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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
Instructional Demo / Virtual 2021
Coordinate transformation inside of Civil 3D - working with NTV2 files
For transfomation of coordinates inside of Civil 3D / Map 3D there are two possible ways. The differences between parameter- and affine transformation is shown. The affine transformation is using NTV2 files. In many cases there file for download from surveying offices, but you can also create your own. How that works and the way to implement the NTV2 files into your system are shown.
Instructional Demo / Virtual 2021
The Handy Man's Guide To: Grading Optimization in Your Civil 3D Toolbox
In this class, we’ll cover Civil 3D software and the new Grading Optimization program workflow. One of the most time-consuming tasks in Civil 3D is optimizing the design surface for your project. Using the new Grading Optimization program can greatly reduce the time you spend on this task. We'll walk through a basic site and demonstrate how to set up your Civil 3D design for the Grading Optimization program.
Instructional Demo / Virtual 2021
Project Explorer: Constant Companion
This session will look at how Project Explorer in Civil 3D software can help users access and make changes to object data during project work. Project Explorer gives users access for the editing and confirmation of object data, the ability to compare multiple object physical locations, and the capacity to visibly confirm objects in profile views of objects. The efficiency and accuracy these tools provide will make Project Explorer your constant companion.
Instructional Demo / Virtual 2021
Multibridge Cable Stay Intelligent Models in InfraWorks, Inventor, Civil 3D, and Revit
A colleague says, “We've got a project with a 1227m bridge structure including 578m cable stay bridge, 6 approach/exit ramps, 2 overpasses, 5 pedestrian overpasses and numerous walls. Can you create an intelligent model in Revit?” You've used Revit software off and on for the past 10 years, and you remember how painful it was to do a bridge or tunnel that followed complex Civil 3D alignments. Then there are the inevitable design changes that occur while you’re trying to model these bridges. In this class, we’ll discuss how we utilized the InfraWorks bridge workflows to develop a fully parametric intelligent model of a multibridge cable-stay structure in a lot less time when compared to traditional 2D AutoCAD, Civil 3D, or even Revit workflows! We'll demonstrate the adaptability of the parametric InfraWorks bridge model and its ability to adapt to design changes. We'll demonstrate the breadth of information created, and finish it off with stunning screenshots and fly-through renders.
Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2014
Mighty Macros: Pumping Up Productivity 1 Character at a Time
We will fill this class with the tips and tricks you'll need to create many different types of macros in AutoCAD software. Macros are small groups of commands and routines that can be any length and don't require any special characters at the end of the line. In this sequel to the popular 2013 class you will gain knowledge about creating custom macros that apply to your business needs and enhance your productivity on designs. You will develop a custom tool palette on which you will place your new macros for quick access. Most importantly, you'll be able to bring value back to your employer and gain the knowledge to help you excel within your field.
Roundtable / Las Vegas 2014
Styles and Standards (Project Based): A Roundtable Discussion
This 60-minute round-table session will discuss methodologies for standardizing multidiscipline style collections, which are the associated libraries and methodologies available to monitor and enforce project-wide adherence to those standards. This discussion will bring into focus the challenges that arise when working with not only multiple firms but also for inner company departments tasked with developing cohesive plan sets that are both 'intelligent' and congruent throughout. Topics open for discussion will include the use of software to check standards; custom programming to effectively check that system configurations match inside each company; and preconfigured add-on packages provided to each consultant with standards embedded into the templates. We will also discuss the questions of which consultant should lead the standard/style development and whether there should be a project-based standard and what it is that should drive those standards. Further topics will include agency requirements, project document consistency, and content management systems for the project.
Las Vegas 2014
AutoCAD Civil 3D: 2015 Certified Professional Exam Preparation Class
Validate your skills and enhance your credibility through Autodesk certification. Passing a certification exam proves to your employer and clients that you are proficient on the software needed to do your job. This class will help you prepare for the AutoCAD Civil 3D Professional Certification exam. Learn tips and trick on how to use the software to answer exam questions related to objectives, quickly and correctly, to ensure your success as you sit to take your exam.
New Orleans 2022
Automating Overall Planning with Revit and Connected City Data Platform
At InSite we’ve spent years developing overall planning solutions for large-scale overall planning projects using connected data and automation in Revit software, Civil 3D software, and online data platforms. This session will cover how automating the process has helped the team reduce manual errors and improve efficiency for cities and precinct design. We’ll show examples of using data to drive decision making through the design. And we’ll look at how we’re using data-driven platforms to solve problems in urban analytics, resilience, sustainability, development feasibility, and strategic planning. You’ll see real examples of this process and how it was achieved, along with data being linked to online data platforms driving financial city models, automation of design, and how 3D and data visualization is a powerful tool to drive informed decision making on major projects. Design data, open data, and web apps are combined to enable better outcomes throughout the development lifecycle.
Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2014
AutoCAD, JavaScript, and the Cloud
This class will present the new JavaScript API for AutoCAD software, and attendees will learn how to use this technology to create web- and cloud-based plug-ins. We will connect web capabilities to the JavaScript API technology, demonstrating how users can quickly create the AutoCAD Thin Client software plug-ins, utilizing amazing JavaScript libraries and obtaining a unique user experience with professional results.
New Orleans 2022
Advanced Inventor Modeling for Infraworks

Inventor users: Have you heard of Infraworks? And Infraworks/Revit users: Have you heard of Inventor? This class bridges the knowledge gap that exists between Inventor and Infraworks users, providing an advanced demonstration of the powerful functionality achieved when using these two products together. I’ll show how to create dynamic Inventor models with capabilities that function once brought into Infraworks. Instruction will include setting up iLogic codes to function in Infraworks/Inventor server; providing examples of codes proven to work; showing how these models can be 'Flexed' and 'Instanced' in Infraworks; highlighting the downstream benefits of models in Inventor/Infraworks; and propagating models into Civil3D and Revit for further detailing and project drawings. For anyone curious about my 'street cred' for the content, be sure to check out my AU 2021 presentation titled Multibridge Cable Stay Intelligent Models in InfraWorks, Inventor, Civil 3D, and Revit.

New Orleans 2022
Civil 3D integration within Revit.
In the design industry collaboration is always at the forefront of our minds. How can we better coordinate data between multi-disciplinary teams? What is the data normally isolated by Civil 3D could be linked to a Revit site model? With the integration of Civil 3D and Revit, the gates between multi-disciplinary silos, become freer and more open. Gone are the days of having to import Civil backgrounds into you model and “clean” that data up for use, only to have repeat that process when drawings are revised. By linking Civil 3D directly to Revit, you gain the benefits or a “live” link to seamlessly update data. In this session we will gain an understanding of how to link Civil 3D to Revit, analyze the data from Civil 3D to create specific views, incorporate Revit Site models into existing workflows, recognize the collaboration benefits within multi-disciplinary environment, and how to export Revit data back to Civil 3D to form a complete integration loop.
New Orleans 2022
Mundane Tasks to Automate Using Dynamo for Civil 3D
The possibility to make anything can be overwhelming. Sometimes you just need a picture, a plan, or a push in the right direction. If you don’t know where to start in using Dynamo for Civil 3D, but you’re eager to know what can and cannot be easily automated, then this class is for you. In this class, we’ll walk through the specific steps of creating scripts in Dynamo for Civil 3D. These scripts will automate some of the mundane tasks you do in each of your designs. Whether that's placing a legend on multiple sheets, changing text to all upper case, turning on and off layers, adjusting line types of your design based on the type of plan sheet you are creating, or inserting trees at a specific interval along an alignment—Dynamo can do it! At the end of this class, you’ll understand the basics, and you’ll have a few time-saving tools to use within your own projects, and the knowledge of how they were created.
New Orleans 2022
Where is your next project?
Can you imagine what would happen if you could have a complete view of your area right at the moment you really need it? Even before you draw the first line in a blank AutoCAD or Civil 3D drawing at the very beginning of the preliminary design? Many good things, but given that redesigns and reworks are among the most significant threats to the practicability and sustainability of construction projects worldwide, you would avoid bad decisions and design errors that could lead to time wastage, schedule derailing and cost overruns. In this 30-minute class, Dr. Nick Chanakoulas, Civil Engineer and Head of Customer Success at Plex-Earth, introduces the concept of Remote Surveying. Through project cases, you will learn how to apply its holistic approach by integrating aerial and satellite time-based imagery, detailed terrain modeling, 3D drone data, and real-world design validation techniques in Google Earth's environment, as part of your design process. So, where is your next project?
New Orleans 2022
How to model a civil engineering like a digital twin without 3D scanning ?
How can we model a civil engineering structure like a digital twin without 3D scanning? If you want to know how to take up the challenge of replicating 62 stations platforms in 4 months, this case study talks about the Marseille subway stations project (In France). Throughout this presentation, we will be demonstrating how to use Civil3D, Subassembly Composer, Dynamo and Excel to reduce the time needed by 4, thereby reducing costs. Firstly, we will show the project and the stakes, then the workflow by way of adaptive profiles and finally we will present the possibilities of developing this idea further. Yes, this Workflow can be compatible with any project. Through this presentation, you can discover a new approach to using Civil 3D now and in the future. This case study can improve skills and offer new possibilities.
New Orleans 2022
Leveraging Civil 3D Property Sets for Design and Collaboration

As designers, we tend to focus on what is in front of us when it comes to developing our models and preparing construction drawings for delivery. If we take a step back and think about this more holistically, we can formulate ideas as to how this type of property set data can be leveraged in our daily workflows as well as later down the road. We are currently experiencing a major digital transformation where our Civil 3D models are becoming part of the actual digital deliverable. This will ultimately provide our design teams, clients, and contractors with meaningful data that can be leveraged for interdisciplinary coordination, construction, and asset management purposes. In this session, I'll share tips and tricks on how to leverage metadata and property set data throughout the design development phase to prepare our design models for future integrations into construction and asset management solutions.

New Orleans 2022
Automation opportunities hiding inside Civil3D since the early 2000’s
You say the word automation, immediately people start talking about Dynamo or API coding. What if I said there was a host of automation opportunities hiding inside Civil3D and most users only scratch the surface of what is right at their finger tips. This class looks at these opportunities to automate repetitive tasks, by leveraging code set styles to speed up drawing outputs and quantification of corridor materials
New Orleans 2022
Innovative Generative Design in Revit and Civil 3d for a sustainable city
Flowell by Colas is a dynamic road signaling, helping security and road congestion. Generative design was applied to design the electrical component of this project. The solution starts from an existing condition 2D drawing in DWG, creates the optimal configuration for the electrical network and creates a detailed model in Revit. It is an application of generative design to solve complex design challenges in the electrical discipline and support the decision process. A scalable methodology that opens new possibilities for more effective collaboration to validate ideas early on. It leverages computational design via Dynamo for Civil 3D, design optimization via Generative Design and automation via Dynamo for Revit. Visual programming is extended with Python modules to interact with different software and manage intelligent electrical objects. The generative design study uses electrical objects and implements the designer preferences to create the network.
Article / 2020
The Necessity of Content Management and Project Analytics
Find out how you can organize, manage, set permissions, and ensure the latest content is kept up-to-date and available for all project participants, even when working remotely. Dan Stine introduces CTC Software’s HIVE content management system developed specifically for the AEC industry.
Article / 2021
A Hitchhiker’s Guide to ArcGIS GeoBIM and Autodesk Construction Cloud
Cloud-cloud integration between GIS and BIM is beneficial for project portfolio management, collaboration, analytics, data quality, visualization, and more. Stephen Brockwell and Anthony Renteria of Esri introduce what’s possible with ArcGIS GeoBIM and Autodesk Construction Cloud.
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