Showcase software is included in Building Design Suites software but it is not widely used. This session will show you how to migrate your Revit software building models into Showcase software effectively, which enables easy management of the myriad objects in the model. You can use Showcase software to quickly and easily create an interactive presentation to communicate and sell your design. You will learn how to create animated transitions for enhanced visualization and navigation of the model, and you'll discover how you can explore various design options using material and model alternatives. We'll also show how to utilize cross sections and triggers to automate actions inside of Showcase software.

In this hands-on lab, you experience the step-by-step workflow between Revit® and Showcase software. Learn how to quickly and easily transform digital prototypes or architectural designs into compelling imagery, movies, and real-time presentations. This class is an introduction to Showcase. If you have never used this software before or have used it only a few times, this class is for you. We also discuss Importing models from other sources such as Inventor®, AutoCAD® and 3ds Max® Design software.

Become more effective with Showcase software and bring your presentation to the next level. This class covers advanced topics as well as tips and tricks with Showcase. If you are a beginner user, be prepared for a class that is fast paced and created for intermediate to advanced users. Come and learn Showcase directly from the Autodesk technical marketing manager.

Meet at this roundtable session for open discussions about workflows, advanced materials, and lighting inside Showcase software.

This class will provide tips, tricks, and best practices for using Autodesk Showcase software in the context of an architectural project. AutoCAD® or Autodesk® Revit® users who want to explore a project with their peers or present it to their customers will find this class very interesting.

This class shows you how to use the new PSD output feature in Showcase 2014 software to go into a post-production workflow to enhance the final look of a visualization. Also, it takes you through the use of layers, blend modes, and filters inside Adobe® Photoshop® to add depth and photographic phenomena to a rendering. These concepts are not particular to Photoshop, so they can be applied to other software. Post-production work lets users manipulate a final rendering in real-time, enabling them to deliver better renderings in less time.

Microdesk Co-Innovation Lab collaborated with BamCore through the Autodesk Foundation to show the value and benefits of their products to industry clients. Using the Autodesk-provided design analysis ecosystem, we showcase the energy and carbon advantages that BamCore’s products can bring to the design. The developed custom workflow allows BamCore to rapidly obtain comparative energy and carbon impacts and present them to their clients without future support. We’ve also set up the groundwork and created a phased journey to navigate the Future of Work, aiming to include an interactive user interface dashboard for rapid ROI analysis. We compare BamCore technology versus typical constructions to ensure Microdesk and BamCore co-create meaningful and inspirational future impacts toward resilient and low-carbon buildings.

Learn how to transform your architectural designs or digital prototypes into immersive presentations for effective design reviews or convincing sales presentations. This class will cover tips and tricks to help you add realism, creativity, and dynamism to your presentations.

A fully optimized computer case was designed, validated, and manufactured using Fusion 360 integrated workflows. The enclosure serves to showcase various Fusion 360 technologies including Electronics Cooling Simulation, Generative Design, Generative Fluid Design, Additive Manufacturing, and Netfabb integration. Join us and learn how each one of these connected workflows contributes to the overall design and performance of the workstation. Our journey begins with the basic design and layout of the workstation and attempts to address common industry shortfalls. Advanced Fusion 360 technologies enable us to investigate novel designs for the internal case structure and flow-optimized ductwork, and then validate them with powerful, accessible simulation tools.

This class is all about how to get your Inventor data into 3ds Max software. Come and learn how to render high-quality images for marketing and sales activities.

Get your hands on an amazing new computer aided manufacturing (CAM) solution from Autodesk. Learn how you can use this new milling CAM solution for your 2-1/2 axis (2.5D) machining projects.

With the advent of machine learning and advances of technology adoption in the construction industry, the bar is moving higher for general contractors; as a general contractor, you must make sure you stay abreast of recent advances and are well positioned to capitalize on data for managing risk. In this class, using a case study, we will go over the following: how the next-generation BIM 360 platform is designed to create a single source of truth for the lifecycle of projects and a storage for all data in one place where a general contractor can use different solutions in a connected manner; and how Autodesk is going to take it a step further and by Project IQ, make the platform the source of intelligence through the project.Regional quality director from Swinerton, Project manager from Layton, and Technical Deployment Specialist from Bam will then talk from their perspectives about their experience on adoption of BIM 360 to capitalize on data to manage risk and make decisions, and how they feel the platform is transforming their day-to-day job and productivity.

Fiat is one of the top car manufacturers in the world and is using the power of simulation extensively in their product development. In this class, we will show how simulation technology can be used to validate design and quantify defects that can show up during manufacturing and final assembly. We will visualize production defects in plastic parts using Autodesk® Moldflow® and Autodesk Showcase®.

In this class, you learn how to use Autodesk® Product Design Suite to transform Inventor software models into intelligent models in Revit-based software for Building Information Modeling (BIM). We focus on simplifying the Inventor model, removing intellectual property, adding necessary connectors and metadata, and finally, importing the model into Revit. We also describe how to add value to your simplified BIM models by creating compelling visualization materials with Showcase® visualization software.

As infrastructure projects become increasingly complex, the adoption of BIM for bridge design and construction has become essential. This session will provide a deep dive into our organization’s BIM journey, showcasing how we transitioned from traditional design workflows to an integrated digital approach. We’ll discuss the challenges we faced, the solutions we implemented, and the innovations we developed to optimize collaboration, accuracy, and efficiency in bridge modeling. Demonstrating the evolution of our methodology, we’ll highlight our progression from manual modeling to parametric workflows using Civil 3D, Revit, and Dynamo—and ultimately to advanced modeling with Revit, including in-house developed add-ins, Dynamo, and SOFiSTiK Bridge and Infrastructure Modeler. You’ll gain valuable insights into best practices, software interoperability, and the future of BIM on infrastructure projects.

Closing session where we showcase what we are planning for the future.

In this class, we will showcase a project that uses the new InfraWorks Connecter for ArcGIS.

Discover the partnership between Microdesk and Black Artists + Designers Guild (BADG) with the Autodesk Foundation. We’ll look at processes that went into creating a virtual reality (VR) conceptual house that would engage with a large audience, encouraging users to interact with the spaces and explore the artwork. We’ll showcase a workflow that enables flexibility during unpredictable design changes when a strict deadline’s involved. We’ll further explain the pressures and successes of the project, plus the lessons we’ve learned. Through digitalization, we implemented technologies to enable an immersive experience. We’ll showcase how we used Revit software as a foundation that let us capitalize on 3ds Max software’s flexibility during unexpected schedule changes. Finally, we’ll discuss the Unity workflow we’ve created for future projects. This will highlight innovative practices, new interactive technologies, and immersive simulations, and will give audiences a richer experience, while still focusing on the arts and culture.

In the early days of CAD, we made 2D creations of designs. Then came the era of creating models in 3D. Now, the next phase is connected BIM (Building Information Modeling). This era is about building applications and solutions that connect a community of people to a project or product, and to the new means of production. In this era, you can optimize a design not only for how it functions, but for how it is built and interconnects with other systems, as well as in the cloud. This class will showcase how users can utilize the power of the cloud using Revit software and BIM 360 software. It will also showcase how the users can customize the information present in BIM 360 using Forge and how they can make their own customized apps.