This class begins with educating your bosses or decision-makers about GIS technology with a focus on the benefits of using Autodesk® products with Feature Data Objects (FDO) technology to connect with many GIS and raster data sources. We show how current Autodesk products can use the technology without the need for additional expensive software and contracts. We also show how other electrical utilities use AutoCAD® even with GIS from other vendors. Convince the Power of the facts! We also discuss a real-world upgrade from AutoCAD® Map 3D Enterprise 2012 with Autodesk® MapGuide® 6.5 to Map 3D 2013 and Autodesk® Infrastructure Map Server (AIMS) 2013. The class covers moving the system into full production, using the current process workflow of the utility while retaining the basic look and feel of the application. This class is co-presented with a technical consultant from the Autodesk Global Services Utilities and Telecom Consulting group.

Southern California Edison (SCE) uses light detection and ranging (LiDAR)-equipped aircraft to identify overhead lines with clearances that don't comply with local and federal requirements. This involves many utilities, including transmission, distribution, and telecommunications. In this class we will discuss how infractions are solved using a 4-step approach: identify, evaluate, design, and remediation. The LiDAR results show opportunities where man-made encroachments occur, as well as revealing environmental encroachments that involve vegetation management. We will look back at lessons learned to date, and we'll take a look forward at the future of advanced surveying and design systems. This all happens within the framework of SCE's enterprise level workflow management system.

The Grand Paris Express (GPE) is a major automated metro infrastructure project in Paris, with a new 200-kilometer tunnel line. The maintenance site (depot) is a key structure in a limited space inserted into a dense urban environment. This situation leads to numerous challenging conflicts between the rail and building design. In this class, we will share Systra’s experience on project Building Information Modeling (BIM) implementation, and show how BIM can be used for rail infrastructure design. You will also discover how BIM can be effective for track alignment, utilities, hydrology, catenary, and telecom when interfacing with architecture, structure, and MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) services. BIM has been used on this project to facilitate data exchange—especially between a civil design with AutoCAD Civil 3D software and architectural design with Revit software—but also to improve 3D coordination and design review. This session features AutoCAD Civil 3D and Revit.

According to HABITAT III, roughly a quarter of the world's urban population—equivalent to the combined populations of Spain, Italy, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Brazil, and the United States—lives in slums. In São Paulo, IBGE found that 1.2+ million people live in slums. These areas are becoming increasingly dense, which poses a challenge for sewage and drainage systems. Paraisópolis is the densest slum in São Paulo, and its streams have been occupied by housing. Sondotécnica presents Autodesk technology—Civil 3D, ReCap, Revit, InfraWorks, InfoWorks ICM, and InfoDrainage software—as a solution. Through building information modeling (BIM), we interpret the existing situation and can perform the simulation and validation of the sanitary sewage and drainage project, restoring the stream clean and integrated into urban life. The goal is to transform the slums into sustainable environments.

The rupture of the dam in Ayrton Senna Park in Brazil impaired one of the few tourist attractions in a small town in the Brazilian countryside, generating significant social and environmental impact. Schettini Engenharia understood that for this atypical situation, it would be necessary to bring together some strategic partners to develop the entire building information modeling (BIM) solution with the help of geographic information system (GIS) solutions, starting the first smart-city project in the region. Using Autodesk and Innovyze solutions, the firm aimed to adopt sustainable practices in its proposal, mitigating part of the damage caused by the rupture of this dam, and bringing safety and better quality of life to this community. In this challenging dam case study, you’ll learn the workflow between the following tools: ReCap software, Civil 3D software, Revit software, Autodesk Docs software, Navisworks software, Unity, InfoDrainage, and InfoWorks ICM.

Explore the crucial role of standards and classification systems, focusing on collaboration and BIM management. Learn how adhering to ISO 19650 can improve project outcomes by delivering greater consistency, accuracy, and efficiency. We'll show the importance of open standards such as IFC and COBie, which facilitate interoperability between different software platforms and promote collaboration across different teams and disciplines. Furthermore, we'll highlight the importance of classification systems like UniClass, and UniFormat, which can greatly improve collaboration and communication between project stakeholders by providing a common language for sharing information. In addition, we'll present how Autodesk Interoperability Tools can effectively support the implementation and use of these standards and classification systems.

Everybody's talking about Digital twins, but what are they? What does it take to get or build one? What are the challenges? During this session, we'll go over the process involved in achieving a Digital Twin. We'll explore what it is (as it could be different things depending on what you need), we will examine the uses and benefits, we will go over the technology involved and analyze the steps to get into the Digital Twins world.

The digital twin is a concept resulting from the advance and convergence of many different technologies. This has both complicated and over-simplified industry discourse on the topic. Often lost in the discussion about the tech and the solution vendors is what a digital twin describes (the virtualization of a real-world thing or process), the value proposition (capitalizing on digital technologies to improve how we understand, predict, and manage change to our built world), and how to properly engage with the concept (starting with use cases!). Sean OIcott, VP of product and innovation at Gafcon Digital, will join Casey Mahon, senior manager of customer adoption at Autodesk Tandem, to provide a background on the concept, a summary of current and future design and construction use cases, an evaluation of solution vendors on the market, and a demonstration of an example construction use case—the Smart Jobsite—using Autodesk Tandem software.

With the dramatic changes in the design community, it's time to evaluate where building information modeling (BIM) has brought us and begin to examine the next generation of digital design and delivery. We'll cover how Gannett Fleming is working to attain the goal of developing true digital twins from an operational standpoint. This session will begin by comparing traditional CAD workflows and documentation to prepare a "digital deliver” standard that fits the requirements of a BIM project. Next, we'll evaluate the project platform and how it needs to be structured for the new designer/contractor/owner relationship while optimizing a true digital twin environment. Once we define the platform, we'll learn how to create and manage content standards that meet digital twin requirements. And we'll close by reviewing how the workflow on future projects should change to help us meet this goal. Learn how we took the first steps toward change and help your company get off on the right foot.

Digital-twin technology enables users to create dynamic, data-rich replicas of their buildings that connect all stakeholders and systems. But how do you get started on your digital-twin journey with Autodesk Tandem software? Building information modeling (BIM) data integrations into Autodesk Tandem workflows are becoming an essential component of today's facilities management, enabling organizations to optimize operations, reduce costs, and improve the user experience. This presentation will explore how to implement data throughout the project lifecycle, whether it's a new construction or an existing building. You'll learn first-hand from a virtual design and construction (VDC) expert, a facility manager, and the Autodesk Tandem team, representing all project stakeholders' perspectives. Gain insights from recent project case studies that demonstrate the versatility and benefits of digital-twin technology across various applications, including the new Windover-built Phillips Exeter Academy (PEA) dorm project and how it innovatively optimized facilities management.

When challenged to manage building information modeling (BIM) on a project the size of a small city, routine project planning is not enough. This case study will show which current BIM management tools and methods work and which ones fail on a real project of 10 million square feet. Spoiler: There were many broken tools and many crashed computers. We'll show how a small but effective BIM and computational team can save hundreds of thousands of dollars through resource management, technological innovation, failure prevention, team upskilling, and cloud collaboration. We'll also touch on how managers can facilitate the use of computational workflows by being a bridge between users and tools. We want you to leave empowered to tackle BIM on projects of any size and any scale while also knowing how to evolve these methods for the future.

Join us on a digital-twin journey! Learn from The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (Detroit) as we share our multiyear journey moving from blueprints to data orchestration. Discover how to align owners' agendas and adopt digital-twin workflows. Hear from key stakeholders, including executive leaders, sustainability officers, and architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) collaborators, as we operationalize and find value in our digital replica of physical assets, processes, and systems. We'll discuss strategies for funding, budgeting, and timeline creation to revolutionize workflows. Experience our high-fidelity pilot using Autodesk Tandem, Revit software, Eptura's ticketing systems, and IoT sensors. Our diverse backgrounds in service design, UX research, architecture, business, and construction administration offer rich insights into our pilot results and future plans to create a holistic smart museum and FM for improved collaborations and operational efficiency.

Fornebu Metro Line is an ongoing metro line project in Oslo, Norway, connecting Fornebu with the existing Oslo City metro line through 8 km of tunnel and 200,000+ cubic meters of concrete split into six different metro stations and a service area. The majority of the concrete elements are cast in place. The elements vary from standard 200 mm inner walls reinforced in both directions on both sides to slabs and walls modeled in Revit that are 2.3 meters in thickness with several layers of reinforcement. Construction on the tunnels is ongoing. The stations are currently in the tender process with construction planned to begin in 2024/2025. As Norwegian governmental agencies want to stimulate innovation in the industries they interact with, Fornebu Metro Line has ambitions to produce project deliverables on a zero-drawing platform using Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) and DWGs™. The main building information modeling (BIM) viewers are Navisworks software and Solibri. BIM 360 software is being used for coordination and review.

Discover how implementing building information modeling (BIM) innovative concepts in design and build projects can greatly improve project efficiency and accuracy. By using the latest construction technologies such as mixed reality, LiDAR scans, and parametric design, construction teams can better visualize and plan projects, reducing errors in the construction phase. This class will showcase practical examples through projects delivered by LEVIATAN and UBITECH, major engineering offices in Romania that use Autodesk and GRAITEC software. Additionally, the use of these technologies can increase safety on construction sites and reduce the amount of time required to complete projects. Ultimately, these benefits lead to improved quality, reduced costs, and better outcomes for both construction teams and clients.

Exchanging project data between applications is a favorite problem in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC): Offices need to manage the risk involved in undersharing and oversharing. Collaborators need to understand if they're working on the same version of a project. And data formats must be compatible. While desktop software systems are the powerhouses driving design and engineering workflows, teams need to communicate beyond their desks, often through distributed cloud interfaces that change rapidly. The software development teams for Revit software, Autodesk Forma, and Autodesk Docs have created multiple ways to address interoperability problems, and have had hundreds of hours of conversations with project clients and AEC professionals about what does and doesn't work. The most-promising methods include rapidly evolving cloud applications that change and improve constantly. This class will summarize these findings, identify the most-recent tools available to solve interoperability challenges, and look down the road to emerging methods for teams to share data.

Engagement with building designers indicates high levels of enthusiasm for using Revit software at different stages to analyze carbon emissions, from concept to detailed design. However, challenges remain in defining modeling practices that facilitate fast and accurate analysis. One solution to this is the Revit Energy Analytical Model, which allows us to analyze carbon while we design our buildings. While the Revit Energy Analytical Model is an intelligent method to transform architectural models into analytical information, the setup and model view can be unintuitive, and can be impacted by modeling practices. Join Autodesk and FenestraPro to learn about workflows and tools that simplify this process, and hear how they worked together to resolve many of these challenges. FenestraPro, a leading Autodesk Partner, has engaged with designers globally and developed tools that provide intuitive pathways for facade design in Revit software, empowering designers to understand carbon emissions throughout the design process.

This session will showcase our studio space in Toronto, where our journey started with a Revit intelligent model that has now evolved into a digital twin complete with IoT integration. You'll learn how we've integrated SQL, Revit, Autodesk Tandem, and Autodesk Construction Cloud into our workflows to create detailed 3D models, monitor asset performance, and capture project data. We've incorporated data from IoT sensors into Autodesk Tandem, thereby gaining insights into maintenance needs that enable us to address issues promptly. We'll discuss the benefits and challenges of implementing this throughout the project lifecycle, and how it improves quality, reduces costs, and increases user satisfaction. The aim of this session is to inspire you to consider the potential digital twin concepts, unlocking efficiency and quality in your projects' stakeholders. You'll leave the session with an understanding of how to integrate digital twin modeling and IoT technology, and the benefits that come with it.

Due to our unique involvement in the Forma pilot program we would like to share our experience with the AECO community. The Forma-to-Revit-and-back-to-Forma workflow (via Forma Plugin) is a powerful tool for architects and designers seeking to streamline their design process. Forma provides an intuitive platform for creating complex geometries and analysis while Revit's advanced BIM tools enable designers to create detailed building models. The ability to seamlessly transfer between the two programs allows for easy collaboration and communication between team members, resulting in a more efficient and effective design process. This workflow is particularly useful for architects and designers looking to create complex designs in a fraction of the time it would take using traditional methods. By integrating the strengths of Forma and Revit, designers can create more accurate, energy efficient and detailed models, which can be used for construction and documentation purposes.

Over the years, BIM and GIS integration has emerged as a game-changer, not only in large-scale infrastructure projects but also in architecture and planning endeavors. Sweco, a global leader in engineering and architecture, has spearheaded innovative methods and workflows to streamline data flow in both small- and large-scale projects. Our focus on seamless integration of BIM and GIS data has yielded substantial benefits, facilitating effective communication, and ensuring designs align with site conditions. During this session, Sweco will showcase real-world examples from various architecture and planning projects where BIM and GIS data were combined. These examples highlight the value of integrating powerful tools such as ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, Revit, Autodesk Forma, ACC/Bim 360 Rhino, and more.