In this class, we’ll learn how differing bridge analysis methods produce different results affecting the overall design and ultimately cost. We’ll then prove this by modeling a bridge structure in InfraWorks software, and then we’ll analyze the structure and design the girders using the internal analytical tools. We’ll then connect to Structural Bridge Design software to create and use a refined analysis model to show the differences, efficiencies, and savings that are possible.

This class will cover the use of InfraWorks 360 software as a bridge modeling and design tool in the context of a wider transportation project, and we’ll explore a workflow to AutoCAD Civil 3D software, Revit software, and Structural Bridge Design software. You will learn how to create concrete bridges in InfraWorks 360 software and use the Line Girder Analysis cloud service to quickly validate the girders against different design standards and establish the required prestressing. You will learn how you can then simply open up the corresponding analytical model directly in Structural Bridge Design software for further refinement, as well as carry out more-detailed analysis and design checks. You will learn how to open up the InfraWorks 360 model in AutoCAD Civil 3D software to carry out further refinements to the site and create alignment drawings that include the bridges. You will also learn how you can create a Revit software model with a single click from the InfraWorks 360 model in order to add rebar and create structural drawings. This session features InfraWorks 360, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and Revit.

This class examines the difference between the traditional methods used to create traffic load combinations on bridge structures and the load optimization methods used in Structural Bridge Design software. We will examine the techniques that the program uses to create worst-case loading patterns according to the specification of a variety of bridge design codes. A number of different user-defined parameters are used to control the behavior of the module and we will examine these in detail. We will also discuss the benefits and timesaving garnered from using the resulting workflow. Additionally, we will use a demonstration to show how the optimization method fits into the general workflow of the design process.

This class will cover concrete bridge modeling in the context of a wider transportation project. The class will explore fast conceptual bridge modeling in InfraWorks software, and workflows to Structural Bridge Design software, Inventor software, and Revit software. You will learn how to rapidly model concrete bridges in InfraWorks and use the “built-in” analysis tools to assess the suitability of the chosen girder system against recognized design standards. You will learn how to use Structural Bridge Design to examine and refine the design and to carry out more-detailed analysis and design checks. You will learn how to use Inventor to refine the InfraWorks bridge model by creating custom parametric bridge components for use in InfraWorks, and you’ll see how to configure them to act as native parts. You will also learn how to transfer the refined bridge model to Revit, where you will add 3D reinforcement using new rebar tools and finally produce drawings and rebar scheduling ready for fabrication.

This class will cover the use of InfraWorks 360 software as a bridge modeling and design tool in the context of a wider transportation project, and we’ll explore a number of solid workflows to other bridge design and modeling products. You will learn not only how to model concrete bridges in InfraWorks 360 software, but also how to make use of the Line Girder Analysis cloud service to quickly validate the girders against different design standards and to establish the required prestressing. You will learn how to simply open up the corresponding analytical model directly in Structural Bridge Design software for further refinement and to carry out more-detailed analysis and design checks. You will learn how to open up the InfraWorks 360 model in AutoCAD Civil 3D software to carry out further refinements to the site and create alignment drawings that include the bridges. You will also learn how to create a Revit software model with a single click from the InfraWorks 360 model in order to add rebar and create structural drawings. This session features InfraWorks 360, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and Revit.

This session is about the new BIM (Building Information Modeling) workflow for bridge design with InfraWorks software, Inventor software, Civil 3D software, Revit software, and Structural Bridge Design software. InfraWorks has become the Autodesk center tool for bridge design in realistic contexts. You can easily and quickly design any bridge proposition. Structural parts of the bridge are automatically predesigned according to each span. With InfraWorks, you can perform line girder analysis in the cloud. You can download the structural analysis file to perform structural analysis with Structural Bridge Design. Customized parametric bridge parts can be created and modified with Inventor and added in InfraWorks. This workflow gives a lot of freedom to create any kind of bridge. Civil 3D will help optimize alignment and profile earthworks and gradings. You can send InfraWorks bridge to Revit with a BIM dynamic link. You can design reinforcement in Revit and create shop drawings. Tunnels can be designed with a similar BIM workflow. Come and see what you can do!

This class will help you to explore preliminary bridge design options by using Bridge Design for InfraWorks 360 software to visualize realistic civil structures in the context of the surrounding proposed site. Then Structural Bridge Design software is used to analyze the bridge in the cloud. We run a line girder analysis to verify the structural strength of the bridge girders and ensure they meet design standard requirements. Next, we take the design into Navisworks software to uncover design problems and constructability issues more effectively and plan the construction sequencing. The InfraWorks 360 model is taken into AutoCAD Civil 3D software for precise grading. Then we round-trip the model back into InfraWorks 360 for better design communication. This session features InfraWorks 360, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and Navisworks Manage.

In this class, you will learn how to use InfraWorks 360 software to create a bridge design and then transfer it to Revit software to make a more parametric structural bridge. You will then use Revit software to create structural rebar drawings based on the revised design. Finally, you will transfer this information back to InfraWorks 360 software to continue your site design. Dzan Ta and Dave Young of ReproProducts will teach this class. Both are previous Autodesk University teachers. This session features InfraWorks 360, Revit, and Revit Structure. AIA Approved

This class will help you to explore preliminary bridge design options by using Bridge Design for InfraWorks 360 to visualize realistic civil structures in the context of the surrounding proposed site. Then Structural Bridge Design software is used to analyze the bridge in the cloud. We run a line girder analysis to verify the structural strength of the bridge girders and ensure they meet design standard requirements. Next we take the design into Navisworks software to uncover design problems and constructability issues more effectively and plan the construction sequencing. The InfraWorks software model is taken into AutoCAD Civil 3D software for precise grading. Then we round trip the model back into InfraWorks for better design communication.

The Future of Making Bridges is not so much about the destination, but the journey. This roundtable discussion focuses on that journey in the pursuit of a total end to end Autodesk® solution for design and implementation of atypical bridges. Attendees can learn and share their own experiences on their bridge journeys. Discover the best practices and limitations experienced on each other’s journeys. Learn about the key to this solution is the ability for all software including Infraworks, Revit, Project Kameleon and Structural Bridge Design to exchange and communicate data seamlessly with the goal of reducing production cost, compressing project timeline, mitigating risk and improving the overall quality of the end product.

Joining us in this exciting roundtable discussion will be Ara Ashikian—Bridges Product Manager. This session features InfraWorks 360. The roundtable discussion will be facilitated by Drew Olsen the Senior Industry Strategy Manager for Transportation, ISM-AEC & Cross-Industry Strategy and Marketing.

This session will walk through a typical highway/road design transportation project workflow using the full suite of infrastructure solutions using InfraWorks software, AutoCAD Civil 3D software, Navisworks software, Revit software, and Structural Bridge Design software. We will look at the following workflows: InfraWorks road layout tools and component roads for preliminary design; cloud services for corridor and profile optimization for Greenfield or Brownfield projects; the creation of bridge structures and evaluating bridge design with line girder analysis; modeling and analyzing of watersheds, culverts, and drainage networks; the moving of preliminary designs from InfraWorks to AutoCAD Civil 3D software for detailed design and documentation; the moving of bridges from InfraWorks to Revit to make a more parametric structural bridge; and the transfer of detailed design elements back to InfraWorks 360 software to visualize and communicate design intent.

If you haven't really seen Bridge Design for InfraWorks 360 software at work, then you need to attend this class. This program magically creates engineering-sensible bridges in your InfraWorks 360 software models. Not only is it amazingly cool, it is also amazingly practical and useful in the way that it provides a representation of a bridge (complete with structural members such as a deck, girders, bearings, abutments, piers, foundations, and piles) along with real numbers to assess its cost. In this class you'll learn how to create these bridges, understand what you're seeing, assess cost, and even tweak the design. You'll be surprised at what you can do, and after class you'll be chomping at the bit to get back to work to apply what you've learned.

This session will walk through a typical bridge-layout transportation project that lets you connect geographic information system (GIS) data in a more seamless manner to your intelligent design model in InfraWorks workflow using InfraWorks software, AutoCAD Civil 3D software, Revit software, and Structural Bridge Design software.

The rebar industry is highly fragmented where the design, detailing, fabrication and installation processes are not as integrated as with other trades such as the structural steel industry. In this presentation, structural engineers and detailers will learn how the industry can transform itself to design and deliver reinforced concrete structures with greater savings and quality to the owner by engaging structural engineers as the bridge between design, fabrication and construction.

Discover Precast Designer for Revit—a single tool to design, analyze, and produce precast components. Using Revit software, we’ll explore how to automate modeling and shop-drawing generation of precast structures and panels, achieving a minimum of 50% in time savings. From preliminary drawings to fabrication with the integration of analysis through Robot Structural Analysis software and Structural Bridge Design software, this class will take users through an in-depth look at some of the Revit Structure modeling, detailing, and analysis workflows that you can maximize through use of the Precast Designer for Revit add-in. Some of these workflows will include managing construction tolerance for beam and panels; autonumbering of assemblies with multilevel rules; advanced managing of parameters; integration with structural analysis for rebar design and automated clash detection; and automated shop-drawing generation with company standards.

This class will cover how the Autodesk AEC Collection for Infrastructure can be used for detailed bridge design using InfraWorks, Inventor, and Revit. Leverage Inventor assembly of structural elements into subcomponents for design detailing in Revit, components tagging for cost estimation and carbon calculator for sustainability purposes. We will apply InfraWorks advanced features on an actual project that results in Rapid Engineering Modeling (REM) for bridges.

The U.K. government has mandated that all government-funded projects must be delivered to Level 2 Building Information Modeling (BIM) by 2016. In a breakout from U.K. convention, companies have used AutoCAD Civil 3D software as the highway design tool for the Building Information Modeling (BIM) model and Revit software and Structural Bridge Design software for the major bridge structures. While 3D BIM models have been around for many years, there usually has not been any attendant data attached (beyond the inherent geometry) to models generated from AutoCAD Civil 3D software. We will discuss various strategies and methods for creating additional asset data in AutoCAD Civil 3D, and propose and demonstrate a method of attaching additional data to the BIM model and linking this to both the AutoCAD Civil 3D software entities and the Navisworks objects for Field BIM software. As part of this process, we will also discuss how Civil 3D objects may be used to represent real-world assets in the BIM model. Finally we will explore the result of customisation using .NET plug-ins to Civil 3D to further enhance the ability to link data to the BIM model.

This class will cover the topic of bridge modeling, detailing, and analysis in Revit software. Designers can create a bridge using axis alignment parameters and assign a parameterized cross section. Substructure components, such as piers and abutments, are constructed as Revit families and placed in the project with reference to the axis. The user has direct access to the bridge’s and axis’s information. Modifications of the structure parameters are immediately implemented in the project. With the data already defined, an analytical model can be generated, and detailed analysis and design of the structure can be performed. Reinforcement and prestressing cables are modeled according to the bridge axis and adjusted in anchorage zones. Detailers can automatically create section views and place dimensions, as well as annotations.

This session will walk through a typical highway/road design transportation project that lets you connect geographic information system (GIS) data in a more seamless manner to your BIM (Building Information Modeling) design model in an InfraWorks workflow using the full suite of infrastructure solutions using InfraWorks software, AutoCAD Civil 3D software, Revit software, and Structural Bridge Design software. We’ll look at the following workflows: InfraWorks road layout tools and component roads for preliminary design; cloud services for corridor and profile optimization; and the moving of preliminary designs from InfraWorks to AutoCAD Civil 3D software for detailed design and documentation.

This roundtable session focuses on the Autodesk® solution for design and implementation of typical overpass bridges. We also evaluate approaches for working with tunnels, retaining walls, and other structural elements that are common to road, rail, and highway projects. Attendees can learn how these structures can be initially located by the roadway engineer in the context of the road or rail model, further designed and detailed by the structural engineer, and finally used by the contractor for construction planning. Key to this workflow is the ability for all project participants including civil, structural, contractors, and owners to work in a coordinated way with the goal of reducing production cost, compressing project timeline, mitigating risk and improving the overall quality of the end product. This session has a live walk-through of the process, primarily using a combination of AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, the Civil 3D Bridge Module, and Revit® Structure software.