I have been moving the past week to Central Oregon in Bend, luckily some friends convinced me to escape the boxes and house projects, to go paddle boarding for a half day and have some fun. I really needed that escape from moving and the fun time in nature on the water. Continue reading

Do you make really cool things and want to share them with others? Are you excited about empowering your peers and exponentially leveraging your time? Then come dive into the worlds of Sharing Dynamo content and Dynamo Player with Sol Amour, Jacob Small and our awesome guest speaker and Dynamo master Dana De Filippi! You’ll learn how to bundle up your graph and share it with others, understanding what will ship with your graph naturally and what you’ll have to... Continue reading

The Autodesk University 2021 registration is officially OPEN! Hurry and Join the global Autodesk community this fall to learn, connect, and unlock the progress others are waiting for. It all kicks off October 5, 2021. It’s digital. And yes. It’s free. Register Now: autode.sk/2IKburn Continue reading

The Expert Elite program recognizes customers around the world who contribute to the Autodesk Community by sharing their product knowledge, best practices and expertise. By acting as leaders and being actively involved, Expert Elites help our customer community to thrive. The next round of Autodesk Expert Elite applications and selections are coming soon, in August. If you are interested in becoming an Autodesk expert Elite, Apply Now. Continue reading

Something fun on a Monday morning. I'm in the middle of moving to another home, but had a loud laugh seeing a car in the Milwaukie area of Portland Oregon. The car going through the intersection looked like my sons plastic play car, from when he was 4 years old! I sure needed that laugh since moving has been a two stage move, and a super stressful time, but end of this week I will be in my house in... Continue reading

If you are like me, you want to know where things you rely on are heading in the future, and how to influence that direction. The Revit Team knows this and responds by publishing their live public roadmap regularly and just posted the latest Sumer 2021 updates. Check it out,and bookmark it. Revit Public Roadmap Update | Summer 2021 Continue reading

An update was just released that will add increase the performance, fix issues, and add the new My Insights and other features and capabilities. Download and install it from your Account page or in the Autodesk Desktop App. Read More: AutoCAD 2022.1 and AutoCAD LT 2022.1 Update Now Available The AutoCAD 2022.1 Update ReadMe The AutoCAD 2022.1 Fixed Issues Continue reading

Just announced: “Autodesk Tandem digital twin platform is now commercially available and enables teams to harness BIM and transform the Built-Asset Lifecycle in a completely digital process. https://autode.sk/2VsHh6R” Continue reading

Autodesk Technology Centers offer residency programs that give startups, academics, and established industry players the space and tools to test out ideas and invent new approaches to design and construction. Inside the Autodesk labs testing the future of construction, from drones to holograms “Autodesk has created a residency program for companies using new technology to solve problems in design and construction. Cue the flying robots.” Continue reading

If you use Revit, there is an Autodesk Community Conversation with some Revit experts coming up July 14th, 2021. In a single generation, the very nature of design tools has evolved far beyond what we expected. In order to understand how to best move forward, this session examines the key events in the Autodesk world that have triggered these changes and how they continue to affect the way designers work. The session begins by reviewing milestones of products such as... Continue reading

If you currently use, or want to learn how to use Dynamo to automate, supercharge, and expand your Revit design process, this is one of the best free series from Dynamo experts Jacob Small and Sol Amour. We have had held over 12+ sessions, and this next one (mark your calendar now) is Looking Under the Hood of Dynamo. This is the mental image that pops into my head with Dynamo Looking Under the Hood, Jacob Small digging into an... Continue reading

If you are on my side of the equator, in the Northern hemisphere, you are no doubt in the middle of summer. And chances are if you are on the west coast of the U.S., a hot one due to a high pressure induced “heat dome”. In the Pacific Northwest of the U.S., where I live, it has been hit with unprecedented heat and shattering records up to 119 degrees F or 48 degrees C. The Pacific Northwest is known... Continue reading

This will be a great Autodesk Community Conversation for anyone that uses Autodesk BIM 360. Come learn and join the conversation! There are still so many unknowns about how BIM 360 licenses work, especially with the recent changes and BIM Collaborate and BIM Collaborate Pro release. Can the users continue working on BIM 360 or should they switch to the Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) platform. ‘How does Cloud work-sharing work now? Can we download BIM 360 or ACC issues in... Continue reading

Check out the past Autodesk Community Conversations recordings or see and RSVP the upcoming Community Conversations on the Calendar. Would you like to be a presenter for Community Conversations? See our guidelines and how to submit your proposal here Continue reading

The Installation & Licensing Feedback Hub is now live and ready for your comments,and suggestions. “Welcome to the Installation & Licensing Feedback Hub. We know that you choose Autodesk products for the power and great experience they bring to your daily work. Installation and licensing sometimes stands between your choice and that experience. The Installation & Licensing Feedback Hub is created and moderated by the Product Managers, User Experience Designers, and Engineers that shape how you get your Autodesk software... Continue reading

We have 12 Dynamo sessions in the bag, and these represent a wealth of Dynamo knowledge from two of the best, Sol Amour and Jacob Small. If you are looking to learn or up level your usage of Dynamo these are for you as well as join us for next session on How to Extend Dynamo this week where ou can ask your questions in the Community Conversation session. Dynamo Series Playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdlF7MirPEC2yNFTGymESd3t7Xosfk9c2 How to Plan a Dynamo... Continue reading

Come join Jacob and Sol (aka the DynaDuo) as we learn all about how to Extend Dynamo. Maybe the out-of-the-box experience, while awesome, doesn't quite have everything you need and you want a little more pep in your step. Enter Extensions! Similar to how Packages enable new nodal workflows, Extensions customize your Dynamo workspace and come in two primary flavors; out-of-the-box, which are shipped to every Dynamo install, and user chosen, shipped via the Package Manager. We will dive into what an Extension is, what ones you can find out-of-the-box, and cover a couple of community created Extensions. Continue reading

Materials make a family look like it is supposed to. Find how to search for materials and how to customize them. Building materials from scratch can appear daunting but with a little help it might be something to try soon. Also look at how materials get added to a family unnecessarily sometimes. Join expert Donnia Tabor-Hanson for this fun and enlightening session, hosted by Community Manager Kimberly Fuhrman. Thursday, July 1, 2021 RSVP Now To learn more about Community Conversations,... Continue reading

Join us this for a special Facebook Live event with the super awesome, Portland based Autodesk employee, and bonified Fusion 360 expert Phil Eichmiller! Thursday June 24 5:00pm PST and exclusively on our Fusion360 group: https://bit.ly/2OxXXXp Continue reading

Autodesk Forge announces the availability of Photos API, another Autodesk Build specific Forge API. Photos is one of the modules in Autodesk Build. It provides a single, unified place to view and manage photos and videos in Autodesk Build. This is useful, such as for documenting progress photos, informal communication, and material tracking. Everyone on your project can upload photos and videos. These files will all be available in the Photos gallery, but they can also be attached as a reference to issues, RFIs, submittals, and forms in UI. Continue reading

Join me as the host in this weeks Autodesk Community Conversation along with Dynamo experts Jacob Small Designated Support Specialist:Generative Design and BIM and Sol Amour Dynamo Product Manager to dive into this topic and taking your questions along the way. You will learn how to map out the graph to accomplish something like creating a complex framed architectural form in a fairly easy to understand and always fun method. Thursday, June 17, 2021 10 AM PT | 1 PM... Continue reading

Community Conversations are live, virtual events designed to allow you to gain expertise, connect with leaders and grow your community network. Wednesday, June 16, 2021 10 AM PT | 1 PM ET (1 hour) Expert Elite member Dzan Ta In this session, Expert Elite member Dzan Ta will lead a discussion about the challenges and trends on how all stakeholders work in such a disconnected, remote environment due to current situations. We will look at what Autodesk has to offer... Continue reading

Community Conversations are live, virtual events designed to allow you to gain expertise, connect with leaders and grow your community network. Understanding Remote Work Capabilities with Autodesk Software in Today's Industry Wednesday, June 16, 2021 10 AM PT | 1 PM ET (1 hour) Expert Elite member Dzan Ta In this session, Expert Elite member Dzan Ta will lead a discussion about the challenges and trends on how all stakeholders work in such a disconnected, remote environment due to current... Continue reading

Have questions about the future of Generative Design and computation in Revit? Join a panel of Autodesk product managers as they take on your questions and share what's in the development pipeline. Check the Revit product roadmap: https://trello.com/b/ldRXK9Gw/revit-p... Get your questions ready, and set a reminder to join the livestream on June 14, 2021 8am PT. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAIm1Fyf00Y Continue reading

Community Conversations are live, virtual events designed to allow you to gain expertise, connect with leaders and grow your community network. we have two Design & Manufacturing events this week, join us! AutoCAD Electrical with Tiffany Bachmeier Thursday, June 10, 2021 10 AM PT | 1 PM ET (1 hour) Autodesk Experts Tiffany Bachmeier and Matthew Durst If you are using AutoCAD Electrical and are curious what else it can do, if you have questions about tools within AutoCAD Electrical,... Continue reading