The complexity of bid packages, which combine 3D models and 2D drawings, has estimators worldwide struggling to calculate accurate quantities. The added pressure of receiving updated bid packages has also caused estimators to work long hours and have sleepless nights. The result is either not winning the job or winning with little profit. This is where Forma Takeoff software—the cloud-based 2D and 3D QTO tool hosted on Autodesk Forma—is proving to be a game changer. This lab will focus on giving attendees a hands-on experience of the connected takeoff process using the industry-leading automated 3D takeoff capabilities combined with easy-to-use 2D takeoff tools. You'll learn the process of setting up 3D and 2D takeoff types, adding unit cost to takeoff types, performing accurate takeoffs, updating the bid package with the new set of drawings, comparing existing snapshots to active takeoff currently in progress, and then exporting the combined 3D and 2D takeoff inventory.

Unleash the power of Autodesk Forma to revolutionize your structural engineering and design workflows. The architecture, engineering, and construction industry bears a $280 billion annual cost due to ineffective project data and communication. In this session, you will learn to master design changes and manage the intricacies of your designs through diverse design-review workflows in Forma Data Management software. Discover how to avoid expensive rework by finding model clashes using Autodesk BIM Collaborate software. Witness how Forma Takeoff software enhances the quality of your design through an effective model conditioning process. Explore Forma Build software to learn how to proficiently manage risk and quality during the construction phase, easily handling RFIs, submittals, photos, and site observations. Join us and step into a future of seamless design and construction management for structural engineering.

Immerse yourself in the inspiring world of integrated high-tech factory planning at Exyte. Learn how groundbreaking Dynamo automation and advanced BIM technologies are revolutionizing the efficiency and quality of project setups. In this AU course, you'll learn how large project teams can use automated Dynamo scripts to quickly create Revit setups, configure detailed IFC file export and exchange, and meet even the most demanding customer requirements. All seamlessly integrated with collaboration on the Autodesk Forma (Forma) platform. This automation greatly simplifies and accelerates project mobilization and ensures seamless collaboration between the in-house engineering team and partners. Learn how Exyte leverages technology innovations to deliver Digital Twin-enabled models to their customers, empowering the entire project team of 60+ designers to efficiently and effectively engage in project execution from the first moment and redefine high-tech facility design.

Utilities, retailers, hospital operators, towercos, and other companies may need to digitalize large portfolios with thousands of existing facilities to complete their digital journeys—either to fully benefit from building information modeling (BIM) in design and construction or as a first step for the creation of their digital twins. Those same companies typically have an inventory database that is either incorrect or incomplete, but that has value nonetheless, since it may be used to connect said assets with other enterprise solutions, including maintenance and operations management. In this technical instruction session, we will present a workflow for the end-to-end digitalization of a portfolio of facilities using a component-based approach. This workflow starts with any existing inventory, uses it in Autodesk Forma Assets and Forms to capture on-site data, then switches to Forma Design Collaboration software and Forma Data Management software for the intelligent modeling of the facilities, and then again moves back to the Assets functionality for audit and validation.

Many people look at Autodesk Forma, especially the Forma Build platform, and believe it's only for the construction industry. However, many design disciplines that work with the construction industry use the Autodesk Forma platform, especially architectural/design firms. While Forma Build is ideally set up to be a more collaborative workflow, that doesn't mean it has to be used in that way. This session will show you how our architectural firm uses different aspects of Forma Build before and during construction. We'll cover how our firm went from a dual-input, multiprogram workflow to using Forma Build for specific field workflows. We'll cover the tools we use in Forma Build and how we use custom forms and reports to get the output to look the way we want it to look. By using Forma Build workflows, we'll explain how we became more efficient in capturing data, and how we get the appropriate information into the hands of our construction partners in hours instead of days.

This will be a panel discussion focused on the opportunities, impact, and lessons learned from implementing Autodesk Forma for owners of large assets and infrastructures—mainly data centers and other industrial facilities. The discussion will focus on critical success factors, implementation techniques, program management approaches, and key lessons learned from driving successful implementations, as well as challenges commonly encountered in large-scale rollouts of Autodesk Forma. The panel will consist of experienced architecture, engineering, and construction professionals who've implemented Autodesk Forma across a variety of customers and use cases, using the different Autodesk Forma components (Forma Build software, Forma Data Management software, Forma Takeoff software, and more). Participants will highlight the keys to a successful rollout for customers current implementing or considering implementing Autodesk Forma in their businesses.

There are many challenges and conflicting priorities for scaling model-based estimating. This presentation will discuss these challenges and the process Barton Malow Builders implemented to establish a more uniform practice and reliably deliver model-driven quantification for all our projects. We will mention how these methods need to fit with our overall estimating process, and the team adaptation that is needed. We will also cover how other innovations from Autodesk—such as Forma Takeoff and Autodesk Forma capabilities—can influence progress.

Step into the forefront of innovation with Autodesk's preconstruction portfolio that spans across quantity takeoff, estimating, bid management, and qualification. Engage directly with our product experts as they discuss recently released functionality across our Autodesk Forma preconstruction portfolio that helps you focus on winning business, reducing risk, making sustainable choices, and protecting your bottom line. But that's not all. Get an exclusive sneak peek into the upcoming features on the road map. Products covered will include Forma BuildingConnected Pro, Bid Board Pro, TradeTapp, Forma Takeoff, and ProEst software.

Meet with product experts from Autodesk to hear what functionality has recently been released for Forma Build software, and discover which features are on the upcoming road map.

Constructing $7 billion megatunnels over a decade, with a century-long maintenance commitment, presents unprecedented challenges for reliability, longevity, and societal impact. Traditional approaches like DBFM procurement and sequential design and construction prove inadequate for such monumental projects. However, the infrastructure owner, Lantis, has been at the forefront of pioneering project delivery and asset management standards. This case study will unveil the results from a pilot partnership with Autodesk and Esri, showcasing the Infrastructure Asset Management 5.0 journey. It will emphasize the transformative role that data accessibility and availability play for all stakeholders. Learn about the benefits of cloud-based collaboration and building information modeling (BIM)—not for only design, but extended into operations. Discover how, amid an ever-changing urban environment and a supply chain of national proportions, owners can use the power of dashboards to strive for zero unplanned infrastructure downtime.

This session will showcase how BHI implemented the Matterport and Autodesk Forma integration in a master planning project for a hospital in partnership with African Mission Healthcare (AMH) to transform its traditional construction workflows with the goal of enhancing collaboration, productivity, project management, and sustainability throughout the lifecycle of development. From capturing detailed 3D scans with Matterport's digital-twin platform to streamlining documentation and issue tracking via Autodesk's robust construction project management solution, attendees will learn about the strategic advantages of this integration.

The Navisworks integration with Autodesk Forma Model Coordination fosters collaboration among multiple stakeholders in a shared environment. It enables teams to allocate clashes to respective teams and flag them in authoring software for prompt resolution. Conventional clash detection workflows encounter challenges like nonstreamlined processes and prolonged procedures, as well as an absence of a shared collaborative environment, a need to sift through lengthy clash reports, inadequate documentation, and a lack of methods to assign clashes. Integrating Navisworks with Model Coordination offers a streamlined workflow and a closed-loop clash management system, and it provides comprehensive documentation and enhances coordination, productivity, and efficiency. In this lab, you'll learn to use the Model Coordination API in Navisworks for clash detection, and use the Issues add-in in Revit software for issue management and clash location, ensuring seamless coordination. Overcome your challenges and capitalize on the power of Autodesk tools.

This session will explore the groundbreaking blockchain technology based on Autodesk Forma that unlocks today's unused construction data to the streamlined inspection process, boosting 20% of productivity aiming to alleviate labor shortages. This project has more than four dozen stakeholders and serves as a prime example of strong collaboration across the industry, contractors, technology startups, and academics. Features of our platform not only authenticate construction data but also ensure smooth integration of various data through device and applications, enabling the direct use of construction data as an integration platform as a service (iPaaS). A key element of our approach is the integration of design data because it is critical to ensure that the construction result meets the client's requirements. This key element is consistently achieved by using the API integration (Autodesk Platform Services) with Autodesk Forma.

Embark on an insightful journey into the do's and don'ts of publishing on Autodesk Forma (ACC), covering the entire process from Docs to Design Collaboration to Model Coordination. From creating and managing project documentation to collaborating with design teams and coordinating models effectively, we'll cover it all. You'll gain a comprehensive understanding of the ACC publishing workflow, including the importance of Publish Sets in organizing and managing your project data. Whether you're a seasoned ACC user or new to the platform, this session is designed to empower you with the knowledge and skills needed to optimize your publishing efforts on ACC. By the end of the session, you'll have a clear roadmap for success in ACC publishing, equipped with actionable strategies to streamline your workflow, enhance collaboration, and ensure the integrity of your project data. Don't miss this opportunity to master ACC publishing and elevate your design projects.

Using our Autodesk suite to reshape our design process and owning our IP has enabled sustainable scaling and the delivery of large pipelines of work for central government using off-site construction methods. This success has led to a 300% increase in our manufacturing capacity in the last three years, while maintaining client satisfaction with the quality of our design and project delivery. We'll explain how this has been achieved through repeatable and continuously improved designs, supported by Forma Build and Forma Data Management software. In the second half of this talk, the focus will shift toward the potential of Autodesk Informed Design software and how it can facilitate a platform design through the development of subassemblies, ultimately supporting off-site construction by maximizing productivity and improving quality through increased industrialization.

Alliances and frameworks are increasingly key procurement vehicles to facilitate large-scale delivery with multiple contractors supporting the delivery of a common goal. We'll discuss how our experience of alliance and framework contracts has been enhanced through using the Forma Build software and the integration possibilities enabled by the open API Forma Build Service. We'll demonstrate how Forma Data Management software enables contractors to share information, capture collaborative lessons learned, and use standardized details—and the program, cost, and quality benefits that this creates for clients. In this talk, we'll discuss transparency between contractors as well as the trust and confidence that Autodesk and OpenSpace can provide to clients. With one eye on the future, we'll also explore the potential game-changing impact that Autodesk Informed Design software could have on contractor collaboration through safe sharing of intellectual property in design.

Step into the construction innovation lab and experience Forma Build software like never before! Join us for a hands-on journey through key features and functions as we navigate the innovative capabilities of this powerful construction management platform. Get ready to build your expertise and revolutionize your project workflows in this immersive session.

It's never been more important or possible to break the barriers between the office and the field. Project controls and field management are becoming two ends of the same process. Join this interactive roadmap workshop where our product development team will walk through the future of Forma Build covering Project Management, Cost Management, and Field Collaboration, including upcoming features in GCPay and Payapps.

In this session, we'll explore a study by Shepherd Construction and top construction technology partners, demonstrating how software impacts contractor loss rates. Focusing on tools like Forma Build software, this research analyzed more than a decade of loss data from 1,000+ contractors to empirically show that tech-forward contractors are lower insurance risks. We'll outline the study's methodologies, its key findings, and the broader implications for risk assessment in the construction industry. Participants will gain insights into the risk management ROI from these technologies, with a focus on those that significantly reduce claims. We'll discuss actionable strategies that contractors can implement to use technology for substantial insurance premium savings. Additionally, we'll showcase how Shepherd integrates this data into its underwriting processes to benefit contractors.