Christopher Benner

Christopher Benner

Before joining Autodesk, I was the lead designer, Vault Administrator and CAD department supervisor at Powell Fabrication & Manufacturing in St. Louis, Michigan. I have been a mechanical designer and drafter for more than 20 years, using Autodesk products for most of that time. I was inducted into the first class of Autodesk Expert Elites at Autodesk University 2012 and have been active on the Autodesk discussion forums and social media. During this time I also started my CAD Tips, Tricks & Workarounds blog. I have been a speaker at Autodesk University since 2014, including a trip to Moscow to speak at AU Russia. I have been active in both the Inventor and Vault Beta programs, and have actively worked with those product teams to improve and troubleshoot those programs. I also have regularly used AutoCAD and AutoCAD Electrical, and have some experience with AutoCAD P&ID, Fusion 360, 3ds Max and Interactive. Outside of my CAD work and Community involvement, I am also an amateur photographer and photo artist, and I enjoy reading, music and singing.

  • Welcome to Autodesk Community Journal!

    Welcome to Autodesk Community Journal!  We are very excited to present this platform to you. This blog will be filled with news and views from your Community Team.  This may include upcoming Community Events, member bios, Industry news and of course tons of great links to useful resources. Get to know your Autodesk Community Managers…

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  • Autodesk University 2021

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  • Meet Chris Benner, Industry Community Manager

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  • Meet Expert Elite Mike Thomas

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  • Meet Amanda Kinley – Sr. Program Manager

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  • Community Conversations

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