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This year Autodesk University is changing things up a little when it comes to how submissions for AU 2017 are selected. This year they are publishing all 2,257 abstracts that got submitted on or before the May 17th deadline. You can head over the Autodesk University Website to review all submissions and vote for the ones you like here.
Now to be clear – voting isn’t the only means by which submissions get selected for AU 2017 but rather another tool for the selection committee to use in ensuring the best lineup. This can be seen in the verbiage used on the voting page:
The registration for this year’s University is set to open on August 17th, and when it does you will have a ton of classes to choose from in all sorts of disciplines and software. I thought I would help out with the selection process by suggesting a few classes from this year’s course catalog.
The AU 2016 acceptance emails came out at the end of last week and I was lucky enough to receive one again this year! I was surprised, maybe even a little shocked, to read that I had been accepted for 4 sessions! Maybe I got 4 because AU classes are divided into four types: Instructional Demo, Hands-on Lab, Roundtable, and Industry Talk and I have a class for each type.
UPDATE: Video from this FormIt Friday now live – Link at bottom of this post
I am honoured and excited to have been asked to share some of what I talked about at AU 2015 a few weeks ago in Vegas with all the FormIteers on the last FormIt Friday of 2015.
This is going to be a recap session of what I did at AU, as well as a chance to talk about some of the class feed back. As well as getting to spend a little time to focus on some things that there just wasn’t enough time to fit in at AU.
Hi Everyone – We’re getting close to closing out 2015 and we want to have one more FormIt Friday to send the year off in style.
We’ve been lucky enough to make the acquaintance of power user Carl Storms. (aka the BIMsider) He led not one, but by popular demand, TWO AU sessions of his cleverly and aptly titled session: “FormIt + Revit = bye bye SketchUp’. Obviously the class resonated with many attendees and he’s agreed to share his knowledge with those who didn’t attend AU.
If you are interested in seeing a full version of my AU class: “Revit + FormIt = Bye Bye SketchUp” I will be doing it one more time in January at the IMAGINiT Online BIM User Group – January 12, 2016 1:30 – 3 PM Eastern Time
Here is the information about what my AU class was all about:
Topic: Revit + FormIt = Bye Bye SketchUp!
Class Summary: For years there has been a conceptual massing part of Revit that would allow designers to do many of the things they can do in SketchUp inside of Revit directly, but this has never really caught on and designers keep returning to SketchUp for ease of use. Now with the help of FormIt you can take your project from conceptual design all the way to construction documents with these two connected products without having to leave the .RVT file format. You can begin the conceptual design in FormIt and once the design is settled continue the working drawings process inside Revit. There is also the added benefit of being able to work on FormIt on your iPad or on any computer in a web based version, this allows for anytime anywhere design to happen. FormIt also has a feature that allows real time team collaboration on a design. This means the multiple members of a team can be simultaneously working on the same file from different locations, and different FormIt platforms.
Class Length: 60 Minutes
Class Type: Instructional Demo
Instructor: Carl Storms – Senior Applications Expert, IMAGINiT Technologies (yup its me!)
You can download the PDF of the class Handout and PowerPoint by clicking the Dropbox link below.
Here is some more info on what the class is about:
Topic: Revit + FormIt = Bye Bye SketchUp!
Class Summary: For years there has been a conceptual massing part of Revit that would allow designers to do many of the things they can do in SketchUp inside of Revit directly, but this has never really caught on and designers keep returning to SketchUp for ease of use. Now with the help of FormIt you can take your project from conceptual design all the way to construction documents with these two connected products without having to leave the .RVT file format. You can begin the conceptual design in FormIt and once the design is settled continue the working drawings process inside Revit. There is also the added benefit of being able to work on FormIt on your iPad or on any computer in a web based version, this allows for anytime anywhere design to happen. FormIt also has a feature that allows real time team collaboration on a design. This means the multiple members of a team can be simultaneously working on the same file from different locations, and different FormIt platforms.
Class Length: 60 Minutes
Class Type: Instructional Demo
Instructor: Carl Storms – Senior Applications Expert, IMAGINiT Technologies (yup its me!)
The AU 2015 acceptance emails came out this week, and I was lucky enough to get one again this year! This will cap off a busy year of Speaking for me with 2 classes at RTCNA 2015 in July, 2 Classes and RTCEUR 2015 in October, and then one more at AU 2015 in December.
Hard to believe but AU is only 3 weeks away, so if you haven’t signed up yet there is still time.
If you are looking for a Tuesday afternoon class for Autodesk University 2014 (AU 2014) December 2nd – 4th at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV, well I just might have one for you…..Mine!
You can sign up for my class by going to the AU site and search for class AC6640 – There are currently 53 spots left (118 seats filled) so about 70% full.
AC6640 – 60 Minutes, 30 Apps, 4 Categories, 2 Much Fun
This class is designed to provide a little fun as we explore some of the apps and add-ins that are out there for Autodesk, Inc., software. While the general flow of this class will be fun, you’ll discover some helpful apps that can increase your productivity as well. The class will cover 30 different apps, which fit into 4 different categories during this 60-minute class. The 4 categories will be: mobile, production, add-ins, and fun.
My class is Tuesday December 2nd 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
P.S. there will be free giveaways in my session . I will be giving away 5 copies of the IMAGINiT Utilities for Revit 2015 (or version of your choice 2012 – 2015) on a 12 month stand-alone license.
Autodesk University has moved my class to a bigger room to allow for more seats. My class now has 209 seats total – 105 seats open, with 104 seats filled.
Hello All,
Autodesk University 2014 (AU 2014) December 2nd – 4th at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV is quickly approaching, only 6 weeks from today I will be speaking.
You can sign up for my class by going to the AU site and search for class AC6640 – There are currently 10 spots left (104 seats filled)
AC6640 – 60 Minutes, 30 Apps, 4 Categories, 2 Much Fun
This class is designed to provide a little fun as we explore some of the apps and add-ins that are out there for Autodesk, Inc., software. While the general flow of this class will be fun, you’ll discover some helpful apps that can increase your productivity as well. The class will cover 30 different apps, which fit into 4 different categories during this 60-minute class. The 4 categories will be: mobile, production, add-ins, and fun.
My class is Tuesday December 2nd 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Autodesk University 2014 (AU 2014) December 2nd – 4th at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV is quickly approaching, only 8 weeks from today I will be speaking. If you haven’t signed up yet there is still time to get in on my class, and the early bird discount of $500 on AU 2014 from Autodesk.
You can sign up for my class by going to the AU site and search for class AC6640 – There are currently 28 spots left (86 seats filled)
AC6640 – 60 Minutes, 30 Apps, 4 Categories, 2 Much Fun
This class is designed to provide a little fun as we explore some of the apps and add-ins that are out there for Autodesk, Inc., software. While the general flow of this class will be fun, you’ll discover some helpful apps that can increase your productivity as well. The class will cover 30 different apps, which fit into 4 different categories during this 60-minute class. The 4 categories will be: mobile, production, add-ins, and fun.
My class is Tuesday December 2nd 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
For the $500 discount you need to sign up for AU 2014 before the end of Oct. 19th.
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