When implementing Revit software, more and more organizations are choosing the counter-intuitive strategy of putting less rather than more data in company models. These organizations have discovered that leaving data where it normally lives and relying on integration to enable users to access the information needed when and where it is needed helps to see that decisions are based on fresh and accurate data. This presentation provides real-life examples to illustrate how traditional Building Information Modeling (BIM) implementations often fail to improve, and sometimes even degrade, an organization's ability to manage its information. The class uses business scenarios to explain in easy-to-understand terms how and where you can use data and system integration provide a more streamlined and collaborative work experience. The presentation also discusses what investments are required to achieve this and how those investments help prepare organizations to move data and processes to the cloud.

Discover how implementing building information modeling (BIM) innovative concepts in design and build projects can greatly improve project efficiency and accuracy. By using the latest construction technologies such as mixed reality, LiDAR scans, and parametric design, construction teams can better visualize and plan projects, reducing errors in the construction phase. This class will showcase practical examples through projects delivered by LEVIATAN and UBITECH, major engineering offices in Romania that use Autodesk and GRAITEC software. Additionally, the use of these technologies can increase safety on construction sites and reduce the amount of time required to complete projects. Ultimately, these benefits lead to improved quality, reduced costs, and better outcomes for both construction teams and clients.

Location—where work happens—is critical for designing, constructing, and managing assets in the built world. This includes locating assets on the ground, defining logical locations for specific work, and locating the definitive digital record expressing the asset. Arcadis, Esri, and Autodesk have been collaborating on techniques to simplify and standardize these concepts, with practical results. This study will help building information modeling (BIM) professionals use shared coordinates between Civil 3D files and Revit software, use Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) 4x3 properties to define IFC locations, and share these locations with geographic information system (GIS) professionals and stakeholders. We’ll examine a practical example from a light rail BlueSky project that includes Civil 3D, Revit, and IFC files for ground, alignment, rail, and architectural elements.

The future of the construction industry has never been brighter, in part due to the increased adoption of technology across all phases—design, plan, build, and operate. From streamlining specific processes to better collect, manage, and analyze data to embracing new business models, it’s no longer a question of whether to use technology, but how and why. During this keynote, Autodesk leaders will share Autodesk Construction Cloud updates and highlight industry innovators who are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

Traditionally, design decisions are made and solutions are developed before understanding the potential outcomes of those decisions. We then validate the solutions, revise decisions, and redesign, creating massive waste in the process. This is the paradox of design. Design optimization techniques and technology (APIs, visual programming, and simulation tools) can help break this paradox by simulating many options and the potential outcomes—informing decisions rather than simply validating them after the fact. This technology will change how we design, much like the advent of Building Information Modeling (BIM) did a decade ago. Therefore, it is critical to understand the fundamental changes to the design process that will be necessary to capitalize on this new technology. This round-table discussion will explore the paradox of design, as well as the challenges of design optimization, lean design processes, simulation technology, and computational design.

In this class you will learn about tools that extend the basic use of AutoCAD MEP software to a next level. This includes calculations for building, pipes, and ducts based on local standards, as well as lighting analysis. Additional content makes AutoCAD software usable in many more areas than before.

Ugly. That's the only way to describe the default AutoCAD Civil 3D corridors. Or, you could say a crazy Technicolor spider drew them. Either way, they don't look like roads. Most AutoCAD Civil 3D users simply switch between the various default Code Set Styles and then turn off the layers they don't want. In this class, we'll learn how to create and apply link, point, and shape styles to a corridor. This will let us shade the pavement, hatch the sidewalk, and show grass in the grading, while at the same time hiding those unsightly projection lines. Additionally, we'll take a look at how the Code Set Styles control the labels applied to corridor cross sections, and even how to use expressions to display only the information we need, while hiding what we don't want (such as the vertical grade of a curb face).

2015 is the year in which virtual reality (VR) is finally ready for the masses. Google Cardboard was perfect for democratizing VR, while products like Samsung Gear VR have helped increase the quality for scenarios that require it. Importantly, both technologies are powered by mobile phones. This session will look at the steps to create web-based VR for design visualization using Autodesk, Inc.’s, View and Data API, and how you can extend this core implementation via native Android SDKs for both Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear VR. We will also spend time looking at Augmented Reality technologies such as Magic Leap and Microsoft HoloLens to understand the implications for design and engineering.

Most people in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry know how to use levels of detail (LODs) but what about managing the level of commitment a project is going to require? Sometimes a project is really simple but would benefit greatly from a short coordination effort. Others require a large effort over the course of several weeks and need more from everybody involved. This session will focus on strategies to help manage all project stakeholders’ expectations, from design through construction, along with ideas for communicating the level of commitment your project will require.

We have scoured our support cases and made a list of the most common mistakes made while creating services. In this class, we will teach you how to avoid these mistakes and build great fabrication services. This session features Fabrication CADmep and Fabrication CAMduct.

A common workflow issue is managing drawings with CAD Standards issues - blocks on the wrong layer, text with the wrong style or size, etc. I could go on and on about all the issues we face with standards in our AutoCAD files. But taking the time to fix these issues can be a daunting process. In this lab, I will walk you through several tools that AutoCAD offers to speed up this process!

You will also learn techniques to make your drawings open faster, have smaller file sizes, and reduce crashing.  This is a crucial part of your day to day workflow!

This class will discuss the details on how to select the right CPU, GPU, Memory and storage for optimal performance. We will review the latest technology available in workstation hardware as well as benchmarks and specific recommendations for Autodesk products. How to justify the right workstation for your engineering team including ROI will be discussed.
The Dell Precision Optimizer, a tool that helps user maintain, analyze and optimize Dell workstations, will be introduced.

Traditional VDI solutions were designed for a non-elastic, single-tenant datacenter infrastructure. The future of end user computing is the freedom to choose your infrastructure, select your security authentication methods, bring your files, and of course your apps – and run them in the cloud on a browser.   Learn how Nutanix Xi Frame uses modern, high performing cloud-native tools for a superior end-user experience, simpler administration, and dramatically lower operational cost for organizations such as Kohn Pedersen Fox, and even Autodesk. Discover what a Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) solution built for 3D Designer applications can do for you.

Commercial buildings are on the verge of the biggest transformation in history. Internet of Things (IoT) is making connected buildings a reality, and adoption is on the rise across architecture, engineering, building technology, real estate, and construction industries. The use of IoT data for building modeling offers tremendous opportunity to optimize the design, construction, retrofit, and operations of buildings. But just having access to data doesn’t unlock actionable insights. Vladi Shunturov, founder and president of Lucid, will explain how we can harness the power of Building IoT for teams across any number of disciplines, from energy management to finance, operations, tenant communications, and more. He'll explain how to turn what were once reactive processes into proactive opportunities, and share proven best practices and use cases to arm attendees with information they need to turn disparate data from connected buildings into strategic assets. This session features Building Ops. AIA Approved

This class will cover an introduction of laser scanning, including time and cost of performing the scan; how to autoregister scans using ReCAP software; and the usage of the scan data for design assistant, construction quality control, and operation and maintenance. We will use educational, theme park, and airport projects as case studies to illustrate the benefits of using laser scanning.

You've no doubt seen great training videos and course guides that made learning seem easy. Well it's time for you to create these types of resources yourself—but where do you start? What kind of hardware, software, sound equipment, scripts, and cameras do you need to become your own video/training producer? In this class we will answer these questions while passing along effective practices for using Camtasia software as our editing tool of choice. We will show you how to set up a video capture environment and produce output for computers, Apple iPads, and television. We will cover story boarding, audio/video capturing, using voice recognition, captioning, and basic voice-over editing. We will also discuss some techniques you can use to refine your training using video drafting to evaluate your technique, voice, and pacing. If you have wanted to start making your own training videos but weren't sure how to do it, this class will give you everything you need to get started.

In this class, we will explore an extended workflow that leads to enhanced fabrication details with Advance Steel software. We will see the advantages of an integrated approach with Revit software, Robot Structural Analysis Professional software, and ultimately Navisworks software. This session features Advance Steel, Revit, and Robot Structural Analysis Professional. AIA Approved

The class will show the experience of BIM implementation with Revit in an architecture and engineering firm. The strategy and the investments to do, the possible problem and solutions, the schedule and the goals to achieve. The case studies and the pilot projects are essential to BIM implementation; this class will present many special real case studies from the Bulgari New Jewelry-Making Center (finalist at AEC Excellence Awards 2016) to the residences in Masdar City, showing the critical points and strengths of this BIM project.

In this hands-on lab, we'll explore the simple, powerful, round-trip workflow between Revit 2018 software and Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2018 software. We'll start with a simple structural model of a building in Revit, and we'll develop an understanding of the analytical model that Revit builds concurrently with the creation of structural geometry. We'll then explore the Structural Analysis for Revit feature, which lets static and gravity analyses be performed in the cloud directly from Revit. Next, we'll push that model into Robot Structural Analysis Professional to perform a basic analysis and code group-based design. Finally, we'll push the updated geometry from Robot Structural Analysis Professional back to Revit and observe that the model has been updated.