Learn how to best adopt Autodesk's Point Layout plug-in for Revit software, AutoCAD software, and BIM 360 software. Hear about a general contractor's lessons learned from using the software and difficulties that arise out in the field-from working with civil engineer's files to working with several different robotic total stations on one site. Attendees will learn how to create a proper workflow using naming and numbering standards set forth by the field, and how to ensure a streamlined approach for importing and exporting points to their robotic total stations. We'll explore how to work with real-world coordinates as well as create our own, and we'll look at the best way to track the coordinate system across a project's lifecycle. We'll also learn how to approach difficult projects that encompass large sites, and how to maintain vertical control on high-rise projects.

This class will cover the use of Revit software and Point Layout software in construction field layout. We will examine the history of theodolites and the growing use of robotic total stations. We will discuss the process involved in field layout, including control points, resections, offsets, and so on, and how we use them on our construction projects. We’ll also include metrics from a few projects showing the benefits of using these tools. This session features Point Layout and Revit. AIA Approved

This class will explore the fundamentals of Point Layout software and how to manage 3D points in the field with a simple workflow. The class will start with an overview of the process and the basic tools and features involved. Then we will take a deep dive into operating Point Layout software. Next the class will give step-by-step instructions for using Robotic Total Station hardware to capture points in the field and bring them back to the model. Lastly, the presenter will discuss findings and lessons learned regarding implementation of Robotic Quality Control.

This class will dive into how PCL uses Point Layout software and BIM 360 Layout software to enhance self-perform activities, as well as quality assurance / quality control (QA/QC) efforts. We will explore why we chose BIM 360 Layout software, examine our workflows surrounding model-based QC, and profile a project. This session features BIM 360 Layout and BIM 360 Layout. AIA Approved

The benefits and workflows on using Topcons DS205i and Autodesks BIM360 point layout app thru Autodesks Navisworks Manage Interface for desktop preparation for multiple point creations and also Autodesks Point Layout app for on-site point setting out and verifications. The Collaboration and procedures from Design models issued for construction to site operatives having exact, up to date points at the click of a button.

This class will focus on one of the major issues that the Building Information Modeling (BIM) / virtual design and construction industry faces today: the use of the 3D models in the field. Attendees will learn the process of how to create a field-ready model that would give them the ability to extract information directly from the model to be used in the field, contrary to a designer’s model, whose information if tailored to the production of construction documents drawings. In addition, the class will cover how to use software like Point Layout software to pre-program points, along with introductions to instruments like the TopCon PS Series and the BIM 360 Layout app. We will show examples of use from the All Aboard Florida project, located in Miami, Florida, showing point layouts with embeds, sleeves, and column layouts that have provided accurate layout information, as-built information, and QA/AC to the field to maintain a high-quality of work. This session features Revit and Point Layout. AIA Approved

It's time to leave your tape measure in the truck. Do you want to make the leap and lay out directly from your model in the field? What are the software workflows? How do you set up a Revit model for use with a civil or local coordinate system? What are the benefits of using Point Layout software in the field? We'll cover how to work with Point Layout in Revit software, BIM 360 Glue software, BIM 360 Layout iPad app, and your robotic total station. See live demonstrations of the software on real-world projects, and hear discussion of the processes involved in construction field layout. We'll be working with subcontractors and their models, and assisting their field-layout processes.

Why model as-built conditions when you can work directly with a high-resolution point cloud? In this very hands-on class we will stake out the foundations for a new addition to our Autodesk University (AU) classroom using a remarkably easy, cloud-enabled workflow. First, participants will import a point cloud of our AU classroom into Navisworks Manage software. We will then use Point Layout software to place points on a number of modeled objects that we intend to stake out as part of a small classroom renovation. The model will be shared with the field using BIM 360 Glue cloud service. Finally, we will connect the BIM 360 Layout iPad application to a robotic total station to enable field users to stake out and verify the exact position of the points. All of this will happen using a contextual model of our surroundings.

This class will be delivered by Topcon Corporation and a European BIM 360 software customer and will show the impact of using Point Layout software and BIM 360 tools combined with Topcon's LN-100 Layout Navigator to achieve improved efficiencies for integrated construction layout and as-built validation. The project was defined as part of the Topcon/Autodesk, Inc., BIM Implementation program, and will demonstrate new workflows using Revit software, Navisworks software, and Point Layout software, and subsequent use of BIM 360 Layout software on a connected iPad. We will focus on business benefits and return on investment achieved using these new inventive processes.

Attend this class to learn about 3 real-life construction projects that utilized Point Layout software in 3 different workflows: as-built documentation, self-perform concrete layout, and a quality assurance application. Beyond the exciting use cases, learn how to add construction layout points from the perspective of a contractor who self-performs concrete. You will learn how to add control points for aligning model data in the office and in the field; add points to Revit families and other components; and sort, filter, and edit points. You will learn how to prepare data for the field inside of Revit software so that data flows efficiently into the Leica MicroSurvey Layout field software that controls the Leica iCON robot. You will also learn how to add as-built points and bring them back into Revit software to assess deviations in the field.

Walk through the construction process of a 2-million-square-foot world-class sports facility using Building Information Modeling to facilitate communication, improve understanding, and solve problems well in advance of costly surprises in the field. We'll review the tools that enable us to review/stamp 3D submittals on a 20,000-ton steel package, manage 25-plus Design Team Revit software projects, coordinate 300-plus trade contractor files using BIM 360 Glue software, visualize steel fabrication status, validate accurate installation using Point Layout software and laser scanning, and a lot more. Finally, we'll reveal what we can do better on the next stadium project (or major project in general).

Using highly accurate model data directly in the field reduces project risks and avoids errors and delays that can derail the entire construction schedule and budget. These challenges can be easily resolved by applying the latest best practices for integrated workflows. Attend this class to learn how to utilize the Autodesk Point Layout (APL) plug-in for Revit, Navisworks and AutoCAD for digital construction layout.  This course will show you how to add control points to align model data in the office and in the field, add points to Revit families and other components, as well as sort, filter and edit points.  You will learn how to prepare data for the field inside of Revit so that data flows seamlessly to the field software that controls the Leica iCON robot.  You will also learn how to as-built points and seamlessly bring them back into CAD or BIM to assess deviations identified in the field.

Reality capture is focused on digitizing the existing condition to gain a contextual understanding of the design constraints. In this class, we'll go beyond. We'll capture the physical condition to ensure designs are accurate and constructible by transferring our designs back into the physical world. First, we'll cover the digitization of the physical condition. We'll fully explore the laser-scanning process using the Leica BLK360 and ReCap Mobile software. Then, we'll learn how to use that data efficiently in Autodesk design environments such as AutoCAD Civil 3D software, Revit software, and Navisworks software. We'll collaborate our designs with the field using multiple digital approaches such as PDF, DXF, and BIM 360 Glue software. Finally, we'll transfer our digital designs back into the real world using the Leica iCon Robotic Total station, which we'll feed data from simple DXFs and outputs from Point Layout software, or we'll control it directly by BIM 360 Glue software.

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.

This class will be delivered by Hill Construction, a U.K.-based housebuilder, supported by Topcon Corporation and Autodesk, Inc. Hill Construction will describe its Building Information Modeling (BIM) journey so far, and how the firm has applied BIM 360 tools into its workflows on a complex construction project undertaken by Hill Bespoke in Cambridge, England. The class will cover how using a variety of mass-data capture techniques to gather as-built documentation combined with integrated on-site verification and management has improved efficiencies and reduced errors using innovative new workflows. Hill will describe the impact of these new workflows incorporating software (including BIM 360 Field cloud service, BIM 360 Layout cloud service, BIM 360 Glue cloud service, and BIM 360 Docs cloud service) integrated with Topcon mass-data capture and layout solutions, and the efficiencies gained over traditional methods. We will show content and examples from the historically important housebuilding project combining both complex renovation with new-build processes. This session features BIM 360 Layout, BIM 360 Field, and BIM 360 Glue. AIA Approved

See how BIMrx Fabrication reduces clicks and saves time working with Fabrication elements. Watch how easy it is to route, modify, and connect elements together in 2D & 3D views. The Fabrication tools make it fluid to move from modeling to generating a set of documentation for pre-construction, or with point layout assistance for field installation.

The Meisi Lake City Island is the world’s largest twin-helix steel structure. It is very difficult to install elements onto the site precisely with traditional methods. Working with BIM 360 Glue software and Point Layout software, users can generate the set points from Building Information Modeling (BIM) models directly, laying out the data with the total station automatically. The class will show the best practice to set the points to space elements, and run the site survey with a standards procedure. We’ll also show how to get the site position with a total station, and compare the installation results with original BIM model for quality audit. The economic and social value is to eliminate deviation of manual centering, and improve mapping precision; decrease quantity of surveyors with automatic robot, improve mapping efficiency, and shorten working period; and reduce surveying works at high altitudes, and thereby improve safety management. This session features Point Layout, BIM 360 Glue, and BIM 360 Layout. AIA Approved

As a general contractor, quality control of building layout and verification is necessary to minimize the risk of rework and additional costs or schedule delays. When establishing site control to implement the use of total stations, the team will need to work through a number of challenges and prerequisites. General contractors will need to understand the risk of taking or not taking this responsibility or transferring the risk to third-party quality assurance / quality control teams. Buy-in from the project team and enforcing trades to work on the same controls across a site is important to consistency in layout and verifications. This class will highlight all the prerequisites and challenges that general contractors might typically face when implementing this process, and we’ll document a generic workflow for efficient implementation and best practices. This class will also cover a generic workflow of managing layout using the BIM 360 Layout app, Point Layout software from Revit software, Navisworks software, or AutoCAD DWG™ technology. This session features BIM 360 Layout, BIM 360 Glue, and Point Layout. AIA Approved

Construction productivity is an issue in the construction industry that can be addressed with technological solutions such as Building Information Modeling (BIM)-to-field workflows with robotic total stations. Attend this session to learn how United States construction companies are utilizing Revit software with Point Layout software, BIM 360 Glue software, and the BIM 360 Layout app with Leica iCON robotic total stations to streamline office-to-field workflows that increase accuracy while cutting production time. This session features BIM 360 Layout, BIM 360 Glue, and Revit. AIA Approved

Owner requirements are becoming more demanding. Designs are becoming more complex. The shortage of skilled labor continues to grow. And, meanwhile, construction's poor productivity rates fail to improve. How do we respond to this challenging industry landscape? So much of the conversation has revolved around BIM (Building Information Modeling); however, BIM is not the answer. It is, however, the beginning of the answer. In this session, we will explore how BIM, if properly implemented, can become a powerful enabler of efficiently and elegantly executed projects. We will dive into scan-to-BIM workflows, automated field construction, prefabrication, and industrialized construction. By drawing on experience implementing BIM on more than 500-plus projects, we’ll reveal trends and highlight successes and failures, so attendees will leave with a greater understanding of how to make the most of their intelligent models. Get a glimpse into life after BIM.