Return to Autodesk University

After 4 years of not presenting in person at Autodesk University, I made a return this year which almost didn't happen because of being sick just the week before. It was a great experience to be back and share what I know with others, even though I don't like public speaking and not a fan of Las Vegas.

Yes, still not a fan of Las Vegas after all these years, but I am less of a fan when most of my time is spent trying to recover from being sick the week before. I was traveling for work and on vacation, so that likely played a role in being sick along with running at Disney World in the early mornings for 3 days in a row. Nothing like humid and cold mornings after all.

Anyways... this year I presented on the basics of AutoLISP for those using AutoCAD LT 2024. The session was titled Leveling Up with AutoLISP in AutoCAD LT 2024. The recording, handout, dataset, and presentation for the session all can be found online.

If you are interested in extending the behavior AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT by automating workflows and simplifying tasks, you can check out my following sessions which I organized by experience level. A full list of all of my sessions over the years can be found on my blog.

Basics

• Down the Rabbit Hole: AutoCAD Customization and Task Automation (2021)
• AutoCAD Customization Boot Camp: Basic (No Experience Required) (2013 - 2020)
• Managing and Migrating Custom Files and Settings (2020)
• Leveling Up with AutoLISP in AutoCAD LT 2024 (2023)

Intermediate

• AutoCAD Customization Boot Camp: Automate Workflows and Tasks (2019 - 2020) (Previously named AutoCAD Customization Boot Camp: Beyond the Basics (2014 - 2018))
• Which Editor to Use for AutoLISP Development: Notepad to Visual Studio Code (2020)
• Going on a Bug Hunt: Debugging and Handling Errors in AutoLISP? (2013)
• Deploy and Support AutoLISP Programs Like a Pro (2016)
• AutoLISP: The 21 Frequently Overlooked and Forgotten Functions (2014)
• Using the Visual LISP Extension with AutoLISP (2018)
• Introduction to Visual Basic? for Applications for AutoCAD (2013)
• Harnessing the Power of the AutoCAD COM APIs (2015)

Advanced

• Plotting and Publishing Drawings with .NET (2012)
• Managing CAD Standards with VB.NET (2019)
• Bridging the Gap: Extending AutoLISP with .NET (2021)
• Sparring with ObjectARX - Round 1: Learning the Ropes (2014)
• Sparring with ObjectARX - Round 2: Stepping into the Ring (2014)

Other

• AutoCAD APIs: Meet the Experts (2015)
• AutoCAD APIs: Meet the Experts (2014)
• AutoCAD APIs: Meet the Experts (2013)