As a part of the Infrastructure Design Suite PowerTrack, this class will focus on taking the completed project design to the next level with visualization, construction coordination, and finally, incorporating the project back into the original regional infrastructure model. This class will take models created in AutoCAD® Civil 3D® software and use them as the foundation for workflows in Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design, Autodesk® Navisworks® Manage and Autodesk® Infrastructure Modeler software. Autodesk® Vault Collaboration AEC software, and the Autodesk® 360 cloud computing platform will be used throughout the process for collaboration, analysis, and more.

Traditionally, teams rely on desktop tools for coordination (e.g., model visualization, clash detection, and issue resolution). This often leads to a convoluted process with limited access to information. Today, cloud-based tools like Autodesk Construction Cloud or BIM 360 software can be used to streamline coordination during both design and construction—ultimately offering greater transparency and improving collaboration among owners, designers, stakeholders, and construction managers. Using real project examples, we’ll explore how to replicate this workflow in the cloud so teams can run coordination and review clashes directly in Revit software—without exporting files to Navisworks software. We’ll also preview the best Revit settings for publishing, sharing coordinates, and building stories. We’ll demonstrate how to combine and align Revit and CAD files per level. We’ll illustrate how to view assigned issues and make changes in Revit. And we’ll review similar processes in Navisworks for those unable to transition fully to the cloud.

With next generation technology, much of the model coordination process has been transformed through automation and digital collaboration, democratizing the model coordination experience for VDC managers and trade teams. But a truly coordinated experience isn’t possible without connecting all parts of BIM data from design to plan to build. This session will show you how Autodesk is delivering on this new level of connected model coordination and how integrated workflows will deliver best-in-class coordination capabilities.

This session will cover the "bare bones” setup of an Autodesk Docs central file-sharing site with granular permissions for use by a construction team during building information modeling (BIM) coordination. A builder's construction technology manager will demonstrate how Autodesk Collaborate supported by Autodesk add-ins can be used as a shared on-demand syncing tool for teams that still favor Navisworks Manage to run clash detection between a diverse mix of trade partners working both in and out of the cloud. Autodesk technical experts will provide supplementary advice along the way to show how teams can make use of new features in the Autodesk Construction Cloud environment to take this strategy to the next level by removing roadblocks seen in previous versions of the product.

There's no doubt that Building Information Modeling (BIM) has radically changed how today's construction management and field operations function at a root level. Understanding how to best use BIM in today's complex construction projects takes a lot of work. This class will focus on how to use today's architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) BIM software in your field operations with BIM coordination, virtual design and construction (VDC) processes, field layout, and creation of as-builts. We'll focus on some advanced techniques and best practices in Revit software in order to help facilitate an easier BIM coordination process using Navisworks Manage software. We also look into how Point Layout, Total Stations, and related tools have revolutionized how trade subcontractors optimize their processes and facilitate prefabrication and installation. We'll also cover the current developments in Revit software's latest fabrication capabilities and how it is supplanting the traditional AutoCAD market share.

Ever wonder what a BIM Coordinator does during construction? What is the purpose of a BIM Coordinator? How do we help the life cycle of a building before it is built? Virtual BIM coordination plays a huge role in improving construction and collaboration. This presentation will explore the process and workflow of a BIM Coordinator before, during, and after construction. Our team’s established methods not only help construction teams with issues before they ever happen on the jobsite, but for everyone involved with the life of the project. Learn how to utilize BIM coordination to its fullest while we explain the processes used with BIM 360 Glue, Revit, AutoCAD, Dynamo, and more. We will show how these processes and workflows will reduce labor hours and material costs, resulting in increased profitability and minimizing exposure to safety hazards common in our industry.

Your teams are experienced with Revit software and Building Information Modeling (BIM). You have a BIM deployment plan, you exchange models with the team regularly, and you have coordination meetings to review model progress. You share your coordinated, "clash-free" models during construction-only to be shocked at the first construction coordination meeting when the design models contain 53,724 clashes. This scenario is every BIM manager's nightmare. Implementing Navisworks software during a project's design will let the team coordinate more efficiently and eliminate issues that typically may not be discovered until later in the project. Navisworks provides powerful tools that you can use during design to streamline workflows and add value to your BIM process. We will present specific use cases for implementation during design and provide understanding of how to implement a refined coordination process. We will also look at strategies for establishing efficient standardized workflows for implementation.

With the advancement in pre-construction technology and enhancements in the Model Coordination product on Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), we can now take a massive step toward delivering fully coordinated construction models. This will ensure the quality of construction and reduce the wastage of construction materials. The key factor in delivering fully coordinated construction models is a closed-loop clash management system that allows stakeholders to identify and address potential clashes early in the project lifecycle. This results in reduced risks of delays and cost overruns, thus increasing project efficiency and enhancing project quality. In this lab, you will learn about automated clash detection using Model Coordination. You will get hands-on experience with the "closed-loop" end-to-end issue management system, supported by notifications so the users can be notified when you create clash issues. Finally, you will learn how to close the loop by resolving the clashes and changing the issue status to reflect the clash resolution.

We've all been there: Delivery deadlines are closing in. Late model changes from other teams suddenly appear. How can we be sure that our models meet the requirements and quality that our clients expect from us when the time to do model coordination checks becomes shorter and shorter? In this session, we'll show how you can implement model coordination so your team is more efficient with automated clash detection using Autodesk Construction Cloud and Model Coordination. The era when only BIM coordinators could run clash detection is over! Be your own BIM coordinator!

Imagine the scene: Your teams are experienced with Revit software and BIM (Building Information Modeling). You have a BIM deployment plan, you exchange models with the team regularly, and you conduct coordination meetings to review model progress. You share your coordinated, "clash-free" models during construction, only to be shocked at the first construction coordination meeting when the design models contain 53,724 clashes. This scenario is every BIM manager's nightmare. Implementing Navisworks software during a project's design will let the team coordinate more efficiently and eliminate issues that typically may not be discovered until later in the project. Navisworks provides powerful tools that you can use during design to streamline workflows and add value to your BIM process. We will present specific use cases for implementation during design, and provide understanding of how to implement a refined coordination process. We will also look at strategies for establishing efficient standardized workflows for implementation.

This class will explore how and why Holder Construction has standardized construction coordination around BIM 360 Glue software. The discussion will cover processes around BIM 360 Glue software, advantages provided by the BIM 360 platform, and challenges faced in the implementation process. Content will cover case studies demonstrating the use of BIM 360 Glue software on projects ranging from small office buildouts to large-scale projects, including airports and National Football League stadiums. This session features BIM 360 Glue, Navisworks Manage, and Revit. AIA Approved

Discover tips and tricks for Navisworks Manage software and BIM 360 Glue software during coordination and construction. Learn about the latest tools that are included inside of your product box from Autodesk, Inc., and also realize some ideas discovered when using Autodesk products while thinking outside of the box. If you have never heard a project manager say, "BIM [Building Information Modeling] coordination took less time than I thought it would," attend this class to learn techniques to make your process more efficient.

Manage BIM clash coordination in the same way Superintendents manage work in the field. This class will teach you how to use your BIM Execution Plan + your Navisworks clash tests + pull planning + BIM 360 issues, to get coordination out of the weekly rut and stay ahead of the construction schedule. This gives order to clash coordination and puts it on the entire team's radar.

This class will provide an in-depth discussion of best practices for building a design model for use in both 2D construction documentation and 3D trade coordination. As more projects are designed in 3D from the beginning, architectural, structural, and other trade models can be used by MEP designers when laying out their systems. We will address the how and why of making a model for both documentation creation and 3D coordination in step-by-step descriptions of best practices based on real-world examples where this workflow has been successful. The class will also include a handout that describes the Building Information Modeling (BIM) coordination process and lists best practices for designers who are interested in providing coordination as a service to the construction team.

Currently, Autodesk offers two 3D coordination and clash detection tools in its Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection. Deciding between Model Coordination and Navisworks software can be a challenge. Have you wondered how large multinationals like AECOM are making that decision? In this industry talk, AECOM will share some of our ideas and workflows on how best to use Model Coordination and Navisworks on your vertical infrastructure projects.

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.

"If you want the same result, do the same thing. If you want something different, do something different." These words from the speaker’s leadership hit home when first heard as a young virtual design and construction (VDC) engineer after grinding through the first coordination project. After hitting road blocks with communicating issues in the coordination process, losing information in too many repositories, wasting time running back and forth to the trailer, and not having the data to learn what to do different, the speaker and team have created smarter workflows and processes to better plan, do, check, and perform their efforts.

We’ve pulled out all of the stops when it comes to the tools we use in building information modeling (BIM) coordination. In this session, we’ll explore the various plug-ins for Navisworks software and Revit software that we use to streamline the BIM coordination process, and we’ll show how we’ve optimized our workflow using a combination of Model Coordination and Navisworks to achieve an issue-free model. We’ll discuss setting up the Model Coordination space and breaking up coordination models into manageable sizes. We’ll cover clash grouping, automated viewpoint creation in Navisworks using HoloBuilder, and the creation of 3D room tags using Dynamo. We’ll also discuss using search sets, selection sets, appearance profilers, batch utilities, automated NWC exports, and the use of Autodesk Build software during coordination.

Autodesk Navisworks software isn't just for contractors. Architects are seeing the value of using Navisworks during design as a coordination tool. Get a firsthand look from an architect and Building Information Modeling (BIM) service provider on how to use Navisworks for phasing studies and learn the value of using Navisworks early in the design process for owners and architects. We will show a case study from Florida on how local governments used the design model for tenant phasing, and site logistics in design. We will describe how architects use clash detection for design coordination, discuss what not to model, and explain the difference between what is modeled in design versus construction for coordination. We will give best practices and tips and tricks on how to make Navisworks work for you.