"Thinking of building a business on Forge—as a Systems Integrator, or a Consultant, or by creating a SaaS application for your customers? Then this is the class for you! We'll walk you through the nuances of the Forge pricing model; then we'll discuss the most common business models that build on top of Forge; and we'll finish by presenting examples of the Forge-related businesses that have been created by our customers, resellers, and software development partners—to help kickstart your imagination for building on the Forge platform."

Are you building apps on the Forge platform today? Are you using Forge as part of your Digital Transformation strategy – or helping your customers transform their business? Do you want to learn more about what the Forge Team has been working on over the past year? New Design Automation Engines including Revit, Inventor and 3ds max,, new BIM 360 APIs including Cost and Model Coordination (aka clash detection), order of magnitude increase in size and performance of models you can view, and more. Join us to learn about what's new with Forge APIs and what's coming in the next generation of the Forge platform. Get the insights you need to confidently create your application development plans.

"Dashboards with “monster models”, Digital Twins (IoT), BIM creation from a web page, AR/VR integrated with BIM 360, and more... Join Forge connoisseurs Jim Quanci and Cyrille Fauvel on their latest lightning tour of Forge Cutting Edge solutions that were developed in the last year. We'll feature a range of applications - from internal company tools to SaaS applications - and in a range of industries. We'll fly through a series of demos with their authors to understand how Forge helped in their solutions. You will also have a chance to get insights from these people about how they are solving challenging industry issues."

Customer Keynote-architecture, engineering, and construction industry: Hear from one of our pioneering customers in the field of building and construction regarding the use of the Forge platform to enhance Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions in order to deliver superior experiences with projects. Customer Keynote-design and manufacturing industry: Learn how the Forge platform is helping this Autodesk design and manufacturing customer on the journey of digital transformation, creating innovative ways to engage customers from initial sale through delivery. Forge technology preview: Learn about the latest technology in the Forge platform and get a glimpse into the future as our Forge Developer Team members provide an exclusive sneak peek into their road map. Executive Fireside Chat: Gain valuable insight as our Autodesk executives discuss visions for future technology and industry trends with thought leaders, product experts, and Forge customers.

You’ve heard the buzz about this exciting new Autodesk platform called Forge. But what exactly is Forge? Forge is a platform of web service APIs that allow you to integrate Autodesk SaaS products (such as Fusion Team, BIM 360 Docs, etc.) into your workflows and/or to embed some of the components used in those Autodesk products into your own web or mobile applications. In this presentation I will explain in more detail what Forge is (and what it isn’t) - and show you examples of how to use Forge to enhance your on workflows and applications. This class is suitable for software developers, CAD & IT managers and decision makers.

Attend this class to learn about the changes and additions we’ve made to Forge Platform since our developer conference in June. See demonstrations of our new APIs, find out about our plans for the future, and address your questions to our team of Forge Platform engineers and product managers. This session features Forge.

Are you building apps on the Forge, Construction Cloud, or BIM 360 platforms? Are you using Forge as part of your digital transformation strategy—or helping your customers transform their businesses? Do you want to learn more about what the Forge Team has been working on throughout the past year? Come join us to learn about the improved API, the new Construction Cloud and BIM 360 APIs, the next generation of API to work with data, and more. See what's new with Forge APIs and what's coming in the next generation of the Forge platform. Get the insights you need to confidently create your application development plans.

Are you building apps on the Forge platform today? Are you using Forge as part of your digital transformation strategy, or helping your customers transform their businesses? Do you want to learn more about what the Forge team has been working on throughout the past year? We’ll discuss new design automation engines, including Revit software, Inventor software, and 3ds Max software; new BIM 360 APIs, including BIM 360 Cost Management and BIM 360 Model Coordination (clash detection); the order of magnitude increase in size and performance of models you can view; and more. Join us to learn about what's new with Forge APIs and what's coming in the next generation of the Forge platform. Get the insights you need to confidently create your application development plans.

Are you building apps on the Forge platform today? Do you want to learn more about what the Forge Team has been working on over the past year? Join us to learn about what's new with Forge APIs and what's coming in the next generation of the Forge platform. The Forge Product Management Team will share insights and strategies, as well as answer your questions about the future of Forge.

Applications built on Forge software can allow for greater levels of visibility and transparency around sustainability measures by integrating sustainability parameters—such as greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency, and so on—into the design-and-make process through a common data environment with 3D models. This class will introduce Forge application developers and customers to the opportunity of developing Forge applications that capitalize on the data of BIM (Building Information Modeling) or engineering models to improve outcomes along these sustainability parameters, or to make sophisticated design choices for better buildings or products with less negative environmental impact. This class will include examples of Forge for sustainability applications, case studies, industry insights, innovative ideas, and experiences from the AEC and D&M industries.

Join us to learn about what's been new with Forge software over the past year and what's coming soon. The Forge Product Management Team will share insights and strategies on changes to existing APIs, what new APIs are being previewed at DevCon 2017, and what we're working on that is yet to come.

Autodesk cloud experts train Forge Certified Systems Integrators to provide reliable support to customers looking to digitally transform their businesses. Forge Certified System Integrators have proven track records building software integrations within existing systems, and deploying custom cloud-based solutions built with Forge. In this panel discussion, top Forge Certified System Integrators will share some of the innovative solutions they’ve built using Forge, as well as their experiences with becoming Forge Certified System Integrators, and they’ll also share advice for anyone looking to join the program. Join us live to learn how to capitalize on existing solutions from our partners, or how to become a Forge Certified Systems Integrator.

Let’s bring data together! In this class, we’ll build a dashboard with data from different sources, using Forge as the basis for the interface. Bring your own laptop, or use the lab. This class requires basic knowledge on .NET or Node.js.

Forge Partner Talks is a highly successful webinar series from the Forge team. Each session brings together a panel of industry professionals and trusted Autodesk partners to showcase innovative solutions and achievements with the Forge platform. The talks help customers stay abreast of the latest Forge-powered, design-and-make, cloud-technology innovations by featured Autodesk partners, and see how they can help their businesses be more competitive and profitable. Check out some examples at https://forge.autodesk.com/partnertalks. This class will focus on one of our most popular topics: Innovations in Design Automation. It will feature a mix of brand-new partners and returning guests. Panelists will take part in a discussion to showcase their solutions and discuss insights gained and challenges overcome along the way. They’ll also look ahead to the future of digital work and share what’s coming for their companies.

"When building your app, security can seem like a scary afterthought. In this session, learn about securing your Forge app through software security principles in order to protect your user and customer data. At Autodesk, we have a robust security program to protect the Forge platform. As a Forge app developer, it is critical for you to protect your app, your users, and your customers. This session will cover introductory and intermediate level topics on how to secure your app to make sure you are protecting against various types of threats. It will also provide insight into how you can use capabilities offered by the Forge platform to make your job easier and focus on your core functionality. This talk will illustrate the processes in place at Autodesk and how app developers can leverage secure solutions available in Forge, while also highlighting aspects of security that are the developer’s responsibility."

In this class, we will look at setting up a project in Unity to use the Forge platform. We will build a template together that can be reused as a base to let anyone jump in and get started with using Forge inside Unity.

 Making and Learning coupled with academia’s culture of research and development has traditionally been the cornerstone of higher education especially at the graduate level. This tradition is however changing and the culture of innovation is beginning to spread across other levels of education ranging from secondary up through postsecondary. Students and educators empowered with cheaper and easily available digital technologies are inventing new computing solutions for various applications. Autodesk’s recently introduced Forge platform helps students and educators nurture innovative ideas and transform them into real and viable solutions. Forge offers academic entrepreneurs a network of experts, a rich community of practice, software development platform and resources to catalyze innovation.   Join this panel presentation and learn how educators and students have already benefitted from Forge’s features to enable the Future of Making.

Join me on a lightning tour of Forge-based web applications Through the medium of demo apps, you'll find out what Forge is; what it can (and can't) do; and pick up some interesting ideas for how you can make use of Forge to enhance your own applications and workflows.

Interested in the Forge Systems Integrator Program? Learn how you can get up to speed on Forge and join our elite group of Forge Certified SIs (and ultimately win more business). Listen to our top Forge System Integrator partners share their stories on how they got started on Forge and what their biggest challenges and successes have been so far. Hear about how they have approached customer requests, what applications they have built on the platform, and how they have grown their business with Forge. Forge Director Ron Locklin will moderate the panel and make sure to ask the tough questions of these Forge experts.

Want to view your models on the web using Forge? In this class, we’ll show you how to write a basic application to upload, translate, and view your models using Forge. Bring your own laptop or use the lab. This class requires basic knowledge of .NET or Node.js.