This case study explores how two educators have created girl-focused STEM events to support and empower our next generation. In order to help close the gender gap in their engineering classes, they created programs that pairs young students with high school students and professionals in industry. Maker Girl Mania, a STEM event created in 2015, uses a variety of hands-on activities at over 25 stations for students K-7th grade to explore, problem-solve, build, and tinker with different facets of engineering. Over 100 high school volunteers and industry partners help the young makers at each of the 25 stations to be successful in their explorations. Tech Girls, an annual event that pairs middle school girls with high school girls, introduces young students to the classes and careers available in STEM including Engineering, Design, Architecture, and Automotive.

This session will show you how to use Autodesk products for the complete electromechanical design workflow of a maker project. You'll learn how to use Autodesk Fusion 360 software for the structural and mechanical design, AutoCAD Electrical software for the electrical design, and Inventor software to combine the two into a full electromechanical workflow and wiring harness design.

There are numerous intellectual property, products liability, regulatory, insurance, and contractual issues that 3D printing and additive manufacturing (3DP/AM) create. This will be a panel discussion between actual manufacturers, designers, lawyers, and consumers coming together to discuss the process, the issues, the new chain of commerce, the benefits, and the concerns presented by the new world of 3DP/AM.

Building intelligent catchments requires a combination of high-quality data, hydraulic modelling and emergency AI capabilities to support better decisions and cleaner, more resilient water environments. This joint presentation between the project director and the InfoWorks ICM product manager will explain how InfoWorks ICM was used to produce site-specific analytics and potential solutions to inform intervention planning. We'll present the project timeline, key modeling and data pipelines, methods used, and how these outputs were embedded into decision support tools for key decision makers. You'll see a short technical demonstration of InfoWorks ICM workflows, and get a peek into the future of using AI prediction capabilities. A discussion of practical outcomes for the water sector will follow.

Difficult and costly importation of equipment. Lack of customized parts. Unavailable spare parts, especially in the remote areas where supply chains may be disrupted. These are some of the daily challenges faced by the staff of MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières—Doctors Without Borders). The 3D Printing for All project aims to democratize access to 3D printing and solve some of those challenges by getting 3D printing in MSF's projects, and developing procedures and guidelines on how to use it safely and efficiently. Describing design needs, context, and technical parameters for a CAD expert to make a design is critical to the production of the products that solve problems in the field. For the most part, the people who have the problems to solve do not have engineering backgrounds—and yet they have to provide precise information. Throughout the implementation of the project, we've experienced this communication gap, learned valuable lessons on how to minimize the number of iterations, and saved material and time involved in putting a product in use.

Using Autodesk Fusion software for rapid PCB design, the E-Tech team at Ford Design is creating modular system components to streamline development and reduce wiring complexity. By embracing PCB basics, design rules, and community resources, we're building reusable libraries and integrating program-specific features in our experiential properties around the globe. This approach enables faster prototyping, repeatable builds, and enhanced system continuity—with ESP32-based modules featuring Ethernet for server communication. We're focused on adaptable form factors and making PCB design accessible for makers and rapid iteration.

This workshop will demonstrate how to use ElumTools (an add-on for Revit software from the makers of AGi32) in Revit software to achieve daylight modeling with point-by-point calculation by utilizing the architectural model and lighting families.

Autodesk CAM for Educators, Students, Classrooms, Student Clubs, Maker Spaces, Non Profits, Learn about Autodesk’s learning resources, and how you can take advantage of the free integrated CAD/CAM software.

This meetup aims to bring together educators and industrial professionals who use Autodesk tools to foster connections, share successful teaching strategies, and exchange valuable educational assets. The event will include informal discussions, idea-sharing sessions, and opportunities to collaborate on enhancing classroom experiences for the next generation of designers and makers.

The digital transformation of industry requires not just a shift in tools and processes, but also a shift in mindset. Join Autodesk CTO Raji Arasu as she explains Autodesk’s vision for the future and explores how designers, engineers, and makers from every industry can achieve greater productivity, more agility, and better outcomes for their companies, their customers, and the global community.

Back by popular demand, this is part two of the award-winning presentation, "Maker Girl Mania: Inspiring Future STEM Leaders." This year we'll explore how the vital connection between industry and STEM education can inspire girls. This presentation briefly highlights two programs (Maker Girl Mania and Tech Girls) and the transformative impact they have in fostering creativity, problem-solving skills, and innovation for females. We'll explore how industry collaboration can enhance STEM learning experiences, encouraging more girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Participants will gain insights into best practices when connecting with schools and other existing programs. Our goal is to help industry partners engage and help create supportive environments for girls to excel in STEM fields. Join us in unlocking the potential of the next generation of female innovators!

When the COVID-19 outbreak began, makers across the globe came together to help fill the shortfall in supply chains and provide personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline workers by harnessing the power of a localized collective factory of 3D printers. At Warwick University we also sprang into action to help fight the virus. Large-scale additive manufacturing (LSAM) is a technology similar to that used in hobbyist desktop 3D printers. However, it generally has much bigger build platforms, larger nozzle diameters, and higher volumetric flow rates. This means it can be used as a rapid-response bridge manufacturing from 3D printing to injection molding. Using Fusion 360 software’s parameter tables, the speaker was able to generate a design that could be easily changed based on the printer setup, and be optimized for the faster printing times. In just three design iterations we went from 10 minutes to just 3.5 minutes.

We are entering an era in which the consumer is both the designer and the manufacturer: DIY creations on Kickstarter; 3D printers in your home; increasingly affordable computing and components; membership-based workshops filled with digital fabrication tools; and open-source electronics, combined with design techniques that create new, unique—and often highly creative—inventions and applications. The democratization of technology and the rise of the maker subculture are changing who does the work of design, and how they conceive, explore, and fabricate things. Are we all designers now? Or is this more hype, similar to the promise of the Jetsons™ and the paperless office? Join us to hear more from speakers—from an array of disciplines—who will share their stories, talk about how the “make-it-yourself” mindset is driving innovation, and discuss where this DIY movement is really heading. This session features Eric Wilhelm, founder of Instructables; David Lang, co-founder, OpenROV; Schuyler St. Leger, enthusiastic amateur maker; Jason Chua and team, SparkTruck, Stanford d.School; Ben Kaufmann, CEO, Quirky.com; and Anne Filson and Gary Rorhbacher, partners at Filson and Rohrbacher and co-founders of AtFAB.

Explore how technology is enabling new ways to design products in this AU Innovation Forum. Fresh thinkers with new tools are challenging the status quo. A new generation of designers and makers are using technology to create and produce faster than ever, harnessing the power of the cloud, crowdsourcing, collaborators across the globe, and even algorithms to find the best, most interesting ideas and results. In this forum, we’ll showcase examples of the best innovators and thinkers who’ve gone way beyond file sharing and 3D printers and into the future of making things.

AI-powered animation is only as good as the data behind it, but most motion data wasn't designed for AI. In this session, we'll demonstrate a projection-mapped capture app that guides performers in real time to produce more-structured motion. As well as how Label Maker, a tool integrated within the Autodesk ecosystem, uses AI to turn raw motion data and videos into richly tagged, reusable data sets. You will walk away with a clearer picture of how to make motion data actually usable for AI, and how to rethink their pipelines to get there. The real value of motion data isn't in the capture it's in the enrichment.

Join us for the first-ever “Research Reveals!” Design & Make game show. It's the designers versus the makers: architects versus engineers; product designers versus manufacturers; creatives versus producers. Based on the classic game show “Family Feud,” this fast-paced theater session brings industry experts together to test their knowledge of the latest State of Design & Make report. They’ll need to be fast on the buzzer to compete. Who will win this ultimate, live throwdown? Find out when we play “Research Reveals!”

What happens when intelligent data connects teams who've never spoken the same language? On a $1.3-billion Dubai Harbour tower, we built an integrated workflow unifying BIM, planning, and commercial teams. The planning schedule defines the data standard, enforced through Autodesk Forma Library parameters. Data Exchange extracts data live from Revit into Power BI no exports, no delays, no conflicts. Commercial teams get a weekly dashboard filterable by work package with a live 3D model view. Quantities are now a click away, even on your tablet. Leave with a replicable framework connecting decision makers using live collaboration and Revit, Forma Library, Data Exchange, and Power BI proven on one of the Middle East's most ambitious towers.

Whether you're proposing a new product, presenting a design, or helping clients imagine a better future, storytelling is often what moves ideas from possibility to reality. In today's data-driven world, storytelling has become an essential skill for anyone who wants to gain influence, inspire action, and help others see what's possible. In this engaging session, Tom Kelley shares memorable examples from business, design, and innovation, along with practical techniques for transforming data and insights into stories that resonate with colleagues and decision-makers. Along the way, you'll have a live "thumbs up or thumbs down" moment, as you help decide which topic Tom explores next. You'll leave with practical storytelling tools and a fresh perspective on how compelling stories help turn promising ideas into reality by first helping other people imagine a future that doesn't yet exist.

Whether you’re a small firm or a big Hollywood studio, you’ll want the fastest rendering power available to bring your visions to life with reliable and flexible cloud access directly from your design environment. Join Intel and Chaos group, the makers of V-Ray - the world’s most popular renderer for architectural visualization – to explore how you can scale your rendering speed with your own systems at your location, or in the cloud. You will also learn how you can make use of this service for free through the end of the year, so you can start saying yes to crazy deadlines right away.

This year, Autodesk is expanding its impact. We’ve made significant progress toward our own internal sustainability goals, achieving net-zero emissions across our business and value chain, pledging a 50% reduction in our scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2031, and investing in change makers through the Autodesk Foundation. However, we know that the real change happens when our customers shift their businesses to sustainability. Our new Sustainability Consulting Practice is designed to do just that. We’ve assembled a small and nimble team of sustainability experts across the globe to help solve our customers' most pressing issues related to energy, materials, health, resilience, work, and prosperity. In this session, you’ll learn about this new team, how they will work with customers, and how their expertise will position your company to be a leader in key impact areas.