AU 2026 may be over, but the learning doesn’t have to stop.
This year’s Autodesk University brought the global Design & Make community together to explore new ideas, sharpen skills, and see what’s next across industries. Now, AU 2026 sessions are available to watch on demand, so you can catch up on the AutoCAD content you missed, or revisit a favorite session whenever it works for you.
From practical drafting techniques and the latest AutoCAD capabilities to AI, customization, connected data, specialized toolsets, and manufacturing workflows, there’s plenty to explore.
Ready to start watching? We’ve rounded up AutoCAD sessions from AU 2026 to add to your list.
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Discover What’s New and Work Smarter in AutoCAD
AEC Roadmap: AutoCAD
Get a closer look at what’s next for AutoCAD with the AutoCAD product team. This roadmap session explores the latest enhancements and previews upcoming capabilities designed to evolve the way you design and draft.
Hear more about improvements across collaboration and AI-powered productivity, the product strategy guiding AutoCAD development, and how customer feedback continues to help shape what comes next.
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AutoCAD Tips, Tricks, and the Most-Human Drafting Techniques
There’s always another AutoCAD trick to discover. Autodesk Expert Elite member Donnie “The CAD Geek” Gladfelter returns with the ninth installment of his popular AU AutoCAD Tips session, packed with practical techniques for getting more done.
Explore AutoCAD 2027 features including Geometry Cleanup, Smart Blocks, and Checkout, along with workflows for reducing repetitive manual processes, accelerating drawing delivery, and cutting down on rework. Whether you’re looking for new features or those deep-cut techniques that only come from years of AutoCAD experience, this is one to bookmark.
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Connect AutoCAD and Your Project Data
AutoCAD and Autodesk Forma: A CAD Manager’s Playbook for Connected Project Data
For CAD managers, keeping project files, references, standards, and team workflows connected can be a challenge. This session explores how Autodesk Forma Data Management Essentials can connect desktop AutoCAD workflows with unified, cloud-based project data.
Take a closer look at Connected Support Files, Connected References, Connected Sheet Set Manager, Checkout, and other capabilities designed to help teams reduce friction and keep shared project data organized as work evolves.
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From AutoCAD Toolsets to Inventor: Enabling Connected Workflows with Desktop Connector and Forma
See how AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD Mechanical, Inventor, Desktop Connector, and Autodesk Forma can work together to create more connected manufacturing workflows.
Through practical examples, this session explores ways to coordinate electromechanical data, connect 2D layouts with 3D models, reuse design information, and maintain data continuity as work moves between tools. The goal: fewer disconnected processes and less duplication and rework.
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Get More from AutoCAD Toolsets
Accelerating Manufacturing Design: Unlocking the Top 10 Hidden Productivity Tools in AutoCAD Mechanical
How much of AutoCAD Mechanical are you really using? Sridhar Subramani, Sr. Principal Product Owner at Autodesk, highlights 10 productivity tools designed to help manufacturing teams reduce repetitive drafting and get more from the toolset included with their AutoCAD subscription.
See intelligent drawing commands, automated hidden-line management, parametric content libraries, power dimensioning, GD&T and welding symbols, integrated BOMs, engineering calculators, associative 2D documentation of Inventor models, and more in action.
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Unlock the Power of AI for AutoCAD 2027 Toolsets
Curious about where AI fits into CAD workflows? This technical deep dive explores AI-powered approaches across AutoCAD 2027 toolsets, with a focus on using automation to make complex and repetitive work more efficient.
The session covers topics including intelligent object recognition, predictive drafting, automated dimensioning, interoperability, and other ways AI can support designers as they tackle everyday workflows.
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Explore AI, Automation, and AutoCAD Customization
Ask the Experts Panel: AI in AutoCAD and Civil 3D, From Today’s Tools to Tomorrow’s Workflows
Curious how AI is actually showing up in AutoCAD, AutoCAD Web, and Civil 3D? This expert panel looks beyond the hype to explore how AI is beginning to change everyday design workflows and support faster, smarter decisions.
Explore where AI appears in workflows today, how Autodesk Assistant is evolving with Model Context Protocols (MCPs), and where AI may be headed as a more active partner across desktop and web. You’ll also come away with practical ideas for putting AI to work now, along with the opportunities and open questions to watch.
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Boosting Autodesk Development Using AI with AutoLISP and C# .NET
If you customize AutoCAD—or want to start—this session looks at how AI can become a practical coding assistant for your development workflow.
Learn approaches for using AI to generate AutoLISP routines and C# .NET code, support debugging and code translation, and accelerate plug-in development. Just as importantly, the session explores how to evaluate and validate AI-generated code before integrating it into your projects.
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A.I. Without Chaos: AutoCAD and Revit Plugin Development with Spec-Driven Development
AI can help developers move faster, but maintaining consistency and reliability is just as important. Fernando Malard, Chief Technology Officer at ofcdesk, LLC, introduces Spec-Driven Development as a structured approach to AI-assisted plug-in development.
Using AutoCAD and Revit plug-ins as examples, the session explores how persistent specifications can provide a source of truth, how separating business logic from platform-specific APIs can improve maintainability, and how teams can make AI-generated code more consistent and reviewable.
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Keep Learning with AU 2026 On Demand
Whether you want to discover a new AutoCAD technique, see what’s coming next, connect your design data across tools, get more from the specialized toolsets, or explore how AI can support your workflows, AU 2026 gives you plenty of opportunities to keep learning long after the conference.
And you don’t have to watch everything at once. Choose the sessions most relevant to the way you work, learn at your own pace, and come back whenever you’re ready for more.
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