Are you interested in building a data-driven organization but you have poor visibility into key project information to help you plan and strategize? Are you struggling with data silos that prevent you from getting meaningful and actionable insights? Learn how to maximize data and analytics across the construction lifecycle to empower teams across various functions and workflows. Whether you’re looking to better understand the health of a specific project, assess team performance, review the status of your overall project portfolio, or explore ways to optimize new projects for improved outcomes, this session will show you how Construction Cloud can deliver unified data, analytics, and reporting capabilities on top of a robust, secure, and scalable data platform built for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry.

AutoCAD software offers a variety of features that let you automate workflows and reduce repetitive tasks. In this lab, you will create action macros, develop simple AutoLISP programs, learn the basics to deploy AutoLISP files, and manage settings with user profiles. After this lab, you will have a broad understanding of how to implement automation and improve productivity when you return to your office. This session features AutoCAD software; AutoCAD LT software doesn't support AutoLISP programming.

This session is for admins who want to learn more about the steps required to transition to named user. We will cover step-by-step instructions that will help you add users with our four invite workflows, assign users to your subscriptions with import to assign and active directory group sync, update your license type to a named user subscription using automation or self-service by end users, and detail the new sign-in process for your users. Attendees will leave the session ready to transition and set up their new named user subscriptions in the most efficient way possible.

There are 12 things you should never do in Revit software—but if you do them, here’s how to fix them. Now, we know you didn’t explode a DWG in your Revit project—but somebody did, and it has to be fixed. This is one of 12 examples we will discuss in this class. Of course, we will cover strategies for how to avoid these problems, but let’s be realistic. You can’t control everything. We will dive into 12 painful mistakes made in Revit files that may drastically affect your model and production. We will even go a step further to reveal strategies for avoiding this dirty dozen, and remedies to heal if the damage has already been done. Please join us for this class as we uncover ways in which to keep your Revit model healthy.

Until recently, the construction industry has suffered a technology bypass, relying on centuries-old processes to manage projects that are getting more complex and demanding faster execution. This class will discuss how Building Information Modeling (BIM) is making a shift by industrializing construction and setting up off-site assembly lines for manufacturing modules that can just be assembled on-site by a lean team. Case studies will be discussed from several iconic, global project executions where assembly line manufacturing construction processes were deployed for amazingly fast construction, reducing the on-site work, wastages, and costs. The main focus of this class is using BIM to support modular design and industrialized construction. Attendees will learn when and how to set up these assembly lines and the challenges associated with them.

In this session, we will teach you the best practices for exchanging data between Civil 3D software, InfraWorks software, Inventor software, and Revit software. We will get into the differences of the software interactions when using FBX or IMX or Autodesk; the differences between creating Inventor Parts (single body versus multibody) versus Assemblies (with skeleton modeling and iLogic) and their advantages and disadvantages; and how this translates to Revit for detailing and what you need to watch out for in Revit.

Join HP, NVIDIA and Theia Interactive for a session exploring the technology trends impacting the world of product and architectural design. Discover how artificial intelligence and bio-analytics are enhancing the design process – from concept to delivery – and learn about the HP Omnicept bio-analytics platform. This session will include a deep dive into the AI at the heart of HP Omnicept as well as how to choose the right computing platform for such applications.

Effective Building Information Modeling (BIM) collaboration cloud environment is one of the key things that emerges as a time-saver in terms of communication and with respect to team members collaborating on model changes in the central cloud that the entire team is accessing. A360 BIM collaborative environment really helps to reduce direct communications and email chasing between clients and BIM service providers because models can be viewed directly in clouds without any software installations on the systems. Any type of updates, by team members or from clients, can be easily seen and replied to directly in the cloud at any time. This is a very good environment for holding client meetings to mark up and track live projects without using software, even when you are in mobile access. This guarantees that all team members—both on-site and at the desk—will have access to the correct files, project data, and designs. It’s a time-saver even when team members are using various Autodesk, Inc., stand-alone software during modeling, as changes are recorded in the A360 cloud environment. This session features A360. AIA Approved

Starting a project off on the right foot not only requires having a schedule and budget in place, but also having clear processes and communication with your forepersons and trades. Learn how different project leaders have set up PlanGrid to optimize for field adoption. Learn how technology can help teams create trust and accountability from the field to the office.

This class showcases the interoperability of 3ds Max software with other products, such as Revit software and AutoCAD software. This class is all about linking and reloading files from other software products into a 3ds Max scene. We will start by learning about the various settings that can be configured while linking a Revit (.rvt) file. We will then create a new linking preset and modify it as per specific requirements. Learn to use the new preset to bring a Revit file into the 3ds Max scene. Finally, we will use a variation of the source Revit file and learn how to load those changes to show up directly in the 3ds Max scene. If time permits, we will explore the interoperability of AutoCAD and 3ds Max software products.

Learn how to capitalize on Revit data in Fusion 360 software to optimize for Autodesk CFD.

The quality of a scan-to-BIM (Building Information Modeling) model can vary, depending on the surveyor, instrument used, field conditions, and especially the requirements specified. There are, however, no industry standards templates available to follow. This class will focus on the essentials for developing a scan-to-BIM execution plan, starting from providing and clarifying scope of work to defining LOD requirements. There are a lot of potential risks that we need to identify and highlight when picking up a scan-to-BIM job. We will discuss some of these cases with project examples. Basic tools like Revit software, ReCap software, and Navisworks software can help us through this process of visualizing model mistakes and getting a quality product. We will learn several tips that can assist us while facing the quality control of a model replicated from a point cloud. Those tips will also help us locate where the focus should go in each case.

Machine learning is a much talked about and relatively new way for creating artificial intelligence systems and applying them to complicated problems. KLH Engineers is applying artificial intelligence to solve challenging problems in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. This class is a case study on applying machine learning to the problem of MEP element placement based on BIM (Building Information Modeling) data provided by other consultants. Attendees will discover how KLH applied a machine-learning algorithm to classify BIM objects in a room.

Starting a project off on the right foot not only requires having a schedule and budget in place, but also having clear processes and communication with your forepersons and trades. Learn how different project leaders have set up PlanGrid to optimize for field adoption. Learn how technology can help teams create trust and accountability from the field to the office.

Customizing the AutoCAD software or AutoCAD LT software is a great way to increase productivity, but many users are unsure of how to get started. In this lab, you’ll learn about several of the basic customization features that you can use to simplify workflows and reduce repetitive tasks. You can customize features such as command aliases and the ribbon to improve access to frequently used commands, and you can create tool palettes and script files to reduce the number of steps required to complete a task.

This class will present an inspiring account of one of the finest Building Information Modeling (BIM) implementations at Msheireb, Qatar, comprising of 14 buildings—22-level hotel, 4-level parking, office, apartments, cultural and entertainment center—covering more than 4 million square feet. This BIM case study has ample examples to understand the critical factors that determined the success of this complex project that involved stakeholders from more than 15 countries, more than 20 trades, and a breathtaking rigid construction schedule in spite of 26 major change bulletins. Attendees will learn the best practices on BIM workflow, and strategies for complete project-lifecycle implementation. We’ll also cover how to customize Building Design Suite software, and how to use different tools and processes for BIM setup, design and change management, value engineering, constructability review, and accurate coordinated shop drawings for uninterrupted construction, site logistics, and construction management. This session features Revit and Fabrication CADmep.

The construction industry has been notorious for relying on centuries-old processes to manage projects that are getting more complex and demanding faster execution. This class will discuss how Building Information Modeling (BIM) is making a shift by industrializing construction and setting up off-site assembly lines for manufacturing modules and subassemblies that can be assembled on-site by a lean team. In this session, we will discuss case studies from several iconic global project executions (airports, stadiums, and so on) where assembly line manufacturing construction processes were deployed for amazingly fast construction, reducing the on-site work, wastages, and costs. The main focus of this class is on building the network and involving all stakeholders in the use of BIM to support modular design and industrialized construction. Attendees will learn when and how to set up these assembly lines and discover the challenges associated with them.

This award-winning panel is back with a new list of topics to discuss. Learn from the experiences of this group of diverse CAD managers who are widely respected as leaders in their field. Hear their unique perspectives and solutions to challenges faced by CAD managers from organizations of all sizes and backgrounds. This year we’ve faced working remotely and supporting remote users more than we could have imagined. Panelists will discuss ways in which they’ve approached these challenges and what they’ve learned. Other topics include CAD standards, as well as keeping up with rapidly changing technology, managing users, communicating with management and other non-technical people, budgeting, and much more. This panel discussion has become an anticipated Autodesk University tradition. Bring your questions and get answers from four CAD managers who have been there and done that.

Interact with a panel of Revit software API experts from Autodesk, Inc., to answer your questions and discuss all relevant topics of your choice. For anyone writing add-ins for Revit software, this is the perfect forum to better get to know the people who shape the APIs you work with, and explain your views, ideas, and problems face to face. Please note that prior Microsoft .NET programming and Revit software add-in development experience is required. This class is not suitable for beginners.

This award-winning panel is back this year with a new list of topics to discuss. Learn from the experiences of this panel of diverse CAD Managers that are widely respected as leaders in their field. Hear their unique perspective and solutions to challenges faced by CAD Managers from organizations of all sizes and backgrounds. Topics include CAD standards, keeping up with rapidly changing technology, managing users, communicating with management and other non-technical people, budgeting and much more. There will also be time for Q&A where you can ask these experts the questions you’ve always wanted to find answers to. Join us for a panel discussion that has become an anticipated AU tradition. Bring your questions and get answers from four CAD Managers who have been there and done that.