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Industry Talk / Nashville 2025

Twinning TISR: A “Hot” Take on Sustainable Environmental Restoration Using Digital Prototypings

Explore deploying a digitalized design and monitoring workflow for a thermal remediation system (TISR®). Using Autodesk Forma, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Revit, and Autodesk Tandem software, the project establishes a seamless lifecycle workflow from early-stage planning and data harmonization to real-time monitoring and maintenance. Forma optimizes solar energy feasibility analysis and site planning, while Autodesk Construction Cloud ensures standardized data exchange across stakeholders. Revit enables detailed 3D parametric modeling. And Tandem integrates telemetry data to monitor system performance. You’ll learn how Digital Prototypings enhance operational performance, reduce the need for on-site visits, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and improve collaboration between stakeholders. Explore the transformative potential of Digital Prototyping platforms for advancing sustainable asset management, conserving resources, and increasing infrastructure resilience in environmental restoration.

Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025

AECO Roadmap: Digital Workplaces

Digital Workplaces are evolving—from structured asset handover to real-time operational insight and, insightful operations. In this session, the Tandem team will walk through the next phase of their roadmap, highlighting how Tandem is transforming Digital Workplaces into actionable tools for building owners, operators, and project teams. Learn how recent enhancements are enabling Insightful Operations through curated dashboards, KPI tracking, and system integrations—and what’s coming next to support portfolio-wide optimization. Whether you're delivering a Descriptive Twin or planning for predictive analytics, this session will help you stay ahead of where Digital Workplaces are headed.

Industry Talk / Nashville 2025

Design, Build, Experience: Immersive Digital Workplaces (REPEAT)

Imagine walking a design site before it’s ever built, with grading, buildings, and utilities unfolding around you in full context. Immersive Digital Workplaces make that possible, turning project models into shared experiences that improve communication and bring teams into alignment before construction begins. In this fast-paced, high-level session, three voices from civil design, immersive technology, and construction will share insights from the field. Rather than a technical deep dive, this session offers a big-picture look at how immersive Digital Workplaces are bridging disciplines, reducing errors, and clarifying complex data throughout the project lifecycle. When stakeholders can visualize a design in its environment, they are empowered to make faster, more confident decisions. Join us to explore how immersive workflows support better outcomes from concept through construction.

23p

Panel / Nashville 2025

Breaking Down Silos in

One of the biggest challenges in is getting disciplines to work together, sharing data and information in real time. Whether technical, organizational, or cultural, silos slow progress, create inefficiencies, and keep teams from reaching their full potential. This panel brings together industry leaders who are actively climbing that mountain. Through candid conversation, they’ll share real-world struggles, setbacks, and the steps they’re taking to reach higher ground. Expect honest insights, bold ideas, and practical strategies to break down barriers, improve communication, and build stronger, more connected teams. If you’re navigating the uphill journey of , this session is your chance to pause, gain perspective, and gather the tools needed to keep moving forward together.

Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025

From Design to Digital Twin: Building Indoor GIS with CAD and BIM Data

CAD and BIM have long served as the foundational design and construction documentation —but their utility often ends at project handoff. What if it didn’t? Indoor GIS is a floor-aware system of record for visualizing, analyzing, and managing facilities and collection of buildings. This session will demonstrate how to extend the life of CAD and BIM data into an indoor GIS, and empower CAD, BIM and GIS practitioners to build a Digital Workplace for building operations. Learn about the role of CAD and BIM integrations with GIS to fuel these workflows. See how to import design data into ArcGIS Indoors to map assets and manage spaces, enable real-time navigation with ArcGIS IPS, and equip facilities’ staff with mobile tools for asset inspections and maintenance. Whether new to GIS or looking to modernize facility operations workflows, this session provides you with guidance and examples to convert CAD and BIM data into Digital Workplaces that support asset and space management.

Industry Talk / Nashville 2025

From Zero to Build-Ready: How We Automated Project Setup with Autodesk Forma Templates

One click of “Create Project” in Autodesk Forma, and, like magic, folders auto-populate, design workflows activate, and dashboards light up—all before you can even finish brewing your coffee. Join us to unpack how our virtual design and construction (VDC) and design teams built an Autodesk Forma template that cuts setup from weeks to hours. Learn how we preconfigured Modeling rules (clash detection on the cloud!), embedded structured folders, and auto-populated Assets settings. We’ll demo how designers now sync Revit models to Autodesk Forma sheets with one click, while on-site teams track steel installations via prebuilt Assets dashboards with no Python PhD required. “This way, teams can focus on the important aspects of designing,” says our lead design manager. Discover how Autodesk Forma templates auto-invite team members, assign permissions, and deploy build settings, not admin work. This is perfect for general contractors, VDC pros, and design managers expecting to leave with actionable steps to replicate our framework.

27p

38p

Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025

Coordinated Rebar Detailing in a Multi-Trade Environment

When rebar detailing is performed independently, it often results in costly conflicts and rework. In this session, we will examine a couple of reinforced concrete projects where our team was responsible for both rebar detailing and 3D coordination with other trades using Revit, Autodesk Forma, and Navisworks software. We’ll discuss how early involvement, shared modeling with trade partners, and continuous coordination enabled us to detect clashes, streamline installation processes, and minimize field delays. Additionally, we’ll explore how Revit facilitated model data management, effective communication, and the use of new rebar tools to enhance detailing accuracy and efficiency.

19p

Industry Talk / Nashville 2025

Building a BIM & GIS Foundation for Digital Prototypings in Enterprise-Scale Operations

How do you turn 20 years of fragmented, paper-based facility documentation into a powerful operational decision-making tool? Join The Kraft Group and Symetri as they unpack the strategy, technology, and value behind their development of a Digital Prototyping that spans BIM and GIS for Gillette Stadium and beyond. Leveraging Autodesk Revit, Civil 3D, and ACC for model development and project delivery, this program federates BIM and other data sources and integrates with an ArcGIS-powered environment to support everything from security planning to energy management. Attendees will learn how the Autodesk ecosystem is being used to enforce data standards, and drive coordination across departments. Discover how BIM content is repurposed as operational datasets, delivering value far beyond design and construction, and how spatial context was added using GIS integration for wayfinding, event planning, and more. You'll also hear how The Kraft Group made the business case for long-term investment in Autodesk and ESRI technologies by capturing value early and often. This session is perfect for facility owners, architects, and consultants looking to evolve their BIM workflows into Digital Prototypings with real-world operational impact.

Panel / Nashville 2025

Mo' Data, Mo' Problems — How a Data Strategy Helps You Transition Your Multi-Discipline Workflows to Forma: Panel Discussion

Colliers Engineering & Design’s (CED) transition from on-prem Vault to Autodesk Forma (ACC) was driven by the need to eliminate data silos, support massive datasets, and scale across multi-discipline teams and acquisitions. This session explores how CED approached the shift strategically — partnering with ARKANCE and Autodesk to reimagine workflows while honoring what already worked well. You’ll learn how to analyze your current environment, define end goals, and run effective pilot programs with SAT/UAT testing to evaluate performance, latency, and user experience. Discover the importance of documentation, change management, and building an ACC Guideline and Data Process Document to support rollout and adoption. Whether you're a large firm or a small team, this session offers practical insights, lessons learned, and a roadmap to a successful ACC migration — paving the way for connected clouds, integrations, and a smarter future.

Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025

Autodesk Forma Migration Made Easy

Transitioning your AutoCAD/Civil 3D projects to the Autodesk Forma platform can seem overwhelming, especially for small to mid-sized companies. In this case study, we’ll explore how Crozier Consultant Engineers successfully migrated both new and existing projects to Autodesk Forma (Forma Data Management, Forma Design Collaboration). For many companies, shifting from a Windows-based file system to Forma Data Management is a relatively new experience. We'll examine the benefits of working in a cloud environment, and the challenges of moving existing projects to the cloud. Additionally, we'll explore best practices for this transition and the tools that can facilitate the process.

45p

Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025

SE 2050: Get Your Carbon On! Using Forma Takeoff for Embodied Carbon Data

The mission of the SE 2050 Commitment is to support the SE 2050 Challenge and transform the practice of structural engineering in a holistic, firm-wide, project-based, and data-driven way. By prioritizing reduction of embodied carbon through the use of less and/or less-impactful structural materials, participating firms can more easily work toward net-zero embodied carbon structural systems by 2050. But how do we get this data? That’s where Forma Takeoff software can help take your 2D and 3D model information from Revit software to visualize and view your embodied carbon data.

21p

Industry Talk / Nashville 2025

Clash Review 4.0: Revolutionizing Modeling with Forma, Navisworks, Autodesk Workshop XR, and Beyond!

Step into the future of Modeling with Clash Review 4.0, where Automation, Integration, & Customization and immersive technologies transform clash detection and issue tracking. Discover how to use the Autodesk Forma Modeling module to streamline workflows and enhance collaboration. We'll explore seamless integration with Navisworks Manage and the Coordination Issues Add-In, bridging cloud and desktop environments. Drawing from real-world project examples, we'll share lessons learned in managing complex geometries, multidiscipline collaboration, and large model sets. Learn to handle high-clash volumes and customize issue filters to prioritize critical tasks. Experience the advanced workflow integrating Autodesk Workshop XR for virtual reality (VR) clash reviews. We'll also explore augmented reality (AR) technologies to minimize Project Delivery pitfalls on the jobsite. Leave equipped with strategies to boost clarity, accountability, and coordination speed across teams.

29p

Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025

Immersive BIM Reviews: Eliminating Late-Stage Surprises with Autodesk Workshop XR and Forma

Late-stage design changes and coordination issues often derail project timelines and inflate costs in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. This session will introduce Autodesk Workshop XR software, a VR-based collaboration tool aligned with the Autodesk ecosystem that enables immersive, real-scale, intelligent-model reviews. When integrated with Autodesk Forma, it helps multidisciplinary teams detect constructability issues early, validate models against existing conditions, and communicate changes effectively. You will experience a live demonstration of a full BIM-to-XR workflow, connecting Revit and Navisworks models to Workshop XR for 1:1 scale validation and coordination. The session will also explore integrating segmented point cloud meshes into Workshop XR environments for as-built verification. You’ll gain insights into how Workshop XR workflows can reduce RFIs, enhance cross-disciplinary communication, and improve project efficiency—without the need for complex or costly hardware.

Hands-on Lab / Nashville 2025

From Forma Silos to Power BI Insights: Free Your BIM Data Using Autodesk Data Exchange, Forma, and Revit

Is critical project information stuck inside your Autodesk Forma (ACC) project? Discover how to use the Autodesk Data Exchange process and Revit to bridge the gap and connect your BIM data with data visualisation platforms, such as Microsoft Power BI. This hands-on lab will demonstrate and guide how to easily extract specific and relevant data from your 3D model subsets, rather than entire files, to create interactive visualizations and dashboards. This cloud-based method streamlines data sharing with stakeholders who aren't BIM experts, providing automatic audit trails and enabling better, data-driven decisions across your projects. By the end of this lab, you will be equipped with the skills to implement and connect your Revit data on ACC to Power BI and create powerful and visually impactful reports that can be shared with external stakeholders, elevating your BIM data analysis to a whole new level!

65p

Meetup / Nashville 2025

Preconstruction Insights & Innovations

Preconstruction is increasingly recognized as a critical phase in the construction industry, laying the foundation for successful project execution and delivery. Join us at Autodesk University (AU) for an engaging preconstruction meetup designed to bring together industry professionals who are passionate about the planning and preparation stages of construction projects. This event provides a unique platform for sharing insights, discussing innovations, and exploring best practices in preconstruction.

Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025

Development of Object Library and CDE Infrastructure with Forma for the New Era of Tokaido Shinkansen Maintenance Management

The Tokaido Shinkansen high-speed Japanese rail line excels globally in safety, punctuality, and frequency. This project aims to transform infrastructure maintenance using BIM. Although Japan rail owners are adopting BIM, efforts remain siloed across teams and lack integrated optimization. Rail maintenance requires ongoing inspection, diagnosis, action, and documentation. Seamless data handover is essential to reducing lifecycle costs, but information often stays locked in noninteroperable systems. JR Central addressed this by piloting a common data environment and object library for embankments, following ISO 19650-based information management. Interoperability was ensured through openBIM standards such as Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) and bSDD (buildingSMART Data Dictionary), which unify object definitions and data formats. Revit and Autodesk Forma, powerful BIM tools, were also adopted to enhance authoring consistency and collaborative workflows. This initiative unlocks a new era in infrastructure maintenance—firmly grounded in interoperability.

46p

Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025

Autodesk Forma Roadmap: Admin, Standardization, & Analytics

Operational efficiency isn’t just about doing things faster, it’s about doing them smarter and better. In this session, we’ll explore how the latest enhancements in Autodesk Forma are empowering teams to deliver consistent results and transform project data into actionable insights. We’ll cover what’s new and what’s coming next for tools like Project and Account Admin, Bridge, Library, Templates, Reports, Data Connector, Dashboards, the new Data Transition Tool, and more! You’ll get a behind the scenes look at our product strategy and major initiatives shaping the future of Administration, Standardization, and Analytics in Autodesk Forma. From setting your projects up for success to boosting efficiency, we’re building the tools you need to reduce complexity, and keep your projects on track. Whether you’re expanding your use of Forma or looking to optimize your processes, you won’t want to miss this session!

Industry Talk / Nashville 2025

Empowering the Subcontractor: Stowe Australia's Nationwide Adoption of Autodesk Forma

While Management discussions often emphasize general/managing contractors, the true measure of successful digital adoption depends greatly on the buy-in and innovation of subcontractors. As Australia’s largest privately owned electrical subcontractor, with 14 branches nationwide, Stowe Australia recognized the critical need to digitally transform our entire business—not just isolated projects. By strategically deploying Autodesk Forma nationally, we've streamlined workflows, enhanced risk management, and empowered our teams to collaborate seamlessly across hundreds of projects. This session will share our journey, as well as practical insights for subcontractors, lessons learned from a large-scale implementation, and proven strategies to achieve measurable ROI and operational excellence. By the end of this session, you'll understand how subcontractors can successfully use Autodesk Forma to transform their business operations, gaining tangible benefits beyond a single project’s lifecycle.

48p

Industry Talk / Nashville 2025

AI-Ready AEC: Building a Smart Digital Foundation with Autodesk and Egnyte

The promise of AI in architecture, engineering, and construction is immense—but without a solid foundation of structured, governed, and secure data, that promise quickly crumbles. In this session, we’ll explore how Autodesk Forma (Forma) tools, when paired with Egnyte’s AI-powered platform, provide a unified, intelligent, and secure digital environment that supports both project delivery and firm-wide data strategy. Learn how Egnyte natively integrates with Forma to provide seamless data governance, intelligent search, and sensitive data classification—all critical for unlocking reliable AI insights. We’ll demonstrate how to centralize project and business data, clean up ROTs (redundant, obsolete, and trivial files), and prepare your firm’s content for AI use cases. Attendees will leave with a practical framework for assessing AI readiness and adopting AI tools responsibly, using the “3Ps”: Practical, Purposeful, and Private.

44p

Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025

Minimizing construction risk through parametric tunnel design with Revit and Forma

This session presents a real-world tunnel infrastructure project that leveraged parametric design to reduce construction risk and improve coordination. A parametric adaptive ring family, developed in collaboration with Autodesk, served as the base for a modular tunnel model in Revit. Using Dynamo, both primary and secondary structures were generated, and system layouts were added for space proofing. The model was then integrated into Autodesk Forma to support cross-disciplinary collaboration between structure, MEP, and design teams. This connected workflow improved communication, reduced errors, and supported earlier decision-making. Attendees will discover a scalable strategy for managing complexity in linear infrastructure projects and see how parametric design helps create robust, coordinated models ready for execution.

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