Are you new to design visualization? Are you having a hard time understanding the language needed to communicate or produce the daily requests for images or videos? Do you not know how a photorealistic image is constructed from a software perspective? Through various software examples, you will learn the basics of design visualization. This lecture will help you understand the language used to create images or videos that will communicate your designs. Get an overview of the Autodesk, Inc., design visualization portfolio. This class will work from concrete examples directly related to 3ds Max Design software, Maya software, Showcase software, VRED software, Navisworks software, Ecotect Analysis green building software, InfraWorks software, Revit software, Inventor software, AutoCAD software, and the Fusion 360 3D CAD design app.

Design visualization brings unique challenges from various model sources. Using tools like the Max Creation Graph (MCG) editor enables users to create new tools and techniques to tackle those challenges. Do you get geometry from sources that are incomplete or overly complex? Have you ever wanted to replace them, but need to be able to customize the results? MCG enables you create just those types of tools for your design visualization toolkit. In this session, we will examine how to use MCG to expand your toolkit, and how to approach the idea of tool creation. This session features 3ds Max. AIA Approved

New to design visualization? Having a hard time understanding the language needed to communicate or produce the daily requests for images or videos? Or maybe you have newly acquired an Autodesk® design suite and now have access to design visualization software without knowing where to begin? Are you missing opportunities because you don't understand the requirements for design visualization or can't express what you need? This class is for you. Learn the basics of design visualization, understand the language to create images or videos that will communicate your design and make your feel like a pro. This class takes concrete examples directly related to 3ds Max® Design, Showcase®, and Revit®-based software but also covers topics that relate to all 3D visualization software.

New to design visualization? Having a hard time understanding the language needed to communicate or produce the daily requests for images or videos? Don’t know how a photorealistic image is constructed from a software perspective? Learn the basics of design visualization through various software examples. This lecture will help you understand the language needed to create images or videos that will communicate your designs. Get an overview of the Autodesk, Inc., design visualization portfolio. This class will work from concrete examples directly related to 3ds Max Design software, Maya software, Showcase software, VRed software, Navisworks software, Ecotect Analysis software, InfraWorks software, Revit software, Inventor software, AutoCAD software, and Inventor Fusion software.

In this course you will study and implement techniques for modeling and rendering high-resolution tiling textures in 3ds Max software for design visualization, simulation, and games. Starting with a highly detailed model, you will set up a camera and lighting rig using mental ray software for rendering. Additionally, we will set up the rig to produce a tiling texture without perspective using the mental ray software Production Shaders. Then using render passes and render layers, you will produce albedo, diffuse, normal, specular, mask, and ambient occlusion images suitable for a physically based rendering workflow used in modern rendering and game engines.

This intermediate class will discuss the new physical based materials [we call �Prism',] found in the cloud-rendering service and Fusion 360. We will discuss this new initiative and then take a peek into some future looking initiatives. The class will also discuss the basic material types available, how they are used and why they help achieve photorealistic design visualizations. The attendees will understand the requirements of texture creation/preparation and what makes a �good material'. They will also learn how to fully take advantage of the material models and rendering tools in the Fusion 360 app and in the Autodesk 360 cloud-computing platform.

Discover the essentials of design visualization in our AU class. Learn how to effectively use 3ds Max software for modeling, Arnold for rendering, and Moxion for collaborative workflows. Gain practical skills to create visually striking designs efficiently and accurately.

Find out how to create a compelling and visually appealing VR experiences with great interactivity using the Autodesk Stingray game engine.
Bring your design visualization projects to life with the Stingray design engine, which offers a direct connection to 3ds Max and real-time rendering. Add scene interactivity with user-friendly, node-based tools.
VR brings us one step closer to complete immersion into virtual worlds. In this session, you will learn how to optimize your 3D Projects for VR, how to add interactivity and turn VR into a powerful story-telling utility.

Learn how to harness the power of Stingray game engine to create real-time, interactive presentations. In this class we will show how to take content made in software such as Revit software and Inventor software, bring it into 3ds Max software for further prep and polish, and finally bring it into Stingray game engine for the final result. With Stingray game engine, we will see how to create presentations with features like real-time lighting and material modification, object interaction, and even virtual-reality headset support. Last, we will learn how to create a stand-alone package compatible with common platforms like Microsoft Windows, Google Android, and Apple iOS. This session features Autodesk Stingray and 3ds Max. AIA Approved

In this class, we'll discuss how advancement in 3D visualization tools has brought to the forefront vision and creativity. The architectural 3D visualization industry is close to 25 years old. What is the nexus between the technical activity and the art making that is the end purpose of visualization? I would like to suggest that the greater the advancement of technical tools, the more the achievement of "realism" has become a commodity-and the more creativity has become the key asset that 3D visualizers are purveying.

Virtual reality (VR) is a game changer for collaborative design review. VR technology is now at a quality level that gives designers confidence to make design decisions virtually. Designers and engineers can explore virtual models and design variations at full scale before physical models get built. Multiple users can collaborate across multiple remote locations. This talk will cover innovative immersive VR technology with VRED software and Forge Platform. Hear firsthand from Faraday Future about how they are capitalizing on VR to solve design review challenges and bring cars to market faster at lower cost. The future of automotive design visualization is here. This session features VRED and Forge.

This class will teach you the basics of Autodesk VRED real-time visualization software, and afterward you should be able to import and stage any vehicle. Dawn McArdle will demonstrate first-hand the simple workflows and tips and tricks gained from hours of her experience. You will learn this program quickly and should be able to immediately implement it with confidence. Using provided 3D vehicle files and 2D texture files, you will learn how to navigate, import, and prepare the vehicle model, assign materials, and set up lighting/shadows. Students will set up moving parts on the vehicle, and animate the camera. Some camera effects, such as depth of field and motion blur will be demonstrated. Finally, we will pull it all together by setting up variants (key-prompted commands to show variations during presentations) and output rendered images, with an understanding of the many options available for openGL and raytracing.

In the class, you'll learn how to use your FormIt 360 data for high-end presentations in the product and with other software from Autodesk, Inc. We will cover several exporting file formats (including FBX, OBJ, and DAE) and demonstrate how these work best with other applications such as InfraWorks software and 3ds Max software. You will learn best practices for working with materials, lighting, and cameras across each software platform, and we will review different rendering engines for stills versus animations. By the end of this class, you will be able to present and animate your FormIt 360 data for high-end presentations. This session features FormIt 360 and InfraWorks 360. AIA Approved

Join experts in architectural visualization and virtual reality (VR) to discuss the future of VR and its applications in the field of visualization. The last 12 months have seen an unprecedented surge in interest and adoption of VR, augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) technologies to help visualize architecture. But there are many challenges and uncharted waters ahead. The panelists will discuss how these technologies are being used in practice, where the opportunities lie, and how companies are working around the shortcomings and problems in VR. Whether you’ve been experimenting and implementing these technologies for a while, or you’re just trying to get your head around what’s going on, the panel will cover everything you could want to know about these potentially game-changing technologies.

For over two decades Neoscape has been working on visualizing architecture to make things faster, more efficient and painless for our clients and artists. The challenge is with designers that have been trusting us for over a decade as our partners to raise the bar visually and technically. One of the best examples is with Boston based world renowned Safdie Architects. Every time we start a new project, we ask ourselves “how do we make this better and faster?” VRAY has been Neoscape render engine of choice for well over a decade. Now with Nvidia’s GPU rendering, Vray Next and Project Lavina we see a future where we can move faster and more efficiently. Something both us and our clients have been dreaming of for a long time. I will walk you through the promise in the future of design and visualization a future where we will collaborate and focus on what is really important. After 20 years waiting, Real time design visualization is here.

You’re a great designer. You’re Revit-software savvy. You’ve even dabbled a bit in generating some visuals for that next design review—and they’re actually pretty good. But you’re not satisfied with just pretty good—never have been, never will be. You know that in order to bring your visualizations to the next level, impress your clients, and win more jobs, you need a way to add more detail, incorporate better entourage with more-accurate materials and lighting, smooth camera paths, and maybe add a little movement to those ceiling fans. Not to mention, with all of the rendering options out there, which should you choose? Raytracing? Virtual reality? Real time? No matter your needs, 3ds Max software has you covered. Discover new techniques and some simple tools that, when added to your workflow, give you the power to make “pretty good” become “great!” This session features 3ds Max, Autodesk Stingray, and Revit Architecture. AIA Approved

In the real world, one program just can’t do it all. Sketching, massing models, final design, animation, and rendering of engineering models—this class will discuss the workflow for using multiple Autodesk products in a production environment. Discover the ins and outs of this workflow, starting with a simple model, moving to using Generative Design in Fusion 360 software for a final model, then shifting to 3ds Max software and Arnold to render the final animation. Explore how Fusion 360 Team software can help manage the workflow files, review the Fusion 360-to-3ds Max import process, and see how to render photo quality images. Learn how to use Physical Materials, the Physical Camera, and adjust the scene exposure to get a good rendering. Get ahead of the competition by learning to create realistic animations from your Fusion 360 models.

3ds Max software is a mature 3D digital content creation package, widely used in the video game industry and by numerous television and visual effects studios. And it is a standard in design and architectural visualization. With the recent addition and democratization of the Arnold renderer, creating stunning imagery and video has never been more accessible. Arnold now brings the visual quality of Hollywood blockbuster movies back home to 3ds Max. In this session, you’ll learn how to import any CAD models in 3ds Max. Then, we’ll show how to create and edit shaders and build realistic lighting setup in an interactive environment. Next, we’ll see how to capitalize on out-of-the-box features to bring your designs to life, such as 3ds Max Fluids to simulate physically accurate liquids and nCloth to generate realistic fabric type objects. Last, we’ll look at flexible techniques for final project delivery. You might also have a chance to see what's coming next! Take your viz game to the next level with Arnold and 3ds Max. Brute force for all!

This session will cover collaboration between architects and design visualization specialists within the Live Design network. Once a Revit software user generates an Autodesk Revit LIVE project, any design visualization specialist can jump in and take that project to another level. Using knowledge from 3ds Max software and the Stingray game engine, let’s see how we can easily add dynamic content to create an immersive presentation. Game engine technologies can really enhance the design visualization process—it’s all about real-time storytelling! This hands-on lab will give an overview of the power of each software system when they’re combined. During the lab, we will go from Revit software, to Autodesk Revit LIVE software, to Stingray game engine, then finally close the loop and send the project back into Autodesk Revit LIVE. This session features Autodesk Stingray, Autodesk Revit LIVE, and 3ds Max.

This instructional demonstration is designed for architects, product designers, and anyone needing real-time and interactive visualization, and will showcase a workflow between Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Maya and Unity. The instructor will cover best practices for exporting a building model from Revit, and importing it into Unity. Using the new high-fidelity FBX roundtrip workflow between Maya and Unity, the instructor will remodel assets in Maya and show instantly updated results in Unity, for a highly iterative roundtrip workflow. The instructor will also cover a variety of techniques for rapidly polishing the materials and lighting in a scene in Unity, adding interaction, and building to a multitude of platforms including VR.