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 >

This year, NVIDIA will be showcasing their “Built for Professionals” Quadra graphics solutions in the AU Exhibit Hall. Stop by booth #319 to see what they have to offer. See NVIDIA’s Newest Technologies NVIDIA’s new or improved technologies at AU will include: READ MORE >

Class handouts are now available for download from the AU Event site. If you do not see a handout for your class, it is because the speaker has not provided one yet. Check back regularly to see if it is available. This year we are making handouts available before the event so you can review them beforehand to get a better sense of the class or to leave you time to contact the speaker in advance if you have any questions about the class. Printed copies of handouts for sessions will not be available on-site as in years past—except handouts for hands-on labs—and printers will not be available a... READ MORE >

Last year, Autodesk University hosted its first Cut&Paste Design Slam—a  lively on-stage competition in digital industrial design and architecture—that brought top designers from three firms together for two evenings of fast-paced showmanship and quick-witted creativity, and the event was a rousing success. This year the Cut&Paste Design Slam returns to Autodesk University with a new twist: in one of the competitions Autodesk executives will face-off against each other to design for the legendary British spy James Bond. Should be both entertaining and enlightening. READ MORE >