The holidays are here, the season of joy and gratitude and all that warm, fuzzy stuff. We here at AU want to express our gratitude for you—the AU community. It’s your knowledge, your participation, your interest, and your dedication that make AU the dynamic learning community that it is. Thanks for being a part of it.   And as we snuggle in, let’s take a moment to celebrate the joys of making and creating. At the end of the day, everything we do is to make it easier for you to do what you do—create new stuff. Thanks for playing your part.   Have a happy one, and we’ll see you in ... READ MORE >

“To post on social media, to be a creator of content, you should also be a consumer of content. It's simple. What do you enjoy looking at? What's fun to see? What catches your eye?” —John Saunders, Founder, NYC CNC Manufacturing content on social media? Trust us, it’s a thing. Hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, of people follow content related to manufacturing on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and other platforms. And one of the stars of the genre is John Saunders, founder of YouTube channel NYC CNC. Saunders has amassed over 200,000 subscribers and more than 30 million views over 10 yea... READ MORE >

If you caught the Opening Keynote at AU 2017 in Las Vegas, you heard about a number of customers using automation to make more, and more diverse, products and structures with better quality and customization—and they’re doing it using fewer resources and generating less waste. Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost was joined on stage by Hilbrand Katsma, COO of the Dutch construction company Van Wijnan, who shared how his firm is using automation to build more modular, marketable housing in Europe. Anagnost was also joined by Pierre Maillot, senior technological advisor for the Bosch Group. Maillot sha... READ MORE >

Well, it’s here. The big harvest. More than 700 classes were presented at AU Las Vegas 2017, including those offered in the MEP and Structural Fabricators Forum and Forge DevCon, and nearly every one of them can be found online right now. What’s that mean? We’re talking video—lots of video. You can access screen captures and audio for more than 550 classes. Instructional demos, industry talks, even a few of the most popular panels and hands-on labs. And we’re talking sample data sets, presentation materials, and handouts. (No seriously, we are really talking handouts. Juicy handouts. Move-y... READ MORE >

AU Las Vegas 2017 may be done and done, but in many ways the learning is just beginning. The new workflows, approaches, and ideas from last week are still sinking in. The new perspectives are still taking hold. From more efficient ways to handle everyday tasks to new outlooks on the future of making things, there was a lot to take in. After all, the most important question is: what will it mean for you, your company, and your industry. And the answer will be different for every one of us. It’ll take time to figure that out. As you digest and incorporate what you learned, we’re here to help.... READ MORE >