Is it possible to eliminate uncertainty between structural design and the fabrication plant? This session will reveal the milestone of creating the first BIM information management standard for reinforced concrete, a strategic development transforming productivity in Chile. We'll analyze how the ecosystem integrated by the new national standard, AEC Rebar, the ICDM web platform, and Nexo BIM Power Data achieves a robust and auditable data flow. Through real-world success cases, we'll demonstrate how automation from Revit to industrial fabrication eliminates critical interpretation errors, optimizes the procurement cycle, and finally connects all stakeholders in a high-efficiency digital environment.

A challenge faced in rebar construction was that many RFIs (requests for information) with architects emerged only during the construction phase. Limited early discussion with specialty contractors delayed issue resolution, leading to additional data creation and rework that increased rebar construction costs by over 6%. To resolve the problem, architects, engineers, and constructors adopted a collaborative workflow from design using Autodesk Forma to support a shared data environment. Rebar data was standardized for manufacturing, and automated placement was enabled by combining structural and rebar data during design. At the end, the early design-phase collaboration reduced construction inquiries by about 90%, nearly eliminated rework, and cut data preparation effort by around 90% through automation.

By showcasing several case studies, we'll explore how the in-house structural engineering team at Foster + Partners successfully delivers high-complexity, global projects through an integrated design approach. We'll highlight how deep engineering expertise is combined with advanced digital workflows and close multi-disciplinary collaboration through Autodesk products, enabling efficient, innovative, and architecturally expressive outcomes. Central to this success is the team's ability to ensure that design-informed decisions are data-driven, coordinated, and efficiently communicated across all project stakeholders.

Revit software is evolving into a design-driven environment for structural engineers, enabling a seamless transition from analysis to reinforcement and documentation. In this hands-on session, you'll integrate results from FEM software such as Robot Structural Analysis, GRAITEC Advance Design, or other tools directly into Revit to perform code-based checks and generate reinforcement for concrete members, including beams, columns, footings, and walls. You'll automate rebar cage generation, produce engineering reports, and generate drawings and schedules within a single BIM-integrated platform, reducing manual work, improving coordination, and ensuring compliance with US and European standards.

As structural projects move from analysis and design intent into detailing and fabrication readiness, teams often struggle with rework, inconsistent model behavior, and repetitive documentation tasks. In this 90-minute lab, you'll create analytical models with improved automation, editing, loads, and boundary conditions. You'll also apply new rebar modeling techniques and detailing workflows, work with detailed steel modeling, and automate element numbering with rule-based controls. Guided exercises will demonstrate how these capabilities improve analytical model accuracy and editability, strengthen reinforcement definition and documentation, reduce manual effort, and support more-reliable downstream delivery.

This hands-on lab will introduce the next-generation rebar workflows in Revit 2027 software, focusing on placement, editing, and validating reinforcement in 2D and 3D views. The class will use practical exercises to address real-world situations, including bridge components and standard building structures. It will show how to model reinforcement with uniform geometry distributed within complex structural elements; manage changes to the bars and models; and extract fabrication information using tags, bending details, and rebar schedules.

Times have changed, and the next generation of project owners has arrived. Modern owners demand more than just on-time and under-budget delivery; they seek innovative technology on their sites, like drones and advanced digital tools. These tech-savvy owners prefer a hands-on approach, requiring sophisticated delivery and handover methods. At Burns & McDonnell, we've embraced these challenges, leading to successful projects across various sectors. Our session will share insights from these experiences, and provide strategies to manage innovative demands effectively without compromising margins. Join us to enhance your confidence for your next modern project engagement.

This session will dive into the real-world experience of Thornton Tomasetti, a multipractice engineering firm, as it migrates from BIM 360 software to Autodesk Construction Cloud. This session is ideal for consulting firms considering a move from BIM 360 to Autodesk Construction Cloud, construction professionals interested in optimizing project workflows through cloud-based collaboration tools, and anyone seeking practical guidance on navigating a successful BIM 360-to-Autodesk Construction Cloud migration. Walk away with actionable takeaways to help your firm achieve a smoother transition and unlock the full potential of Autodesk Construction Cloud for enhanced collaboration and project efficiency.

The building industry accounts for 40% of annual global CO2 emissions. Decarbonization technologies require specialized analysis, precluding many architecture, engineering, and construction customers from using software to drive impact. Autodesk is working with industry specialists to integrate open-source platforms to democratize this complex analysis, make it accessible, and deploy it at scale. Learn how Revit Systems Analysis and Insight integrate new workflows to analyze "building-specific" strategies, such as PV, heat pumps, and battery storage—as well as evaluate energy consumption and carbon emissions, and accelerate decarbonization strategies. With Systems Analysis and Insight workflows, users can collaborate with project stakeholders to uncover strategies using data stored within Revit software. This facilitates design processes that make energy and carbon analysis integral components of an integrated building information modeling (BIM) workflow.

This session will offer practical insights into overcoming the unique challenges encountered during the design phase of architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) projects. Attendees will learn about the strategies and essential tools that Khatib & Alami used for successful digital design delivery in large-scale AEC projects. Moreover, they will explore workflow diagrams proven effective in Khatib & Alami's projects, guiding them through the coordination process across all design phases. We'll share insight into using software like Revit, Navisworks, and Autodesk Construction Cloud to optimize collaboration and streamline workflows. This session will serve as a valuable road map, offering a clear understanding of how building information modeling (BIM) integration enhances project efficiency and minimizes risks at this critical stage.

Our presentation will unveil an innovative sustainable-housing solution, marking a shift in construction. Seamlessly blending building information modeling (BIM) methodology with artificial intelligence and factory robotics construction, powered by Autodesk's advanced tools, our approach redefines industry standards. From artificial site analysis to streamlined construction documents and intelligent models, every step enhances efficiency and sustainability. Using robotics for off-site construction not only accelerates the construction process, but it also ensures safety and reduces waste. Our proven business model, originating in Florida and expanding to Texas and Georgia, underscores its effectiveness and scalability. This success story speaks to the future of construction, attracting a new breed of digital-savvy field workers. Join us as we showcase the feasibility of affordable housing production in any economic climate, illustrating how innovation paves the way for a brighter, more sustainable future.

Join our session to discover how Revit software transforms structural engineering by seamlessly integrating rebar design with structural analysis, tailored for both North American and European engineering and detailing practices. Learn how to import and manage structural analysis data exclusively within Revit, enabling the creation of precise engineering schedules and detailed 3D reinforcement models. This session will demonstrate the transformation of these models into comprehensive rebar-detailing instructions for fabricators, ensuring adherence to project specifications and reducing waste and errors through automated reinforcement-cage generation. Key features such as design reports will be explored to streamline workflows. By adopting these engineering practices, firms have reported a 50% reduction in coordination times and significantly enhanced project outcomes, leading to increased stakeholder satisfaction.

Curious about the road ahead for Autodesk's product and service offerings for MEP engineers, detailers, and fabricators? Join Autodesk product and strategy managers for Revit software, the Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection, and cloud collaboration to learn about new features and functionality supporting the capabilities and workflows you need to drive more-efficient, more-sustainable, and more-collaborative building design and construction projects. Learn about the strategic insights and decisions driving development directions, and see early demonstrations of features and workflows yet to be released. Peer into the future of the products you use every day and engage with Autodesk to help shape them to better meet your needs and the needs of your company, project teams, and clients.

Step out of your comfort zone as we use out-of-the-box Revit tools that will reenergize your design workflows. Optimizing everyday tasks within Revit without significant customization effort is key for integration and accessibility. We aim to use software capabilities to their fullest extent. While MEP design may require some customization, the overarching goal of coordinated project delivery remains consistent. It's time to take a step back and review the tools already at your fingertips that you are yet to maximize.

This seminar will explain how design and construction information can be collected in a common data environment (CDE) and used effectively for digital information uses (DI Uses). It creates information through a model-driven approach, collaborative production using Autodesk Construction Cloud, and information management processes based on ISO 19650. The value and quality of the information is increased when everyone on the project team shares data through the entire process, facilitating decision making by the appointing party and gaining their trust. Shared data is the golden thread and the core of information management. Finally, we'll describe our case study and vision of a data-driven digital Daiwa House, which puts the CDE into practice and proceeds on the basis of the information gained from it.

In the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, collaboration and iterative design processes generate vast amounts of data for each drawing, model, and workflow. With legacy workflows and file-based applications like Revit software, this critical data remains uncollected and underused, not fully using AI-powered predictions and informed decision making. This course will address the challenge IMEG Corp. encountered when using untapped data for decision making through the AEC Data Model API. We will explore how AEC Data Model enables cloud-based workflows that allow reading, writing, and extending model subsets without the need for desktop application plug-ins. Participants will learn techniques for identifying data resources, executing robust data extraction, and assessing data quality using GraphQL. And we'll go into detailed strategies for integrating data insights into daily workflows with tools like Power BI, enhancing AEC firms at the forefront of digital transformation.

Embrace the enhanced capabilities of Revit software's Coordination Model Changes option. This session, designed for engineers and architects, will offer a technical demonstration of a powerful feature in Revit that allows seamless tracking and viewing of modified elements. Say goodbye to manually tracking changes across disciplines and welcome this cloud-linked solution. Instantly identify modifications, additions, or deletions within your Revit views. Streamline your workflow with intuitive highlighting, clear object hierarchies, and handy filters. Focus on your design while the feature handles the change detection. Join us for an in-depth exploration of this innovative tool, shaping the future of project management in the technical sphere.

Using our Autodesk suite to reshape our design process and owning our IP has enabled sustainable scaling and the delivery of large pipelines of work for central government using off-site construction methods. This success has led to a 300% increase in our manufacturing capacity in the last three years, while maintaining client satisfaction with the quality of our design and project delivery. We'll explain how this has been achieved through repeatable and continuously improved designs, supported by Autodesk Build and Autodesk Docs software. In the second half of this talk, the focus will shift toward the potential of Autodesk Informed Design software and how it can facilitate a platform design through the development of subassemblies, ultimately supporting off-site construction by maximizing productivity and improving quality through increased industrialization.

CADS first presented RebarCAD 3D for Revit software at AU in 2018. We're now nearly seven years into the development of the program, and, as a result, a lot has changed! Detailing rebar in Revit has been made easier and more efficient using additional tools to add special rebar bend types, circular bars, and even the ability to apply "one click" detailing to members using the Smart Detailer. The audit facility provides the user with full and efficient control over all rebar in the model, checking assignment to release and identifying any rebar that does not conform to the customizable preset rebar requirements. Detailers can efficiently output rebar production files directly from the Revit model to the major fabrication systems for production, with just a few clicks. Revision control tools for bar list and release management—combined with the ability to fully lock the rebar type, position, and dimensions in the model—result in complete quality control.

In this session, we'll cover connection design workflows for structural engineers from both the East and West coasts of the United States, as well as other geographical regions in the world. Using Robot Structural Analysis Professional software, Revit software, and IDEA StatiCa Connection, we'll show how information can flow seamlessly from one party to another with no data loss and no data replication using IDEA StatiCA Checkbot. Engineers will finally be able to share their information for connection purposes to create a more efficient workflow. We will show multiple customer success stories from every region.