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Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2015
Into the Woods: Robot Structural Analysis for Wood Design Per NDS 2012
We’ll take a close look at the exciting new capabilities of Robot Structural Analysis 2016 software for wood design per NDS 2012. Learn about the key features, settings, and modeling techniques to take full advantage of these new design modules. We will share real-world examples worked in Robot Structural Analysis Professional software.
Roundtable / Las Vegas 2013
Working Roundtable in Revit Structure 2014
Revit Structure software is not arcs, lines, and circles—it is pieces, parts, and information! How do you work in Revit Structure? I know how I work in Revit Structure, and I'm going to share this with you. I will show you how and what I'm looking for from an Revit® Architecture model before and during a project. I will share information about content, both out-of-the-box and custom content. I will discuss the different construction types I've worked in Revit Structure: steel, concrete, masonry, and wood. I'll share highlights about each, both for modeling and documentation. I'll discuss model documentation, which I'm passionate about. I'll cover how you can take advantage of enhanced scheduling features in Revit 2014 and how you can use displaced views for clearer documentation. I work in Revit Structure everyday—there's a lot I will share with you! Come to this roundtable and share your Revit Structure techniques and challenges.
Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2018
Inventor 2019: The Sharpest Tool for Woodworking
This class will present both techniques and actual working methods and workflows used by end-user companies utilizing Inventor software with customized toolsets. The creation of architectural content, furniture, cabinetry, millwork, doors, windows, trade show booths, stairs, store fixtures, and interiors for boats, planes, and tour buses are just a few of the industries utilizing the software today. This class will emphasize actual construction procedures using the latest version of Inventor software and several core development tools. The presentation of multiple approaches to shortening cycle time to manufacturing is the key in increasing accuracy as well as time to manufacturing. One-button CNC can be a reality. If 25% or more of your design is utilizing wood products, this class will assist you by presenting automated alternatives. The end goal is that designers have more time for creativity, enabling them to work more efficiently and accurately.
Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2014
Woodworking Fabrication: Tools and Workflows That Get the Job Done— A Day in the Life
This class provides not only the techniques but also the actual working methods and workflows that are used by the top performers in the woodworking and fabrication industry. When software and processes work together properly, they can perform the tedious steps in a fraction of the time. This class will focus on 2 main areas in the average workday of a designer engineer. The first area is design for approval. The second area is design for manufacturing. We will concentrate on the how-to and look at actual workflows that are not out of the box. Learn about unique construction procedures that use the latest versions of AutoCAD software, Revit software, Inventor software, and computer-aided manufacturing tools. Through demonstration and lecture the class will present methods for the wood trades that will cut down to hours tasks that usually take days for architects, designers, engineers, fabricators, and model makers to complete.
Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2014
Introduction to Materials in AutoCAD 2015
A material is simply an image stretched over an object to make it appear as if the object is made out of various materials such as wood, marble, brick, metal, plastic, glass, and so on. AutoCAD 2015 software provides a materials library that you can attach to the objects. Once you have applied the material, you will learn how to adjust how the material is mapped to the object. Using visual styles, you can immediately see the effects of the materials, or you can see the full effects by rendering the scene. This class will explore the methods that help you to create new materials that you can add into your scene.
Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2019
VRED and Adobe Substance Material
Substance support in VRED software lets you use Substance Source—and especially the Substance Source automotive selection within VRED—saving a tremendous amount of time and using very high-quality texturing (up to 8K). And the Substance Source automotive selection consists of more than 700 materials dedicated to automotive design, including car paints, wood, carbon fiber, and more. Bringing a full car model’s exterior and interior to life and making it look great in no time has never been easier. This class will give an overview of Adobe’s Substance Source library, which was created with industrial designers and color and trim designers in mind.
Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2013
Woodworking and Fabrication: Technology Meets Tradition—Unique Methods And Workflows
This class provides not only the techniques but the actual working methods and workflows that are used by the top performers in the woodworking and fabrication industry. Software and processes exist that, when working properly together, can perform the tedious steps in a fraction of the time. This class focuses on the how-to, and provides actual workflows that are not out-of-the-box. Learn about unique construction procedures that use the latest versions of AutoCAD® software, Revit®-based software, Inventor® software, and computer-aided manufacturing tools (CAM). Through demonstration and lecture, the class presents methods for the wood trades—tasks that usually take days for architects, designers, engineers, fabricators, and model makers to complete can be cut down to hours. Also using the latest tools in solid-assembly modeling and woodworking-specific feature-recognition technology, we demonstrate how to get from a completely assembled 3D model to machine-ready, nested, NC code with almost no user intervention (controlling machinery).
Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2012
Stunning Materials and Finishes: From Good to Great
This class will touch on various topics around materials and finishes that are defined for high-quality visualizations and renderings. You will learn tips and techniques to define materials in Autodesk® 3ds Max® softwareby using accurate acquisition techniques while dealing with color calibration issues. Also, we will demonstrate the use of procedural textures to introduce subtle, but important variations that bring images to life. Learn how to make wood look like wood, paint look like paint, and so on. No more cartoon looks!
Industry Talk / San Diego 2024
Building Beyond Blueprints: The Role of Revit Data in the Modern Architectural Practice
In today's digital age, extracting Revit model data and visualizing it effectively is paramount to successful project delivery. Woods Bagot is a global firm with 17 offices. In the last month, there were 450+ active Revit users accessing 34,000+ unique Revit files and producing 126+ million data points. This session will explore the intricacies of extracting and using Revit model data, ensuring its relevancy, and using various tools for data collection. We'll explore innovative approaches to data visualization, highlighting the importance of clear, concise, and effective presentations. Join us to discover how to harness the power of data to enhance architectural designs and communicate ideas across borders.
20p
Industry Talk / San Diego 2024
Closing the Design/Manufacturing Gap: How Informed Design Helps Both Manufacturers and Architects Build Better Buildings
Hear the story of how Cascadia Structural Timber Solutions went from being a small hand fabrication and truss manufacturer to a fast-growing glulam fabricator, looking to lead the way in new mass timber buildings using Informed Design in Inventor software. The mass timber industry is on the rise, and with it comes unique challenges on the jobsite. As many projects move to a hybrid of steel and wood, we need to be able to provide products that can be easily used and understood early in the design process. With Informed Design we can predefine structural members—from columns to beams to preassembled trusses—that can be added at the beginning of the design process. We can provide flexibility for our customers by giving them specific parameters they can change while still allowing the design to be easy to manufacture. With our push to implement lean manufacturing principles, these designs allow us to scale our business and increase profitability while providing a great experience for our customers.
55p
Industry Talk / San Diego 2024
Fusing Cutting Tool Data with CAM to Increase Profitability
From quoting a workpiece, thru programming in CAM and operating on a CNC machine tool, to finished workpiece
Industry Talk / San Diego 2024
Busting a Move: Changing from Project-Based Manufacturing and Design to a Product-Based Environment
This session will present the many changes we've made to our Vault and Inventor systems in order to accommodate the different requirements of a product-based design and manufacturing environment as opposed to a project-based one. Making this change has seen a reduction in the engineering support the manufacturing team requires, which in turn allows the engineering team to come up with new ideas for more products. Increased reuse of assemblies and reconfiguration of systems have led to new opportunities for sales while building on the established experience base. The ways in which we have moved to simplify procedures, reuse models, manage our data, and track OEM use are definitely scalable both up and down, therefore allowing everyone to take advantage of the changes we've made. This was a long process for us, and we'd like to share our experience and potentially help you prevent some of the headaches we encountered along the way.
38p
Industry Talk / San Diego 2024
The Benefits of Factory Planning: From 2D to 3D and Back Again Using Cloud Solutions
How can existing 2D data be reused, verified against the reality, and combined with 3D data in a holistic factory design or integration? With Autodesk Construction Cloud, Autodesk offers the possibility to realize this not just for buildings and infrastructure models, but also for new and existing factories, whereby the integration of machines and equipment as well as the use of reality data (point clouds) plays an important role. The objective is to increase the quality of plannings and integrations to a very high level to reduce or completely avoid unforeseen costs, delays or planning errors.
32p
Industry Talk / San Diego 2024
The Journey of Automatic Systems, Inc., to Connected Data and Processes
Discover how Automatic Systems, Inc.—a frontrunner in the automotive and industrial machinery sectors—has transformed its operations with the power of data and process management strategies using product lifecycle management (PLM). This presentation will take you through the company's transformative journey, highlighting how it's moved from time-consuming manual tasks and disconnected business systems to an integrated ecosystem with connected data management, PLM, and enterprise resource planning (ERP). Learn how the company has achieved greater efficiencies by ensuring up-to-date data and visibility across departments. Through the company's experiences, you'll gain key insights and considerations for your own digital transformation journey. Learn how your business can emulate Automatic Systems' success, using connected data and processes to drive innovation and efficiency. This session is part of the PLM Summit, a dedicated learning pathway and networking experience on Tuesday, October 15. To see all related sessions select the "PLM Summit" track filter. To request attendance at the private luncheon and reception, please email plmsummitau@autodesk.com.
41p
Hands-on Lab / Nashville 2025
The Manufacturing Shortcut: A Hands-On Configurations Lab with Rivian’s Prototyping Secrets

Ready to slash setup times and boost Machinist efficiency? In this 90-minute hands-on lab, dive into Autodesk Fusion Configurations alongside experts from Rivian and Autodesk. Using a provided PC, you’ll learn to build a configurable work-holding setup—straight from Rivian’s playbook for prototyping and production. Discover how to minimize manual setup, reduce errors, and free up time for what matters: programming and perfecting your parts. Leave with practical skills to streamline your workflows and impress your team.

Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025
PLM Summit | From Pilot to Production: A Bridgestone Journey
At Bridgestone, we’re dedicated to enhancing our digital maturity by refining our digital thread and preparing for connected data. With a 95-year history, we acknowledge the need to address certain entrenched habits and enforce standardization. This session will examine our current status, our future vision, and the steps required to achieve our objectives. We’ll analyze the business obstacles that led to the creation of innovative solutions for project and asset management, the challenges of managing business change during the development phase, the complexities of developing an integrated solution, the discrepancies between development timeline expectations and reality, and the valuable lessons learned along the way.
46p
Industry Talk / Nashville 2025
Cloud Control: Integrating Point Scans into Packaging Line Design
Point cloud scanning is no longer just a validation tool—it’s a core part of how we design, install, and document automated manufacturing systems. In this session, we’ll walk through how our team uses the Leica BLK360 scanner to capture real-world context at every stage of a project. From scanning existing facilities for layout integration to scanning at FATs, construction sites, or even completed lines for record set drawings, 3D scanning has become key to identifying conflicts early, creating mesh-based equipment models, and aligning installations with design intent. Learn how portable scanning and tools like ReCap software and Cintoo help streamline communication, reduce risk, and improve accuracy across disciplines.
Industry Talk / Nashville 2025
Empowering Tomorrow's Factories with Seamless Autodesk Integration

By 2027, the Digital Prototyping Automation, Integration, & Customization market will surpass $400 billion. This isn’t a trend, it’s a transformation. Rising shipping and raw material costs, plus geopolitical instability, are driving manufacturers to reevaluate global strategies. Labor-cost-driven models are giving way to nearshoring and supply chain optimization, enabled by Industry 4.0 technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and 5G. Digital factories offer real-time data, autonomous decision making, and unmatched efficiency. Autodesk is uniquely positioned to lead this shift with end-to-end cloud solutions—from factory design to construction, simulation, Digital Prototypings, and asset management. With tools like Autodesk Fusion, Autodesk Tandem, Autodesk Forma, and Autodesk Construction Cloud, Autodesk ensures seamless data flow and collaboration across every phase. This talk will explore how Digital Prototyping Automation, Integration, & Customization is reshaping global manufacturing—and how Autodesk empowers businesses to build smarter, faster, and more resilient factories.

15p
Industry Talk / Nashville 2025
Revolutionizing Product Design-Make-Use: Integrating Sensor Data and Digital Prototyping Technology
Digital Prototypings, powered by real-time data, AI, and IoT, are poised to revolutionize product design and manufacturing workflows within the design-make-use lifecycle. By enabling data-driven, predictive processes, Digital Prototypings transform how products are conceived, iterated, and validated. What if IoT sensor data embedded in a product can detect stresses during its operation, which can be derived to automatically redesign a stronger and more efficient iteration? What if IoT sensor data embedded in a 3D printer can detect defects on a layer-by-layer basis to make real-time, in-situ adjustments to prevent manufacturing failures and scrap? Questions like these are not only being asked but explored and tested at Autodesk Research. Through a performance-aided design approach, we are harnessing sensor data to drive real-time optimizations, using a flying vehicle as a cutting-edge testbed to redefine the future of design and manufacturing.
46p
Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025
From no sight to insight: How Fusion Operations enables valuable information about manufacturing processes and performance
As a company that manufactures components and assembles finished products, Repeat Precision must manage data related to all types of items, from raw materials to final assemblies, and the operations to make those products. Information like bills of material, cycle times, routings, and consumption are the building blocks to inventory management, production planning, and production order execution. Worker input for completed operations, downtime, and waste reporting provides insight into manufacturing performance. Insight into the operation is bolstered by various visualizations of information, such as charts and real-time operational status.
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