See a demonstration of how the Connector for ArcGIS can save you time accessing geographic information system (GIS) data from your Esri ArcGIS Portal in InfraWorks software and Civil 3D software for use in your infrastructure workflows. See how the GIS data can be modified and published back to your ArcGIS Portal, and learn how to export this data to an external GIS database. This demonstration will also go into detail about gravity networks and how they can be carried between Civil 3D and ArcGIS Portal to benefit design and plan production steps.

In the last years the architecture, engineering, and construction industry has adopted Building Information Modeling (BIM) as the main process for coping with project design, but often HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air conditioning) engineers have faced waste of activities and creation of misleading project expectations. To avoid this, the Danish firm MOE has optimized the HVAC design process. This class will show the benefits of creating MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) models from project kickoff, where MEP geometry and data smartly increases its level of development (LOD) along all project phases, without losing information in phase transitions. It will show how to convert 2D lines into ventilation ducts and heating pipes, including their fittings via the Dynamo extension. It will show that dummy equipment families combined with Dynamo are capable of performing pressure loss and velocity calculations in early phases. It will publish a series of Dynamo nodes for HVAC design—for example, how to hook up open connections virtually via the Revit software API. Calculations are also available in intermediate phases. Moreover, we will show HVAC design quality control via Dynamo and BIM 360. This session features Revit MEP and A360. AIA Approved

This class will demonstrate how to get started with BIM 360 Project Management—set up your project, walk through entire RFIs and submittals workflows (submission, management, review, and distribution) and learn useful tips and tricks.

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.

A key requirement for a transportation project to be eligible for federal funding is completion of a noise assessment. If post-development noise levels are determined to be above a certain threshold, sound mitigation may be required pending a vote by those who would benefit from the reduction of noise. In this session, we'll review a real-world case study in which InfraWorks software was used to create a detailed model of a completed roadway design. Using the InfraWorks web viewer, the model was shared with voters to help them understand the visual impacts of a potential sound wall. We will demonstrate advanced workflows for importing and configuring CAD, geographic information system (GIS), and imagery data in InfraWorks to create a detailed visualization model. We'll also explore the use of custom InfraWorks schema, create new styles using imported materials, optimize scenarios for online viewing, and demonstrate storyboard creation techniques.

Go over the near and long-term road map of Simulation software for most things fluids. This includes Autodesk CFD software and generative-design technologies for fluids.

As a Computational Design Specialist, Oliver spends much of his time handling Revit data. However, this data needs to be represented visually and contextualised in a report to have the maximum impact on key decision makers. Using Dynamo, Oliver has automated the production of a full range of reports: room data sheets, model analysis dashboards, clash detection visuals and visual coordination reports. Packed with engaging graphics, this talk will demonstrate quick and effective workflows for generating high-impact reports using Dynamo, Excel and InDesign. Subjects covered include:An in-depth case study of AHMM's Revit model warnings template and Dynamo definition.How to build a template file to receive data and auto-generate graphics.How to build a database resource and cross-check this in your Dynamo definitions.Using in-built Python libraries to enhance your analytics; automatically carry-out file operations, analyse files, and apply timestamps to your generated data. How to achieve beautifully-formatted reports in Excel.An overview of InDesign's Datamerge tool and benefits of database publishing. Oliver will cover best practice on visual report design and an overview of different approaches to data visualisation. The talk will conclude with an overview of helpful resources.

The BIM 360 Product Management Team will review the recent enhancements to the Project Management module and share priorities for our product road map. Learn about how BIM 360 software can help you create, manage, review, and monitor your RFIs and submittals throughout the project.

Join us for an introduction to Autodesk Generative Design technology. In this class, we will cover the vision for Generative Design, provide technology demonstrations, and walk through customer problems that highlight the value of employing generative-design techniques in real-world applications.

Architectural renderings are generally extremely time consuming and usually require high-end equipment. Learn how to take full advantage of the Nitrous Accelerated Graphics Core in 3ds Max® software for previsualization to eliminate the need to perform a rendering. In addition, see various ways to reduce render times by using fake but convincing techniques based on effective use of materials, HDR images, and compositing. In this class, we also tackle a couple of the more difficult but most often needed means of creating grass and people using Hair And Fur and the new Populate toolset in 3ds Max 2014.

This class is a concentrate of technology and automation to speed up the process of creating models ready for the detail design phase. We’ll start from a simple alignment in Civil 3D software, and connect these data to Revit software using the COM application programming interfaces. You’ll learn how to keep the project consistent between the 2 platforms without reworks. You’ll see how to use Dynamo and intelligent adaptive components to dress your model, create automatic cross sections, and place basic reinforcement with a few mouse clicks. Finally, learn how to send your models to InfraWorks 360 software or 3ds Max Interactive software for a brilliant presentation. Don't you think it’s time to hire a software developer to be ready for the next generation of project deliveries?

Skilled trades people are in demand, with many sectors of the construction industry experiencing a shortage of workers. While there are ongoing efforts to work towards solving this challenge, such as workforce diversification and better access to apprenticeship programs, it is important to remember that skilled project management personnel are in short supply as well, and that shortage is continuing to grow. Historically, the industry has tackled this challenge through on-the-job training and elevating tradespeople to management positions, leveraging their firsthand knowledge of the work done at the job site. These mentorships, whether formal or informal, continue to be of great importance, but may fall short in today's rapidly changing construction industry. With the adoption of new technologies such as software based project management tools, digital drawings that include 3D and BIM data, and evolving methods of collaboration such as Lean thinking, its important to adopt more formalized methods of continued education and to find ways to make this available to our skilled trades people. This panel discussion will explore the importance of access to information and training, the value of self-paced learning, and the benefits professional development can bring to organizations and the industry as a whole.

This class will describe the benefits of dynamic Civil 3D design and living InfraWorks models. You will learn how to easily connect Civil 3D features to an InfraWorks model and publish for collaboration with engineers and stakeholders. As the design is progressing, the visualization updates for easy viewing and discussion. This simple process will impress management and clients alike. This workflow will decrease rounds of incremental edits during the feasibility and options phases of a project. The InfraWorks model makes it very easy to get quick measurements and volumes, and perform analysis. For many companies, it is important to work efficiently, show value in a process, and have ease of operation. Maintaining a living model checks all of those boxes.

This class will explain in an engaging and visual way the BIM (Building Information Modeling) adoption journey undertaken by Foster + Partners. We aim to help attendees reflect on their own adoption journeys as they plan and envision what’s to come. We will tell the story of change agents within Foster + Partners, sharing methods to help empower all attendees to be more effective change agents themselves. The speakers will analyze the human and systems challenges that arise when a company embraces new technologies within the real-world context of large, complex, high-stakes BIM projects that involve many teams that previously worked independently. Attendees will learn how to unpack and analyze environments, processes, and systems that either promote or inhibit innovation and technology adoption in their own workplaces. They will also discover different ways to think about their own paths toward innovation, and uncover alternate approaches to organizing their thoughts through sketching and increasing their creativity.

Earlier in 2019 VW and Autodesk published a project collaboration envisioning a new concept for the original type 2 van, called the type 20. Extensively using Fusion 360 for generative design throughout the vehicle, this class will teach you how to maximize the benefits of starting shapes to control your generative design results and capture your design vision.

This class will give an overview of the most highly used workflows of BIM 360 Field software and go into detail about how the new BIM 360 products can not only replace existing workflows, but actually improve upon them, and maximize efficiency on an integrated platform.

In 2018, 74% of construction firms reported having a hard time finding workers. Beyond technologies, beyond best practices, people are the foundation of the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. This session will focus on building sustainable tactics for attracting new talent to the industry through elevating the perception of construction careers and increasing awareness of skilled labor opportunities. Let’s discuss what’s working and how it can apply to your company. Beyond connecting the industry with reliable workers, participants will also discuss how to develop, elevate, and promote their current workforce to strengthen company culture and increase loyalty. Interested in attracting millennials? Interested in preserving the knowledge of your seasoned veterans? Want to create a more inclusive work environment where different perspectives can thrive? Let’s explore best practices for creating a team that is far more valuable than any structure you’ll ever design, develop, or build.

Today, in precast factories, we often find that each department has its own software and associated information stored in its own data silos. Quite often, this disjointed information leads to wrong decisions, resulting in annoyed customers, demotivated employees, and, ultimately, lost profits. A solution to this situation is provided by the BIM (Building Information Modeling) software Revit extended with special precast features fully connected with an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. This class shows the power of an integrated ERP system in a precast factory where no data has to be inserted twice and all participants use the same data (a single source of truth). We’ll cover estimation with data from Revit, take a detailed look at automation tools for Revit, and create CAM data for production. In the ERP, we’ll see the planning of production, logistics, materials, and resources. We explore the communication between the precaster, the client, and the site via the cloud with the Precast 360 platform (based on the Forge).

BIM (Building Information Modeling) for infrastructure has rapidly emerged to transform the way transportation and civil infrastructure agencies, organizations, consultants, and contractors plan, design, and construct their projects, and maintain, operate, and manage their assets. BIM and CAD are effective tools for project delivery and they’re even more valuable when integrated with geographic information system (GIS) to provide asset management. This class will provide value-based deployment strategies, best practices, challenges, and case studies of successful BIM-CAD-GIS projects.