Fusion 360 3D CAD/CAM software offers several modeling environments for different types of modeling, from technical details to organic surfaces. This class will explore methods for modeling complex shapes in a simple, efficient, and direct workflow by taking advantage of T-Splines geometry. This approach is useful for concept development in product design, where designers and engineers can take advantage of CAD software to explore potential shapes for attractive and dynamic consumer products.

You will learn the basics of 3D solid modeling with AutoCAD software using only about 10 new commands. Included are a lot of practical techniques, tips, and caveats with real-life models. My goal is to give you a solid introduction, demonstrations, and a roadmap to 3D solid modeling that will make you functional in an hour with as few commands as possible—and to avoid overwhelming you with information.

Career and technical education programs around the world—from K-12 through postsecondary and professional education—equip students with marketable 2D and 3D design skills by teaching them to use up-to-date Autodesk® design software. Autodesk Certification has created a complete certification solution that confirms that students have the skills necessary to further their design careers as they attend college, enter the workforce, or work toward additional levels of industry certification as a seasoned professional. This class covers the Autodesk Certifications available from user through professional, as well as the new workflow certifications. We offer insights into how certification can be applied throughout the entire educational marketplace, industry, and beyond.

What would you say if you could take a more-simplified concept model useful for quickly and accurately quoting jobs and then utilize that same model to jump start your detailed engineering design process? Sounds like a pretty great deal, right? If that's what you're thinking, then this will be a great class for you! We'll explore using the Factory Design Utilities software to quickly build concept models for the quoting and customer-presentation process. Specifically utilizing the Factory Design Utilities Connector technologies lets us easily "snap build" models together and transfer parameter values to maximize conceptual design efficiency. From there, we'll talk specific structure, utilizing virtual components within the concept model to drive BOM creation from real components, both standard library (non-changing) as well as custom-engineered parts with their associated drawings. This lets us save time engineering the model and integrate with data management systems, like Vault software.

As-built MEP can be the most complex, time-consuming part of any Building Information Modeling (BIM) project. However, with the inclusion of the ReCap™ point cloud engine into Revit®-based software, modeling as-built MEP is now much easier. This class features 21 time-saving tips and best practices that can dramatically slash your as-built MEP scanning and modeling workflow. Using examples from actual as-built MEP projects, you learn an array of practical project management tips and ideas that will help you deliver an as-built MEP Revit model more efficiently than ever before.

Standard construction management technologies are an inefficient use of modern tools for coordination, documentation, and acceleration during construction. S.M.A.R.T. technology enables efficiency and communication with the team anywhere in the world. This class will showcase the case study of a $1.6 billion airport project and how S.M.A.R.T. technology was implemented to streamline the construction process through virtual and augmented reality. Attendees will see firsthand how a 4K 360-degree camera was used to scan and produce point clouds for existing conditions, virtually document punch lists, and record imaging for archiving. In addition, attendees will learn how smart glasses were integrated with BIM 360 tools to review 3D models in current field conditions while virtually collaborating with designers, engineers, the contractor, and clients concurrently.

Are you unsure of how much detail you should show in your 3D model? See real-life examples of how a design-build mechanical contractor saved time and money by utilizing a unified workflow to produce a truly constructible 3D Revit software model from design through construction. This lecture will highlight how to set up personnel infrastructure to optimize software usage; how to describe the expectations that your design model should meet from a contractor's perspective; and how to identify techniques to incorporate early constructability feedback to enhance design. Through the use of a carefully planned unified workflow, the 3D design model can enhance your opportunities for prefabrication, utility racking, modular construction, streamlined coordination, expedited conflict resolution, and increased job site safety.

In this class, we will go through the steps that you should follow when creating custom parts to use within your AutoCAD Plant 3D project drawings. This session will demonstrate the correct workflow to create custom parts that you can use in imperial, metric, and mixed metric projects. This will involve taking 3D solids and converting them to usable AutoCAD Plant 3D parts that can be used in a catalog and spec within an AutoCAD Plant 3D model drawing.

Ever want to be able to fill in Revit parameters by picking from a list of values? Ever want to have all the standard classifications at your fingertips? Ever want to manage all your standard data to use across all your models from Microsoft Excel? Come see the Autodesk Classification Manager for Revit! This free utility, now included with Revit software, will let you do all these things and more. It comes preloaded with the complete UniFormat, MasterFormat, OmniClass, and Uniclass databases, as well as databases for IFC and FICM. Plus, you can build your own quickly and share them across your organization. We will show you how to use this powerful tool, and provide detailed examples of what you can do with it. This class will be presented by the not-so-classy team that developed it.

Japanese firm Nihon Sekkei has utilized Revit MEP throughout the entire design (schematic and detailed design) and quantity survey phases of projects their office has undertaken. In Japan, BIM hasn’t typically been used for MEP design, but more commonly for 3D modeling and services coordination. To ensure success, Nihon Sekkei established a BIM based workflow using several means; first, Dynamo based parametric design to coordinate space and family information, which aided automatic design activities and helped engineers make more informed decisions; second, they employed custom Revit MEP tools to calculate the heat load and automatically size pipe to Japanese industry standards; and lastly, a custom Revit quantity survey plug-in, that leveraged the Revit MEP model. In Japan, quantity surveys for public buildings are produced by the design firm. To automate this process and shorten the time taken to deliver these documents, Nihon Sekkei developed a custom Revit plug-in, and added information systematically to each element to ensure outputs would meet local Japanese regulations. In this class, Nihon Sekkei team members provide an overview of their approach, including the use of Revit MEP and Dynamo for design related activities.

3D scanning technology is quickly becoming more affordable and mainstream the way 2D scanning was 20 years ago. In this session, you'll learn how to jumpstart your designs by referencing existing conditions into your AutoCAD drawings. See how point cloud data is captured in the field and easily processed for access in AutoCAD software using ReCap Pro software. Explore some of the simple ReCap tools for navigating and editing point cloud files. Learn how to bring that point cloud data into AutoCAD to accurately measure, create, and document your new designs. Throughout this session, we'll share real-world examples of how you can use this technology to persuade stakeholders, save time, and minimize costs. 3D scanning is the future-and the future is inevitable. Don't be left in the past.

A difficult task comes with constructing a complex building: properly showing those who are building how to build the building. The next stage comes with the further advancement of 3D modeling: erecting building parts and assemblies on a mobile device. This class is targeted toward designers, fabricators, and installers who want to learn how to properly demonstrate the way to build their products through augmented realty animation. They can then deliver these animations to the on-site installers who can virtually see components come together in their physical areas. This class will focus on using models from Revit software and/or Inventor software and recreating a building animation utilizing Augmented Reality software.

This class will walk through an early construction case study of a boutique dual-branded hotel in midtown Atlanta that began in January 2017. Beginning with establishing existing conditions and site logistics, working through MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) coordination and structure build up, this class will cover a wide variety of construction technology integration. Fully designed in Revit software, this project team embraced using the BIM 360 platform-including BIM 360 Docs software, BIM 360 Glue software, BIM 360 Field software, and BIM 360 Team software-to manage documentation and project coordination between the design team, general contractor, and trade contractors. We'll also explore the benefits and challenges of reality capture and photogrammetry in an urban environment using laser scanning and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flights in conjunction with the ReCap Pro software.

In this class, we will discuss how, as project leads, architects can work with consultants who do not see the benefit of Revit software as a collaboration tool. What options do we have when consultants are not willing to use Revit software's information management capacity? How do we manage expectations on a project with consultants unwilling to use Revit software's 3D capabilities? What strategies can we use to stay on budget when consultant-supplied Building Information Modeling (BIM) is incomplete? How can we set up 3D modeling requirements to facilitate consultant BIM use? What tools do we have to reassure consultants that modeling in BIM is both efficient and beneficial for all parties? You will also have an opportunity to review sample execution plans for different levels of BIM involvement.

The Millennium Falcon really is a heap of junk. Well, it was when Han bought it from Lando; it took a lot of work to refurbish it so that it could do the Kessel run so quickly. Using point clouds, Point Layout software, BIM 360 Field software, and BIM 360 Glue software, Han and Chewie managed to get the restoration turned around in less time than anyone had turned around a rust-bucket spaceship before—and to a higher quality with all the documentation and testing recorded for reference whenever the hyperdrive didn't kick in. This class will echo the workflows in real life from renovation to moving and from the end of construction to handover into facilities management. This will be a tongue-in-cheek class with much of the humor of the 2012 Autodesk University class, Building the Death Star the Autodesk Way.

By now, it's clear to all of us in the design industry that 3D modeling and intelligent design—Building Information Modeling (BIM)—is here to stay. You're probably hearing about it more and more often from your clients, customers, and maybe even your suppliers. But transitioning to a BIM workflow is a big step. If you don't have the resources of a multinational design firm, how can you make the leap? This class presents strategies for incorporating 3D software in your design processes, including budgeting, training, marketing, and implementation. You also hear the success stories of a few small firms who have moved to BIM and are now more competitive than ever.

This talk will focus on a case study using a common Fabrication database in Revit software for engineering through a design-build project. With an effort to vertically align engineering, estimating, virtual design and construction (VDC), and manufacturing on a common platform, it was important to use the same common database. It was necessary to determine the hurdles involved in adapting engineering workflows to use Fabrication Parts and how we were able to resolve them. Learn how to determine when it’s best to use Revit families, and when it’s best to convert families to items. This class is not meant to be a definitive explanation of the right methods, but a look at how it has been accomplished.

Stephen Silver was hired by Warner Brothers Television Animation as a character designer and has been working in the animation industry for the past 15 years. He designed hit shows such as Disney's Kim Possible, Nickelodeon's Danny Phantom, and many more. In this class, he will talk about how he launched his career in character designs for animated TV series and share his experiences and view of the industry. Stephen will also discuss the importance of practice, persistence, patience, passion, and concentration. After this class, you will be able to understand how drawing communicates, what steps you should take in order to succeed in the work you do, identify industry standards for artists in the entertainment industry, and discover how to find your true passion.

Watch, experience, and understand how it's possible to create realistic environments and architecture with millions of polygons that can run on a mobile device.

This class will offer a deep explanation of the real worlds we need to recreate, and how to decide between modeling techniques, lighting systems to advantage of the mobile devices capabilities.

The first part will unveil the power of the techniques, showing in real time how a mobile device can handle a huge street and a detailed store with millions of polygons.

The second part will start with a brief analysis about the sort of information we need to create a huge environment suitable to be transformed into virtual reality. Professional pictures, or mobile cameras? Photogrammetry? When and how? We'll cover all the details you need, and questions you have.

Finally, we'll look at the incredible tools in 3ds Max to handle all sorts of big data, and to optimize it for mobile and virtual reality.

You'll walk away with an actionable approach for current and future virtual reality systems.

This class presents a real-life case study of a successful power substation design project using Autodesk Revit MEP software. It not only covers normal mechanical, lighting, power, security, hydraulic, and fire protection design, modeling, and documentation, but also introduces innovative ways of designing high-voltage cables in tight 3D building and tunnel spaces to meet the strict bending radius requirements. The solution provided some unprecedented methodology for high-voltage substation designers to resolve coordinated multidisciplinary 3D design issues. The methodology readily takes into account bending radius, electrical clearance, cable joints, site work, high-voltage cable position alternating and penetration in tunnels, high-voltage cable connections to Gas-Insulated Switchgear (GIS) and transformers through conduits and cable trays, lighting, and ventilation design.