This session will outline a workflow for creating a Revit model of a steel composite cable stay bridge by using a combo of Grasshopper, Dynamo, and Informed Design for Inventor software. Modeling a bridge structure poses challenges due to its complex geometry, which adheres to a vertical, horizontal, and super-elevated roadway profile. Consequently, the steel girders, beams, and connection details must align with this 3D roadway profile, complicating the creation and placement of Revit families. For this challenge, COWI used Grasshopper and Dynamo to automate the creation of steel geometry, parameters, and insertion points, ensuring accurate orientation for family placement. Additionally, Informed Design was used to transform various iterations of intricate steel connections into families, which were then positioned using a Dynamo workflow. The integration of visual programming and Informed Design has been vital in efficiently producing complex bridge structures with a focus on automation.

While BIM is firmly embedded in architectural and structural documentation workflows across Europe, structural engineering remains notably behind—particularly in mature markets like the United Kingdom and DACH region. Despite Europe’s €1+ trillion annual construction output, adoption of BIM-based structural analysis workflows is hindered by fragmented toolsets, niche technical demands, and resistance to change. This presents both a risk and a high-potential market opportunity. In this session, Stefan Maly—Autodesk ISV/PSR and strategic development partner in structural engineering—will examine the drivers behind this digital gap. And he’ll outline how Revit software can act as a key enabler in unlocking a more decentralized, scalable, and data-centered BIM future in the European construction software space.

As pressure grows to deliver climate-conscious buildings faster and with fewer surprises, structural engineers are being asked to lead with precision and foresight. In this session, Autodesk and Qnect will share a joint vision for how structural engineers can deliver smarter, constructible, and lower-carbon steel models—directly from design. See how Revit software’s modeling workflows combined with Qnect’s intelligent connection engine enable early QA/QC, reduce RFIs, and reveal opportunities long before detailing begins. This session will showcase how connected modeling, early optimization, and intentional design handoff can transform steel delivery across the project lifecycle—from design to fabrication.

Traditional structural reviews, especially for complex projects, often struggle to convey spatial complexities and foster true collaboration. Autodesk Workshop XR is Autodesk’s groundbreaking virtual reality (VR) platform seamlessly integrated with Construction Cloud—and it is designed to overcome these barriers. This session will show how Thornton Tomasetti came to use Autodesk Workshop XR and is transforming structural engineering workflows. Learn how to conduct instant, immersive design reviews directly from Construction Cloud models, fostering real-time collaboration among engineers, architects, contractors, and owners in a shared virtual space. We’ll explore how this enhances communication, accelerates the identification of structural challenges in renovations, and streamlines issue tracking directly within VR back to Construction Cloud. Through practical examples and live demonstrations, discover how the Autodesk solutions deliver tangible benefits, such as reduced errors, cost savings, and, ultimately, more-successful building projects.

Designing and coordinating steel structures in Revit software comes with particular challenges, from modeling issues to managing steel profiles and connection libraries. Based on experiences from real-life technical support cases, we’ll cover issues related to: modeling steel structures and connections, identifying and handling SQL issues, customizing and managing steel libraries, and coordinating steel models with other disciplines. We’ll also cover best practices when working with steel structures and connections in Revit projects. By the end of this session, you’ll walk away with practical solutions, workflow optimizations, and a deeper understanding of Revit features for steel structure modeling. Whether you're a structural engineer, BIM manager, or technical support specialist, this session will help you navigate and solve issues in Revit steel structures.

Before we consider paperless building sites and PDF-free projects, we'll need to accelerate the process of modeling and make it reliable. SOFiSTiK proposes Rebar Modeler and Rebar Templates tools for Revit 2023 and 2024. In this session, you'll see how easy it is to build your clash-free reinforcement models in both worlds: civil buildings and bridge and infrastructure models. Revit has evolved a lot over the last years, and SOFiSTiK has used the software at its finest level.

New regulations, requirements and guidelines around sustainability are emerging rapidly around the world. The commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, energy, water and waste calls for sustainable buildings and infrastructure. Sustainability regulations and requirements in Scandinavia (and the rest of Europe) are putting forward demands that require new ways of working and better data insight e.g., Environmental Production Declaration (EPD) data. One example is that all new buildings above a certain size need to be Life-cycle Assessment (LCA) documented and compliant. Do we have the digital tools needed to work with sustainability in an efficient way? In this panel some of the Scandinavia's largest architect companies and engineering companies together with NTI (one of Autodesk's largest global partners) will share how they are working with digital tools and solutions to be compliant with sustainability regulations and how they see this developing in the future.

Structural connections play a crucial role in preserving the overall stability and strength of a building. We recognize the significance of integrating these connections effectively during the design phase in Revit software, and acknowledge the challenges that often arise. In this class, we'll delve deeper into the intricate aspects of incorporating structural connections, and we'll provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the connections panel within Revit and a proficient skill set for using it. You'll gain the expertise necessary to forge a solid bond with the connections panel, which will help you enhance the quality of your design models. We'll equip you with the knowledge and techniques required to seamlessly integrate connections into your designs, transforming you into a proficient champion in this essential aspect of the design process.

When challenged to manage building information modeling (BIM) on a project the size of a small city, routine project planning is not enough. This case study will show which current BIM management tools and methods work and which ones fail on a real project of 10 million square feet. Spoiler: There were many broken tools and many crashed computers. We'll show how a small but effective BIM and computational team can save hundreds of thousands of dollars through resource management, technological innovation, failure prevention, team upskilling, and cloud collaboration. We'll also touch on how managers can facilitate the use of computational workflows by being a bridge between users and tools. We want you to leave empowered to tackle BIM on projects of any size and any scale while also knowing how to evolve these methods for the future.

We've all been there: Delivery deadlines are closing in. Late model changes from other teams suddenly appear. How can we be sure that our models meet the requirements and quality that our clients expect from us when the time to do model coordination checks becomes shorter and shorter? In this session, we'll show how you can implement model coordination so your team is more efficient with automated clash detection using Autodesk Construction Cloud and Model Coordination. The era when only BIM coordinators could run clash detection is over! Be your own BIM coordinator!

This case study class will focus on a Haskell-designed custom Revit tool that optimizes steel design workflows. You'll learn how the tool simplifies selection by checking whether suitable members are available in stock. We'll discuss the development process and implementation of the add-in, and we'll explore its benefits, including reduced material costs and improved project timelines. We'll present real-world case studies to demonstrate the effectiveness of the tool. The class is ideal for architects, engineers, construction managers, and building information modeling (BIM) specialists involved in steel design workflows.

Recent news of artificial intelligence (AI) advances have us all wondering how our professions will change. Committed to driving future-ready innovation, WSP Digital Solutions engaged with Autodesk Research to explore the potential of AI-assisted automated structural design after seeing a prototype at Autodesk University 2019. In this class, you'll see how we worked together to understand the technology's promise and how to use it effectively. We'll describe the possible benefits we identified, from more-meaningful, agile engagements with architects in early design phases through assistive technology that automates away tedious tasks and helps explore more options ("rapid optioneering"), to surfacing sustainability trade-offs when most impactful decisions can be made. We'll also address the fears around this digital transformation. Finally, we will share how our unique collaboration came to be, and how you too can engage with Autodesk to prepare for and shape the future of work and the world of tomorrow.

In this session, members of the product team will present an overview of how the new electrical analytical workflow provides an on-ramp to electrical design based in building information modeling (BIM). Capturing engineering requirements using minimal model creation overhead provides capabilities historically disconnected and spread across multiple applications. We'll discuss what's next for these workflows, and explain our vision for connecting to downstream design. We'll also share some insights into how this functionality ties to the Advanced Electrical Design for Revit offering from Schneider Electric.

Building and infrastructure design and engineering fees have continued to constrict even as projects become more complex with stricter delivery requirements. Several design and engineering firms are in the process of remaking parts of their company to create a new way to deliver projects: Design Value-as-a-service. This panel of (4) executives from ENR Top 15 design firms will discuss how they are leveraging standard/repeatable workflows, big data, and human and artificial intelligence through process automations to create a new delivery paradigm that will revolutionize the engineering and design industry. A lot of discovery work is being done on internal processes, data authoring, data processing, automation, and market analysis to determine how this may drive high quality project throughput at scale. Come see the future of the industry as it begins.

In this session, we'll cover importing Revit systems, zones, and spaces from Revit System Analysis into HVAC Solution Pro software and creating intelligent HVAC system schematics. HVAC loads can also be imported from industry-leading load providers. This data is used to automatically build systems, calculate projects, and select HVAC equipment from equipment manufacturers. "What if" scenarios can be modeled using various equipment parameters and weather data. Various coordination files can be automatically created, including equipment schedule, schematic, electrical schedule, detailed report, and many more. With our Revit add-in, the schematics and schedules can easily be placed in a Revit drafting view. We use the Revit API to create custom schedules. A variety of systems can be created, including air, hydronic, steam, plumbing, refrigerant, VRF, and fuel gas and controls. See how what used to take days and weeks now takes minutes and hours.

This case study will showcase how we dismantled an existing 1970s commercial tower—consisting of 46 floors standing at 188 m (617 ft) tall—and upcycled it to win Building of the Year 2022 at the World Architecture Festival 2022! The international, award-winning, high-rise Quay Quarters Tower retained 70% of the existing structure while doubling the NLA (net lettable area) in its retrofitting process. Autodesk building information modeling (BIM) technologies helped the team save 12,000+ metric tons of embodied carbon, as well as reduce construction time and environmental impact. We'll cover the digital efficiencies achieved during the design process of such a significantly large high-rise project through the use of Revit software, ReCap Pro software, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Navisworks software, and numerous structural design specialist software systems.

In this joint presentation, Autodesk and SOFiSTiK will showcase the usage of the Revit API in an industrial application. SOFiSTiK, a development partner of Autodesk, builds its structural analysis application upon Revit software, providing a workflow that's fully integrated in building information modeling (BIM), from modeling to design and detailing. Structural engineers can analyze buildings in Revit, allowing them to be in constant connection with the intelligent model. The application uses the rich Revit API to extend and customize Revit functionality. We'll present different use cases, such as generating and modifying the analytical model or displaying analysis results. The direct connection with the intelligent model enables access to new insights, allowing informed decisions and more-efficient checking of the downstream detailing processes. Additional insights in how development teams of Autodesk and SOFiSTiK work together will complete this presentation.

The steady ascent of powerful building information modeling (BIM) environments has made 3D modeling the unrivaled industry standard for building design professionals. But how do you critically evaluate whether your structural engineering team is keeping pace with industry standards? In today's rapidly evolving landscape, BIM usage for structural engineering production intersects with analysis and design, interdisciplinary coordination, documentation, construction administration, and beyond. Awareness of both current mainstream practices and emergent technologies is critically important for structural teams to remain competitive and vibrant. This class will take you inside the daily BIM workflows of an industry-leading structural engineering firm. In this session, we'll cover practical use of Revit software for structural projects, we'll explore use of innovative structural design tools that integrate with the Autodesk BIM ecosystem, and we'll examine actual case studies of successful projects using these approaches.

At AECOM we're embracing automation, and we're doing so at SCALE! This session will dive deep into the detail of how we set up our global "Automation Factory,” an internal program that will create dozens of automation tools to be used across the whole of our global business. This will include how to identify what opportunities to pursue versus which to pass on, how to create tools that are usable by the masses instead of the few, and what tools, technologies, and partners you need to help make these efforts a success. If you're creating tools, leading digital transformation efforts, or if you just want to know more about how to automate successfully at scale, this class is for you.

In this industry talk, we explore the intersection of digital evolution and the imperative of decarbonization in the AEC sector. Join Shivani Soni, Global Head of Impact & Innovation at Symetri; Jan Tore Bugge, Global Naviate Product Manager at Symetri; and Ron Locklin, Global Lead of Sustainability Platform at Autodesk. Symetri, a global Autodesk partner, plays a pivotal role in advancing sustainable growth in AEC, with a strong footprint in America and Europe, prompting an exploration journey. Throughout this talk, we offer a comprehensive perspective on our sustainability approach, where innovation and action converge. Uncover the transformative potential of collaboration and gain insights into the strategic integration of cutting-edge technology via our ecosystem. Our mission is to illustrate how these elements collectively reshape our industry. This discussion delves into how innovation, proactive measures, and collaboration steer our industry towards lasting change. Join us on this transformative journey.