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Instructional Demo / San Diego 2024
Revolutionize Your Civil Projects: An Forma Blueprint for Effective Civil 3D Collaboration
We will take you through Verkís's journey of transitioning its Civil 3D project at Keflavík International Airport to Autodesk Forma. This presentation will serve as a comprehensive manual for managing Civil 3D projects in the cloud. We'll explore the specifics of how Verkís orchestrated its project folder structure, and we'll look at the bridges the company recommends establishing between your Autodesk Forma and that of your clients. We will share Verkís's experiences with Desktop Connector, explain how data shortcuts function in a cloud environment, and demonstrate how you can maximize the potential of Sheet Set Manager to improve drawing production. Additionally, we'll discuss strategies for managing review processes, as well as project deliveries. Whether you're considering moving your Civil 3D projects to Autodesk Forma but are uncertain about what to anticipate, or you've begun the process but became overwhelmed and unsure about the optimal way to organize your cloud projects, this session was designed for you.
54p
Industry Talk / San Diego 2024
Level Up Your Collaboration: A Multipractice Engineering Firm's Migration from BIM 360 to Forma
This session will dive into the real-world experience of Thornton Tomasetti, a multipractice engineering firm, as it migrates from BIM 360 software to Autodesk Forma. This session is ideal for consulting firms considering a move from BIM 360 to Autodesk Forma, construction professionals interested in optimizing project workflows through cloud-based collaboration tools, and anyone seeking practical guidance on navigating a successful BIM 360-to-Autodesk Forma migration. Walk away with actionable takeaways to help your firm achieve a smoother transition and unlock the full potential of Autodesk Forma for enhanced collaboration and project efficiency.
Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2023
AR and Autodesk Forma: Powering $9B Project Excellence
What if we could build a complex project right the first time without any errors? Join us for an insightful session delving into the impact of Engineering Grade AR™ in the construction industry. Discover how AR technology enables real-time issue detection and superior project controls, safeguarding projects from costly errors, clashes, and design deviations before they escalate. Over half of construction project owners face underperforming projects. This session will highlight the impact of AR in construction, with a focus placed on project controls. During the session, we'll dive into how issue detection integrates seamlessly with Autodesk Forma, streamlining collaboration between onsite teams and office personnel, allowing for precise task assignment and issue resolution. Attendees will learn how AR is being used to collect real-time project data through advanced 3D modeling, delivering up to 9X ROI on mission critical projects.
Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2023
Autodesk Forma Design Coordination and Scope Management for Contractors

In this session, we'll showcase the workflows we use with the Autodesk Forma platform on large health projects, including a full end-to-end example of how data is used from Model Checker for Revit, Navisworks 2024 with no file management clash runs, and Autodesk Forma issue creation, as well as tracking scope changes in models using Forma Takeoff. As teams work in Revit, data updates are automatically passed to a central database, combined with Autodesk Forma data, and then sent back to Autodesk Forma as additional Insight Dashboards integrated with existing data to simplify and highlight trends in clashes, and scope changes during the tendering and construction phase. We will also present some additional tools we've been using to close resolved clash issues automatically. And we'll show our additional Revit building information modeling (BIM) file which contains zones, levels, and rooms to support tracked changes to scope in takeoff with data trending. Finally, we will present a simple way to extract all parameters using Autodesk Forma asset model extraction for handover.

Industry Talk / San Diego 2024
Unlock Design Potential Through Quantification: An Architect's Guide to Forma Takeoff
This case study session will explore the benefits of using Forma Takeoff software to use quantification data as a design tool throughout the building design process. As architects, we often overlook the importance of quantification and cost during the early phases of design, typically generating an unwelcome dose of reality downstream, leading to rework and intensive design changes. What if we could predict with greater fidelity and confidence the cost of our design in near real time, as we're designing and progressing Revit models. This was exactly our goal with implementing Takeoff. Reviewing case study projects, we'll demonstrate how we were able to bridge the gap between design intent and project budgets—thus, allowing 3D quantification through Takeoff to guide decision making during design, promote model quality throughout production, and rally project stakeholders around the same data within a collaborative Autodesk Forma environment.
New Orleans 2022
What's New, What's Next—with Forma Data Management, Autodesk BIM Collaborate, and Forma Takeoff
Join experts on Forma Data Management software, Autodesk BIM Collaborate software, and Forma Takeoff software to hear about recent improvements made to the products, as well as what the teams are eyeing on the horizon.
Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2023
What's New, What's Next in Forma Data Management, Forma Takeoff, and Autodesk BIM Collaborate
Meet with product experts from Autodesk to hear what functionality has recently been released for Forma Data Management, Forma Takeoff, and Autodesk BIM Collaborate, and what features are on the upcoming road map.
Instructional Demo / San Diego 2024
Autodesk Forma, Revit, and Autodesk Forma: The Path to Collaborative and Sustainable Construction
There are still obstacles to sustainable design. Construction professionals know they must build faster, more efficiently, and more sustainably to meet global demands. The industry is moving away from waste and inefficiency, and is adopting smarter processes, connected teams, and workflows that ensure the right people have access to the data they need to make timely and confident decisions. That's why we need Revit software as a modeling tool; Autodesk Forma software with its conceptual design capabilities, predictive analytics, and design automation to help us to select the most-sustainable options in the early stages of the design process; Forma Data Management software as our common data environment (CDE) and single source of truth; Design Collaboration to manage the exchange of design data between all project teams; Model Coordination for running efficient model coordination and automatic clash detection; Forma Build software for improved project, cost, and safety management; and Forma Takeoff software for early quantifications and estimations.
85p
Industry Talk / San Diego 2024
The Insurance ROI of Construction Technology
In this session, we'll explore a study by Shepherd Construction and top construction technology partners, demonstrating how software impacts contractor loss rates. Focusing on tools like Forma Build software, this research analyzed more than a decade of loss data from 1,000+ contractors to empirically show that tech-forward contractors are lower insurance risks. We'll outline the study's methodologies, its key findings, and the broader implications for risk assessment in the construction industry. Participants will gain insights into the risk management ROI from these technologies, with a focus on those that significantly reduce claims. We'll discuss actionable strategies that contractors can implement to use technology for substantial insurance premium savings. Additionally, we'll showcase how Shepherd integrates this data into its underwriting processes to benefit contractors.
28p
Instructional Demo / San Diego 2024
Optimizing Construction Safety: Using Forma Build for Effective Safety Workflows
Through a detailed exploration of safety workflows within the platform, attendees will learn to customize processes to meet project-specific needs and compliance standards. You will discover how Forma Build software fosters real-time collaboration among stakeholders, facilitates data-driven decision making with advanced analytics tools, and empowers proactive safety management. Drawing from industry best practices and illuminating case studies, this session will equip attendees with the practical knowledge and insights needed to elevate safety standards, mitigate risks, and drive continuous improvement across construction projects.
31p
Industry Talk / San Diego 2024
Augmented Reality and BIM-Based Progress Tracking on the Jobsite for General Contractors
Capturing progress data directly from the construction site is essential for streamlining the daily responsibilities of project superintendents. The availability of building information modeling (BIM)-based data in the Forma Build Assets tool, together with augmented reality (AR) progress reporting from sites through GAMMA AR, now provide an intuitive and reliable approach to progress tracking. Our case study will focus on the successful implementation of these technologies in a hospital project led by Batson-Cook Construction, a KAJIMA Company. We'll detail the strategies employed to effectively organize site teams for optimal data collection, the structuring of intelligent models to facilitate accurate progress tracking, and the automated processes we developed to maintain project schedules and timely payments. The presentation will conclude with a summary of best practices and essential insights gained from the experience.
52p
Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2023
More Money, Less Problems: The Next Episode on How SSOE Uses Autodesk Forma Build
Notorious B.I.G. once said, "Mo' money, mo' problems.” While that does ring true for some construction projects, we've found that using the Autodesk Forma Forma Build suite of tools has resulted in fewer hours spent doing non-value-added tasks, which allows us to focus on solving the real problems. This technical instruction will cover how SSOE Group has deployed the RFI, Submittals, AutoSpec, Meeting Minutes, and Schedule modules to minimize risk on our projects and streamline fragmented activities. If you're a project manager (PM), assistant PM, engineer, architect, designer, or business owner, you won't want to miss this deep dive. We'll also cover how to use the reports module on generating automated reminders and executive and owner summaries so team members can focus on their main jobs. The processes we will showcase have been vetted on projects ranging from outpatient surgery centers to school renovations to semiconductor and battery factories.
2p
Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2023
Racing to AU: Pushing Construction Boundaries with Autodesk Forma at Formula 1 Speed
This session will discuss the critical need for a common data environment (CDE) and digital transformation strategies, and we'll explore the construction challenges in transforming the world-renowned Las Vegas Strip into an unforgettable race for the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. We'll showcase how we maximized a CDE with Autodesk design-and-make technology to deliver value to the project. Come and explore the planning, collaboration, and innovation the team needed to address the complexity of building the largest paddock building on the F1 circuit and coordinate nine miles of concrete barriers and fencing. See the logistical challenges of paving the 3.8-mile record-breaking track around the Las Vegas Strip. Tight deadlines, dynamic changes to the design, and the pace of construction will be presented from Penta's perspective. You'll also get a front-row seat to the project's positive impact on the Las Vegas community and the excitement it's bringing to the world's entertainment capital.
Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025
Revolutionizing Construction with Integrated Digital Project Delivery: An EPC Contractor’s Approach
Tata Projects is one of the first EPC contractors in India, implementing a fully digital strategy, for delivering large-scale infrastructure projects on digital-first concepts. One of the largest airport maintenance facilities that Tata Projects is delivering on EPC mode demonstrates the power of BIM integrated with Autodesk Forma—Forma Build, Autodesk BIM Collaborate, Autodesk Assemble, and Autodesk Insights—within a common data environment (CDE). This enhances collaboration among stakeholders, including the client, PMC, contractors, vendors, and design consultants. This talk will demonstrate how we merge engineering with construction execution, project controls, procurement, cost planning, and quantity control with real-time progress monitoring using dynamic BI dashboards—thus improving operational efficiency while reducing errors and risks. By pioneering this, we’re reimagining the construction lifecycle of a project through digitized process from inception to completion.
17p
40p
Instructional Demo / San Diego 2024
What's New, What's Next in Autodesk Forma for Model Management
This session will take a deep dive into our product road map, covering model-based workflows in Navisworks software, Forma Design Collaboration software, Forma Build software, and Assemble.
Instructional Demo / Virtual 2021
BIM 360 Workflows: A Case of Noida International Airport
In the summer of 2020, as the world struggled through the COVID-19 pandemic, Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL) selected an international team to design Noida International Airport (NIA) in Delhi. The Delhi National Capital Region aims to serve 200 million passengers by the year 2060. The architectural team consists of Nordic, Grimshaw, Haptic, and STUP, and represents offices across the globe—Norway, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It became clear that the only way to work together, even without a pandemic, would be to the most-advanced cloud services—BIM 360 software. Maximizing a combination of BIM 360 Docs, BIM 360 Design, and BIM 360 Collaboration software, the team has designed the most-optimal workflows to suit the project. As the team members proceed with the four-phased architectural design from their home offices, this demo aims to present the routines we used, the collaboration processes we introduced and discovered, and the ways we brought together an international team to create sustainable world-class architecture.
Industry Talk / San Diego 2024
Revolutionizing Site Design: Harnessing the Power of Civil 3D Corridors
Join this captivating case study presentation, challenging traditional design approaches in Civil 3D software. Reimagine site design by using the power and flexibility of corridors applied in nonlinear features such as parking lots. Witness how this out-of-the-box thinking tackles site design challenges, and uses the power of Civil 3D to streamline workflows and enhance design efficiency. Quickly make design changes to your entire design to minimize time spent on rework. Share your corridor models with project teams using the Forma Design Collaborations Model Coordination space, and check for design clashes and reduce errors. Rather than fixating on a singular project, dive into how the corridor workflow itself emerged as the case study, and see examples of its implementation on multiple projects. Witness this testament to the transformative power of learning and experimentation in driving innovation.
29p
47p
Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2023
Digital Project Delivery Using the Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection and Forma Design Collaboration
Go from plan and design through construction to operations using the Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection and Forma Design Collaboration software. This class will walk through a theoretical project touching on several software systems within the AEC Collection, including Civil 3D, InfraWorks, Navisworks, and Revit software. The project will demonstrate the tools, features, and new enhancements within Autodesk Forma. In this session, we will touch on each project phase and how the tools in the AEC Collection and Autodesk Forma can help improve project communication, design reviews, and final delivery.
86p
Industry Talk / San Diego 2024
To Autodesk Forma and Beyond: 100 Projects, 500 Million Square Meters, and 1,200 Stakeholders
luis vidal + architects is an international studio well-known for leading architectural and environmental innovation, high-quality projects, and excellent user experience. Since 2012, it has transformed its DNA and worldwide offices looking for a cultural and technological accomplishment using building information modeling (BIM) methodology. The main goals have been to eliminate geographical barriers, find a unique method of communication, and share the studio's pioneer ideas about design, multidisciplinary coordination, and sustainability. In this case, study we'll cover how the adoption of BIM 360 Team launched the beginning of a continuous improvement of workflows, until the arrival of a new era of social changes with the launching of Autodesk Forma with Forma Design Collaboration software. We'll highlight the relationship, progress, decisions, health models, revisions, results, and problems found in this virtual environment, where the ethical principles are the same for 500 square meters and 1,200 participants.
23p
57p
Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2023
Workflow Upgrade: Transitioning to Model Coordination
This session will cover the "bare bones” setup of a Forma Data Management central file-sharing site with granular permissions for use by a construction team during building information modeling (BIM) coordination. A builder's construction technology manager will demonstrate how Autodesk Collaborate supported by Autodesk add-ins can be used as a shared on-demand syncing tool for teams that still favor Navisworks Manage to run clash detection between a diverse mix of trade partners working both in and out of the cloud. Autodesk technical experts will provide supplementary advice along the way to show how teams can make use of new features in the Autodesk Forma environment to take this strategy to the next level by removing roadblocks seen in previous versions of the product.
38p
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