Do you want to be more competitive launching new high-tech hardware products? This session will give you tips for building your prototype and transitioning your product to production. We will discuss effective practices for methodically generating your pilot product and focusing on its functionality. You will hear new processes for product development and introduction. Additionally, experts will share insights about the latest trends and effective practices, including local product development and manufacturing, as well as ways in which to foster innovation and facilitate personal connections.

Design of large building spaces for human comfort is a challenge due to complex building geometry. Simple heat load based air-conditioning design may not suffice to ensure acceptable human comfort. Design based on such an approach would provide macro-level information without local variation and may lead to over design in general or design failure at specific locations. CFD simulation using Autodesk CFD provides a convenient way of evaluating human comfort throughout the building space. In this class, you will identify specific workflows in Autodesk CFD to simulate air flow and heat transfer in a large auditorium building. You will implement workflows related to geometry preparation, applying boundary conditions and visualizing airflow, temperature and thermal comfort parameters. Based on CFD results, you will assess if thermal comfort requirements are met or not. You will be able to validate the design for adequacy including any design change required before actual construction.

This class will cover the use of Revit software and Point Layout software in construction field layout. We will examine the history of theodolites and the growing use of robotic total stations. We will discuss the process involved in field layout, including control points, resections, offsets, and so on, and how we use them on our construction projects. We’ll also include metrics from a few projects showing the benefits of using these tools. This session features Point Layout and Revit. AIA Approved

Annually, the embodied carbon of building structures, substructures, and enclosures are responsible for 11% of global GHG emissions. Architecture 2030 sets ambitious targets that call for 40% embodied carbon reduction today, and 65% by 2030. This is a great challenge, but also a great opportunity for the global architecture and building community. By integrating embodied carbon reduction strategies into the design process, you can develop a competitive edge, expand your service offerings, and get involved early in the projects. This class will first walk you through the key steps to establishing that strategy - measuring and optimizing embodied carbon from early stages to post construction. It will then demonstrate how to automate the process using the integration between your existing design tools, like Revit or Dynamo, and One Click LCA with its manufacturer-specific data (EPDs), to deliver results complying with any green building certification schemes like LEED and BREEAM.

Parking lot grading is one of the most daunting tasks for a commercial site design project. Knowing the right tricks and techniques is crucial if you want to build models quickly and accurately and be able to modify them easily. In this class we will explore industry-proven design techniques that will result in stunning designs that are accurate, dynamic, and extremely useful in many aspects of the project. Some experience with site-grading design is recommended for attendees of this class.

The architecture, engineering, and construction industry is often disconnected. Processes, data storage, and priorities vary between design firms, general contractors, and trades. This fractured environment can lead to missed opportunities and expensive rework. But what if there were a way to connect these stakeholders directly in the tools they’ve been using for years? In this session we will hear from industry leaders about round-trip issues workflows from an easy-to-use collaboration workspace into Revit or Navisworks for resolution—all in a common data environment. Improve accountability through tracking and communication features within the issues layer and accelerate project timelines through continuous collaboration. The future of design-build delivery systems unites teams and tools by unlocking the controlled flow of information between them.

This session is a follow-up of the class presented last year about the “Virtual construction site management with advanced workflow in BIM360” (CS468465). We will describe the improvements made this year through the adoption of the Build module including the PlanGrid Build mobile app for field workers. We’ve been widely extending the use of Construction Cloud with digitalization of other construction processes in addition of those already implemented. We are focusing our attention on setting up a workflow for safety and environmental check in the work site.Using Forge and Construction Cloud Connect, we are developing integration with other company database and Legacy IT systems, to avoid data redundancy and to build up integrated dashboards. In upcoming years we will be able to manage and improve the construction process of linear infrastructure projects with ConstructionCloud in order to improve data quality, reduce costs and time by 60%, reduce wastefulness and promote sustainability

The UK Government has joined the private sector in its commitment to a Platforms approach to industrialized construction and DfMA, outlining how this process underpins UK policy for social infrastructure in its ‘Construction Playbook’. The supporting plan to unify and mobilize data seeks to identify cross-department commonalities to inform the centralized, standardized design that will create economies of scale great enough to supply predictable, consistent pipelines and bolster a disaggregated manufacturing supply chain. Plugged into the existing supply chain, the barrier to entry is low, with no need for vertical integration or investment in manufacturing/prefabrication. As a result, opportunities for new programme-level roles will arise. Already a major feature in the procurement of 40 UK healthcare facilities, not only is this approach transforming the way the UK delivers public sector assets, but it is also paving the way for swift mainstream adoption.

Technology is transforming the way we design and construct everything, from buildings to cities and the infrastructure that connects them together. The rise of reality capture, cloud computing, gamification, and social and mobile platforms as well as building information modeling is dramatically extending how the AEC industry creates value. But product and service advances are by themselves not enough. To drive innovative projects, we need to move from designing objects to designing complete systems. Join leading industry innovators as they demonstrate the power of collaborative, integrated, holistic design and construction.

Autodesk Docs now include workflows in support of ISO 19650 – an international design and construction information management standard. Governments across the world realize that inconsistent standards and practices are leading to huge inefficiencies and are mandating that these processes are adhered to. Unforeseen events like Covid have exposed how quickly things can change and we’ve have had to learn the hard way that the industry needs to be better prepared for the future. The need for a robust and powerful CDE solution is now more important than ever. Autodesk Docs provides comprehensive capabilities for managing construction records through their entire life cycle and it’s all in the cloud! In this class we will demonstrate how document controllers can manage and optimize the document management process, handle the review, exchange, and distribution of project drawings, models, all while maintaining a consistent naming standard.

We face misunderstandings, confusion and blame on a daily basis due to poor project planning in the construction industry. Why are we always behind on our tasks and why do we not make our deadlines? Why are our protocol documents volumes of pages that nobody ever reads? This session provides an introduction to better BIM Execution Planning – Contracting for the right BIM at the right time for the right people and for the right reason, all in promotion of better collaboration, coordination and communication. This session includes a case study of how we can integrate our BEP's with our 3D models using Autodesk BIM 360.

Navisworks 2015 project review software took a huge step forward with Quantification. This class will teach you how to create catalogs, access data properties in the model, perform 2D takeoff, create custom quantity formulas, override model quantities, and export the data to Microsoft Excel software.

Infrastructure projects are increasingly adopting BIM in design and construction delivery, frequently driven by owner demand. Contracts are specifying BIM deliverables, adoption of standards and asset data obligations that can be daunting for inexperienced as well as more capable suppliers. This class will review example BIM obligations in infrastructure contracts to understand what is being asked, its complexity, its suitability and appropriateness, in order to consider ways of meeting the requirements. A range of strategies to deliver requirements will be discussed that will include BIM tool selection, interoperability considerations, information standards such as ISO 19650, open BIM usage and techniques for meeting data handover obligations. The value of adopting a platform approach will also be explored where organizations can leverage consistent technologies and processes between projects whilst offering flexibility to meet varying requirements and participant capability.

Max Bögl, a German construction and infrastructure company designed a fully automated urban mobility solution: Transport System Bögl (TSB). It is based on magnetic levitation technology and designed to provide a future-proof public transport for densely populated cities. Max Bögl approached Autodesk Consulting to help finding a quick design solution for their urban mobility systems and build 3D visualization models to communicate the proposed tracks more easily and convincingly. One of the key aspects of the whole design is the light-weight construction of elevated tracks, InfraWorks Bridge Design capabilities with its parametric modelling approach was the perfect answer. This class will highlight the main steps of the solution, the creation of the track and 3D visualization models using Inventor and InfraWorks, including animated parts, generated in 3ds Max to better demonstrate the TSB in action.

I will talk about how Skanska on M42 J6 Project have successfully connected model, Program and cost data from multiple systems to enable clearer communication and understanding status and validating the status of the project data.

This presentation goes back to the basics and looks at the value and cost drivers of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in 4 main economic categories: users' experience and skill level, the BIM policies of the project or firm, scalability, and level of utilization. The session will introduce many subtopics of these categories, each of which is its own lever or driver of costs. Some will be abstract, others concrete-but if a firm studies them, it can identify drivers to prioritize if they increase value, or control if they raise costs wastefully.

Design, fabrication, and manufacturing for construction is continuing to advance in the piping industry at a rapid pace. As such, workforce training for using the latest available technologies with the latest advances in design continues to be an essential element in the delivery of successful construction projects. In this class, we’ll build upon the design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) workflows and methods discussed in previous sessions and demonstrate recent efforts within United Association training to improve the DfMA and modular assembly fabrication and installation skills of installers of mechanical piping and plumbing systems. We’ll be exploring generative design, modular assembly techniques, and automated tools, including their integration with Revit software, BIM 360 software, Navisworks software, and STRATUS, to develop modular fabrication training processes and methods

This class shows the versatility of the laser scanner when it is applied to complex construction projects, and the relevance of point cloud visualization for different purposes. We explore solutions in various construction phases covering clash detections, cinematic studies, quality control, volume calculation, monitoring of execution during construction, urban environment studies, and hoisting sequence, just to name a few. Also, we explain the process we used with Autodesk® software where the point cloud and the intelligent model can deliver an extraordinarily accurate solution for better decision making.

Fully integrated BIM, from design to construction. First project of its kind in Norway, and probably in the world being built. No drawings, fully integrated models that are being used directly in construction site, that's what we call "Going Paperless". Join us and learn what it takes to push boundaries, why and how do we have to that.

This class helps you explore the actual application of industry BIM standards, such as Industry Foundation Classes, COBie, and Levels of Development. How do these standards affect professional services agreements and deliverables? How will they affect design team collaboration? How will they support healthy competition while increasing quality and reducing costs for owners? We demonstrate examples of IFC and COBie exporting from Revit®-based software as well as samples of levels of development for use in model-sharing agreements. Extended discussion explores the actual application of industry BIM standards and the effects they have on professional services agreements, project delivery, and collaboration.