We all want to shut the door on 2020 and move on quickly, but we cannot learn without reflection. Through the dark cloud of the pandemic arose the bright lights of creativity and innovation that we are using to navigate a path forward. Virtually pull up a chair and join us as we recount the good, the bad, and everything in between. Learn about construction's critical role in the economy, the innovative field hospitals, alternative manufacturing, and the surprising digitization that happened. The host and panelists will review the stories that arose during the pandemic for a retrospective of lessons learned, and illustrate ways construction as an industry can move forward, stronger.

The challenges we face in our industry revolve around saving time and money. Traditional methods of design engineering do not embrace the technological evolution of CAD software. There's a better workflow, and the software is already available to seamlessly integrate design drafters, engineers, and steel detailers into one model. I will walk you through the lifecycle of one of our projects with the use of Revit software and Advance Steel detailing software, of designers working with detailers, to produce fabrication drawings without producing a single structural design drawing.

This class will cover how to create concrete lift drawings in Revit software. We'll cover the people who need to be engaged, the processes from developing an estimate to providing field-layout data, and the final product of quality lift drawings that add value for the entire project team. You will learn how the concrete Revit model can become the hub for the whole concrete team and second-tier subs, and also you'll learn how to greatly enhance communication with the design team and the general contractor. This class will discuss the technical aspects of creating and maintaining a construction-level concrete model, including families, parts, and the use of pour sequence parameters. We'll demonstrate what information is important to concrete field crews, and how to effectively communicate that through Revit software-based lift drawings. You will also learn how to use geometry in Revit to create point data, and then how to use that point data downstream in the layout process.

The industry is moving from mass production to customized solutions, creating a tremendous increase in the demand for custom BIM (Building Information Modeling) software solutions. However, custom solutions are expensive to develop. With Forge, you can build custom BIM configurators with minimum investment and time. We created a custom simulation app for HVAC professionals to produce a sustainable design. The app simulates the performance of design spaces and HVAC systems configuration in the cloud. The class will demonstrate how to use Forge to create a new user-defined office build space. We will elaborate on how the assembly of complex 3D HVAC system configurations can be created. You will see how Revit design automation APIs can construct an accurate intelligent model on the server. Attendees will learn these techniques, as well as how to create vast varieties of online BIM system configurators such as kitchen design, furniture design, infrastructure design, and others.

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.

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.

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 lab is designed to give you a feel for how easy it is to use Advance Steel software, the structural steel package that has got the industry talking. You will create a structural model from scratch and then insert automated connection between structural sections. Finally, you'll learn how to generate fabrication drawings and NC files from your structural model.

This class will demonstrate a complete project collaboration workflow for structural steel, starting with Revit software and pulling it all together in BIM 360 software for reviews, issue management, coordination, and model sharing. We'll start by creating a detailed model with Revit, import it into Advance Steel software, and use dedicated tools in Advance Steel to create all deliverables for fabrication and erection on-site. We'll then publish, share, and review the detailed models and associated documentation via BIM 360 software.

To maintain a competitive advantage, more and more structural engineers are trying to find ways to capitalize on their BIM (Building Information Modeling) data for steel detailing and fabrication. This class will explore how Advance Steel software is proving to be the missing link that lets structural engineers capitalize on their Revit Structure design models for steel detailing and fabrication. You will learn how to create automated steel connections on structural members imported from Revit software. You will then learn how to create the automated fabrication and erection drawings and NC files. This class will also show how the bidirectional sync between Revit and Advance Steel lets you bring any Revit changes into Advance Steel or validate Advance Steel models in Revit software.

It has been a long road getting from there to here! Here we are again, on the precipice of a technology revolution. What will the future look like? What will the Autodesk Construction Cloud have in store? Most importantly, what will the Construction Industry embrace? Join this class to discuss what Model Coordination will mean, project delivery requirements, automation in the software, automation in the physical world, and the future of VDC roles. We will first time travel back to the beginning of Clash Detection and BIM Software, then we will compare that to current capabilities, and finally we will step into the future to explore the impact of what current cutting edge technology could have and review the tech workflows of the future.

In this class, you will learn how to get the most out of the reinforcement modeling and detailing tools available in Revit software. You will learn tips and tricks for configuring your rebar project, and working with rebar shapes and rebar constraints. You will learn techniques for presenting rebar in construction drawings and extracting fabrication data using schedules and tags. Finally, you will learn best practices for placement and adjustment of free-form and shape-driven rebar, area, and path reinforcement.

MEP fabrication has been a hot topic for many years. It seems only the larger companies are taking advantage of this opportunity. We are starting see fabrication appear in instructions to bidders and, in some cases, demands from owners. Could MEP fabrication work for a small or mid-size company? In this class we will discuss the fundamental elements that make a successful fabrication shop and we’ll explore the possibilities of making fabrication functional for a smaller company. We will talk about material flow, people flow, automation, equipment placement, bulk buying, material movement, cultural/behavior changes, software, Building Information Modeling (BIM) coordination, effects on job-site safety, early turnover, and packaging for delivery to job sites. This will be an interactive session with plenty of time for questions during and after the presentation.

There is more to tool palettes than just providing a quick way to add blocks and hatch patterns to your drawing. Palettes provide the shortest, most efficient way to increase your productivity without programming. In this class, you will learn hidden techniques to migrate your standards, build custom commands, and make AutoCAD objects into powerful content tools. You will also learn the secret of how to create, display, and manage shared palettes securely as an enterprise solution for your company standards.

It’s easy to criticize the construction industry—plagued with low productivity, high risk, low margin, and little investment in research and development. We’ve heard this messaging repeatedly, but what of the growing and positive trends toward design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) and the industrialization of construction (IC)? These are often portrayed as niche and specialized, but they’re fast developing to become the norm. This class will highlight examples of how governments, traditional general contractors, forward-thinking designers, and emerging manufacturers across the globe are disrupting the industry and adopting a variety of technology to support their goals. We’ll present trends in DFMA and IC, and explain challenges to adoption. The industry is portrayed as bad—but it’s getting better.

This class provides not only the techniques but the actual working methods and workflows that are used by the top performers in the woodworking and fabrication industry. Software and processes exist that, when working properly together, can perform the tedious steps in a fraction of the time. This class focuses on the how-to, and provides actual workflows that are not out-of-the-box. Learn about unique construction procedures that use the latest versions of AutoCAD® software, Revit®-based software, Inventor® software, and computer-aided manufacturing tools (CAM). Through demonstration and lecture, the class presents methods for the wood trades—tasks that usually take days for architects, designers, engineers, fabricators, and model makers to complete can be cut down to hours. Also using the latest tools in solid-assembly modeling and woodworking-specific feature-recognition technology, we demonstrate how to get from a completely assembled 3D model to machine-ready, nested, NC code with almost no user intervention (controlling machinery).

Explore the forefront of MEP modeling efficiency with AI-driven automation techniques. This session provides a deep dive into the use of Avant Leaps tools within Revit software for sophisticated MEP design and conflict resolution. Attendees will learn how to harness automated pattern-based modeling to standardize and expedite the creation of MEP systems. The workshop will cover strategic applications of AI to detect and resolve clashes early in the design process, significantly enhancing coordination and reducing rework. By integrating these AI-nurtured solutions, participants will achieve more-streamlined project execution and improved team collaboration.

This session will provide attendees with insight into the innovative cloud-based reporting solution MEPTrack. MEPTrack was designed to use complex data available for consumption in MEP fabrication solutions, and present it in an intuitive and user-friendly cloud environment—facilitating management of MEP systems and their associated components, and enabling granular tracking of workflow progress. Information can then be shared among trade partners, project managers, field operatives, and other stakeholders for full progress transparency.

In this talk, we will dive deeply into how ongoing technological strides are revolutionizing building services engineering and enabling new event-driven design workflows. We will explore innovative automation tools, including visual programming and SaaS platforms, that are not only enhancing the efficiency and precision of MEP designs, but are also promoting a more integrative and dynamic approach to engineering challenges by capturing engineering knowledge, as well as the data that drives it. This presentation will also emphasize the transformative potential of fileless data architecture through the power of federated GraphQL APIs, Neo4j graph databases, and Autodesk Forma software. These advanced technologies facilitate a seamless, real-time flow of information, adapting dynamically to changes and ensuring that every component within a project is consistently synchronized with a single source of design information.

We all know the advantages of using Revit software for modeling and design, but when it comes to getting your MEP fabrication documents generated from the model, you better have a plan. Creating assembly drawings is a great tool, but too many of them and your model will come to a crawl. Modular fabrication and design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA) have also been hot topics over the last few years, and that adds a whole new set of challenges. We will show you the tips we use to model and detail modular skids and standardized DfMA components in Revit. We'll also cover how we manage hangers and all the fabrication documents, and the methods required to make the shop and field successful.