No matter how many individuals your company employs, the business environment we live in continues to accelerate at a rapid pace, making it critical to ensure that everyone has the tools and knowledge to help your firm compete and succeed. Whether it’s changes to your design software, building code changes, or new tools being introduced to your project workflows, we as leaders need to be able to bring the entire company along with us on the journey. Find out the secret ingredients that Taylor Design is using on the team-learning front, and how we employ several methods to reach everyone within the firm, and make learning fun, relevant, and actionable to current tasks—while making the learning content accessible to future employees.

Clash detection is more than detecting the intersection of 2 or more objects. The Clash Detective is one of the most powerful tools in Navisworks Manage software. We will examine in detail how to solve firestop-related clashes and how to create consolidated submittals for government authorities. In a multiplatform workflow, you can use models from your preferred MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) application—like Fabrication CADmep software, AutoCAD MEP software, or Revit software—to generate a bill of material, and enable the tool to place hundreds of firestop objects automatically into your Building Information Modeling (BIM) model utilizing the Hilti plug-in for firestop. See how to quickly and easily include into your BIM model UL-Systems details; installation guidance; and X, Y, Z coordinates. Learn how to use Point Layout software to export data to a total station for easy and timesaving placement of cast-ins and sleeves on the construction site. Document the installation in the documentation system for later building operation and maintenance. This session features Navisworks Manage and AutoCAD MEP.

Historically, the architecture, engineering, and construction industry has operated in information silos. With the creation of the U.K. BIM mandate, the government has focused on the end product, and has essentially farmed out the workflow for project teams working in a model-based environment. Never before, has there been such an open and sharing mentality among would-be competitors trying to achieve a common goal. This session is the “warts and all“ account of 2 U.K. architecture firms changing perspectives, office cultures, mindsets, and deliverables, focusing on examples of where new technology and innovative workflows have assisted with communication, collaboration, integration, and systems coordination to provide a consistent approach for projects. After attending this class you will understand how change management and communication with an extended project team can benefit your client, the holistic project, and, ultimately, its lifecycle design, along with the negative impacts that not embracing change may have on your business. This session features Revit, BIM 360 Glue, and Navisworks Manage. AIA Approved

The Grand Paris Express (GPE) is a major infrastructure in Paris, with 200 kilometers of tunnel line and 65 stations in a future-automated project. At Autodesk University 2 years ago, we presented Systra’s first Building Information Modeling (BIM) initiative on the project. During this session, we will show you the evolution of our own practice together with the evolution of the BIM requirements of the GPE client. For example, we will describe the impact of the BIM requirements on our design (structure, architecture, and MEP modeling), and the evolution of BIM uses, such as the development of the 3D model of the entire project at the city level. This global 3D model integrating the Station Revit software models will be used for communication purposes for all project stakeholders, such as city representative, local bodies, or future users. Thanks to the network’s adoption of BIM at different stages of the project, the interactions between the different stakeholders were matured, empowering them for future projects. This session features Navisworks Manage and Revit. AIA Approved

This class is for individuals involved in design and construction seeking to use BIM coordination clash data. The workflow presented aims to facilitate instant clash metrics reporting and make model data meaningful and accessible for various project stakeholders using Navisworks software and Microsoft Power BI. We will focus on various elements in the workflow that include general clash test setup in Clash Detective, managing clash status and flow of changes throughout the coordination process, and exporting Clash Detective data with a custom plug-in using Navisworks API. Then, we will demonstrate how to use the exported data to visualize custom clash metrics in Microsoft Power BI and its effectiveness in strategizing BIM coordination and communication.

Most people in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry know how to use levels of detail (LODs) but what about managing the level of commitment a project is going to require? Sometimes a project is really simple but would benefit greatly from a short coordination effort. Others require a large effort over the course of several weeks and need more from everybody involved. This session will focus on strategies to help manage all project stakeholders’ expectations, from design through construction, along with ideas for communicating the level of commitment your project will require.

Stop wasting unnecessary time. Do you want to stop worrying about whether you have the most up-to-date clash models? Do you wonder if you could be more time efficient in Navisworks software with the proper workflows? Do you feel that your coordination meetings aren't as effective as they could be? This class will discuss why BIM 360 Glue software is a great addition to your coordination workflows, what changes you can make to your Navisworks workflows to improve productivity, and a few tips and tricks to make your coordination meetings more effective. We will explain our recommendations and then you’ll be able to provide feedback about whether or not you think they will work for you, or what you believe we can improve on.

This presentation walks through various examples illustrating the benefit of augmenting 3D models with construction data. At the convergence of Laing O’Rourke’s Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) approach and its investment in BIM, component tracking has proven an efficient aid to the delivery of projects. The data visualisations enabled by linking planning and manufacturing data—both from our suppliers and our own off-site manufacturing facilities—with models provide a clear overview of the construction, for various disciplines. This allows us to detect issues earlier, plan further ahead, and reduce user errors. At the heart of it are agreed processes for ordering and tracking progress and flexible tools which can be configured easily to suit. Expanding on this, we’ve increasingly linked up new sources of data to models to visualise different sorts of information: non-conformity reports, fire safety checks, operation and maintenance documents, etc. The flexibility of the tools developed in-house for Autodesk Navisworks allow us to work with a wide range of data sources: spreadsheet, SQL based databases, planning programmes.

Building the tallest skyscraper in the world (over 1,000 meters high with 250-plus floors) is a chilling experience and leaves no scope for mistakes and rework. This class will discuss detailed Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflow and setup for the complete design engineering, simulation, and construction of this engineering challenge. Attendees will learn the interface of Building Design Suite along with third-party software to manage the design iterations for optimization and changing specifications from owners. This will be an in-depth presentation on how BIM facilitated various design disciplines to collaborate in a seamless manner to enhance the construction efficiency and building performance. This session features Revit and Navisworks Manage.

This session concerns the design of an office-building project wherein Building Information Modeling (BIM) was not considered in the design contract, but was initiated once the project had started. During this class, we will share our experience of managing 2 architects, 2 structural engineering companies, and an MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) engineering company, with respect to an ongoing BIM execution plan. The class shows that convincing the design team to integrate BIM processes is essential to respond to owner’s goals. We will explain how to convert the project conditions and requirements into BIM processes. The class specifically will focus on modeling scheduling according to an existing SNCF railway platform (geometric and acoustic conditions), and constraints due to existing structures. It also will focus on processes that cover the uses of the Revit software model to respond to estimation and sustainable-information models. In addition, we will talk about how we were able to submit the design earlier in the process for facade construction. This session features Revit and Navisworks Manage.

This hands-on class walks through the workflow of the ''Triple Play''; Infraworks, Civil 3D and Navisworks Manage. Users will learn how generate winning proposals in Infraworks followed by its migration into Civil 3D. Next, users will learn how to move Civil 3D design data into Navisworks Manage for construction sequencing. Finally, attendees will examine how changes in the design can affect the sequencing in Navisworks Manage. Implementing this workflow will streamline the process from proposal to construction which will minimize costly rework and change orders.

Manage BIM clash coordination in the same way Superintendents manage work in the field. This class will teach you how to use your BIM Execution Plan + your Navisworks clash tests + pull planning + BIM 360 issues, to get coordination out of the weekly rut and stay ahead of the construction schedule. This gives order to clash coordination and puts it on the entire team's radar.

Every major general contractor wants to embrace digital construction in the right way. This class will explain how VINCI Construction France-a general contractor employing 22,000 people in France that started its move to Building Information Modeling (BIM) almost a decade ago-has perfected its preconstruction approach, and how it is bridging the BIM gap to the job site. This course will detail the strategy designed by VINCI to preconstruct Revit models that can be useful for job-site purposes, and how custom tools and interfaces have been developed to ensure the right communication between the BIM preconstruction team and the work-front team. The main goal of this class is to show how digital construction can be a reality, and look at how it affects quality, productivity, and innovation for the industry.

Imagine the scene: Your teams are experienced with Revit software and BIM (Building Information Modeling). You have a BIM deployment plan, you exchange models with the team regularly, and you conduct coordination meetings to review model progress. You share your coordinated, "clash-free" models during construction, only to be shocked at the first construction coordination meeting when the design models contain 53,724 clashes. This scenario is every BIM manager's nightmare. Implementing Navisworks software during a project's design will let the team coordinate more efficiently and eliminate issues that typically may not be discovered until later in the project. Navisworks provides powerful tools that you can use during design to streamline workflows and add value to your BIM process. We will present specific use cases for implementation during design, and provide understanding of how to implement a refined coordination process. We will also look at strategies for establishing efficient standardized workflows for implementation.

Often a subcontractor or supplier is drawing a system in 3D and then printing off PDFs for review and approval. How can we use these models more effectively to save review time and limit errors such as embed locations or enclosure details. Using PDFs can be time consuming and error prone when coordinating between trades. This workshop will show some tips and tricks for using models for structural steel, concrete, curtain wall, and other trades for shop-drawing review and coordination. These models aren't typically included in the clash detection process like the MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) trades. However, by bringing them into the process, we can coordinate in the office and then easily provide to the field crews via BIM 360 Glue software and BIM 360 Field software, ensuring that the latest information gets out to the field crews for everything from embed placement to anchor bolts to proper enclosure details. Any quality-control items can then be tracked and tied to the model, creating a set of lessons learned for future projects.

There's no doubt that Building Information Modeling (BIM) has radically changed how today's construction management and field operations function at a root level. Understanding how to best use BIM in today's complex construction projects takes a lot of work. This class will focus on how to use today's architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) BIM software in your field operations with BIM coordination, virtual design and construction (VDC) processes, field layout, and creation of as-builts. We'll focus on some advanced techniques and best practices in Revit software in order to help facilitate an easier BIM coordination process using Navisworks Manage software. We also look into how Point Layout, Total Stations, and related tools have revolutionized how trade subcontractors optimize their processes and facilitate prefabrication and installation. We'll also cover the current developments in Revit software's latest fabrication capabilities and how it is supplanting the traditional AutoCAD market share.

The concept of BIM Coordinator is fairly new and most of those with the responsibilities of Building Information Modeling (BIM) coordination came upon their duties, responsibilities, and title in a roundabout fashion. This class will show the paths that many BIM coordinators, BIM managers, and BIM project team members who are responsible for BIM coordination took to get where they are. The class will also cover common duties, responsibilities, and best practices for the specific items for which most BIM coordinators are responsible.

A great design is not just about mixing engineering standards with the owner’s vision of what they would like to build. When meeting with owners and other stakeholders who may not appreciate the finer points of road and site design, it always comes down to cost. Every really great design balances the need to deliver the best engineering design that fits the owner’s vision with accurate cost analysis for decision making. From concept proposal to detailed design to construction management, Autodesk, Inc., products have made it easier than ever for engineers and designers to do their job of delivering projects using improved CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows. This unique class will review key workflows required to perform an accurate “cost of works” analysis of your detailed design in real time to improve decision making during design and ultimately streamline the construction bid preparation and management process after approvals. This session features AutoCAD Civil 3D, InfraWorks 360, and Navisworks Manage. AIA Approved

This session will cover many of the more advanced workflows possible with Navisworks software, covering the full range of the tool and link into other tools like the BIM 360 mobile and web platform suite and Autodesk, Inc.’s, design tools This session features Navisworks Manage, BIM 360 Field, and BIM 360 Glue. AIA Approved

In this class, we show how we used Navisworks® Manage software and Microsoft® Project to combine a substation project schedule and a 3D substation Inventor® software model to help visualize and adjust the construction of a station.