AU 2024: The Design & Make Conference was held for the first time in sunny San Diego. This year the General Sessions and Industry Keynotes delved even deeper into the future of AEC, design and manufacturing, and media and entertainment. And, of course, there were hundreds of incredible sessions and classes that are the hallmark of the AU experience.
Even if you attended AU 2024, there were probably some AutoCAD classes you couldn’t pack in. And, if you weren’t there, we still want to bring all the great insights and content directly to everyone for free. Catch up on all the AU 2024 AutoCAD classes, sessions, and tips from the comfort of your own home or office. Here’s just a sampling of what you’ll find.
Curious about the road ahead for AutoCAD software? AutoCAD product managers and leaders shared new features and functionality supporting the capabilities and workflows you need to drive more efficient and more collaborative projects. Discover how Autodesk is incorporating Autodesk AI into AutoCAD to elevate your design and drafting capabilities. Learn about the strategic insights and decisions driving development directions and peer into the future of the product you use every day.
Shaun Bryant helps you discover workflows and methodologies you never knew would enhance your AutoCAD skill set. He also shares some of the cool, new stuff in AutoCAD 2025 software and demonstrates how the new 2025 features can boost your productivity, especially when meeting those ever-important deadlines.
During the seventh installment of this multi-award-winning session, you’ll learn new efficiencies with Donnie “The CAD Geek” Gladfelter as he delivers today’s top tips and tricks. This session dives deeply into today’s most-efficient AutoCAD workflows.
AutoCAD users spend most of their time drafting based on markups and incorporating revision changes. Volker Cocco shows you how to automate workflows and decrease the time spent on design changes using Trace, Markup Import, and Markup Assist in AutoCAD. Whether design changes are made in the field, at the office, or remotely, these tools will increase your efficiency and improve collaboration on markups and revisions.
AutoCAD software unlocks intelligent and connected design collaboration across people, devices, and platforms that will improve design efficiency and ease management of design projects. In this session led by Audrey Boguchwal, Can Anbarlilar, and Kerry Ko, learn how you can unlock this experience for you and your team by connecting the best of Autodesk Docs—the cloud-based document management and common data environment—with AutoCAD.
AutoCAD web and mobile apps redefine the design experience by providing an integrated, connected ecosystem for design and collaboration. In this session, Tedman Martinez, Wenqian Yan, and Sachin Singh demonstrate how AutoCAD web and mobile apps can revolutionize the way we work on DWG files, making the process more efficient and collaborative. Explore the collaborative features of AutoCAD web and mobile apps with real-world workflows.
We recently highlighted some of the many AutoCAD sessions available to register in-person at AU 2024. If you’re still looking to fill your schedule, here are more recommendations to make the most of your time in San Diego!
AutoCAD users spend most of their time drafting based on markups and incorporating revision changes. This session with Volker Cocco will show you how to automate workflows and decrease the time spent on design changes using Trace, Markup Import, and Markup Assist in AutoCAD. Whether design changes are made in the field, at the office, or remotely, these tools will increase your efficiency and improve collaboration on markups and revisions.
Join Autodesk’s Anum Mithani and Anand Rajagopal to learn about AutoCAD software’s AI features that make your drafting more efficient than ever: Smart Blocks, Markup Import, and Markup Assist.
AutoCAD web and mobile apps redefine the design experience by providing an integrated, connected ecosystem for design and collaboration. This session with Sachin Singh, Wenqian Yan, and Tedman Martinez from the AutoCAD team will demonstrate how AutoCAD web and mobile apps can revolutionize the way we work on DWG files and the collaborative features of AutoCAD web and mobile apps.
AutoCAD files are critical in the renewable energy market, providing the precision needed, especially with the shift toward 3D designs for energy yield modeling. Well-optimized and structured preconstruction stage designs in AutoCAD can make or break a potential project’s funding and eventual construction, thus driving customer value. This panel will explore how Autodesk software can empower customers to unlock the renewable energy sector’s potential, overcome bottlenecks, and mitigate risks.
French engineering firm Artelia faced a challenge in generating secondary supports assembly drawings from AutoCAD Plant 3D software. Discover how Autodesk Consulting developed a new AutoCAD Plant 3D plug-in, leading to a 75% time reduction across Artelia projects, potentially saving approximately 208 days in the first year alone.
Our built world is responsible for more than 40% of annual greenhouse gas emissions globally, including both embodied and operational carbon. Technology is being developed to reduce this impact—often faster than it can be implemented. Explore how we can adapt the construction processes and the products we use to meet the architectural needs of a growing global population in a way that’s better for people and the planet.
Our built world is responsible for more than 40% of annual greenhouse gas emissions globally, including both embodied and operational carbon. Technology is being developed to reduce this impact—often faster than it can be implemented. Explore how we can adapt the construction processes and the products we use to meet the architectural needs of a growing global population in a way that’s better for people and the planet.
Can’t make it to AU 2024 this year? We’ve got you covered. You can still register for a free digital pass and attend AutoCAD sessions, keynotes, and the AutoCAD Futures Briefing live from San Diego. Check out these live streams to join in and virtually experience the excitement and all the insights from AU 2024!
Curious about the road ahead for AutoCAD software? Join AutoCAD product managers and leaders to learn about new features and functionality supporting the capabilities and workflows you need to drive more-efficient and more-collaborative projects. Discover how Autodesk is incorporating Autodesk AI into AutoCAD to elevate your design and drafting capabilities. Learn about the strategic insights and decisions driving development directions and peer into the future of the product you use every day.
Join Shaun Bryant as he helps you discover workflows and methodologies you never knew would enhance your AutoCAD skill set. He’ll also show you some of the cool new stuff in AutoCAD 2025 software and demonstrate how the new 2025 features can boost your productivity, especially when meeting those ever-important deadlines.
During the seventh installment of this multi-award-winning session, you’ll learn new efficiencies with Donnie “The CAD Geek” Gladfelter as he delivers today’s top tips and tricks. This session will dive into the deep end of today’s most-efficient AutoCAD workflows.
Join Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost and CTO Raji Arasu as they show how we are accelerating the Design and Make capabilities of our platform, putting AI to work, supporting your creativity, and enabling you to solve problems big and small.
Senior leaders from our AECO, Media & Entertainment, and Design & Manufacturing businesses will share our vision for the future and stories of how customers are making the future by leveraging the power of Autodesk AI and industry clouds.
Autodesk’s AECO leaders will share the latest updates for the business, including news across our industry cloud and product portfolio, and stories of customers who are innovating to Make the Future.
Taking place October 15-17 in sunny San Diego, AU 2024: The Design & Make Conference is set to be another incredible time. From visionary keynotes to fun events and enlightening sessions, AU 2024 is the place where connections are forged, innovations are celebrated, and the future comes to life.
Two chances for this networking event! Join Expert Elite and Group Leader, Shaun Bryant, Community Program Manager, Amanda Pruyn, and experts from the AutoCAD community to talk shop and find out how you can get involved in the AutoCAD User Group. Plus, connect with Autodesk product experts to discuss the latest features in AutoCAD 2025, from toolsets like Plant 3D and Architecture to customizing AutoLISP.
Wrap up Day 2 with the AutoCAD product management team for a chance to continue conversations from the AutoCAD AEC Futures Briefing. Use this opportunity to ask burning questions you have about the latest release, share your ideas for features and ways to improve the product, and meet with your AutoCAD peers before you head out to explore San Diego for the evening.
AutoCAD Sessions at AU 2024
AutoCAD sessions at AU help you go back to work with new skills and insights. These sessions are filling up quickly so be sure to enroll today. Here are a few to get you started.
AutoCAD users spend most of their time drafting based on markups and incorporating revision changes. Volker Cocco will show you how to automate workflows and decrease the time spent on design changes using Trace, Markup Import, and Markup Assist in AutoCAD. Whether design changes are made in the field, at the office, or remotely, these tools will increase your efficiency and improve collaboration on markups and revisions.
Make your voice heard! Bud Schroeder will share details about the AutoCAD Customer Council Beta Program, how to become a member, and how you can influence the next version of AutoCAD software. With year-round alpha and beta programs for AutoCAD, AutoCAD web and mobile, and all the AutoCAD toolsets, you can have the chance to get an early look at new features and be able to share feedback directly with the product teams, product managers, developers, designers, quality engineers, and more. Learn how to be a part of it in this session.
AutoCAD software unlocks intelligent and connected design collaboration across people, devices, and platforms that will improve design efficiency and ease management of design projects. In this session led by Audrey Boguchwal, Can Anbarlilar, and Kerry Ko, learn how you can unlock this experience for you and your team by connecting the best of Autodesk Docs—the cloud-based document management and common data environment—with AutoCAD.
Does working together on the same project pose challenges for the team, particularly when multiple users are working on the same set of drawings? Maybe you have issues of edit notifications or synchronization while collaborating on the same project drawings? If so, this session is for you! Shilpa Arora and Sridhar Subramani will share how to take advantage of Autodesk Docs project synchronization enhancements with the Architecture and MEP toolsets to resolve these challenges.
Melike Ozdemir will share the adventure of electromechanical designs! Discover how data synchronized with AutoCAD Electrical and Inventor software can be managed with Vault software and Autodesk Construction Cloud and defined as 3D BIM content. Through the collaboration of Autodesk Construction Cloud and Vault, learn how to share both Revit and Inventor data with colleagues in different departments, edit them, and publish the final versions.
Explore a practical journey of CAD drawings within Autodesk Construction Cloud through an immersive hands-on training session. Master the “closed-loop” system, seamlessly adding and receiving markups through the cloud. Discover advanced integration techniques, including incorporating markups as traces into your AutoCAD drawings. From fundamental concepts to advanced features, this session with Dhruvesh Shah and Ovais Mattoo will equip you with critical skills to optimize your CAD workflow, enhance communication, and accelerate project success within the Autodesk Construction Cloud ecosystem.
In today’s rapidly evolving design landscape, efficiency and customization are key factors in staying ahead of the curve. With the abundance of existing standard content in AutoCAD Mechanical software, you can now harness the power of these resources to craft your own bespoke mechanical components. In this session with Sridhar Subramani, learn how building a library of custom content can help you streamline the design work, reduce redundancy, and maintain consistency in your projects.
Stephane Boun of French engineering firm Artelia will share how Autodesk Consulting developed a new AutoCAD Plant 3D plug-in, leading to a 75% time reduction across Artelia projects, potentially saving approximately 208 days in the first year alone. The plug-in offers a variety of features, including automatic generation of orientations and position views in a drawing, auto-annotation of views, and the addition of a bill of materials (BOM). The solution currently works with secondary supports and is beneficial for all AutoCAD Plant 3D users who use orthographic drawings.
Navigating the imminent growth in the renewable energy market presents challenges around skills and project data quality. Well-optimized and structured preconstruction stage designs in AutoCAD can make or break a potential project’s funding and eventual construction, thus driving customer value. This panel featuring Stefan Boehme (PVcase), Manuel Maier, and Brian Hayden will explore how Autodesk software can empower customers to unlock the renewable energy sector’s potential, overcome bottlenecks, and mitigate risks. By addressing these challenges, users can contribute significantly to achieving the ambitious net zero emissions targets and combat climate change, driving positive outcomes for their businesses and the world.
AutoCAD web and mobile apps redefine the design experience by providing an integrated, connected ecosystem for design and collaboration. In this session, Tedman Martinez, Wenqian Yan, and Sachin Singh will demonstrate how AutoCAD web and mobile apps can revolutionize the way we work on DWG files, making the process more efficient and collaborative. Explore the collaborative features of AutoCAD web and mobile apps with real-world workflows.
