Whether you're a seasoned Autodesk user looking to streamline your workflow or a newcomer eager to harness the power of Desktop Connector, join us for an in-depth exploration of Desktop Connector and its role in revolutionizing data accessibility and workflow integration through the lens of PARIC Corp. This comprehensive course will dive into the intricacies of Desktop Connector, offering practical insights and hands-on experience to empower you with the skills needed to streamline your processes and maximize efficiency.

BIM 360 Docs software helps us store and collaborate on construction documents with our stakeholders. With Desktop Connector, we can manage files in Document Management through a connected drive, so users can benefit from easy syncing of files and folders and offline working. This class will teach you how to set up and use Desktop Connector with BIM 360 Document Management, and how to troubleshoot the most common issues.

BIM 360 Docs software and BIM 360 Document Management help us store and collaborate on construction documents with our stakeholders. With Desktop Connector, we can manage files in Document Management through a connected drive, letting users benefit from easy syncing of files and folders and offline working. This class will teach you how to set up and use Desktop Connector with BIM 360 Document Management, and how to troubleshoot most common issues.

Whether you're considering onboarding to Desktop Connector or you're a seasoned veteran, this case study is designed to set you up for success. Attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of the tools available, learn where to find additional resources, and understand how to report issues effectively. By the end of the case study, participants will be well-equipped with a pattern to navigate the cloud data management journey using Desktop Connector with confidence.
Target Audience: This class is ideal for anyone looking to optimize their use of Desktop Connector. Whether you're new to the tool or have years of experience, you'll find valuable insights and practical tips

This session will demonstrate how to connect AutoCAD Electrical electromechanical workflows, AutoCAD Mechanical linked with Inventor software, and factory design workflows for seamless data exchange. Learn how to integrate layouts and models across tools, enabling accurate coordination from schematics to 3D design. Discover how cloud-based solutions like Desktop Connector and Autodesk Forma improve collaboration, maintain data continuity, and reduce rework. Through practical examples, see how connected workflows enhance efficiency and accelerate project delivery.

With the redesign of the start tab in AutoCAD 2022 software, users can easily access project data in the cloud using Forma Data Management and Desktop Connector for Forma Data Management. However, not everyone knows where to start. This session will cover the essentials of how to get started and be comfortable when collaborating with AutoCAD. You'll learn how to work efficiently, maximize project performance, and navigate issues when they occur.

When your net promoter score (NPS) is 23 and nearly half your users are detractors, you don't just relaunch a tool you rebuild a relationship. Starting with only 32% of 1,200 project delivery team members on Desktop Connector, Barton Malow's construction technology team launched a 14-month, three-phase adoption campaign and finished at 92%, well past their 80% goal. In this session, we'll share the honest playbook: how we used survey data to make the business case, how we structured a phased rollout across a distributed workforce, how we built a support ecosystem to sustain momentum, and how we quantified 150,000 hours of potential annual savings. Transparency included.

Your Building Information Modeling (BIM) data increases significantly in value the more you make use of it. Cloud-based technologies make this extremely easy. We explore how to connect the desktop and the cloud to make any BIM data you choose available to anyone you choose, including optional round-trip real-time editing of selected properties and features. This class discusses extracting information from your Revit Models, enhancing Collaboration for Revit workflows, new additions to the growing suite of The Building Coder desktop-BIM-cloud samples, AEC related Forge APIs such as the Viewer and the Model Derivative API. The latter enables easy translation of design files to different formats and extracting data from them to use almost anywhere. Using demonstrations and dissections of sample applications, we show how these programming tools can easily and vastly enhance your BIM workflows. This is an advanced class for experienced programmers. This session features Revit and Forge. AIA Approved

Do you want to use the Autodesk cloud tools, but also need to continue to use your existing desktop tools? Finally there's a cloud solution that acknowledges your need to bridge your current tools with new solutions in the cloud. Come and learn how to bridge your desktop world with the cloud, using a tool that's so simple, you'll think it's magic. Introducing Autodesk Drive software, the virtual file system that connects to the Autodesk cloud.

Design is rarely a perfectly linear and straightforward process. Often a single tool cannot accommodate all the workflows—and even when it does, it’s rarely the right fit. By maximizing the different tools within the Autodesk Product Design & Manufacturing Collection (Inventor software, Autodesk Fusion 360, Desktop Connector), designers and engineers can now design, make, and collaborate on products to reduce the lead time faced in today's manufacturing. This course will cover the complete workflow involved in designing parts for formative manufacturing—injection molding. From making a mold in Inventor to validating your part for injection molding in Autodesk Fusion 360, the Autodesk Product Design & Manufacturing Collection helps you connect these workflows right on your desktop using Autodesk Fusion 360 Desktop Connector.

AutoCAD (& verticals) Plant 3D, and Revit all have different workflows with ACC/BIM 360 projects and the Desktop Connector. After many challenging hours I believe I have finally found a way to explain the various ACC/BIM 360 workflows and would like to share this knowledge with everyone else who's also dealing with all these various workflows and collaboration options. Specifically, I'm going to cover working with Revit, Plant 3D, and Civil 3D (same workflows for AutoCAD) with ACC and/or BIM 360 projects. I'll also cover the Desktop Connector 15 and 16 and the differences we've encountered, good and bad.

Last year we did a class (“How to Use Fusion 360 and Inventor for Effective Designs”) where we linked Fusion 360 files with Inventor using Desktop Connector. The most requested addition to that was to link those files into Vault software, so this year we’ll go through some of the different configurations for how we can load and manage these Fusion 360 files in Vault. Some of the things we will look at include creating the connection and adding the files, as well as managing the files; and we’ll also discuss version and revisions of the files in Vault.

In this class, we’ll introduce you to connected workflows between AutoCAD software and Autodesk Forma. You’ll see a detailed walk-through on reference drawings and their relationships within Forma Data Management. Learn how users can maximize the full potential of Desktop Connector to validate reference files, maintain associativity, and establish versioning of drawing files in Forma Data Management. Then, we’ll introduce the integration of the file-locking feature into AutoCAD and see its benefits while sharing drawings through projects in Autodesk Forma. We’ll share some best practices in terms of handling drawing file operations within AutoCAD for cloud-based storage. Finally, we’ll wrap up with some key tools that will enable you to collaborate efficiently and increase productivity through Autodesk Cloud Services.

Make manual site coordination a thing of the past. In this class, you’ll learn how to transfer information between Revit software and Civil 3D software consistently and accurately. Using the Shared Reference Point tool, we’ll walk through the setup so that your Revit model comes in accurately into Civil 3D. If you’re looking to send information the other way, BIM 360 software and the Desktop Connector are your friends. By the end of this class, you’ll understand why these tools work the way they do, and know how to send information back and forth between Revit and Civil 3D.

Sheet Set Manager for Web opens up a smarter way to manage drawing sets directly from Forma Data Management software. This session will guide you through setting up reliable, cloud-ready workflows that make team collaboration easy and efficient. You'll learn how to organize folders, connect your DST files through Desktop Connector, and optimize your Sheet Set use without the headaches. Whether you're migrating existing projects or starting fresh, this class will give you the clarity and confidence to fully embrace Sheet Set Manager in the cloud.

Disconnected workflows between 2D design, 3D modeling, and manufacturing often lead to delays and reduced productivity. This session will demonstrate how to connect AutoCAD, Inventor, and Autodesk Fusion software into a seamless design-to-manufacturing workflow, supported by cloud platforms like Autodesk Desktop Connector for data management and collaboration. Learn how to transform 2D drawings into parametric models and generate computer numerical control (CNC) toolpaths while maintaining data continuity. Through real-world examples, discover how connected workflows reduce errors, minimize rework, and accelerate delivery from design to production.

In this technical deep dive, we'll walk through a real machined project designed in Inventor and programmed in Autodesk Fusion Manufacturing Extension. Follow the complete workflow: creating and iterating the part in Inventor, uploading to Fusion, applying toolpaths, generating G-code, and efficiently updating toolpaths after design changes using simple refreshes. We'll cover both the cloud approach (AnyCAD linked references and Desktop Connector) and the enterprise version using Vault Professional software for controlled releases and revision management. We'll share the actual files, challenges encountered, key lessons, and measurable time savings. You'll leave with actionable steps to build an effective digital thread between design and manufacturing teams.

In this class, we'll demonstrate how to set up, configure, and drive design standardization for AutoCAD drawings in Autodesk Forma. AutoCAD and Forma Data Management have tighter integration through Desktop Connector. We'll explore best practices for enhanced collaboration while handling AutoCAD drawing relationships, including references and supported files in Forma Data Management. We'll share a quick walk-through on the Autodesk Bridge and explore its potential to help users unlock coordination during the design process and drive standardization in AutoCAD drawings. We'll demo AutoCAD cloud-based features like Activity Insights and DWG™ History showing how users can consult the changes made to their cloud-based drawings and templates anytime, anywhere. We'll wrap up the session with productivity enhancements in AutoCAD 2024 and Desktop Connector that help users achieve three Cs during their design process through AutoCAD drawings in Autodesk Forma projects.

Come learn how Civil Engineering firm WSB moved nearly 400 users and over 400 projects from the network to Forma in one year and ditched the server. We'll cover lessons learned along the way and improving file management techniques. How to manage Desktop Connector and Civil 3D and techniques to reduce file management errors and circular references. Learn how to utilize file naming templates to optimize company file management standards. Dive into the user management system and how to optimize managing users, permissions and project templates. Leveraging Bridge to establish connections across projects and clients utilizing Forma. We will finish the course with bringing the entire team together, whether they use a CAD platform or not. Learn how to use the review tools, markups and create issues and leverage quality management tools that keep the team communicating and connected. Are you ready to ditch the server and make the move to the cloud?

We will describe the nitty-gritty programming details to implement a cloud-based system to analyze, visualize, and report on universal component usage. The components can be Revit software families used in Building Information Modeling (BIM) or any other kind of assets in any other kind of system. The focus is on the cloud-based database used to manage the component occurrences, either in global or project-based coordinate systems. You can make searches based on both keywords and geographical location. Models are visualized using pure WebGL, Three.js, and the Autodesk View and Data API, providing support for online viewing and model navigation. You can use the web app in any browser and on any mobile device with no need to install any additional software whatsoever. This is an advanced class for experienced programmers.