Earlier this month, I talked about a special Design & Make Challenge that’s in progress within Autodesk where a 14 teams totaling 60 employees are using and testing our soon-to-be-announced cloud collaboration product. Final presentations by the 14 teams happen this week, resulting in the selection of the top 4 finalists. Carl Bass, Autodesk CEO and Jeff Kowalski, Autodesk CTO will pick the final winner on Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Autodesk® 360 lounge at AU 2013 in Las Vegas. Plan to stop by the lounge on Thursday, December 5, to see their projects, cheer on the final winners, and fi... READ MORE >

Some of you have reported that the path to your personal schedule is not as straightforward as you would like. Here’s how you get there: Go to the class catalog. Click Sign In With My Autodesk Account and sign in. In the left navigation, click My Schedule. You can also find these instructions on the Get Started page. BTW, your personal schedule will be available on the AU mobile app, which is due to be released November 20. --sandy READ MORE >

Calling all loyal fans of Autodesk University! We need you to pitch in and help the AU team give more than 1,400 newbies the most positive experience they can have at AU 2013. We need 140 mentors for the AU Freshman Orientation on Monday night to answer questions, facilitate discussion among the people at your table, and impart your invaluable AU wisdom to the group.  We’re about halfway to our goal. Here's what it takes to be a mentor, in case you know someone else who might be interested: Must have attended AU at least 2 times in the past. Are registered for AU 2013. Can ... READ MORE >

How can we give contractors more predictability, productivity, and profitability? Autodesk University digs into construction in a big way this year with dedicated classes, activities, and forums built to answer this question. Autodesk Construction Zone—Come to the AU Exhibit Hall to test drive solutions in our on-site jobsite. Get your hands on Autodesk® construction solutions, try out Topcon® total stations, visit the Williams Scotsman’s techsuite™ trailer, and more. READ MORE >

Since September 3, Autodesk employees have been using and testing our soon-to-be-announced cloud collaboration product in an exciting competition that will culminate at Autodesk University in our Autodesk 360 lounge. Come to the lounge see what they created! At total of 60 employees in 14 teams from offices all over world are competing in this contest. Their only requirement: use the new cloud collaboration product and report on its usability and capabilities. So far, the product’s implementation team has received good feedback from the contestants—over 100 distinct reports. For the design pha... READ MORE >