Family building in Revit software takes time, planning, and a lot of rules. Creating family templates for consistency and time saving can get things started off on the right foot. Building the bones and setting up the parameters will help set the structure and brains of the family. Families also need some meat on those bones in the manner of what is built. Builders should have a better-developed idea of how to maintain their desired Level of Detail (LOD) without compromising their files’ sizes. They should also be able to identify common scenarios where these skills can be deployed.

To move past the basics of Vault software into the area of drawing revisions, approvals, security, and advanced property management, you need to deal with lifecycles. In this class, we’ll look at Vault lifecycles. We’ll configure lifecycles and discuss how they’re used in the revision process and how they set the rules for state changes. As a cherry on top, we’ll dive into setting up Vault to generate PDFs at various steps along the process.

Are you trying to make more and better products that have less environmental impact on the planet? Are you seeing customer demand for more environmentally friendly products? Do you have sustainability goals you’re trying to meet? We’re here to help! In this session, you’ll learn how to re-design existing products to be more sustainable and also learn about more efficient manufacturing processes that can reduce energy and material use. Starting with a baseline design, you’ll apply generative design and sustainable design principles to improve your design. You’ll also hear about various Autodesk tools that can reduce the amount of material and energy used through the manufacturing process and the product’s full lifecycle. You will realize that sustainability can drive cost reductions while adding a significant competitive advantage to your company.

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 will be a roundtable discussion to review and understand what is achievable when we apply the principles of generative design to the water industry. What does the future hold, and what are the immediate steps required to realize the potential that generative design can bring? This facilitated discussion will explore the definition of generative design, the environment it’s being applied to in this instance, the key fundamental principles, and the potential benefits it can yield.

This hands-on lab is designed to show you how easy it is to set up and configure an Autodesk PLM 360 software tenant. You will leave the course energized and able to get your tenant up and running. Through firsthand experience you will learn how to approach your tenant's setup as we review how to think about the overall system architecture and we then dive into hands-on exercises to show you how to set up and configure workspaces. We will follow up with exercises focusing on workflows and user notifications. We will then focus on how to create users in the system and manage the security settings to control which users have access to what information. Finally, we will demonstrate how to create reports to access the data in the PLM and how to create basic print views so users can easily print the information when necessary. If you are considering implementing Autodesk PLM 360 software or are just about to begin, this lab will give you the tools and experience to get started right away.

Fusion 360 Manage software is great at supporting business process workflows and bridging company silos across product changes. You can also use it to pull suppliers into those processes. One of the most common ways is through the RFQs (Request for Quote) process for new parts or part revisions. Using custom workspaces, we will show how to get engineering stakeholders, procurement stakeholders, and outside vendors communicating with PLM (product lifecycle management) as a common medium. We will cover how an engineer can put out a request to the purchasing department, how purchasing can share that part with multiple vendors, and how those vendors can provide quotes for that part in their own private quote workspaces. This creates a less disjointed process and quicker costing analysis.

"One of the biggest hurdles in using an STL mesh model for a downward manufacturing application is the lack of geometry feature information in the STL file. This class will demonstrate how machine learning techniques can be applied to extract geometrical information from mesh models; and explain the process of building machine learning models, feature engineering for mesh data, and parameter tuning. We will also cover Autodesk Forge integration for data translation and viewing; and demonstrate how to use AWS cloud infrastructure such as GPU computing for big data and AWS Lambda for fast online predictions."

Cloud computing is impacting design and manufacturing. In this class we will survey the state of the art in cloud implementation patterns for both discrete manufacturing and process industries. Find out how technologies like Machine Learning (ML), big data, and Generative Design are shaping how products are brought to market and sold. Learn how you can drive innovation in every stage of manufacturing: Product Design, Production Design, Production, and Operations. You will walk away with an understanding of how you can use AWS Services and Autodesk products together to accelerate innovation, time to market, and develop new business models.

This session will take a look at the Alias road map, research areas, and the latest tool developments in Alias software.

During a typical BIM (Building Information Modeling) project, we focus on the design and coordination process with the goal of constructing a building. But what then? After construction there is commissioning, warranty, and the operational phase. Seems like a waste to take that content and just archive it on a server, right? What if we had a longer-term vision and could use coordinated content after the punch list was completed? Seems easy enough, but is it? In this session, we’ll discuss how to prepare a project team and facility managers to use models, construction documents, photos, and asset data from BIM 360 software for use in facility management (FM) via BIM 360 Ops software. We’ll discuss what information needs to be set up early and how to transition from construction to FM, while supporting commissioning and warranty phases. We want to help you understand the path to full lifecycle management, integrated systems with BIM 360, when to start, and how to get the owner and project team looped into the process, early!

Get familiar and up-skilled with architectural metalwork detailing using Advance Steel. In this hands-on lab you will learn how to detail a balcony unit complete with custom user sections and glazed panels. I will show all the tools in Advance Steel Revit that can be utilised for architectural metalwork detailing. As part of the lab, we will create all the required fabrication drawings and bill of materials. I will also share my tips and tricks about architectural detailing to help you produce your fabrication details

Through innovative case studies, learn how to use BIM 360 Docs software, Forge software, and Forge software’s Ecosystem with Data Soluce. The class will enable attendees to onboard a building project and retrieve a comprehensive and fully merged intelligent model ready to use for maintenance. You will learn how to eliminate double data entry, inaccuracy, and silos between different actors during the design and construction phase, which complicate today’s intelligent models for facility management. You will discover how a fully merged intelligent model on Forge, with a seamless and accurate data flow, can be a game changer for all actors involved in a building project, from preliminary design to the design phase to construction and maintenance. Whether you are an owner, a project manager, or a BIM manager, you will gain understanding about how Forge can bring transparency and accuracy on a building project, eliminate additional costs, and save time.

This class will demonstrate how to use Fusion Production software to streamline the production of CNC parts. Attendees will learn how to set up and configure workcells and workstations using Fusion Production. Attendees will also learn how to track jobs as they are related to manufacturing, and get a visual view of current workloads of the available workcells and workstations. This class will also demonstrate how tasks can be moved from one workcell or workstation to a different workcell or workstation with more capacity.

Explore the ins and outs of cloud-based data management with Upchain. Upchain provides cloud-based product lifecycle management (PLM) software that lets you make better products in less time. Learn how Upchain connects teams and stakeholders to their product data as it moves from idea to production, managing all the changes along the way. Upchain keeps your CAD data organized, controlled, and available to any product stakeholder anywhere in the world. Create a controlled version of your existing business process in seconds. Out-of-the-box configurations map to how you get work done, creating order out of chaos. Meanwhile, stage gates and permissions give you the structure that fast-moving product teams need. This is an introductory class for the new user to learn the ins and outs of Upchain.

Learn how recent improvements to the RISA-Revit Link have made repeated round-trips a painless process. See how new settings and options can enable you to click the Import/Export button without worrying about the consequences. This class will focus on workflow between your RISA model and your Autodesk® Revit® Structure software model, including how to handle situations where both models are being worked on simultaneously. Special emphasis will be placed on workflow strategies to ensure that both models remain as synchronized as possible throughout the design lifecycle.

We’ll discuss overcoming design and planning challenges in an infrastructure project’s lifecycle by using smart solutions, including highlights of the following: How digital asset management can help evaluate future demands for regional infrastructure development, and the challenges to be faced; how BIM can support the asset management long-term strategies to mitigate the risks impacting the operations and maintenance of infrastructure; innovative solutions to develop a smart transportation infrastructure system; the main controls to achieve a successful BIM implementation process; single integrated asset management system with sustainable and cost-effective results; guidance on how to create and follow a clear road map to achieve an effective asset management system; exploration of the significance of integrating CAPEX and OPEX solutions; and the importance of implementing an integrated CAPEX/ OPEX solution for asset owners and operators.

Learn how to deploy in your office and multioffice locations without Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). Discover how to keep track of staff’s software versions and patches. Learn how to maximize your current deployment package. Find out how to use new or existing scripts for users. Discover how to see company inventory on the fly. This applies to Revit software, AutoCAD software, Navisworks software, InfraWorks software, 3ds Max software and more.

In this class, we’ll discuss how our company moved from a system that relied on email to collect and store vendor ECs to a system in Fusion Lifecycle software that stores attachments as well as workflows and approvals. Relying on emails was both inefficient and prone to losing documents. This did not align well with our quality process. We’ll detail the requirements and how we were able to easily clone our current change-management workspace with minor modifications in order to quickly meet the demands of our business. A big component of the quick implementation was the ability to clone what we had and make changes. Cloning let us not only implement in a matter of a few months instead of a year or more, but we were also able to use the familiarity that users have with the original workspace to supply a quick turnaround on training.

This session will provide tips, tricks, and traps of establishing a multilevel Autodesk PLM 360 software approval strategy that you can implement in any implementation. We will walk through the entire process, including the mapping out of requirements and processes, the technical implementation of architecture and approach, and the business transformation required to implement this effective solution.