Designers today, more than ever, need to be up-to-date with sustainability trends, techniques, and tools to stay competitive and deliver the best value to their customers.  The future of making things—from products, to factories, to buildings and even entire cities—is all about doing more with less. Simulating performance and making design decisions in response to the results is a crucial skill for today’s professionals in building, infrastructure, and product design. Are your skills up to date? Reserve a seat in these sessions to stay current with the latest developments, pioneering proj... READ MORE >

Great news: We’ve added a few dozen classes to the AU 2014 Las Vegas catalog. Some are new, and some are repeats of popular classes that filled up quickly. As AU approaches, this is a good time to take a look at your schedule and think about whether there’s anything you’d like to add. Repeat classes Class ID Title AC8277-L Click My Ride: Customizing AutoCAD for How You Work (Repeat) CO8297-P BIM 360 Glue: Real-Time Collaboration (Repeat) CM8537 READ MORE >

Got a little time to spare the day before AU begins? If so, we want you. If you’ve been to at least one AU event, we need your help at this year’s Freshman Orientation on Monday, December 1 from 5:00 to 6:30. To the uninitiated, AU can be overwhelming: 700 sessions, Innovation Forums, and myriad events—not to mention 10,000 of your new best friends. You, on the other hand, probably arrange your schedule differently than you did your first year. Got any advice up your sleeve? If there are speakers or events you can recommend, or if you have found wisdom in unexpected places, that info is gold t... READ MORE >

Are you using design to create a better world? We want to hear your story. And I mean we really, really want to hear your story. So we’re running a design contest! Tell us about your green or socially conscious design for a chance to win a pass to AU 2014 in Las Vegas, plus lodging and expenses. We’ll pick two winning designs—one product and one building. How to enter the Design-Led Revolution Contest If you’ve already got a design that helps to solve an epic environmental or social problem, you’re almost done. All you need to do is fill out the contest form, where you’ll explain your design a... READ MORE >

Wonderful fact: so many of our customers are heroes of the design-led revolution—using the far-reaching power of design to build a future that is environmentally sustainable and socially responsible. It’s a mission we share, and we’re so passionate about it that we’ve created The Autodesk Foundation to support and promote these efforts. Want to find out more? You’re in luck. The Autodesk Foundation will be an epic destination in the Exhibit Hall at AU this year. Come check out the innovative and inspiring work of our grantees, including high-quality and affordable prosthetics built for amputee... READ MORE >