LAS
VEGAS, Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) kicks off Autodesk University (AU),
the company's annual design and make conference. Over three days,
10,000 of the world's designers, engineers, builders, and creators
will unite to learn and gain inspiration for the next iterations of
the buildings we live and work in, the cars we drive and the
bridges we cross, the products we rely on, and the movies and games
that inspire us. The event is available online, live and on-demand,
with a free digital pass.
"Las Vegas will once again be
an incredible backdrop for Autodesk University where we're
revealing how Autodesk is bringing AI to life and how our Design
and Make Platform is taking us closer to the cusp of a new era,"
said Autodesk President and CEO Andrew
Anagnost.
Making its debut at AU is Autodesk AI, technology available in
Autodesk products and native to its Design and Make Platform. It
unlocks creativity, helps solve problems, and eliminates
non-productive work across the industries that design and make the
world around us.
"AI done well has transformative power to unlock capacity no one
thought existed," said Anagnost.
Autodesk's Design and Make Platform, consisting of Autodesk
Platform Services and three industry clouds, Forma, Fusion,
and Flow, unifies cross-industry data, and workflows. By
taking an AI-first, data-driven approach to its platform, Autodesk
is committed to delivering innovative solutions with speed and
scale, while paving the way for unprecedented advancements and
breakthroughs for customers.
Additional Autodesk AI capabilities will be unveiled at AU. New
enhancements include tools that automate project documentation and
drawings; CNC toolpath creation that significantly reduces
programming time; machine learning that informs an essential part
of every project in the built environment; media production
scheduling; scene manipulation and more.
To demonstrate the power of Autodesk's Design and Make Platform
and welcome customers to Las
Vegas, Autodesk debuted an activation inspired by Marvel
Studios' "The Marvels," featuring one of the film's beloved
characters. The ad launched on Sphere. Autodesk and Marvel teamed
up with The Mill, a renowned visual effects studio, to design and
make the ad with the help of Autodesk Maya. Top animation, VFX, and
entertainment studios use Autodesk's Design and Make Platform to
create many of today's hottest games, TV shows, and blockbusters,
like "The Marvels."
Opportunities for innovators to share, learn, and grow
together
AU 2023 includes more than 600 learning sessions with industry
and product experts including mainstage sessions, panel
discussions, thought leadership presentations, and Autodesk product
briefings and trainings.
More than 100 sessions will be led by Autodesk customers and
partners demonstrating the difference Autodesk tools have made in
society and around the world, in projects such as a massive bird
park in a Singapore nature
reserve, the largest airport in Latin
America, and transforming the Las Vegas Strip into a track
for the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Additionally, more than 50 sessions, industry demos, a
design-thinking workshop, and meetups are dedicated to AI. An AI
track is also available to help attendees identify sessions related
to this important technology.
Even when Autodesk University is over, the learning continues as
AU offers free year-round access to on-demand sessions,
professional development, and inspirational industry talks. Learn
more about on-demand learning here.
Advancing workforce equity at AU
As part of AU 2023, Autodesk is advancing its commitments to a
more equitable world.
Announced today, Autodesk contributed $1
million to Group Effort Initiative (GEI), an organization
launched and financed by actors, producers, and entrepreneurs
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. GEI's mission is to create a
pipeline for members of underrepresented communities to get real
experience that supports lasting careers within the entertainment
industry. Through this funding, GEI was able to triple the number
of trainings and networking events it typically offers to its
participants. Reynolds will discuss the impact of the funding and
have a conversation with Autodesk's COO Steve Blum around the inevitability of change
and the need to embrace it during Tuesday's program.
About Autodesk
The world's designers, engineers,
builders, and creators trust Autodesk to help them design and make
anything. From the buildings we live and work in, to the cars we
drive and the bridges we drive over. From the products we use and
rely on, to the movies and games that inspire us. Autodesk's Design
and Make Platform unlocks the power of data to accelerate insights
and automate processes, empowering our customers with the
technology to create the world around us and deliver better
outcomes for their business and the planet. For more information,
visit autodesk.com or follow @autodesk.
#MakeAnything
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