With all the challenges we are facing during the pandemic, we realized how limited we can be while we have limited access to our production site or office. In this class, we’ll discuss how we can cost-effectively become productive again, and how we can increase our collaboration without compromising the quality of our work. Find out how Flame on Cloud can help you achieve this and incorporate this workflow with your VFX pipeline, whether you are in the office or offsite.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, being able to work remotely has become essential for VFX artists. In this class, learn how Flame on the cloud will break hardware barriers, giving artists across the globe the opportunity to collaborate like never before.

Join us for an in-depth case study of Autodesk PLM 360’s use with the development of Ember - Autodesk’s Spark Powered, ultra-high resolution 3D printer. https://ember.autodesk.com/

See how the Ember development team implemented PLM 360 and overcame challenges with Bill of Material management, the ebb and flow of Change Orders, and Supplier management in bringing this product to market. Watch how initial data was imported to Autodesk PLM 360, then how Autodesk PLM 360 was tailored for the different workflows and teams of users - from internal to contract manufacturers. Quality management, along with Compliance tracking within Autodesk PLM 360 will also be highlighted in this course. Come and see how a company operated within a company, and leveraged Autodesk PLM 360.

This session focuses on the tools and workflows used by one of Australia's leading post-production houses, Cutting Edge. Learn how Cutting Edge leverages most of the Autodesk Media & Entertainment portfolio to create world class work efficiently, from occasional 2D animation jobs and storyboarding tasks, Sketchbook Pro enables an incredibly fast way of communicating ideas with sketching and paint tools. A suite of Autodesk content creation tools like Maya, Mudbox and Motion Builder allow our artists to realise the highest quality VFX work, to finishing to the highest standard in Autodesk Flame. Autodesk Shotgun is utilised to increase collaboration and efficiency and connect the team. Hear how new technology and forms of storytelling such as VR, AR and interactive engines will change the future of making entertainment.

Over the past several years, the construction industry has adopted new technologies to improve project development and management. However, the temporary jobsite office isn't keeping pace with the demands of today's tech-driven construction jobs. This class provides best practices for bringing technology to the jobsite, tips for turning a standard field office into a smart jobsite office, and an overview of cost savings for all parties involved. The presentation also includes recommendations for incorporating BIM processes to help streamline jobsite documentation and lessen rework requests. The best practices shared enhances jobsite collaboration and mobilization while providing solutions for technology challenges in the field. The presentation concludes with a return-on-investment analysis of the various products that are available, including William Scotsman's techsuite™.