Curious about the road ahead for Autodesk's product and service offerings for structural engineers, detailers, and fabricators? Join Autodesk product and strategy managers for Revit software and the Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection to learn about new features and functionality supporting the capabilities and workflows you need to drive more-efficient, more-sustainable, and more-collaborative building design and construction projects. Learn about the strategic insights and decisions driving development directions. and see early demonstrations of features and workflows yet to be released.

The challenges we face in our industry revolve around saving time and money. Traditional methods of design engineering do not embrace the technological evolution of CAD software. There's a better workflow, and the software is already available to seamlessly integrate design drafters, engineers, and steel detailers into one model. I will walk you through the lifecycle of one of our projects with the use of Revit software and Advance Steel detailing software, of designers working with detailers, to produce fabrication drawings without producing a single structural design drawing.

This class will cover how to create concrete lift drawings in Revit software. We'll cover the people who need to be engaged, the processes from developing an estimate to providing field-layout data, and the final product of quality lift drawings that add value for the entire project team. You will learn how the concrete Revit model can become the hub for the whole concrete team and second-tier subs, and also you'll learn how to greatly enhance communication with the design team and the general contractor. This class will discuss the technical aspects of creating and maintaining a construction-level concrete model, including families, parts, and the use of pour sequence parameters. We'll demonstrate what information is important to concrete field crews, and how to effectively communicate that through Revit software-based lift drawings. You will also learn how to use geometry in Revit to create point data, and then how to use that point data downstream in the layout process.

The industry is moving from mass production to customized solutions, creating a tremendous increase in the demand for custom BIM (Building Information Modeling) software solutions. However, custom solutions are expensive to develop. With Forge, you can build custom BIM configurators with minimum investment and time. We created a custom simulation app for HVAC professionals to produce a sustainable design. The app simulates the performance of design spaces and HVAC systems configuration in the cloud. The class will demonstrate how to use Forge to create a new user-defined office build space. We will elaborate on how the assembly of complex 3D HVAC system configurations can be created. You will see how Revit design automation APIs can construct an accurate intelligent model on the server. Attendees will learn these techniques, as well as how to create vast varieties of online BIM system configurators such as kitchen design, furniture design, infrastructure design, and others.

Interact with a panel of Revit software API experts from Autodesk, Inc., to answer your questions and discuss all relevant topics of your choice. For anyone writing add-ins for Revit software, this is the perfect forum to better get to know the people who shape the APIs you work with, and explain your views, ideas, and problems face to face. Please note that prior Microsoft .NET programming and Revit software add-in development experience is required. This class is not suitable for beginners.

This lab is designed to give you a feel for the ease of use of Advance Steel software, the structural steel package that’s got the industry talking. You’ll create a structural model from scratch and then insert automated connections between structural sections. You’ll also learn how to insert more-complex structural elements, such as stairs. You’ll then generate fabrication drawings of the structural model you’ve created. Finally, you’ll generate bills of materials (BOMs) and cutting files, such as DXFs and NCs, from your structural model.

To maintain competitive advantage, more and more structural engineers are trying to find a way to capitalize on their Building Information Modeling (BIM) data for steel detailing and fabrication. This class will explore how Autodesk Advance Steel is proving to be the missing link that lets structural engineers capitalize on their Revit Structure design models for steel detailing and fabrication. You will also learn how to create automated steel connections on structural members imported from Revit software. You will then learn how to create the automated fabrication and erection drawings and NC files. This class will also show how the bidirectional sync between Autodesk Revit and Autodesk Advance Steel lets you bring any Revit changes into Advance Steel software or validate Advance Steel models in Revit software.

Curious about the road ahead for Autodesk's product and service offerings for MEP engineers, detailers, and fabricators? Join Autodesk product and strategy managers for Revit software, the Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection, and cloud collaboration to learn about new features and functionality supporting the capabilities and workflows you need to drive more-efficient, more-sustainable, and more-collaborative building design and construction projects. Learn about the strategic insights and decisions driving development directions, and see early demonstrations of features and workflows yet to be released. Peer into the future of the products you use every day and engage with Autodesk to help shape them to better meet your needs and the needs of your company, project teams, and clients.

Are you an electrical engineer or contractor looking to grow or accelerate your VDC practice with AI and aren't sure where to start? Join us as we show you how you can do just that using an AI-powered design tool from Augmenta to supercharge your Revit modeling workflow. In this interactive session, you will learn the ropes of using the Augmenta Construction Platform's automated electrical modeling capability to amplify your VDC capabilities and walk through the entire process of developing design solutions automatically A to Z. Utilizing the Revit model data, we'll develop and analyze multiple designs in parallel, opening up a world of opportunities for trade-off exploration and data-driven decision making upstream in the design process. We will cover what is needed to get started, and dive into the ways AI will transform your Revit Modeling process. We believe that design activities will shift from output focused to outcome oriented. Are you ready to join the movement?

This session will provide an update on the development progress of Autodesk Fabrication Data Manager software. We will highlight both new features and improvements to features as previously demonstrated during AU 2023, and we'll provide insight into navigation around the UI.

In this presentation, we'll look at managing Autodesk Fabrication service and profiles to use the content flexibility that Revit provides. We will explore how to quickly set up a new profile with services designed to get the model started with minimal information. We will discuss what to include in the services, what should instead be added to the parts tab as needed, and how this expedites project startup and allows for quality control checking. We will go over what services should be included in a new profile and how that allows for "on the fly" changing of material and connection types in the model. We will explore a method of creating and tracking customized services and specifications within a profile. And we will discuss using "reload configuration" as a quality control check. All of this will lead to a faster, leaner, more productive workflow.

Explore the forefront of MEP modeling efficiency with AI-driven automation techniques. This session provides a deep dive into the use of Avant Leaps tools within Revit software for sophisticated MEP design and conflict resolution. Attendees will learn how to harness automated pattern-based modeling to standardize and expedite the creation of MEP systems. The workshop will cover strategic applications of AI to detect and resolve clashes early in the design process, significantly enhancing coordination and reducing rework. By integrating these AI-nurtured solutions, participants will achieve more-streamlined project execution and improved team collaboration.

This session will provide attendees with insight into the innovative cloud-based reporting solution MEPTrack. MEPTrack was designed to use complex data available for consumption in MEP fabrication solutions, and present it in an intuitive and user-friendly cloud environment—facilitating management of MEP systems and their associated components, and enabling granular tracking of workflow progress. Information can then be shared among trade partners, project managers, field operatives, and other stakeholders for full progress transparency.

We all want to shut the door on 2020 and move on quickly, but we cannot learn without reflection. Through the dark cloud of the pandemic arose the bright lights of creativity and innovation that we are using to navigate a path forward. Virtually pull up a chair and join us as we recount the good, the bad, and everything in between. Learn about construction's critical role in the economy, the innovative field hospitals, alternative manufacturing, and the surprising digitization that happened. The host and panelists will review the stories that arose during the pandemic for a retrospective of lessons learned, and illustrate ways construction as an industry can move forward, stronger.

Until recently, the construction industry has suffered a technology bypass, relying on centuries-old processes to manage projects that are getting more complex and demanding faster execution. This class will discuss how Building Information Modeling (BIM) is making a shift by industrializing construction and setting up off-site assembly lines for manufacturing modules that can just be assembled on-site by a lean team. Case studies will be discussed from several iconic, global project executions where assembly line manufacturing construction processes were deployed for amazingly fast construction, reducing the on-site work, wastages, and costs. The main focus of this class is using BIM to support modular design and industrialized construction. Attendees will learn when and how to set up these assembly lines and the challenges associated with them.

The construction industry has been notorious for relying on centuries-old processes to manage projects that are getting more complex and demanding faster execution. This class will discuss how Building Information Modeling (BIM) is making a shift by industrializing construction and setting up off-site assembly lines for manufacturing modules and subassemblies that can be assembled on-site by a lean team. In this session, we will discuss case studies from several iconic global project executions (airports, stadiums, and so on) where assembly line manufacturing construction processes were deployed for amazingly fast construction, reducing the on-site work, wastages, and costs. The main focus of this class is on building the network and involving all stakeholders in the use of BIM to support modular design and industrialized construction. Attendees will learn when and how to set up these assembly lines and discover the challenges associated with them.

Advance Steel software can be used for a diverse range of structural-steel modeling and fabrication projects. When it comes to large projects, the right approach is essential for project health and management, on-time documentation delivery, and later use of the project. In this class we will examine different methods of working on large projects in Advance Steel. We will start with what makes a project “large” and when special considerations would be needed. Then you will learn how to approach the 3D modeling phase based on project characteristics and available resources in your company. We will discuss using xrefs, split models, and multi-user methods, with their characteristics and challenges. Further on, we’ll discuss the detailing phase and generation of the full documentation for fabrication. The class will include performance comments based on experiences with previous projects, as well as best practices and recommendations for working with large projects.

Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) subcontractors are critical stakeholders in the AECMO built environment. We face a combination of cost pressures, skills and materials scarcity, and a journey toward digitalization. While the convergence of construction and manufacturing challenges us with new ways of working—including industrialized construction, building product componentization, and informed design—our building information modeling (BIM)-to-fabrication workflows must adapt. New Revit integrations and cloud-based fabrication workflows on a common data environment (CDE) for outcomes of connected construction and sustainability are critical. This panel of MEP contractors and experts will discuss insights of transformational BIM-to-fabrication-to-field workflows. The panel will show how streamlined workflows enable factory automation, data matrix tracking, and innovative remote machine operation using AR/VR technology. Learn how to make this your reality, not just a dream.

Join us as we take a deep dive into the world of Revit families (RFAs) and Autodesk Fabrication ITM content. We will explore the pros and cons of each approach, and discuss why we believe it's time to look beyond these traditional methods. Instead, we will showcase a new type of Revit content that we've developed using the power of the Revit API. This new content has allowed us to create an innovative Hanger Placement tool for the Revit MEP construction industry. During this session, you'll learn about the benefits of this new approach to Revit content creation and how it can help you create custom parametric geometry that you can use in various ways. We will also demonstrate how our Hanger Placement tool works, and discuss its impact on your projects.

Today's structural engineers struggle to consider the holistic constructability of a structure; including how their steel framing decisions impact connection design complexity, erectability, and material availability. Their lack of influence is exacerbated when structural engineers delegate connection design to the fabricator, since design changes in the preconstruction stage are challenging to implement. The impact of this leads to RFIs and change orders that result in cost overruns, excess carbon, and schedule drift. This session will cover how WSP, a leading engineering firm and innovator in the steel industry, delivers early connected steel models to overcome these challenges. By incorporating connection design early in the project timeline, WSP delivers highly detailed 3D models to ensure greater cost and schedule certainty.