This class provides an introduction to Autodesk 360 cloud-based products and services.

Over the last 5 to 7 years we have seen software and technology explode onto the scene in the construction industry. It seems as though every year there are at least 10 new products entering the market that help improve productivity. How do you evaluate these products? As a company, how do you successfully rollout new software and technologies that are changing so rapidly? This class will dive into some of the successes, pitfalls, and roadblocks that PCL Construction has encountered along the journey of new-technology implementation. The best practices learned during multiple rollouts and evaluations have become a basis for how we deliver these technologies to our employees.

The construction industry can greatly benefit from AI-powered chatbots, driven by Generative AI, to streamline processes and enhance project management. During this session, we will explore how AI chatbots can revolutionize project management by automating tasks, answering common questions, scheduling appointments, and providing real-time project updates. Learn about Amazon's Design and Construction (D&C) team's journey in developing a generative AI question-answering solution to expedite construction processes. We will provide an in-depth look into the development of this innovative solution and how similar uses of generative AI could help your company or project.

Building information modeling (BIM) is part of a broader dynamic of digital transformation of railway systems operation. Therefore, BIM implementation goes further than intelligent modeling. Railway systems requirements are shaping BIM goals. Railway systems are made of multiples subsystems, managed using various technologies. Information flows between different tools, and their traceability and validation are critical for railway systems integration. SNCF set up a different initiative. The Minerve project is funded by French authorities, and launched with the main French railway players. Its aim is to enable BIM requirements for railway subdomains. SNCF participates in the IFC Rail project for interoperability between subdomain for systems integration. SNCF is working on overall railway systems architecture to specify required railway’s function and information flow for systems integration both in its geometric and functional dimension.

ECOFACT is a €12 million, Horizon 2020, EU-funded project made up of 20 consortium members from several European countries aiming at developing an ECO-innovative energy factory management platform using improved dynamic LCA/LCCA toward holistic manufacturing sustainability. The platform will be deployed in four different demo sites: a biscuit factory (Gullon), a Stellantis Group automotive factory (Tofas), a Heineken Group brewery (Athenian Brewery) and a multinational household appliances factory (Arçelik). One team is leading the development of the digital twin platform (DTP), based on Autodesk Forge software and composed of production lines, 3D models, and different applications (material-flow simulations, energy simulations, production planning and scheduling, industrial energy disaggregation, and industrial energy flexibility). The DTP will display simulation results and real-time Internet of Things (IoT) data alongside the 3D models maximizing Autodesk Forge functionalities.

Building information modeling (BIM) processes with federated 3D models and centralized common data environments (CDEs) are well-accepted norms in project delivery. Yet, the benefits derived from this digitalization favor the engineering companies over the manufacturing owner. Moreover, the owner's transformation focus is mostly on digitizing highly regulated drug releases and manufacturing performance. Converging these two digital approaches is not often seen as a priority. Yet, it may be a foundational step toward a successful digital transformation for businesses and their people. We’ll make the case for data convergence between digital assets (descriptive digital twins) and manufacturing data and analytics to solve business problems, like accessing the right information and documentation without time loss. We’ll share how the human-centered approach made visible the foundational benefit of BIM by linking objects to information using BIM 360 (collaborate) and data fusion technologies, and which KPIs can demonstrate value.

Industrial piping projects routinely run into difficulties validating model design against P&ID schematics. Missing tags and incorrect descriptions wreak havoc on schedules as designers work to transition from drawing-focused design to data-centered design. Engineering managers and project managers need clarity in design quality. Learn how estimating design points as part of your AutoCAD Plant 3D modeling gives you and your project management team better insight into project progress, identifying critical paths, and helps your projects stay on time and on budget.

Project MOnACO (Manufacturing Of a large-scale AM Component) is a $1.1 million research collaboration with GE Aviation et al. funded by the Clean Sky 2 program. The focus is to cut noise and emissions from the civil aerospace market using disruptive technologies. The aim is to converge design and manufacturing using the A.T.L.A.S. machine that’s currently the largest metal powder additive manufacturing of its kind (build size >1m). Autodesk is leading the design of the turbine center frame assembly using multiphysics Generative Design in Autodesk Fusion 360, the new product design extension for lattices and manufacturing simulation (Netfabb et al.) workflows geared toward large-scale additive manufacturing. The latest design is 34% lighter than its predecessor, and the components have been consolidated from 150 parts to a single part. In this talk, we’ll discuss how we applied Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) workflows using Autodesk design and make tools to solve tomorrow's problems.

Trust is the foundation of every relationship. This applies in personal and professional situations, like the building of a building. The level of trust within a project team between designers, contractors, and trades can have a major impact on project outcomes. Do contract structures help or hinder? Do our software tools add or reduce trust? Have we built a culture of mistrust and litigation in a race to shed risk? In this discussion, professionals from different backgrounds will discuss project challenges that may be encountered, their effect on trust in the project team, and possible resolution methods. We’ll explore ways to build and repair trust, and cover how better communication can help, and what strategies may be available to build trust. We’ll discuss positive impacts these can have, and how to be more proactive from the start, leading to better project execution. We’ll seek ways to better collaborate—despite different backgrounds, goals, and expectations—to ensure a successful project.

IMC Construction is one of the largest contractors in the Philadelphia region, and a full-service construction management firm that takes pride in providing an innovative and collaborative approach to project delivery for clients. IMC is using Autodesk Assemble software to condition and append data to their models, enhancing the models to be ready for review at any moment. IMC then uses Autodesk Construction Cloud Connect to take advantage of the firm’s enhanced models and data throughout the project lifecycle. With the power of this integration, IMC can track cost drivers to stay in line with its planned budget, as well as collect and compare historical data to identify design inefficiencies, and track productivity on site. By maximizing the power of Autodesk Assemble to condition and enhance models—and the power of Autodesk Construction Cloud Connect to link data across the project lifecycle—IMC has improved the efficiency of this workflow by more than 90%, simultaneously increasing their competitive advantage and the quality of the projects they deliver.

In 2017, the U.K. government funded an analysis of the various costs associated with a typical construction project, and identified that for every pound spent, just more than 51% results in residual asset value for the client. The Construction Innovation Hub (CIH) was subsequently established with the vision to cause change and demonstrate better solutions to deliver the U.K. government £35 billion pipeline. The chosen strategy was to develop, prototype, and test platform solutions (pDFMA), with a common “kit of parts.” This would demonstrate the delivery of better outcomes for social infrastructure. Integral to the strategy was the use of a new digital toolchain to unlock the approach. Grimshaw Architects, Buro Happold engineers, and Mace Construction were commissioned to develop a new suite of configurators to enable the "kit of parts” approach during procurement and delivery.

Building information modeling (BIM) and geographic information system (GIS) integration has become an essential part of large-scale projects. While a massive amount of information is produced during the project lifecycle, it’s sometimes hard to use it because it’s trapped inside the BIM and GIS software. This becomes an obstacle for non-users of BIM and GIS—especially on decision-maker levels and from project management perspectives. Using business intelligence software, Microsoft Power BI, and the support of other software like Autodesk Forge and VCAD, Power BI will be able to present intelligent models and GIS layers in an interactive way connected with all types of trackers. In this session, the speaker will present how they created an information center that acts as the single source of truth for their projects using the interactive connection between Power BI, BIM 360 software, ArcGIS, and trackers in Microsoft Excel to give all team members access to up-to-date information.

This session will explore how the speaker saw an opportunity to use Model Checker on Autodesk Forge to enable a deep dive into modeled data, using Microsoft Power BI to quickly and easily understand team trends and performance inside their models. In major project delivery, we don't usually have the ability to scale learning—it’s “go go go” from the start. Come and see how the speaker was able to create a methodology to enable themselves and others, including project managers, to understand how project data is trending before it reaches the client.

This course will outline the steps to take your infrastructure project from planning into design, on to construction, and finally to operations. The Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection connected with Autodesk Construction Cloud will empower designers, owners, and stakeholders to communicate seamlessly during the entire duration of the project. Key elements include Civil 3D-to-Revit workflows, InfraWorks simulations, bridge workflows, clash detection analysis, and collaboration and model coordination in Autodesk Construction Cloud. With Autodesk Construction Cloud, we’ll demonstrate how contractors can have access to live design documents and files.

Capturing what your employees know and then formatting and presenting it to the company has become a huge need as the amount and value of knowledge along with the efficiency of getting to it has become increasingly important. The amount of internal knowledge is growing exponentially just as many cornerstone employees are retiring, taking what they know with them. We will show you what you know, who knows it, how to gather it, and how to transfer that information effectively to others at your company. We have found that with the proper champion, the implementation of a solution is the simple part of the problem. Realizing there is the problem and getting business buy-in is the hard part!

Do you have challenges managing data while working in project teams? Are your project teams spread out geographically? Are you constantly emailing drawing files to project team members? If so, then this class is for you. During this class, we dig into the tools and explore tips and techniques that will enable you to successfully implement Vault Professional software to manage the project delivery process. Special attention is paid to categories, lifecycles, and revision schemes as well as methods to effectively collaborate with external partners.

This session is intended to educate the audience on what Autodesk Fusion 360 Manage product lifecycle management (PLM) software is and how it can help small businesses improve processes. Small organizations are often afraid of implementing a PLM system due the fear of implementation costs. They make the assumption that Autodesk Fusion 360 Manage is only for large businesses. This session will talk about the out-of-the-box functionalities of Autodesk Fusion 360 Manage, and how they can help small companies use PLM without spending $$$. To be more specific, we’ll look at some of the industry challenges that small businesses face today and how Autodesk Fusion 360 Manage can help them with Bill of Materials (BOM) management, change management, and project management.

How does the world's fifth-largest airport manage its capital improvement program using building information modeling (BIM)? Through various project delivery methods and contracts, the owner mandates the use of Revit software and Autodesk Construction Cloud. This panel session will discuss the digital transformation happening within the capital improvement program at an international airport. We’ll cover how owners, contractors, architects, engineers, and trade partners all work together to collaborate with their intelligent models in the cloud. We’ll have an open dialogue about lessons learned and what improvements can be made in the future. We’ll will focus on the use of design models, trade models, coordination models, owner-mandated metadata, and the BIM execution plans.

In this session, the LATAM TSE team will cover the basics of project management and lean construction principles for on-field tracking and data gathering in order to change the project management (PM) mindset from a reactive approach to proactive approach thanks to Autodesk Construction Cloud on-site implementation. We’ll cover how to digitize current construction workflows and activities without disruptive change within owner-contractor-subcontractor workflows. You’ll see how to apply PM and lean construction with an easy-to-implement approach, simplifying digital transformation for a width approach within any building information modeling (BIM) maturity level construction company.