New AU Las Vegas 2016 classes—grab your spot now

With just over a month left until we kick off AU Las Vegas, it’s time to get your ducks in a row—starting with setting your schedule. We know choosing from 650+ sessions can be hard work. (If you’re still struggling, read this.) To make your life easier, here are some great new classes we know you won't want to miss. Check them out and don't forget to register, so you can save your spot before all the seats are taken. BU21713: Revolutionary Change in an Evolutionary Culture: A Case Study of BIM for Ananda Dev This AIA approved class will look at how Ananda Development, Ltd. implemented a BIM system comprising design and construction requirements that are internally driven but delivered across a group of 20+ consultants and contractors. Led by Sarat Nisaratan, Ananda’s head of advanced R&D. MP21306: Startup to Scale: Best Practices in Manufacturing Are you ready to transition from prototype to production at scale? Learn a framework to evaluate and control cost, quality, and schedule. Plus, explore how current trends in customer engagement, design, products, and teamwork are impacting manufacturing processes and best practices. Led by Scott Miller, founder and CEO of Dragon Innovation. PD21971: Designing for the Circular Economy with Fusion 360 Barent Roth, sustainable designer and educator/activist with The New School, shares a “closed loop” approach to design, where valuable resources are looped back into the material cycle, rather than being wasted. This approach brings both environmental and economic benefits. DP22368: How to Become a Facilitator of Collaboration in the Construction Industry For building owners and developers, it’s time to learn how to embrace the change into virtual design and facilitate its use on your next project. By promoting deeper BIM collaboration from the top, you can drive greater efficiency from beginning to end. PD20822: Integration of Textiles in Fusion 360 Bill Dieter, president of Terrazign, Inc., used his experiences consulting with Nike, NASA, and the Fusion team to develop a technique to design garments which combines Fusion 360’s sculpting tools with human scan data converted from Autodesk Remake. Learn about his methodology and how to apply it to identify the ideal solution and workflow for your own design challenges. PD21691: Funding Your Hardware Startup Have a hardware startup? Before you get off the ground, you need to have a good understanding of your business model and know where you want your company to be in 5 years. Join Eric Klein of Lemnos Labs to learn about your funding options and how to build a good business. PL21304: Smart Workflow: Adding Business Logic to Your Fusion Lifecycle Workflows with Scripting Learn how your company can achieve true improvement by analyzing your existing processes to identify redundant steps, bottlenecks, missed activities, and more. Learn techniques to streamline workflows by enabling Autodesk Fusion Lifecycle software to manage your logic-driven process. MP21458: Choosing Your Supplier: Local and Offshore For startups looking into your first production run, knowing how to vet and select suppliers and productions partners is crucial to your success. Join Ryan Vinyard, VP of Manufacturing for Molekule, to learn how to choose your initial local suppliers, and how to look offshore when you’re ready to scale.