Autodesk, Inc., has given us a variety of water resource tools in Infrastructure Design Suite software. If you are a manager or a designer, you need to know if you can stop paying maintenance on competing software and move your organization forward with a single family design suite of tools. You want to know what is in the suite and if it can do the things you need it to do. In this class you get a better understanding of what equations are being used in which applications and how to find the right fit for the project requirements that are being passed on down to you. We review Storm Sewers, Hydrographs, Express Tools, Storm and Sanitary Analysis, and River Analysis. If you are already familiar with these tools, you will also learn some tips and tricks.

This workshop will provide an introduction to lean design and construction concepts. It will highlight the benefits and opportunities that lean implementation provides, and it will give the participants a road map showing how to start using these principles on projects. Lean in design and construction focuses primarily on project improvement by identifying and eliminating waste and enhancing value to the customer. This workshop will not only familiarize the participants with lean vocabulary, but it will also provide them with a roadmap to understand how to employ these concepts in their organizations and on their projects. We will also review a cloud-based tool that helps facilitate this production planning and last planner process.

Ever wonder if there's an easier way to ensure that all drawing production staff members have equal access to the company's CAD standards? This class will be an overview of a variety of configuration, productivity, and management solutions that you can deploy using AutoCAD software's Tool Palettes. Tool Palettes should not be limited to sourcing warehoused block/symbol libraries; they can also facilitate company-specific CAD software configurations, along with a multitude of other tools, to assist CAD managers with the elimination of inconsistencies across workstations, projects, and even offices. Tool Palettes can easily become the "one-stop shop" for sourcing preconfigured, controlled content, and the mechanism to configure AutoCAD-based software for the required environment. There will be additional discussions on quick access for discipline- and project-specific toolsets, including troubleshooting/support tools, through the use of "live" tool palettes.

This round-table discussion will elaborate on how to create corridors for railroad projects in AutoCAD Civil 3D software. The speaker will introduce the potential of applying premade railroad structures (Microsoft Visual Basic .NET) in designs consisting of 2, 3, or more tracks. He will share the experience of organizing teamwork in big projects between several engineers and/or other project members. The speaker will also share practical experience regarding why working with Vault software is superior to working with a server that uses civil-data shortcuts. The discussion will include the analysis of a work model (AutoCAD Civil 3D software plus Vault software) that enables an engineer to create a digital 3D model and a manager to monitor and control the progress of the project without specific knowledge of the software.

InfraWorks is one of the easiest and fastest tools to use when showing a design concept or urban planning. In this class, we go over how you can put together your site with existing data from, for example, Google Earth™ with your own data from AutoCAD® Civil 3D® software and using Leica HDS point cloud scans in the city model. We go over all the new user interface ribbons, show how to speed the design process, and share proposed infrastructure models to give designers a head start. Learn how to communicate visually rich infrastructure proposals to facilitate faster decision making and communicate design intent to stakeholders more effectively. Learn to create models of the existing natural and built environment quickly and easily so you can depict the local environment more realistically. Manage infrastructure proposals better by creating and managing multiple alternatives in a single model. See how to overlay GIS data by creating 3D thematic maps to help make more informed decisions, and create and import point cloud scans for stronger reality-captured models.

Hudson Yards is the largest private real estate development in the history of the United States. Phase 2, The Western Yard, will include 6.2 million square feet of building space, spanning several residential towers, an office complex, and a school. The problem? It’s being constructed over-top 30 active train tracks, 3 rail tunnels, and major utilities, and alongside viaducts, busy roadways, and one of New York City’s most popular tourist attractions: The Highline. How does a complex network of architecture, engineering, and construction stakeholders ensure that existing conditions are being properly accounted for during design? The solution? Mix 2 tablespoons of laser scans with acres of topographic surveys, old utility maps, and as-builts to create a large-scale, precise, 3D Revit model of the entire site. During this presentation, Timothy O’Connor from Langan will join Kyle Hudson from VIATechnik to discuss the workflows, challenges, and benefits associated with collecting and digitizing this massive amount of infrastructure data.

The needãand the abilityãto innovate is greater than ever. New ways of working are needed to create our evolving society. Every system you design, from the electrical grid that lights and heats our homes, to water system that supports life, to the railroads on which we travel, to the refineries that provide the gasoline for our carsãunderwrites a US$53 trillion demand for new or replacement infrastructure. Hear about the future of how infrastructure will be made, and the trends in technology that will radically transform the way you, as industry professionals, plan, design, deliver, and operate tomorrowês infrastructures by moving infrastructure delivery into a new era.

There's a misconception that AutoCAD Civil 3D software is not very good at using large point-cloud data sets. This class will squash these rumors and open eyes to the actual ease. This class will cover the use of AutoCAD Civil 3D with Leica's CloudWorx add-on. We'll examine the ease of navigating through the different point-cloud data sets inside the AutoCAD Civil 3D environment. We'll touch on ways to verify accuracies of previous tradition surveys, and we'll examine newer collections procedures like terrestrial LIDAR and unmanned autonomous systems (UAS) point clouds. We'll show you several examples of projects with complex existing conditions that created hurdles in design. We'll show how these hurdles can be overcome by using simple add-on tools like CloudWorx.

New studies indicate photos taken both on the ground and using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) can be used to create accurate 3D models for volume calculation and visualization. This presentation will review the current UAV and terrestrial photographic and laser scanning technology being utilized for remote sensing, and demonstrate how ReCap 360 software processes and analyzes photography, traditional LiDAR (light detection and ranging), and laser scanning technology outputs. Resulting data sets are used in AutoCAD Civil 3D software to create surfaces and are analyzed in 3D for volume calculations, site, and building engineering drawing creation. They are then processed in Memento and brought into InfraWorks software to visualize the 3D mesh in real-world context. This class will review 3 studies comparing the accuracy of photographic differential parallax and traditional laser scanning captured by fixed wing UAV, quadcopters, and terrestrial laser scanning and survey equipment.

You’ve built a 3D model. Now you need to produce 2D drawings. That is the precise purpose for the new model documentation tools in AutoCAD® software. In this class, I will show you how to create annotated orthographic, section, cutaway, and detail views; control their scale and appearance; and ensure that views and annotations update properly if the 3D model changes. I will work with 3D models that are created in AutoCAD and Autodesk® Inventor® software, and other CAD programs and show you how to solve problems such as disassociated annotations. You will see how you can create several sheets of drawings documenting a multi-part assembly. We will cover each tool in detail and develop best practices and time-saving techniques, so that you can tap into the power of model documentation tools in AutoCAD to create your 2D drawings.

This case study of the Alamo Master Plan in San Antonio, Texas, reviews the use of LIDAR (light detection and ranging) and photogrammetry in the creation of a computer model. The model was used for both documentation in Revit software and visualization in 3ds Max software, and it documented 3 square kilometers of dense urban environment in less than 6 weeks. We'll review the hardware and how we used multiple Autodesk software packages such as ReCap software, Revit, and 3ds Max to develop a computer model for both master planning and visualization.

NVIDIA's Bob Pette, VP and GM of Professional Visualization and Mike Haley, Senior Director of Machine Intelligence for Autodesk, Inc., will share their insights on the Era of AI and how NVIDIA solutions are powering AI workstations, virtualization and cloud services to transform product development and design workflows with extraordinary results. Hear how deep learning is helping industries solve many big data problems and bring cities of the future to life.

There will be Q&A session after the talk and all attendees will be entered to win an NVIDIA SHIELD TV.

Managing bulk materials is one of the most important functions for mining companies. The value of the business is dependent on the quantity of minerals in the stockpile. Yet, it is challenging to know the volume at any specific point in time because material is continually being added or subtracted. Companies currently use aerial surveys to do this work. However, due to its expense, it can only be done about one time per month. Alternatively, the companies can utilize ground survey crews or terrestrial scanning. But, the safety issues and the quality of the data are concerns. In this course, we will demonstrate how to use an unmanned aircraft to conduct accurate surveys that can be conducted daily to give managers near real-time information with which to make decisions. We will discuss critical mission workflows, doing photogrammetric processing with Autodesk ReCap 360 and volume calculations with Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D.

In this session, we'll take a look at a workflow under the Autodesk umbrella to process photos collected with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). We'll cover best practice workflows, from processing the drone data in ReCap software, taking those results into InfraWorks software for use and further processing, then finally moving them into AutoCAD Civil 3D software. The end result will be a functioning TIN surface inside AutoCAD Civil 3D, as well as a georeferenced orthomosaic.

Los Angeles’s mayor proposed a $91 million project called Vision Zero designed to help the city of Los Angeles end traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2025. Every year, more than 200 people are killed while moving through the city. In fact, traffic collisions are a leading cause of death for children in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Department of Transportation and US CAD found many ways to utilize the Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection to help achieve goals set forth by this program. Using reality capture technology and ReCap software, they rapidly modeled existing intersections. With InfraWorks software, city planners created 3D models using their extensive geographic information system (GIS) libraries and ReCap scans. Continuing in InfraWorks, they laid out design proposals to communicate design with the engineering team. The city engineers then took the InfraWorks model and refined the design using Civil 3D software. The last step was using Autodesk’s Vehicle Tracking software to verify that certain vehicles would be able to turn at these new traffic-calming intersections. With these tools, the process, which before could have taken weeks, was done in days.

Let's dive into the complete process of creating an .rcp file while in ReCap Pro software and importing the point cloud into InfraWorks software, and see the step-by-step process of creating both a usable InfraWorks surface but also extracting features from your point cloud using both the new point cloud terrain and point cloud modeling tools within InfraWorks. The point cloud modeling tool is like your description keys in AutoCAD Civil 3D software, but instead of 2D blocks you'll get 3D features like power poles and trees automatically inserted into your model. We'll take you step by step through the process to help save you time.

This class will cover how we used InfraWorks software in conjunction with AutoCAD Civil 3D software, ReCap software, and Inventor software to carry out the concept design for an innovative new transportation system in the United Arab Emirates. You will learn how we used reality capture methods such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to produce digital terrain and surface models from photos, and how we mapped the existing road layout and topography using laser scans as well as ground-penetrating radar for underground utilities to construct a digital model of the proposed system alignment in InfraWorks. It will also cover how the information was brought in using other Autodesk products, such as ReCap for the point cloud capture, AutoCAD Civil 3D for the utilities, and Inventor to create parametric bridge objects for use in InfraWorks as the unique support structure for the transportation system. Also, we'll demonstrate how we were able to bring all the above together to provide the client with the assurance that the system would work and fit the site aesthetics with confidence.

In the era of 2D CAD, many firms invested in custom tools and development staff to write and maintain them. A firm's overall experience varied in terms of the success of this investment and just about everyone has a story to tell about being burned from spending money developing custom tools. However a number of market forces are coming into play that continue to drive the need to customize the Revit® software platform, and the question is, Do you rely entirely on third-party software or go back down the road of customization? This class explores the benefits of investing in the development of custom tools for your firm, and shows how Revit is really different this time for those who have a horror story to tell. This class looks at the tools Stantec has developed in the last year and the return on investment we have already seen. We also examine our overall strategy and approach to development.

From the very beginning of Revit Structure software it was possible to export the analytical system of a structure into several analysis and design software packages. This workflow is highly accepted nowadays. This class will demonstrate how easy it is today to benefit from design results by automatically generating reinforcement layouts for many parts of the building. Even if reinforcement objects are created manually, it is possible to check the reinforcement against required values from design results. Despite various examples of how to use a 3D reinforcement model for fabrication, it is still necessary to produce 2D drawings from the model. We will demonstrate how you can achieve this quickly and easily using third-party software.

InfraWorks software facilitates engineers, planners, and architects in the making of complex decisions. Of equal importance is the role it can play in explaining the complexities of the decision-making process to a less technical audience, making the "why," "how," and "what" accessible and engaging. As part of a new plan for its central core, the City of Vancouver is replacing a viaduct system, the only remnant of a proposed freeway, with a more resilient and connected street network. Public engagement is a key component of the process-and with extensive changes being proposed to the street system and the public realm, the challenge has been to present the future state and how things are being phased/changed in a clear, accurate, and interesting manner. This class will show how an interdepartmental team is collaborating to use the full palette of InfraWorks software's capabilities-including web maps, ground-based LIDAR (light detection and ranging), and virtual reality-to make the public an informed and engaged partner in the process.