This class will focus on basic workflows in Stingray game engine to get your project into Stingray game engine for visualization. We will focus on what you need to do to prep your data and convert your design data to a Stingray project. You will discover the pitfalls to avoid, and you’ll get to an interactive model quickly. And we will cover basic interaction. The class will assume you have familiarity with 3ds Max software and either InfraWorks 360 software or AutoCAD Civil 3D software. Both are preferred. This session features Autodesk Stingray, 3ds Max, and InfraWorks 360. AIA Approved

The Autodesk Community serves up answers to millions of customers. Over 27 million customers in the last 12 months have visited the community. Are you an Autodesk Community user? The Autodesk Community shares product-use information that solves potential product issues and promotes best practices to proactively supply customers with the tools and information needed for successful product experiences. Come and join us for an engaging session led by the customer experts known in the Autodesk Community as Expert Elites. These customers will take you on a tour and share their insights to get the most out of the Autodesk Community forums.

In this class you will learn how to position yourself as an expert, treat your career as a business, deal with clients, build an unstoppable resume and reel, and create an effective website and online presence. You will learn how to gain a following based on your work, and you'll discover other activities that you can do to get your name out there so you'll get noticed. You will learn about things you should do to associate yourself with various products, tools, and subject matter. You will understand how to do your research, find your niche, and define yourself so effectively that people instantly associate you with their projects and reach out to you before they contact anyone else. Finally, you will learn how to target specific studios that will benefit your career, and you'll discover backdoor ways to get in with those companies, avoiding the other hundreds of applicants by taking the initiative and the time to approach in ways that will set you apart and eliminate the competition.

Join us for an epic digital panel dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the gaming industry. This event unites game developers, designers, storytellers, and enthusiasts to tackle the challenges and unlock the opportunities to create a more inclusive gaming landscape. Power up your network by connecting with industry leaders, dive into an insightful panel discussion, and level up your strategies for breaking down barriers and championing representation in games. Whether you're a veteran player or a newbie to the field, this digital panel is your ultimate chance to connect, learn, and contribute to a more inclusive future in gaming.

Description: A hands-on overview on how to create stunning interactive product design and architecture visualization with Unity. The session will start with the import of data from AutoCAD and Revit, use Image Based Lighting, real time Global Illumination and physically based shaders to convert this to a realistic environment. The presentation will also cover how to optimize the powerful features in Unity to push your content on mobile devices.

In this class we will talk about the client-side web technologies HTML5, CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), and the JavaScript API (application programming interface), and we will look at how they are relevant to Autodesk, Inc., technologies such as the Autodesk 3D viewer technology. You will discover how these technologies fit with each other, what they do well, and where they are best avoided. We will also examine examples that use these technologies together with Autodesk technologies, and we will discuss where you should start if you are new to these technologies. Finally, the class will talk about enabling frameworks built on top of the JavaScript API, such as jQuery, Angular, and ThreeJS, which make using these technologies more delightful and powerful.

3D car modeling is quite a complex process and difficult to learn. This class will be a great opportunity for you to study the theory of 3D car modeling technique from Giichi Endo, a real car designer from Nichinan Corporation. Through this class, you'll be able to see and learn secret sculpt modeling techniques that Giichi has developed throughout his carrier. Giichi is a former Nissan car design director and his sculpt modeling technique is quite superb. He has more than 4 years of experience in sculpt modeling, plus more than 20 years of experience in Alias software.

In this session, we will show the new media and entertainment Autodesk Platform Services-oriented software and give an introduction to how the APIs work. The Autodesk Platform Services Flow Graph Engine API is already in beta, with the Media and Entertainment Data Model coming soon to support the Flow Asset Management tools. This class will focus on those features that will also be included in the digital content creation (DCC) tools, but from an API perspective to show how customers can automate and access the data and functionality in an automated way.

Teaching Tectonism to AI"" is an exploration that focusses on the convergence of AI and tectonism. Tectonism, as a leading subsidiary style of parametricism, poses a unique challenge for current text-to-image AI tools due to their limited comprehension of structural dependencies in architectural representations. The presentation will showcase the potential of merging structural topology generation tools with Generative Artificial Intelligence across various architectural typologies and how this is integrated into early stage ideations at Zaha Hadid Architects.

Learn techniques for rigging mechanical objects, vehicles, machines, and other inanimate objects in 3ds Max software. Many people normally use 3ds Max software's rigging tools for characters, but you can also use them to rig things such as vehicles, motors, pistons, assemblies, conveyor belts, and more. This course will demonstrate practical applications of 3ds Max software's extensive rigging tools to automate the animation of a variety of mechanical objects and systems.

3ds Max 2016 software has shipped and you may have heard or even seen the new features, but do you know how they work or what tips or insights you can gain for using them? In this class we’ll take a deep dive into the top new features in the latest release and explore some key benefits of some of the other new features. Did you know you could create new modifiers with the Max Creation Graph editor? What does the updated Xref system mean for you? What is the difference between TurboSmooth and Open Subdiv? Did you know you could create your own customer templates? This fast-paced session will cover these features, and hopefully more.

With the compound collection "Procedural Polygon Generator 2.0" for Bifrost, users can autogenerate buildings and all kinds of architectural detail. The goal is to build a construction history that works on various polygon inputs, and creates complex buildings without any further user input. This solution is used in the video-game industry and the film/TV industry for automated generation of environments, as well as for concept design and visualization in architecture.

The mParticles toolset (formerly Particle Flow toolbox#2) has been fully integrated into 3ds Max software since the 2013 subscription expansion pack. This class will look at particle structure and particle destruction. You will learn how to avoid unwanted explosive behavior caused by the NVIDIA PhysX and MassFX engines. You'll also discover how to build structure suitable for bindings inside of Particle Flow, how to trigger breaking behavior, and how to skin geometry to particles that can rip and tear. Please see video: https://vimeo.com/30497054

Shawn Hendriks returns with this popular tips and tricks class and a whole new set of techniques to expand your thinking on how you can use 3ds Max software. Shawn started out using 3D Studio Dos 2.0 software, and he worked as the Canadian technical specialist for 3ds Max software for many years, exploring the dark corners of the software. No matter how long you've been using 3ds Max software, chances are you'll learn something new in this class and be surprised by a tool that you'd forgotten all about.

Join artist Danial Ezzati in a captivating session where we'll explore the groundbreaking project "Persepolis Reborn: A Virtual Journey to the Achaemenid Empire," where art, technology, and cultural preservation converge. Through this initiative, Danial embarks on a mission to combat the threat of digital colonization by authentically representing Iran's rich heritage and architectural marvels. Explore the immersive experience that transcends traditional boundaries, offering a profound exploration of Persian identity and history. Discover how "Creative Reconstruction" not only safeguards cultural heritage but also serves as a universal model for preserving endangered traditions worldwide. Join the movement of cultural preservation and digital liberation as Danial unveils the power of art and technology to inspire change and ignite a brighter future.

A rig does not always start out using bones for the main animation. Sometimes we use other methods—and then we have to find a way to make everything work together. In this presentation, we'll cover such a project. We'll look at the methods used to get the final animation done while still keep everything so procedural that any further changes on the animation can be implemented without any problems.

Several JavaScript frameworks and libraries have evolved rapidly over the last 5 years. Among these, JQuery, AngularJS, Ember, Backbone, and React are arguably the most popular generic frameworks. Trying to understand which framework is the right one for you can be a challenge. In this class we will provide a high-level overview of JQuery, Angular, Ember, Backbone, and React frameworks and how they compare to each other. We will also provide samples that use these frameworks with the Autodesk 360 software JavaScript-based viewer.

This class covers the basics of the SketchBook Pro painting and drawing software for desktop computers. You will learn how to create painterly effects that mimic real mediums and textures, and we will teach these techniques through the lens of character creation and creature design.

As the challenges we face become more complex, visual thinking is emerging as an effective strategy to help us solve them. Visual notes, or sketchnotes, help us make better decisions faster, help us communicate our decisions more effectively, and help our teams better execute those decisions. At this workshop, learn what sketchnotes are and how to use them. Using the process of sketchnotes, you will learn how to combine imagery and words together to make information more interesting and create a compelling piece to help drive innovation forward. You will also leave this class with practicing tips to further develop the sketchnotes technique independently.