Influence the Future of AutoCAD at AU!

The AutoCAD User Experience Team, responsible for designing AutoCAD’s features and user interface, wants your feedback on early designs and feature directions. You get a sneak peek of what's coming up, a gift card for your time, and the opportunity to shape future releases.

Sessions tend to fill up quickly, and we will contact you to confirm your participation for specific sessions. All sessions will be held at the AU Conference at the Mandalay Bay Hotel, in Las Vegas.

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Mobile Workflows: What's Missing? (Focus Group) FULL

Description: How can Autodesk make it easier for you to share and work with files in AutoCAD WS? We'll focus on the issues with using different platforms, from desktop to mobile and back.
Who we're looking for: Active users of AutoCAD WS, especially people who make extensive use of mobile platforms. Prefer people from the AEC industry or in companies with a Manufacturing focus.

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Automating Online Documentation (Focus Group)

Description: Discuss your manufacturing documentation workflows and opportunities to offer documentation as an online service on the web.
Who we're looking for: Drafters and Design Engineers who create manufacturing technical documentation.

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Schematics Go Mobile (Hands-On Feedback Session) FULL

Description: What if you could create useful drawings on your tablet computer? Test-drive and provide feedback on a new approach to creating simple schematics on the go. How might you use these files?
Who we're looking for: People who create and use any type of 2-D schematics drawings (electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, process, etc.), who are interested in mobile and cross-platform solutions.

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Re-envisioning the AutoCAD Experience on the Web (Design Jam) FULL

Description: In a small group setting, partner with AutoCAD project team members to design a unique and customized web-based AutoCAD experience.
Who we're looking for: AutoCAD WS users, CAD managers, and designers/drafters with a range of AutoCAD experience. Participants should be interested in web-based AutoCAD tools, and can come from any industry (particularly Manufacturing).

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Building on AutoCAD: Custom Apps and Tools (Focus Group)

Description: Discuss your ideas for better tools and infrastructure for building custom tools and apps for AutoCAD - on both the desktop and mobile platforms.
Who we're looking for: People who have developed larger-scale in-house applications, custom tools, or complex add-ins or workflows for AutoCAD and vertical products.

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AutoCAD on the Web (Hands-On Feedback Session) FULL

Description: Test-drive and provide feedback on a new approach to drawing basics in AutoCAD on the web.
Who we're looking for: AutoCAD WS users, CAD managers, and designers/drafters with a range of AutoCAD experience.

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AutoCAD for Mac (Roundtable Discussion)

Description: Meet up with other Mac users and the AutoCAD team to discuss your motivations for using (or wanting to use) CAD on Mac.
Who we're looking for: People using CAD products on their Mac (whether natively or via Parallels/Fusion)

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Thinking Outside the Box: Envisioning a New Model for AutoCAD Upgrades and Maintenance (Design Jam)

Description: Collaborate with an AutoCAD project team on imagining a new Autodesk release process outside the yearly cycle.
Who we're looking for: CAD managers, designers, drafters, and sole proprietors from any industry and any company size.

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Upgrading to and Deploying the Next Version of AutoCAD (Roundtable Discussion) FULL

Description: In an informal roundtable discussion, discuss your motivations and challenges in upgrading and deploying a new release of AutoCAD.
Who we're looking for: Long-term users or CAD Managers of AutoCAD and LT

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Working with Real World Data (Focus Group)

Description: Discuss future directions and tools to prepare your AutoCAD drawings with richer building site data and surrounding context.
Who we're looking for: People using AutoCAD as their primary application and who want to add location information to get the feel of their site and surroundings. We are looking for people who are not using specialized GIS Packages. Also, these users should be currently using WS on any Mobile device like Phone or tablet.

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