A Special ending to my year with this elegant Award from Autodesk Community.
This recognition means a lot to me, especially from this community.
My story with Autodesk started in my first year of the faculty. That's when I took an introductory AutoCAD course. At that time, it was astonishing to know that guy like me, who hates drawing by hand, could still fulfil his dreams of being an engineer. And that felt awesome. I was very slow in hand drawing, and I wouldn't say I liked the texture of the papers.![]()
My next step with Autodesk was when I, "the Civil Engineering student", enrolled myself in a 3Ds Max course in my second year of college to be with Mayada Gamal. She was an Interior Design Student and is my current wife. The software was essential to her, but it meant nothing to me. Despite that, at a specific time, I was a very good 3ds Max user "without the artistic touch" for sure.
I learned Revit and Robot Structural Analysis through online resources in the following years. I was able to produce my Excellent Graduation Project using them.
A few months after graduation, I worked as an instructor for Revit, an extra income for me when my salary was insufficient.
During the following years, I mastered many other Autodesk software, even if not directly related to my work. But I was able to make use of them for specific tasks during my career.
I had lots of titles related to Autodesk
Certified Autodesk Professional
Certified Autodesk Instructor
Autodesk Educator
Autodesk Diamond Ambassador
During the journey till today, I learned a lot of software, most of which is not Autodesk software. I can't ignore the capabilities of other software providers. Many great and innovative companies are out there, and the industry needs this competition.
However, what I couldn't find anywhere else is "Autodesk Community" When I mention these words, I immediately think about the Great Autodesk Forums. The place where everyone is willing to help. The place where some experts are willing to spend hours of their precious time to replicate your problem at their side to be able to resolve it and share the solution for free.
The geeks of this community are my role models, and because of them, I learned the pleasure of helping and sharing knowledge. Nothing makes me happier than a new notification of a like"Kudos" on a solution I posted a few years ago. Since I joined Autodesk Community, I pledged to dedicate time to helping people in our industry or at least trying. In the beginning, it was an hour daily. It became challenging to maintain through the years and the growing commitments. Still, I try at least to respond to every message I receive on LinkedIn. Sometimes I get delayed, but I always respond.
And surprisingly, by sharing knowledge and helping people, I'm actually helping myself, but that's another post.
Thanks, Autodesk Community, for the Special Recognition.
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