Contractors with subcontractor default insurance programs face ever increasing risk from varying sectors: COVID-19 recovery, recessionary concerns, and rising costs of supply and labor. Ensuring that projects are awarded to the right subcontractor is paramount to deterring potential defaults. The combination of BuildingConnected and TradeTapp has led to a 90% prequalification rate in advance of award. By working bid packages with operations, risk management can detect potential problems and mitigate in pre-award.

Autodesk Data Exchange is a new service that facilitates interoperability between Autodesk and non-Autodesk products, helping you to unlock your data and share the right data with the right stakeholders at the right time. The powerful API allows you to access the granular data in exchanges and integrate the Autodesk Data Exchange service into your pipeline and use it as a data exchange stack. In this class, we will briefly look at the client-side workflow of Autodesk Data Exchange, and then we'll look at the tools made available to developers to help them tap into that workflow. The tools made available by the Autodesk Data Exchange team vary based on complexity, allowing you to either just access the granular data in exchanges, or go beyond that and build your own connectors that will allow custom workflows to read and write data into exchange context.

Uncover how Autodesk's transformative cloud technologies are reshaping the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry and bolstering sustainability. This session will dive into Ramboll's digital transformation journey, using Autodesk solutions in a data-centered approach—part of a broader data and AI strategy. Ramboll and Autodesk's innovative partnership, "Together for Better Outcomes," addresses industry challenges and delivers superior results. A distinct case study features Camino, a key solution developed in this partnership, along with tools like the Autodesk Construction Cloud platform, Autodesk Forma software, and Revit software. These tools equip every project member with vital knowledge, fostering sustainable decisions from design to construction. Detailed examples will underline how a data-centered strategy curtails resource waste and energy consumption, emphasizing the role a data platform plays in sustainability.

Hospital design is complex and time consuming, involving numerous stakeholders. We will present innovative advancements in the field with an outcome-based building information modeling (BIM) approach, seamlessly incorporating AI and granular data. We will provide insights into the functionalities of our hospital data management platform connected to Autodesk Construction Cloud with Autodesk Platform Services APIs, thus facilitating bidirectional integration with digital models. We will showcase how our generative deep-learning solutions simplify the incorporation of biomedical equipment and medical furniture, streamlining the design process and enhancing collaboration among stakeholders. Join us to explore the transformative impact of these technologies on hospital design and management, culminating in higher efficiency, improved decision-making capabilities, and, ultimately, better patient outcomes.

How do you design a factory while missing key data about the machines you intend to install? How do you ensure a reliable, scalable flow of information across disciplinary boundaries, enabling true, trusted, and fast-paced collaboration? Making the world's greenest batteries on an industrial scale requires a new approach to factory design. Concurrently working on several multibillion-dollar gigafactory projects, Northvolt's central Factory Design Team uses an integrated factory design toolbox with its heart in the Autodesk ecosystem. However, a key component has until recently been missing: efficient, cross-disciplinary, and scalable data management. This session will tell the story of how Northvolt's Factory Design Team has established a dynamic data-management infrastructure, how conventional data silos are torn down, and how true design collaboration between manufacturing design and construction design can be achieved with scalability, modularization, and speed at its core.

Discover how Automatic Systems, Inc.—a frontrunner in the automotive and industrial machinery sectors—has transformed its operations with the power of data and process management strategies using product lifecycle management (PLM). This presentation will take you through the company's transformative journey, highlighting how it's moved from time-consuming manual tasks and disconnected business systems to an integrated ecosystem with connected data management, PLM, and enterprise resource planning (ERP). Learn how the company has achieved greater efficiencies by ensuring up-to-date data and visibility across departments. Through the company's experiences, you'll gain key insights and considerations for your own digital transformation journey. Learn how your business can emulate Automatic Systems' success, using connected data and processes to drive innovation and efficiency. This session is part of the PLM Summit, a dedicated learning pathway and networking experience on Tuesday, October 15. To see all related sessions select the "PLM Summit" track filter. To request attendance at the private luncheon and reception, please email plmsummitau@autodesk.com.

The session will provide an overview of the collaboration between Final Aim and Yamaha Motor to co-create a unique EV designed for agriculture. Using generative AI from the conceptual phase, the project exemplifies the integration of AI into industrial design processes to create innovative solutions for specific functional requirements. Generative AI facilitated extensive ideation, producing more than 2,000 design ideas—which led to a distinctive, practical vehicle design with high visibility and load-bearing features. In parallel, the project incorporated blockchain technology to manage and safeguard design data, intellectual property, and design contracts, demonstrating an advanced approach to maintaining data integrity and authenticity in the manufacturing industry. The project highlights the capabilities of generative AI and blockchain in design and manufacturing. It addresses the complexities of design process, data, and intellectual property in the era of AI-driven creation.

New tools like AI are automating tasks and giving us ways to analyze big data in new ways. But what does this mean for the CAD manager? Is the role more important than ever? Or is it outdated and headed for extinction? This award-winning panel is back to share insights on the digital transformation and important lessons learned from decades of experience. Learn from this panel of diverse CAD managers that are widely respected as leaders in their field. Hear their unique perspectives and solutions to challenges facing CAD managers from organizations of all sizes and backgrounds. The panel will discuss how new tools can make you more effective, while sharing where you need to enhance the human element. Hear how they've worked to embrace the future, while not forgetting the past and being productive today. Join us for a panel discussion that has become an anticipated AU tradition. Take this opportunity to learn from four CAD managers who have been there and done that.

Explore industry trends and pioneering ideas from leaders in the Design and Make community. Theater sessions feature short talks on critical themes, from AI and the future of work to business resiliency in a time of digital transformation. Walk-ins are welcome. From mainframes to desktops, networked devices to cloud-based platforms, the ways we access compute processing and storage unlock new possibilities for industry. Explore how companies from across the Design and Make industries are putting the Autodesk platform to work to analyze data in new ways, automate mundane tasks, and augment human abilities, helping us make our jobs more fulfilling and our industries more effective and responsible.

The introduction of Autodesk Construction Cloud as a project platform for engineering companies has often been the subject of presentations. We at DB Engineering & Consulting—the international engineering and consulting company of Deutsche Bahn—have a special challenge: We've been using Vault software for 10 years with about 2,500 users. With this high standard in CAD data management, a migration to Autodesk Construction Cloud is particularly challenging but necessary, due to the increasing percentage of building information modeling (BIM) methodology being used in our projects. In our session, we will outline how we plan to migrate from Vault to Autodesk Construction Cloud in two stages: First, we'll use Autodesk Construction Cloud for Revit modeling while CAD drawings remain in Vault. During the second stage, we'll also transfer the CAD part to Autodesk Construction Cloud. We'll share our solutions to address Autodesk Construction Cloud drawbacks for draftspersons, ensuring even Vault experts can adapt.

About USD$2 trillion—that's the amount of money the architecture, engineering, and construction industry has lost due to bad data. Bad data is data that's inaccurate, inaccessible, and incomplete. In the industries Autodesk serves, data is a critical lifeline for project decisions and automations. But all too frequently, that data is not easily accessible, or, even worse, the available data is simply bad. Across the globe, the ability to use data in an insightful manner is no longer a "nice to have"—it has become a primary source of competitive advantage. Furthermore, with the acceleration of AI, the need for data is increasing exponentially. Those who use their data to make informed decisions and gain performance insights will ultimately emerge as leaders in their industries. Meet the leaders behind the industry data models to learn more about how Autodesk will help solve top customer problems.

Imagine a world where building data is not only scattered but also hard to access. Imagine the challenge of harnessing this data to fuel AI, streamline quality control, and, ultimately, create smarter, faster, and more-sustainable buildings for the future. Now, picture a company that's not only envisioning this future but actively shaping it. HDR Inc is spearheading such a digital transformation. Recognized as the sixth leading design firm in the United States by Engineering News-Record in 2023, HDR's doing it by harnessing the immense possibilities of the AEC Data Model API to meticulously extract granular design data, feeding it into the HDR data lake. Join HDR team members as they unfold their compelling business case and demonstrate how they've used the Data Model API as a powerful tool to extract design data so that you can draw inspiration to do the same for your own business.

This session will delve into the transformative journey of African manufacturing, focusing on resilience, innovation, and sustainability. We will explore how Autodesk's digital tools, including BIM workflows with Revit, have empowered African manufacturers to overcome challenges, innovate their processes, and thrive in a rapidly evolving landscape. Additionally, we will highlight the critical role of sustainable practices in ensuring long-term success for manufacturing in Africa.

Have you ever attempted to transfer your machining process to another machine, only to find yourself dealing with lost CAD and CAM associations and wanting to start over from scratch? In this session, we will explore using Autodesk Fusion Configurations to build robust assemblies of your work-holding systems that will elegantly repair CAD and CAM associations when you need to change course. Through this course, attendees will develop powerful CAD frameworks capable of supporting various computer numerical control (CNC) workflows for both milling and turning that empower the new machine simulation environment. Building on these frameworks, we will explore the potential of Geometry Features to automate the machining process for common part families using toolpath templates, ultimately streamlining routine cutting operations.

Digital transformation ​is how manufacturing processes are managed throughout production on the factory floor. It helps operations collect the capacity limits, real-time asset usage, and effectiveness.​ This is achieved by production planning and tracking, empowering interested parties to evaluate production efficiency and identify areas of congestion. Improve visibility and reporting by acquiring data from different manufacturing operations. Digital manufacturing operations enable evidence-based examinations of present environment opportunities to enhance quality and productivity. The data will also underscore areas where investment or divestment might be beneficial.

Ray Horner, Atkore's director of industry and international affairs, will elaborate on Atkore's journey toward implementing Autodesk Fusion Manage and Vault software in tandem.

If you joined us at last year's AU and attended "A Factory Design Utilities Discussion with Peers on a Successful Deployment," you know the group discussed best practices and what to avoid when implementing Factory Design Utilities software. The information we discussed helped people who'd already implemented it by validating the experiences of others, and helped the people who were planning on implementing it soon. In this session, we'll pick up where last year's ended and focus on best practices for maintaining a successful deployment. We'll especially focus on using simplification workflows to keep file sizes smaller, managing simplified models, and understanding how to update the simplified models automatically when changes happen to the main file. After this session, you'll be able to integrate smaller models into your designs and keep them updated as changes occur.

Much has been said of the impacts AI will have on manufacturing, but most have not considered what needs to be done in preparation to take advantage of these new capabilities. In order to use AI effectively, we need to change how we work today, modernizing the management of operational data so that AI tools can use it to provide insights and intelligence that will create competitive advantages. In this session, we'll frame what to expect from AI in the coming years. Then we'll engage a panel of technical experts from different disciplines across Autodesk in an exploration of key considerations and best practices for structuring workflows that make data management central to our operations. We'll also discuss the benefits this approach can deliver today, and how this structure is critical to using AI for maximum future benefits.

This session will present the many changes we've made to our Vault and Inventor systems in order to accommodate the different requirements of a product-based design and manufacturing environment as opposed to a project-based one. Making this change has seen a reduction in the engineering support the manufacturing team requires, which in turn allows the engineering team to come up with new ideas for more products. Increased reuse of assemblies and reconfiguration of systems have led to new opportunities for sales while building on the established experience base. The ways in which we have moved to simplify procedures, reuse models, manage our data, and track OEM use are definitely scalable both up and down, therefore allowing everyone to take advantage of the changes we've made. This was a long process for us, and we'd like to share our experience and potentially help you prevent some of the headaches we encountered along the way.

In this session, we'll discuss how Woodway converts its engineering bill of materials (eBOM) into its manufacturing BOM (mBOM) using the mBOM Editor in Autodesk Fusion Manage software. We'll then show how we partnered with coolOrange to develop a workflow, and which tools we used, to send these BOMs to our enterprise resource planning (ERP).