Many have used Dynamo to automate tedious tasks and generate complicated geometries and structures, but Dynamo baffles many with some of the concepts that are a bit difficult to grasp. Of these, perhaps the most misunderstood feature of Dynamo for Revit software is Element Binding. This feature ties Revit elements created by Dynamo to the DYN file that created them. When misused, it can lead to lost work, duplicate elements in the model, and frustrated computational designers. When used properly, Element Binding can bring your graphs to a completely new level, enabling not only one-time element creation, but also updating previously created content to reduce time reworking downstream decisions.

The BIM 360 Product Management Team will review the recent enhancements to the Project Management module and share priorities for our product road map. Learn about how BIM 360 software can help you create, manage, review, and monitor your RFIs and submittals throughout the project.

The class will guide attendees to understand the principles and aim of the Conceptual Design Process developed for White Architects, and the benefits that Autodesk technology and services can bring.

White Architects needed to identify design intent in conceptual architecture stages, including energy efficiency. They wanted to use Autodesk applications to efficiently identify the design intent and, at the same time, to be able to re-use the digital models in later design processes.

Autodesk has worked with them to define the best processes and tools to achieve their objectives, defining a consistent framework that allows White architects to use the framework as a fluid and flexible tool for facing this early stage design and to use the digital models downstream to accomplish with more advanced phases of the project lifecycle.

Join us to learn about what's been new with Forge software over the past year and what's coming soon. The Forge Product Management Team will share insights and strategies on changes to existing APIs, what new APIs are being previewed at DevCon 2017, and what we're working on that is yet to come.

InfraWorks 360 LT software is a powerful tool, but it really comes alive when it’s upgraded to InfraWorks 360 software, including the 3 industry-specific applications that address roads, bridges, and drainage. This class will build on basic InfraWorks 360 software knowledge and show the more advanced use of the industry-specific applications, as well as other features like Model Builder, Corridor and Profile Optimization, and InfraWorks 360 software in the cloud.

Traditionally CAD and CAE have mostly been used for documenting designs and providing feedback on how they perform in operation. Improved tools, expanded computing power, and new manufacturing technology are now opening up new possibilities for computational design and engineering, where CAD and CAE are used to actually generate part geometry directly. These tools help engineers explore an array of design strategies and create lighter, stronger, or more-efficient parts by driving the design with functional goals, not just a handful of dimensions on a sketch. This course will provide some context for optimization tools as they exist today and introduce several new tools aimed at this goal-driven design concept.

Parametric design tools aren't just for programs like Inventor software, Revit software, or Civil 3D software; there is a set of parametric drawing tools that you can use to create dynamic relationships and constraints between objects in AutoCAD software as well. The parametric drawing tools will revolutionize the way that you draw and edit objects in AutoCAD. This class will introduce you to parametric drawing in AutoCAD by using both geometric and dimensional constraints to add intelligence to your objects. You will learn how using Auto Constrain and Inferred Constraints can help you quickly add constraints and change your process from drafting to modeling. If you have ever wanted geometry in your drawing to update based on changes that you have made to other objects, or if you have wanted to type a new value into a dimension and have the object update based on this new value, then this class is for you.

For years you’ve heard stories of companies utilizing generative design in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. While you want to embark on a similar journey, you may be paralyzed, unsure where to start. Fortunately, the fastest way to a destination is to follow in the footsteps of those ahead of you, and the Arcadis Generative Design POC Team is happy to lead the way. We’ll tell you how to avoid traps and plan for success in your generative evolution. No topic is too broad or off limits (well, except our source code). Conceptualization and planning, staffing and skill requirements, training needs and sources, tips and tricks, milestones and goals, pitfalls and traps—we’ll pull back the curtain and let you see how you, too, could produce a generative-design tool that will transform how you do business.

You may have heard that an airport is like a small city. Implementing Building Information Modeling (BIM) at this scale can quickly get complicated; what's possible and what's practical don't necessarily align. In this class we'll look at some special considerations for airports, ways in which to scope an implementation, and ways in which to use Autodesk, Inc., software systems (such as InfraWorks software, Revit software, and AutoCAD Civil 3D software). We'll also take a look at effective practices, and we'll discuss lessons learned from some specific large-scale BIM programs involving airports.

Welcome to Subassembly Composer for AutoCAD Civil 3D software! This is a lab for those that have utilized AutoCAD Civil 3D software for some time, but are interested in figuring out how to take their corridors to a whole new level. We will develop subassemblies you can put to work as soon as you're home, and give you a methodology for creation that will make your co-workers think you're a professional software developer. Specifically, we will begin by diving into good subassembly design practices, taken directly from our friends in the software development industry. The subassemblies we'll build together in this lab are particularly relevant to those in the land development industry, but they have direct value for those designing with corridors in AutoCAD Civil 3D software. This lab will also touch on how to harness the capabilities of the Subassembly Composer to utilize InfraWorks 360 software for design visualization. Consider this class the introduction to the course I taught last year for those in the aviation design industry. This session features AutoCAD Civil 3D and InfraWorks 360.

In this session, we'll cover a complete workflow based solely on Autodesk technology, from process planning to 2D-3D layout and 4D timeline management. Then we'll bring you into the virtual factory experience, meaning that you can experience the factory as if it was built already. Finally, we'll present the advanced manufacturing technologies for the factory of the future-technologies that are available today. At the end of the session, you'll understand how to set up integrated factory workflows, and you'll know the importance of process planning and the integration of an "as build" situation-which is very common and useful for avoiding collisions. Additionally, you'll know how to use virtual reality solutions to communicate the entire plan with stakeholders, and you'll understand how smart manufacturing is paving the way for agile manufacturing.

This 1-day workshop will gather a small exclusive group of talented engineers and designers for a special hands-on look at Autodesk's Generative Design technology. You will walk away with the ability to increase your innovation capacity by exploring solution domains beyond a single concept of traditional design tools. This hands-on session will complete an entire generative workflow, from defining requirements to manufacturing.

Working on campus projects, strip malls, or any multibuilding project inevitably brings up discussion of how to manage the details. Often a major driving factor in choosing how to manage the details is whether all of the buildings will be included in one set of construction documents, or if each building will have a separate set of documents. Based on the project and which of these 2 approaches is selected, there are a number of strategies that can be implemented within Revit software to help streamline the construction document process. This class will dive into creating a single project file that only contains typical details, and how to link that file into all pertinent building models so that they all update seamlessly. This process isn't well known, but it can keep the liability aspect of a project to a minimum.

This 1-day workshop will gather a small exclusive group of talented engineers and designers for a special hands-on look at Autodesk's Generative Design technology. You will walk away with the ability to increase your innovation capacity by exploring solution domains beyond a single concept of traditional design tools. This hands-on session will complete an entire generative workflow, from defining requirements to manufacturing.

Intended for intermediate to advanced users of InfraWorks 360 software and AutoCAD Civil 3D software, this class is designed to show the civil industry professionals techniques for creating renderings and depicting custom models utilizing multiple Autodesk, Inc., tools. Using tools provided in Infrastructure Design Suite civil engineering software (AutoCAD Civil 3D software, InfraWorks software, Revit software, and 3ds Max software), this class will consist of a live demo showing how to create and use grading, site geometry, and custom Filmbox (FBX) models that you can use in your InfraWorks models. This session features InfraWorks 360 and AutoCAD Raster Design. AIA Approved

This class will explain a subset of capabilities that Autodesk cloud services offer to enable collaboration in civil infrastructure projects. Topics that we'll discuss include the presence of mobile devices in our daily lives, and the ways that we can use them in professional environments. Also, we'll explore the available technologies that will let multiple teams work together.

This class will explore a large-scale port/transportation project utilizing features in InfraWorks software along with AutoCAD Civil 3D software, AutoCAD software, and AutoCAD Map 3D software. Discover some key techniques to help guide you in transitioning from 2D conceptual planning to 3D and even 4D sequences. This course will cover a wide range of InfraWorks functions, such as creating custom "city furniture" from various sources; creating bridges, roads, and rail; randomizing data objects; running scripts; and, finally, creating project fly-throughs and renderings.

Multiaxis, large-scale 3D printing opens the doors to new application fields for engineers, architects, designers, and scientists. For this, the Netfabb and PowerMill high-rate technology combined with Autodesk tools like Autodesk Nastran software, PowerInspect software, Inventor software, and Fusion 360 software create new possibilities in design and manufacturing. This class will also cover examples from our industrial and research partners and show a workflow for high-rate deposition.

In this session, we will explore some of the many great Dynamo packages that are available to improve your Dynamo experience. Have a little fun as we explore some of the packages that are available in the Dynamo Package Manager. We will look at packages from some of the greats—Andreas Dieckmann, Konrad Sobon, Nate Miller, and John Pierson, to name a few. And we’ll examine packages that can work with Navisworks software, Microsoft Excel, landscape design, and more. We will also touch on how to deploy Dynamo packages company-wide. While the general flow of this class will be fun, we will look at lots of helpful packages that can increase your productivity as well.

Go beyond the basics of Fusion 360 software and obtain the skills to effectively and rapidly alter design manufacturing of a single product from concept to creation. Learn how a small business utilizes the concept of parametric design to drive CAM objectives that easily modify changes based on individual customer requirements (size, simulation data, generative design, and shape optimization). This class will assist Fusion 360 users who want to increase design workflow knowledge within T-Spline structures for streamlined design-to-product development. Learn advanced design and techniques, including simulation and additive/subtractive mold making for production. Our demonstration will follow the creation of a bicycle part (TBD) that was custom-built yet dynamically designed to fit a multitude of individual riders. Our focus is within 3 Fusion 360 environments: sculpting for industrial design; parametric modeling for mold construction, fittings and inserts, and precision geometry; and CAM for computer numerical control (CNC) operation.