Autodesk University Virtual - Classes and Sessions

Access four days of streaming one-hour classes and useful content to help grow your company and career. Classes are rich with practical tips and tricks, and offer much more than a typical webcast—you get answers to your questions in real time from top instructors. In addition to classes, the event delivers a variety of insider interviews and roundtable discussions about the latest innovations. Dive in December 1–4, 2009 for the complete experience or log in selectively for what interests you most.

Preview and reserve sessions below. (You must be registered and logged in.) More sessions are added each week, so be sure to check back. Premier Pass attendees may reserve all session types. Free Pass attendees may reserve keynotes, product clinics, Design Slam competitions, and up to two virtual classes. All attendees: Log in December 1–4 for additional content including 100+ informative (and fun!) videos about what's new and exciting.

You may also download a complete list of all the virtual sessions (pdf – 111 KB).

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Notes:  Space is limited in some virtual sessions—reserve yours today. Classes and product clinics last one hour. All session start times below are Pacific Standard Time - PST. Want help converting start times for your time zone? Here is a handy converter.

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• IndustryView AllAll Industries Building Building Plant Manufacturers Civil Infrastructure Consumer Products Industrial Machinery Media and Entertainment Industry Utility/Telco
• SpeakerView AllAiad, Ash Allen, Brian Anderson, PE, Matthew Bachelot, Gwenael Bagchi, Shibai Bass, Carl Bejtlich, Jillian Bell, Andrea Bernhardt, Kyle Bhatt, Jay Brumm, Harlan Brunette, Randy Butler, Steve Carlson, Mike Cerf, Yan Cohen, Seth Coombs, Joshua de Jong, Marcel Ekins, Brian Fane, Bill Fano, David Faraca, Kevin Fernandez, Christopher Flayler, Mark Flieller, Mike Fudala, Tomasz Funk, Peter Gager, Allen Green, Robert Griffith, Shane Hedrick, Joe Herbert, William Holtz, John Hooper, Ian Jacques, Katie Johnson, Brian Klein, Colleen Kross, Robert Lazic, Rad Lokitz, Justin Lovins, Amory Lutz, Dale Malitzke, J.C. Marschallinger, Robert Mather, J.D. Mceachron, Scott McFarlane, Scott Mckenzie, James Melantoni, Guillermo Needham, Chris Norgren, Nils Odeh, David Preston, Stephen Quirion, Pierre Richards, Kevin Robinson, Kevin Schanen, Brian Schmid, Martin Schwartz, Donald Sgambelluri, Marcello Sheather, Adam Shimanek, Wesley E. Sims, Max Singh, Abhijit Smell, Michael Stafford, Steve Stein, Robert Stoeckel, Tom Studer, Chad Summerfield, Jason Tammik, Jeremy Van der Donck, Bob Walmsley, Kean Webb, Fenton Webb, Mark Werra, Elizabeth Winters, Jerry Wittkopf, Kevin

Date	Time	Title	Type	Speaker/Sponsor
2009-12-01 07:00:00Dec 01	7:00am PST	Connecting AutoCAD® Map and MapGuide Enterprise to a PostgreSQL/PostGIS Database Connecting AutoCAD® Map and MapGuide Enterprise to a PostgreSQL/PostGIS Database This product clinic will cover the installation of the FDO provider for PostGIS, and the use in both AutoCAD Map 3D 2010 and Autodesk® MapGuide Enterprise.	Product Clinic	Bachelot, Gwenael
2009-12-01 09:00:00Dec 01	9:00am PST	Autodesk®Vault: Best Practices for Administrators Autodesk®Vault: Best Practices for Administrators This product clinic covers the implementation, installation, administration, and troubleshooting of Vault 2010. Learn more about supported environments and how to configure them correctly for your systems. Avoid common errors and pitfalls by learning from the product support experts about common issues and their solutions.	Product Clinic	Summerfield, Jason
2009-12-01 09:00:00Dec 01	9:00am PST	Configuring the Autodesk Network License Manager Configuring the Autodesk Network License Manager This product clinic covers the steps needed to install, configure, and launch the Autodesk Network License Manager.  We also cover the common mistakes made when installing new versions, combining the new license with previous licenses, and setting up multiple vendor daemons.	Product Clinic	Herbert, William
2009-12-01 10:00:00Dec 01	10:00am PST	AU Keynote and Welcome Address with Carl Bass AU Keynote and Welcome Address with Carl Bass Join CEO Carl Bass, CTO Jeff Kowalski, and Autodesk Technical Evangelist Lynn Allen for a look at some of the exciting technologies and products we’re working on at Autodesk. We’ll explore the latest breakthroughs in cross-disciplinary collabo ...More information	Keynote	Bass, Carl
2009-12-01 11:00:00Dec 01	11:00am PST	BIM Means Business! Using Autodesk® Revit® and Navisworks® in the Project Construction Management Process, Part 1 BIM Means Business! Using Autodesk® Revit® and Navisworks® in the Project Construction Management Process, Part 1 Builders are showing strong leadership in adopting BIM, and recognize it’s value in terms of improved efficiency and risk mitigation in the construction management process. Technology and new collaborative business processes are currently transformi ...More information	Virtual Session	Mckenzie, James
2009-12-01 11:00:00Dec 01	11:00am PST	How to Document IECC/ASHRAE 90.1 Energy Compliance How to Document IECC/ASHRAE 90.1 Energy Compliance This product clinic shows how to define lighting fixture families, types, and space schedules to demonstrate how to document lighting energy compliance.	Product Clinic	Schmid, Martin
2009-12-01 13:00:00Dec 01	1:00pm PST	Autodesk® Revit® Collaboration: Shared Coordinates for Projects Big and Small Autodesk® Revit® Collaboration: Shared Coordinates for Projects Big and Small Revit® has a sophisticated system that allows us to manage a project's true elevation, position, and location, and share this with our project partners. This class will explain how accessible this really is.More information	Virtual Session	Stafford, Steve
2009-12-01 13:00:00Dec 01	1:00pm PST	Building Performance Analysis and Autodesk® Revit® 2010 Building Performance Analysis and Autodesk® Revit® 2010 In this demonstration, we take a run through the Building Performance Analysis workflows enabled by Revit 2010 products, and then have the chance to ask the technical questions you would like answered from Autodesk technical experts.	Product Clinic	Bernhardt, Kyle
2009-12-01 13:00:00Dec 01	1:00pm PST	Cashing In on the Vault and Retrieving the Treasures Cashing In on the Vault and Retrieving the Treasures Go beyond the basic Check-In, Check-Out functionality of Autodesk® Vault and find out how to get more productivity for free. Vault offers a number of tools that are often overlooked. We will show you how to find what you need and put it at your finger ...More information	Virtual Session	Gager, Allen
2009-12-01 13:00:00Dec 01	1:00pm PST	Digital Prototyping for the Factory Floor Digital Prototyping for the Factory Floor This session will teach you how to create 3D factory layouts using Autodesk® Navisworks® for Manufacturing and demonstrate the potential benefits of using your 2D factory layout drawings and point cloud scans as a starting point for creating your ...More information	Virtual Session	Bagchi, Shibai
2009-12-01 13:00:00Dec 01	1:00pm PST	Don't Get Floored In Your Facility: Autodesk® Revit® Architecture as an Effective Facilities Management Tool Don't Get Floored In Your Facility: Autodesk® Revit® Architecture as an Effective Facilities Management Tool See how Revit Architecture can be an effective facilities management tool. Understand how parameters, schedules, and area plans can create a cohesive facility plan from design to management. See move coordination and scenario planning using the industry's ...More information	Virtual Session	Fernandez, Christopher
2009-12-01 13:00:00Dec 01	1:00pm PST	Getting Started with AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Application Programming Using .NET Getting Started with AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Application Programming Using .NET This session is for Civil 3D® users and beginners in application development who want to create their first custom application using the Civil 3D .NET API. Basics of the Civil 3D API, object structure, and usage of Civil 3D API libraries in creating c ...More information	Virtual Session	Funk, Peter
2009-12-01 13:00:00Dec 01	1:00pm PST	Modeling Complex Surfaces and Structures Using the New Modeling Tools for Autodesk® Revit® 2010 Modeling Complex Surfaces and Structures Using the New Modeling Tools for Autodesk® Revit® 2010 Learn how to deal with complex geometry in Revit Structure. This course will go in-depth and have step-by-step instructions to teach you how to accurately model complex geometry using the new modeling tools in the concept modeling portion of Revit 2010. Y ...More information	Virtual Session	Sgambelluri, Marcello
2009-12-01 15:00:00Dec 01	3:00pm PST	3D Product Documentation 3D Product Documentation Learn to create compelling visuals, technical illustrations, and animations that allow you to communicate your 3D designs to personnel on the shop floor (assembly instructions, operating procedures), customers (user manuals) and repair and maintenance cre ...More information	Virtual Session	Singh, Abhijit
2009-12-01 15:00:00Dec 01	3:00pm PST	A Day in the Life with Autodesk® Vault Workgroup A Day in the Life with Autodesk® Vault Workgroup This class covers the workflow of files as they move through Autodesk Vault Workgroup. Concepts such as Lifecycles, Security, Revisions and Release Management will be discussed. Watch from the perspective of different users levels and see their interactio ...More information	Virtual Session	Schanen, Brian