Come and join conversations about retail and real estate development trends, attracting customers to physical locations, the disruption of online shopping in the industry, and how remaining retail locations will survive the digital age. Hear success stories of physical locations, talks about development schemes and related architectural practices, and discussions on partnerships potentially between online retailers and traditional brick-and-mortar locations. We’ll also try to find out how to put technology and 2018 trends into action through elevated service offerings, deeper engagement opportunities, and innovative connectivity. And we will discuss what solutions we can offer as Autodesk, and how to use our digital technology to heighten an integrated experience focusing on design teams for the physical building. We will cover traditional software suites; as-builts that function in a whole way in terms of being the base for a virtual experience platform; and BIM (Building Information Modeling), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and generative design.

This class will demonstrate how Building Design Suite Ultimate software is used to capitalize on Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Canada's competitive retail world. With real-life examples, this class will present the steps taken not only to transition effectively from CAD in order to improve workflow and deliverables, but also to generate new revenue streams. At the end of this class attendees will understand how a midsize, Canadian, architectural production office uses Revit software, Navisworks project review software, 3ds Max software, and ReCap software point clouds to achieve success and growth.

Buying habits have changed due to the global pandemic, with the Retail industry experiencing a reduction of in person shopping. The great return (post lockdown) meant people flocked to bars and restaurants but in person shopping has never recovered with retailers experiencing a 5.7% decrease in sales. Retailers have to reimagine themselves having seen the reality of layoffs and store closures around them The effect of this has accelerated adoption and requirements to provide immersive experiences to allow customers to shop in familiar environments whilst visualizing products they want to buy. It is a pivotal time right now to support this industry as there is a possibility of a sink or swim phenomenon of retailers with varying levels of technology maturity. In this Convergence session we’ll discuss how Autodesk technology can support physicalizing digital retail experiences and enable product buying decisions

El Corte Inglés, Spain's largest department store chain and one of the biggest real estate owners in Europe, has digitized 3,7M+ sqm of their portfolio. Point clouds, Revit and ACC were the main tools used. This session will show the process and learnings of this experience and the improvements made after two years of continued efforts. They include a content library on Unifi to manage 21.000+ families widely used across 100+ assets' models, establishing a BIM office that uses Docs, Design Collaboration and Model Coordination to review and validate models, and devising strategies to bring models from previous stages up to the latest standards. Beyond digitization efforts, the session will also present how the models are being put to use for many purposes and their applications for even more: store renovation projects, quantities extraction and cost control, fittings capacity control studies, area related applications, construction stage… as well as the technologies for each of them.

The process of designing for retail can be both expensive and time-consuming. This class shows how building stores in a virtual environment reduces the risks associated with physical store mockups, helping to drive both efficient problem-solving and the rapid design iteration required that together can help your customer meet the requirements of the rapidly-changing retail landscape. By taking full advantage of a workflow for moving large-scale architectural projects from Revit® software into a game engine environment using a streamlined approach, this class aims to demonstrate how Unity 3D can act as an efficient design tool for store and space layout planning.

This session will provide hands-on instruction in the use of the Grading Optimization extension in Civil 3D software. We'll explore the product features and put the software to use on a commercial/retail development project. The instruction will use many of the included grading objects (i.e., building pads, curbs, drain lines, ponds, and more) to quickly develop a proposed surface, and import the results back to Civil 3D.

This talk will capture the success story of digitizing the merchandising strategies that maximize computer-generated imagery (CGI) for retailers like Lowe's, leading to savings in the millions of dollars. This talk will discuss the story of how 3ds Max software as main DCC for product visualization and V-Ray for Maya software was interleaved with in-house, developed, proprietary pipeline tools to achieve these results. The hyper-real, reusable images and assets transformed the merchandising efforts into affordable, inspirational outputs with the far shorter turnaround time, eliminating the huge logistics costs of material, space, and skilled photographers. Today’s COVID-19 situation of social distancing and constraints in physical mobility of people and material makes digitizing-of-merchandising initiatives a very compelling business strategy for all retailers around the globe. In summary, this is a proven story of innovative software maximized to achieve a direct impact on critical business parameters.

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.

Torcon, a Building Ops Implementation Partner, will present an example of how we begin construction with the end goal in mind. We will focus on structuring the information in a BIM 360 database developed during construction.  Special attention will be given to bar coding, linked O&M manuals, shop drawings, keying schedules, service level agreements, owner supplied equipment, checklists, and PM /OD /RI work orders.  This session features BIM 360 Field and Building Ops.

As a construction company, experienced in the retail sector, we see an important change in the requirements of our customers. They want to see results faster, cheaper, and are more demanding. Sustainability is becoming increasingly important. We make this possible with digitalized and integrated construction processes and intensive collaboration. With the Stamhuis Total Concept we create a convergence between AEC and manufacturing in one company, from concept, design and engineering to manufacturing, pre-assembly, installation, and maintenance. In this lecture we will present how we deal with BIM projects and apply the principles of modularity, interchangeability, and prefabrication throughout the preparation, execution, and production phases with Autodesk Revit, Inventor, and Navisworks. You will understand how we guarantee the purchase orders from our clients by linking the processes to CMMS and ERP software. We will showcase the importance of Autodesk BIM 360 as our central platform for connecting all disciplines, stimulating collaboration and promoting communication. Finally, we will give you some insight on how Generative Design brings the Stamhuis Total Concept to a higher level, by optimizing the conceptual design of our retail projects and by automating time-consuming tasks. Autodesk and Stamhuis acting as an innovator provides unique applications that will be game changers for our industry. We invite everyone to think along with us and build a better world together.

This class will discuss the benefits of capturing existing conditions using laser scanners on a very large retail project. We will discuss the integration of point cloud data within the intelligent model in Revit software. You will learn how to utilize laser scan data across various components within the Autodesk Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Collection (Revit software, Navisworks software, ReCap software). This class will also discuss data collection of building equipment using BIM 360 Field software to connect project stakeholders located across different offices.

Hardware is hard' is a common phrase, but what does it actually mean? How does a team with a great idea for a new hardware product navigate the challenges of prototyping, sourcing, testing, validation, contract manufacturing, production scaling, distribution, logistics and retail. This presentation aims to capture some objective numbers on what it takes to start a scalable hardware business.

This class will describe how our Technology/Architectural business has adapted and developed its processes to use the latest digital technologies in the production of store design from feasibility to handover for Europe's fastest growing retailer. The class will explore the journey our business has been on to achieve effective speculative site evaluation and how early analysis and a digital process is being utilised to ensure the massive expansion programme can be met. The class will highlight the potential time savings available and the processes to be followed. This class will demonstrate how our business maximises its outputs from Feasibility to Completion and beyond including – Quantification – VR – Animation – and Asset Management with one model throughout the whole process.

Our team created a digital twin of retail store located in the shopping mall complex using Autodesk Tandem software–reducing missed inspection time by 90% By combining laser scanning, intelligent modeling, and asset element and IoT sensor data in Tandem extended through our mobile app, we empower plant management to monitor assets and make more-informed business decisions. Dawood integrated our native mobile application—built with Flutter, Supabase, and BuildShip—to record equipment inspections. Elements are tagged with QR codes, enabling rapid information access. This allows for data exchange between the mobile app and digital twin using the Tandem API—making it the single source of truth. This allows on-site engineers to access information on the go to complete daily inspections and send inspection data to the digital twin so that management can assess and respond to events in real time. Automated reminders reduce incidents.

This class will cover the use of Autodesk CFD software as a design analysis tool for fire and smoke simulation in buildings. We will examine how fire contaminant and smoke generation is modeled, and take you through the procedures and techniques necessary to obtain an efficient solution. You will learn how to identify design risk from the results visualization of smoke and temperature from the simulation. We will show you how to evaluate smoke-free height, tenable temperature, and smoke visibility to meet life-safety goals. Based on the Autodesk CFD results, you will understand how you can gain insight into behavior of smoke from fire, and make good design decisions to minimize smoke hazards. We will also highlight benefits and limitations of smoke simulation in relation to real-world fire scenarios. Finally, you will be able to relate the procedures and techniques described here for large spaces such as atria, convention centers, shopping malls, exhibition halls, airport terminals, and sports arenas.

The municipality of Brownsville, PA, boasts many historic structures, but many are in danger of being lost. Sadly, one such cluster of buildings with wonderful brick facades became unsafe, and they were demolished in 2020. But what if those buildings had been rescued and incorporated into a new development? Using digital tools like Revit software, Civil 3D software, and Twinmotion, the site along Market Street with its lost facades was used as the location for a hypothetical mixed-use development that included retail, commercial, dining, and live/work spaces. This reimagining began with a laser scan of the area fortuitously taken just months before the demolition. This survey and the subsequent project were done in partnership with municipal authorities and Autodesk. The result is a fictional redevelopment located on this very real site. Best of all, it is now included with Revit 2024 software as the new sample project! Join us for a look behind the scenes at the very "real” process used to create this "unreal” project.

Watch, experience, and understand how it's possible to create realistic environments and architecture with millions of polygons that can run on a mobile device.

This class will offer a deep explanation of the real worlds we need to recreate, and how to decide between modeling techniques, lighting systems to advantage of the mobile devices capabilities.

The first part will unveil the power of the techniques, showing in real time how a mobile device can handle a huge street and a detailed store with millions of polygons.

The second part will start with a brief analysis about the sort of information we need to create a huge environment suitable to be transformed into virtual reality. Professional pictures, or mobile cameras? Photogrammetry? When and how? We'll cover all the details you need, and questions you have.

Finally, we'll look at the incredible tools in 3ds Max to handle all sorts of big data, and to optimize it for mobile and virtual reality.

You'll walk away with an actionable approach for current and future virtual reality systems.

Welcome Adam Farooq, Store Planning Manager, Product Manager of Virtual Experiences at Walgreens to learn how using Unity Reflect can potentially build consensus in store planning, coordination, and reviews alongside Revit. Understand what features and use-cases can improve the planning process, and what it takes to unlock informed decision making in your workflow

Organizations around the world have been tasked with reshaping facilities and operations to enable social distancing since the outbreak of COVID-19. To support the design team, building owners, and facilities managers, we are committed to developing new tools in Revit software and showing how they can be used in practice with other simulation tools. This session will combine demonstrations of the latest tools in Revit with good practices learned from collaboration with industrial partners to ensure that buildings will have the capacity to support social distancing and maximize life safety. Subjects that we’ll cover include design principles (core parameters, route planning, design pitfalls) and sample use cases (office, retail, school). We’ll lay out the core principles of design and demonstrate their application with Revit (and people-movement simulation software) in the context of real-world design challenges.