In this class, we will explore how prefabricated parts for structural steel can be designed with BIM (Building Information Modeling)-based integrated workflows, and how this process helps reduce waste in steel fabrication, decrease the risk of costly errors, and increase quality and speed in the construction.

The fast-paced design/build oil and gas industry has typically used one Civil software for producing civil engineering 3D models & drawings, and a different one for producing steel fabrication 3D models & drawings. This session will present a mid-sized EPCM’s experience-based case for using only Advance Steel to successfully produce both. The presentation will describe the business case for the decision, the transition process, lessons learned, and recommended path for success.

Are you a seasoned Autodesk Nastran software user? Are you just learning about what Autodesk Nastran software has to offer? In this class we will discuss attendees' current workflows and how they could be improved upon. Let's have a group discussion about current integration and workflows, and let's look at where we should focus for future releases.

This class covers the use of bolted connections, joints, rigid elements, and other element types to link parts within multi-body assemblies inside Autodesk Nastran In-CAD and Simulation Mechanical.  Several models will be displayed to highlight the differences between solid and idealized connectors, and how each approach can affect the results. 

The Autodesk® Moldflow® product team and the University of Bradford have a long-standing collaboration investigating key injection molding effects such as fiber orientation, residual stresses, warpage, post-injection product performance, heat transfer, and feature replication. This class will focus on academic and industrially relevant components from the initial design phase, through production using both conventional- and micro-injection molding, to final product property assessment in terms of mechanical performance, geometric tolerances, and feature replication.

Even as more of the automotive design process is going digital, clay models still remain a critical part of the design and validation of automotive design. Scanning these clay models and bringing them back into the computer to be retopologized in preparation for the Class-A modeling process has been a time-intensive process historically. New advancements in Alias AutoStudio software simplify this reverse-engineering workflow. In this class you will learn more about these developments and discover how to speed up the physical-to-digital process.

Design revisions can be compared to washing machines—the model will spin around until designs are finalized. Capitalizing on the bi-directional link with Revit software helps enable a more coordinated process. This class will dive deeply into the new Structural Connections for Revit software to enable designers to reach a high level of detail. Additionally, we will take a look at the Advance Steel software extension for Revit software, and how only the change of the model can be applied to each software for better-coordinated Building Information Modeling (BIM) models. This session features Advance Steel and Revit.

In this class we will highlight Autodesk Nastran in-CAD software and review how to set up and solve linear and nonlinear simulations using this new tool.

Autodesk Alias is a powerful software package used for automotive and product design. Because of the advanced NURBS and Bezier mathematics available in Alias, there are many possible ways to approach any modeling project. Our Autodesk Alias experts have combed through years of tribal knowledge and time spent working in industry to come up with the 10 Golden Rules of creating good, high quality models in Alias.

Windows Universal Platform is redefining product experience on cross-platform devices by blurring the device dependencies, and enabling the user to run the same product across all Windows 10-supported devices. This enabled us to explore new possibilities for AutoCAD software drawing experiences on futuristic devices like HoloLens, Surface Hub, Continuum, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. In this session, we will showcase our explorations: How AutoCAD software can change the future of making things by breaking boundaries of conventional desktop software. How small devices (Phone with Continuum) are carrying AutoCAD 360 web app and getting transformed to desktop experience just by connecting any size of the display. We’ll cover virtual-reality CAD exploration, where 3D reality mixes with 2D virtual shapes for a fast, powerful, and accurate visualization. No prerequisite required, as we are exploring new ways to use and work with AutoCAD software drawings. This session features AutoCAD 360 and AutoCAD. AIA Approved

Steelway adopted Advance Steel in 2013, and it has become an integral part of our business. We will demonstrate how the highly customizable nature of the program is a huge advantage for productivity. We will share best practices related to setup, configuration, training, deployment, modelling, and outputs. To leverage the advance steel model to an even greater extent, we are also using BIM360. We will explain how this platform fits into our workflows, and demonstrate the key features.

This class will showcase new high-performance building design workflows from Autodesk, Inc., and their applications in the early design stages. We will explain and explore through the case study application current technology and new features in FormIt 360 software and Revit software. This class will cover processes and best practices for using conceptual analysis tools as integrated, iterative, and collaborative parts of the design process from a Design Team’s point of view. It is critical to use performance analysis tools early when aiming for high-performance design goals. New high-performance building design workflows are making analysis tools more accessible and easier to use earlier in the design process than ever before. Analysis tools can go a long way toward informing design decisions, saving time, and improving the usefulness and validity of your design.

In this class, we will discuss methods for working with real-world designs and preparing them for efficient Simulation. Many common design practices often create headaches for quickly evaluating the performance of a design. We will look at simplification techniques for dealing with purchased parts, creating simulation variations to look at what-if scenarios and understand best practices for working with thin-walled designs. Lastly, we will provide you with some tips and tricks for getting the most of our Simulation in Fusion.

In this presentation you will see how Advance Steel software manages the connection between design and fabrication through its ability to exchange model information with design products (using Revit Extension for Advance Steel software to transfer and synchronize models between Advance Steel and Revit software), enabling coordination with different disciplines and then outputting the steel-detailing data to fabricators.

Connect Reality with BIM-ality! This class will showcase Matterport scanning as an effective visualization tool within BIM 360 Ops software. We will also explore creating links to model elements to the physical site, and we’ll review layout automation, data and information linking, and site access.

One of the less-known special features of Advance Steel software is the ability to use User Scripts to aid and personalize various processes. You can use Advance Steel software scripts in several places, including numbering, object filtering for detailing, filtering for detail processes, and numerical control. In this class we will explore the scripting language and walk through the process of adding/modifying scripts to obtain different results in Advance Steel software details.

This class will explore the computer-aided thinking and design process that the Nairobi-based Engineering Team from a leading social enterprise uses to create new, income-generating products for the poorest segment of Africa’s population: small-scale farmers. Developing irrigation products that are affordable and uniquely tailored to the complex needs of small-scale farmers in Africa is a design challenge with the potential to improve the lives of millions. Examples from the work of KickStart International will illuminate how Inventor software, Simulations Mechanical software, and Autodesk CFD software are used to address this challenge more efficiently. KickStart has been expanding their line of human-powered irrigation pumps for more than 15 years, and the introduction of Autodesk, Inc., software and 3D printing have improved workflow by shortening the concept-to-completion product-development cycle and offset some of the challenges of prototyping and batch producing locally, in Kenya, on the way to mass manufacture. This session features Inventor Professional, CFD, Fusion 360, and Simulation Mechanical.

In this class you will learn about the interaction between Inventor software and Simulation Flex software. We will focus on using Inventor software models via direct integration for stress analysis, code checking, and mechanical and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation in the cloud. You will get in-depth overview of the Simulation software products and functionality, and you will learn the proper workflow needed to achieve optimum efficiency and integration.

When 3D modeling replaced 2D CAD, only the detailing method changed—not the way data gets transferred to steel fabricators (much of the knowledge in the model is lost). So, while detailers benefited, steel fabricators are still getting the same information in the same format. But now it’s possible for fabricators to extract better information from the Advance Steel software model. American Institute of Steel Construction’s IFC for Steel Fabrication Specification is available directly from Advance Steel software to feed fabricators’ production-management systems and workstations. The new workflow involves sending a single file that a fabricator can use to extract all the information needed for fabrication, including 2D and 3D views, connections, and material information. From there, it’s possible to manage and organize the project ready for fabrication, optimize material, and create the data required to drive and track computer numerical control or manual workstations. This class will work through the process and review the benefits of model-based fabrication. This session features Advance Steel and BIM 360 Glue.

In this class, you will use SimStudio Tools to change models from fully detailed, production-ready components to models that are suitable for analysis in Autodesk CFD software, Simulation Mechanical software, or Moldflow software. Production models are more finely detailed than needed for simulation analysis. This leads to either long analysis run times due to high element counts, large effort put into remodeling designs into simpler forms, or often both. And that is if they run at all! You will use SimStudio Tools to simplify an existing circuit board and enclosure design for use in an Autodesk CFD software airflow and cooling analysis. You will then use SimStudio Tools to adjust the enclosure geometry for improved cooling. This session features SimStudio and CFD.