anything you want to know. We will ensure there is an engineering, product support, and team leadership representative. Places are limited; add to your schedule here.

Ask me anything: AutoCAD product family: installation and license

Please come with any questions or issues you are having while installing or licensing. Places are limited; add to your schedule here.

Ask me anything: technical drawing issues for AutoCAD

This is your chance to consult an expert on technical issues. Places are limited; add to your schedule here.

Lessons and didactic demonstrations

There is an incredible variety of classes to choose from this year. The list below only scratches the surface.

Reliable drawing tips, tricks, and techniques for AutoCAD

Sit back, buckle up and keep your hands on the keyboard for the fourth installment of Autodesk University 2020’s top-rated on-demand class by Donnie “The CAD Geek” Gladfelter, Autodesk Expert Elite member. After a busy year that disrupted many established workflows, this episode’s focus is on reliability.

AutoCAD: Take AutoCAD on the go and go mobile!

Shaun Bryant shows you how to create your CAD designs on the go, using AutoCAD’s cloud and web and mobile apps, the mobile and browser-based versions of the classic AutoCAD desktop software.

Understanding New AutoCAD: An AutoCAD with seven sets of tools

Shaun Bryant will also walk you through the benefits of the toolsets available in AutoCAD, showing you how to use the toolsets and making them available to your AutoCAD design team.

Down the rabbit hole: AutoCAD customization and task automation

Lee Ambrosius gives you a basic, high-level introduction to the features and programming languages ​​you can use to customize and automate workflows in AutoCAD, along with resources to get you started.

Bridging the gap: Extending AutoLISP with .NET

In this additional lesson with Lee Ambrosius, you’ll learn to create basic AutoCAD software commands and discover features that you can use with your existing AutoLISP routines.

Make the AutoCAD web app work for you

Learn from the AutoCAD web app team how to apply the AutoCAD web app in your daily life. In addition to a brief history of the AutoCAD web app, topics will include storage providers, current features, and connectivity to the rest of the AutoCAD family.

Standards Developing Standards: A Guide for Busy CAD Managers

Curt Moreno will show you a framework that provides insight into when it is right for you to create standards, identify which standards are needed and implement your new CAD standards. Learn a co-process.