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Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025
From Design to Digital Twin: Building Indoor GIS with CAD and BIM Data

CAD and BIM have long served as the foundational design and construction documentation —but their utility often ends at project handoff. What if it didn’t? Indoor GIS is a floor-aware system of record for visualizing, analyzing, and managing facilities and collection of buildings. This session will demonstrate how to extend the life of CAD and BIM data into an indoor GIS, and empower CAD, BIM and GIS practitioners to build a Digital Workplace for building operations. Learn about the role of CAD and BIM integrations with GIS to fuel these workflows. See how to import design data into ArcGIS Indoors to map assets and manage spaces, enable real-time navigation with ArcGIS IPS, and equip facilities’ staff with mobile tools for asset inspections and maintenance. Whether new to GIS or looking to modernize facility operations workflows, this session provides you with guidance and examples to convert CAD and BIM data into Digital Workplaces that support asset and space management.

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.
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Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2015
More Practical Dynamo: Practical Uses for Dynamo Within Revit

Have you ever wanted to learn more about the Dynamo visual programming language extension for Revit software but thought it wasn’t for you? This lecture will describe the uses of the Dynamo extension and explain how it interacts with Revit software to help any Revit user. The Dynamo extension is a program that uses visual programming, but don't be scared. This lecture will teach attendees how to use the Dynamo extension even if they have no prior programming experience. This lecture will also give attendees very gradual doses of the Dynamo extension and visual programming so that they leave with the skills to apply the Dynamo extension to practical Revit software workflows. And don't forget that the Dynamo extension is an add-on to Revit.

Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2018
Push-Button Manufacturing in the Connected Future
Manufacturing is undergoing a digital transformation as specialized point tools are being connected together and data can flow freely from the design process through production and back again. We'll explore some advanced concepts that this free flow and data will enable.
Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2018
Getting the Best Out of Alias 2019
We want to illustrate the newest version of Alias software to show you how you can best utilize the latest updates in your workflow. There are some key enhancements that we don't want you to miss and good old refinements that just make your daily life easier.
Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2015
Introduction to Lathe Functionality Within Fusion 360
Learn to extend the power of Autodesk, Inc.'s, fully integrated CAM Solution for Fusion 360 software. In this class you will see just how easily you can program a lathe part. This class is designed for users interested in lathe functionality for Fusion 360 software; and it will also focus on tips, tricks, and training so users can get the most out of CAM for Fusion 360 software, the integrated CAM Solution driven by the same kernel behind HSMWorks software and Inventor HSM software.
Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2013
Introduction to Integrated CAM
What's old is new again. Standalone computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) has been the largest segment of CAM software for years, but many users are just now discovering what some veteran computer numerical control (CNC) programmers have known for decades—integration between CAD and CAM offers unique benefits that deserve serious consideration.
Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2019
Machining Complicated Parts Simply and Quickly
In this class, we’ll go over workflow tips and modeling tricks, as well as API scripts, and toolpath recipes to take the most complicated parts and break them down into simple, manageable tasks. We’ll go over several real-world examples with the focus being on thinking less, and producing more.
Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2018
The Future of Surfacing and Digital Design: Observations and Case Studies
This session will take a look at the future of surfacing and digital design tools as used by automotive and industrial design. We will focus on key drivers and changes, trends, and observations from the field, as well as customer stories of best practices. The goal is to enable attendees to learn from best practices elsewhere and prepare for the future.
Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2017
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Should I Use Inventor, Fusion 360—or Can I Use Both?
Are you using Inventor software and wondering if you should switch to Fusion 360 3D CAD/CAM software? In this class, you'll learn how Inventor and Fusion 360 compare, and how the products can coexist. This class's presenter has written 20 books on Inventor software, and has been working with Fusion 360 since its conception with major universities. The following areas will be examined: data management, operating systems, import data, imported data editing, sketching, part modeling, configurations (iParts), sheet metal, surface modeling, tools for creating components like bolts and gears, simulation, generative design and lightweighting, assembly modeling, and large assemblies-capacity, drawings, exploded views, rendering, CAM/CNC, and software update cycles.
Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2015
Integrating Advanced Analytics with Autodesk Solution Delivery
Learn how to integrate analytics software with Autodesk, Inc., products and tools to improve project visibility and communicate progress, issues, and accomplishments to project stakeholders and executives. This instructional demonstration will provide the attendee with the opportunity to learn about data integration and analytics modeling using industry-leading tools (like Tableau). This class will highlight proven approaches to designing and integrating analytics into a project and will demonstrate how stakeholders have the ability to view charts and trends, including the ability to drill down into project data to identify challenge areas and apply corrective actions to improve the likelihood of a successful project outcome.
Roundtable / Las Vegas 2016
Total Guide to Virtual-Reality Visualization: Hardware Edition
This roundtable will focus on different available virtual-reality (VR) hardware options, with the purpose of implementing VR into architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) workflows. We will have an in-depth discussion both about the tethered VR options like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, as well as about more-affordable mobile options like the Samsung Gear VR, Google Cardboard, and others. Every VR platform has strengths and weaknesses. We will discuss which VR platforms perform best paired with specific workflows for optimal end results. We will discuss everything from setting up and optimizing the VR hardware and available accessories to desktop/laptop/mobile requirements and hardware specifications needed to ensure an optimal AEC-VR experience. We will showcase different ways we use VR in the AEC industry, paired with appropriate hardware. VR can realize major savings in various VR workflows that include 360 renderings, VR walk-throughs, existing conditions exploration, virtual mockups, and many others. This session features Revit, 3ds Max, and Autodesk Stingray.

Instructional Demo / Virtual 2021
Bridging the Gap: Extending AutoLISP with .NET
AutoLISP is a very powerful programming language, but it doesn't offer the same knockout punch that VB.NET/C# does when combined with the AutoCAD .NET API. This class will explore the fundamentals of VB.NET and examine how you can use it to enhance existing AutoLISP routines. During this class, you will learn how to create basic commands for AutoCAD software, and discover functions that you can use with your existing AutoLISP routines. We will show examples of how to work with AutoCAD objects, get input from the user, create a basic form, and pass values between AutoLISP and .NET, plus other general programming concepts. For this class, you should know some AutoLISP, but it will be a beginner-level class for VB.NET and the AutoCAD .NET API.
Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2016
Optimization and 3D Printing of Conformal Cooling Mold Using Autodesk Tools
Printing metal parts using additive manufacturing is expansive. Most of the commercialized metal 3D printers involve cutting the metal component off the metal substrate after deposition and subsequent removal of support structure, which itself could be made of metal. Incorrect design considerations can result in distorted parts and impossible-to-remove support structures. Conformal cooling molds are a prime example of where complexity involved in design requires metal additive manufacturing. This class will follow design workflow for a conformal cooling mold using Autodesk, Inc., tools, and it will teach attendees how to account for machine constraints during design process for a successful build using metal 3D printers. This session features Within.
Instructional Demo / Virtual 2020
Revit, Forge, ERP - Smart solution for medium sized construction companies
As a family-owned and managed, medium-sized construction company, Grimm GmbH wanted to digitalize all their running corporate processes. Therefore, they decided to develope a collaboration platform called "Zapper". This online solution, based on Autodesk Forge technology, allows the connection of deep Autodesk Revit knowledge with standardized ERP-Systems like Microsoft Dynamics 365. The Zapper app supports the whole company’s infrastructure in a smart way. This solution allows management, project partners, all employees and clients to collaborate simply and with high efficiency. To enhance customer experience, a mobile app for clients was developed as part of the project. Customers can easily access all the current project data, at any time. In this class, you will learn how Grimm use their BIM models for planning, calculating, tendering and visualizing. Grimm contracted the internal start-up Sumoo and the software company ioLabs for the development of the Zapper app.
Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2018
Driving Efficiency Through Seamless Manufacturing Workflows and Fusion Production
Seamless data workflows in manufacturing dramatically reduce friction and opportunity for error. Using Fusion Production software and its integrations to other Autodesk portfolio products, up-to-date production data can be shared across an organization. This ensures that everyone has the most-relevant data, in the right context, at the right time to make good decisions. Fast, accurate decision making enables faster production time and lower cost.
Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2015
The Great Dynamo Dig—Mining Your Revit Model with Computation—Take 2
As a sequel to last year's Great Dynamo Dig, this class will demonstrate new concepts that will help you creatively capitalize on your Revit software data with the Dynamo visual programming language extension. Dynamo extension enables users with powerful data-mining capabilities through a graphical user interface. These capabilities, once only available to Revit software’s API experts, have made it easier to get to your Revit software data, to manipulate it, and to stream it to many external sources. The class will introduce key concepts for accessing, formatting, and sharing Revit software model data using Dynamo extension and packages such as LunchBox and Slingshot.
Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2016
Deploying Autodesk Software the Easy Way
You don’t have to be an information technology (IT) specialist to deploy Autodesk, Inc., software the easy way. Autodesk software installs can take sufficient effort to deploy to multiple computers. This class will explore the creation of deployment packages and push technology. This can greatly reduce the amount of effort needed to deploy Autodesk software. Streamline the deployment of Autodesk software and add-ons using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012 software (SCCM) and script technology. Whether you’re deploying Autodesk products to 2 or 2,000 computers, you can use these techniques with SCCM. You can also use this same workflow for other similar IT software management tools to deploy Autodesk products. We will explore the creation of Autodesk package creation using the package creation tool in Autodesk products. We will also look at how to create a SCCM software package, and learn how to deploy that package to a collection of computers. AIA Approved
Instructional Demo / Virtual 2021
Create an automated 3D Catalogue leveraging Forge, Inventor and Vault
Manufacturing companies have a headache about visualising their designs. They need to revise their printed catalogues as their designs get changed. What if there is an automated way to overcome this obstacle? In this class, we will be presenting you solution to have a fully automated 3d catalogue using Autodesk Vault, Inventor and Forge. Learn how to leverage Robotic Process Automation to create dynamic data on your own website.
Instructional Demo / Virtual 2021
Investing in Nesting: The Nesting and Fabrication Extension in Fusion 360
Why not invest in a more efficient business? Nesting is all about increasing manufacturing efficiency by minimizing material waste, shortening machine cycle times, and reducing production costs. Make a sound investment by implementing Fusion 360 Nesting software into your production workflow! Optimize the placement of machined components to eliminate repetitive cutting motion, saving tooling and machine wear. Reduce wasted stock material, scrap, and inventory overhead. Simplify design changes and streamline your CAD to CAM programming workflow. Minimizing human interaction during the fabrication process means reduced labor time. Save on materials, time, and labor while increasing productivity and profitability!
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