Arkio is a new collaborative design tool that enables designers to work together on buildings, interiors and urban plans using VR, AR, PCs, tablets and phones. In this session we will demonstrate Arkio live and show how it can be used to quickly sketch various design options on top of Revit and BIM 360 models and how the resulting designs can be exported back as native Revit geometry and families. During these live demos we will show examples of how Arkio is being used by architects, urban planners and educators. We will talk about how features like designing with parametric shapes, real-time program calculations, sun studies, sections and shared views are helping our users streamline their design process.

Many struggle scaling the adoption and usage of Dynamo for automation within their organisation. This presentation will describe the steps and workflows that GHD went through in implementing Dynamo at an enterprise level. It will explore how to best manage Dynamo graphs, nodes, and custom source code. It will discuss the people aspect of implementing automation workflows and the different training initiatives that were developed to assist users in upskilling to visual programming. It will also explore ways to best change the mindset of engineers and modelers to adopt data-driven workflows.The presentation will also step through a 3-stage Urban Planning initiative where GHD changed a manual, disconnected, error-prone, time-consuming process to an data-driven, automated, and accurate workflow. It will explore the why, what, and the outcomes of these initiatives, and end with a look into a generative design example which GHD partnered with Autodesk's "The Living" for a large, urban planning competition.

The future of sustainable, equitable urban design hinges on access to actionable data at the earliest design stages. This session will explore the ongoing strategic alliance between Autodesk and Esri, with an exclusive look at the new Autodesk Forma extension for ArcGIS that integrates deep geographic information system (GIS) insights directly into design workflows. You’ll hear from Lake Flato Architects’ Urban Planning Studio, the Forma team, and Esri’s Professional Services about how the Forma real-time simulation and massing tools, combined with robust GIS layers—from flood risk and green infrastructure to demographic and zoning data—can empower planning decisions that balance ecology, equity, and economy. Through real-world examples and a forward-looking road map, we’ll show how GIS-driven design accelerates collaboration and unlocks transformational outcomes for communities.

In the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, we are challenged to consider many design options, to find the fittest solution in the shortest time, and to be leaders in economic and sustainable designs. During this presentation, you’ll learn about how computational design techniques can help you improve your design process for buildings. In this class, you’ll discover how our products generate better outcomes for designs using computational and generative design techniques. You’ll get an overview of how ‘traditional" design improves with design automation, computational modeling, and generative design methods with Dynamo and Refinery. All of this will be taught using examples from the architectural, urban planning, and structural industry.

The City of Vancouver uses both Autodesk® applications and Pitney Bowes Software products extensively for creating and sharing 2D to 3D workflows, districtation, and other GIS, design, and infrastructure tasks. To date, Autodesk products have been used primarily for the design and maintenance of infrastructure and for 3D modeling and visualization, while Pitney Bowes Software MapInfo Professional® has been used for analysis on urban planning projects. With the announcement of the strategic partnership between Autodesk and Pitney Bowes Software, the City is expecting to be able to integrate workflows and information much more easily than ever before. This class will provide an overview of how a range of products are being used together. We will outline specific workflows, focusing on how to take advantage of existing 2D GIS data and to work through the plan, design, build, and manage lifecycle of infrastructure, and to visualize that same data in 3D.

The world has become aware of challenges that can no longer be ignored. From our earliest days, humanity has sought to explain the built and natural world with maps. Projections of location and predictions of cosmic and future events helped us understand and make sense of the places around us. Where should we sleep tonight? Where will the hunt go tomorrow? And who do we need to be on the lookout for? These were the questions they needed answered. History's earliest known world map was scratched on clay tablets in the ancient city of Babylon, and the purpose of maps hasn't changed much since. What has changed is how we collect, understand, and act on the information. In other words, today our maps can solve the real challenges we face. Join us as we explore the design process where building information modeling (BIM) and geographic information system (GIS) create a foundation for more socially, environmentally, and economically just environments—where today's technologies create a better tomorrow.

GHD has developed a master planning solution for urban planning and large-scale master planning projects using InfraWorks and Civil 3D. The new workflows allow GHD to overcome several issues and include automatically linking geometry and attribute information and easily modifying building forms and layout of masterplans (both buildings and plots); real-time testing and option development with clients; automatically creating 3D models using the predefined attribute information in InfraWorks; automating the process to help the team reduce manual errors, improve efficiency, and focus on productive tasks such as working on design options instead of spending the time on manual data processing.

How can urban design decisions shape the livability and resilience of communities? This session explores how Autodesk Forma can simulate and optimize environmental factors such as daylight access, green space integration, and the role of vegetation in reducing heat and noise. Attendees will learn how to create and compare design scenarios to visualize the environmental impacts of human-centric planning while integrating data overlays for deeper insights. By combining AI-powered tools with innovative workflows, this session highlights how technology can unlock new possibilities for designing communities that thrive in the face of climate and urbanization challenges.

Come be one of the first to get a look at Autodesk’s newest urban planning offering - Urban Canvas. Gain valuable knowledge, insight and hands-on experience into this new product, and share your impressions. The design and development team will give a product overview, and Dan Campbell from the City of Vancouver will share his experience with early testing of Urban Canvas. You will have a chance to discuss workflows in the new program and compare it with your experience and expectations. This is a unique opportunity to collaborate with Autodesk experts and other urban planners and designers to help shape the future of the product.

In this class, we'll learn how to work with a workflow between InfraWorks software, AutoCAD Civil 3D software, and Revit software together for master plan design. We'll start with the model builder extraction from InfraWorks of the site, then we'll look at how this file needs to be aligned with the actual topography survey on AutoCAD Civil 3D and back to InfraWorks, and how can we work with these 2 having interactions using the SDF format. Next we'll cover how to extract the topography models from InfraWorks and AutoCAD Civil 3D to Revit so any building pads and model elements can return or be used on both platforms to get quantities. We will explore 2 case examples of this workflow with a touristic walk-through of a hotel project in Huatulco, Mexico, and an urban planning project in Mexico City.

In 2024, Porto Alegre faced historic floods that impacted more than 157,000 people and 46 neighborhoods, with the Guaíba River rising above 5.33 meters. With 142 high-risk areas mapped, the city needed urgent, resilient solutions within 12 months. This case study shows how Autodesk tools—InfoWorks ICM, Civil 3D, and InfraWorks software—and ArcGIS Pro were used to model flooding, design containment strategies, and develop resilient infrastructure for slopes and roads. The integrated workflow enabled the analysis of three alternatives, balancing cost, time, and performance. Autodesk technologies provided agility and accuracy, and reduced rework, supporting faster and smarter decisions. The project also advanced environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals through sustainable, inclusive, and data-driven planning, proving the critical role of digital solutions in climate-resilient urban infrastructure.

InfraWorks is one of the easiest and fastest tools to use when showing a design concept or urban planning. In this class, we go over how you can put together your site with existing data from, for example, Google Earth™ with your own data from AutoCAD® Civil 3D® software and using Leica HDS point cloud scans in the city model. We go over all the new user interface ribbons, show how to speed the design process, and share proposed infrastructure models to give designers a head start. Learn how to communicate visually rich infrastructure proposals to facilitate faster decision making and communicate design intent to stakeholders more effectively. Learn to create models of the existing natural and built environment quickly and easily so you can depict the local environment more realistically. Manage infrastructure proposals better by creating and managing multiple alternatives in a single model. See how to overlay GIS data by creating 3D thematic maps to help make more informed decisions, and create and import point cloud scans for stronger reality-captured models.

The integration of Autodesk Forma software, Revit software, and InfraWorks software provides a powerful suite of tools for urban-scale design planning and analysis. The bidirectional workflows between Forma and Revit enable seamless transitions from conceptual design and analysis to detailed modeling. Simultaneously, the integration with InfraWorks allows these designs to be incorporated into a broader environmental context, including infrastructure engineering. This synergy empowers architects, planners, and civil engineers to optimize early design phases, ensuring innovative and feasible projects. By using each software's strengths, professionals can swiftly create study models that are easily updated and shared across teams. Furthermore, the ability to compare different options within Forma and InfraWorks ensures continuous improvement and efficiency in the design process. This collaborative ecosystem not only streamlines workflows, but it also enhances the quality of urban design and infrastructure projects.

Often we see Virtual Reality being used on a small scale, hotel rooms and small bungalows, it is not often we see a large urban plan being adopted for Virtual Reality. Looking at large scale models, such as models from Planning and Urban Design, the functionality and process to bring it to life is completely different. Focusing less on the small details, such as furniture types and kitchen appliances, and more towards the functionality and interactivity to suit the larger designs. In this Class we will look at a CallisonRTKL Case Study, showcasing the implementation of bringing some of the largest urban developments in the world into Virtual Reality and creating an interactive area over 1,000m wide, and over 1,000m high. We will focus on the process and optimization of your 3D Studio Max files, and integrating them into Unreal Engine, with some simple interactivity to help navigate through large scale models, finally looking at how to simply maintain these models through the design process.

We'll discuss visualization in virtual reality (VR) using large city data sets to plan, design, and market developments. Topics will include documenting cities through photogrammetry and how to utilize real-time city models in planning and design review. Using our highly detailed 3D model of San Francisco, we'll demonstrate the power of VR technology with a series of experiences at different phases of the project lifecycle. We'll showcase use scenarios for city planning, communicating, and marketing of hotel, commercial, and condominium development. This is not a step-by-step guide to creating VR experiences. We'll walk you through the streets of rapidly developing San Francisco neighborhoods. You should expect to gain a basic understanding of unique solutions possible for common challenges that developers and architects face.

Would you like your InfraWorks model to look more realistic? Would like your trees and grass blowing in the wind, and your cars driving at night with their lights on? Then let’s put your model into motion with Twinmotion. Twinmotion is designed for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) urban planning and landscaping professionals. Twinmotion can produce high-quality images, panoramas, and standard or 360-degree videos in mere seconds, enabling fully immersive, 3D, virtual reality (VR) exploration. A simple interface and pictograms make Twinmotion extremely easy to learn and use, regardless of the size and complexity of your project, and your material. Bringing your InfraWorks model into Twinmotion and giving life to the model is simple, fast, and extremely easy.

Arkio is a new collaborative design tool that enables designers to work together on buildings, interiors and urban plans using VR, AR, PCs, tablets and phones. In this session we will demonstrate Arkio live and show how it can be used to quickly sketch various design options on top of Revit and BIM 360 models and how the resulting designs can be exported back as native Revit geometry and families. During these live demos we will show examples of how Arkio is being used by architects, urban planners and educators. We will talk about how features like designing with parametric shapes, real-time program calculations, sun studies, sections and shared views are helping our users streamline their design process.

Arkio is a new collaborative design tool that enables designers to work together on buildings, interiors and urban plans using VR, AR, PCs, tablets and phones. In this session we will demonstrate Arkio live and show how it can be used to quickly sketch various design options on top of Revit and BIM 360 models and how the resulting designs can be exported back as native Revit geometry and families. During these live demos we will show examples of how Arkio is being used by architects, urban planners and educators. We will talk about how features like designing with parametric shapes, real-time program calculations, sun studies, sections and shared views are helping our users streamline their design process.

Discover how Autodesk Forma software enabled our team to optimize a large-scale urban development project in its earliest design phases. This session will showcase how we used Forma to simulate daylight, wind, and energy impact in real-time, enabling smarter massing and faster stakeholder alignment. By integrating Forma with Revit software and using environmental analytics early, we shortened iteration cycles, improved design outcomes, and delivered a more sustainable, compliant solution. Whether you're an architect, urban planner, or Project Delivery lead, this session will offer practical workflows to transform your early design process with Forma.

Autodesk Research’s in-house architectural studio, The Living, is a pioneer in the application of generative-design technology. They have completed successful projects for Airbus—the famous bionic partition for the A320—and internal to Autodesk, including both the design of the new office in Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District and the exhibit hall layout for last year’s Autodesk University. In late 2016, The Living was approached by Van Wijnen, an innovative Dutch construction company interested in reinventing the way the firm built homes. Van Wijnen wanted to apply generative design at the urban scale, exploring possibilities around the layout of residential areas based on financial, sociological, or environmental metrics. Speakers from Autodesk Research will present the concept behind the project and details of the Dynamo-based tool that Van Wijnen uses for new layouts. Additionally, a speaker from Van Wijnen will talk about how the tool is used and has changed the way the firm approaches urban planning projects.