This class will showcase the Piedmont Atlanta Hospital Marcus Tower expansion and the all-in virtual design involvement on this project. We'll explain how to utilize models and BIM Team/C4R for Revit's cloud-based products and services for multiple aspects of the project, including the involvement in preconstruction for marketing, estimating, and self-perform opportunities; the integration of drone flights and parametric, in-house crane models for site logistics and safety planning; virtual reality for headwall mock-ups; and structural review. We'll complete the discussion with lessons learned for workflow, full-team integration, and training for the all-in approach.

Steelway adopted Advance Steel in 2013, and it has become an integral part of our business. We will demonstrate how the highly customizable nature of the program is a huge advantage for productivity. We will share best practices related to setup, configuration, training, deployment, modelling, and outputs. To leverage the advance steel model to an even greater extent, we are also using BIM360. We will explain how this platform fits into our workflows, and demonstrate the key features.

The manufacturing industry achieves benefits through standardization of parts and repetitive processes. Conversely, these benefits are very difficult to attain in the steel fabrication industry, where almost every assembly is made of custom or one-off parts. This industry talk will highlight how Building Information Modeling (BIM) software and lean processes can be used to achieve similar benefits to the manufacturing industry, despite the diverse range of structures and total lack of standardization in the structural steel industry. Design review, drawing production, fabrication issue, quality control, radio frequency interference management, and installation tracking can all be optimized using disruptive thought and cloud-based tools to ensure each stakeholder receives the correct information at the right time across every stage of the project. Forget everything you already knew about the steel fabrication workflow and bring an open mind ready to learn how to take structural steel construction into a new fully optimized era!

Windows Universal Platform is redefining product experience on cross-platform devices by blurring the device dependencies, and enabling the user to run the same product across all Windows 10-supported devices. This enabled us to explore new possibilities for AutoCAD software drawing experiences on futuristic devices like HoloLens, Surface Hub, Continuum, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. In this session, we will showcase our explorations: How AutoCAD software can change the future of making things by breaking boundaries of conventional desktop software. How small devices (Phone with Continuum) are carrying AutoCAD 360 web app and getting transformed to desktop experience just by connecting any size of the display. We’ll cover virtual-reality CAD exploration, where 3D reality mixes with 2D virtual shapes for a fast, powerful, and accurate visualization. No prerequisite required, as we are exploring new ways to use and work with AutoCAD software drawings. This session features AutoCAD 360 and AutoCAD. AIA Approved

With the new tools added to Revit software in the last few years, it has become easier for structural engineers and detailers to create shop drawings and fabrication models for structural components. This class will demonstrate Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows to take a Structural Design Team model into fabrication modeling and shop-drawings production for rebar, precast-concrete, structural-steel, and concrete-lift drawings. Attendees will learn new rebar modeling and annotation features for rebar shop-drawing creation. They will also learn how the new steel-connections tool works in Revit 2017 software and links with Advance Steel software; how to create precast-concrete erection (shop) and piece drawings in Revit software; and how to create detailed concrete-lift drawings in Revit software. We will also demonstrate add-ons that make shop-drawing production more efficient for each structural component type, and we’ll discuss workflows and best practices. This session features Revit Structure and Advance Steel. AIA Approved

This class will explore the computer-aided thinking and design process that the Nairobi-based Engineering Team from a leading social enterprise uses to create new, income-generating products for the poorest segment of Africa’s population: small-scale farmers. Developing irrigation products that are affordable and uniquely tailored to the complex needs of small-scale farmers in Africa is a design challenge with the potential to improve the lives of millions. Examples from the work of KickStart International will illuminate how Inventor software, Simulations Mechanical software, and Autodesk CFD software are used to address this challenge more efficiently. KickStart has been expanding their line of human-powered irrigation pumps for more than 15 years, and the introduction of Autodesk, Inc., software and 3D printing have improved workflow by shortening the concept-to-completion product-development cycle and offset some of the challenges of prototyping and batch producing locally, in Kenya, on the way to mass manufacture. This session features Inventor Professional, CFD, Fusion 360, and Simulation Mechanical.

In this class, you will use SimStudio Tools to change models from fully detailed, production-ready components to models that are suitable for analysis in Autodesk CFD software, Simulation Mechanical software, or Moldflow software. Production models are more finely detailed than needed for simulation analysis. This leads to either long analysis run times due to high element counts, large effort put into remodeling designs into simpler forms, or often both. And that is if they run at all! You will use SimStudio Tools to simplify an existing circuit board and enclosure design for use in an Autodesk CFD software airflow and cooling analysis. You will then use SimStudio Tools to adjust the enclosure geometry for improved cooling. This session features SimStudio and CFD.

In this class you will learn about the interaction between Inventor software and Simulation Flex software. We will focus on using Inventor software models via direct integration for stress analysis, code checking, and mechanical and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation in the cloud. You will get in-depth overview of the Simulation software products and functionality, and you will learn the proper workflow needed to achieve optimum efficiency and integration.

One of the less-known special features of Advance Steel software is the ability to use User Scripts to aid and personalize various processes. You can use Advance Steel software scripts in several places, including numbering, object filtering for detailing, filtering for detail processes, and numerical control. In this class we will explore the scripting language and walk through the process of adding/modifying scripts to obtain different results in Advance Steel software details.

Are you a Revit structural user interested in the fantastic new steel fabrication tools now in the 2019 release? Do you want to know how they interact with Advance Steel software? Or are you an Advance Steel user who is now being sent Revit model files. How can you make the most of them without replicating what has already been done? If you’re asking these questions, then this is the class for you! In this class, we will examine the level of detail (LOD) that can be virtually modeled in each software. We will import and export models using the Advance Steel Extension for Revit. To help identify the differences, we will apply connections; add plates, bolts and welds; and create construction/fabrication documents using both Revit software and Advance Steel software. By the end of this class, you will have a good sense of when you need to use the steel fabrication tools in Revit versus using Advance Steel.

Connect Reality with BIM-ality! This class will showcase Matterport scanning as an effective visualization tool within BIM 360 Ops software. We will also explore creating links to model elements to the physical site, and we’ll review layout automation, data and information linking, and site access.

In this presentation you will see how Advance Steel software manages the connection between design and fabrication through its ability to exchange model information with design products (using Revit Extension for Advance Steel software to transfer and synchronize models between Advance Steel and Revit software), enabling coordination with different disciplines and then outputting the steel-detailing data to fabricators.

What is PLM?  How do I know if I am ready for product lifecycle management (PLM)? How complicated is it to set up Autodesk PLM 360 software? Are you currently managing your day-to-day workflows by emailing your Microsoft Excel spreadsheets around? Do you wish there was a better way to organize the state of your products within the manufacturing timeline. Have you wondered about PLM but thought it probably wasn't for you? This discussion will be a great opportunity to see how customers (especially from smaller companies with few employees) can take advantage of Autodesk PLM 360 software. In this discussion we will showcase how some of the basic workflows work, how they can apply to your workflow, and how implementing Autodesk PLM 360 software will have an immediate impact on your efficiency. We will discuss and show examples of workflows, milestones, and approvals—what we ship out of the box and what level of implementation you should consider.

With the new tools added to Revit software in the last few years, it has become easier for structural engineers and detailers to create shop drawings and fabrication models for structural components. This class will demonstrate Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows to take a Structural Design Team model into fabrication modeling and shop-drawings production for rebar, precast-concrete, structural-steel, and concrete-lift drawings. Attendees will learn new rebar modeling and annotation features for rebar shop-drawing creation. They will also learn how the new steel-connections tool works in Revit 2017 software and links with Advance Steel software; how to create precast-concrete erection (shop) and piece drawings in Revit software; and how to create detailed concrete-lift drawings in Revit software. We will also demonstrate add-ons that make shop-drawing production more efficient for each structural component type, and we’ll discuss workflows and best practices. This session features Revit Structure and Advance Steel.

InsiteVR brings VR collaboration to the AEC industry. Teams already using BIM 360 can extend their workflow into collaborative VR by accessing the latest models, reviewing them and adding BIM 360 issues directly within VR headsets. InsiteVR leveraged Forge APIs and the Unity game engine to bring the power of BIM 360 collaboration onto groundbreaking new hardware, Oculus Quest. This class will discuss techniques used to view large scenes on Quest VR hardware for a delightful user experience. The class also discusses how the "View in VR" button was added directly inside the BIM 360 web viewer. InsiteVR will also showcase a few customer success stories using the BIM 360 integration. Attendees will participate in a live demo of a live multi-user VR meeting using the latest standalone VR hardware.

In this class you will learn how Steelway Building Systems was able to integrate it's current estimating and design software with Advance Steel detailing software via GRAITEC’s user PowerPack utility and XML integration. We will look at a number of real-life projects and discuss in detail our workflows, including integration with 3D design software and building modeling that has elevated the level of the projects that our company is now able to handle. We will also discuss integration with fabrication equipment, as well as future plans.

When 3D modeling replaced 2D CAD, only the detailing method changed—not the way data gets transferred to steel fabricators (much of the knowledge in the model is lost). So, while detailers benefited, steel fabricators are still getting the same information in the same format. But now it’s possible for fabricators to extract better information from the Advance Steel software model. American Institute of Steel Construction’s IFC for Steel Fabrication Specification is available directly from Advance Steel software to feed fabricators’ production-management systems and workstations. The new workflow involves sending a single file that a fabricator can use to extract all the information needed for fabrication, including 2D and 3D views, connections, and material information. From there, it’s possible to manage and organize the project ready for fabrication, optimize material, and create the data required to drive and track computer numerical control or manual workstations. This class will work through the process and review the benefits of model-based fabrication. This session features Advance Steel and BIM 360 Glue.

It's raining design. This round table will discuss inventive workflows that multiple users from many firms are exploring. We will explore everything from conducting cloud-based, whole-building energy analysis to getting that perfect render—and everything in between. With these faster tools, design happens more collaboratively, and we will share our experiences using these tools. From covering the basics to exploring solar radiation analysis, everything is on the table.

Working with today's Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools presents a special challenge to your IT infrastructure. As you wrestle with the computational demands of the Revit software platform—as well as with high-end graphics in 3ds Max Design software, Showcase software, and Navisworks Manage software—you need the right knowledge to make sound investments in your workstation and server hardware. Get inside the mind of a certified (some would say certifiable) hardware geek and understand the variables to consider when purchasing hardware to support the demands of these BIM and 3D products from Autodesk, Inc. Fully updated for 2014, this class gives you the scoop on the latest advancements in workstation gear, including processors, motherboards, memory, and graphics cards. This year we also focus on the IT closet, specifying the right server gear, and high-end storage options. Included is an advanced buying guide for building out effective, cost-efficient systems without compromising performance.

Advance Steel software is a powerful detailing and fabrication tool that has helped Steelway Building Systems move to the next level in terms of the complexity and scale of its projects. Beyond the basic functionality of the program, Steelway has also capitalized on the technology as a tool for collaboration and communication. Discover how the firm’s workflows involve interoperability with design software for rapid concept generation in the Building Information Modeling (BIM) environment. This enables collaboration between engineers, detailers, fabricators, and erectors. Better modeling at the early stages of the project increases quality and prevents the need for costly rework during detailing, manufacturing, and construction. The class will illustrate the key role of Advance Steel software in several large-scale successful projects. This session features Advance Steel.