Effective adoption of applications like Build software is based on a well-executed deployment strategy. This is the differentiator when business investment, outcomes, and ROI are at stake. We’ll explore the implementation journey of Build at ISEC, a specialty finish contractor. We’ll focus on strategy that included a transition plan from a legacy solution, leadership buy-in, trials, functionality review with stakeholders, development of new workflows, configuration, communication strategy, training, and post-deployment support. Alongside Autodesk delivery services, ISEC established a scope of work, budget, and timeline for deployment. We established a team of subject matter experts (37) from across office locations (20) representing more than 700 employees. Come and learn about ISEC’s connected workflows that integrated additional departments in a common data environment optimizing the project lifecycle.

Are you concerned that you spend too much time on routine tasks and not enough on decision making? This session will provide a strategic overview of how we automate 20% of routine construction tasks by connecting Construction Cloud to our project database. We’ve built a platform to manage issues from design through inspection, streamline daily operations, and enable expert decision making via BI dashboards powered by granular data from Construction Cloud. Platform use cases include data aggregation via Bridge on Construction Cloud, model check dashboards with the Data Exchange and Validation Tool APIs, and circulation approval dashboards in projects. The Construction Cloud Meetings tool also embeds meetings into our workflows to manage follow-ups more efficiently. Over 100 projects already benefit from linking Construction Cloud with HR and construction data, and we aim to further scale this by automating 50% of routine site tasks using AI, while also integrating training and evaluation systems into the same platform.

The path to enterprise adoption of Construction Cloud (ACC) looks different for every contractor—but the lessons learned are universal. In this session, leaders from Power Design (U.S.) and Skanska Sweden share how they have scaled their use of ACC across projects and disciplines.

Through real-world stories, they’ll highlight:

• The inflection points that drove deeper investment in ACC
• How workflows evolved to improve collaboration across design, , and field teams
• Key change management strategies—training, adoption, and building champions
• The obstacles encountered along the way, and how they were overcome
• The measurable impacts on productivity, risk management, and project outcomes

 

Whether you’re just beginning your ACC journey or looking to expand usage, this session provides actionable insights from two of the industry’s most innovative contractors.

Technology in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is changing rapidly. To keep up with this accelerated pace, VHB is stating that our default design practice will be model-based design (MBD) by 2025. This means training 800+ Civil 3D users in more-automated, connected, and advanced workflows. We recognize that to create this large-scale shift we need to train a generation of innovative and inspiring coaches to help guide others through this change. Advanced MBD Training was created to mold 10% of our Civil 3D users into MBD Project Coaches. As MBD Project Coaches, they'll be expected to advance MBD from automating processes to creating more-efficient workflows. The training will focus not only on our core tool, Civil 3D, but it will also include Dynamo, InfraWorks software, Subassembly Composer, Grading Optimization, ArcGIS Connector, Autodesk Construction Cloud, and Twinmotion. This session will walk through how we built and implemented this program to accelerate change at VHB.

ISO 19650 is a widely adopted standard for managing construction information that organizations are using to improve collaboration, productivity, and asset information delivery. Autodesk Construction Cloud plays the role of the common data environment (CDE). Autodesk has worked with Arcadis to align their systems and processes to the industry standard. The outcome of this engagement resulted in a Power BI dashboard that tracks project deliverables against the master information delivery plan through the key information states of Work in Progress, Shared, and Published. This joint presentation by Autodesk and Arcadis will cover practical approaches to deploying and training end users, applying change management practices, and scaling solutions across global organizations. You'll learn how to align their delivery to ISO 19650 using Autodesk Construction Cloud, implement time-saving dashboards, and scale new technology solutions across a global organization.

RHDHV's mission is to enhance society, and digitalization has become an integral part of this mission. The importance of building information modeling (BIM) data is therefore growing rapidly. However, ensuring consistency in a large and global organization is a challenge. This class will provide insight into how RHDHV envisions its staff working in a consistent manner and producing consistent BIM data. The session will cover the use of standards, guidelines, content, and tools to standardize workflows, as well as practices from the software development industry to streamline this. We'll discuss automation as a means of generating content in line with standards and reducing the need for extensive training. We'll explore collaboration in a cloud platform, along with cloud tools and dashboarding to validate consistent BIM data across the organization. You will gain insight into how RHDHV overcomes its BIM data consistency challenges, and how you can apply these strategies to your own organization.

In this class we will talk about the most-updated workflows to build a multi-version Dynamo package that includes: ZeroTouch nodes, explicit nodes, extensions, and view extensions. The class will be structured to explain step by step how to set up the Visual Studio solution, how to make sure there is a robust version control system, and how to deploy for Dynamo Core or Dynamo hosted. We'll touch on how to use GitHub Actions to streamline the release pipeline and we will use NUKE Build to do it. NUKE is an extremely powerful framework that allows basically everything you can think of in terms of automated pipeline. There will be much more, including some bonus topics on adding Rhino Yak packages too. If you're looking to build a company library of tools for computational design, there is no other stop in your journey except this class. We will provide access to a Notion workspace worth hundreds of pages, including future updates. Not selling, just saying :)

Get your hands on Configurations in Fusion 360 to try out the new capabilities, and learn some tips, tricks, and best practices along the way. Create a Configured Design and walk through the configuration workflow with the Configurations team.

Manufacturing in Autodesk Fusion 360 software continues to expand within the wider Autodesk community. While it expands, there is very limited knowledge on manufacturing as a whole. This course aims to level set, upskill, and provide an appreciation of subtractive manufacturing. This deep dive will focus on capturing manufacturing intent from the design, and we will cover available subtractive methods, programming techniques, and part alignment.

In this class, we'll look at the workflow environment from the administrative side. We'll cover the interface while looking at the difference between workflow types as well as the individual primitives. We'll look at some real-world examples we've seen from existing clients, and walk through examples of these workflows in action.

The past year has challenged design firms in ways previously unfathomable. The shift between the traditional work environment to work from home while reimagining the workspace to accommodate the new view of personal space has forced us to rethink how we work. At Gannett Fleming, we have had a century to refine our business methods, but in less than a few months we had step back and address the impact of the pandemic on our business. This panel discussion will include leaders from our firm and their perspectives on building a culture receptive to new technology while maintaining high quality through new training techniques. We’ll review how we’ve updated our roles and responsibilities for traditional design tasks. The session will wrap up with ideas about addressing our deliverable changes with our clients, and moving forward with new tools and workflows. Join us for an open conversation to learn how you can benefit from what we're doing for our next century of business.

Learn how top-ranked architecture firm Lake|Flato adopted Insight building performance analysis software to more fully embrace early energy modeling across the firm. It helps that the firm’s culture favors sustainable design—it’s won more national AIA COTE awards than any other firm in the United States. But the firm still required an implementation strategy. This session will cover the messaging, training, support, and results—which include the firm’s use of Insight on all projects to report pEUI (predicted energy use intensity) for its most recent AIA 2030 Commitment report. Staff training covered why Insight produces accurate results. Additionally, we featured staff and project successes that occurred when we used Insight to model a project and, based on those results, develop strategies to reduce energy use. You will also learn about a paper we developed, with an MEP consultant, using Insight to show various wall insulation thicknesses in multiple climate zones. Finally, as a beta tester for the next-generation version of Insight, you’ll discover what's new.

Are you a CAD manager who is responsible for maintaining and managing numerous software applications, one of which is AutoCAD Civil 3D software—even though you might not consider yourself an AutoCAD Civil 3D software power user? AutoCAD Civil 3D software is much more than just AutoCAD software for civil/survey users. It has many traits and features that not only make it powerful, but can also bring unique needs and challenges to the CAD manager. The great news is that these challenges are not hard to overcome once you understand the reasons behind them. In this class we will discuss managing templates, styles, and settings, which can be the biggest obstacle to success with AutoCAD Civil 3D. The class will also explore data compatibility and translation, output options, and different approaches to training. Don’t miss this chance to learn ways to more effectively manage AutoCAD Civil 3D software within your CAD system.

Are you a CAD manager where AutoCAD Civil 3D software is only one of the many software applications you are responsible for maintaining and managing, even though you might not consider yourself an AutoCAD Civil 3D power user? Even if you have an extensive background with AutoCAD Civil 3D software but you just want to learn more from a CAD management perspective, you won't want to miss this class. AutoCAD Civil 3D software is much more than just AutoCAD software for civil/survey users. It has many traits and features that make it powerful, and it can also bring unique needs and challenges to the CAD manager. The great news is that these challenges are not hard to overcome once you understand the reasons behind them. In this class we will discuss managing templates, styles, and settings—which can be the biggest obstacles to success with AutoCAD Civil 3D software. The class will also explore data compatibility and translation, output options, and different approaches to training. Don't miss this chance to learn ways to more effectively manage AutoCAD Civil 3D software within your CAD system.

Come join us for a civil industry-focused CAD-manager discussion panel with some of the industry's most experienced CAD managers. Learn from managers from both small and large firms as we cover a full range of issues, including software implementation and customization, training and support, and challenges in bridging the gap between end users, management, and software. There will be a series of questions submitted to the panel before class, and we'll also take some questions from the audience. The mediator will be Brian Levendowski, support manager, CAD Technology Center.

You’ve been given the responsibility to manage CAD within your department and/or organization, but your job title does not include “CAD manager.” You do not or cannot dedicate all of your time to this task. So how do you do this? We’ll use my transition from reseller to mining equipment manufacturer as a way of examining how to get buy-in from management, how to get participation by the users (and your peers), where to start, and how to proceed, as well as reviewing my continuing development with time and project management. Let’s talk processes, procedures, training, CAD, management, and continual leadership.

Have you struggled with, “what do I do now that I have a point cloud?” It is a common question in the infrastructure industry. There’s an abundance of software that will assist in the post processing of point clouds into a working/usable format. If you have the Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection, you have all you need. Using a "real-world infrastructure project," this class will walk you through the step-by-step process of post processing drone-collected photogrammetric data. Using products available within your AEC Collection (ReCap Photo software, ReCap Pro software, InfraWorks software, and Civil 3D software) surveyors and designers will be able to generate a working existing-condition drawing.

Do you find yourself behind on design projects? Do you want to better familiarize yourself with AutoCAD software to improve your efficiency? In this class, we’ll discuss how to manipulate settings and options to improve speed. We’ll discuss how to set up drawings using Xrefs and utilizing paper space and model space. We’ll also look at how layer commands and object display settings can reduce clutter in your drawings to make it easier to manipulate drawing components. This class will help you become more familiar with some of the options in AutoCAD, and help you take that next step in your career using the many tools AutoCAD has to offer.

Integrating building performance analysis results in the early stage of conceptual design supports effective design exploration and decision making. Such integration requires domain expertise and can be technically challenging, time consuming, and computationally expensive. Machine learning demonstrates great potential for building seamless workflows that provide faster analysis feedback. However, one of the challenges in the architecture domain is the lack of diverse data sets to train effective prediction models. This talk will provide a brief overview of the potential of machine learning in building analysis-prediction models and demonstrate how we can capitalize on generative design to compensate for the lack of data. We will present a workflow where generative design features for Revit software, Dynamo software, and Insight software are used to generate a synthetic data set for training a machine-learning model for energy-analysis prediction.

Can AutoCAD P&ID software save time? In a word? Yes! In this class you will learn the information needed to make a case for upgrading to AutoCAD Plant P&ID software. Maybe you’ve mentioned the value of this upgrade to your manager or project managers and they’ve agreed. Then how do you justify it in the budget? What about training? Will it disrupt how you work? Why change programs if AutoCAD software is working fine? By the end of this class you will have the information needed to make a convincing argument that leaves everyone asking, “Why didn’t we do this sooner?”