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Industry Talk / Nashville 2025
Twinning TISR: A “Hot” Take on Sustainable Environmental Restoration Using Digital Prototypings
Explore deploying a digitalized design and monitoring workflow for a thermal remediation system (TISR®). Using Autodesk Forma, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Revit, and Autodesk Tandem software, the project establishes a seamless lifecycle workflow from early-stage planning and data harmonization to real-time monitoring and maintenance. Forma optimizes solar energy feasibility analysis and site planning, while Autodesk Construction Cloud ensures standardized data exchange across stakeholders. Revit enables detailed 3D parametric modeling. And Tandem integrates telemetry data to monitor system performance. You’ll learn how Digital Prototypings enhance operational performance, reduce the need for on-site visits, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and improve collaboration between stakeholders. Explore the transformative potential of Digital Prototyping platforms for advancing sustainable asset management, conserving resources, and increasing infrastructure resilience in environmental restoration.
2p
Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2023
Scan the Road Ahead: Navigating Reality Capture in Civil Infrastructure
Get ready to witness the power of innovative data acquisition and reality capture as we take you through one of the largest transportation infrastructure megaprojects in North America: the Metrolinx Ontario Line. With 450 survey requests to date, our aerial, mobile, and terrestrial LiDAR captures amassed 15+ TB, posing unique challenges and opportunities in managing the high expectations for accuracy and usability of the data during design within 800+ intelligent models. This session will take you through survey-grade reality capture, integrating LiDAR/point clouds using ReCap software, and hosting in BIM 360 Docs as the project's common data environment (CDE). The result is a highly accurate, detailed, and accessible representation of the existing conditions from which 1,000+ team members are drawing intelligence in Civil 3D, InfraWorks, Revit, and Navisworks software. Don't miss out on the opportunity to learn from HDR and Tulloch on best practices and lessons learned in this groundbreaking project.
Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2023
Monitoring and Visualizing Data from the MX3D and Dar Smart Bridges
New manufacturing techniques and innovative materials are making us rethink infrastructure creation, but they've also raised a need for closer structural health monitoring. Autodesk Research collaborated with MX3D to create the world's first 3D-printed steel bridge, and then with Dar Al-Handasah to 3D print a series of bridges from sustainable (recycled and recyclable) material. We drove the effort to add "smarts” to both bridges via sensor networks that capture data about their use. The bridges were modeled as digital twins using innovative visualization technology that has been integrated into Autodesk Platform Services and Autodesk Tandem software. These twins visualize the stress on the bridges' structures as people walk across them. Given the popularity of the 5-meter Dar bridge exhibited at Autodesk University 2022 in New Orleans, we wanted to show more details of our work on these iconic projects, and how they might influence the future of smart and sustainable infrastructure.
Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2023
Tech in Slums: Transforming Vulnerability into Sustainable Urban Spaces
According to HABITAT III, roughly a quarter of the world's urban population—equivalent to the combined populations of Spain, Italy, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Brazil, and the United States—lives in slums. In São Paulo, IBGE found that 1.2+ million people live in slums. These areas are becoming increasingly dense, which poses a challenge for sewage and drainage systems. Paraisópolis is the densest slum in São Paulo, and its streams have been occupied by housing. Sondotécnica presents Autodesk technology—Civil 3D, ReCap, Revit, InfraWorks, InfoWorks ICM, and InfoDrainage software—as a solution. Through building information modeling (BIM), we interpret the existing situation and can perform the simulation and validation of the sanitary sewage and drainage project, restoring the stream clean and integrated into urban life. The goal is to transform the slums into sustainable environments.
Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2023
Plant(3D)ing Civil 3D Pressure Network Parts
Why be limited to the out-of-the-box Civil 3D pressure network parts lists in your design model? This class will walk through the process of capitalizing on multiple Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection products, including AutoCAD Plant 3D Spec Editor, Infrastructure Parts Editor, and Content Catalog Editor libraries to generate custom libraries for use in Civil 3D. We'll also review other resources, including creation from scratch using Civil 3D's Part Publishing Wizard and free downloads from the web and Autodesk App Store. These methods will provide you with multiple solutions to expand your part catalogs, resulting in broader project design elements.
38p
33p
Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2023
Models and Maps: GIS Interoperability with BIM
Both Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) play unique and valuable roles in supporting the life cycle of building and infrastructure projects. BIM provides detailed information about buildings and infrastructure assets while GIS provides information about those assets in the context of the natural and built environments and other vital factors, such as demographic, socioeconomic, and environmental considerations. The integration of BIM and GIS enables the project or asset to be visualized, monitored, and assessed in that real world context. The benefits are numerous: from being able to understand and change the design early in the design process to easily sharing design in its real-world context with various stakeholders. This presentation will discuss various BIM and GIS integration points, common use cases, challenges, and how to plan for a successful integration of BIM and GIS.
9p
28p
Instructional Demo / Virtual 2021
Buildings and Infrastructure—Together at Last!—With Forma Design Collaboration

Are you interested in using Forma Design Collaboration (formerly BIM 360 Design software) for multidisciplinary projects? This class is for you! Following a quick product overview, we'll dive into a live project for a whirlwind tour. We’ll start in the authoring tools—working with files from Revit software, Civil 3D software, and AutoCAD Plant 3D software—and show you how to share those files to the cloud. Next, we'll jump into design collaboration, where each design team will create and share its work packages. We'll then move over to model coordination and review any 3D clashes that have popped up. From there, we’ll visit BIM 360 Docs software and see how all project stakeholders have roles to play in model viewing, sharing, markups, issues, and more. Finally, we'll wrap up our journey in Insight building performance analysis software, where we’ll track the health of our project at a glance. This fast-paced course will help you in your decision about whether to adopt Forma Design Collaboration within your own firm.

Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2023
Civil Infrastructure - Unlock the Power of Automation in Project Management
For years, Topcon has been at the forefront of automating blade control and machine control systems. Today, we are integrating and automating traditional manual workflows to enhance project controls. These innovations are made accessible through intuitive dashboards, providing valuable project insights. Construction companies utilize multiple technology tools for project delivery efficiency. These tools focus on executing tasks and are not easily integrated into an overall project technology ecosystem, creating manual data management and project inefficiencies. Today, a new environment of open APIs has changed how data can be exchanged utilizing automation. Join industry experts that will share their experiences and perspectives on the common field-to-office exchanges, emphasizing heavy civil construction, connecting updated schedules and designs with machines through automated workflows.
50p
Industry Talk / San Diego 2024
GeoBIM in Action with Forma: A Common Data Environment for Integrating BIM and GIS in Infrastructure Projects
Explore the dynamic integration of ArcGIS GeoBIM with Autodesk Forma, a transformative approach enhancing construction workflows through geographic information system (GIS) and building information modeling (BIM). This session will explore how geographical data and the latest intelligent models are synchronized seamlessly, enabling TIN (triangulated irregular network) surface for elevation profiles, and precise long section analyses directly in GIS. Attendees will gain insights into using these integrations for improved project visualization, GIS data integrated with intelligent models, and site management. We'll share tips learned from creating as-built models with go-go points to be added in long section profiles, all managed through Civil 3D enhancements. This hands-on presentation will cover the technicalities of integrating GIS information with construction data, optimizing issue resolution, and facilitating smoother transitions between project stages. It's ideal for lineal construction technology and geographic information systems integration.
21p
New Orleans 2022
Adopt BIM360/Forma in 4 companies using innovative change management methods

Effective cultural and organizational change adoption has become a core competency for firms, in today’s rapidly changing AEC industry. Within VolkerWessels Infrastructure we drive digital transformation to our 4 divisions with a central digital program. In this class we will show how we used a proven changemanagement methodology in a specific adoption approach, in order to implement and adopt BIM360/Forma as a new cloud platform. The adoption approach is based on ADKAR, a changemanagement methodology by Prosci. This enables us to pay attention to communication, sponsors, resistance, instructions, coaching and the return on investment of the change. The effect is digital transformation, improved operational excellence and more 'bang for buck' from IT investments, in Cloud technology like BIM360/Forma. This make change and adoption one of our core competencies. We adopted BIM360/Forma efficiently and successfully in our organization by increasing the aspects of ADKAR to the target audience.

Panel / San Diego 2024
Autodesk Forma for Owners: Opportunities, Impact, and Lessons Learned
This will be a panel discussion focused on the opportunities, impact, and lessons learned from implementing Autodesk Forma for owners of large assets and infrastructures—mainly data centers and other industrial facilities. The discussion will focus on critical success factors, implementation techniques, program management approaches, and key lessons learned from driving successful implementations, as well as challenges commonly encountered in large-scale rollouts of Autodesk Forma. The panel will consist of experienced architecture, engineering, and construction professionals who've implemented Autodesk Forma across a variety of customers and use cases, using the different Autodesk Forma components (Forma Build software, Forma Data Management software, Forma Takeoff software, and more). Participants will highlight the keys to a successful rollout for customers current implementing or considering implementing Autodesk Forma in their businesses.
6p
31p
Industry Talk / Nashville 2025
Consuming a Connected Construction Lifecycle – One Byte at a Time

From Airports, Mission Critical Infrastructure, Healthcare, Hospitality, and Higher Education, we as builders are faced with a multitude of data inputs and variables. Come explore a story about enabling seamless collaboration, building trust and connections, and how to remain adaptable and agile in the world of construction technology and implementing best practices through the use of near real time data integration for decision making. This session outlines examples of those best practices deployed by Hensel Phelps through People, Processes, Technology, and Partnerships while focusing on the implementation of the Autodesk ecosystem along with their industry partners from software and hardware too.

19p
Industry Talk / San Diego 2024
Megatunnels You've Never Heard Of: Data-Driven Strategies for Infrastructure Owners
Constructing $7 billion megatunnels over a decade, with a century-long maintenance commitment, presents unprecedented challenges for reliability, longevity, and societal impact. Traditional approaches like DBFM procurement and sequential design and construction prove inadequate for such monumental projects. However, the infrastructure owner, Lantis, has been at the forefront of pioneering project delivery and asset management standards. This case study will unveil the results from a pilot partnership with Autodesk and Esri, showcasing the Infrastructure Asset Management 5.0 journey. It will emphasize the transformative role that data accessibility and availability play for all stakeholders. Learn about the benefits of cloud-based collaboration and building information modeling (BIM)—not for only design, but extended into operations. Discover how, amid an ever-changing urban environment and a supply chain of national proportions, owners can use the power of dashboards to strive for zero unplanned infrastructure downtime.
61p
Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2023
Civil Asset Model Management at DEN
This course will give you an overview of civil asset management at Denver International Airport. What are the civil assets? Denver International Airport (DEN) has a campus size of roughly 34,000 acres. DEN Asset Management is tasked with tracking existing and new assets across the entire airport. Learn how the Digital Facilities and Infrastructure (DFI) group in DEN Asset Management manages airport models and asset models. DFI is tracking 200+ projects at the airport. The Autodesk Forma Asset Module has model linking so that changes to the models are pushed into the Forma Build environment in Autodesk Forma. In this class, you will see a demo of how asset model linking is done based on criteria loaded into the models by our design consultants. DEN is completing an inventory of airfield stormwater structures. You'll learn how the collection of the data via electronic means has saved time and effort. And you'll see how, as an owner, the data can be used as we manage the civil assets into the future across our maintenance and engineering teams.
Panel / Las Vegas 2023
Meta's Autodesk Forma Journey to Build the Data Center of the Future
This panel discussion will focus on how the Infrastructure Data Center (IDC) team at Meta Platforms has made the journey from earlier generations of cloud collaboration tools to standardize on the Autodesk Forma platform—namely, Forma Data Management and Forma Build—to manage their multibillion-dollar global data center design and construction portfolio. The discussion will focus on the alignment of the platform to key business outcomes around improving team collaboration, completing projects on schedule, and addressing Meta's net-zero carbon sustainability goals. The panel will also discuss lessons learned around implementing Autodesk Forma for large infrastructure owners, both in regards to key benefits and challenges, and how they've been addressed by the combined Meta and Autodesk teams.
5p
Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025
From Field Data to Smart Decisions: Real-Time Insights with Forma Build and Insight Builder in Civil Infrastructure Projects
In complex civil infrastructure projects—such as highways, bridges, and utilities—the ability to turn field data into actionable insights is essential for performance, safety, and cost control. This session will show how MRS Logística used Forma Build software and Insight Builder to convert raw field inputs into real-time analytics, enabling smarter and faster decisions across project lifecycles. By structuring data from Issues, RFIs, Checklists, and Forms, MRS created dynamic dashboards that track physical progress, monitor compliance, and surface predictive alerts before risks escalate. These insights connected field operations with executive decision making, providing transparency over construction quality, schedule health, and contract performance. You’ll learn how to structure data flows from the field, configure Insight Builder rules, and deploy scalable dashboards that support real-time monitoring, predictive insights, and strategic oversight in civil infrastructure delivery.
14p
Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025
BIM Meets 3D GIS: Bring Autodesk Forma and Esri ArcGIS Together to Improve Project Delivery Velocity
Discover how to bring rich BIM data into the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) world. This session will explore various integration pipelines—both current and experimental—that share 3D models from the Autodesk Forma platform with the Esri ArcGIS platform, enabling seamless Geographic Information Systems (GIS) visualization and analysis. BIM data changes rapidly throughout its lifecycle. Geographic information system (GIS) data represents environmental, political, infrastructure, and utility information. To meet the velocity requirements of housing and infrastructure, stakeholders need a seamless, integrated view of this widely diverse information. Learn how Esri and Autodesk are collaborating to accelerate the construction of the future.
Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025
Asset-Driven Delivery: Connecting Field, Schedule, and BIM in Autodesk Forma
This session will explore how 2D and 3D assets can drive success in linear civil infrastructure projects using Autodesk Forma. Based on a real tunnel project, we’ll show how static asset records were transformed into a dynamic digital ecosystem linked to schedule, cost, quality, BIM geometry, and carbon tracking. By reframing assets as a digital thread supporting every project phase, we’ll reveal how structured data, Automation, Integration, & Customization, and connected workflows improve delivery and handover. The session will cover key steps: identifying asset data, auditing existing info, and configuring Autodesk Forma to ensure consistency, traceability, and stakeholder alignment. The case study highlights real-time tracking, risk flagging, and Sustainable Design metrics, integrated into Power BI dashboards for data-driven decisions. Learn how asset-centered strategies in Autodesk Forma reduce risk, enhance collaboration, and generate long-term value.
25p
Industry Talk / Nashville 2025
Bridging the Gap: How PennDOT Connects Design and Construction with Autodesk Forma
In this session, we’ll explore how PennDOT (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation) is using Autodesk Forma to connect traditionally siloed phases of infrastructure delivery—design and construction. With the soft rollout of its design solution nearly complete, PennDOT’s construction teams are starting to use Forma Build functionality within Autodesk Forma to complement and enhance their existing systems. The session will highlight how PennDOT is navigating change management, improving project transparency, and streamlining communication across teams as it shifts toward a connected, digital-first project environment.
2p
17p
Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025
Unlocking the Value of Autodesk Forma, Autodesk Tandem, and GIS for Infrastructure
Join us for an engaging session designed specifically for the infrastructure sector. Discover how Autodesk Forma can improve project management, foster collaboration, and streamline data environments for infrastructure projects, including Power BI, Autodesk Tandem, Autodesk Forma maps, and Esri. Learn to visualize maps and geographic information system (GIS) data using Power BI and Esri environments to provide actionable insights.
3p
50p
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