Traditional field layout is a disconnected process plagued by line-of-sight obstructions, tedious equipment leveling, and office-to-field data gaps. When conditions shift on chaotic jobsites, the central design model is left completely out of date. This fast-paced, 20-minute session closes the loop entirely. See how to generate precise field points using Autodesk Point Layout (APL), execute high-precision layout with the Topcon Origo ecosystem requiring zero equipment leveling or line-of-sight constraints and seamlessly pull "as-staked" and field conditions directly back into your model using ClearEdge3D Tools for Revit. Stop fighting site obstructions learn to build a true two-way Revit workflow.

Join construction leaders from cmBuilder.io, Laing O'Rourke, and McCarthy Building Companies as they explore how digital site planning is transforming the way complex projects are won and delivered. Learn how empowering field teams with intuitive 3D and 4D planning tools is democratizing construction logistics reducing reliance on specialists while enabling project managers, superintendents, and site teams to take ownership of planning and coordination. Discover how digital simulation of construction sequencing, logistics, and site operations helps teams validate plans before work begins, identify risks earlier, improve stakeholder communication, and optimize project execution. Through real-world case studies from major projects in the United Kingdom and North America, this session will demonstrate how digital site logistics plans are helping contractors win more work, improve collaboration, and deliver safer, more efficient projects.

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.

For years, digital twins have been presented as the ultimate goal of digital transformation. But today the conversation has evolved. The real value lies in creating a digital representation of an asset and enabling it to analyze, predict, and support better decisions via artificial intelligence. This session will explore how engineering models, BIM, reality capture, operational data, and AI combine to create intelligent digital ecosystems. We'll examine the evolution from traditional to AI-enabled digital twins. We'll discuss the role of foundation and domain-specific engineering models. And we'll explore how organizations can leverage existing digital assets to unlock new operational insights and automation. This session will provide a practical road map for those seeking to transform engineering and construction data into actionable intelligence. You'll leave with a clear understanding of how AI complements digital twins and how technologies can drive measurable business value throughout the asset lifecycle. 

Infrastructure projects are growing in scale, complexity, and urgency and Autodesk is evolving to meet that challenge. In this session, you'll hear from the teams behind Civil 3D, InfraWorks, ReCap, and Collaboration for Civil 3D as they share what's new and what's next for civil engineers and infrastructure professionals. Learn how modeling, analysis, and collaboration workflows are evolving to support more-sustainable, connected, and efficient project delivery. You'll also get an early look at features in development and have the opportunity to provide input that will help shape Autodesk's infrastructure roadmap.

In this session, we'll share a strategy discussion into ReCap software's new mesh workflow for creating scan-derived meshes that perform reliably in Model Coordination in Autodesk Forma (formerly Autodesk Construction Cloud) and Navisworks software. Using a confidential project case study, you will see how our team processed 1 TB of scan data across 1.2 million square feet and resolved repeated model crashes that disrupted access for virtual design and construction (VDC) engineers and trade partners. By moving from Leica Cyclone 3DR to ReCap-generated meshes, we improved mesh quality, stabilized performance, streamlined scan-to-coordination workflows, and enabled automated clash detection with existing conditions for more-reliable downstream delivery.

Turning point clouds into reliable BIM inputs is still a challenge for many architecture, engineering, construction, and operations (AECO) teams. In this lab, you'll execute a complete, field-tested ReCap Pro workflow that transforms scan data into structured, interoperable mesh models ready for enhanced design and collaboration. Guided by subject matter experts, you'll apply automatic classification to generate clean meshes, standardize outputs using Template Manager, map Revit categories, and export IFC models for downstream BIM use. You'll then use these outputs as modeling references in Revit and validate them through coordination workflows in Navisworks and Model Coordination. Walk away with a repeatable, end-to-end scan-to-BIM process that reduces manual remodeling and accelerates coordination across project teams.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the AEC space. Bringing new capabilities to Autodesk applications such as Revit, AutoCAD, Forma, Construction Cloud, and emerging AI-powered design and productivity tools. Realizing the full value of these innovations requires more than software it demands modern, AI-capable hardware. This session explores how workstation architecture, including high-performance CPUs, professional GPUs, dedicated AI accelerators, and optimized memory and storage configurations, enables faster design iteration, intelligent automation, real-time visualization, and enhanced collaboration. Attendees will learn how AI workloads are changing hardware requirements across BIM, CAD, visualization, simulation, and reality capture workflows, and how to future-proof their technology investments. Join us to discover why AI-ready workstations are becoming an essential foundation for the next generation of Autodesk-powered AEC projects.

Join industry experts from design visualization and VFX as they explore how Gaussian Splats and solutions from Autodesk Interactive Media & Entertainment are transforming digital workflows. Learn what these techniques are, how they enable highly accurate digital twins and immersive world building, and where they fit in real-world production pipelines. Through examples and firsthand insights, speakers will share what excites them about this approach along with the practical pros, cons, and challenges of adopting it.

Laser scanning has become indispensable for capturing existing conditions, yet getting that data into Revit efficiently remains a challenge for many firms. This class will show a proven real-world workflow from registering point clouds in ReCap software to structuring and linking RCS files into Revit across a cloud-connected team in Autodesk Forma. Beyond today's best practices, we'll explore how the ReCap 2026 scan-to-segmented mesh capabilities and classification features can fundamentally transform the scan-to-BIM pipeline. As meshes increasingly replace raw point clouds as the geometry reference standard, you'll leave with both a time-tested workflow you can implement immediately and a clear-eyed view of where this technology is headed.

You own a survey-grade scanner. The point clouds it produces sit on a drive, hard to share and useless to anyone who is not a surveyor. This session will show you a different path. See how a point cloud from a Leica, FARO, Trimble, or other scanner becomes a navigable Matterport digital twin, then feeds Autodesk Forma, Revit, AutoCAD, or other design software through the integration your team already uses. You keep the hardware you bought. You make its output usable for the whole project team, not just the person who captured it. Through a live workflow, you'll see Point Cloud Import turn a raw scan into a true 3D model with scan-to-BIM and scan-to-CAD output, and where that model fits against the photo-based documentation tools you may already run. You'll leave able to map your own capture-to-coordination plan and put the scan data you've already paid for to work across design, construction, and closeout.

Every project starts with assumptions but misalignment with reality leads to costly rework. What if decisions were grounded in real-world conditions from day one? This session will present a practical AECO workflow from field to design, showing how reality capture combined with ReCap, Revit, AutoCAD, and Autodesk Forma becomes a true decision engine. Discover how point clouds and 360-degree imagery enable early validation, risk identification, and trusted data integration into design environments. With FARO Sphere XG, Qbitec, and FARO As-Built, learn how to accelerate modeling, improve coordination, and reduce uncertainty empowering teams to shift from reactive problem-solving to proactive, confident project delivery.

Reality capture has been in the industry since the late 1990s, evolving from its tripod-based roots to encompass many different forms of modern data capture. One could easily make an argument that reality capture has also grown from a handful of sensors to a wide variety of processes today. Regardless of where the data comes from, there has been one consistent and constant challenge that professionals still face: what to do with the volumes of data reality capture creates and how to make meaningful deliverables. This session will provide insight on how Leica CloudWorx continues to provide powerful tools for converting massive point cloud data into meaningful 3D models, 2D CAD drawings, and topographic deliverables. Furthermore, many tools in Leica CloudWorx serve as enhancements to the standard CAD tools that are in the Autodesk suite of software packages.

The Centre Block Rehabilitation is the restoration and renovation of Canada's seat of Parliament, including the removal, repair, and reconditioning of the building's heritage assets. Using point cloud data, Autodesk Forma Build, Revit, and Dynamo software, the construction manager's virtual design and construction (VDC) team modeled every heritage asset requiring tracking and repair. Through Forma Build, the heritage team efficiently tracks and manages stonework for approximately 1,000,000 assets. This approach reduced costs by 40% while meeting schedule requirements. Autodesk Forma (formerly Autodesk Construction Cloud) centralizes issue tracking, scope changes, shop drawings, and asset management, streamlining the entire process using connected data and integrated workflows.

Join us for an insightful session on how The Walsh Group is transforming construction processes using Autodesk Forma and ReCap Pro reality capture. This session will explore the full journey from initial scanning to the final build phase, showcasing how advanced capture technologies improve accuracy, efficiency, and collaboration. Speakers will demonstrate real-world applications of reality capture within a connected platform, highlighting benefits like enhanced visualization, streamlined workflows, and reduced rework. You'll gain practical information about integrating capture data into Forma to support better decision making and project delivery.

Historic landmarks carry memory, identity, and community but preserving them is increasingly complex as age, climate, and visitor demand put new pressure on cultural sites. The session will open with the premiere of a short documentary offering an intimate look at Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural masterpiece, and the people, partnerships, and technology working together to preserve a UNESCO world heritage site. Following the screening, Rachel Tuller, VP, Global Partner Ecosystems Sales, Autodesk, will moderate a conversation to explore how craft, expertise, and connected technologies are transforming preservation from reactive repair to proactive, data-informed stewardship. Justin Gunther, Vice President and Director of Fallingwater, will share the realities of stewarding this iconic landmark and balancing preservation for future generations. Touf Hassoun, CEO of CASE Technologies, will discuss how reality capture, digital twins, and AI are helping preservation teams better understand and protect historic places. Ramesh Sridharan, Director of Reality Solutions, Autodesk will share Autodesk's perspective on how connected platforms, data, and emerging technologies are enabling new approaches to preserving our built heritage.

With 15 km of metro line and 15 stations developed in Sao Paulo, Line 6 is the largest public-private infrastructure project under development in Latin America, and one of Acciona’s largest projects. Resuming it has its challenges: the size of the project, its complex and diverse city setting, the large network of stakeholders, and the extra challenge of a contract resumed after several years of being on hold. Building information modeling (BIM) had been implemented across most disciplines, allowing a smooth restart helped by point clouds and our topographers providing daily feedback to our engineering team. Forma Data Management software as a common data environment (CDE) has helped us to achieve the transversality of information. It has become a key tool for regarding project review, design interface, and constructability solutions. In the time of a pandemic, Autodesk Forma has facilitated the coordination and collaboration between different teams and countries, ensuring that key stakeholders have access to the latest data, anytime and anywhere.

Do you struggle to understand shared coordinates? Are you manually moving design models into the correct location? Are you constantly forced to do redesign work because models aren't aligned correctly? If you've answered YES to any of these questions then this lab is for you! Collaborating with architects, designers and engineers within the context of a real-world coordinate system doesn't have to be painful or time-consuming. In this lab you'll discover for yourself just how quick and easy it is to properly geo-reference point clouds, Revit models, Civil 3D drawings and much more within the Autodesk Forma. Along the way we'll discuss best practices, tips-n-tricks, and what to watch out for when working with shared coordinates. At the end of this lab you'll be able to quickly AND correctly define a shared coordinate system for ALL the design files of your project and cross-link them into other design applications, enabling better design decisions.

During this class, projects members of the TELT Infrastructure megaproject will explain how to improve operational efficiency with the support of the Autodesk Forma platform and different desktop software systems. Digital project delivery helps solve one of the main challenges of the construction project: collaboration. It does this by providing up-to-date information, documents, and models, and initiating the revision workflow and the process of the design problems on the platform. From reality capture to existing-condition modeling, from design authoring to design review, the JV has been able to embrace the benefit of constructing digitally before constructing in reality, thanks to the cloud collaboration.