Each year we receive thousands of class proposals for AU Las Vegas. Needless to say, the competition is fierce. Whether or not your proposal gets selected can come down to the smallest details. To help you prepare, here are some tips on what we’re looking for this year. For starters, be sure to review the CFP Guide carefully. Dot all your i’s and cross your t’s. Sweat the little things. READ MORE >

We can hardly believe it’s that time of year again. Spring has sprung and March Madness has ended, which means the AU Las Vegas 2017 Call for Proposals (CFP) is opening soon. Whether you’re a seasoned AU speaker or you’re thinking about submitting a proposal for the first time, here’s what you can expect this year. Submit a proposal—we want you to speak at AU Do you have a great idea for an AU class or session? Then submit a proposal. Speaking at AU is a great way to share your expertise with your peers, and establish yourself as an industry leader. Demonstrate workflows and collaborations,... READ MORE >

"There's a great misconception that when you go to Revit, everything you're gonna do will be in Revit. That's not true." says David Butts in How’s BIM Doing in Your Multioffice Pond? Watch now. 2. “Understand, identify, and utilize advanced functions of the sheet set manager” with AU all-star Sam Lucido, CAD Services Manager and Civil Designer with Haley and Aldrich, Inc, in Advanced Topics Using the Sheet Set Manager in AutoCAD. Watch now. READ MORE >

“If there is a wrong way to do it, I’ve done it - and corrected it.” Check out Curt Moreno’s tips for developing CAD standards in IT22348: Standards for Developing Standards: A How-to for Busy CAD Managers. Watch now. 2. Eric Bansen on the four phases of design thinking in CP11709: Bridging the Gap Between Concept and Manufacturing. Watch now. READ MORE >

A 6-axis robot, such as you might see in an automotive plant, is an incredibly versatile machine, capable of an almost infinite number of movements and actions. But most 6-axis robots spend their lives doing only a single specific action over and over, limited by the directions specified in their programming. In a sense, until now, robots have been capable of “learning” only what the programmer teaches. Heather Kerrick is trying to change that by giving robots the tools to learn on their own. She’s a senior research engineer in the Applied Research Lab at Autodesk’s Pier 9. Kerrick’s project,... READ MORE >