ADN 2009

Here we are ADN 2009 and I have already seen some cool technology that I won't be able to talk about for a few more months. None the less it is really cool stuff. Who would have thought that they could still improve AutoCAD.

Keep checking back for updates from Las Vegas.

Mobile Blogging from here.

[Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

Autodesk University 2009: Checked in

Alright, I am all checked into the Mandalay Bay hotel. Nice room not quite as big as the Venetian or as nice for the rooms but overall very nice. I don't spend too much time in the room with all the classes I am attending and presenting.

On today's schedule I record a virtual session at 5:30pm EST which will then be broadcast on Thursday and Friday of this week. During these broadcasts I will be available for question and answer. After this week they will be on the AU Online website. After the Virtual recording session today I meet with some people for an interview on industry trends and visions. This should be broadcast quite a bit over the coming days.

Tomorrow is a slightly more relaxed day, I have the ADN conference, a usability study for AutoCAD Electrical 2011, a blogger event and maybe go out with a friend or two.

One thing is for sure, I miss my family already and I am going to be VERY busy this week. I hope I get a chance to meet up with all of my friends that I don't get to see very often.

I hope to update my blog after tonights tasks.

Ask the Expert

I have a busy few weeks coming up so I wanted to post this now. Starting December 12th, I will be the expert on Autodesks Ask the Expert site. http://autocad.autodesk.com. During this week i will be answering AutoCAD questions from users around the globe. I am sure this will give me good topics to post on my blog site also.

I hope to hear from you then.

If you have any questions please email me at robert.stein@yourrealsoftwaresolutions.com

Shaping the future of AutoCAD Electrical

Are you interested in shaping the future of AutoCAD Electrical?

The AutoCAD Electrical team is offering two great opportunities if you work with schematics for controls, switchgear, power, process, and instrumentation, and are attending Autodesk University 2009 in Las Vegas:

Product Usability Evaluation

Various sessions. Nov 30 – Dec 3, 2009

Register here.

Power, Controls, and Instrumentation Unplugged

November 30, 2009. 2-4pm

Register here.

If you can’t attend but are interested in keeping in touch with the AutoCAD Electrical team for future events, register here.

I have attended several of these over the year and they are always fun and interesting to see what is coming in the future.

Autodesk University 2009

It's hard to believe that Autodesk University is about a month and a half away. Deadlines are coming up quickly for handouts, datasets and much more. I have a very busy schedule this AU. Probably busier than most previous AU's. I guess that is a good thing.

Here is an overview of my schedule and if anyone ones to meet up while I am at AU please feel free to shoot me an email and hopefully we can meet up and talk all things Autodesk.

Sunday November 29th
10:25 am - Arrive at LAS, proceed to Mandalay Bay, unpack and finish preparing for AU Virtual Class.
4:45 pm - Arrive at the Studio to record the Virtual Session. Recording will be from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
7:15 pm to 7:30 pm - Business Trends and Visions Interview with Autodesk University. (will be posted on the AU website later.)
7:30 pm - tbd, Free. - I hope to meet up with some other friends that are coming in early.

Monday November 30th
6:00 am - Breakfast, and emails from the office.
8:00 am - ADN Conference
Evening - Bloggers Social or ADN Event (haven't decided yet)

Tuesday December 1st
6:00 am - Breakfast and emails from the office.
8:00 am - 9:30 am Attending class - CAD Geeks Inside: Starting, Maintaining and Enabling a Company User Group. (Presented by a former colleague Kevin Robinson)
10:00 am to 11:30 am - Keynote - AU Keynote and Welcome Address with Carl Bass
11:30 - Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm - Attending Class - Real Life Applications: Practical Engineering Purposes for AutoCAD Electrical (It's not just for Drafting)
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm - Presenting - AutoCAD Electrical Power Tools for Power Users
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm - Attending Class - Hands-on Jigging: Creating Jigs using VB.NET

Wednesday December 2nd
6:00 am - Breakfast and emails from the office.
8:00 am - 9:30 - Lab Assisting - A Quick Spin on AutoCAD Electrical 2010(Presented by a friend and fellow AutoCAD Electrical Consultant Randy Brunette)
10:00 am - 11:30 am - Attending Class - Create the Magic Like Disney Does with Tif and Tiff(Presented by two former colleagues, Tiffany Tucker and Tifani Weisbrod)
11:30 am - Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm - Keynote - Industry Keynote: Manufacturing
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm - Attending Class - AutoCAD APIs: The Right Tools for the Job
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm - Lab Assisting - Finding the Logic in iLogic: Hands on Lab
6:30 pm - Dinner then finalize presentations for Thursday Morning

Thursday December 3rd
6:00 am - Breakfast and emails from the office.
8:00 am - Presenting Unconference - AutoCAD Electrical 2010 Unplugged
10:00 am - Presenting Unconference - Consulting Concepts Unplugged
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Broadcast of Virtual Session
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm - Attending Class - Hands on Introduction to C#.NET
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm - Attending Class - Human Management: A Non-Technical Approach to CAD Management
6:30 pm - Dinner event then.

Friday December 4th
6:00 am 11:00 am- Breakfast and emails from the office, wrap up any other loose ends for the week.
11:00 am - noon - Broadcast of Virtual Session
noon - Lunch
Open for Networking (and finishing up anything I didn't get finished in the morning.

Saturday December 5th
Open most of the day, flight leaves for home at 11:ish PM

You can email me at robert.stein@yourrealsoftwaresolutions.com if you have any questions or want to meet up. As you can see it will be a busy week but I hope to make time for as much networking as possible.

Thanks
Rob Stein

Bitter Sweet

As many of you may remember I had a difficult time making the decision to leave INCAT where I spent over 5 years of my life. I really enjoyed my time with the organization and I just wanted to comment on today is my 1 year anniversary of my last day at INCAT. This past year has been an interesting change in my career which has led to some new skills, and friends.

Cheers

Autodesk enters the iPhone app arena

Check out this video for Sketchbook Mobile, an app created by Autodesk for the iPhone.