News and Announcements

Revit User's Group - San Francisco
Revit User's Group - Sacramento
Two Revit Structure Technical Webcasts in January
Save the Date - March 7th AUGI CAD Camp in Mt. View

All Products - Autodesk Security Update

Pre-recorded Building Systems Technical Webcasts are available online
Autodesk recorded, and has made available the Autodesk® Building Systems series of online training sessions. This series is specifically for mechanical and electrical engineers. To view any or all of these pre-recorded webcasts, simply click on the appropriate link below.

• Introduction to Electrical Design with Autodesk Building Systems 2006 - view
• Introduction to Mechanical Design with Autodesk Building Systems 2006 - view
• Tips and Tricks with Autodesk Building Systems 2006 - view

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Subscription Customers. Tips and Tricks for AutoCAD 2006 and Building Systems 2006
The AutoCAD® 2006 and Autodesk® Building Systems 2006 Tips & Tricks PDF files are now posted to the Member News section in the Subscription Center. After logging in to the subscription center, you can view the files by picking the "Member News " link on the left side of the home page.

Subscription Center: Login

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Subscription Customers. Autodesk University classes now available online
As an added benefit of Autodesk® Subscription, AU Online is now available to all subscription customers via Subscription Center. AU Online is a new initiative in which 100 classes from Autodesk University 2005 were recorded and posted to a central site to help customers continue their education throughout the year. AU Online is being made available to AU 2005 attendees and to all subscription customers around the world.
The AU Online site allows subscription customers to:

• Access and download class handouts for most of this year's 400 AU sessions
• View recordings of 100 classes

After logging in to the subscription center, you can go to AU Online by picking the "AU Online" link in the upper-right hand corner.

Subscription Center: Login

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Revit User's Group - San Francisco
Topic: TBD

AIA is offering 2 Learning Units for attendance

Where: Ideate San Francisco Office (Montgomery and Sutter)
When: Wednesday, January 18th | NEW TIME 11:30am - 1:30pm w/lunch provided
Register: click here

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Revit User's Group - Sacramento

So you want to SHARE your model?

At the next meeting of the Sacramento Revit User Group, David Haynes, AIA Director of AEC Services for Ideate Inc., will uncover best practices for:

• Sharing Revit Building and Revit Structure files with owners, consultants and team members
• Using Revit in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Worksharing
• Tips and Tricks for file size management

AIA is offering 2 Learning Units for attendance

Where:AIA Central Valley Alharmbra Room
When: Thursday, January 12th
Register: click here

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Two Revit Structure Technical Webcasts in January

If you already registered for the first one (Dec 14th), you do not need to re-register. The login information for the Jan 11th one will be sent out on Jan 10th.

Register: click here

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Save the Date - March 7th AUGI CAD Camp in Mt. View, CA
The AUGI CAD Camps are a single day educational event devoted only to training and networking in the engineering and design environment.  This means no sales presentations, no marketing hype.  The foremost goal of AUGI CAD Camp is to enlighten and inform through educational sessions, which serve to broaden you and your staffs experience with the Autodesk products you use every day.

At AUGI CAD Camp, you’ll get:

• A full day of training: Five different sessions designed to provide targeted training, giving you a lot of knowledge in a little time.
• Expert advice from top instructors across the country.
• Networking opportunity. Some of the best stuff you ever learned might have come from your peers, and AUGI CAD Camp gives you ample time to network with fellow CAD Camp attendees.
• Technology update. A few of Autodesk’s top developer partners will be on hand to keep you abreast of new products and updates.

We are working on the details of the AUGI CAD Camp at this time. To receive more information on this event when it is available click here.

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Save $1,000 when purchasing new licenses of Building Systems
From now until March 15th you can save $1,000 off of Autodesk's SRP on any new license of Autodesk Building Systems software. Autodesk® Building Systems provides integrated AutoCAD®-based building systems design and analysis for improved productivity, accuracy, and coordination—from conceptual design through construction documentation.

Promotion Expires: March 15, 2006
more info | 888-662-7238

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Receive a $125 Rebate for each Upgrade from AutoCAD 2002 Retiring Software
When upgrading from any of the retiring products listed below you can receive a $125 rebate for each upgrade. The software must be ordered and received by January 27, 2006. This promo can be combined with the 0% Financing promo.

AutoCAD LT 2002 *
AutoCAD 2002
AutoCAD Mechanical 6
Architectural Desktop 3.3
Inventor Series 7
Land Desktop 3
Map 5 and 6
* rebate qualifies when upgrading to AutoCAD, ADT, Building Systems, or any of the Revit products

Promotion Expires: January 27, 2006
more info | 888-662-7238

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0% Financing Promotion through Key Equipment Finance
From now until January 27, 2006 we are offering 0% 12-month financing for customers upgrading or crossgrading from any of the 2002 family of software or Inventor Series 7 (retiring products). click here for a complete list of the retiring products. To qualify for the financing the purchase must include a minimum of $5,000 worth of Autodesk upgrades or crossgrades from retiring products. After the $5,000 is met, any additional Autodesk software or subscription can also be financed.

Blended rates are also available for 24 and 36 month terms.

Promotion Expires: January 27, 2006
more info | 888-662-7238

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Rev It Up Promotion for Architectural Desktop Users
Many of our Autodesk Architectural Desktop customers have expressed the desire to move to Autodesk Revit Building to gain a competitive advantage. But, they want the flexibility to use both Autodesk Revit Building and Architectural Desktop while making the transition. If this scenario rings true for you, you’ll want to know about the Rev It Up Promotion for Autodesk Architectural Desktop!

For a limited time, Autodesk Architectural Desktop users can purchase the premier building information modeler, Autodesk Revit Building, at a significant discount.

Promotion Expires: January 31, 2006
more info | 888-662-7238

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Rev It Up Promotion for Revit Structure
Are you ready to switch to Autodesk® Revit® Structure but still want to work on projects using AutoCAD? If you answered “yes,” you’ll want to know about the Rev It Up for Autodesk Revit Structure Promotion. For a limited time, Autodesk Architectural Desktop, AutoCAD Revit Series and AutoCAD users can purchase Autodesk Revit Structure at a significant discount.

Promotion Expires: March 15, 2006
more info | 888-662-7238

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Purchase any of the Revit Family of products and get a discount off training
On new purchases or crossgrade to Autodesk Revit Building, Revit Series, or Revit Structure you can receive a $200 discount off the Revit training class. Get trainined by the experts and save.

Promotion Expires: January 31, 2006
more info | 888-662-7238

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Invest in Education
Autodesk is proud to offer the Invest in Education Program, featuring Autodesk products. The Invest in Education program is a granting program aimed at connecting commercial customers with local education customers. The Invest in Education Program gives commercial companies that purchase new seats of the most current version of qualifying Autodesk software or collaboration services, the right to grant a classroom lab of Autodesk software or collaboration services to the educational institution of their choice - a grant worth up to US$25,000. The Invest in Education Program is part of Autodesk’s ongoing commitment to its educational and commercial customers in helping to foster the next generation of designers.

Promotion Expires: no end date at this time
more info | 888-662-7238

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