{"id":3615,"date":"2016-05-19T07:01:47","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T14:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=3615"},"modified":"2020-04-07T16:20:17","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T23:20:17","slug":"infrastructure-week-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/infrastructure-week-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Infrastructure Week 2016: Time to Invest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Infrastructure Week\u00a0(May 16 &#8211; 23)\u00a0is now underway in the United States. This is a great chance\u00a0for\u00a0civil engineers, utility designers, urban planners, and other\u00a0professionals\u00a0to\u00a0get educated about,\u00a0and advocate for, the critical infrastructure issues impacting our population. So keep an eye out on Twitter for Tweets with the <a href=\"http:\/\/infrastructureweek.org\/tweets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#infrastructurematters hashtag<\/a>.\u00a0Check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/infrastructureweek.org\/calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Infrastructure Week calendar of events<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">And\u00a0get into the spirit of things with a\u00a0few of our favorite resources\u00a0from around the web.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-cure-for-aging-roads-and-bridges\"><strong>The cure for aging roads and bridges<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lineshapespace.com\/roads-and-bridges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A new article<\/a>\u00a0on Autodesk&#8217;s Line\/\/Shape\/\/Space describes how technologies like GPS, GIS, 3D modeling, 3D printing, and drones, and\u2014possibly\u2014less taxpayer money can fix\u00a0America\u2019s aging roads and bridges.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3621\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dnngwl1yi\/image\/upload\/v1572908854\/Civil-Construction-Hero-Badge-1024x512_uyaq6p.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3621\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3621\" class=\"wp-image-3621 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Civil-Construction-Hero-Badge-1024x512_uyaq6p-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Civil Construction Infrastructure Week\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Civil-Construction-Hero-Badge-1024x512_uyaq6p-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Civil-Construction-Hero-Badge-1024x512_uyaq6p-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Civil-Construction-Hero-Badge-1024x512_uyaq6p.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Civil construction is being disrupted by digital<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now&#8217;s the time to check out these other great Line\/\/Shape\/\/Space articles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lineshapespace.com\/civil-construction\/%E2%80%8E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Civil construction<\/a>: Explore\u00a0how the use of digitalization can increase margins and avoid disruptions.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lineshapespace.com\/transit-systems\/%E2%80%8E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aging transit systems<\/a>: Listen in as\u00a0U.S. transit leaders discuss solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"designing-for-the-new-age\"><strong>Designing for the new age<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;re pretty proud that Autodesk software is used to build bridges, design railways, engineer utilities, and more\u2014and we love to highlight how our users are bringing new designs to life. Check out this Paul Dorroh-designed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/projects\/32464\/conceptual-ems-fire-station--police-substation?searched=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EMS, Fire, and Police station<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a cool infrastructure project you\u2019re proud of? You can tell us how you used AutoCAD\u00ae software to make the idea a reality when you add your project\u00a0to the <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Autodesk Gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"using-point-clouds-for-bridge-models\"><strong>Using point clouds for bridge models<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Are you a designer working in the bridge industry? Or do you want\u00a0a better understanding of how point clouds can be used to create existing 3D geometry?\u00a0Final question: Got 20 minutes? Then you&#8217;ve got time to sit in on this <a href=\"http:\/\/au.autodesk.com\/au-online\/classes-on-demand\/class-catalog\/2015\/autocad\/ci110320#chapter=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recorded Autodesk University 2015 class<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3624\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dnngwl1yi\/image\/upload\/v1572908853\/AU-2015_point-clouds_olhxu2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3624\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3624\" class=\"wp-image-3624 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/AU-2015_point-clouds_olhxu2-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"point cloud bridge modeling\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/AU-2015_point-clouds_olhxu2-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/AU-2015_point-clouds_olhxu2-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/AU-2015_point-clouds_olhxu2.jpg 856w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From point clouds to surface models<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Surface Modeling\u2014Creating Accurate Bridge Models Using Point Clouds,&#8221; presented by Benjamin Coady and Chris Bargent, is a great place to start to learn about surface modeling. The 21-minute course covers the process of converting original scan data into a useable format, as well as the ins and outs of importing and manipulating data within AutoCAD.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"infrastructure-week-make-the-investment\">Infrastructure Week: Make the Investment<\/h2>\n<p>To round off our celebration of Infrastructure Week, we leave you with this great infographic by the American Society of Civil Engineers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3618\" style=\"width: 422px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dnngwl1yi\/image\/upload\/v1572908854\/ASCE-Fork-in-the-Road_j5apcm.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3618\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3618\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/ASCE-Fork-in-the-Road_j5apcm-412x1024.jpg?cld_params=q_auto,w_auto:100:1800\/w_412\" alt=\"infrastructure investment\" width=\"412\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/ASCE-Fork-in-the-Road_j5apcm-412x1024.jpg 412w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/ASCE-Fork-in-the-Road_j5apcm-121x300.jpg 121w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/ASCE-Fork-in-the-Road_j5apcm-768x1907.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/ASCE-Fork-in-the-Road_j5apcm-825x2048.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/ASCE-Fork-in-the-Road_j5apcm-scaled.jpg 1031w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of the American Society of Civil Engineers<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Infrastructure Week\u00a0(May 16 &#8211; 23)\u00a0is now underway in the United States. 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