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Michael Gustafson

Michael is currently Senior Industry Strategy Manager for Structural Engineering, responsible for establishing long-term Industry Strategy for structural analysis, design, detailing and fabrication with Autodesk. Michael practiced structural engineering at Ellerbe Becket and holds a BS and MS from the University of Minnesota, and an MBA from Michael J. Coles College of Business.

  • SteelDay 2021: Making connections to drive collaboration in steel construction

    SteelDay is the American Institute of Steel Construction’s (AISC) annual celebration of the achievements of the structural steel industry. Since 2009, hundreds of events have taken place educating thousands of attendees about the latest innovations in domestically fabricated steel. One of the ambitious goals AISC has set – using 2020 SteelDay as their launching pad […]

    Structures
  • AU2020 Structure

    Top 5 structural sessions at AU 2020

    Here are our top picks for sessions at Autodesk University 2020 pertaining to structural design, engineering, and fabrication.

    Events

  • Highlights from a winning Fabrication Experience at Connect & Construct!

    A larger than ever Fabrication Experience made a significant impact on attendees at the 2019 AU Connect & Construct Summit. With close to a hundred classes, presentations and exciting keynotes from industry leaders, everyone left armed with leading-edge knowledge about new products, important market disruptors and tangible ideas about how to stay ahead of the […]

    Fabrication

  • 3 Reasons Not to Miss the Fabrication Experience at Connect & Construct!

    If you’re looking to stay one notch above your competition, learn about the latest market disruptors, and meet industry leaders, this year’s Fabrication Experience at the Connect & Construct Summit (C&C) is one event you won’t want to miss. In this one-day event before Autodesk University Las Vegas, numerous classes, workshops and thought leadership presentations […]

    Events

  • The Fabrication Experience at Connect & Construct is back – and poised to be better than ever!

    Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) is gaining steam and stands to disrupt our industry! Are you prepared for what’s coming? Do you want to see what your peers are doing? This year’s Fabrication experience is tailored specifically to help you answer these and other pressing questions, giving you more of what you care about. […]

    Fabrication

  • Naviate Rebar Extension is Available

    Back in September, we shared that Autodesk technology partner Symetri would deliver the reinforcement extension capabilities within Revit Extensions as part of their Naviate Rebar Extension. They have now released this functionality. We are excited to have this agreement in place with Symetri to improve the capabilities of Revit for BIM-based reinforcement detailing. FAQ Price: Naviate Rebar Extension […]

    Structure

  • Updates to Revit Extensions for timber and rebar

    Customers have historically used Revit for concrete rebar and timber modeling and documentation including use of  Autodesk productivity extensions delivered as Revit® Extensions. However, in recent years many customers have found value in adopting automated Revit apps provided by regional technology partners, particularly for timber and reinforcement. For this reason, as of April 20, 2018, Autodesk […]

    Product news

  • 5 reasons why structural engineers and fabricators should attend AU

    Global Autodesk University events offer a wealth of knowledge and networking opportunities for those designing and making buildings. We are working hard to deliver an AU experience that is valuable to both structural engineers and fabricators. At the upcoming Autodesk University happening in Las Vegas November 13-15, 2018, we are excited to take the intimacy […]

    Structure

  • The Precast Show

    I just had the opportunity to attend The Precast Show 2018 in Denver this March. This year’s event showcased a lot of new types of technologies that definitely warrant sharing in a blog post. I also must confess, I cannot pass up any opportunity to talk about precast concrete. There was a lot more buzz […]

    Concrete Fabrication
  • autodesk structural analysis

    Re-engineering structural analysis for the future

    “Structural Engineering – open that!” It was exciting to hear the droid K-2 say these words in the film Star Wars Rogue One last winter. If you recall, this was the scene where Jyn and Cassian were frantically searching for the Death Star plans at the Citadel Tower’s data vault.  As a former practicing structural […]

    Engineering and Design