Drawing file size and speed is important to all of us. With larger projects, it can be difficult to manage file size. In this class, we will look at ways to manage file organization so you can maintain smaller drawings that are more efficient. We will talk about best practices and general guidelines for things like: when should you use 2 corridor drawings for an alignment, or how many parts is too many for one utility drawing. This session features AutoCAD Civil 3D.

If you are a designer in the architecture industry, you are probably familiar with Google SketchUp™. However, that software can only take you so far, and you really need images that will sell to your clients. This class can help you transition into using 3ds Max software. The class shows you how to set up your 3D files for importing into 3ds Max. You learn how to enhance your amateur images and turn them into professional-looking renderings using mental ray® within 3ds Max. We also discuss efficient workflows and processes for 3D rendering.

In August 2015, Arkansas Children's, Inc., announced plans to build a freestanding children's hospital in Springdale, Arkansas, to advance pediatric health care in the region and provide care close to home for the more than 200,000 children. The new building-Arkansas Children's Northwest-will include 235,000 square feet of inpatient beds, emergency care, diagnostic services, and clinical space. The hospital's construction and facilities team put together a detailed set of data specifications to streamline the handover of the building and jumpstart maintenance and operations. The goal was to have all equipment data populated in the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) by substantial completion in the fall of 2017. This will let critical maintenance processes be in place prior to completion. To realize that vision, a number of issues had to be addressed to successfully hand over data before the end of the project. This presentation will walk through planning, design, construction, and the beginning of operations.

Are you responsible for training your CAD users but feel overwhelmed by the task? Are you stymied by the problems associated with enforcing CAD standards? Does your management expect you to make your users more productive? In this class, we cover some strategies for combining standards development and enforcement with an in-house training program to solve all 3 problems at once while keeping your budget under control. We start by building your company training program via efficiency analysis, move into creating effective training materials, and then we give you some ideas for becoming a better instructor. Next, we talk about turning your training program into your standards program by using your own written and video files to build a virtual resource library. If you're responsible for creating a standards or training program, you can't afford to miss this class.

AutoCAD content is designed to be reused in the current drawing or other drawings. The most difficult task concerning reusing content is managing and organizing that content. AutoCAD software comes with a couple of tools that assist in reusing content from the local driver or a network location: DesignCenter and Tool Palettes. In this session, we will look at the functionality of DesignCenter and Tool Palettes and how these tools help organize and reuse drawings, hatches, and other reusable content.

This hands-on lab focuses on using the conceptual massing environment in Revit Structure software to create complex roofs and walls and other complex shapes, such as a transmission tower or even a battleship. We walk through creating the mass framework and then get into the project. We explore advanced techniques to make trusses, complex beams, and columns that host the mass constructs. We also explore the workflow of how to manage change with these tools and how to master these techniques.

In 2016, Fayetteville, AR, began planning a 70,000-square-foot expansion to their existing library. The project adds innovative, community-focused spaces where patrons can develop photography, experience VR, and host large-scale events. One challenge identified by the owner was how to manage the equipment in both the new addition and the existing building. The facilities team decided to use BIM 360 Ops software as their computerized maintenance management system and engaged a consultant to streamline the data-import process. This class will explain the process and key considerations for successful integration of BIM 360 Ops for existing and new construction. The team worked together to establish the asset list to ensure streamlined import of data from the facility’s existing documentation and the expansion’s design and construction data. The completed project brings the library’s asset information into one place, enabling staff to effectively operate and maintain the expanded building.

This class will go over all aspects of an integrated project delivery (IPD) / Building Information Modeling (BIM) project for health care or science projects. We'll review different methods of project delivery and effective implementation plans. During the class, we'll cover fundamentals of laser scanning for IPD/BIM projects and we'll show examples. We'll review and discuss owner agreements and lean practices that are used on the IPD projects. In regards to legal aspects, we'll discuss some information for different project scenarios.

This session will cover the basics of Navisworks software, why it's an important piece of software for every construction company, and many design disciplines from one of the original Navisworks Ltd Teams. You'll be given a high-level overview of what each of the key tools does and how you could use the tools in your firm. This session features Navisworks Manage and BIM 360 Glue. AIA Approved

This hands-on lab class will start out by teaching you how to navigate the A360 Team hub and what all the parts are. Then we will teach you how to create a project and add both 2D and 3D data to that project. Once you have uploaded your 2D and 3D data, we can take a look at how to use the Large Model Viewer to view over 100 file types. You can isolate parts as well as turn different parts of the model on and off. We will go over how to invite others to your project and how to share files with them. This includes public and private file sharing. You will leave this lab knowing how to create and edit projects; share files; and collaborate with teams, clients, and customers.

Autodesk is committed to delivering value to its customers in the construction sector.  We know the importance of being able to clearly articulate how we understand the sector and the needs of those that work in it.  In this session, the Autodesk Construction Solutions Team will share their perspectives on working with the Industry, share the pressures that drive us to provide solutions and determine how we intend to partner with customers to build out their digital maturity.   Hear from two of our leading Industry experts, David Wilkinson will share his insight from working for and with contractors for the last 35 years, whilst Matt Keen will share how Autodesk intends to align their business to address the Construction Industry’s needs and consistently deliver value.

Paper space and plotting using AutoCAD software applications can be overwhelming and frustrating. Paper space is often misunderstood and plotting is not necessarily the most intuitive task. This class will work through the process of setting up a drawing for plotter output using paper space layouts. You will learn about viewport scaling and viewport property overrides, as well as how to effectively use Page Setups to easily change plot settings.

In this class, we will cover the Construction Institute's best practice of Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) and how Autodesk's project delivery platform supports the methodology. We will illustrate how platforms like BIM 360 and Forge support AWP workflows and increase project visibility, construction productivity, quality, and safety.

The greatest assets that projects and organizations have are individuals. When great teams of individuals work together toward a common outcome, extraordinary results occur. In this class, we’ll share the Construction Outcomes Framework. This will be a guide that will help your teams and organizations to become outcome driven. We’ll share how to capitalize on these outcomes through five value drivers. Capabilities and workflows will become more enhanced as well. We’ll also show how to underpin the outcomes framework with your technology strategy.

This class uses a case study of the Saline Creek Bridge in Fort McMurray, Alberta, to demonstrate methods of using Revit, Civil 3D, and Inventor software to create digital prototypes of bridge infrastructure projects to enable efficient and accurate construction of complex elements. We explore the workflow used for passing model information between Revit, Civil 3D, and Inventor, as well as methods of integrating survey and layout.

Back by popular demand! Learn how to maximize the productivity between designing in Revit software and rendering in 3ds Max software with NVIDIA’s iray rendering engine. Discover all the settings and tricks regarding how to properly set up a Revit software model to make the transition into 3ds Max software as effective as possible. Once in 3ds Max software, all the work done in Revit software will transfer over, enabling more time for rendering and less time spent worrying about the design. NVIDIA’s iray rendering engine, which takes advantage of the graphics processing unit (GPU), will enable realistic renderings with very minimal effort. The simplicity, accuracy, and speed of iray with NVIDIA GPUs remove all the nuance of typical rendering engines. All of this combined will create a streamlined workflow for teams, which will enable them to create and iterate renderings of your designs in a demanding production environment.

This class will showcase the Piedmont Atlanta Hospital Marcus Tower expansion and the all-in virtual design involvement on this project. We'll explain how to utilize models and BIM Team/C4R for Revit's cloud-based products and services for multiple aspects of the project, including the involvement in preconstruction for marketing, estimating, and self-perform opportunities; the integration of drone flights and parametric, in-house crane models for site logistics and safety planning; virtual reality for headwall mock-ups; and structural review. We'll complete the discussion with lessons learned for workflow, full-team integration, and training for the all-in approach.

The manufacturing industry achieves benefits through standardization of parts and repetitive processes. Conversely, these benefits are very difficult to attain in the steel fabrication industry, where almost every assembly is made of custom or one-off parts. This industry talk will highlight how Building Information Modeling (BIM) software and lean processes can be used to achieve similar benefits to the manufacturing industry, despite the diverse range of structures and total lack of standardization in the structural steel industry. Design review, drawing production, fabrication issue, quality control, radio frequency interference management, and installation tracking can all be optimized using disruptive thought and cloud-based tools to ensure each stakeholder receives the correct information at the right time across every stage of the project. Forget everything you already knew about the steel fabrication workflow and bring an open mind ready to learn how to take structural steel construction into a new fully optimized era!

Are you a Revit structural user interested in the fantastic new steel fabrication tools now in the 2019 release? Do you want to know how they interact with Advance Steel software? Or are you an Advance Steel user who is now being sent Revit model files. How can you make the most of them without replicating what has already been done? If you’re asking these questions, then this is the class for you! In this class, we will examine the level of detail (LOD) that can be virtually modeled in each software. We will import and export models using the Advance Steel Extension for Revit. To help identify the differences, we will apply connections; add plates, bolts and welds; and create construction/fabrication documents using both Revit software and Advance Steel software. By the end of this class, you will have a good sense of when you need to use the steel fabrication tools in Revit versus using Advance Steel.

With the new tools added to Revit software in the last few years, it has become easier for structural engineers and detailers to create shop drawings and fabrication models for structural components. This class will demonstrate Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows to take a Structural Design Team model into fabrication modeling and shop-drawings production for rebar, precast-concrete, structural-steel, and concrete-lift drawings. Attendees will learn new rebar modeling and annotation features for rebar shop-drawing creation. They will also learn how the new steel-connections tool works in Revit 2017 software and links with Advance Steel software; how to create precast-concrete erection (shop) and piece drawings in Revit software; and how to create detailed concrete-lift drawings in Revit software. We will also demonstrate add-ons that make shop-drawing production more efficient for each structural component type, and we’ll discuss workflows and best practices. This session features Revit Structure and Advance Steel. AIA Approved