


Summer and Fall 2021 Highlights of The CAD Geek

Autodesk University 2021 Community Voting Now Open
For the last month, Autodesk product experts worldwide have authored proposals for Autodesk University 2021. If you’re not familiar with Autodesk University, it’s Autodesk’s annual user conference. Typically, Autodesk hosts the conference as an in-person event at a place like…

Uninstalling Autodesk Software the Easy Way

Autodesk University 2021 Location Announced and Call for Proposals Opens

A First Look at What’s New in AutoCAD 2022
This week, Autodesk kicked off its 2022 product launch with the release of AutoCAD 2022. As with all new releases, packed inside is a collection of new features that will impact the way you work. While every new release affects…

The CAD Geek Wins Best of Autodesk University 2020 Speaker Award
Autodesk University 2020 was unlike any other Autodesk University event before it. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, what usually is an in-person conference for 10,000 professionals became a worldwide online event for over 100,000 professionals! Last week, Autodesk announced the…

Six Civil 3D Collaboration Options for Remote Workers
Like many, I start 2021 with an optimism that this year will be better than 2020 was. Only time will tell if that optimism becomes a reality. While many questions remain about what the post-2020 world will look like, it…

Autodesk Civil 3D 2021.1 First Impressions
Fresh off the heels of the release of AutoCAD 2021.1 is none other than Civil 3D 2021.1. Like the AutoCAD update, the Civil 3D 2021.1 update introduces general fixes to the software while also adding some handy new features too.…

A First Look at AutoCAD 2021.1
Just as the spring typically brings us a new release of AutoCAD, the end-of-summer and early-fall typically bring us the annual “little-r” or “dot-one” update to our favorite drafting software. This year is no different as Autodesk released its AutoCAD…

My First Six Months Back as a CAD/BIM Manager
After rejoining Timmons Group at the end of January, this week marked my six-month anniversary back in the saddle as a CAD/BIM manager. Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, these first six months have been everything I expected them to be,…

How to Choose the Best On-Demand Training for Autodesk Software
During a recent industry group discussion, I was asked to provide insight regarding the best Learning Management System (LMS) for Autodesk software training. Like many things, best is a relative term. What works best for my firm may not work…