Autodesk, a world leader in 3D design software successfully concluded the first Indian edition of its global flagship event, Autodesk University held in Mumbai, India on December 19, 2013. The premier design industry forum witnessed over 900 attendees comprising customers, partners, students, creative evangelists, design and engineering professionals and educators from the Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC), Media & Entertainment (M&E) and manufacturing industries.
The key highlight of the event was the showcase of innovative projects undertaken by Indian design and engineering professionals from Architecture, Engineering, Construction (AEC), Manufacturing and Media & Entertainment industries using 3D Design technology from Autodesk. At the various sessions in AUx Mumbai, Autodesk also displayed Autodesk ReCap<http://www.autodesk.com/products/recap/overview>, 3D Printing<http://www.123dapp.com/about3d> and Motion Capture<http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?id=17756175&siteID=123112> – next generation technologies from Autodesk’s portfolio of software.
National Award winning VFX Supervisors Keitan Yadav & Haresh Hingorani from the post production studio Red Chillies VFX made presentations on the ‘Making of Krrish 3’ and ‘Chennai Express’ – two of the biggest blockbusters from Bollywood in 2013.
Over 120 students and professionals from design and engineering received free certifications for the latest versions of Autodesk software like AutoCAD 2014, Revit Architecture 2014, Inventor 2014, Civil 3D 2014, 3Ds Max 2014 and Maya 2014.
Autodesk also organized a separate CXO forum on the sidelines of AUx Mumbai that was attended by 110 top decision makers who deliberated on the creative problem solving role of design technology in India and the value design can add to businesses. Speakers at the forum included the likes of notable architect Mr Hafeez Contractor, Abhishek Lodha, Managing Director of Lodha Group, Ashish S Kulkarni, CEO at BIG Animation (I) Pvt. Ltd.
Leading technical specialists and Autodesk customer conducted sessions around on Autodesk technologies and demonstrated novel applications of design technology. Notable speakers include Mr S. Jaychandran, Engineering Manager Ports & Harbor, Larsen & Toubro; Rajesh Gupta, Senior General Manager, Louis Berger; Brij Nandan Yadava, Vice President Projects, DLF; Vipul Bhalala, Head, Broadcast Design, Zee Entertainment Enterprises; Dr. Koshy Varghese, IIT Madras; Sathiyasalen, Head Styling Studio, Ashok Leyland to name a few