AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD MEP Schedules provide an exceptional opportunity to elevate your drawings, enabling effortless creation of tables that highlight essential information about selected objects within your building model. Boost productivity and transform construction documentation workflows with ease, requiring only a minimal time investment. Unlock long-term success as the return on investment steadily grows over time. This proposal advocates for replacing outdated manual methods, such as relying on spreadsheets, with AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD MEP scheduling capabilities. This transition enables the Automation, Integration, & Customization of tags and tables, ensuring they remain consistently synchronized with the building model. By removing the need for separate updates to drawings and spreadsheets, this streamlined approach unifies a fragmented, error-prone workflow into a seamless and automated system. Alongside exploring the schedules feature, take a moment to discover the latest updates in AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD MEP 2026.

This class will illustrate an integrated design and construction process achieved through using a more advanced method of the modeling and documentation of a curved stone wall for a courthouse building. 2D documentation of the complex geometries might not lead into the most efficient workflow between the design/construction team. The case study—Johnson County Courthouse in Olathe, Kansas—demonstrates using adaptive component families in Revit software to model, document, and construct a 40 foot by 440 foot curved stone wall with punched openings. This class will explain the modeling method of the wall in Revit, the documentation for the contactor, and the construction of the wall on the jobsite. Using an adaptive component family (Revit), different types of stone panels in the curved wall were modeled precisely according to design intent and were placed and repeated on the parametric rig. The conclusion will be lessons learned in this project, and an examination of the pros and cons of this method.

In an era where speed, quality, and innovation define success, using AI in design and construction workflows is no longer optional—it's essential. This session, Design to Delivery—Faster with the Right AI, shows how tools like Chaos’ Enscape, Veras and Glyph work in concert with Autodesk Revit and Forma to accelerate ideation, visualization, and construction documentation. Drawing from industry wide findings about where early adopters see the biggest benefits from AI, attendees will learn the best AI applications from the first interview, through design, and into construction documentation. The speakers know not all AI is equal, and will show the audience how to evaluate AI tools through the lens of quality, security, and intellectual property protection. By the end of this class you'll be able to use the right AI capability, at the right time, to boost creativity, improve quality, and shorten project timelines.

Construction is an inherently high-risk, low-margin business with countless opportunities for bad coordination, miscommunication, and disconnected processes. From initial design concepts to construction documentation, preconstruction to handover—many stakeholders, changes, and versions can overwhelm even the most organized and well-aligned teams. Eighty % expect to face added costs from design errors and omissions. Efficient project management can determine the winners in the market. Artificial intelligence (AI) can significantly improve construction project management effectiveness, especially in the early detection of project risks so they can be mitigated. AI can make the link between change orders, RFIs, and submittals back into the design phase. AI helps reduce the number of frivolous RFIs and wasteful change orders with the ultimate goal of better project performance. Hear from industry leaders about the application and value of machine learning in construction project management.

Learn how the implementation of reality capture provides immediate and substantial return on investment for owners, architects, and contractors. We will use recent multiple case studies to demonstrate the value of implementing reality capture through the use of laser scanning, ReCap software, and Revit software. Our case studies will look at preconstruction, construction, and post-construction documentation. We will show the power of this vastly underused application, and you will learn how it will enhance your business and bring you real value.

This class is intended for structural engineers/technicians and contractors who struggle with the on-time delivery of accurate structural analysis results. It's a daily challenge for structural engineers to make the right decisions on structural geometry based on limited project data. Being competitive in structural design means early delivery of building construction documentation. In this session you will learn how to perform early-stage analysis on your structural models in Revit in order to define the right foundation design. You will discover how to detect structural problems in your predesign stage of your Building Information Modeling (BIM) process using cloud analysis in Revit with the Structural Analysis toolkit. Find out how to share your analysis conclusions with the other stakeholders of the project. Finally, we will evaluate the predesign decisions with comprehensive detailed analysis of your structural model in Robot Structural Analysis.

Curtain Walls in Revit software represent a special category that can be used in many diverse ways, and Revit 2025 has added new important features that improve this complex and flexible category even further. In this session, we will learn techniques and best practices for building our comprehensive, robust, and highly detailed curtain wall types of various common assemblies, appropriate for both the design construction documentation as well as manufacturer shop-drawing production. We’ll review how to build out not just traditional glazed assemblies, but also commercial insulated metal panel systems, flexible corrugated panel systems, and standing seam panel systems. For each of these assemblies, participants will understand how to create an entire library of construction-ready, manufacturer-based components for fast, efficient modeling—complete with automated Level of Detail (LOD)—and get high-quality detailing almost for free.

Establishment of an effective document management system for a construction project is a critical component to project success. An effective system will successfully bridge the gap between design and construction by digitizing the document management process. Attendees of this class will see how DPR Construction used BIM 360 Document Management to host construction-related documentation and integrate it into the virtual design and construction (VDC) process. The class will go through the initial scoping development, project setup and administration, and end-user experience.

BIM as both a process and a type of software has been utilized for architectural and engineering design and documentation for some time now, and its use continues to spread to more facets of the AEC industry. This class will focus on the BIM process as it applies now more than ever to both the civil and construction trades. Using real world examples and core design concepts, we will explore strategies for how the civil and construction trades can best coordinate with the other trades' BIM models and data. We will also discuss the benefits of improving civil engineering collaboration with the other BIM models during the design and documentation stage, and later incorporating the construction and subcontractor models. With increased collaboration at every stage comes improved design efficiency, reduced costs, and the potential for a more interactive model deliverable that can be leveraged by owners for operations and maintenance.

When it comes to construction management, safety is our number one priority. This is because people are our most important asset. The time and energy we invest in keeping people safe will always pay dividends. With Autodesk Forma, we can document safety required by OSHA and generate issue tracking for following up. Autodesk AI technology will also allow for data tracking and trend analysis. Attendees should leave this class understanding how we can make an impact with tracking via forms and issue. The ability of Autodesk AI technology to track safety and make predictions over time should get you excited about the future and what Autodesk can bring to the industry moving forward.

This class covers the updates to Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2013 software—from schematic design through construction documentation. You will be introduced to the concepts of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and the tools for parametric design and documentation. Learn the new features in this release with topics including parts, assemblies, visual graphics, worksharing, linear dimension splitting and segmented gridlines.

Having a consistent way to track completed work is not only necessary for subcontractors to get paid, but also to provide visibility regarding the progress made. Tracking work progress in detail is easier said than done, however. What is the best place to log in progress? How can you help ensure that you maintain progress data? How can you make sure you can analyze the progress data to see if you’re falling behind on something? Construction technology can make this easier with photos and progress tracking workflows.

Case study using Autodesk Revit software to establish a multidisciplinary coordinating model using Infrastructure Design Suite software, and the successful workflow of how to best interact between the different software systems. The project is for the delivery of a six-platform, Stadium Train Station, for specific for the Perth New Stadium. BIM was the key elements in ensuring a high level of co-ordination and constructability with the existing condition and staging for rail shut downs. The presentation will focus on using Revit modelling techniques with the aid of Dynamo for downstream construction management for construction documentation, formwork area, and setting out, scheduling, pour sequencing, procurement integrating multiple OpenBIM formats. Workflows for using a Common Data environment cloud base platform to enable design team and construction team work with the most current data. https://youtu.be/76dfm5VPzKY This session features Revit and Navisworks Manage.

Learn how using Pype and BIM 360 software creates a dream team that can improve the construction documentation processes. From the very beginning of a project, Pype and BIM 360 work in tandem to process and review project specifications that are then easily stored in BIM 360 Docs software and submittals. Pype automates the creation of your submittal register, while BIM 360 lets you review and process submittals efficiently. The 1-2 punch of Pype and BIM 360 knocks out monotony and wasted work hours, and provides unprecedented insight into project scope.

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. We will look at the out-of-the-box tools in Autodesk Revit MEP software and provide ingenious tips for making the most accurate plumbing models quickly. We will also cover the basics of how the models can be built so that they are easy to manipulate for use in coordination. We will give you a step-by-step process for making models that serve for both documentation creation and coordination.

Of all the design disciplines in the construction industry, landscape architects have been left behind the furthest by BIM. Too often, the BIM model of the building allows high-quality coordination but is let down when it comes to Landscape Architecture, going back to relying on 2D workflows. We at Gensler's largest Landscape Architecture studio based in London have been developing a workflow to work in BIM/Revit for the past 4 years. This presentation is a summary of the work that we have been doing, shown with real-world Landscape Architecture projects from around the world. We will show our end-to-end workflow for Landscape Architecture from concept to production documentation including how all the forms of documentation, including drawings, specifications, and schedules have been handled in Revit. We'll also demonstrate how we've been using third-party software such as ArtisanRV in our production process to further streamline our workflow. Through this presentation we hope to be able to demonstrate how Revit can not only be used for Landscape Architecture but how it can be integrated into the virtual design environment.

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.

Parameters and the valuable data they contain make up one of the more powerful functions at the core of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Autodesk Revit products. In this class, we will cover parameters and their many uses in Revit in detail. This information is of special interest to MEP engineers and users who will learn how working with parameters in Revit affects project workflow, construction documentation, and the transfer of valuable data.

Parameters and the valuable data they contain make up one of the more powerful functions at the core of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Revit-based software products. In this class, we cover parameters and their many uses in Revit in detail. This information is of special interest to MEP engineers and users who will learn how working with parameters in Revit MEP affects project workflow, construction documentation, and the transfer of valuable data.

Parameters and the valuable data they contain make up one of the more powerful functions at the core of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Revit software products. In this class we will cover in detail the parameters and their many uses in Revit software. This information is of special interest to mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineers and users, who will learn how working with parameters in Revit MEP software affects project workflow, construction documentation, and the transfer of valuable data.