The unique form of the United States Olympic Museum requires a higher level of coordination between structure, framing, and skin than do most projects. An intense effort went into the detailing, constructability analysis, and fabrication of more than 9,000 unique metal panels. Quality assurance during construction is critical to allow for prefabrication and ensure everything fits together as anticipated, especially given the minimal tolerances required. With models coming from numerous platforms, Navisworks software has been used extensively to view the composite model and work through potential issues between trades. As stages of construction complete, a series of laser scans are being done to as-built conditions of the previous work sequence and to coordinate potential modifications to future work sequences required to work our way back to the final design surface. This process continues to evolve as construction progresses and we take advantage of lessons learned during installation.

Denver International Airport (DEN) is more than 23 years old and currently going through major redevelopment, including adding 33 new gates to all of its concourses and renovating the main terminal. Having already constructed the Westin Hotel and Convention Center with the aid of BIM (Building Information Modeling) and cloud collaboration, DEN has gone full-blown with implementing BIM 360 Docs software for the Main Terminal Renovation, a.k.a. The Great Hall project. It was the logical choice and platform. The intelligent models needed to be centralized and collaborate with several design teams across different offices throughout the United States and South America. We'll present our approaches, challenges (there were undoubtedly plenty), and solutions from project kickoff through construction. BIM 360 Docs software became the single source of truth for a large and complex project. Autodesk products used in the project include BIM 360 Docs, BIM 360 Glue software, BIM 360 Field software, Revit 2018 software, and Navisworks Manage 2018 software.

Matthias Bertling (e.GO Mobile AG) and Matthias Dannapfel (WZL of RWTH Aachen University) will provide an overview and introduction to integrated factory modeling (IFM). How can interdisciplinary teams of architects, designers, technical planners, and project managers collaborate? The introduction of an integrated planning approach revolutionizes the planning process in factory planning. This is made possible by the use of different software tools and workflows. From plan, to design, to build, to validate, to operation, the integrated factory model provides unique value to all project participants through different planning phases. Factory planning has never been so effective, transparent, coordinated, and fast. The example of the young, German, automotive startup e.GO Mobile AG shows how IFM is used as a strategic success factor for the planning and realization of new factories in the automotive industry.

Bridge design, from innovative U-shaped viaducts to long-span bridges, is one of the key products of SYSTRA in developing mass transit and railway infrastructures. In this class, you will see how our bridge experts have embraced BIM (Building Information Modeling) transformation to improve the designing of bridges from the early stages to construction designs. The ambition of this program is to ease the work of our engineers when creating the bridge assets, and aims to provide our client with a digital twin of their infrastructure that is fit for use during operations and maintenance. This development relies on a software application called CABLOA automating the 3D-design authoring processes, and BIM uses such as 2D drawings production, structural simulation, and clash detection with 3D reinforcement or jacks. The presentation of PrestressBIM program will be based on a practical example of a balance cantilever bridge in order to go through all the capacities that have been developed.

This class will help you to discover 10 exposed and hidden functions to use Factory Design Utilities software more efficiently with the latest release.

For infrastructure projects like rail and road, you can’t use a single software to create the model that satisfies the needs of current requirements in digital build and digital engineering. In this class, you will learn when you should use Revit software in your workflow. You’ll learn how to set up the Revit model for an infrastructure project. You’ll learn how to create long section drawings using Revit. And you’ll learn how to create a high Level Of Detail (LOD) model for overhead wire structure, drainage, retaining wall and fencing, and more.

Designing, building, and maintaining a metro line to match the needs of increasing mobility in dense urban areas involves some challenges: constraints on localization, connections with the existing network, works under operation, concomitance of the construction site, safety of traffic and traveler flows, and so on. We'll present new Building Information Modeling (BIM) implementations through different metro projects in France: Grand Paris Express and extension of the networks around the French capital and Toulouse Aerospace Express. BIM is applied on different transportation project phases. The 3D models cover all the works of rail infrastructure, including underground and aerial stations, and tunnels and bridges. With these extra BIM uses covering the entire rail infrastructure, we'll outline the benefits of BIM uses.

We will discuss a design-build project to show our Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflow and the best available tools to address the project's specific needs. We'll start with what to include in contract and execution plan to set the project on the path to success, such as level of development (LOD), scope of work, deliverables, and schedule. Then, we'll cover tools-including software platform, virtual reality, and drones-for the best application during design and construction phases to reduce project cost and improve efficiency.

Emerging technologies—such as augmented reality (AR), reality capture, and wearable technology—are reducing project costs, improving communication and collaboration with remote teams, and letting us experience information in a way never possible before. In this presentation, we’ll share experiences from a large natural- and built-asset firm regarding how we’re using AR to deliver enhanced value to our clients in multiple ways: 1) on-site, full-scale AR design visualization; 2) 360-degree reality capture; and 3) hands-free remote communication and documentation. Attendees will learn the workflows for each application and value captured by clients and staff. Our examples will include integrations with Revit software, Navisworks software, and BIM 360 software, and we’ll examine use of hardware and software like Microsoft HoloLens, RealWear HMT-1, 360-degree cameras, VisualLive, Librestream Onsight Connect, and HoloBuilder.

The Innovative Construction Solutions (ICS) Team at Skanska USA Building recently implemented BIM 360 Ops software for one of Skanska's commercial development clients to facility manage a newly constructed luxury condominium residential tower in Boston, Massachusetts. This particular client also requested model visualization to complement the mobile-first work order management capabilities of BIM 360 Ops, and required that the ICS Team partner with Autodesk to develop an API integration between BIM 360 Ops and its existing tenant concierge software platform. In this class, ICS Team members who worked on this project will share the lessons they learned and the workflow they developed using Revit software, Navisworks software, BIM 360 Glue software, BIM 360 Field software, and BIM 360 Ops.

The inclusion of point cloud support inside Autodesk® Revit® software means that documenting existing facilities is now easier than ever…hypothetically. With the advent of facilities management software and operations and maintenance databases reaching out to Building Information Modeling (BIM) for visualization and representation, the workflow seems obvious. Follow us through a real example of taking a building with no drawings from laser scan data to intelligent model, then to a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) database, and finally to facilities management tools.

MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) services are often considered by most in the construction industry to be a means to an end, restricting architectural and structural creativity. MEP services, however, are the lifeblood of a building and are fundamentally the main source of pain for facility managers. This class will focus on managing MEP data propagation from design concept through to facilities management, identifying the importance of MEP systems completion and appropriate assignment right through to addition of data to components at the various phases of the Building Information Modeling (BIM) delivery. This class will capitalize on an array of Autodesk, Inc., technologies, including Revit software, Navisworks Manage software, and BIM 360 software. For anyone involved in the MEP and construction industries, this class is a must as an aid in understanding the end goals for model handover and also the benefits to each project stakeholder at each BIM delivery phase.

Transitioning to Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Revit software can be a complex process. Studies show that BIM workflows save time and money, but the initial training and implementation process poses a considerable cost to the firm, and office owners are concerned with the effect on project deadlines. This class will present a flexible and integral implementation process, built on adapting firm standards and workflows, and practicing from Day One on real-life design projects. As an architect, Revit teacher, and BIM implementation consultant, Yael has insights from multiple design firms, which vary in terms of project scopes, management, human resources, and prior knowledge. The class will contain examples from various case studies, pros and cons for different strategies, and aspects to consider while deciding on the path to a successful and smooth implementation process. If you're interested in convincing your firm to make the inevitable transition, come hear from experience how to create the process that is right for you.

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.

The role of BIM manager can mean many different things and include many different responsibilities, depending on your organization, its understanding of BIM (Building Information Modeling), and its level of expectations. In this roundtable discussion, we'll explore what that has meant in our collective experience, and how that has been defined and implemented within our respective organizations. Not only will there be intriguing discussions, but you'll get the opportunity to meet, connect to, and network with similar colleagues.

Delivering a highway project is becoming time consuming, as we are now required to provide more information. Efficiently providing 3D models with asset tags with rich metadata is the key. In this class, you will learn how to capitalize on automation in your Civil 3D models and add customized asset information tags using Property Sets. Learn efficient workflows for developing corridor models, as well as adopting intelligent tools to improve production of detailed model elements, such as 3D road features. Here's a link to the dataset: https://autode.sk/2QNWVGv (May need to copy/paste)

In Australia, procuring and delivering infrastructure projects digitally is still in its infancy. We need to encourage our clients and not confuse-simplicity is the key. We've all heard the cliché "a picture tells a thousand words," but there's real value in using images to promote engineering content. Images help us learn, grab attention, explain tough concepts, and inspire. Master Information Delivery Plans (MIDP) and levels of detail (LOD), which are usually very detailed wordy descriptions, can be easily represented through diagrams-which can then be used as a basis for developing Task Information Delivery Plans (TIDP). I have used these diagrams successfully on projects with government clients, and can easily explain the required inputs, what will be delivered through the milestones of delivery, and the outputs at each stage of project delivery. This will also let you build content within Building Information Modeling (BIM)-enabled platforms for consistency in delivery.

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.

The potential of Forge is of great interest to a large number of technically skilled professionals who happen to be programming novices—let’s call them “tinkerers.” But what does it take for a tinkerer to get going in the Forge platform? How far can a programming novice realistically expect to get? Are there ways to jump-start and use Forge to help you learn programming? We'll we’re about to find out! Join the speaker’s journey as a tinkerer stepping into Forge with a time commitment of half a day per week for the next 6 months in an effort to up basic programming capabilities while hopefully creating a compelling proof of concept to demonstrate Forge software’s value in bringing information and 3D content together for the construction teams the speaker works with. If you’re tired of sitting on the sidelines of Forge waiting for a programmer to help you out, this might be the class for you.

This class will demonstrate how AECOM Hunt used BIM 360 Field software and BIM 360 Glue software during the construction of the Cleburne Railroaders baseball stadium, a minor league stadium that holds 10,000 seats. In addition to all the buildings, the railcars were custom made for the team. BIM 360 Glue and BIM 360 Field let us work with a rookie subcontractor base that wasn't versed in tools like Revit software-and they also saved us the expense of purchasing extra Navisworks licenses. In this class, you'll learn to cover the bases and discover the process of transforming team members with zero Building Information Modeling (BIM) knowledge into BIM all-stars on a stadium project. You will not strike out when it comes to learning how to deal with a limited subcontractor base-you'll hit home runs with a complete process of coordination, including using drones, 360 cameras, and virtual reality for coordination. Additionally, this class will look into linking BIM 360 Glue to BIM 360 Field to complete a grand slam.