Traditionally, price has been the sole factor considered in selection of construction contractors by project owners, and in awarding subcontracts further down the supply chain. Best-value procurement enables other factors (such as qualifications, schedule, quality, and performance-based criteria) to evaluate and select subcontractors, with the ultimate goal of providing the highest value for the end customer. BIM 360 cloud services have enabled owners and contractors working on thousands of projects to collaborate with their supply chain and access critical project data throughout the building-construction lifecycle. But it also keeps a record of this data, which can be analyzed to surface insights into supply chain performance. This class will focus on how contractors can now use objective indicators of past performance as a means for selection of their supply chain. This session features BIM 360 Field, BIM 360 Docs, and BIM 360 Plan. AIA Approved

Standard construction management technologies are an inefficient use of modern tools for coordination, documentation, and acceleration during construction. S.M.A.R.T. technology enables efficiency and communication with the team anywhere in the world. This class will showcase the case study of a $1.6 billion airport project and how S.M.A.R.T. technology was implemented to streamline the construction process through virtual and augmented reality. Attendees will see firsthand how a 4K 360-degree camera was used to scan and produce point clouds for existing conditions, virtually document punch lists, and record imaging for archiving. In addition, attendees will learn how smart glasses were integrated with BIM 360 tools to review 3D models in current field conditions while virtually collaborating with designers, engineers, the contractor, and clients concurrently.

We've all been there—it's an hour until your deadline and your project manager wants to make a single little change. The problem is, this change will take hours of tedious work . . . hours you simply don't have. However, through the power of the Revit software API and some basic knowledge of computer programming, you can write macros to automate Revit software and save a ton of time on your next project. This lab is designed to get you started automating Revit software using macros written in the Microsoft Visual Basic .NET programming language. Over the course of this lab, we'll cover programming basics and dive into the Revit software API. We'll do this by writing useful macros you can take back to your office and put to good use. At the end of the class you'll have a solid foundation from which to start writing your own macros. Take command of your software and learn to program! This class is geared toward intermediate-to-advanced Revit software users with little or no programming experience.

The modeling is done, time for some fun. Attendees will take their model out of Revit software and move it into 3ds Max software and learn how to animate it utilizing particle systems, space warps, and the Mass FX tools. A basic understanding of the UI, tools, modifiers, and key framing in 3ds Max software will be required. It’s time to relax and create some beautiful and fun animations. You’ve spent months building the models and stressing over deadlines. In this class you’ll animate a controlled build of your Revit model in 3ds Max software with particle systems, and then you’ll destroy the model with Mass FX. The example provided will be a structural model, but you can apply techniques to all discipline models.

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The class will cover the Last Planner principles developed by the Lean Institute and how the software supports this principle. The benefits of adopting the Last Planner principles include increased reliability, greater savings in time and cost, less wastage of materials, and greater utilization of plant. The benefits are further enhanced by collaboration with the supply chain, where they can review their elements of a plan in line with main contractors, and feed into BIM 360 Plan web service, therefore streamlining interactions. The gains made through BIM 360 Plan in this process (such as staying in the field longer) reduce time spent compiling reports in the office and improve Planed Percentage Complete (PPC) with accountability for lost time weekly—enabling root-cause analysis to aid in targeted software and provide a platform for detailed whole project as-built data. Finally, the class will also briefly discuss the benefits of BIM 360 Plan supporting construction claims, and its use to minimize disputes. This session features BIM 360 Plan. AIA Approved

The presentation will provide an in-depth discussion of fabrication and Level Of Development (LOD) from the 2016 AGC BIM Forum LOD Specification featuring one of the specifications’ authors. It will address model elements at the different stages in a building lifecycle: design, construction, and ownership. The framework of the discussion will consider the LOD Specification that defines models on a scale of 100 to 500, with a particular focus of LOD 350, which the speaker originally authored and introduced to the LOD Specification committee. The content will discuss how architects, mechanical engineers, construction managers, subcontractors, and fabricators use structural element models. This will demonstrate how to use the newly issued LOD Specification to define team expectations of what should be modeled. We will show practical examples of model detail issues, along with effective approaches to resolving the challenges using the LOD Specification as an early Building Information Modeling (BIM) planning tool. This session features Revit and Advance Steel.

This presentation will go over the initial planning and execution stages of a Building Information Modeling (BIM)-driven project to create a new 2-lane tunnel under Thimble Shoal Channel in Virginia. When complete, the new tunnel will carry 2 lanes of traffic southbound and the existing tunnel will carry 2 lanes of traffic northbound. The project design is quite a challenge, as it's meant to connect to an existing highway and tunnel system in such a way as not to disturb the flow of traffic during construction. Using AutoCAD Civil 3D software, Revit software, Navisworks software, and additional Autodesk software, we were able maximize our use of the model data, not just for construction documents, but also for analysis. Coordination of not just the design data, but also the various teams and interests on the project, were integral to making it successful.

Bring your existing Inventor Add-in into Forge. In this class we'll go through step by step conversion of an Inventor Add-in into a Design Automationfor Inventor AppBundle.

In the effort to digitize the construction site, project teams and company leaders are tasked with deploying new software, but adoption of new technology in construction is not as simple as buying software and training users. A structured approach to deployment of any new process or platform is essential to successful deployment. This class will demonstrate how a lean manufacturing methodology can be applied to technology deployment, specifically BIM 360 software, to drive a digital construction site.

Engineers and designers often have minimal existing data when they are asked to provide preliminary designs for roadways, utilities, and infrastructure. An advantage of using AutoCAD Civil 3D software for preliminary design is the software's ability to access and use data available through geographic information system (GIS). Before ground survey is available, you can retrieve surface data, political boundaries, roadways, and water feature information directly from GIS and reference it into AutoCAD Civil 3D software. When the preliminary design is complete and the ground survey and other data becomes available, you can move straight into production by swapping out the GIS data and using the design information generated in AutoCAD Civil 3D software. Complete the "round trip" by exporting design and record data from AutoCAD Civil 3D software back into GIS, making it available for the next project.

The lean construction movement continues. Leading owners, general contractors, and trade partners are adopting production-planning practices at a growing rate. Come and find out what's behind this important shift in construction project delivery. Our panel of customers will share their experiences with lean planning techniques like the Last Planner System. They will also discuss how tools, like BIM 360 Plan web service, can help support your roll out of lean practices. If you are already using production planning on your jobs, come and compare notes with your peers. If you are new to lean, this is a great opportunity to learn about the benefits of lean construction and how to make it work for your company.

You've heard about lean construction and production planning—now it’s time to try it out yourself. This interactive workshop will start by addressing the problem of waste in construction and how the Last Planner System improves productivity and schedule reliability. We’ll introduce pull planning: a collaborative scheduling technique that enables teams to develop workflow starting with a goal in mind and working backward, thus enabling successor activities to determine what needs to be completed for them to start their work. Then we’ll put theory into practice in a hands-on, team-based construction simulation developed by DPR Construction, designed to emphasize the importance of pull versus push, reliable flow, and clear subcontractor commitments in the pull-planning process. The class will finish by showing how BIM 360 Plan software helps the last planner by enabling teams to track task commitments and completion, and report on deviations.

Mapping Workflows is like BIM. Everyone talks about it and agrees we should adopt it, but does nothing about it. We need to change our thinking. Learn how to effectively evaluate your workflows to continuously improve efficiencies and maximize the value of your Autodesk, Inc., technology utilizing the PRAXIS platform. This roundtable will discuss how to identify repetition, bottlenecks, industry best practices, and inefficiencies in your workflows. If you are managing a large team and having difficulty getting mired down in detail and not having time to get to tactical and strategic tasks, this is the roundtable for you. This is a unique opportunity to share your insights and industry experience with each other and learn how mapping of workflows can help identify measurable improvements utilizing Autodesk technology. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a workflow assessment and show how it might be documented/refined using the PRAXIS workflow platform.

BAM has developed a technical delivery solution to manage and deliver data throughout the different stages of a project using Autodesk's desktop and cloud products. This process is aligned to best industry standards (BS/PAS 1192-2). COBie is BAM's way of cleverly dealing with data as a project is being delivered. Empowering BAM's supply chain to capture and populate this data in a simple, no-fuss manner has been key to our success. BAM has worked with Autodesk to develop a new computer-aided facility management system for facilities management called BIM 360 Ops (formerly Building Ops). Having this system in place as the buildings operator has let BAM use the best of BIM 360 Field software during project delivery. It is this systems integration that has helped BAM to achieve significant cost and timesavings. The principle case study carried out by BAM compares how 2 similar public-private partnership projects were procured and delivered-one with BIM technology, and the other without.

See how the Forge platform was used to create a unique and interactive experience for US Olympic Museum’s Diamond Donor Program. The 60,000-square-foot museum is located at the base of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado Springs, home of the United States Olympic Training Center. Opening in the fall of 2019, the museum will act as an anchor to the new City for Champions District. The museum’s facade has 10,000 unique, satin-anodized, aluminum panels, and appears to be stretched taut like an elastic fabric over the building’s twisting frame. Each diamond-shaped folded panel is unique, which offered the USOM the ability to let donors adopt and sponsor one of these unique panels and then virtually search for their assigned panels and see their digital inscriptions. See how MasterGraphics.aec and USOM came together to make the dream of the Diamond Donor Program a reality!

DPR Construction has kept a close eye on the development and implementation of the entire BIM 360 software suite of tools, including the highly anticipated release of BIM 360 Plan software. On the surface, it appears that all of the functionality and integration between BIM 360 software’s tools are now ready for prime time. This presentation will share real-world feedback, process workflows, success stories, and lessons learned from multiple projects located across the United States. The common theme across all projects is that the same core technology in BIM 360 software is implemented in different ways to varying degrees, and the recipe for success does not lie in the technology itself. Instead, it is how we gather the right people together at the right time to develop a process strategy that will support successful implementation. We will recommend a high-level implementation and training approach to help any company better plan for successful adoption of technology, including BIM 360 Glue software, BIM 360 Field software, and now BIM 360 Plan software.

The roundtable discussion is designed to bring to the table like-minded individuals who have a desire to share their experiences toward achieving a fully collaborative Building Information Modeling (BIM) to facilities management (FM) workflow using Building Design Suite software and BIM 360 Cloud software Solutions. The primary intent is to explore well-documented, coordinated, and collaborative workflows using Revit software and Navisworks software with BIM 360 Field software, BIM 360 Glue software, and BIM 360 Plan software. The roundtable is set to review present and future project-based solutions and BIM workflows toward a highly efficient project delivery. We will address the key benefits of collaborative BIM and look to exchange a set of practical hints and tips to assist the roundtable group in gaining crucial insight into the BIM process using Autodesk, Inc., cloud technology. The concluding part of this roundtable will cover potential hurdles encountered in the process and possible solutions that will contribute toward delivering a successful project.

This hands-on lab class will start out by teaching you how to navigate the A360 Team hub and what all the parts are. Then we will teach you how to create a project and add both 2D and 3D data to that project. Once you have uploaded your 2D and 3D data, we can take a look at how to use the Large Model Viewer to view over 100 file types. You can isolate parts as well as turn different parts of the model on and off. We will go over how to invite others to your project and how to share files with them. This includes public and private file sharing. You will leave this lab knowing how to create and edit projects; share files; and collaborate with teams, clients, and customers.

Back by popular demand! Learn how to maximize the productivity between designing in Revit software and rendering in 3ds Max software with NVIDIA’s iray rendering engine. Discover all the settings and tricks regarding how to properly set up a Revit software model to make the transition into 3ds Max software as effective as possible. Once in 3ds Max software, all the work done in Revit software will transfer over, enabling more time for rendering and less time spent worrying about the design. NVIDIA’s iray rendering engine, which takes advantage of the graphics processing unit (GPU), will enable realistic renderings with very minimal effort. The simplicity, accuracy, and speed of iray with NVIDIA GPUs remove all the nuance of typical rendering engines. All of this combined will create a streamlined workflow for teams, which will enable them to create and iterate renderings of your designs in a demanding production environment.

Your drawings are a potential gold mine of information. Learn how to get the most out of your AutoCAD software drawings using the powerful Data Extraction tool. Learn how to build automated bills of material, drawing title sheets, coordinate tables and more. Learn how to extract data to AutoCAD software tables or Microsoft Excel files. This session features AutoCAD.