If you want to learn more about how to use visual, generative, artificial intelligence (AI) tools in your workflows, then this class is for you. Regardless of their industry, artists and designers are discovering the advantages of an AI-powered workflow, making their processes faster, and allowing them to iterate over their products in ways that wouldn't have been possible or cost-effective before. We'll examine and cover the strengths and weaknesses of different tools, such as Midjourney, Dall-E, Stable Diffusion, and some plug-ins for Revit software. Most importantly, we'll go over use cases for different industries that go beyond simple text prompting to give artists and designers more control over finished products. We'll showcase how we can use generative AI as a powerful visualization tool for creating images and even videos, and how it can help unleash creativity in game design, media, and building design.

Digital media is transforming film, TV and all forms of content creation. New genres are leveraging the explosion in technology as interactive devices take rich content to homes and "on the go". Technicolor is uniquely positioned to help world major studios and publishers and creative gurus in exploring and inventing the 'never before'! The keynote will present cutting edge examples and demonstrate what virtual production and the hybrid workplace have changed in the content production paradigm.

Carleton Immersive Media Studio (CIMS) has been involved in the 3D modeling of judicial evidence for homicide cases since 2015. The lab has refined its modeling workflows based on the established use of reality capture (photogrammetry) and BIM (Building Information Modeling) to model artifacts and buildings. Working with the coroner’s office, CIMS has incorporated newer forms of 3D modeling and real-time rendering to establish a standard for displaying digital representations of photographic evidence in a courtroom setting. In this class, we’ll cover our modeling process, starting with analyzing evidence to presenting the data in a user-friendly format. Utilizing Maya software, we’ll model a series of anatomical base meshes that we’ll then manipulate to show inflicted injuries. Next, we’ll texture map the models in Mudbox using photos as reference. Finally, we’ll combine the pieces in Unreal Engine using a template. The addition of blueprints and widgets complete the final product.

The complexities around digital twins are usually enough to make most tech enthusiasts in the architecture, engineering, and construction industries think twice before embarking upon their use. From setting up IoT hubs and sensors to linking them with intelligent models and hosting them in client-facing experiences, the concept can be daunting. However, developments in gaming engines and their innate customization and ability to craft a story and experience mean that they are fast becoming great tools in the creation of digital twins. In this talk, we will look at the steps and stages involved in creating a digital-twin experience using the Unreal Engine game machine, in addition to showcasing industry case studies. We will break down the steps, from linking models from packages such as Revit software and 3ds Max software, to connecting to simple sensor data and visualizing the output. Here we explore the toolset and process required to help you embark on your own first digital twin.

In the environmental industry, there is an ongoing need for analyzing and visualizing subsurface data such as soil and groundwater contamination in correlation with above-ground features to optimize the remediation design and thereby reduce the cost. An idea for a conceptual site model by integrating 3D contaminant plume with the InfraWorks tool has now been achieved to provide comprehensive understanding of a contaminated site. Also, the historical above-ground elements (roads, buildings, and tanks) were digitized using Civil 3D software and recreated using objects available within InfraWorks software. The integrated model was later published in BIM 360 software. A fly-through animated video was also developed in InfraWorks. With the help of Autodesk tools and environment, an idea has now become a reality as this is a powerful way to help client user experiences where physical and digital objects co-exist and interact in real time: clients can literally “see underground” on their sites.

Learn about all the possibilities that Shotgun software can unlock within the design studio workflow. In this session, we will dive into deeper technical applications of Shotgun, and how to configure Shotgun Toolkit to automate routine tasks and customize data hand-offs.

This session is for admins who want to learn more about the steps required to transition to named user. We will cover step-by-step instructions that will help you add users with our four invite workflows, assign users to your subscriptions with import to assign and active directory group sync, update your license type to a named user subscription using automation or self-service by end users, and detail the new sign-in process for your users. Attendees will leave the session ready to transition and set up their new named user subscriptions in the most efficient way possible.

Jason Martinsen is an animation industry professional with 18 years of animation experience at companies like Naughty Dog, Sony, Blue Sky, DNEG, Coalition, Moon Studios, and Reel FX. In this session, he will talk about some animation tips and tricks he’s learned throughout the years. He will gear the discussion toward animation professionals and students, and the topics covered will use terminology unfamiliar to non-animators.

In this class, we will get in-depth with the Sheet Set Manager and discuss and create sheets and sheet sets. We will learn about custom properties and how to use them to store huge amounts of reusable data. We will learn about sheet views and how to use them to make adding our design details to the plans a breeze. We will discuss how we can use the Sheet Set Manager as a lightweight project explorer to navigate all our projects’ design files. We will discuss and learn about labeling our sheets and sheet views. We will learn how to create blocks with predefined attributes that will fill in data from the sheet set automatically. We will learn how to quickly plot or publish individual or multiple sheets with minimal clicks. Lastly, we will learn how to organize our sheets with subsets or with selection sets to track additional stages in the design or construction processes.

As part of our 2021 product releases, many products will include a faster install and easier deployment experience that will automate critical updates, customize and streamline deployment, and let users get up and running instantly without any downtime. Come learn from an expert about the new install experience!

The Content Center is an invaluable Inventor tool primarily used to store standard components and drive design accelerators, such as Frame Generator, Tube and Pipe, and Bolted Connections. Due to the Content Center database structure, there are several advantages for product design and data manipulation. One advantage is to replace large iPart tables with Content Center families. Simply publishing these large families to a custom Content Center Library will greatly reduce the amount of time required to place and modify these components versus placing them via the iPart table. We’ll also explore customization techniques offered in the Family table, but particularly via the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet linking. Editing Family tables within Excel unleashes all the power the spreadsheet tools have to offer, simplifying data coordination. Finally, we’ll use iLogic to extend the data within the Family table to solve the vexing problem of automatically establishing part numbers for Tube and Pipe Conduit parts.

This breakout session takes you to the core of Twinmotion’s real-time rendering capabilities and carries you from the inside out through the basic features up to the great range of visual outputs, enabling you to simply create and effectively communicate the story you need for bringing across your architectural design.

Over the years, BIM and GIS integration has emerged as a game-changer, not only in large-scale infrastructure projects but also in architecture and planning endeavors. Sweco, a global leader in engineering and architecture, has spearheaded innovative methods and workflows to streamline data flow in both small- and large-scale projects. Our focus on seamless integration of BIM and GIS data has yielded substantial benefits, facilitating effective communication, and ensuring designs align with site conditions. During this session, Sweco will showcase real-world examples from various architecture and planning projects where BIM and GIS data were combined. These examples highlight the value of integrating powerful tools such as ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, Revit, Autodesk Forma, ACC/Bim 360 Rhino, and more.

Do you have something (anything) cool that you think other Autodesk® product users would like to buy? The new Autodesk Exchange Apps store makes it very easy to get your work in front of hundreds of thousands of customers. Come to this roundtable to ask questions and share your experiences selling apps on Autodesk Exchange. Members of the team who review and publish your apps are available to answer your questions and give you advice on making your app as successful as possible. Anything that you find useful is probably suitable to publish on Autodesk Exchange, including plug-ins, content libraries, e-books, and video tutorials.

To manage the ever-increasing complexity and collaboration in the creation of physical assets for LAIKA's hybrid stop-motion/CG features, a Shotgun-based integrated browser workflow was developed that enables automated resource leveling and scheduling in a centralized system accessible to the entire studio. Highlights include a new custom charting application that integrates with the existing Shotgun infrastructure, as well as the use of Consilium Technology (recently acquired by Autodesk), a new, machine-learning-based, automated resource-leveling system that effectively balances and assigns resources. Together, they turn a time-consuming and error-prone manual leveling process into a fast and automated procedure that generates an accurate, adjustable, easy-to-communicate schedule.

Большому кораблю в большое плаванье уходить с большой командой, организованной, обученной и где налажены коммуникации. Обучение и внедрение правил никогда не проходят гладко. Крупнейшая студия визуальных эффектов России сумела за короткий срок внедрить новый для себя инструмент и поделится опытом использования системы Autodesk Shotgun для производства графики к последним блокбастерам, вышедшим на экраны как России, так и США.

В последних версиях продуктов Autodesk были добавлены новые средства визуализации, которые пришли на смену Mental Ray: Autodesk Raytracer и Arnold. Теперь в распоряжении пользователя есть удобные современные материалы, расширенные возможности работы с камерами и экспозицией. А современный подход к визуализации позволяет проще переключаться (переносить проекты) между приложениями.

This case study will follow the creation of the attraction Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment for the new theme park Universal Epic Universe. It will illustrate how Universal Creative, as both designer and owner, is using the full range of Autodesk software and construction cloud suite to collaborate between teams and bring to life groundbreaking attractions. Creating innovative theme park attractions necessitates the blending of disciplines. Attraction designers incorporate mechanical system animation with digital media, lighting, and visual effects using 3ds Max software—while architects and engineers design and document facility systems in Revit software to meet operational needs. During ride and show manufacturing and general construction, teams constantly monitor installation quality with reality capture methods like LiDAR using ReCap and Navisworks software, validating real-world conditions against the creative intent models and federated BIM, thereby completing the project lifecycle.

In this session, we’ll walk through real-world examples that showcase how developers and pipeline engineers can programmatically submit, manage, and monitor compute-intensive tasks in the cloud. Using the Job and Resource APIs from the Flow Graph Engine API, you'll learn how to offload simulations, batch process assets, and streamline repetitive workflows using Bifrost as a cloud executor. This API-first approach frees up local machines, accelerates production, and enables scalable parallel execution—helping teams reduce turnaround time and improve pipeline efficiency. Whether you're building internal tools or optimizing large-scale asset generation, this session will offer practical insights into integrating cloud-based compute into your 3D production workflows.

This case study will provide a complete overview of the motion picture workflow process, using various Autodesk tools to facilitate the creation production from submitted script to final delivery of a motion picture film. Using Twisted Pictures recent feature Trust (2025), we will examine the process of guiding the film from preproduction through production and post production and to the final delivery of all materials to the distributor Paramount Pictures. The emphasis of this study is to consolidate all these aspects into one multitiered data management universe using various Autodesk tool sets, all fully integrated and managed by a streamlined team of department heads.