Navigating the imminent growth in the renewable energy market presents challenges around skills and project data quality. Autodesk tools enable customers to overcome these challenges by investing in upskilling and ensuring high-quality data for their projects. AutoCAD files are critical in this, providing the precision needed, especially with the shift toward 3D designs for energy yield modeling. Well-optimized and structured preconstruction stage designs in AutoCAD can make or break a potential project's funding and eventual construction, thus driving customer value. This panel will explore how Autodesk software can empower customers to unlock the renewable energy sector's potential, overcome bottlenecks, and mitigate risks. By addressing these challenges, users can contribute significantly to achieving the ambitious Net Zero emissions targets and combat climate change, driving positive outcomes for their businesses and the world.

Flushing large-diameter transmission water mains is a critical yet complex step in maintaining water quality. This session will highlight how InfoWater Pro was used to plan the flushing of more than six miles of 36-inch pipe by modeling hydraulic conditions, reversing flow direction, and optimizing valve and tank operations. You’ll learn about modeling guided decision making to increase flow rates for scouring while avoiding disruptions to customer service. Through a focused case study, this session will illustrate how to integrate hydraulic modeling and operational strategy to support effective large-main flushing.

Thames Water and Stantec in the United Kingdom have developed an innovative methodology to build a long-term investment plan for London’s clean-water network, serving 8 million customers. This work defines how the future London water network should look like using hydraulic modeling and an optimization framework to identify the best value investment options. It handled extensive data from various sources. A strategic network model (InfoWorks WS Pro software) was prepared, incorporating current and future (25 years) supply-and-demand scenarios to identify needs. Optimatics Optimizer tested numerous solution combinations, calculating cost and hydraulic performance to develop the best value plan. This optimization process required the combined effort of Optimizer processing power, hydraulic modeler input, and stakeholder engagement to select and refine investment plans of interest. The session will provide an overview of the approach we took, and present the results and lessons from the above project.

See the different options considered and the evaluation processes used to narrow down to the right solution. We’ll discuss the trial and error, the meeting and workshop strategies, and other topics considered before arriving at the decision to use the Assets module in Autodesk Construction Cloud for a work order tracking tool.

Every organization collects data—but what happens when 80% of that data goes unused? This session will be Part 2 of showing how the integration of Vault software with Power BI can turn that dormant data into a leadership tool that supports smarter business cases and executive decision making. Using a real-world example from the utility sector, we’ll walk through how connecting the design process with Vault, using Vault Data APIs, and visualizing with Power BI can uncover valuable insights and drive tangible operational improvements. We'll also dive into the Vault engineering change order (ECO) process, illustrating how this integration delivers measurable impact for both internal teams and external stakeholders. If you're looking to empower leadership with clear, data-driven narratives and justify technology investment with confidence, this session is your blueprint that demonstrates what you can deliver after taking this class.

The new AutoCAD Plant 3D 2024 software has many new features. Some are obvious, others are a bit hidden, but still very important, improving your daily work. Do you want to get information about these new features? Come to this session!

Step into the future of design with our class on using point clouds to create segmented meshes, transforming them into powerful design elements that can be extracted using only the data you need. Leave behind the tedious method of 2D planning, and begin using more-immersive and clear 3D factory images, taking all the guesswork out of layout design. Imagine scanning facility backgrounds and production equipment without existing models, and effortlessly converting those scans into usable layout and design elements. Welcome to the world of ReCap 2026 software—where your scans become fully used assets. This revolutionary tool enables you to transform large point clouds into local segmented meshes, extracting only the design elements you need. With ReCap 2026 as your guide, you'll learn to how to conduct quick design reviews capturing existing conditions, create factory layouts, or transform your meshes in layout assets. Use these meshes to get quick clash-able results on your layout proposals.

This session will cover advanced techniques our BIM team uses to create customized Revit families, addressing the challenge of needing highly specific, data-rich components. You’ll learn how we use adaptive model families to ensure 2D visualization can be manipulated without affecting the 3D model, which is crucial for accurate documentation and coordination. We'll also demonstrate how these families store critical data (like location) for streamlined scheduling and legend creation. Additionally, the session will detail how we use planting templates to develop scalable families for ERP (emergency response plan) maps. This allows for easy adjustment of component size and visibility, a key factor in delivering clear and understandable security information to clients.

Industrial piping projects routinely run into difficulties validating model design against P&ID schematics. Missing tags and incorrect descriptions wreak havoc on schedules as designers work to transition from drawing-focused design to data-centered design. Engineering managers and project managers need clarity in design quality. Learn how estimating design points as part of your AutoCAD Plant 3D modeling gives you and your project management team better insight into project progress, identifying critical paths, and helps your projects stay on time and on budget.

This is an open panel discussion about all AutoCAD Plant 3D topics. Ask us—we will answer.

Connecting Microsoft Power Bi to AutoCAD Plant 3D software enables your organization to apply business intelligence to your design models. Learn how to raise the visibility of the design process by giving project managers, engineers, and other teams access to your model data without interrupting the design process. Power BI can help answer questions like: What's the project progress in modeling? How many lines still need isometrics? Did all my equipment get modeled yet? Is my line list complete? These are common questions to ask, but they can require so much work to get an answer that the design process has to stop. With Power Bi, your reporting and project status information can be pulled in parallel with your design efforts. By being able to bring the status information to a weekly stand-up meeting, your team can focus on discussing solutions instead of discovering problems.

Have you ever wished you could get straight answers to your toughest AutoCAD Plant 3D questions—from someone who’s been there, done that? Now’s your chance to do just that. In this interactive digital session, we’ll open the floor to your real-world challenges: workflows, spec edits, ortho creation, collaboration issues, project setup, and more. No scripts, no slides—just straight talk, expert advice, and the collective brainpower of the AutoCAD Plant 3D community. Whether you're troubleshooting daily issues or looking for best practices to optimize your project delivery, this is the place to ask, listen, and learn. Gain practical insights, discover smart solutions, and leave with fresh ideas you can apply immediately. Join us for a fast-paced and focused session that will put your questions—and real value—first.

French engineering firm Artelia faced a challenge in generating secondary supports assembly drawings from AutoCAD Plant 3D software. The default AutoCAD Plant 3D settings were time consuming, and the competitor's solution was costly. Autodesk Consulting developed a new AutoCAD Plant 3D plug-in, leading to a 75% time reduction across Artelia projects, potentially saving approximately 208 days in the first year alone. The plug-in offers a variety of features. It automatically generates orientations and position views in a drawing, which streamlines the design process. It includes auto-annotation of views, making documentation more efficient. The addition of a bill of materials (BOM) and a new graphical user interface further improves user friendliness and functionality. The solution currently works with secondary supports and is beneficial for all AutoCAD Plant 3D users who use orthographic drawings. It can potentially be scaled up to include support for all objects and drawings, and for drawings with auto-dimensioning capabilities.

GEA is constantly working with its Mission 26 to improve customer experience and increase efficiency and quality. Dive into a compelling case study where Factory Design Utilities software, part of the Inventor and iLogic capabilities, radically transformed factory design from the sales stage to engineering / project execution and beyond! This course will explore GEA's groundbreaking transition to Factory Design Utilities, which reduced engineering time by up to 80% and simplified complex plant layouts. Discover the transformative approach that synchronized 2D and 3D designs, significantly benefiting sales and engineering processes, and delivering profound accuracy improvements. Join us to explore this shift as we explore how using Factory Design Utilities can help companies win more business, reduce design iterations, allocate time to critical tasks, manage more projects more efficiently, and ultimately improve overall factory design productivity and profitability.

There is increased focus on how Digital will disrupt the E&C sector. Most executives now understand that soon, engineers will not design, they will develop the algorithms that automate the design of solutions. According to the 2023 Deltek Clarity survey, ¾ of E&C participants worry that they will lose market share within 2 years if they fail to transform. Also, CAPEX is increasing in most sectors, therefore successful transformation is not only seen as a necessary mean to remain profitable, but also to increase capacity and gain market share. However, it is common for E&C firms to struggle in transforming leveraging Technologies. Usual "ways of working" such as focus on utilization rate, risk aversion and silos can impede a successful transformation. There would be merit in conducting a panel discussion with leaders from different horizons to discuss the above, focusing on the why, potential solutions and how they made meaningful progress happen while addressing these challenges.

In this class, you will learn how to create and customize a sample AutoCAD P&ID software project. We will show you how to customize a title block to include company information, modify AutoCAD P&ID to use your own layering system, and create company blocks for your project. The class will cover how class structure affects symbol creation and how dynamic block tools work with AutoCAD P&ID. You will also learn how to work with project fields and find out where project settings are stored.

Industrial heating is a major global source of pollution, responsible for 25% of all energy use—90% of which is provided by fossil fuels. Found Energy is tackling this challenge with a groundbreaking solution: aluminum-fueled power systems that unlock the clean-energy potential of one of Earth’s most abundant and energy-dense materials. This novel technology delivers low-emissions heat, transforming aluminum into a powerful enabler of a clean, energy-secure future. Found Energy’s modular systems also offer a practical solution for businesses in the aluminum supply chain by converting contaminated aluminum scrap into clean energy. In this session, participants will explore aluminum’s role as a clean fuel, and learn how Found Energy’s engineers rapidly designed and refined their systems using AutoCAD Plant 3D software. By using features like the tool pallet and data manager, the team accelerated development without compromising quality, safety, or collaboration.

In this session, we’ll learn how to make the most of Inventor software and toolsets like AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD Mechanical, and AutoCAD Plant 3D software by seamlessly connecting them. We’ll also learn about using tools like Electromechanical Link and Inventor Link to keep 2D and 3D models in sync, ensuring your designs stay updated across all platforms. And we’ll learn how Navisworks software can bring together AutoCAD Plant 3D and Inventor for smoother coordination and collaboration. Whether you’re working on electrical systems, piping layouts, or mechanical components, this session will provide you with practical tips and tricks to keep everything in sync and running smoothly across the team. Additionally, we'll learn how to generate 3D representations of 2D factory layouts using Factory Design Utilities software.

In this class, we will present a general overview of the tools and features of AutoCAD Structural Detailing software as they can be applied to process and power piping design. You will learn about the workflow in AutoCAD Structural Detailing and how to add and remove profiles from the working set of profiles. Finally, you will learn how to generate a structure model and detail drawings.

Every company should strive to make its customers more successful! A very important topic is that the customers have permanent access to good data available in the expert systems in ERP, Vault, Inventor and other systems over all life phases of the machines and plants. Companies can make their customer more successful, reducing internal and administrative work through the clever use of existing engineering data in the company with the help of service information systems! This potential transformed into proactive customer service leads to more orders and turnover! The demands of the fast-changing times are only realised with very good information management. Companies have good information in their expert systems ERP and PDM. However, access to this information is denied to many employees. The expert systems are complex, sometimes difficult to understand and operate, and often not linked.