In this class, we will show how Autodesk Revit Architecture software was used for collaboration of multiple disciplines in a higher education capstone project. Revit was used to keep the project moving forward while one of the chief architecture students on the team needed to travel overseas. We will also list lessons learned in working internationally.

See how Revit software can provide powerful insight to your model contents, and how your design team is building them through external data reporting. Information is most useful when presented in a format that is easy to explore and analyze. This class will demonstrate several techniques for getting information out of your models and into a format that you can more easily digest and visualize, all with the goal of helping you make better decisions. This session features Revit, Revit Architecture, and Revit MEP. AIA Approved

A linear structure is related to and controlled by a 3D alignment. This class will cover case studies of some typical design elements (such as gabion walls and tunnel cross passages) that may need to be incorporated to deliver the scheme design. We discuss the problems that Atkins has had to overcome, and the various approaches chosen to achieve the goal of programming rule-based algorithmic geometry selection and placement, from guide lines for the linear structures, in response to iterative design alterations. Atkins has developed a solution for automated linear structure design and drafting. This futuristic digital engineering approach delivers significant design efficiency, and it reinforces Atkins' leading status in the field of digital engineering. This class will share the processes adopted for the solution using AutoCAD Civil 3D software, Revit software, and Dynamo software. Come and be inspired by how Atkins works cheaper, faster, and smarter while further enhancing the quality of deliverables.

Attendees of this workshop will learn how to manipulate and create custom materials for their next photorealistic rendering. The presenter will highlight how material maps (such as bump, self-illumination, and cutouts) can give mental ray renderings added definition and appeal. Attendees will learn how to import images to create custom materials, and learn best practices for material image preparation—as well as how to scale and tile material maps. Attendees will gain insight into the various techniques used to apply materials, including surface painting and family properties. This session features Revit Architecture. AIA Approved

If you are new to Revit Architecture software and want to get a quick hands-on overview of the recommended practices for using BIM in architecture and its associated workflows, then this is the class for you. We highlight several workflows, including conceptual design, documentation, visualization, and multidiscipline coordination. These workflows highlight the capabilities of Revit Architecture, and touch on some of the BIM 360™ cloud-based offerings as well. In this hands-on lab, you walk through exercises that highlight each of the major phases of design, with an emphasis on recommended workflow, while simultaneously incorporating features that are new to Revit Architecture 2014.

The Revit API available for views and schedules has been extended with several new exciting capabilities in Revit 2014 software. This class takes a detailed look at what you can do with new view and schedule API capabilities. Topics covered include the newly exposed capabilities for view overrides and filters, crop region manipulation, exploded views and viewport layout. For schedules, the class discusses how to use the newly inherited capabilities of TableView to manipulate and access data directly from the rows and columns of schedules. Simple concepts are illustrated with code examples, and more advanced techniques are demonstrated live. It's helpful to watch the AU online class CP3133: Using the Revit® Schedule and View APIs (http://au.autodesk.com/au-online/classes-on-demand/class-catalog/2012/autodesk-revit-for-architects/using-the-autodesk-revit-schedule-and-view-apis) ahead of this class.

Even with a fully coordinated Autodesk Revit model of every discipline, architectural beauty comes at the cost of a challenging construction phase. In this class, you will learn how coordination on the Yale School of Management was managed using Autodesk Navisworks software in conjunction with fabrication-quality modeling. We will explore rule-based clash detection will be explored as a primary evaluation and visualization method for finding coordination problems and developing real-time solutions in the intelligent model. You will leave the class with a clear understanding of how to best integrate and use clash detection to coordinate a building of any level of complexity.

This energetic and engaging session presented by industry experts will share the lessons learned throughout the project lifecycle using InfraWorks software on both horizontal and vertical projects. InfraWorks has been around for 3 years, and the 2017 release finally gives it the opportunity to become more than a planning or marketing tool. The new features enable increased productivity and project collaboration with new additions of multiple data sources like native Autodesk files, as well as various other external nonnative popular file formats that make this a powerful application. From conceptual design, marketing, client relations, and traffic control plans, to as-builts and point cloud data, InfraWorks is an amazing collaboration tool. If you looked at InfraWorks previously and saw potential but couldn't find how it was applicable to your workflow, take the opportunity to learn how the program has evolved!

DesignCheck enables a digital future for building engineering. Using a centralized hub of calculations, parametric platforms can iterate and control design processes faster than ever before. Combining this framework with Revit software through the use of Dynamo lets design calculations and intelligent parameter-based elements be directly linked without duplication or transfer of data. Using this element-based design approach presents the opportunity to push the limits of BIM (Building Information Modeling) delivery.

We will share ideas and techniques to help make for a less painful transition from Autodesk AutoCAD® to Revit Architecture® so that others may benefit from our successes and failures. You may have heard that the only way to switch to using Revit is to just dive right in and take the plunge. Well maybe there are options to this “sink or swim” approach. Can you afford to re-train your entire staff? Do you know who should learn (or more importantly, who should not learn) Revit? Well maybe this discussion will help answer some of your questions and address some of your fears. We will share with one another how switching to Revit as affected our office, workflow, staffing and efficiency. We will discuss our biggest successes and failures. We want to hear about any unique ideas or work flows which you have discovered to help make for a successful transition to Revit. Together as a group, let’s share how we all made the switch while putting some common fears and myths to rest.

Vehicle Tracking software is a comprehensive Transportation Analysis and Design Solution for vehicle swept path analysis. The software enables engineers, designers, and planners at government agencies and engineering consulting firms to predictably evaluate vehicle movements on transportation or site design projects. This hands-on lab will teach attendees how to utilize Vehicle Tracking software's swept-path tools and use them within a 3D environment in AutoCAD Civil 3D software.

In this class, we will guide you through the Building Information Modeling (BIM) process of an actual project: the construction of the Highway A4 in The Netherlands. After a contract and project overview, we will dive into the process that makes this project succeed as a true BIM project. Learn where to start, what to do, and what to avoid to have your own success. Find out how to let designers use their favorite program and then bring the intelligent model together in Autodesk® Navisworks® software for your contract management.

Autodesk Revit software 3D models contain rich data that is important to builders. Getting all the data, geometry, object properties, and custom parameters out of the unique data structure of Revit remains a challenge. Builders are often given models that have not been developed with their input and contain object property information that is incomplete, inaccurate, or generic. In this class, we will demonstrate how all data from Revit can be extracted quickly, enabling model quality assessment prior to performing 4D simulation, clash detection, and 5D estimating. In addition, you will learn to push new data into Revit, to better manage and comprehend Revit data as the model progresses in development, and to use techniques for model variance analysis and trends. The class will also cover strategies, workflows, and best practices for creating Revit templates that optimize data extraction and enable Revit objects to be mapped to external databases or to be further manipulated for additional analysis.

The design development stage of a building design is an important time for refining the building design for meeting requirements, but it is also the time when good communication with the client is crucial for getting their approval. In this class, we will demonstrate ways of using Autodesk Revit software to make sure that you are fulfilling the design criteria through verifying space usage per the program, addressing room occupancy, and visually coordinating fire-rated walls and doors. We will also show how to communicate the design to the client through room data sheets, 3D plans per floor, floor plan shadowing, color schemes, and other methods.

Over the past few years point clouds have gone from novelty to design requirement. During this time many companies have encountered technological limitations due to insufficient hardware and software solutions. Much has changed. The reality computing technology from Autodesk, Inc., is making laser scan data easier and more efficient to use than ever. This class will examine real Autodesk user experiences regarding how these firms are successfully implementing point cloud data for plant design. Gain insight on the software used, the growing pains experienced in introducing new technology, and the workflows adopted to help users get from the field to completed design. This class will also recommend favorable workflows within Plant Design Suite 2015 software. Discover how to achieve typically needed plant deliverables, including catalog piping and structural design, tie-in point extraction, clash reporting, isometrics, and equipment analysis all from native Autodesk point clouds.

The best part about Dynamo Player is that you can create custom on-the-go tools to address unique project goals. Design, production, and even Building Information Modeling (BIM) cleanup tasks can be accomplished with efficiency, elegance, and grace. This hands-on workshop will explore strategies and tactics for creating bespoke Dynamo scripts for Dynamo Player Extension for Revit software. From real-world scenarios to the latest software features, this session is for you if you are ready to be "Winning in Revit with Dynamo Player!"

This class will cover workflow process for laser scanning utilizing Z&F scanner, ReCap Ultimate software, AutoCAD Plant 3D software, and Navisworks software. You will learn how to use laser scanning and ReCap software in a real-world retrofit project show, and you’ll gain some timesaving ideas about getting scan data into AutoCAD Plant 3D software and working directly inside the point cloud. You will learn how to get this done with no third-party applications and using only ReCap software, Navisworks software, and AutoCAD Plant 3D software. When you work in environments like chemical plants—which are normally small scan jobs and quick turnaround maintenance types of jobs—using ReCap software and AutoCAD Plant 3D software together can greatly reduce design time and help eliminate construction issues after the design has been completed. This session features ReCap 360 and AutoCAD Plant 3D.

Laser scanners, long used in plant design, are now being adopted by the structural steel industry. Will this mean better integration of the design office, fabrication shop, and construction site? In this roundtable discussion, we’ll explore ways to use laser scanners in your Advance Steel and Revit workflows. Whether you’re using laser scanners as an as-built tool, an analysis tool, or to generate fully intelligent 3D models, by sharing collective experiences, we can explore the full potential of converting dots to data.

This class will cover how InfraWorks software could be used for efficient planning, collaboration, and cost calculations. The class will give you insights from the consultant’s perspective, as well as from the project owner. Bane NOR, the state-owned company responsible for the Norwegian national railway infrastructure, had a challenge: How could the industry change established workflows and be able to present cost estimates earlier in the plan process? How could they present the design to the public and be able to interact with stakeholders? Norconsult took the challenge, and we are here together with Bane NOR to show how scripting solves problems, how Bane NOR involves all the stakeholders and public by using web presentations, and how Norway will get more and better rail infrastructure than ever before.

When adopting new design tools such as Revit software, Inventor software, and AutoCAD Plant 3D software, there are some 'No Go' rules for starting a project: don't start with a large project; don't start with a new client; don't start without proper training. This class will share an insider's view of the lessons learned from a $200 million, 192,000-square-foot, process plant facility expansion project that broke the rules and yet is a success today by any definition. We will explain why the client plans to incorporate Building Information Modeling (BIM) on all future projects. Topics of the class include training strategies, database considerations, data sharing between stakeholders, and data sharing between software platforms. Learn how Navisworks project review software saved the day. See how point clouds and reality computing are incorporated before, during, and after construction.