Airport design necessitates collaboration between numerous teams with a wide range of skill sets generally coming from various locations. This requires well-established strategies and methodical use of tools and technologies for a successful delivery of a large-scale project. This session will present strategies for utilizing cloud collaboration tools such as Collaboration for Revit, BIM 360 Team and Fusion Team (formerly A360 Team), BIM 360 Glue software, and BIM 360 Docs software in order to help teams communicate and collaborate effectively in delivering a complex project. We will showcase San Francisco's $2.4 billion International Airport project as an example of utilizing these strategies to enable effective collaboration between more than 200 architects, engineers, and builders from Woods Bagot, HKS Architects, Gensler, and numerous core trades and consultants on this design-build project. This session will present Building Information Modeling (BIM) strategies for cloud collaboration and data management on airport projects.

Unravel the sometimes-confusing procedures of cloud collaboration with the use of BIM 360 software in its different modules. In this class, attendees will learn the basis of cloud collaboration and the best practices to ensure a true coordination process. From the required documentation in ensuring data security to the use of BIM 360 Docs software and BIM 360 Field software to bring design information to the site, this class will go over all the requirements to close the gap between architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) design and project execution. Using BIM 360 tools, attendees will learn how to capitalize on information between all project stakeholders, thanks to a model-based communication system that is always available via the cloud. With the use of optimized workflows and proper technology use, construction projects can finally benefit from intelligent models on every stage and at all locations.

In the spring of 2018, Autodesk introduced BIM 360 Design software, based on the Forge platform, and BIM 360 Document Management. While users still have access to the legacy BIM 360 Team technology, BIM 360 Design provides enhanced collaboration workflows, greater control over file permissions, and much tighter integration with BIM 360 Docs software for use in "downstream" collaboration workflows during a project’s postdesign phases. This class will focus on the enhanced workflows possible with Design Collaboration and Revit cloud collaboration, and will cover project setup, teams and permissions, and the use of packages to effectively control when others have access to your data and when data from other teams is updated in your model. We will also look at common troubleshooting techniques and BIM 360 site setup.

Hey you...get off of my cloud! We all need to share information, but how do we unify the tools to get us all onto the same page? The cloud offers an excellent opportunity to share information quickly and accurately, but which platform do you choose? With so many cloud collaboration tools suited to different industries, how do you choose a tool that allows for easy data sharing? How do you track changes once the information is shared? How do you keep the attachments out of email systems while making the data available through email links? How do you quickly and easily track compliance, revisions, and updates within your projects? Bring your ideas and tips to share with others in this roundtable session as we discuss ways to make our lives easier through commonly available cloud collaboration tools and methods to standardize cloud-based offerings. After all, companies can't build products if they don't know what we want, and especially if we don't know what we want!

BIM 360 Design software provides powerful collaboration tools for architects and engineers through the use of its design collaboration workflow and Revit cloud collaboration capabilities. However, since it is built on and includes the BIM 360 Document Management service, it offers much more to those who want to take their cloud collaborations to the next level, and the next-generation BIM 360 Model Coordination service offers a more integrated and streamlined clash management utility. This class will show you how to take the data that you may already have in BIM 360 Design and use Document Management and Model Coordination to up your game, taking your collaboration and coordination efforts to the next level.

Have you made the move to cloud-based Revit collaboration with BIM 360 Design software? Not yet? This class is for you! We’ll take a look at the needs served by this cloud-hosted software, discuss the value that it brings to the table, and then dive into a live project. We’ll start in Revit software‚ send our design data to BIM 360 software, and then move over to BIM 360 to receive that data. We’ll explore the Design Collaboration module, where design teams can create, share, manage, and consume work packages with each other. Finally, we’ll visit the Document Management module, where all project stakeholders have a role to play in model viewing, sharing, markups, issue creation and tracking, and more. In this fast-paced course, you should have the knowledge needed to make the decision to adopt BIM 360 Design and extend BIM (Building Information Modeling) workflows within your own firm.

There are many unique aspects to designing and building a proton treatment facility. As an emerging type of treatment for cancer, proton centers present challenges that are not like any other healthcare project. With the complexity of the systems that support this new type of treatment, the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) plays a crucial role in the development of these types of projects. In this class you will explore how the use of BIM throughout design and construction impacted the development of 2 different yet very similar proton facilities. With a unique opportunity of a consistent team but different workflows, you will experience the power that BIM presents when applied as not just an authoring tool, but also as a pathway for collaboration.

A360 Collaboration for Revit cloud service gives your team the ability to coordinate with live Revit software models that are always up to date. Previous workflows involved expensive IT setup and extensive project management to keep the project running smoothly. Come see how A360 Collaboration for Revit will make your next project flow easier by working in the cloud. This session features Collaboration for Revit and Revit. AIA Approved

Collaboration with customers and partners is increasingly critical for many businesses. Engineering teams need to collect feedback from customers early in the development cycle and work with partners to outsource manufacturing or other processes. In this class, we'll look at how you can rely on Vault data management software to manage your engineering data and processes together with the cloud for collaboration with outside customers and partners.

Discover how multibillion-dollar conglomerates navigate collaboration challenges between manufacturing and architecture, engineering, and construction sectors. Traditionally bound by constraints of limited interoperability and manual exchanges, these industry leaders now embrace Autodesk's cloud-based Autodesk Construction Cloud platform, ushering in a new era of streamlined processes. Explore the fascinating journey of digitizing design and commissioning processes, starting with local Vault for Inventor. Witness seamless synchronization with Autodesk Docs software, model transfers to Revit software via Factory Design Utilities software, coordination in Navisworks software, and collaboration in the Autodesk Construction Cloud Design Collaboration module. See firsthand how this new workflow improves collaboration from start to finish, changing the way manufacturing works

This lecture will illustrate how a private cloud reverses the traditional collaboration models by bringing people to the data. Learn how elegantly the private cloud solves collaboration issues while respecting Revit software's work-share schema without synchronization or caching voodoo. Both internal and external team members are able to work side by side virtually and in real time—remotely, from anywhere—on any device, all accessing a single set of project data. We will share successes and expose challenges of a private-cloud implementation. Key talking points will be software, hardware, licensing, workflows, and administration of virtual desktops, as well as other challenges with training and performance tuning.

This presentation will be a case study of the award-winning Calgary Cancer Centre (CCC). This project entails a tower and podium and has a $1.4 billion budget. We will examine the integration of digital modeling and cloud collaboration processes involved in delivering an award-winning building. Our main challenges were communicating effectively between the project team(s) during the design-build process, and effectively using cloud-based platforms to optimal efficiency to provide our deliverables. There was an extensive scope that we had to deliver on time and within budget. The project team had to determine a workflow to manage more than 90 Revit models via the cloud platform (BIM 360 software). The cloud infrastructure enabled us to effectively communicate with internal and external project teams to exchange information. The presentation will be full of many simple yet effective examples to help elevate your workflow and efficiency levels.

Autodesk BIM 360 is a data-centric, cloud-based BIM management solution that provides easy, ubiquitous access to the project model, data, and collaborative workflows, regardless of authoring tools. Based on the Horizontal Glue™ technology that is currently used by leading construction, owner, and design firms, the class will focus on improved day-to-day processes for model coordination and collaboration across the entire project team. Join our gurus as they take us through Autodesk BIM 360 services and demonstrate multidiscipline model aggregation, clash management, and collaboration in the cloud.

Collaboration with customers and partners is increasingly critical for many businesses. Engineering teams need to collect feedback from customers early in the development cycle and work with partners to outsource manufacturing or other processes as well as collaborate on design with external consultants. In this class, we'll look at how you can rely on Vault data management software to manage your engineering data and processes together with the cloud for collaboration with outside customers, partners, and external consultants.

Cloud-based Revit software and AutoCAD software collaboration can mean many things to many people. For some people it means running these applications completely in the cloud. For others, it means running the applications in offices and using the cloud to share the files. Then there’s the ability to have both of these models together. This session will show how users running Revit software or AutoCAD software in the cloud can collaborate on the same Revit models or CAD files at the same time with users in the office. Users in both locations have the same fast performance with sync with central, element borrowing, and Worksharing Monitor with no change in workflow. This session will show a demonstration of users in an office environment collaborating with users in a partner office environment where the applications are running in the cloud.

This class will explain a subset of capabilities that Autodesk cloud services offer to enable collaboration in civil infrastructure projects. Topics that we'll discuss include the presence of mobile devices in our daily lives, and the ways that we can use them in professional environments. Also, we'll explore the available technologies that will let multiple teams work together.

As a leading engineering firm, VHB aspires to be at the forefront of innovation and technology. We achieve this goal by using Autodesk Construction Cloud, a cloud-based storage solution, to improve our design process. Autodesk Construction Cloud is not just a tool for construction services, Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro software in Autodesk Construction Cloud can be used to boost Civil 3D and Revit performance by reducing open times, preventing crashes, and maintaining data quality. As the design process grows more complex, it requires continuous collaboration with clients, subconsultants, and stakeholders. Autodesk Construction Cloud allows essential parties to access, collaborate, and integrate seamlessly throughout the design process, ultimately enhancing outcomes for our clients. The connected workflow creates a more efficient design process, elevating our projects, especially those with integrated services. Collaboration is vital in our dynamic industry, and this session will illustrate how your design teams can use Autodesk Construction Cloud throughout the entire design process to increase efficiencies.

Rebar detailing is the intricate process of scheduling rebar within concrete structures. This process requires a blend of expertise, coordination, and patience. In this session, we'll explore how Infrabuild (IB) has revolutionized the industry with innovative techniques and processes. Using building information modeling (BIM) and Autodesk Construction Cloud, IB has streamlined workflows, reduced waste, and kept track of key sustainability metrics. These tools, rarely used in this field, have been game changers. Learn how IB's use of Autodesk Construction Cloud has enhanced collaboration with customers, leading to optimal designs, less waste, and improved results. We'll also examine how cloud collaboration has redefined the detailing lifecycle by improving accuracy and comms, and reducing the construction cycle. Lastly, we'll explore sustainability practices that minimize environmental impact and maximize social and economic benefits, particularly given that concrete contributes to 6.5% of global carbon emissions. Be part of this insightful journey into the future.