This class will provide an in-depth discussion of best practices for building a design model for use in both 2D construction documentation and 3D trade coordination. As more projects are designed in 3D from the beginning, architectural, structural, and other trade models can be used by MEP designers when laying out their systems. We will address the how and why of making a model for both documentation creation and 3D coordination in step-by-step descriptions of best practices based on real-world examples where this workflow has been successful. The class will also include a handout that describes the Building Information Modeling (BIM) coordination process and lists best practices for designers who are interested in providing coordination as a service to the construction team.

This class will showcase the power of the 2022 workflow of InfraWorks software, Civil 3D software, Revit software, and Robot Structural Analysis Professional software for civil engineering. We'll demonstrate how to create building site, platform, and gradings proposition with InfraWorks. We'll use Civil 3D to perform earthworks optimization from InfraWorks data. We'll link retaining walls for complex gradings from Revit to Robot Structural Analysis Professional for reinforcement analysis and detailing. We'll integrate the completed building site model in the real context in InfraWorks, which can be shared and collaborated on in Construction Cloud software.

This class covers using Revit®-based software, BIM 360™ Field, and Navisworks® for the operation, maintenance, and lifecycle of facilities. We consider the progress of the facilities management industry in implementing Building Information Modeling (BIM) and review the outcomes of a project to use Revit, BIM 360 Field, and Navisworks to manage a new school in London. We also identify further opportunities to integrate BIM data into the delivery of facilities management services to owners and occupiers of facilities.

This class introduces some advanced Inventor® software iLogic techniques. We start with a quick overview of what encapsulation means in the programming world and explain how it can benefit us when using iLogic. Our 3 main areas of focus are subroutines, functions, and .dll libraries. In this class, we build an example model that uses all 3 of our focus areas. By building this model, attendees can see how beneficial reusable code can be and that it can be used in their current workflows. We also show how these tools can be incorporated into templates so that the same code can be used over and over again. This class gets into basic programming techniques. It is assumed that attendees have knowledge of basic iLogic functionality. Prior programming experience with a .NET language is helpful but not required.

The New England area is home to dozens of the most innovative, forward-thinking universities and groundbreaking, world-class hospitals. Continuous growth and investment at these renowned institutions has lead to impressive expansions and renovations that have kept the Greater Boston AEC community buzzing. The complexity of today’s healthcare and higher ed projects, mixed with the demand for condensed construction schedules, creates coordination challenges that only the most experienced and skilled contractors can overcome. Using case studies from projects, J.C. Cannistraro will offer lessons learned from recent hospital and university projects that featured a wide range of technology-based solutions including point-cloud integration with a fabrication-ready mechanical model.

Are you still using the same workflow processes and software techniques from 5 or even 10 years ago? We work in a fast-paced technical world where the use of advanced software techniques and processes can be the difference between winning and losing a project. What is your company doing to stay current with technology beyond purchasing the software? Do you have a training/learning strategy in place? And if so, is it embraced by the department leads, project managers, and end users, and, most importantly, is it endorsed by upper management? In this session we will discuss learning trends and how you can develop a training/learning strategy that will reap benefits for both management and staff. We will discuss how internal user groups and communities of practice can play important roles in communicating and deploying a training/learning program. Examples will be from a multioffice company with global office locations.

For infrastructure projects like rail and road, you can’t use a single software to create the model that satisfies the needs of current requirements in digital build and digital engineering. In this class, you will learn when you should use Revit software in your workflow. You’ll learn how to set up the Revit model for an infrastructure project. You’ll learn how to create long section drawings using Revit. And you’ll learn how to create a high Level Of Detail (LOD) model for overhead wire structure, drainage, retaining wall and fencing, and more.

We will discuss a design-build project to show our Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflow and the best available tools to address the project's specific needs. We'll start with what to include in contract and execution plan to set the project on the path to success, such as level of development (LOD), scope of work, deliverables, and schedule. Then, we'll cover tools-including software platform, virtual reality, and drones-for the best application during design and construction phases to reduce project cost and improve efficiency.

In a fast-paced design-build environment, the ability to streamline and accelerate processes necessary for optimized project delivery is directly proportional to the ability to minimize information loss. Using real-life examples, we will demonstrate how complex projects and their demanding schedules be improved from the use of Autodesk Building Design Suite. The class will cover a Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflow from the very beginning of the design and construction process. We will discuss how early decisions have a lasting impact on the building’s performance and lifecycle cost, explore the process of program development and client engagement using advanced visualization techniques, and finally, delve into the process of document production and coordination. This BIM-enabled workflow determines a team’s ability to collaborate and deliver a product that will exceed the client’s expectations.

Is your computing environment slowing you down? Interested in seeing a workstation with the performance of a desktop? Is your current laptop too heavy? Is a laptop still too bulky for your needs? If you said yes to any of these questions, you don’t want to miss this class. See the latest line of Lenovo® mobile computing products, including laptops, ultrabooks, and tablets. Case studies and usage scenarios will show you how to maximize IT investments to optimize portability and usability to meet your needs.

A lot of time and money is devoted to learning how to operate Revit MEP software, but there are very few classes on how to successfully project manage a Revit MEP project. Revit MEP software requires all team members to be coordinated with their designs and to communicate better as a team. This class covers the necessary processes to help start a Revit MEP project off on the right foot and discusses how to streamline the workflow process. We also discuss the importance of internal coordination meetings to fully review the MEP design.

This class will explore Fusion 360 software as the common language in a unique project between interior and industrial design students, their faculty, and a high-production manufacturer. The presentation will illustrate how Fusion 360 was used to translate design ideas to manufacture a high-quality prototype, and serve as an educational tool for students and professionals, while improving workflow and project outcomes. The prototype, Mobile Kitchen, or MO:KI, is a bespoke collection of modular, mobile units that push the boundaries of the cooking experience and the traditional work triangle for an improved user experience. The concept affords flexibility in organizing an environment responsive to the tactile needs of a chef. We will discuss current research and design in anticipation of commercialization, using Fusion 360. This talk will highlight not only the process of design and production, but also the ongoing collaboration between education, manufacturing, and Autodesk as a pathway for future learning and making.

Revit families were created to communicate with each other; we can push or gather data via their connectors, which lets us create some very powerful families and schedules. Using this data, we can coordinate across disciplines and decrease errors and design time. Mechanical can input values and provide electrical with the necessary information to properly design their systems with minimum effort. Parameters can be viewed as discreet bits of information you plug in to your equipment to populate your schedule-an arduous, tedious task. But if you look at how all those bits of data can affect all the other bits of data, and you can get them talking to each other, you'll have a useful design tool. Since engineering is chock-full of formulas, we'll look at how we can use these formulas to drive our parameters and streamline the design process. We'll look at how mechanical elements push data upstream to help calculate electrical loads.

The inclusion of point cloud support inside Autodesk® Revit® software means that documenting existing facilities is now easier than ever…hypothetically. With the advent of facilities management software and operations and maintenance databases reaching out to Building Information Modeling (BIM) for visualization and representation, the workflow seems obvious. Follow us through a real example of taking a building with no drawings from laser scan data to intelligent model, then to a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) database, and finally to facilities management tools.

This class will take a case-study approach to demonstrate a real-life example of harnessing BIM data throughout the facility management lifecycle of a corporate office.  IBI Group has developed a sound workflow to harness modeled data sourced in either Revit or Civil 3D within a custom-built asset management solution.  The service provided includes "gluing" asset-specific data together in a virtual environment including the BIM representation and offering the output as a managed solution for our clients / stakeholders.  This process involves strong definition of a project's BIM goal, stated BIM Uses to achieve the goal, and diligent Project BIM Leadership to accomplish the mission.  The solution provides web-based, or mobile access to asset information coupled with the ability to virtually interact with the asset as well as achieve real-world visual information, financial data, warranty timelines, and other pertinent information.  All this enhances the ability to plan OPEX / CAPEX.

This class will introduce the underlying concepts of a method that enables automatic grouping of models so that the model breakdown structure (MBS) matches a certain breakdown structure within a project. An automation tool for Navisworks software has been developed accordingly and tested in 2 case studies, which prove that the proposed method lets project participants without extensive BIM training obtain rapid identification of the desired model contents. The current practice of grouping and organizing intelligent models from multiple project participants' perspectives doesn't reflect project breakdown structures well. This gap renders it a challenge to the introduction of BIM into on-site meetings during the construction phase-such as daily subcontractor huddles and pull planning meetings-where on-the-spot-requests to query federated models are prevalent.

In this class, you’ll discover a set of high-end effective tools to optimize, design, and detail RC shear walls and slabs within a BIM platform such as Revit software. You’ll discover firsthand how to store seismic results and theoretical reinforcement values in Revit and use them to design and detail shear walls and groups of shear walls, optimize the fabrics distribution over an entire slab, and manage additional bars around openings. After having created and optimized the 3D rebar model based on design-driven rebar cages and reinforcement areas, we’ll go through the detailing part generating corresponding fabrics and rebar schedules, and we’ll see how we can manage the bars splitting to consider fabrication and transportation constrains and generating the final reinforcement drawing. Don’t miss this opportunity to discover a new workflow and new tools that will help you take a major step forward in your future rebar project management using Revit and Graitec technology together.

The latest versions of Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk 3ds Max Design software have been recognized for their workflow enhancements, ease of use advances, and new capabilities. In this class, we will present the new features of 3ds Max 2013 and 3ds Max Design 2013 with exploration of Nitrous accelerated graphics core improvements, tabbed viewport layouts, MassFX updates, and the mCloth module, workflow improvements, interoperability with Adobe® After Effects® software, NVIDIA® iray® 2.0, the Autodesk® Revit® interoperability update, and more. We will also be sure to look at the latest benefits for subscription customers.

Discover what we as a contractor had to do to make 4D accessible as a basis for further uses. By streamlining the workflow and introducing structured information requirements regarding Building Information Modeling (BIM) models and planning, 4D becomes a natural result of the process. Having a real-time, up-to-date 4D finally provides practical uses during the production phase. From being used merely for project presentations, it's now relevant to use 4D as a basis for site planning and logistics, on-site safety introductions and briefings, and as a visual aid during planning itself-providing possibilities for increased quality. We'll show our current workflow-which includes Primavera, Navisworks software, 3ds Max software-and the interfaces that we've created to streamline the process. In the end, we want you to be inspired by the possibilities and benefits of a streamlined 4D workflow.

We had a discussion at Autodesk University Las Vegas 2018 that focused on what a BIM coordinator does for the general contractor through processes and workflows—do’s and don’ts and so on. We’ll now explore the process and workflow of a BIM coordinator from the subcontractor side! Our coordination team’s established methods not only help our field crews with install and on-site verification, but they help catch things that sometimes slip through the cracks. Learn how to utilize BIM coordination to improve project outcome for all parties. We’ll discuss how communication, safety, collaboration, prefabrication, quality, and cost can impact what we do to help the industry with tools like Revit software, Navisworks software, BIM 360 Glue software, and more.