Additive manufacturing—3D printing—is disrupting the manufacturing industry. It gives us the capability to create unique and efficient designs that were never possible before. One unique design method you can use to optimize designs is through part consolidation, or by taking a multipiece assembly and combining and merging the parts to create a single part with no assembly required. This class will focus on the various reasons and use cases to apply part consolidation, as well as general design practices you can use to successfully optimize a part using part consolidation.

With the rise of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and prefabrication, a lot is going to change in the next five years. During this roundtable, we would like to have a discussion on how these new technologies will change our current processes, our company, and our careers. How will prefabrication and modular construction affect the build process? Will machine learning replace structural engineers? How will computational design affect architects? Will everyone in our industry have to be a computer programmer? How much of it is hype versus reality? These are the types of questions we’ll be asking and will want your knowledge on. Come join our community of thought leaders and industry disruptors as we tackle practical ways to advance the architecture, engineering, and construction industry!

"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."

Autodesk introduced structural simulation-based generative design technology this year. Autodesk is working on generative design technology for fluids-based simulation. This will be a roundtable to discuss the future of generative design based on fluids simulation. Example use cases will be generation of flow profiles for header systems, the flow path within flow control devices, or generation of different novel heat sink designs. There will be a show and tell on technology and how it works in its infancy and some workflow concepts. We will follow this with roundtable discussion activities of what generative means to you, and what you would need it to do for it to have high value. Be prepared to share your thoughts.

Learn how to use Autodesk Design Suite tools for 3D printed prototypes. The class begins with an overview of several current 3D printing technologies. After reviewing how they work, you will understand why modeling details can make a difference. Building on that, we cover several modeling tips for use in Inventor® software that take advantage of tools such as multibody solids, motion constraints, and user parameters to facilitate adjustments for the 3D print. We also explain how to use 3ds Max® software to easily add coloring or imagery that can be used by full-color 3D printing technologies. At the end of the process, learn how positioning of your model can affect print and processing time or even model functionality and appearance. You will see real-world examples and 3D printed prototypes throughout the class.

Technology is changing and disrupting how people manage workflows. As we continue to strive toward innovative pursuits, it is important to understand what compels a person to embrace change. This industry talk will cover what we learned through the pursuit of various technologies into our workflows. We’ll discuss some of the technology tested and the results we found. We’ll share our thought process moving forward to develop future innovative ideas. We’ll identify key factors in an organization that can stifle or stimulate change.

Get familiar and up-skilled with architectural metalwork detailing using Advance Steel. In this hands-on lab you will learn how to detail a balcony unit complete with custom user sections and glazed panels. I will show all the tools in Advance Steel Revit that can be utilised for architectural metalwork detailing. As part of the lab, we will create all the required fabrication drawings and bill of materials. I will also share my tips and tricks about architectural detailing to help you produce your fabrication details

This Industry Talk will discuss how generative design played a part in designing a seat for Martyn Ashton, a world champion mountain bike trials rider. Martyn suffered an accident in 2003 which meant he needed to adapt his mountain bike to ride again. Teaming up with the team at Fabric.cc, a world-leading cycling accessory company, they were able to create a seat that Martyn was comfortable in and fixed to his bike in the position he needed. Fabric.cc utilised generative design in this process to make sure the brackets were strong enough and light enough to suit the bike seat.

This class will focus on introducing the tool combination between Fusion 360 software and generative design / Dynamo Studio software. Fusion 360 can expand design and engineering capabilities with external Autodesk solutions. In the near future, 3D printing in metal and agronomic design will lead product innovation and it will drive big impacts in the market. Co-speaker Satoshi Yanagisawa has created a 3D-printed titanium bicycle with Fusion 360 and Within software. Satoshi will introduce the entire development process during the class. He also created Task Light with Fusion 360 and Dynamo Studio. This beautiful Task Light can be controlled from smartphones and hand gestures. Come and see how it was developed.

Markus Fricke (BMW) will explain a joint research project between BMW and Autodesk with focus on using Generative Design technologies and additive manufacturing methods for creating a new kind of vehicle that can be lighter, faster, cheaper, more individualized, reliable, easier to produce, or simply wonderful. It will be an overview of infinite possibilities with a more business-related view.

Autodesk Advanced Consulting and General Motors are working in collaboration on the future of design to create important new vehicles. The application of generative design is a key part of this engagement, and in this class, we will explore the application of this technology. We will look at the evolution of the design from conception to manufacturing and some of the wider considerations in the design approach. An overview of the broader generative-design application will be shared, as well as a deep dive into a generative-designed component. We will cover the streamlined workflow utilizing Fusion 360 software, generative design, and Netfabb software to achieve design for additive manufacturing. The methodologies and design approaches will be presented by representatives from Advanced Consulting and General Motors. There will also be some GM-manufactured artifacts to see. Our aim is that attendees leave with a familiarity with the generative-design process and how industry is applying this to real problems.

Generative design is changing the way that designers and engineers bring new products to market by generating and exploring hundreds or thousands of higher-performing options based on functional and manufacturing requirements. The benefits of generative design, however, are not exclusive to additive manufacturing technology, and can be used along with traditional manufacturing technologies like 2-axis cutting and 2.5-, 3-, and 5-axis computer numerical control (CNC). Made in Space is “the space-based manufacturing company” specializing in using the unique properties of the space environment to develop solutions to commercial, industrial, research, and defense challenges. Made in Space famously produced an on-board additive manufacturing facility on the International Space Station. Join Autodesk and Made in Space for an overview of taking a generative design project from project conceptualization through to design exploration of different manufacturing and material options, to producing the final component.

This 1-day workshop will gather a small exclusive group of talented engineers and designers for a special hands-on look at Autodesk's Generative Design technology. You will walk away with the ability to increase your innovation capacity by exploring solution domains beyond a single concept of traditional design tools. This hands-on session will complete an entire generative workflow, from defining requirements to manufacturing.

This 1-day workshop will gather a small exclusive group of talented engineers and designers for a special hands-on look at Autodesk's Generative Design technology. You will walk away with the ability to increase your innovation capacity by exploring solution domains beyond a single concept of traditional design tools. This hands-on session will complete an entire generative workflow, from defining requirements to manufacturing.

This talk will showcase the use of Autodesk Generative Design tools in Fusion 360 and how these tools have been used on various projects in Education. It will showcase the workflow from conception through to final manufacture in a complex working system; covering set up, loading, and post-processing using T-Splines. This talk will also cover the use of Autodesk Generative Design in Education and its adoption into the designing workflow in Engineering.

Come to an overview of the current state of additive manufacturing (3D printing), and see how manufacturers are using the key benefits of the technology to design products differently. This session will also provide insight into the various Autodesk technologies that help users exploit additive manufacturing.

This hands-on lab will allow users to get some hands-on time with generative design. We will cover how to define a generative design study from scratch, apply loads, constraints, and manufacturing methods. Once completed, we will explore the results and export an outcome and then use the innovate tools with Fusion 360 to adjust the design to suit the manufacturing method we would like to use. We will cover 2 example through the workshop, one focused around manufacturing products and the other around building products.

Generative design is the process of setting design parameters and then using computational analysis to come up with multiple solutions. It has been widely used in the manufacturing industry; it is also gaining more attention in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry in space design, sustainability studies, and urban planning. However, the construction industry has not fully invested in the power of generative design. With more contractors using BIM (Building Information Modeling) to deliver projects, more data is available and can be used to generate and manipulate outcomes. This class will focus on applications of generative design that optimize construction processes. We will present a background on generative design as well as case studies. The class will also show how to get started with generative design for construction using current technologies, including Dynamo. The digitization of today’s projects, along with the power of computation, creates the potential to facilitate construction processes and build better buildings.

The goal of the engineering process is to strike the right balance of performance and cost to produce. One of the primary goals of Autodesk Generative Design in Fusion 360 software is to support the design exploration of the solution space for complex engineering problems with this challenge in mind. This exploration can come in the form of geometry requirements, manufacturing process, and materials. With a large number of potential solutions, the decision-making process becomes critical to getting the most out of generative design. In this session, Autodesk and aPriori will talk about best practices leveraging the cost information provided through the partnership with aPriori to support decision making and tradeoff analysis, and moving it forward in the design to make workflow.

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.