#Autodesk U in a nutshell
I had the privilege of attending Autodesk University last week in
San Francisco. Let me try to summarize all the excitement for those
who couldn't make it.
CISers Steven Elliott, Ted Boardman, Randy Randall and Craig Sharp
all taught classes. It was great meeting you all and chatting for a
while. Nice to know the faces behind the keystrokes here.
Bob Bennett and a lot of the Autodesk staff were around and very
responsive to questions/comments from attendees. Bob and Jack Powell
ran a multimedia wishlist session that I found very rewarding.
Autodesk employee and animator extraordinaire Jamie Clay was a
judge for the first annual Image Awards. The grand prize winner (I
forgot who – sorry!) used ACAD R10 and AutoShade to produce a 3+
minute washing machine animation. WOW!!!
Gary Yost presented a class featuring IPAS and the exciting new
features, such as KXP (keyframe processing) and BXP (bitmap
processing).
Autodesk employee, Brent Blackett, gave a very informative class
on industrial design with 3DS and later demo'd R3 at the Bay Area
UG. Neat stuff, Brent!
I also enjoyed meeting fellow CISers John Tissavary, Todd
Wiedemann, Michelle Bousquet and Alec Jason.
Autodesk also ran a "trade show" concurrently which featured a
number of related vendors. CISer Rachel Rosenthal was at the People
for People booth. I can't figure her out though! I asked for a
catalog – she gave me one – then rudely snatched it from my hand! I
guess her catalog is more important than my business… go figure!
All told, it was a very beneficial week. I'm looking forward to
next year in Atlanta.