Understand how to save time and money with improved accuracy and confidence from your site investigation efforts, allowing more time for design. Understand how to choose the best reality capture technology and workflow to capture the right site conditions for your design.  Choose the best workflow based on your project limitations and how Autodesk applications like ReCap 360, ReMake and 123D as well as other Automated Feature Extraction applications like ClearEdge 3D can reduce the time it takes to get to BIM and design.

Working with today's Building Information Modeling (BIM) and high-end visualization tools presents a special challenge for your IT infrastructure. Wrestling with the computational demands of the Revit-software BIM platform (as well as related applications such as 3ds Max software, Showcase software, Navisworks Manage software, Lumion software, Rhino software, and others) is a challenge. One needs the proper knowledge to make sound investments in workstation hardware. Get inside the mind of a certified hardware geek as he explains in plain English the variables to consider when purchasing hardware to support the demands of BIM, and he also explains the latest advancements in workstation processor and memory architectures, storage, and graphics. This year we will pay special focus on the latest advancements in graphics systems to understand how they meet the demands of high-end visualization, animation, and real-time rendering. Along the way, we’ll look at specific hardware configurations to meet your specific budget. This session features Revit and 3ds Max. AIA Approved

This class will cover the workflows and processes for integrating AutoCAD Map 3D software with PAVER pavement maintenance management system. We will examine the various issues involved in managing the spatial components of branches, sections, and test locations that are evaluated in PAVER and visualized in AutoCAD Map 3D software. We will showcase the use of Industry Model within AutoCAD Map 3D software as a repository for managing these pavement features. Within AutoCAD software, we will show how to use custom topology tools to validate and fix errors in the pavement geometry. And we will demonstrate how, using display maps and map layers, we can symbolize Pavement Condition Indices (PCI) and other conditions evaluated in PAVER to present pavement structures in a map layout for printing. This session features AutoCAD Map 3D.

In this class, we will showcase a project that uses the new InfraWorks Connecter for ArcGIS.

This lecture will give an overview and demonstration of the complete Infrastructure software platform Solution for electric utilities. The presentation will showcase the solution implemented at Grant Public Utility District. In this class you will learn how utilities capitalize on Infrastructure software applications seamlessly in many phases of the business, from engineering to design to operations and beyond. Industry models in AutoCAD Map 3D software, AutoCAD Utility Design software, and Infrastructure Map Server software have been put to work to implement a complete integrated solution capitalizing on Autodesk Global Services consulting offerings for fiber management and field computing. The solution includes construction design, mapping, maintenance and field operations, and integration with in-house systems such as engineering analysis, CIS, and finance. The presentation will provide detailed examples and discussion of each major component of the system and a live demonstration.

On this panel, you'll meet six partners who are building custom solutions for design and construction customers. Learn about their innovative solutions and see how they might streamline your reality data workflows. we'll discuss managing and sharing point-cloud data and getting to 3D and 2D documentation more efficiently, new ways of capturing reality data, and more. Join us for this partner showcase!

In this class, we will use the Grand Paris Express project linking the suburbs of Paris by metro to showcase the workflows that enable project success. We will demonstrate solutions for the unique requirements of Building Information Modeling (BIM)-ready tunnel projects from predesign to construction, including accurate existing conditions, reality capture, dynamic object systems, extended attribution, subsurface geology awareness, excavation phasing, interoperation with coordinate systems and sloped geometry, level of development (LOD) progression, structural steel and rock bolt layouts, and quantities surveys. Enterprise Priority Support has worked directly with some of the collaborating engineering firms on the Grand Paris to mentor the use of ReCap 360 software, InfraWorks 360 software, Revit software, and AutoCAD Civil 3D software in order to attain efficient and streamlined workflows across multiple software platforms and engineering disciplines, guaranteeing project success and models ready for BIM. This session features AutoCAD Civil 3D, InfraWorks 360, and Revit Structure. AIA Approved

Building Information Modeling (BIM) delivers value by providing an underpinning for the creation, aggregation, and exchange of models and corresponding intelligent structured data. The availability of powerful solutions in the BIM standard, both on-premise and in the cloud, creates a challenge and, hence, opportunity to implement a scalable integration architecture in the enterprise. While BIM Tools has largely focused on design and construction phases of assets, it also has important applications across entire lifecycles of assets, and is therefore a key enabler of improving asset management. This class will attempt to showcase technology best practices in TOGAF Enterprise architecture to help customers realize the vision of the business stakeholders to connect BIM data with other asset information and also make it available to the entire enterprise and beyond, including their suppliers and end customers. This session features AutoCAD Electrical and BIM 360 Field. AIA Approved

New to design visualization? Having a hard time understanding the language needed to communicate or produce the daily requests for images or videos? Or maybe you have newly acquired an Autodesk® design suite and now have access to design visualization software without knowing where to begin? Are you missing opportunities because you don't understand the requirements for design visualization or can't express what you need? This class is for you. Learn the basics of design visualization, understand the language to create images or videos that will communicate your design and make your feel like a pro. This class takes concrete examples directly related to 3ds Max® Design, Showcase®, and Revit®-based software but also covers topics that relate to all 3D visualization software.

Calling all construction professionals! Start your Autodesk University week off right by attending the Construction Launchpad. If you need to keep your finger on the pulse of the industry, this is the session for you. Hear from some of the industry's brightest stars as your peers showcase their iconic projects. Get a glimpse of the next big thing for construction, and learn about how last year's “big things” have evolved. Key topics will focus on how technology can help reduce risk and improve safety on the job site, regardless of your company’s size.

This class will showcase what is possible when linking information from building automation systems with BIM 360 Ops software to automate building events. We will demonstrate how Autodesk's CREFTS (Corporate Real Estate, Facilities, Travel, Safety, and Security) Team has linked systems to trigger tickets within BIM 360 Ops, providing quick notification to facilities operators of system events within their facility, resulting in proactive management of building events.

Dynamo is great for inputting information, linking parameters together, and performing calculations. However, Dynamo can also be a great tool for tracking the information and components in intelligent models. For example, with large projects, there can be hundreds of spaces with thousands of components. Revit software can track this information in schedules, but only to a certain extent. With Dynamo, you can track the information and ensure that it is correct. You can also write the data to Microsoft Excel or use custom packages to visualize the data in various ways. You can use Dynamo to extract information from architectural models when beginning a design. Then, you can track information in the MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) model as the design progresses. You can simply visualize this data, or you can compare it to other information for quality assurance. With Dynamo, all the information in a model is available to you.

Technology changes dramatically every year, resulting in significant improvements for users of AutoCAD, Revit, Inventor, 3ds Max, Maya, Showcase, Civil 3D, Autodesk Simulation and more, but only if you know what to choose and why. Learn important tips and tricks on latest processor selection, graphics card selection, memory, storage devices, monitors, and more for both the mobile and desktop workstations. This class will help you understand the most recent technology changes, and how to make your configuration choices to get the best performance for what you are willing to spend. We will cover performance data as well as tips for proper set up. We highlight new features in the market that provide advantages to users. This course is geared for a beginner to intermediate level, and you just might see technologies you didn’t know existed.

Innovation is the key to thriving. With the requirements from clients becoming more focused on time, technology, and end results, how can you make sure to deliver? In this class, we will share the results custom development has had for Southland including metrics on costs and time. We will discuss the needs that led us to custom development and the process of evaluating existing solutions vs custom solutions.   Our partnership with Autodesk plus an internal developer allowed us to leverage the Revit API more effectively, have fast creation and implementation, and have a seamlessly integrated product. We will touch on Process Improvement and Process Reengineering in addition to Business Process Automation.   With Smart Buildings and tight Schedules, developing a tool that will save time in one area allows us to focus on the higher risk portions to deliver a better project. Join us to discuss how to determine what solutions would work for you – and gain a few lessons learned.

The architecture, engineering, and construction applications in Building Design Suite present a special challenge to your IT infrastructure. As you wrestle with the computational demands of Revit®-based software, as well as AutoCAD®, 3ds Max® Design, Showcase®, and Navisworks® Manage software, you need the right knowledge to make sound investments in your workstation hardware. Get inside the mind of a certifiable hardware geek and understand all of the variables to consider when purchasing new hardware to support the demands of the BIM and 3D products from Autodesk. Fully updated for 2013, this class gives you the scoop on the latest advancements in operating systems, processors, motherboards, and graphics cards. Learn how each part of your system affects your day-to-day workflow and how to optimize each part. Included in this class is an advanced buying guide for building out the best, most cost-efficient workstations without compromising performance.

Stuck in the endless cycle of the creating clash reports to share with engineering and design teams with little effect? Are you experiencing current clash detection and BIM management workflow processes to be laborious, ineffective and not delivering the desired results?...then the Clash Management Masterclass is the class for you! Learn from the class speaker how to adapt and innovate your current Navisworks workflow process to generate the necessary information to leverage the power of data analytics dashboarding with Autodesk Forge viewer to help communicate to your project teams. This approach will empower project teams to make better decisions to resolve important clash issues faster and aid the collaboration process between parties more effectively, delivering a high quality coordinated and integrated design. A number of case studies will be provided to showcase the effectiveness of implementing this improved workflow, and learn how to get the job done right first time!

I've taught this class many times, and it's actually up to 82 tips-but 60 in 60 sounds better. This fast-paced class is designed to give productivity tips to help users improve their modeling and documentation speed. Tips range from simple ones, like using the tab key and the chain selects, to more complicated ones, like selective use of the properties in view templates and modeling sloped topography. There's intentionally no use of tools like Dynamo or other plug-ins; this is about being as productive and efficient as possible with the native Revit software. The other benefit of this class is that most people attending Autodesk University will be asked to show what they learned to justify attendance. This handout and the YouTube video that will accompany it will satisfy those queries and provide firms with some tangible productivity increase.

Learning BIM 360 Glue software? Frustrated with the workflow? Come get some tips and tricks to help improve efficiency while using BIM 360 Glue.

Construction is a relationship-based industry where deals are still closed with handshakes. But this way of doing business can also become stagnant. Outside of going through your Rolodex, cold calling, or word-of-mouth, there’s no way to find new contractors. This static database creates a fragmented industry. Contractors need to match the right people at the right companies to the right projects at the right time. That’s why BuildingConnected set out to connect every business and professional in the commercial construction industry. Join Mike Pettinella (Head of General Contractor Sales at BuildingConnected), as he walks you through BuildingConnected’s network and why it’s the largest and most trustworthy source of people, companies, and project data in the industry. He will showcase network data, why it’s better than a static database, and how markets are trending. Mike will also go in-depth on why it’s important for construction to have one system of record for the entire industry.

In this hands-on lab, you experience the step-by-step workflow between Revit® and Showcase software. Learn how to quickly and easily transform digital prototypes or architectural designs into compelling imagery, movies, and real-time presentations. This class is an introduction to Showcase. If you have never used this software before or have used it only a few times, this class is for you. We also discuss Importing models from other sources such as Inventor®, AutoCAD® and 3ds Max® Design software.