Last night, the Cut&Paste Design Slam at AU2009 kicked off with a flourish, featuring Autodesk executives Carl Bass, Buzz Kross, and Phil Bernstein in the "Modeling for Bond, James Bond" design exhibition. Each designed a gadget or home for the legendary British spy 007 using cutting edge techniques in Autodesk's newest signature tools.  Afterward, Jeffrey McGrew of Because We Can won the "Dangerous Liaisons" competition where the jury selected his observation deck (shown at left) to complement the Royal Saltworks by Claude Nicolas Ledoux. Applauded by the onsite and webcast audien... READ MORE >

At AU this year, HP (booth #413) is showcasing some of their new workstations and printers as well as some brand new technology. Stop by and take their technology tour and enter for a chance to win an HP Z400 Workstation with a 24” monitor, an HP Designjet T6j20 printer, or one of three NVIDIA® Quadro® FX3800 graphics cards. HP SkyRoom Collaboration Software See this revolutionary change in collaboration technology, with 3D real time screen sharing, video conferencing, and more at AU this year. HP SkyRoom will be shown throughout the HP booth in the AU Exhibit Hall. In addition, HP will be ... READ MORE >

Canon USA ( booth #341) will be showcasing their imagePROGRAF large format printers at AU this year. Stop by and see their latest products and don’t miss a chance to win a Canon PowerShot camera! Here’s a couple of their products you’ll want to check out: READ MORE >

3D Connexion (booth #336) will be showcasing their 3D mouse, SpaceExplorer. This improved technology promises some great benefits for Autodesk product users including: Increased Productivity by more than 20%: Save time by navigating your model with the 3D mouse in one hand, while simultaneously using your traditional mouse to select, create, and edit. Enhanced Comfort by Reducing Clicks by 50%: By spreading the workload across both hands, you reduce traditional mouse clicks by up to 50%.  Improved Design Performance: Whether you’re working on a sketch or a complex 3D model, t... READ MORE >

Want to get the most out of Autodesk University 2009? Then listen to this 25-minute preview of Autodesk University from veteran AU speaker and Autodesk Technical Evangelist Lynn Allen. Even if you’ve attended AU in the recent past, this year’s conference has a number of new things you may not be familiar with, including the most obvious one—a new conference location. Many things you may have known from last year, such as where to register, where the classes and exhibition are, where lunch hall is being served, where to catch the AU Shuttle, will be different at The Mandalay Bay Hotel. READ MORE >