On rail infrastructure projects, consultants provide tunnel ring models for entire alignment, created using a two-point adaptive family based on the track center point via Dynamo. But these models lack detailed tunnel features—segmentation and dimple holes. Coordination with stakeholders requires complete tunnel models with segmentation and dimple holes. We must develop this detailed model to accurately place services brackets along the tunnel. The ring comprises eight segments, including a key segment with a varying location. A family of these segments, with a rotation parameter set by the tunnel's center point, is essential. Our process involves deriving the tunnel's center from track center points using geometric translations. Dynamo makes placement points for adaptive components. The angle of rotation is recorded on the site for the key segment in XYZ, and we develop construction model using that data. This construction model aids subcontractor in accurate service modeling.

As we focus on digital transformation in finding ways to automate repetitive tasks, this class is perfect for Civil 3D and AutoCAD users who would like to experience and learn how to maximize their use of Dynamo for Civil 3D. In this hands-on lab, we'll provide you with a step-by-step guide on how to create basic Dynamo routines. We'll start with the fundamental nodes and then proceed with understanding how to reuse and manipulate the Dynamo scripts. You'll learn how you can further enhance your skills by using the Dynamo primer samples as a starting point. This session is for beginners and is intended to inspire people who want to innovate a new workflow.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and generative design (GD) are transforming the architecture, engineering, and construction industry toward a more efficient design process. But is the built environment in danger of losing social and equity values as a result? The powerful combination of GD and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) has the potential to assist architects in improving building functionality and sustainability, enhancing value for architects, developers, and residents. However, ethical and social sustainability values may be overlooked if the metrics of the GD and GAI are not instructed to identify and prioritize them. This class will combine findings from a multidisciplinary research project from Carnegie Mellon University, and real-life architectural projects by HED. Learn how to prioritize important equity and social sustainability values in human-in-the-loop AI powered design frameworks, making ethical and socio-sustainable design decisions measurable and transparent to all stakeholders, for a more equitable and resilient built environment.

Architects today face a complex challenge: accurately estimating carbon footprints while exploring a wider and wider variety of forms. In this session, we'll demonstrate how to effectively integrate Autodesk Forma software's carbon analysis tools with Rhino software's modeling capabilities, presenting a novel workflow that allows the evaluation of multiple designs simultaneously. Understand best practices for organizing data in Rhino. Learn methods to quickly incorporate insights from Autodesk Forma back into Rhino for ongoing design iteration. Discover strategies you can use to dramatically reduce the time spent on evaluating carbon impacts, achieving vast efficiency improvements, while maximizing design quality and minimizing environmental impact.

A cross-industry technology fusion! We used Autodesk Generative Design software to create an adaptive connector bracket for robot-operated 3D scans of ancient structures. ReCap software and Dynamo helped us study traditional construction methods and enrich our restoration efforts. This report covers our process in Autodesk Fusion 360 software, including entering design parameters and extracting constraints from the historical site. It explains how we turned the bracket's requirements into criteria for rapid iteration and selection, quickly finding the best solution. It also explains how ReCap processed robot-collected point cloud data to investigate architectural principles and features of ancient buildings in Southern China. Finally, it describes how Dynamo converted these insights into automated building information modeling (BIM) scripting, bridging historical knowledge with modern technology for efficient restoration practices.

Discover the power of AI in design optimization with this innovative AU class. Learn how to use large language models (LLMs) and Autodesk Forma software, a custom extension, to efficiently compare and evaluate multiple design options for a specific site. Gain insights into how AI can analyze various design aspects—such as functionality, aesthetics, and environmental factors—to determine the most suitable option. Throughout the class, you'll explore real-world case studies demonstrating the effectiveness of using LLMs and Forma in design decision making. Acquire practical skills in using the Forma extension to streamline your design workflow and make data-driven decisions. By the end of this class, you'll have the knowledge and tools to harness the potential of AI in design comparison and optimization. Elevate your design process, save time, and create outstanding results that meet and exceed client expectations.

Building information modeling (BIM) platforms and design software have opposite strengths. To get the best from each, it's beneficial to have them working in combination and complementing each other throughout the whole design phase. Doing so will also help bring BIM culture closer to designers, breaking the entrenched silos between the disciplines. Embracing designers in BIM allows for earlier implementation in the project and delays design freeze, as every iteration is captured in the federated model. This workflow proposes a fully integrated approach to the use of Rhino software and Revit software, describing the interoperability requirements of these platforms at the different stages of a project. Interoperability is a big challenge—we will review how an agile methodology can let you incorporate emerging technologies, and how this technology affects the design process.

Did you want some fun and exciting—and unconventional—Revit and Dynamo tips? Then attend this class! We'll cover some "off the wall" Revit tips, such as quick dimensioning from any location in your Revit model to any other location. Also, this class will cover some lesser-known Dynamo tips that'll get your Revit workflow really moving. How about crazy tips for family modeling? This class will have that too! Sit back and enjoy the ride, and even if you're a Revit and Dynamo expert, you'll learn something new.

In today's dynamic architecture, engineering, and construction industry, projects are scaling up in size and complexity. Delivering projects under tight deadlines without compromising quality is the ultimate challenge, and the demand for efficiency and optimum solutions has never been greater. This session will explore the transformative power of optimization in Autodesk products, showcasing how they're instrumental in achieving maximum outcomes. Through a series of practical examples using Revit software, Autodesk Forma software, Autodesk Tandem software, and custom API-based solutions, participants will uncover invaluable insights into the power of optimization at every stage—from design through construction to operations. Join this session to explore the forefront of optimization—where innovation meets efficiency and projects are not just completed but elevated to their fullest potential.

How do you seamlessly transition from a simple digital mass to the completion of complex intertwined geometry on-site? Join me in experiencing the transformative power of digitalization in construction, as we navigate the lifecycle of a $3 billion commercial precinct skyscraper. Through Revit software and supporting platforms, witness the orchestration of design, fabrication, and installation from concept to completion. From a seasoned architect's 20-year immersion in building information modeling (BIM) software, we'll explore the risks and pitfalls in planning for 5D BIM projects, and we'll look at contractual and operational challenges among various stakeholders throughout each stage of the project. We'll unveil the engineering intricacies of this megaproject, dissecting challenges of multiple volumetric titles over a freeway and rail corridor, and a twisting prefabricated steel roof. With insights into best practices and lessons learned, see how digitalization achieves precision and efficiency, shaping the future of construction.

Key Tool Showcase: Rhino to Revit Interoperability with Rhino.Inside, Beam and Speckle. Using LLM's to create a custom pyrevit toolbar. Using Grasshopper to create low-fi automation scripts. It is predicted that by 2050, we will need to double our global building stock. A key challenge for the AEC industry lies in how we can accommodate this expansion in a more climate-sensitive manner. At 3XN/GXN, a research and architecture practice from Copenhagen, we believe that Circular Economy Principles, particularly through adaptability and material reuse, are fundamental to this approach. This will require more extensive technical analysis to be undertaken earlier in the design process. For design-focused architecture firms like 3XN/GXN, a core challenge is how to achieve this while maintaining the design creativity and rigor that set our architecture apart. This session will demonstrate how we at 3XN/GXN facilitate this interplay in a world of increased deliverables, faster timelines, and smaller teams. We will explore how we have adopted open-source concepts—inspired by GitHub—democratized interoperability where software expertise is limited, and implemented a naming system to lay the groundwork for a software-agnostic future. The implementation of these ideas will be illustrated through two commercial tower projects in London. We will examine the design and digital processes behind early massing studies, utilizing low-fi scripting to analyse dozens of massing options. Additionally, we will explore rapid façade prototyping techniques and demonstrate how we use data rich scripts to automate the production of Rhino and Revit models. This presentation will highlight how a more climate-sensitive approach has led to a 'new normal' set of design considerations. It will then delve into how digital tools have been adapted to support this approach, revealing how these methods have been applied in real-world case studies.

Are you passionate about reducing your carbon footprint but find the realm of lifecycle assessment (LCA) and eco-design a bit daunting? Not sure where to start? Then this class was designed just for you! We'll guide you through an end-to-end workflow, using design and manufacturing sustainability solutions such as the Manufacturing Sustainability Insights add-on for Autodesk Fusion software, as well as SimaPro and generative design. We'll help you evaluate existing designs, identify key carbon contributors, and discover how these tools can be harnessed to design and manufacture parts with significantly minimized carbon impacts. Don't miss this chance to transform your design approach and contribute to a more sustainable future. Join us as we navigate the path to more environmentally friendly design practices together!

Automation and AI in the Manufacturing industry can be a game-changer. These technologies can enhance the capabilities of a shop, allowing it to take on more complex projects that may have been previously out of reach. Automation can help in handling tedious or repetitive parts of the design and make process, such as quoting, toolpath programming, feeds and speeds management, and more to improve performance. AI can offer design optimizations, recommendations and DFM feedback for additive and subtractive workflows. Hear directly from the partners delivering these workflows in Fusion. 

The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is transitioning from traditional desktop applications to a decentralized cloud model, where project data is stored in databases, not bulky files. Leading this shift, Autodesk offers a comprehensive suite of APIs and services, unlocking new ways to connect workflows with data. This class, aimed at intermediate-level users, dives into Dynamo software's connectors and the new AEC Data Model API, facilitating seamless integration of cloud-based functionalities. We start with an overview of the AEC Data Model nodes and GraphQL nodes, enabling navigation to Autodesk hubs, projects, and data sources. Attendees will learn how to connect Dynamo graphs with cloud data and efficiently unpack and filter data using a variety of nodes. The class will conclude with examples showcasing cross-trade workflows. Takeaways will include understanding the capabilities of Dynamo and Autodesk Platform Services, and inspiring new data-driven methods for future projects.

This session will detail how to use Revit software and building information modeling (BIM) for complete load calculation with the help of API development, from power outlets to lighting fixtures and up to the main switchboard. In an underground railway station project, a total load of approximately 4,000 amps has been successfully calculated for the electrical system design. We understand there are difficulties to simultaneously use BIM for electrical engineering, 3D modeling, and 2D drawings in a single model. This case study will demonstrate it can be successfully achieved with great efficiency. We'll explore: 1. How to make smart families that are efficient and easy to use for calculation and 3D and 2D representation. 2. How to connect the circuits and pass the load upstream for the whole system, including UPS and duty-standby situations. 3. How to calculate electrical load from other disciplines, such as HVAC and Comms. 4. How to calculate electrical load from other models, e.g., electrical load from tunnel models to station model.

This session will explore how language learning models (LLMs) can be integrated with Autodesk Platform Services APIs for optimization of hyperparameters like structural design, reduction of material usage, and embodied carbon. We'll demonstrate this using Autodesk Platform Services to extract building information modeling (BIM) data from Revit models to train LLMs, generating intelligent-design suggestions. The optimized designs are later visualized in Autodesk Platform Services Autodesk Viewer, clearly identifying improvements. Using sample Revit models, we'll showcase how this approach has led to substantial reductions in material consumption and carbon emissions, such as a 25% reduction in steel usage and a 30% decrease in embodied carbon. Discover how using AI and Autodesk Platform Services can create more-sustainable, more-efficient, and more-innovative structural designs, driving the industry toward a greener future.

In this talk, we will dive deeply into how ongoing technological strides are revolutionizing building services engineering and enabling new event-driven design workflows. We will explore innovative automation tools, including visual programming and SaaS platforms, that are not only enhancing the efficiency and precision of MEP designs, but are also promoting a more integrative and dynamic approach to engineering challenges by capturing engineering knowledge, as well as the data that drives it. This presentation will also emphasize the transformative potential of fileless data architecture through the power of federated GraphQL APIs, Neo4j graph databases, and Autodesk Forma software. These advanced technologies facilitate a seamless, real-time flow of information, adapting dynamically to changes and ensuring that every component within a project is consistently synchronized with a single source of design information.

As our industry strives to address global issues such as productivity and resources, we see productization surfacing as a key driver for change. In this session, we'll dive into what technology can do to support this change, and we'll explore existing solutions.

Generative design is often seen as a new design methodology. However, the key principles of the process mirror the fundamentals of design. In this class, we'll present a case study of how generative design is being used at University College London (UCL) to reinforce the core design curriculum through industrially relevant technology. During this class, you'll gain an understanding of the generative design process, see how you can apply it in an educational setting, and evaluate its use through a real-world example. We'll explore how we can use generative design for multiobjective optimization, and how this can be turned into a hands-on graded assignment that forces students to consider real-world requirements. This will include evaluations of student submissions and analysis of how effective this assignment was at teaching the principles of design, as well as course materials for you to take away and use while running similar teaching exercises.

This class will try to give an introduction to the new features within Fusion 360 software regarding electronics cooling simulation. A real model can be simplified in Fusion 360, and then taken through the whole workflow of setting it up, running simulations, and analyzing results. The class will also capitalize on the other capabilities from Fusion 360, to combine the design optimization with Fusion Mechanical simulation and Generative Design in Fusion 360.