Can’t Miss AutoCAD Events and Sessions at AU 2024

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.

Registration is now open. But do you still need to convince your boss? Here are some great reasons on why you should be in San Diego with us!

AutoCAD Community Events at AU 2024

Of course, AU isn’t complete without AutoCAD events and sessions. First up are some of the community events happening this year.

Network with AutoCAD Product Experts and the AutoCAD User Group
Tuesday, October 15 | 3:15 – 4:00 p.m. PDT
Thursday, October 17 | 1:45 – 2:30 p.m. PDT

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.

AEC Futures: AutoCAD Community Networking
Wednesday, October 16: 5:30 – 6:15 pm PDT
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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.

Design Changes Using Trace, Markup Import, and Markup Assist in AutoCAD 2025
Tuesday, October 15: 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
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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.

How You Can Help Influence the Next Version of AutoCAD
Thursday, October 17: 1:30 – 2:30 pm PDT
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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.

Intelligent Connected Design with AutoCAD and Autodesk Docs
Tuesday, October 15: 12:00 – 1:00 pm PDT
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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.

The Markup Matrix: Unraveling Advanced Integration Techniques for CAD Mastery in Autodesk Construction Cloud
Thursday, October 17: 12:00 – 1:30 pm PDT
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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.

Empower Your Design Process and Increase Efficiency: Building Custom Mechanical Content in AutoCAD Mechanical
Thursday, October 17: 4:00 – 5:30 PM PDT
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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.

Enabling a Connected Design Experience with AutoCAD Web and Mobile Apps
Thursday, October 17: 9:00 – 10:00 AM PDT
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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.

Enhancing AutoCAD Plant 3D: How Autodesk’s Custom Plug-in Transformed Artelia’s Design Process
Wednesday, October 16: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
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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.

Smooth Collaboration: Automatic Synchronization of Projects in Autodesk Docs with AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD MEP 2025
Tuesday, October 15: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PDT

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.

Advanced Workflow on Electromechanical Design from AutoCAD Electrical to Autodesk Construction Cloud
Wednesday, October 16: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PDT

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.

Empowering Renewable Energy: Using Autodesk Tools to Drive Value and Overcome Industry Challenges
Thursday, October 17: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PDT

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.