Of all the design disciplines in the construction industry, landscape architects have been left behind the furthest by BIM. Too often, the BIM model of the building allows high-quality coordination but is let down when it comes to Landscape Architecture, going back to relying on 2D workflows. We at Gensler's largest Landscape Architecture studio based in London have been developing a workflow to work in BIM/Revit for the past 4 years. This presentation is a summary of the work that we have been doing, shown with real-world Landscape Architecture projects from around the world. We will show our end-to-end workflow for Landscape Architecture from concept to production documentation including how all the forms of documentation, including drawings, specifications, and schedules have been handled in Revit. We'll also demonstrate how we've been using third-party software such as ArtisanRV in our production process to further streamline our workflow. Through this presentation we hope to be able to demonstrate how Revit can not only be used for Landscape Architecture but how it can be integrated into the virtual design environment.

Creating a fully attributed 3D model to satisfy the BIM requirements of a project has become a requirement for many projects due to the BIM Level 2 government mandate. Current BIM software is primarily focused on architectural applications and overlooks the specific requirements of complex and large-scale landscape architecture (LA) and master planning (MP) projects. The talk will outline how we developed a script for Civil 3D to add additional attributes to C3D and AutoCAD objects; Surfaces, Blocks and Solids, the challenges we faced, and how we approached them. The class will follow our workflow on a 200 ha site for a major event, where we used C3D to create a BIM model for LA, lighting, and signage elements, importing them into Navisworks for clash detection and collaboration with other disciplines, such as civil engineers and architects. We will also cover the fundamentals of what attribute data was required, the rationale behind the choices, and how we managed data drops.

This class will demonstrate how you can use Revit software for landscape architecture with some assistance from Dynamo extension. Attendees will get an overview of how to use Revit software features such as families to provide typical symbols in plan while providing opportunities for visualization, scheduling to provide quantities, and tagging to annotate consistent information. Going beyond the basics, we’ll use Dynamo extension to show advanced techniques to streamline the design process. This session features Revit and Dynamo Studio. AIA Approved

The evolution of design and drafting has increasingly given us tools that inform and expedite our processes. But what can we learn from the implementation of CAD, building information modeling (BIM), and now AI to prepare teams for the future of design tools? Working at a multidisciplinary design firm encompassing planning, landscape, architecture, and interiors has shown me that technology adoption and digital maturity happen at different rates. But regardless of the tools used and efficiency in practice, projects are completed. Focusing on the finished work, lessons learned can become the quantitative outcomes we bring to the beginning of projects in this era of outcome-focused process. By distilling 50+ years of digital asset creation and the analysis of completed projects, we can uncover the potential embedded within our digital archives.

In this session, you will learn how to create an accurate Revit landscape model with Environment tools and workflows for landscape architecture projects of all scales and types. Revit is a powerful platform that has changed the face of the AEC industry over the past years, but landscape architects looking to implement BIM into their work are encountering numerous obstacles. Creating an accurate site model requires complex, time-consuming tasks but with Environment for Revit, the designer can easily model landscape and complete the entire design process within the Revit workspace. Environment is a natural extension of Revit that was developed by landscape architects, with years of learning from real live projects and developing the smoothest workflows. If you are a Landscape Architect or a BIM expert working with LA, this class is for you! We invite you to join us and discover some of the amazing Environment features, and to see how Landscape can come to life within Revit.

Shaun Bryant (CADjedi) is the LinkedIn Learning [in]structor whose AutoCAD Tips and Tricks are seen worldwide on the LinkedIn Learning website. Come and join him as he takes you through some of the AutoCAD tools you were never told about. You'll discover workflows and methodologies you never knew would enhance your AutoCAD skill set! He'll also show you some of the new cool stuff in AutoCAD 2025 software, and demonstrate how the new 2025 features can boost your productivity, especially when meeting those ever-important deadlines. Become the "cool kid" in the CAD office by learning new techniques to dazzle your colleagues and elevate you to AutoCAD Jedi status! Who knows? You might even become your office AutoCAD guru in the process!

This session will explain the latest volcanic episodes in Iceland—a constant threat to nearby town and infrastructure in the Reykjanes Peninsula. In November 2023, the 4,000-person town of Grindavík was evacuated. Working in close cooperation with the Civil Protection of Iceland, Verkís designed and managed the construction of lava diversion barriers to protect the 225 MW geothermal power plants at Svartsengi, the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, and Grindavík. HEC-RAS was used to model lava flows using the latest topographical drone mapping of the surface and fresh lava. The barriers were designed and modeled in Civil 3D software, and Autodesk Construction Cloud was used to communicate design and stakeout data to multiple contractors. This study will show how the barrier design was optimized during the volcanic eruption by comparing theoretical models against actual lava flow behavior. Now 11 km of massive lava barriers have been built, which worked successfully against the lava flow and saved the town of Grindavík.

This session will draw upon insights from SSOE Group's Caterpillar Pharaoh Industrial Facility Project, which uses the Autodesk Forma cloud-based platform to spearhead our digital transformation and revolutionize proposal production. With Autodesk Forma, we attained swift design iteration and insightful data analysis, allowing us to evaluate design variations in seconds. Our innovative approach significantly contributes to improved sustainability outcomes. In a desert location, we reduced temperatures by up to 18 degrees Fahrenheit with strategic design interventions. Moreover, we significatively minimized heat stress over facades, creating a more sustainable, pleasant, and comfortable design. Join us as we reshape the future of industrial engineering and architecture, harnessing architectural approaches to improve sustainability and drive innovation—all while committed to building a sustainable tomorrow.

Architects today face a complex challenge: accurately estimating carbon footprints while exploring a wider and wider variety of forms. In this session, we'll demonstrate how to effectively integrate Autodesk Forma software's carbon analysis tools with Rhino software's modeling capabilities, presenting a novel workflow that allows the evaluation of multiple designs simultaneously. Understand best practices for organizing data in Rhino. Learn methods to quickly incorporate insights from Autodesk Forma back into Rhino for ongoing design iteration. Discover strategies you can use to dramatically reduce the time spent on evaluating carbon impacts, achieving vast efficiency improvements, while maximizing design quality and minimizing environmental impact.

This session will look at Grading Optimization and how it can help users grade sites to optimal slopes or optimal balance. We'll look at the importance of zones, and the use of lines and points to provide detail to the automated grading. We'll also look at how to encourage desired results, and explore tools that can identify when results are trending toward undesirable results.

Shaun Bryant (CADJedi), a LinkedIn Learning [in]structor, comes from a military family. His father served in the Royal Navy and taught him to keep all things shipshape! This includes his AutoCAD drawings. A crucial part of your daily drafting is managing your drawings to known standards, and ensuring that your blocks are on the correct layer, your text has the correct style or size, and your dimensions are using the appropriate dimension style. You must often face numerous (and sometimes onerous) issues with standards in your AutoCAD ?les, but taking the time to ?x these issues can be a massive timesaver in the long run. In this class, Shaun will take you through several AutoCAD techniques that speed up these processes and allow you to make your drawings open quicker with reduced ?le sizes and reduced risk of crashing—making you a much happier AutoCAD user!

This session will explore how you can integrate D5's AI-powered tools as a core component of your design workflow, essentially becoming the go-to companion alongside your modeling software. Through the introduction of D5 Lightmode (a DCC add-on that seamlessly takes your designs into AI for an effortless generation of refined architect-friendly reference images) alongside D5 Livesync (the live link plug-ins that synchronize changes with D5 in real time from modeling software like Revit and 3ds Max) and finally D5 Render (a real-time renderer with the best balance between efficiency and quality), you can take advantage of this AI-powered workflow to slash the grind in design, collaboration, and learning. We'll cover nifty tips and tricks to supercharge your workflow, helping you crank up the speed of delivery while focusing on what matters the most: innovating and refining your designs.

In this session, we will explore some of the many great Dynamo packages that are available to improve your Dynamo experience. Have a little fun as we explore some of the packages that are available in the Dynamo Package Manager. We will look at packages from some of the greats—Andreas Dieckmann, Konrad Sobon, Nate Miller, and John Pierson, to name a few. And we’ll examine packages that can work with Navisworks software, Microsoft Excel, landscape design, and more. We will also touch on how to deploy Dynamo packages company-wide. While the general flow of this class will be fun, we will look at lots of helpful packages that can increase your productivity as well.

In this session, we'll explore how digital tools like InfoDrainage are transforming drainage design through advanced reporting capabilities. This presentation will guide engineers through the process of converting complex drainage data into actionable, flexible reports that enhance decision making and ensure compliance. Learn about the ability of InfoDrainage to integrate diverse data types from various projects, creating customized reports tailored to meet specific regulatory and stakeholder requirements. We'll demonstrate practical strategies you can use to complete drainage design from concept to detailed design stage while integrating the drainage network within the site design in Civil 3D software and producing flexible reports to meet local authority requirements.

Take your drafting skills to the next level with the sixth installment of the multi-award-winning AutoCAD tips'n'tricks course that's supercharged the productivity of thousands of design professionals like you. Learn from Autodesk Expert Elite member and Official AutoCAD Blog author Donnie "The CAD Geek" Gladfelter as he entertains, informs, and inspires you with the most-dynamic drafting techniques acquired from nearly 20 years spent blogging, gaining millions of YouTube views, and acting as the senior technical staff development manager at Bowman, a national engineering firm with 2,000+ professionals. From simple to advanced, you'll learn how to apply today's most innovative AutoCAD tools and discover new ways to maximize existing tools. WARNING: Attending this class may result in increased productivity, which may lead to finishing work early and having to find new ways to kill time at the office.

Architects today are facing mounting pressure to meet sustainability targets from the onset of a project. The increasing recognition of our shared responsibility to the environment and its wellbeing is driving this shift. Unlocking collaboration among project stakeholders is critical in identifying decarbonization strategies, using Insight for Revit software as a cloud-based platform. This hands-on lab session will explore through real case studies how Insight for Revit facilitates the identification of decarbonization pathways and offers a solution that can help decrease total carbon emissions. In this hands-on lab, you'll experience the integration of carbon analysis into the design process, making sustainability a core consideration across all the design stages. By equipping the next generation of architects with invaluable and indispensable skills, you'll use emerging technologies for designing low-carbon buildings, while closing the communication gap with sustainability specialists.

When managed correctly, geotechnical data holds present and future value. However, the interoperability and transferability of geotechnical data are not always straightforward, particularly when software solutions fail to offer data residency control and comparable structure. This leads to loads of unnecessary work for geotechnical engineers. Did you know that the average cost overrun for geotechnical projects is 28%? GeoDin geodata management solution is here to solve those headaches for geotechnical engineers, saving them precious time and resources. Let's discuss our latest innovations: interoperability with Autodesk Civil 3D software, which allows for access to contextual geodata, ingested from diverse sources, structured and stored on your data storage of choice, and funneled efficiently into your favorite design environment. We'll address major trends in geotechnical databases, as well as some practical insights into how this works.