Autodesk University offers the world’s broadest curriculum of technical content designed specifically for Autodesk product users—more than 640 multi-level classes and labs organized in 21 discipline-specific tracks. And AIA credits are offered for many AEC classes.
All of these sessions, as well as industry keynotes, require preregistration, but drop-ins are allowed when room is available. Enroll early to make sure you get the classes and labs you want. Many offerings—nearly all of which are AU exclusives—fill up quickly.
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| Architecture and Building Design | Structural Design and Engineering |
Air Force
Air Force classes are designed for United States Air Force(USAF) Installation Geospatial Information and Services (IGI&S) personnel, other Department of Defense (DoD) geospatial personnel, and contractors who are providing data to the USAF or DoD. This set of classes will help those professionals get up to speed on using AutoCAD-based software for creating, updating, and maintaining your Common Installation Picture (CIP).
Architecture and Building Design
This track focuses on a wide range of 2D and 3D software and service solutions that connect and support teams in the building industry, with an emphasis on building information modeling (BIM) tools and techniques. Classes describe how to increase productivity around design and documentation; topics range from advanced tips and tricks to implementation strategies.
AutoCAD
These classes cover a wide range of topics emphasizing such areas as drafting, detailing, documentation, and publishing with AutoCAD®. Class content offers productivity tips and techniques related to publishing, CAD standards management, and key AutoCAD features.
Autodesk Subscription
These classes are available exclusively to Autodesk Subscription customers. They offer insight into the future direction of Autodesk products, opportunities to provide direct feedback about those products as well as discussion about the special benefits available to Subscription customers. This year's schedule includes a cocktail reception where Autodesk Subscription customers can learn about the future of the program and mingle with other Subscription customers.
Building Performance and Renovation
This track covers the latest Autodesk tools and technology for designing, analyzing, and visualizing greener buildings , including Revit, Ecotect Analysis, Navisworks, AutoCAD, Buzzsaw, and other applications. Content is aimed at architects, project managers, and contractors who are interested in sustainable design; as well as architecture firms, interior design/architecture groups, and government agencies managing renovation work.
Business Owner
This track moves away from hands-on product training. Classes offer insights on running a design business or making money as a consultant. We examine project planning, ROI calculation on technology investment, upgrading, and people management. Content is geared towards business owners, IT managers or CAD managers.
CAD Management and IT
CAD Management classes cover a wide range of topics including licensing, product deployment, 2D to 3D migration, personnel management, budgeting, user training, working with multiple file formats, technology justification, and configuration of CAD tools.
IT classes cover a wide range of topics important to CAD managers and systems administrators who work with and deploy Autodesk®-based solutions and services. These classes focus on using and integrating the most effective tools and techniques in such areas as migration and installation, customization, licensing, and network management.
Civil Engineering
This track covers a wide range of subjects including surveying, design and analysis, production drafting and documentation, and data management. Classes are at all skill levels—beginner to power user—and are offered in the following areas:
- Surveying
- Site/subdivision development
- Local road and highway design
- Pipe and utility layout
- Environmental projects (landfill design, dams)
- Machine control grading
- Production drafting
- CAD Management
- AutoCAD® Civil 3D®/Autodesk® Revit® interoperability
- Migrating to Civil 3D from Land Desktop and other products
- Visualization
Construction and Real Estate
This track focuses on the software, services, and strategies that enable and support the plan, build, and operate phases of the building life cycle, with an emphasis on building information modeling (BIM). Classes show how to use technology and implement best practices to increase productivity and leverage design data from design through construction and operations. Topics range from tips and tricks to implementation strategies.
Construction classes are focused on BIM in Construction and the portfolio of solutions that support it, including Autodesk® Revit®, Autodesk Inventor®, AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, Navisworks®, Quantity Takeoff, and the collaborative project management solutions Buzzsaw® and Constructware®.
Real Estate classes focus on the implementation and use of technologies and practices that enable the effective management of the plan, build, and operate life cycle including Autodesk Revit, FM Desktop, and the collaborative project management solutions Buzzsaw and Constructware.
Customization and Programming
These classes cover a broad range of Autodesk product customization and programming topics. Basic customization focuses on the CUI and other user-related tools; and creating add-ons and advanced applications using the extensive APIs available in our products (such LISP, VB/VBA, C++, and .NET).
Design Leadership
This track steeps you in AEC industry best practices and helps you peel back the layers of the evolving markets around you. It’s an indispensable experience, especially for business managers and decision makers.
Classes are focused on design leadership and innovation within collaborative AEC teams. The digital transformation of the AEC industry demands new methods of knowledge sharing, collaboration, and process integration among designers, engineers, builders and owners. The AU 2009 Design Leadership Program is intended to accelerate this industry transformation.
Design Visualization
This track presents a broad range of design visualization classes for beginners and experts across the architecture, general manufacturing, automotive, civil engineering and entertainment markets, who want to improve their skills using 3ds Max® Design, Maya®, Mudbox™, Stitcher™ Unlimited, Image Modeler™ and Combustion®.
Some 3ds Max Design classes focus on workflows from other Autodesk products, such as Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD Civil 3D, and conceptual design using Maya and/or 3ds Max Design.
More advanced-level classes feature compositing workflows, render farm management and setup, building stereoscopy visualizations and the use of 3ds Max Design with games engines for real-time visualization.
Education
These classes focus on the latest trends, technologies, strategies, techniques, and specific solutions available to technical trainers and educators to help them create and deliver effective technical instruction. Topics include tools for curriculum development and resources to help educators create ideal learning environments as well as to integrate emerging technologies into their programs.
Facilities Management
Classes in this track enable facility drafters and managers to help their organizations maximize facilities ROI. Sessions cover topics such as:
- The relationship between BIM and facilities management
- The impact of sustainable design on facilities management
- The migration of design information and construction submittals into maintenance management applications
They cover best practices for the implementation and use of facilities management applications that use Autodesk technology or leverage data from Autodesk® applications.
Geospatial
These classes explore Autodesk Geospatial as a powerful engineering/GIS platform. Classes highlight technologies including FDO, the open-source data access technology shared by AutoCAD Map 3D, Raster Design, and Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise, and Topobase, and the API shared by Map 3D and MapGuide Enterprise. Classes pay special attention to municipal government and utility segments and incorporate the language of the geospatial value chain.
Government
These classes provide government engineers, contractors, program managers, facilities managers, maintenance managers, and military personnel with the knowledge to improve performance and ROI on their infrastructure and building projects. Topics cover sustainable building design, building information modeling (BIM), transportation, and water/wastewater utilities.
Industrial Design
This track includes classes that cover software techniques, design methodology, and creative inspiration. These classes provide design insight for product engineers, and strategies for interdisciplinary collaboration within product teams.
Manufacturing
This track presents the most current product and workflow solutions. Classes are geared towards providing sound techniques, good design workflows, as well as strategies that highlight interoperability.
MEP Design and Engineering
This track offers classes that are important to MEP engineers, designers, drafters and CAD managers who want to learn more about Autodesk® software for design and documentation and building information modeling (BIM) for MEP Engineering.
Classes for AutoCAD® MEP are aimed at intermediate and advanced users looking for tips and tricks for increased drafting productivity and efficient implementation. Introductory classes address topics such as how to ease the transition from AutoCAD to AutoCAD MEP.
For Revit® MEP classes, classes focus on design to production as well as topics such as advanced tips and tricks and implementation strategies.
Plant Design
These classes provide an in-depth look at Autodesk’s vision for the plant design industry and include plant design products and processes. They focus on AutoCAD® P&ID software for all skill and experience levels and provide examples of customer successes. Autodesk offers solutions for process plant design professionals and CAD managers working for owner operators and EPC firms.
Structural Design and Engineering
The Structural Engineering track presents classes that are important to structural engineers, designers, CAD managers, and detailers/fabricators who want to learn more about Autodesk software for design and documentation and building information modeling (BIM) for structural engineering.
Revit® Structure classes address BIM using Revit Structure at the core of the design process, structural analysis using Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis software or partner applications, and design to fabrication using Autodesk Structural Detailing software.
Other classes help users move from pilot to production: how to move to a model-based design (MBD) approach with Revit Structure at the core, while remaining productive using AutoCAD for documentation and conceptual 3D design to support the BIM process.
