This talk will describe the challenges encountered when developing the common data environment (CDE) of the expansion project. Heathrow Airport is the second-busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic. The third runway will hugely increase passenger capacity and flight movement capacity. The expansion project requires the development of a highly constrained design from multiple suppliers that considers a vast amount of incoming information from multiple sources and stakeholders. The design must pass several major public and government approvals and is required to integrate into the current developing and future live digital twin of Heathrow. The CDE must facilitate all the challenges associated with the above to ensure the project can produce and provide the correct data and information needed for each audience as efficiently and cost effectively as possible. The design is developed in AutoCAD software, Revit software, AutoCAD Civil 3D software, and Navisworks software. Data is stored in Esri, ProjectWise, SharePoint, and other specialist databases.

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Model coordination has been around for more than a decade; but it's a laborious task that has too often ended up incomplete. Impacts caused by poor coordination and low-constructability models are costly. Plus, they become major factors of reluctance toward Building Information Modeling (BIM) evolution on the parts of the site workers because they can't rely on it for construction. What we will demonstrate in this class is not your daddy's traditional coordination process. Instant communication replaces long-lasting clash coordination meetings. You'll also learn techniques to engage site workers in the upstream coordination process and benefit from their experience. We will present the different types of issues in BIM in a real project case study. Identification of issues without proper methods to manage them and ensure they are resolved is a waste of precious time. Using different tools such as Revit software, Navisworks software, and the BIM Track platform, attendees will learn workflows to optimize this process and reduce time spent on documenting.

A generation of architecture, engineering, and construction professionals remembers the tumult that accompanied the rise of desktop CAD at the end of the ’80s and early ’90s: massive costs, glacial speed, and a lot of beige plastic. Fast forward to the current era, with the Internet, fast computers, and a variety of powerful applications at our fingertips. It is tempting to say we’ve never had it so good. However, as we reach a period of BIM (Building Information Modeling) maturity, there are lessons to be learned and new answers to be sought about how we work and communicate—from the internal team level all the way up to the intercompany level. Using the history of CAD and BIM adoption over the last 30-plus years as a framework, this talk will discuss how the current state of BIM maturity and application variety in the industry enables us—even necessitates us—to take a fresh look at how we are working together.

Establishing control on the jobsite is essential for doing layout with a total station. Without control points, the BIM data can't be referenced to the physical jobsite. Control can be established many different ways. The object is to establish the most accurate control that you can to ensure efficient multi-trade model-based layout. This hands-on lab highlights the new features of the Get The Point (GTP) plug-in for improving survey control workflows within AutoCAD®, Revit®-based software, and Navisworks® Manage software.

Learn how to deploy in your office and multioffice locations without Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). Discover how to keep track of staff’s software versions and patches. Learn how to maximize your current deployment package. Find out how to use new or existing scripts for users. Discover how to see company inventory on the fly. This applies to Revit software, AutoCAD software, Navisworks software, InfraWorks software, 3ds Max software and more.

BIM is a disrupter much more than AutoCAD was many years ago. BIM has the ability to very quickly make something in the virtual world which exactly replicates the real world. The speaker will present a main contractor's struggle to understand what BIM is, what it means for their work, how it can be implemented, and what they can deliver for a customer at handover. The UAE (and the wider MENA region) has particular challenges around tight programmes, constant change throughout the construction phase, multiple multi-cultural stakeholders, complex design, and projects ranging from 20 million AED to 3 billion AED. The speaker will explore BIM through the Navisworks Manager toolkit which brings in many disciplines from the construction field. The company are currently working on a range of projects but 1 British-designed iconic building currently stands out along with another 1+ billion AED project which demonstrates the issues faced including the absence of BIM standards.

Parametric design tools aren't just for programs like Inventor software, Revit software, or Civil 3D software; there is a set of parametric drawing tools that you can use to create dynamic relationships and constraints between objects in AutoCAD software as well. The parametric drawing tools will revolutionize the way that you draw and edit objects in AutoCAD. This class will introduce you to parametric drawing in AutoCAD by using both geometric and dimensional constraints to add intelligence to your objects. You will learn how using Auto Constrain and Inferred Constraints can help you quickly add constraints and change your process from drafting to modeling. If you have ever wanted geometry in your drawing to update based on changes that you have made to other objects, or if you have wanted to type a new value into a dimension and have the object update based on this new value, then this class is for you.

This unique class will review key workflows required to go from concept design proposals to detailed design cost estimates. Our mission is to create 2 concept-level designs for a new municipal spine roadway and trunk sewer and compare the cost of works for each scenario. We will start with a detailed look at InfraWorks 360 software and demonstrate the workflows required to build our 2 new proposals. Then we will connect our concept-level design to AutoCAD Civil 3D software to detail the roadway and sewer designs. We will look at the various quantity takeoff tools found in AutoCAD Civil 3D software and export both AutoCAD software and AutoCAD Civil 3D object data to formats that you can use for estimating. To complete the class we will introduce a new cloud-based cost-estimating system called AEC Tender. Using AEC Tender, we can connect to data extracted from our detailed design and generate detailed cost estimates for both scenarios within minutes using past project construction unit costs.

Communication is a key skill for anyone doing business in the modern world. Still, it can often be a major challenge that complicates business and stunts company growth. Join us in this roundtable session following the industry talk entitled "The Keys to Building Better Client Relationships Through Communication" in a discussion to bring out the common, everyday difficulties that thousands face. Learn how to build solid relationships and create open communications with your clients. Also, learn how to repair client relationships that may have gone awry. Whatever your title, role, or goal, this discussion can help you relate to your clients and open the communication routes that are necessary to convert clients into advocates. Join your peers to share your experiences and gain from the experiences of others as we work together to develop the communication skills that will help you build the relationships that win projects.

Come and learn about our research, learning, and hurdles when working with generative design and artificial intelligence as they apply to the automotive design process.

NASA’s work at the moon, which is pressing forward right now, is “preparing us for the next giant leap: challenging missions to Mars and other deep-space destinations”—NASA.gov. This class will help anyone looking for applying innovation for static stress analysis and finite element analysis via simulations and additive manufacturing. The presenters will show a case study where Fusion 360 software was used to accomplish the experiment when the competitive software platform failed to meet the expected results. Also, find out how Fusion 360 helped the Texas A&M University and the U.S. Air Force Academy teams conduct feasibility/benchmark tests on a mechanical drilling system and satellite mockup before their use in a Zero-G flight alongside NASA research. This session is a must for anyone who wants to learn about Fusion 360 for simulations, or for those interested in innovating with Fusion 360 for advancing the future of the built environment off-world.

In this lab, you’ll learn how to create 3D geometry using AutoCAD solid, surface, and mesh tools. Create 3D assets for Revit families, Civil 3D and InfraWorks models, Inventor software, game engines, and other software environments. Edit the 3D objects using various editing tools, such as Union, Slice, Extrude Face, Fillet, and so on. Export the 3D objects. This class is designed to expand your AutoCAD 3D modeling knowledge.

Autodesk University has a history of amazing sessions given by talented speakers, and now it's your turn to join them. If you've ever wondered what it takes to become an Autodesk University speaker, then this is the panel for you. Our panelists will share their experiences and tips to let you know everything they've learned. They'll share their lessons to unveil the details, from before the call for proposals opens to what happens once you step off the stage. Learn the processes used to craft great topics, prepare class materials, and create a great presentation. This is the session that will dispel the mystery and put you on the road to becoming the next great Autodesk University speaker!

Join in on this roundtable discussion where you will get a detailed look into the implementation of Infraworks 360 on three entirely unique transportation projects at various stages of the design process. The first project is a full-blown multi-million dollar roadway, bridge, & drainage project through an active rock quarry that chose to utilize Infraworks 360 at the advanced design stage of the project in order to enhance the public outreach process. The second project will provide a peak into an LRT & BRT 14-mile corridor alternatives analysis where various segments of the corridor were brought to life in Infraworks 360 in order to incite agreement amongst various jurisdictions & stakeholders. Lastly, you will get to see how Infraworks 360 was used to develop 3 concepts for a parking lot and trailhead relocation at popular local hiking destination. These 3 unique real world examples will give you great look into how Infraworks 360 can be utilized in the world of transportation.

Unlike generative design for manufacturing, generative design for architecture requires the incorporation of the user’s unique design intents and ideas into the generative model. As most of our work shows—from the Autodesk office at MaRS to the Autodesk University exhibit hall layout, and from urban developments in the Netherlands to housing complexes in Japan—each project’s output looks different because each geometric system has been developed as a combination of the designer’s intent and reusable geometric tools. This session will show how to approach design problems through the generative design framework (problem formulation) with a focus on how to incorporate design intents in the form of geometric systems (model parameterization). Through Dynamo and Refinery, we’ll take a look at and customize a variety of custom geometric tools and test them in real-world case studies: from subdivision logic for office and urban neighborhoods to automated massing strategies and building siting algorithms.

InfraWorks software is a perfect tool when it comes to optioneering, and Civil 3D software is the right tool to create design drawings. But how do we exchange data between the two of them when InfraWorks doesn’t have a proper "rail" setup? This class will guide you through the creation of the right environment that will enable you to send data between the two platforms and use component road to mimic rails in InfraWorks while still maintaining a proper rail alignment in Civil 3D to calculate cant and use the drawing production tools. It is all about the proper use of Data Shortcuts and some tips and trick. What happens when you’ve made some changes to the option already exported? What happens to the drawings already produced? Come and find out!

This class covers a typical utility workflow using Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite, highlighting its top new features and benefits. The workflow uses AutoCAD® Raster Design and AutoCAD® Map 3D software to gather and edit base data, such as aerial images, CAD drawings, and GIS data, including electric industry models. Analysis tools help identify potential areas and corridors for electric assets. Autodesk® Infrastructure Modeler software uses the data for a large-scale 3D model that combines the "What is" situation with "What could be" proposals. Conceptual designs of 3D overhead distribution networks, windmills or solar panels, buildings, and vegetation provide sophisticated visualizations for decision makers. A precise, model-based electric network is designed with AutoCAD® Utility Design based on these proposals. Standards-driven workflows and rules-based analysis tools ensure a network design with consistency and reliability.

"One of the biggest hurdles in using an STL mesh model for a downward manufacturing application is the lack of geometry feature information in the STL file. This class will demonstrate how machine learning techniques can be applied to extract geometrical information from mesh models; and explain the process of building machine learning models, feature engineering for mesh data, and parameter tuning. We will also cover Autodesk Forge integration for data translation and viewing; and demonstrate how to use AWS cloud infrastructure such as GPU computing for big data and AWS Lambda for fast online predictions."