If you're spending hours bringing your CAD data into VRED software, always applying the same materials, computing light maps, and making it over and over again through the product design cycle, this class is for you. Come and discover how an automated workflow—using VRED and orchestrated by ShotGrid—can save you enormous amounts of time converting, preparing, and updating Alias data (or any other CAD data), and turning it automatically into a ready-to-use aggregated visualization data set, freeing up time for 3D artists to focus on high-value tasks.

During this presentation we'll explain how to set up assets based on design files. We'll explore how to determine which assets need to be defined and what data can be associated in order for successful commissioning during the construction phase. We'll start by looking at how we can extract data from Revit, Navisworks, and AutoCAD software, and how we can prepare for assets import using the model-based workflow. As assets get installed in rooms and spaces, it's also critical to find a way to tie them to an LBS (location breakdown structure). Once we've defined these assets within Autodesk Construction Cloud, we'll show a way of creating a bidirectional link between the object in the design file and the Autodesk Construction Cloud database. We'll finish up using asset color coding on the 3D model, and run some reports we can use to show the progress of commissioning these objects.

Custom classic car and hot rod builds often require many custom parts that are bespoke to the vehicle. In this session, we'll use several custom components created for the Iron Maven vehicle—built by Girl Gang Garage and featured at SEMA and in MotorTrend—to demonstrate workflows for designing and fabricating the components from the ground up. The workflow demonstrations will focus on cosmetic and mechanical components, with an example of a 3D-scanning-to-freeform-modeling workflow for cosmetic components and a measurement-and-fit-check-to-parametric-modeling workflow for mechanical components (and mechanical features). Finally, examples of finishing 3D-printed parts with production-quality finishes will show workflows for fabrication.

The Studio Wind Tunnel Project will bring simulation insight and guidance to the automotive design community. With seamless integration into existing design pipelines, fully automated virtual wind-tunnel analysis will enable studios to assess performance criteria, visualize airflow, and make informed design decisions at any stage of development. Designed to provide reliable and consistent insight, the Studio Wind Tunnel Project solves traditional challenges associated with vehicle aerodynamic simulation.

The class will show you an automotive interior design workflow. It will show how fast you can get to a physical prototype of an interior part. The workflow starts with quick concept modeling using Alias software. After that, we hand out the model to Autodesk Fusion 360 software for additional steps like physical model making and manufacturing cost evaluation. This early phase concept workflow can massively speed up your decision-making process for interior parts.

The presentation will cover the 4D management of hundreds of machine installations, each with various stages of preparation work required. Previously the workflow involved comparing 2D AutoCAD layouts to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. First, we'll define the prerequisites of having a Factory Design Utilities layout, where the machines are individually laid out in 3D. The layout will then be imported into Navisworks software and prepared for the TimeLiner function. Then, we'll export a schedule as a .CSV with all the necessary details. Next, we'll import the file into Navisworks for the TimeLiner function. We'll show the process of making links, and explain all other necessary setup parameters. We'll run the sim, and export the viewport into a .PPT for distribution. In closing, you'll see an update to the original layout which then reflects in the end results. And we'll even include a change in schedule, to emulate logistical issues. The workflow helps with collaborative agile planning.

Autodesk Platform Services is the industry-leading design-and-make platform as a service, making available to external developers and businesses the same technology used by Autodesk's SaaS solutions. This class will focus on industry trends, technology insights, and business strategies maximizing Autodesk Platform Services to accelerate the success of your product. This class will help developers, customers, and business partners maximize all the tools and resources that Autodesk provides to make sure that your products that are built on top of Autodesk Platform Services are as successful as possible. These include tools and resources to help you learn and use Autodesk Platform Services. And we'll cover how to improve product awareness, marketing, sales, and more. We'll also include information about industry trends that we are seeing, and we'll look at several case studies to help you see how products in multiple industries have become successful using Autodesk Platform Services.

This class will explore the capabilities of the Fusion Data API and its potential for enabling data-driven workflows and collaboration in Autodesk Fusion 360 software. You'll gain insights into the key features and functionalities of the Fusion Data API, and learn how to use it to access, retrieve, modify, and analyze design data within Fusion 360 projects. The session will cover essential aspects such as authentication, data retrieval, filtering, and manipulation techniques. Furthermore, we'll showcase real-world examples of Fusion Data API implementations to demonstrate its practical applications in enhancing productivity, facilitating cross-team collaboration, and unlocking valuable design insights.

This class will present how Northvolt has implemented the integrated factory modeling workflow, how this has been significant in the delivery of the company's first gigafactory located in the north of Sweden (Northvolt Ett), and how this plays a crucial role in the company's long-term digitization goals to create digital twins. We've been working very closely with Northvolt in the past two years to ensure all of its data points are connected and to bring together previously siloed departments. We will discuss our case from an integrated factory modeling perspective and the value it's brought the company in current as well as future projects. The focus of our talk will be on the convergence of tools within the Autodesk product portfolio and on collaboration within all disciplines of factory planning, design, and construction.

Looking to better optimize your Autodesk software? In this session, a leading consultancy shares never before seen access to their customized licensing dashboard that you can create for your own users. We have exclusive interviews with industry leaders from top companies, who will opening up about their Flex management for the first time ever. They'll be revealing the key steps they took to successfully implement and maximize Flex so you can start achieving your goals faster. Whether you are new to Flex or looking to level up your Flex management skills, you will not want to miss what our guest speakers have to share. This session was requested by customers just like you. Although Flex, Autodesk's pay-as-you-go option, has helped many of you achieve substantial cost savings in the past couple of years, we realized that we needed to discuss how you can leverage Flex to create value beyond cost savings. Avoid the mistakes by hearing how your peers manage Flex to meet their specific needs. You will leave this session ready to assess how you can tackle your own day to day challenges with Flex. If you previously believed that Flex only benefits teams with occasional users, please join us to find out how Flex can work for you!

The digital creation process has made physical models rare. Today, iterative work around form finding, feature line definition, or design definition convergence has to happen digitally on 2D screens. Imagine if you could connect virtual reality (VR) full-scale visualization in VRED software with 3D modeling workflows in Alias software through custom tools that allow designers to sketch tape lines in VR, giving instant feedback to the 3D modeler in Alias—and use ShotGrid software to capture the sketched tape lines to feed downstream digital-modeling activities. Discover how Autodesk Consulting can help you improve collaborative workflows in your studio, going beyond out-of-the-box product capabilities.

Design-and-make projects are complex. They generate tons of files and versions, which leaves Autodesk customers to build bespoke collaboration pipelines to share files that are costly to translate, transfer, and store. These files/versions need to be manually reconciled, which results in loss of time and money. On top of that, files present a threat to our customers' intellectual property since the entire design file needs to be shared with a contractor just to access the relevant subset that the contractor should work on. It's quite apparent that we need better design-make data management. Introducing Autodesk Data Models! By breaking up files into valuable bits of data stored and managed on the Autodesk Data platform, we provide YOU, our valued customer, with a source of truth that you can rely on to build better workflows to achieve your goals. In this panel discussion, we will talk about what Autodesk Data Models are, why they are important, and what value gets unlocked for each industry.

In this class, we will go over all the latest details about the Autodesk Platform Services Data Initiatives from an API perspective. Access your design data in a granular fashion using GraphQL in Autodesk Platform Services. If you're a customer, developer, or partner and want to see the latest information about the API status for each of the three platform data areas, then this is the class for you. As you have heard before, Autodesk is investing heavily in cloud data with Autodesk Fusion 360 (manufacturing), Autodesk Forma (AEC /BIM), and Autodesk Flow (media and entertainment) industry groups. At the center is also the Data Exchange service that allows data to be shared in a specific and durable way. From authoring to access, this class will explain the details about each service and how to use the API to access the data. We'll also cover the fact that data can be accessed across each of the information models, and via Data Exchange, in an easy fashion.

Curious about what it takes to become an Autodesk Platform Services Certified Partner? Come meet three to five of our most active members and hear all about their latest projects, the challenges they've overcome, and insights they're eager to share. Learn about their experiences with the program and be inspired to submit your own application!

Standardization is the core of any organization, to get efficient project delivery and data reuse. With the rise of advanced technologies, like AI and ML, it's even more important to have a standardized structure in place to maximize your data, both internal and external, in the most efficient way. But how can you establish this? And what are the steps you need to take to get it moving? In this class, we'll highlight how we developed tooling based on a core data structure in place. This class will give insights into what is possible with standardization and the connecting of different source systems to arrive at a single source of data insights and client delivery. We do this by using the Autodesk Platform Services APIs.

Join this session to learn how to utilize Toric, the construction industry's trusted no-code platform for data movement and pipelines. Discover how to automate ETL processes, migrate data, and execute full table backups without coding. Using Toric's Autodesk Construction Cloud connector, you can access project data and extract insights in real-time. We'll also delve into practical case studies from Gamuda and Commodore, illustrating how they've optimized data transfer across APIs, applications, and databases with Toric. By the end, you'll be equipped with concrete techniques to enhance your workflows and ensure efficient data integration.

You've set up your Vault server. Everyone is connected and happily checking files in and out, participating in lifecycles, and creating items and bills of materials (BOMs). The Job Processor is ticking away, handling all the busy work for your engineers, and you can sit back and relax, safe in the knowledge that you don't need to do anything until it's time to upgrade to the next version. Right? Wrong! Vault servers can be fickle mistresses, and things do occasionally go pear-shaped. And if things do go wrong, the best time to find out is before it happens. Running low on disk space? Persistent Job Processor errors? High RAM usage? SQL Express database getting perilously close to the 10GB limit? All these and more can adversely affect the performance of your Vault server. This session will show you how to install Zabbix and configure it to monitor your Vault server and Job Processor, and alert you of any impending problems before they become actual problems.

The way how we work is constantly changing, not only in engineering and construction but also in software development. In this class, we will show how in collaboration with Autodesk we have developed a tool that forms the data standardization backbone and client delivery at Arcadis. To establish this, we leverage 10+ APIs, where the new beta CIM API from Autodesk is crucial in bringing data from different sources together with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and delivering quick sustainability- and cost insights & client delivery.

Explore AI-driven manufacturing by integrating advanced language models with Autodesk Fusion 360 Manage. This presentation will demonstrate how AI can revolutionize manufacturing workflows, streamlining communication, collaboration, and data management. You'll learn how to use AI technologies to overcome common industry challenges and improve efficiency and productivity. We'll showcase real-world examples of AI-enhanced Fusion 360 Manage integrations for a seamless and effective manufacturing experience. Our practical live demonstrations will reveal how integrating AI reduces data-processing time, enabling faster decision making and agile responses to manufacturing changes. You'll leave equipped with the knowledge to transform your own workflows and unlock AI-driven innovation with Fusion 360 Manage.

In the post-pandemic era, we still find that supporting distributed teams of employees, project partners and customers located in offices, on the road, and working at home is still a challenge – especially when it comes to ensuring high performance access to project files and their security. This is further exasperated by systems we rushed to implement during the pandemic, mergers and acquisitions taking place in the industry, and a desire to continue leveraging a best-of-breed global workforce. Session attendees will be introduced to real world situational analysis along with best practices that organizations can utilize to help deliver a positive experience to their user constituents and value to the overall organization.