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Industry Talk / Nashville 2025
Design, Build, Experience: Immersive Digital Workplaces (REPEAT)
Imagine walking a design site before it’s ever built, with grading, buildings, and utilities unfolding around you in full context. Immersive Digital Workplaces make that possible, turning project models into shared experiences that improve communication and bring teams into alignment before construction begins. In this fast-paced, high-level session, three voices from civil design, immersive technology, and construction will share insights from the field. Rather than a technical deep dive, this session offers a big-picture look at how immersive Digital Workplaces are bridging disciplines, reducing errors, and clarifying complex data throughout the project lifecycle. When stakeholders can visualize a design in its environment, they are empowered to make faster, more confident decisions. Join us to explore how immersive workflows support better outcomes from concept through construction.
23p
New Orleans 2022
Turn Out-Dated into Power-Automated: Revit Data Exchanges into Microsoft Power BI
The ability to share relevant data with multiple stakeholders across different applications remains one of the most significant business challenges of our industry. Data Exchanges transfer granular information about models hosted in Autodesk Forma in a neutral format that allows you to build automated workflows across apps and services. You’ll learn how to create Data Exchanges from Revit software in Forma Data Management software, and build data flows to Microsoft Power BI using the new bridge to Power Automate. These data flows—traditionally made with sophisticated API investments—are now more accessible to nonprogrammer users.
Instructional Demo / San Diego 2024
UAE Construction Giant goes Green with Forma Build on Dubai's Palm Jumeirah
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), a nation known for its architectural marvels and ambitious projects, is facing a crucial turning point. Sustainability is becoming a top priority as the country strives to reduce its environmental impact and build a greener future. Learn how a construction giant leads the charge by embracing ACC as it's common data environment for document management, filed processes and quality control to achieve this goal. This session explores how to leverage ACC platform, to go green and build more sustainable structures, it will help attendees build new skills, implement new workflows, and learn how to use ACC Docs and ACC Build products both downstream with their subcontractors and upstream with clients and consultants.
37p
Panel / Las Vegas 2023
Takeoff for the Win with Barton Malow, Windover Construction, and Huckabee
Performing quantity takeoff can be a time-consuming and laborious process, but it doesn't have to be. Many in the industry are still using desktop-based 2D takeoff solutions that lack the collaboration, standardization, and transparency that is essential to running a fine-tuned estimating team. Join this session to see how the pre-construction and estimating teams at Barton Malow, Windover Construction, and Huckabee are turning to Forma Takeoff—a cloud-based 2D/3D quantification solution—to improve collaboration, increase takeoff accuracy, and reduce takeoff time, ensuring everyone is working off the latest project documents. You'll see how leading general contractors use Forma Takeoff to tackle project challenges while quantifying project scope. Join this lively discussion to see real-life case studies and walk away knowing how you too can improve your takeoff processes and say goodbye to tedious, time-consuming workflows.
Hands-on Lab / Las Vegas 2023
Forma Build Cost Management
Effective Cost Management and real time insights into the budget of the project can make or break a project. In this hands-on workshop, we will look at the Cost Management tool within Forma Build and how to maximize workflows such as telling the story of a field issue that turns into a change orders, collaborating on pay apps, and accurately forecasting to minimize risk on a project and lead to a more successful project.
Industry Talk / Nashville 2025
Titans of Precast: Model-Based Asset Tracking at Stadium Scale

Go behind the scenes of the new A Stadium Model to discover how model-based asset tracking transformed the way precast concrete was delivered and installed. In this session, you'll learn how our team used Forma Build software to create intelligent, connected assets directly from the model. Then you’ll see how we used Power BI to visualize installation progress at scale. We’ll walk through the challenges of coordinating thousands of precast components, the strategies we used to keep the field and office aligned, and the ways data-driven workflows helped us stay on track. Whether you're managing stadium-sized projects or just looking to improve asset visibility, this session will show you how to turn your BIM into real-time insights.

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
Industry Talk / Nashville 2025
Building a BIM & GIS Foundation for Digital Prototypings in Enterprise-Scale Operations
How do you turn 20 years of fragmented, paper-based facility documentation into a powerful operational decision-making tool? Join The Kraft Group and Symetri as they unpack the strategy, technology, and value behind their development of a Digital Prototyping that spans BIM and GIS for Gillette Stadium and beyond. Leveraging Autodesk Revit, Civil 3D, and ACC for model development and project delivery, this program federates BIM and other data sources and integrates with an ArcGIS-powered environment to support everything from security planning to energy management. Attendees will learn how the Autodesk ecosystem is being used to enforce data standards, and drive coordination across departments. Discover how BIM content is repurposed as operational datasets, delivering value far beyond design and construction, and how spatial context was added using GIS integration for wayfinding, event planning, and more. You'll also hear how The Kraft Group made the business case for long-term investment in Autodesk and ESRI technologies by capturing value early and often. This session is perfect for facility owners, architects, and consultants looking to evolve their BIM workflows into Digital Prototypings with real-world operational impact.
Industry Talk / San Diego 2024
Turn-key yet customizable ERP Integration: How Satterfield & Pontikes quickly implemented Autodesk Cost Management with a new approach
ERP integrations typically take months to scope, configure, and deploy. That didn't work for Satterfield & Pontikes when they were switching from Procore to Forma Build and had a tight timeline to get on board with Autodesk's Cost Management. What they needed was a turn-key solution that would help them onboard within days, and support customization as they rolled out new workflows. They partnered with their Autodesk global platinum partner, Graitec, and adopted their new cloud application ERP SYNC — a cutting edge data synchronisation platform powered by Agave This session brings together experts from Satterfield & Pontikes, Graitec, Agave, and Autodesk to discuss the successful implementation of this integration under a challenging timeline. Discover how you can apply similar strategies to streamline integration between your own ERP and Cost Management systems.
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43p
Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025
Plans That Work Like a Hit Song: Harmonizing Schedules in Forma Build
A great project schedule runs as smoothly as a chart-topping anthem: every element in sync, no off-key surprises. In this session, we’ll show you how the Plan feature in the Forma Build Schedule tool acts like the conductor of your project’s orchestra, seamlessly connecting tasks to Sheets, Issues, Submittals, RFIs, and Assets. Whether you’re coordinating a high-rise or a hospital, you’ll learn how to turn disjointed workflows into a standards-worthy performance (minus the encore demands). We’ll share real-world examples, best practices, and a touch of Nashville-inspired flair to keep things lively. By the end, you’ll be ready to streamline schedules like a pro, no musical talent required.
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43p
Industry Talk / Nashville 2025
Innovators Stage | Design, Build, Experience: Immersive Digital Twins

Imagine walking a design site before it’s ever built, with grading, buildings, and utilities unfolding around you in full context. Immersive Digital Twins make that possible, turning project models into shared experiences that improve communication and bring teams into alignment before construction begins. In this fast-paced, high-level session, three voices from civil design, immersive technology, and construction will share insights from the field. Rather than a technical deep dive, this session offers a big-picture look at how immersive Digital Twins are bridging disciplines, reducing errors, and clarifying complex data throughout the project lifecycle. When stakeholders can visualize a design in its environment, they are empowered to make faster, more confident decisions. Join us to explore how immersive workflows support better outcomes from concept through construction.

23p
Hands-on Lab / Virtual 2020
From Scribble to Sketch to Solid to Swarf—Having a Go at the Full Design-to-Manufacture Process in Fusion 360
Fusion 360 software is a complete product-design tool that enables users to go from concept to production with integrated CAD, CAM, and CAE technology. We hear that a lot, but in reality, what does it actually mean? Is it the Swiss Army knife of design software? Can it do everything? This class will take attendees through the complete design and manufacturing process, from initial concept scribbles all the way through to generating files for 3D printing and toolpaths for a computer numerical control (CNC) job. We'll kick off with bringing some drawings into the Fusion 360 environment and using them as template. Then we will move on to some basic simulations, carrying out a design change and generating some communication visuals with custom materials. Finally, we'll hit up the Manufacture workspace to generate some toolpaths for CNC machining and potentially fire up a CNC machine (using Fusion Team to share tool libraries).
Industry Talk / Virtual 2020
How Fusion 360 Helped ITCC Quickly Transition to Virtual Delivery
Spring of 2020 was an interesting and stressful period for many professions. Teaching was no exception. Faculty at Ivy Tech Community College had one week to transition courses from in-person to entirely virtual. The use of Fusion 360 software made this possible. DESN 195 (Manufacturing Principles and Design) is a course that takes students through various aspects of manufacturing. Course objectives include: learning about workplace safety, creating G-code, using metrology tools, discussing lean principles, and developing a facility layout. Students typically take this course during their first year. In this class, we will journey through DESN 195 during Spring 2020. See how Fusion 360 lets people smoothly transition from in-person to virtual, even when creating computer numerical control (CNC) programs. During this class session, we will cover examples of what worked well, what did not, and what people in education and industry can learn from this experience.
Instructional Demo / Virtual 2020
Generative Design Masterclass
We will discuss modeling pro tips and advanced skills for generative design workflows.
Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2019
The Future of Post Processing

This class will cover implementing new technology into existing post processors and give attendees some insight into the future of "posting.” We’ll outline the use of machine configurations and how they can significantly simplify the Postscript, bringing more functionality to the Fusion 360 UI. With the release of .cpsz, we’ll cover how to use, build, and distribute new packaged posts that enable the distribution of all supporting assets in a single file. Previously, Fusion 360 posts required a lot of scripting to perform certain tasks, which have now been covered in the post API. We’ll present this new API and explain its usage—enabling much more basic post processors. Finally, we’ll give a brief overview of the road map and the future of post processing within Fusion 360.

Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2013
Beyond Design and into Manufacturing with Autodesk Design Suites
Preparing your designs for manufacture isn't just about knocking out a 2D drawing and hitting print. There's a ton of metadata which can be created and capitalized on to improve the flow of information and the components themselves through the manufacturing process. These days, automated manufacturing with computer numerical control (CNC) is commonplace; therefore, it is necessary to have an efficient process for creating CNC cut files or models. In this class, we cover several ways to prepare and export data to CAM software ready for CNC machining. Which one is best for your company or process? Exporting that manufacturing data from Inventor® software is only part of the process. Learn how you can deliver that information to those within manufacturing and procurement. The class also features iPropWiz V6, an amazing Inventor add-in that not only supercharges iProperties, but also makes it easier to create CNC cut files.
Autodesk Product Briefing / Virtual 2020
How Autodesk Can Streamline the Automotive Clay Studio Workflows
In this session, we’ll talk about how Autodesk products like Alias software, VRED software, PowerMill, and PowerInspect can empower automotive design studios with technology to push the boundaries of creativity and collaborate radically with the goal of making better products, faster.
Hands-on Lab / Virtual 2020
Compelling 2D Sections, Details, and Auxiliary Views from AutoCAD 3D Models
This intermediate-to-advanced hands-on lab offers AutoCAD 3D software veterans a chance to explore the 2D model documentation of 3D part models from AutoCAD. After creating base views and projected views from 3D solid or surface models, we’ll explore sectional views. Using 3D models, we’ll create full, half, offset, and aligned sectional drawing views. We’ll also create circular and rectangular detail views. We will apply editing techniques of the 3D models to then update the derived drawing views. We will also explore undocumented Auxiliary View features from 3D models. We’ll export the 2D sectional drawing views into model space using the EXPORTLAYOUT command to get true size and shape geometry to edit and annotate as needed. If you’ve used AutoCAD 3D software in the past to create 2D multiview drawings from 3D models, attend this class and get ready to be surprised.
Hands-on Lab / Virtual 2020
Learn the Rules, Then Break Them: Fusion 360 for Industrial Robot Arms
Fusion 360 software now offers a simple workflow for programming industrial robot arms. Anyone familiar with post-processing machine code from Fusion 360 can now create robot code in the same way. During this lab, users will use the manufacturing space from Fusion 360 to generate robot native code that can drive industrial robot arms. First, we will show a generic robot workflow within Fusion 360 that will post with the ABB post processor. Then, we will cover exporting code into a virtual robot simulator, ABB RobotStudio, for validation. We’ll then pivot to recordings at Autodesk Technology Centers, explaining calibration of various coordinate systems localizing the robot arm and robot operation for milling applications. We’ll introduce other applications that participants can use with this workflow, such as welding and additive. Finally, we will share various case studies from Autodesk Technology Center residents and customers utilizing Fusion 360 for industrial robots.
Instructional Demo / Virtual 2020
Generative Design: Getting the Results
For the last couple of years, the speaker has taught generative design classes at Autodesk University. The first years, we did an “Introduction to Generative Design” lecture; last year we did a lab showing the process and setup for applying a generative design to a part. This year we want to look at the results that you get from running the part and talk about how to interpret the information that you get back. We also want to look at how to download the desired result as a solid model, modify the file for any needed cleanup, and use it in an assembly. We are going to start by submitting a file to Generative Design in Fusion 360 software, then we’ll look at the results that are returned for strength, weight, and even cost. We will review sorting the results to get the best possible option for what we want, then we will download the file and talk about what you can do with the file. We’ll finish up by talking about changes to Generative Design in Fusion 360 that have come out this year.
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