This session will demonstrate how the recently introduced Autodesk Fusion AI Assistant enhances product development. AI Assistant accelerates early-stage design exploration, development, and fabrication by translating text into CAD, automating workflows, and accelerating implementation. Case studies of consumer products will illustrate how AI Assistant improves efficiency, when traditional methods are more effective, and how to best combine both. The session will cover prompt engineering techniques that improve output quality. By adopting these workflows, teams can reduce repetitive tasks, improve iteration speed, and focus human expertise on higher-value design decisions, ultimately achieving faster, more informed results.

Industrialized construction is widely discussed but unevenly implemented. This panel will bring together perspectives from research, technology, academia, and industry to examine what it will take to scale prefabrication, productization, and design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA). Drawing on new global research with Dodge Construction Network across five markets, the session will explore why fewer than half of organizations report scaled use despite strong intent. Panelists will test these findings against real-world experience, focusing on procurement, early design decisions, supply chain integration, and workforce capability to identify what must change to reach industry-wide adoption.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping AECO, but most solutions remain disconnected from engineering and fabrication workflows where technical decisions are made. Through live demonstrations, this session will show AI embedded within production environments, leveraging engineering standards, deterministic calculation engines, fabrication rules, and BIM data. Explore AI-assisted model management, load generation, detailing, and cross-platform workflows enabled through AI skills and APIs/MCPs, delivering reliable, auditable results while keeping engineers and fabricators in control.

Autodesk Flow Studio software is a generative solution in the Autodesk Media & Entertainment Collection. This software helps artists produce layout, create content, and drive home visuals across film, television, and games. This solution can also be used in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) space to help standup Revit content and aid with visuals to maximize customer impact.

Managing Fabrication ITM content effectively is critical to keeping projects on track and teams working efficiently. This session will cover advanced strategies for connector naming and connectivity, helping you build smarter, more consistent content from the ground up. We'll explore tips and tricks using a hybrid workflow using MEP Content Editor in the cloud alongside local products like Fabrication CADmep, Fabrication ESTmep, and Fabrication CAMduct to build and manage content with precision. You'll also learn how to execute mass content changes while modeling jobs are in progress, minimizing disruption and avoiding costly errors. Walk away with strategies you can implement immediately.

Learn how Porsche uses ReCap software, mesh extraction, and Autodesk Forma (formerly Autodesk Construction Cloud) to create accurate “last stand” models of production factories before retooling. In high-cost environments where production downtime must be minimized, existing Revit models of assembly lines are compared with current as-built conditions using lightweight, segmented meshes. This enables precise adjustments or extensions of production lines with reduced risk. This session will cover mesh generation, semantic segmentation, and integration into Model Coordination, with real project insights and best practices for large-scale manufacturing environments.

The next decade of physical product design will be defined by what teams choose to automate. Modern design tools should not just make things happen faster. They should free teams to focus on taste-making, creation, and human intuition, while quietly handling the repetitive work no one wants to do. This session explores how end-to-end product workflows, powered by AI and human collaboration, are enabling teams to design faster, more efficiently, and better for the world. See how Autodesk Fusion and Naya complement each other across the full design process, from first concept to manufacturing, and walk away with a strategic view of how Fusion and Naya enable a better design process, and where the next year of AI and workflow is heading.

Discover how Autodesk Fusion and Vizcom radically shorten conceptual design cycles for consumer products by pairing the Fusion parametric engineering and lifecycle controls with Vizcom's real-time photoreal visualization and AI-driven variant generation. Learn how rapid ideation, material/finish sweeps, and perceptual testing produce validated visual states that automatically feed CAM snapshots, BOM and version updates, and manufacturability acceptance gates, preserving traceability and minimizing rework. The talk will include demos, concrete integration patterns, and data-contract best practices for the Fusion-Vizcom workflow. We'll also cover a one-click pilot activation that turns validated concepts into prioritized production pilots with measurable POC outcomes.

Get a greater understanding of how businesses can unlock the full potential of Autodesk Fusion data management and PLM in this hands-on workshop. Learn how to connect design data, streamline workflows, and standardize processes across the product lifecycle. You'll explore key capabilities of Autodesk Fusion Manage, helping you manage product data, improve collaboration, and reduce errors from design through production. This session will provide a clear introduction and practical insights for anyone looking to get more value from integrated data management and PLM within the Fusion platform.

How do you deliver iconic, high-quality venues at speed and scale? This session will explore how productization, systemization, and kit-of-parts strategies are transforming the design and delivery of large-scale entertainment venues. Drawing on global case studies from temporary World Cup stadiums to immersive venues like Sphere this talk will demonstrate how standardized components and platform-based approaches enable flexibility, performance, and rapid deployment. It will also examine how digital workflows, BIM, and data-driven design all support convergence between design, manufacturing, and operations. You'll gain practical insight into applying industrialized construction principles without compromising experience or design quality.

The offsite construction industry is scaling, but the graduates entering it have been trained for a world of bespoke ETO delivery. No accredited degree program teaches configure-to-order workflows, manufacturing product definition, modular interface standards, or offsite logistics. The industry is hiring for skills that schools don't yet teach. This session will present the MBI-CfOC Offsite Construction Accreditation Initiative a joint effort between the Modular Building Institute and the Center for Offsite Construction to establish the first accredited degree pathway for the industrialized construction workforce. With materials nearly complete and first accreditation discussions happening, let's understand what the next generation of offsite-trained talent will know, and how to build a firm that can absorb them.

The Factory Experience gives AU attendees a hands-on way to build a simple electronic device but creating that experience requires coordination across design, manufacturing, and delivery. This panel will bring together Autodesk and industry partners to share how the Factory Experience is conceived, developed, and brought to life on the expo floor. Panelists will discuss how teams align on design intent, navigate real-world production constraints, and deliver a scalable, repeatable experience for AU attendees. Topics will include cross-company collaboration, prototyping-to-production workflows, and the role of emerging technologies like AI. You'll gain insight into how complex systems are transformed into engaging educational experiences.

Product development is evolving beyond traditional CAD workflows. Join Avnet and Autodesk to see how AI-powered engineering experiences are helping engineers move from concept to manufacturable products faster while making smarter decisions earlier in the design process. Learn how Avnet's component intelligence including real-time pricing, availability, lifecycle data, alternate part recommendations, and engineering content integrates directly into Autodesk Fusion. Discover how AI-assisted design workflows combined with supply chain insights enable teams to evaluate feasibility, manufacturability, and sourcing tradeoffs from the start. By connecting AI-driven design with real-world component and procurement intelligence, engineering teams can reduce redesigns, improve collaboration between engineering and sourcing, and accelerate the path from idea to production-ready products.

Architects and BIM teams are generating AI images faster than ever. But outputs rarely connect back to real materials, specifications, or fabrication. This session will draw on three MIT Architecture and Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) research projects to show exactly where the design-to-build pipeline breaks down and what fixes it. What we'll cover includes steering AI image generation with element-level references, matching rendered materials back into BIM specifications, and connecting natural language to robotic assembly each finding maps to a workflow that practitioners can act on. You'll leave with research-backed behavioral changes where AI tools genuinely add value in their pipelines and where the gaps need bridging.

The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) will share key lessons learned from its journey toward using BIM, geographic information system (GIS), and asset management for better project delivery and capital planning. Large project and asset owners will learn how Massport turns project, spatial, and asset data into actionable insights for better decision making. This session will highlight how Massport manages more than 200 capital projects across five airport/seaport campuses using BIM-enabled workflows. You'll learn how Autodesk Forma is used as a common data environment to collaborate with design and construction teams, enable on-time digital delivery, and create a virtual campus as a single source of truth supporting Massport's broader digital transformation goals.

Whether you're exploring Cost Management in Autodesk Forma Build, actively using it, or pushing the limits as a power user, this session is for you! Join this 30-minute ask-the-experts session to connect directly with the Autodesk Forma Cost Management implementation experts. Get answers to your toughest questions, learn proven best practices, and hear how leading teams are optimizing cost workflows and enterprise resource planning (ERP) integrations to drive better outcomes. Discover practical tips and real-world strategies, and see how AI can help solve complex cost challenges. Plus, bring your scenarios to the table during an open Q&A and walk away with actionable insights you can apply immediately.

The AEC industry has invested heavily in BIM, cloud collaboration, fabrication technology, and connected project platforms. Yet many teams still face the same challenge: turning all that project data into clear, actionable insight. This session explores how AI can close the gap, connecting existing project data to surface insights faster, identifying risks earlier, tracking progress more effectively, and supporting better decisions across design, fabrication, and field operations. Beyond the technology, attendees will learn what it takes to put AI to work in real construction environments, including implementation, governance, and lessons learned. Participants will leave with a practical framework for improving project visibility, streamlining reporting, and getting more value from the data they already have.

Structural teams across design engineering, fabrication and construction face increasing pressure to deliver safe, sustainable, and highly coordinated outcomes on tighter schedules. Designers must produce accurate, analysis-driven models that inform decision-making, while fabrication and construction teams need detailed, buildable information for efficient execution. Discover how Autodesk is advancing model accuracy, enhancing analysis capabilities, and strengthening multi-disciplinary collaboration across the structural workflow, persona and project phases. You'll also get an early look at features in development and get the opportunity to share your feedback directly with the team shaping the roadmap.

Unwanted vibration can lead to equipment failure, structural fatigue, and costly downtime. In this technical deep dive, we'll walk through a practical modal and frequency-response workflow in Inventor Nastran software using a fully generic vibrating‑machine model. You'll learn how to identify natural frequencies, interpret resonance behavior, tune stiffness, shift critical modes, and validate safe operating ranges. This session will deliver a repeatable, production-ready simulation workflow for engineers working with vibrating systems across mining, manufacturing, and machinery design.

Discover the future of productization in Autodesk Forma. Learn how connecting Forma to KOPE and Informed Design begins to deliver on the convergence of construction and manufacturing. This session will show you how to use AI agents to translate generic design intent in Forma into constructible building systems, like detailed partition wall assemblies in KOPE, while adding full manufacturing components from connections to fasteners in Informed Design. By instantly transitioning to high-fidelity models, you use fluid workflows in Forma with instant, quantifiable insights that drive certainty around design risk and cost drivers in preconstruction.