Last updated on Aug 18, 2011. Subject to change without notice.

Autodesk University 2011 Class CatalogClass ID Title Primary Speaker Company Class Type Expertise Level Start Time End Time Length Class Description Primary Software Primary Track Other Tracks PowerTrack Focus Industry Key Learning Objective 1 Key Learning Objective 2 Key Learning Objective 3 Key Learning Objective 4 Class Audience Language AIA

AB1941 Scan to BIM: Processes In and Out of the Cloud pat carmichael HKS, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB2340 Making More $$$ in Tough Times Phil Read Arch-Tech Lecture Beginner Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min Not Product Specific Architecture and Building Design Design Leadership - Industry Trends Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB2360-U Good to Best Practices in Autodesk® Revit® 2012 Rabi Sidawi Applied Software Unconference Advanced Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AB2462 45 Autodesk® Revit® Tips in 45 Minutes Chad Smith KarelCAD Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Improve your workflow Keep enjoying using Revit English

AB2463-L Chad Smith KarelCAD Hands-On Lab Intermediate Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design - - Building Information Modeling (BIM), Conceptual Design Architecture, Engineering & Construction Improve your modeling workflows - Yes

AB2485 All Systems Go with Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2012 Mike Massey Applied Software Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Structural Design and Engineering - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB2505 Paulo Henrique Giungi Galvão Tecgraf Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk 3ds Max Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Conhecendo o Mental Ray Trabalhando com Global illumination Configuração de Luzes Criação de Materiais fotos-realistas. Portuguese

AB2508 Paulo Henrique Giungi Galvão Tecgraf Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Construction - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Gerar Famílias paramétricas. Gerar cotas paramétricas Portuguese

AB2885 Tom Tobin LJT & Associates, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Put together the right Revit team Create a checklist for success - Yes

AB2980 Building Design Coordination: The Most Valuable Way to Apply BIM in Asia Francis Leung WSP Hong Kong Limited Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 17:15 Nov 30 18:45 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Business Owner - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Establish procedures for BDC delivery - Yes

AB2981 Helen G Gorina Perkins + Will Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB3006 Autodesk® Revit® Family Counseling Mario Guttman Perkins+Will Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Architecture and Building Design Customization and Programming - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB3140 Coordinación de proyectos de arquitectura con Autodesk® Navisworks® Damian Serrano RLF Inc. Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk Navisworks Manage Architecture and Building Design MEP Design and Engineering - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

AB3160 Vincent Poon Perkins + Will Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Architecture and Building Design Customization and Programming - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create advanced parametric families - Yes

AB3542-L The Family Lab Harlan Brumm Autodesk Inc. Hands-On Lab Beginner Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design MEP Design and Engineering - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB3543 Monitoring Autodesk® Revit® Projects Effectively Dan Chasteen Perkins+Will Lecture Beginner Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Leadership Forum - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB3544 Advanced Lighting Analysis Workflow for Larger Projects Dan Chasteen Perkins+Will Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Min Autodesk 3ds Max Design Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB3567 Claudia Campos Lima InCAD Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Construction - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Arquitetos, Engenheiros e Projetistas Portuguese

AB3664-P Autodesk® Revit® to Fabrication with Autodesk Inventor® Harlan Brumm Autodesk Inc. Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Manufacturing Building Design Suite Power Track Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB3675 Construction Administration in Autodesk® Revit® Jason Jones Gensler Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Architecture and Building Design Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Perform item-based revision tracking - Yes

AB3691 Got Green? Using Autodesk Products to Reduce Energy Consumption Adrianna Schneider Advanced Solutions, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design MEP Design and Engineering - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB3725-L Jeff Bowers IMAGINiT Technologies Hands-On Lab Intermediate Dec 1 15:15 Dec 1 16:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design MEP Design and Engineering - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Reuse schedules in other projects - Yes

AB3728-L The Autodesk® Revit® Worksets Workshop Paul Aubin Paul F. Aubin Consulting Services Hands-On Lab Beginner Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Use worksharing procedures Avoid common pitfalls of team projects - Yes

AB3733 The Autodesk® Revit® Theory of Relativity: Understanding Shared Coordinates Paul Aubin Paul F. Aubin Consulting Services Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design MEP Design and Engineering - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Set up and maintain shared coordinates - Yes

AB3737-L Autodesk® Revit® Families: A Step-by-Step Introduction Paul Aubin Paul F. Aubin Consulting Services Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 30 17:00 Nov 30 18:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Leadership Forum - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB3744 Detailing in Autodesk® Revit® Architecture Paul Aubin Paul F. Aubin Consulting Services Lecture Beginner Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Leadership Forum - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Describe the "hybrid" detailing process - Yes

AB3762 Trabajando con proyectos en múltiples fases en Autodesk® Revit® Damian Serrano RLF Inc. Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design MEP Design and Engineering - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

AB3868 Autodesk® Revit® Architecture para arquitetura corporativa Flávia Maritan BIMRevit Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design AutoCAD - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Compatibilização de projetos. Arquitetos e Projetistas de arquitetura Portuguese

AB3968 Estudos conceituais: do estudo da forma à análise energética Décio Ferreira CPCis Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Architecture and Building Design Structural Design and Engineering - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Modelação tridimensional de massas Arquitetos, projetistas Portuguese

AB3973 Christian Salgado B. Area4D Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design - - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

AB3978 Impresiona con tus proyectos, Expresa tus ideas con Autodesk® Impression Christian Salgado B. Area4D Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Impression Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

AB3981 Christian Salgado B. Area4D Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design - - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

AB4009 Managing Construction Phase Revisions with Autodesk® Revit® Dan Stine LHB Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Customization and Programming - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

AB4013 All in the Family: Creating Parametric Components in Autodesk® Revit® Matthew Dillon The DC CADD Company, Inc. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design MEP Design and Engineering - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Use modeling tools Work with nested families -

AB4016 Jim Marchese Stantec Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Leadership Forum - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB4025 Autodesk® Revit® Rendering Tips You Can Use Dan Stine LHB Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create a custom material library English

AB4026-L Schedule Anything in AutoCAD® Architecture or AutoCAD MEP Matthew Dillon The DC CADD Company, Inc. Hands-On Lab Advanced Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Architecture Architecture and Building Design CAD Management and IT - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Use material properties in a schedule - Yes

AB4034-U Real Life Stories from the BIM Patrol Matthew Dillon The DC CADD Company, Inc. Unconference Advanced Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Minutes Not Product Specific Architecture and Building Design Business Owner - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AB4061 Is That a Photograph? Architectural Photography for 3D Rendering Ramy Hanna SHW Group Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Not Product Specific Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - Media & Entertainment List the 3 principals of photography -

AB4152-L Interactive Presentations with Autodesk® Revit® and Showcase® Amy Fietkau Autodesk Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 30 10:15 Nov 30 11:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Showcase Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Understand the Showcase workflow Develop compelling visuals in Showcase Develop viewing options in Showcase - Yes

AB4163 Electrical BIM: Beyond 3D David Robison Design Master Software Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Architecture and Building Design MEP Design and Engineering - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

AB4199 Advanced Scheduling in Autodesk® Revit® Brian Mackey CAD-1 Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Structure Architecture and Building Design Structural Design and Engineering - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB4207-U Autodesk® Revit® Collaboration Blaine Jansen Read Jones Christoffersen Unconference Intermediate Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Structural Design and Engineering - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AB4210 Have It Your Way: Collaboration and Management with Autodesk® Revit® Server Robert Manna Stantec Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB4211 Mark LaBell Jr SSOE Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Showcase Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB4221 Adam Ferris Wilson Architects Lecture Beginner Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD Architecture Architecture and Building Design Design Leadership - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB4267 Steven Shell Steven C. Shell, Architect Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AB4268 Santiago Garay Payette Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk 3ds Max Design Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

AB4344 Autodesk® Revit® Architecture: Projeto Executivo e Detalhamento Wagner Conde Autodesk do Brasil Virtual Nov. 29 Advanced 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design AutoCAD - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Portuguese

AB4345 Visualização de projetos: Do conceito à realidade Trent Cito RNL Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk 3ds Max Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Portuguese

AB4384-P Teresa Martin Ideate, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Architecture and Building Design Construction Building Design Suite Power Track Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB4391-L Robert Manna Stantec Hands-On Lab Advanced Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Design Leadership - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB4411 Autodesk® Revit®: Famílias paramétricas Ivo Mainardi Aflalo e Gasperini Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Architecture and Building Design AutoCAD - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Fazer famílias a partir de um DQG. Portuguese

AB4416 An Analytical Approach to Autodesk® Revit® Modeling Strategy William West Robert A.M Stern Architects, LLP Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB4420 Connecting the "I" in BIM: Leveraging Information in Autodesk® Revit® Beau Turner . Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Set up and prepare RDB Link for use -

AB4465 BIM Versus Documenting Complex Geometry: A Battle That Can Be Won Marcin Klocek Aedas, Hong Kong University Lecture Advanced Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB4480 David Spehar Burt Hill, A Stantec Company Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design MEP Design and Engineering - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Standardize graphics in a document set - Yes

AB4490-U Autodesk® Revit Point Clouds: Help Chart the Future Kyle Bernhardt Autodesk Unconference Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design MEP Design and Engineering - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AB4492 Steve Valenta HKS Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB4532 Aaron Maller The Beck Group Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB4560 The e-SPECS® Keynoting Process with Autodesk® Revit® 2012 Gilles Letourneau InterSpec, Inc Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

AB4564 Autodesk@ Revit® for Presentations: Graphics That “Pop” Jason Grant Payette Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design - - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Apply concepts in your firm - Yes

AB4595 Autodesk® Revit® Virtualization Using Citrix® Technologies John Bartolomi HOK Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 17:15 Dec 1 18:45 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Architecture and Building Design CAD Management and IT - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction List caveats and limitations - Yes

AB4604 e-SPECS® for Owners Gilles Letourneau InterSpec, Inc Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Beginner 45 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

AB4617-U T. J. Meehan, AIA, LEED AP CADD Microsystems, Inc. Unconference Advanced Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design MEP Design and Engineering - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AB4655 Abusing Curtain Walls in AutoCAD® Architecture James Upton Grimm + Parker Architects Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Min AutoCAD Architecture Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB4700 William Lopez Campo HOK international Lecture Advanced Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Design Leadership - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB4726 Real Projects, Real Maths William Lopez Campo HOK international Virtual Nov. 29 Advanced 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AB4729 El Diseño en tiempos del BIM - Manual práctico de supervivencia en el nuevo siglo William Lopez Campo HOK international Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Leadership Forum - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

AB4739 Code Analysis in AutoCAD® Architecture James Upton Grimm + Parker Architects Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min AutoCAD Architecture Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Use schedules to present model data - Yes

AB4742-L Awesome Design Diagrams Directly from Autodesk® Revit® Architecture Han Hsi Ho HOK Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Design Leadership - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB4764 Donnia Tabor-Hanson Cope Associates Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Architecture and Building Design AutoCAD - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Scrub and convert CAD details to Revit Create hybrid details for a project - Yes

AB4768 Lonnie Cumpton BIM 9 Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Architecture and Building Design Leadership Forum - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Describe what a Private BIM Cloud is - Yes

AB4784-L Architectural Visualization in Layman's Terms Kristina Bollin U.S. CAD of Hawaii Hands-On Lab Beginner Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Minutes Autodesk 3ds Max Design Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create custom materials and lighting - Yes

AB4786 The e-SPECS® BIM Process Peter Marchese Microdesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Construction - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB4792 Matthew Stachoni CADapult Ltd. Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB4812 Got Discipline? Managing a Multiple-Model, Multiple-Discipline Project Brett Goodchild SAIC Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design - - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Describe project setup considerations Describe model workflow considerations -

AB4864 BIM for Interiors: Making Autodesk® Revit® Work for You Kristina Bollin U.S. CAD of Hawaii Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create custom hatches for use in Revit English

AB4910 Como hacer presentaciones profesionales con Autodesk® Showcase® Guillermo Melantoni Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk Showcase Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Manejo de luces y materiales. Spanish

AB4971-P Case Study: Oslo, Norway, Gardermoen Airport Alfonso Rengifo NSW Architects and Planners Lecture Beginner Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design CAD Management and IT Building Design Suite Power Track Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB5005-P Life after Autodesk® Revit® Mark Cronin Capita Symonds Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Architecture and Building Design Design Leadership Building Design Suite Power Track Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB5006 Daylighting Design with Autodesk® Revit® Architecture and 3ds Max® Design Eddy Krygiel HNTB Lecture Advanced Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB5015-U How are You Using E202 with Your Autodesk® Revit® Model? Steve DeWitt BOKAPowell Unconference Intermediate Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create Revit content based on E202 -

AB5035-L The Beauty of Simplicity: Architectural Renderings in Seven Steps Leonardo Casado Autodesk Hands-On Lab Beginner Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

This step-by-step class describes procedures for taking 3D point cloud scans and converting them to Autodesk® Revit® Architecture and then to BIM models. We will discuss strategies for managing large collections of 3D point cloud datasets. You will learn how to use point cloud files to create model objects in Revit Architecture and Autodesk 3ds Max®. The class will also show you how to use Revit Architecture with 3ds Max to export datasets to a gaming engine.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Reality Capture, Visualization, Game Design Technology for Anyone

Manage large collections of 3D point cloud datasets

Use point cloud files to create model objects in Revit Architecture

Use point cloud files to create model objects in 3ds Max

Use Revit Architecture together with3ds Max to manage large datasets and export them to a gaming engine

Technical people who want to experience a "been there, done that" talk and demonstration on how to handle very large point cloud datasets and create models in Autodesk 3ds Max and Revit Architecture

The economy is flat and it's not your fault! You seem to be working harder and harder for less and less. So what's the deal? How can you possibly ask for a raise at this time? And never mind that your HR department employs people who are skilled at making sure that you are paid as little as possible. If this sounds familiar, this class is for you. Architecture is a business and we will discuss the business realities of being a design professional. When this class is over, you will have the knowledge necessary to improve your bottom line.

Explain the basics of the architecture business and determine your worth to that business

List which firms pay more and which pay less—every time

List five rules for making better business and personal financial decisions

Ask for, and get, as much as you deserve

Everyone who has worked in the design space and been underpaid and undervalued

Beyond the immediate deliverables for schematic design, design development, construction documentation, construction administration, and construction management is a whole world of best practices. In this unconference session, we will discuss and learn how the subtleties of fine-tuning your BIM models, software applications, and hardware can streamline performance and raise productivity. We will have a bidirectional dialogue regarding formatting, configuring, analyzing, and managing BIM projects in Autodesk Revit 2012 in a worksharing model-linking environment.

Building Design Documentation, Collaboration, Interoperability, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Optimized Design, Construction Documentation, Conceptual Design, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Identify the current problems and bottlenecks facing BIM users in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry

Understand the impact of user behavior on model performance

Manage best practices for each phase of the project

Discuss the subtleties of fine tuning for optimal performance and productivity

BIM managers, design project managers, construction project managers, and intermediate and advanced users of Revit applications

This class will be a fun and upbeat binge of random Revit platform tips. Everyone loves to learn something new, regardless of how small that something is, and even the most veteran of Revit users never stop learning. At roughly 1 tip every minute over the course of 45 minutes, I will throw enough tips your way so that you can take something away. The tips covered will range from very small and simple to some that will require a bit more explanation. While this is primarily a Revit platform class, I will also try to put a couple of Revit Architecture, Structure, and MEP tips into the mix.

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Construction Documentation, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks, Conceptual Design

List at least 5 things you previously didn't know

Show off to your work colleagues by showing them something they didn't know

Predominantly beginner to intermediate Revit users, although there is something for everyone

An Introduction to Autodesk® Revit® Massing, Surface Divisions, and Adaptive Components

As the Revit massing tools become more polished and robust, users are becoming aware that these tools deserve to take their place as part of the main toolset. In this hands-on lab, we will focus on practical real-world examples. The lab will include three parts: how to model an in-place mass, how to create a pattern-based curtain panel family that you will apply to a divided surface on your mass, and how to create an adaptive component. After this lab, you will be able to use these tools to help improve your design and speed up the workflow by making Revit work for you.

Create mass elements to further design intents

Divide a mass surface with curtain panel pattern-based families

Create an adaptive component that easily adapts to your design

Intermediate Revit users who are looking to improve workflow efficiency

Asking an architect to create systems inside of Revit is like asking him or her to speak a foreign language. BIM encompasses the whole building into the design process, so why do we still think about and process our designs one element at a time? Design intent, code constraints, functional requirements, and aesthetic proportions are some of the factors contributing to the building systems hierarchy integration and performance. Creating systems is an everyday task for MEP engineers when modeling inside of Revit MEP. Just like MEP systems, architectural and structural systems are now more interconnected than ever before. Curtain systems, beam systems, and furniture systems are few examples of building systems that capture design intent and streamline productivity. This class is an in-depth quest for order, systems hierarchy integration, and efficiency in a design environment. As BIM continues to evolve, we need to evolve our thinking process and begin designing with systems as opposed to single elements.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Technical Features, Simulation, Process/Workflow, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Construction Documentation, Conceptual Design, Collaboration, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Building Design Documentation

Identify architectural systems and understand how to use them in the design process

Develop systems for different categories and sub-categories within your model

Describe how the system design approach can automate repetitive tasks

Discuss how creating systems can assist in class detection, quantity takeoff, and facility management

BIM managers, design project managers, and intermediate and advanced Revit Architecture users

Como gerar uma imagem foto-realista utilizando o software Autodesk® 3DS MAX® (portuguese)

Esse curso foi projetado para oferecer soluções profissionais de forma rápida, eficiente e inteligente no dia-a-dia na área de Multimídia para Visualização Arquitetônica. O principal objetivo é ter uma visão geral da solução Autodesk para essa disciplina e entender “como gerar uma imagem foto-realista utilizando o produto Autodesk 3DS MAX."

Profissionais das áreas de Arquitetura, Engenharia Civil, layouts, design industrial, edificação e projetista arquitetônicos.

Criação de Famílias Autodesk® Revit® utilizando como base uma planilha de Excel (portuguese)

Esse curso foi projetado para oferecer soluções profissionais de forma rápida, eficiente e inteligente no dia-a-dia nas áreas de Edificações/Arquitetura com a utilização do produto Autodesk Revit Architecture com foco em criação de Famílias com base de dados em uma planilha de Excel. O principal objetivo é criar blocos de tal forma que as cotas “leiam” dados inseridos em uma tabela são geradas automaticamente a família de Revit. Por exemplo, ler uma tabela de perfil “I” metálico e gerar automaticamente os blocos no Revit.

Utilizar uma Tabela de Excel para geração de

Utilizar arquivos com extensão TXT ou CSV para geração de famílias.

Profissionais das áreas de Arquitetura, Engenharia Civil, layouts, design industrial, edificação e projetista arquitetônicos.

Switching from AutoCAD® Architecture to Autodesk® Revit® Architecture: The Right Attitude is Everything

Are you considering a change? Is it time to make the move? Do you have the right attitude to use Revit Architecture? You may need to consider changes in staff and rethink the way you do design. We will examine many of these issues to help ease your transition. If you already know how objects work in AutoCAD Architecture and how a building is put together, then you are more than halfway home. Revit will help you continue on your BIM journey and help set you up for post-design use. Don’t merely create drawings with your CAD package. Instead, create entire building designs!

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Technical Features, Interoperability, Construction Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Building Design Documentation

Describe similar functions in AutoCAD Architecture and Revit

Address the challenges of moving to Revit

AEC professionals, CAD managers, project managers, end users, design architects who are currently using AutoCAD Architecture, and anyone looking at adding Revit to their existing AutoCAD Architecture environment

In this class, we will introduce the most valuable way of applying BIM in Asia by drawing on 6 years of experience and explaining the details of building design coordination (BDC). You will learn about the challenges of fully adopting BIM in complex projects. We will cover all of the essential contents of BDC so you can mobilize a big team to accept BIM implementation. We will also cover the step-by-step details of delivering the BIM application.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)

Explain key convincing points of using BIM to non-BIM AEC professionals

Work out a BIM implementation plan for a complex project

Understand the BIM market in China and Hong Kong

Engineering professionals, project managers, and developers who have intermediate experience with Revit

Parallel Universes and Time Travel in Autodesk® Revit®: Design Options and Project Phases

Design options and project phases have been available in Revit for awhile, but many users find them difficult to understand, set up, and use. This class will begin by explaining how to set up these features for simple scenarios. Next, we will explore the intricacies of setting up and using these features in complicated workflows on workshared projects with multiple linked files.

Building Design Documentation, Construction Documentation, Technical Features, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Describe and set up design options, manage objects, views, and schedules in design options

Explain how design options affect Revit performance in different scenarios

Set up multiple project phases, views, and view filters and work with phases in multiple linked files

Explain interactions between Revit objects with "lifetimes" spanning different phases

Anyone who deals with clients or situations that require development of several design alternatives, and those who work on renovation projects or projects with multiple phases

Creating and managing families is critical to using Revit well. Not only are they essential to efficient design and production, but they have the potential to encapsulate knowledge and support advanced Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) processes. In this class, we will begin by looking at what constitutes good content and how to ensure that users have what they need and can produce consistent output. Then we will examine strategies for building libraries by capturing families from projects, creating them from scratch, and collecting them from outside sources. Finally, we will look at software solutions for managing family libraries, including several commercial applications and a custom approach using Microsoft® SharePoint®, in terms of how they support typical use cases. This class will be based on our experience as a large, multi-office architecture firm, but the ideas will be applicable to firms of all sizes and disciplines.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Process/Workflow

Define the important characteristics of good, general-purpose, Revit families

Implement strategies for creating and collecting families

Describe the pros and cons of various software options for managing families

Identify the use cases for creating a custom library solution

Revit leaders and software implementers who develop standards for families and provide content, market sector leaders who develop specialized libraries for specific needs, BIM and IPD planners who use families with metadata, and software customizers who develop their own family management tools

Autodesk Navisworks se ha convertido en la herramienta más adecuada para coordinar el diseño de los sistemas de un edificio, incluyendo estructura, instalaciones, etc. Sin embargo todavía no es muy utilizado por los estudios de arquitectura e ingeniería, quedando en desventaja tecnológica frente a las grandes empresas constructoras, que están aprovechando esta tecnología para coordinar gremios de obra, planificar cronogramas de construcción y encontrar todo tipo de conflictos de diseño que luego se transforman en costosos adicionales de obra. En esta clase mostraremos cómo utilizamos Autodesk Navisworks en nuestra oficina, aprovechándolo como herramienta de control de calidad del diseño, que permite detectar y solucionar conflictos durante la etapa de proyecto. También enseñaremos cómo usar Autodesk Navisworks como una herramienta de validación de la propuesta arquitectónica, generando imágenes, presentaciones y animaciones de recorrido que pueden ser compartidas con asesores, contratistas y comitentes.

Incorporar el uso de Autodesk Navisworks como parte del proceso de diseño, durante el anteproyecto y el proyecto.

Crear un sistema para generar e intercambiar archivos de Autodesk Navisworks con consultores y asesores.

Ejecutar una coordinación tridimensional de los modelos BIM como control de calidad del diseño.

Usar Autodesk Navisworks como herramienta de validación de diseño y comunicación de una propuesta arquitectónica.

Coordinadores de proyecto, arquitectos, ingenieros, constructores y todo profesional de la construcción que tenga un conocimiento básico de la tecnología BIM

Logically Beautiful! A Computational Approach to Iterative Design and Design Optimization in Autodesk® Revit®

This class focuses on using advanced computational design processes by combining purpose-built parametric families and the use of fuzzy logic to drive design iterations. Basic to intermediate understanding of formula-driven parametric families is recommended for this class.

Building Design Documentation, Optimized Design, Construction Documentation, Process/Workflow, Conceptual Design, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Apply advanced formulas to custom parameters

Create schedules to control parameters for an iterative design process

Use other computational approaches to interactive, iterative design and design optimization

Architects, designers, and AEC professionals with advanced Revit experience

Come and explore the Autodesk® Revit® family editor and build a piece of Revit content in this class. You will learn about reference planes, parameters, and geometry in the family editor and how to create compelling families. We will cover tips, tricks, and best practices for creating Revit content. Learn how to leverage other drawing formats and files in your families and put the "I" in BIM.

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Construction Documentation, Conceptual Design

Define reference planes and parameters and use Revit solid modeling tools

Explain the process for creating and testing Revit families

Describe the best practices for family creation and editing

Explain how other familiar formats can be leveraged in your Revit families

AEC professionals who are new to Revit products and are interested in learning how to create families

Would you like to be a more effective Revit model manager? Would you like to know what your team is doing in Revit without peering over their shoulders all the time? Are you responsible for several Revit projects, possibly across several offices, and would like a reliable method for tracking project status and performance? This class covers tools and strategies that you can use to easily and effectively monitor performance and status of Revit files, audit Revit projects, and track user activity and productivity. You will also learn about tools to diagnose file problems and how to take preemptive action to prevent file corruption.

Building Design Documentation, Construction Documentation, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Conceptual Design, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Describe file reviewing tools and approaches available for Revit projects

Explain journal files and the rich file-management information they contain

Employ the tool for reading journal files and producing file management reports

Use tracking and comparison tools to discover file changes

Revit users and project managers who are seeking an efficient way to monitor the health of projects and track the Revit team’s progress

Could you benefit from a proficient process for performing lighting analysis in Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design? How can greater amounts of data be managed effectively to guide design decisions for larger projects? This class will cover the steps required for producing lighting analysis with design geometry linked from Autodesk® Revit®, importing the analysis into Microsoft® Excel® and manipulating the data to produce a variety of meaningful comparisons and studies. You will learn how to progressively step through the lighting analysis process with confidence. You will gain a clear understanding of how Final Gather and Global Illumination influence the analysis. Discover how to manage larger amounts of data using the CSV format. Follow along as we validate this useful workflow for generating a range of analytical and graphic content essential to the decision-making process of sustainable design.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Interoperability, Optimized Design, Process/Workflow, Visualization, Simulation, Building Design and Analysis, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Link or import Revit design content into 3ds Max Design via FBX®

Utilize the Lighting Analysis Assistant to generate lighting analysis

Produce basic lighting analysis for light levels and potential glare

Generate a variety of useful studies and comparisons from CVS lighting analysis data

Beginner or intermediate 3ds Max users seeking an efficient linear workflow for lighting analysis on large projects

Modelando um terreno no Autodesk® Revit® Architecture a partir de curvas de nivel do AutoCAD®

A aula vai explicar as diferentes formas de criar um terreno no Revit Architecture a partir de curvas 2D do AutoCAD. Vai apresentar também como editar o terreno modelado para criar plataformas de construção, ruas e entradas de autos para gerar toda a base para implantação de um edifício.

Aprender a fazer um link de um arquivo do AutoCAD no Revit

Aprender a criar um terreno a partir de curvas de nível importadas do AutoCAD

Criar planificações e arruamentos no terreno

Inserir um projeto criado no Revit no terreno modelado anteriormente.

In this class, we will explore moving an Autodesk Revit BIM model to Autodesk Inventor. We will cover how to prepare your Revit model for Inventor and leverage your BIM for fabrication. In this class, you will learn how to bring geometry from Revit into Inventor. We will also discuss best practices for creating Revit geometry to achieve optimal results in Inventor.

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Interoperability, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Building Design and Fabrication

Describe the best practices for creating Revit geometry to get what you need in Inventor

Import geometry from a Revit model into Inventor

Cite the methods for importing Revit geometry into Inventor

Leverage BIM in Inventor to support fabrication

Revit or Inventor users who want to leverage BIM models for fabrication

How does one manage Revit while engaged in the communication between architect and contractor? What are some best practices and methods for creating requests for information (RFI), sketches, addenda, bulletins, and revisions? This class will focus on using out-of-the-box Revit tools for managing revisions. It will also explore some techniques for per item and per sheet tracking of individual revisions. We will review pros and cons for all construction administration process techniques.

Building Design Documentation, Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Construction Documentation

Explain the basic revision tracking functionality in Revit

Develop tracking sheet revisions with revision schedules

Understand various methods you can use to create sketches

AEC professionals with general Revit knowledge who are involved in medium- and large-scale projects requiring an understanding of construction administration processes in Revit

In this class, we will explore how you can use Autodesk products to efficiently and effectively create more sustainable building designs. We will discuss using Project Vasari from Autodesk Labs to create different conceptual mass shapes and perform very early energy analysis to determine the most efficient profile. We will incorporate the masses into Autodesk® Revit® products to create simple energy models and utilize the central location to manipulate the information for further analysis. Next, we will use Autodesk Green Building Studio to determine and reduce energy costs and consumption based on rotation, materials, and system definitions. Finally, we will use Autodesk Ecotect® to visualize shadows, the effect of sun paths and solar radiation, perform daylighting analysis, and determine the need for shading devices.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Building Design and Analysis, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Simulation, Sustainable Design, Optimized Design

Perform early energy analysis for building design

Prepare simple energy models for energy analysis

Determine better alternatives for material and system selection based on building location

Evaluate building design using daylighting analysis and shading alternatives

AEC professionals who have intermediate experience with Revit Architecture or Revit MEP

Multiple Discipline Scheduling in Autodesk® Revit®: It’s Possible to Schedule Anything with Revit!

This hands-on lab will explore the power of Revit schedule tools. You will learn how to schedule…virtually anything. We will cover scheduling techniques that will give you the tools, tips, and tricks you need to get your schedules the way you want. From custom fields, user parameters, and grouping to schedule keys, formulas and conditional formatting, it’s all here. It’s true—you can use Revit to schedule anything for anybody!

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Technical Features, Construction Documentation

Create basic equipment schedules and a multidiscipline schedule

Format and modify the equipment schedule and create key schedules for the equipment

Insert and use formulas in the equipment schedule and create conditionally formatted multidiscipline schedules

AEC professionals with intermediate experience in Revit Architecture, Revit MEP, and Revit Structure

Most projects require the efforts of many individuals. If you are working in Revit, one of the first things you need to learn about is Revit worksharing. Worksharing enables multiple users to make edits to a single central file and coordinate those changes across the entire project team. The trouble is that worksharing can be complicated. There is lots of terminology to learn and special procedures to follow. To make matters worse, you can't really learn about worksharing effectively on your own—you need a team. This is where the Worksets workshop comes in. In this hands-on lab, we will break into teams, create our local files and learn how to work together on a live worksharing project. You will learn to make changes, synchronize with central, reload latest, and relinquish. We will also look at all the new 2012 goodies. You will learn best practices for working together in Revit and how to avoid common pitfalls. If you are new to Revit and worksharing, this lab will be just what you need to get up and running quickly.

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Conceptual Design, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Construction Documentation

Understand key worksharing terminology

Know what to expect on your first team project

Users of Revit Architecture, Revit MEP, or Revit Structure

If you are new to Revit, and particularly if you are coming to Revit with an AutoCAD® background, the approach Revit takes to coordinates, positioning, and origin points can be a little baffling. On the surface, it appears that Revit simply does not have a "zero" point, or any way to input precise coordinates. As with many things, appearances are not always what they seem. Revit does indeed have an origin and the ability to input with precision. The trick is that in Revit, coordinates, movements and measurements are always relative to something else. In this class, we will explore the "Revit theory of relativity" (also known as shared coordinates). You will learn how to set up shared coordinates, link files with shared coordinates, and maintain the relationship as the project progresses. If you have let your AutoCAD experience ruin you or have just not been able to get your head around Revit coordinates, this class is here to help! You should have familiarity with Revit essentials.

Building Design Documentation, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Construction Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Set up survey points and project base points

Describe shared sites and how to manage locations

Explain project location, true north, and more

Revit Architecture users primarily. Revit MEP, and Structure users are also welcome to attend

Maybe you know how powerful the Revit Family Editor is, but until now you have avoided it or been intimidated by it. Wait no more! This hands-on lab will introduce you to the basics of the Revit Family Editor. Once you get past being intimidated, you will find that the Family Editor is extremely powerful and can actually be great fun! In this short introduction to the Family Editor, you will create a Revit component family complete with constraints and parameters. Don’t worry if you don’t know what a constraint or parameter is—we will cover that too. So whether you have never worked in Revit Architecture before, or have used Revit for awhile but simply avoided the Family Editor, come to this lab and learn the basics of the editor in the best way possible—hands-on!

Building Design Documentation, Conceptual Design, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Construction Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Understand Family Templates and hosing behavior

Create a simple, fully parametric model family

Describe reference planes, constraints, and parameters

Apply materials and other accoutrements

Architects and interior designers with a good command of Revit essential skills. Users of Revit MEP and Revit Structure are welcome to attend, but the examples used in the class are architectural.

Part of creating a successful building information model is knowing what to build into the model and what to leave out of the model. When learning Revit, many users have a tendency to "over model." What is often not clear, is that Revit offers a powerful suite of detailing tools. This class will explore the process of extracting views from your model and then detailing them within Revit. You will learn about model views and drafting views. You will gain understanding on when to model, when to draft, and when to import graphics from other CAD programs. We will cover detail components, drafting elements, symbolic lines, text, annotation, and keynotes. If you have been told the myth that you can’t do construction documents in Revit Architecture, then join us in this class of "myth busting" as we explore the complete detailing process in Revit Architecture.

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Technical Features, Construction Documentation

Understand what to model and what not to model

Create powerful and fully coordinated details in your Revit projects

Use annotation, keynotes, filled and masking regions, repeating details, edit cut profiles, and more

Revit Architecture, Revit MEP, and Revit Structure users

Una de las herramientas más poderosas de la plataforma Revit es la posibilidad de coordinar con gran facilidad proyectos en múltiples fases. Cualquier simple proyecto donde haya remodelaciones o ampliaciones es considerado multi-fase, y puede por lo tanto ser coordinado a través de una línea de tiempo definida en el modelo, a la cual se asignan los diferentes objetos del proyecto. Esto permite obtener planos de demolición y de renovación automáticamente, ahorrando tiempo y detectando problemas que de otra forma no se verían si no durante la obra. En esta clase aprenderemos cómo funciona el sistema de fases en Revit y cómo puede ser aprovechado para generar planos de obra y planillas perfectamente coordinados, e imágenes de presentación para comunicar las distintas etapas de obra.

Crear múltiples fases en un proyecto Revit y asignar cada objeto a la fase correspondiente.

Crear vistas del modelo para representar las distintas fases (demolición, renovación, etc.) en los planos de obra.

Crear planillas coordinadas con los planos de obra y las fases de proyecto.

Controlar visibilidad y representación de los objetos en las distintas fases.

Coordinadores de proyecto, modeladores de Autodesk Revit, arquitectos, ingenieros, constructores y todo profesional de la construcción que tenga un conocimiento básico de la tecnología BIM y de la plataforma Autodesk Revit.

Nesta sessão apresentaremos ferramentas e recursos utilizados para desenvolvimento de projetos de arquitetura de interiores com Autodesk Revit Architecture. As questões principais que serão respondidas nesta apresentação: Quais as influências que um sistema baseado na tecnologia BIM como o Revit Architecture pode ocasionar no processo de projeto em arquitetura de interiores? Quais ferramentas a tecnologia BIM e a parametria oferecem diferente do sistema CAD tradicional?Demonstrar como a tecnologia BIM e a parametria podem contribuir para o desenvolvimento de projeto. Diferenciar o uso do AutoCAD® e do Revit Architecture. Investigar a velocidade de criação de um projeto em Revit Architecture, baseado em tecnologia BIM e ainda como o software detecta erros nos projetos. Finalmente mostraremos casos reais da aplicação do Autodesk Revit Architecture para arquitetura de interiores.

Concepção e modelação do espaço e mobiliário, layout e comparação instantânea

Apresentação de projetos em fases diferentes (existente, demolida e nova)

Quantificação, detalhamento e apresentação,Iluminação e estudo solar

Modelação de massas (estudos conceituais) para definição de volumetrias e ocupações. Várias opções de ocupação e posterior análise energética para decisão de projecto mais equilibrada

Opções de projecto com várias soluções

Referenciação geográfica para perfeita análise energética

Submissão do estudo de análise energética

1,2 y 3 - Como migrar fácilmente de AutoCAD® Architecture a Autodesk® Revit® Architecture

Es común que muchas organizaciones que usan AutoCAD® Architecture, quieran aprovechar al máximo las ventajas del BIM a través de Autodesk® Revit® Architecture, pero no saben cómo hacer dicha migración adecuadamente, y no tienen parámetros de referencia que les familiarice con la plataforma Revit. En esta clase podrá entender de manera sencilla y práctica, como se relacionan estas dos aplicaciones, y como puede aprovechar el conocimiento adquirido con AutoCAD® Architecture, para migrar fácilmente al sistema de trabajo Revit

Diferenciar con claridad las plataformas de trabajo AutoCAD Architecture y Autodesk Revit Architecture

Entender la relación entre el modelo de trabajo BIM distribuido y BIM completo

Iniciar la migración de contenidos desde AutoCAD Architecture a Autodesk Revit Architecture

Planear su transición exitosa a la plataforma de trabajo Revit, desde AutoCAD Architecture

Profesionales, estudiantes y directivos de empresas relacionados con las áreas del diseño, arquitectura y construcción, que usen o hayan usado para el desarrollo de sus proyectos AutoCAD® Architecture (anteriormente conocido como Architectural Desktop).

Autodesk® Impression, es una poderosa aplicación de ilustración y ambientación de archivos (plantas, secciones, 3D,etc), que reconoce fielmente los archivos DWG y DWF, en esta clase aprenderá como puede crear sorprendentes ambientaciones tipo acuarela, lápices de color y materiales reales entre otros. Ahorre tiempo y dinero a la hora de mostrar sus proyecto y expresar sus ideas con Autodesk® Impression.

Importar archivos DWG, DWF 2D y 3D

Realizar ambientaciones en diferentes estilos (acuarela, lápiz, etc.)

Crear su propia librería de simbología. Lista para ambientar sus proyectos

Re utilizar los contenidos 2D y 3D dispuestos en sus planos (simbologías, bloques, etc)

Profesionales, estudiantes y directivos de empresas de todas las áreas profesionales, que requieran hacer presentaciones rápidas y de excelente calidad, para la venta y mercadeo de sus proyectos.

Vaya más allá, mejore la eco-sostenibilidad de sus diseños con Autodesk® Project Vasari

Autodesk® Project Vasari es una herramienta de Autodesk Labs, fácil de usar para el diseño conceptual de edificaciones, que permite el análisis conceptual de energía y carbón, facilitando la toma de decisiones y asegurando el éxito de su edificación, desde las tempranas etapas de diseño.Una vez esté satisfecho con su diseño podrá migrar toda la información a Autodesk® Revit®, para complementar, detallar y finalizar su proyecto.Con Autodesk® Project Vasari, podrá contar con las herramientas de diseño conceptual y modelado paramétrico dispuestas en Autodesk Revit, facilitando así su aprendizaje y usabilidad.

Crear modelos conceptuales de edificaciones

Crear análisis conceptuales de energía y emisiones de carbono de su edificación

Crear diferentes opciones de diseño, compararlas y seleccionar la mas conveniente

Optimizar el flujo de trabajo en el diseño, con la toma correcta de decisiones desde el inicio del proyecto

Profesionales, estudiantes y directivos de empresas relacionados con las áreas del diseño, arquitectura y construcción, que quieran integrar conceptos de eco-sostenibilidad a sus proyectos arquitectónicos.

This class will focus on the challenges of managing construction-phase drawing revisions with Revit Architecture, Revit Structure, and Revit MEP. We will present overview of the entire process. You will learn the ins and outs of the revision feature and about clouding and tagging by sheet or by project, including using the Revisions dialog box. A major aspect of revision drawings is managing views and creating new ones for both letter (8 ½ inches x 11 inches) and tabloid (11 inches by 17 inches) drawing sizes. We will cover how these post-bid views should be placed under special headings in the Project Browser. The class will explain how to know when to use a Dependent View instead of duplicating a view for smaller drawings sizes. We will cover procedures and present tips and tricks to help you manage the revisions for any size project while creating an up-to-date BIM record set for archiving or facility management.

Building Design Documentation, Technical Features, Construction Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Use a special masking titleblock to quickly generate revision drawings of views already placed on a sheet

Create dependent views for any plan view revision and create a frozen view

Create and manage revisions and add a revision schedule to the company titleblock

Use a custom view and sheet parameter to organize views in the project browser

Design-firm employees who are responsible for maintaining Revit Architecture, Structure, or MEP models during the construction phase of a project

The key to mastering Autodesk® Revit® Architecture, Revit MEP, or Revit Structure is the ability to create intelligent, parametric families for your content libraries. It is not as easy as simply building a 3D model. This class will show you how to use the modeling tools in the Revit Family Editor, as well as the process of creating intelligent parameters to properly control their dimensions, behavior, and visibility. Additionally, you will learn how to make sure that your families "play nice" with other elements in your model.

Work with parameters to control model geometry

Select the correct family template for appropriate component behavior and categorization

Users of Autodesk Revit products who want to learn how to create their own custom parametric families

Don’t Drive The Plane: Process Change for Successful Building Information Modeling (BIM) Implementation

This class focuses on the specific steps taken to completely transition an office from AutoCAD® Architecture to Autodesk® Revit Architecture. The class will cover a combination of best practices, team structure, training strategies, and process management—all illustrated by stories from the trenches. Come and learn how to move from a pilot project to a full office Revit implementation.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Interoperability, Optimized Design, Process/Workflow

Organize and mobilize a team to take full advantage of BIM technology

Avoid common pitfalls when implementing software

Develop a workflow for interdiscipline model sharing

Develop processes to handle projects of varying sizes and complexity

AEC professionals who are tasked with implementing Revit in their firm; BIM managers, model managers, architects, engineers, project managers, and principals

This class will cover a multitude of topics related to creating renderings in Revit. Class highlights include using Design Options to manage “props” for rendering, using a future phase to quickly create a “chip board” type rendering, and employing transfer project standards to load different color schemes for materials. We will also cover exporting a rendering and a wireframe view to create a compelling composite view in Adobe® Photoshop®, how to use an omni-light family to help brighten interior renderings, how to set the location and true north to get accurate daylighting, and how to troubleshoot problems with light sources from linked in Revit MEP models. You will also learn about using ArchVision™ RPC content (All Access subscription) and adding custom materials and colors. The class also covers how to use Remote Desktop to utilize idle computers when producing multiple still images, how to use Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) photometric files to get more realistic results, and how to use the Section Box feature in camera views to get interesting results and reduce render time.

Art and Illustration, Storytelling, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Interoperability

Use Design Options to easily manage the visibility of “props” and construction document phase studies such as flooring

Set the project location and true north to get accurate daylight

Use the Section Box to create interesting renderings of building sections in perspective

Anyone responsible for creating renderings in Revit Architecture, Structure, or MEP

In this hands-on lab, you will learn the intricacies of working with schedules and schedule data in a project workflow. Learn how to leverage the data in Project Navigator to automate some of your schedule data. Tackle the more advanced property definitions, such as Location, Project, Classification, Anchor, and Material. Discover the tricks for tagging and scheduling objects embedded in the external references of a large project. Explore how to use Classifications to automate object selection for scheduling.

Work with schedules in the context of a project, including leveraging Project Navigator

Describe the basic concepts of using formula properties

Use Classifications to automate object selection for scheduling

Existing users of AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD MEP who already have a basic understanding of schedules and custom properties and who want to take it to the next level

In this unconference session, we will explore the barriers to implementing a BIM process/workflow, and real-world solutions to those barriers. Representatives from architectural and engineering firms, as well as contractors, building owners, and manufacturers of building products are encouraged to attend and make this a multidiscipline discussion and to include as many different perspectives as possible.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration, Optimized Design, Process/Workflow, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)

Identify barriers to implementing a BIM workflow

Discuss real-world solutions to BIM impediments

Identify collaboration and communication shortcomings and explore solutions to them

Gain an appreciation of different perspectives of the BIM process based on industry and discipline

Principals, BIM managers, and project managers of AEC firms working with a BIM process; owners, owner representatives, and building product manufacturers

It is not enough to know how to create great 3D renderings. You have to make images that really sell, and to do that you need the knowledge of a photographer. This class covers worthy architectural photography principals and explains how to apply them to 3D renderings. You will learn how to translate good image composition, lighting, and staging to your renderings. This class will also discuss photographic phenomenon such as vignetting, barrel distortion, glare, and other issues and describe how to fine-tune these photographic flaws to your advantage to create a rendering that really sells.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Visualization, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

List the 4 rules of photography composition

Describe at least 4 photographic phenomenon and how they affect images

Distinguish good renderings/photographs from bad ones

Visualization and design professionals who are interested in architectural photography and 3D renderings and who have an intermediate experience with Autodesk® 3ds Max®

In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to take your Revit Architecture models into Autodesk Showcase and generate interactive rendered views. Learn to use the Showcase interface for material selection, walkthroughs, and 360-degree exterior visualization.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Visualization, Storytelling

Learn how to move a Revit model into Showcase

Architects and interior designers who are looking for a new way to showcase their designs

Explore how electrical engineers can benefit from Building Information Modeling (BIM). Most discussion of BIM revolve around 3D modeling, which just doesn't matter for most electrical systems. Is there any real value for the electrical engineer? Fortunately, yes, if you know what to look for! You will learn about calculating circuit and panel loads, sizing wire, calculating fault current, calculating voltage drop, automatically generating a one-line diagram, and photometrics. In this class, we will look at real-life examples of using electrical BIM on projects. By real-life, we don't mean just actual projects, but projects you might actually encounter on a daily basis in your real life. We won't look at fancy stadiums, complex hospitals, or soaring towers. Instead, we will look at banks, strip malls, and fast food restaurants. We will also look at projects where no one else is using BIM. Even if the architect is working in standard AutoCAD®, you can still benefit from using electrical BIM.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Electromechanical and Electrical Design, Technical Features

Use BIM for electrical design for purposes other than 3D modeling

Use BIM to integrate electrical calculations and drafting

Use BIM on the smallest, most mundane projects

Use BIM for electrical design when no one else on the project is using BIM

Electrical power engineers and designers

This class will show you how to use schedules to make sure you are staying within budget, how to use schedules to parametrically change values in objects already in the project, and how to gain access to data you may be unsure how to get. You will learn that schedules have a dual purpose—as the typical "scheduling" tool and also as a highly effective production/modification tool. You will learn how to set up and manipulate a schedule so you can change the properties of multiple elements with just a few clicks. We will also cover how to use schedules to purge information from your model. You will learn to use calculated values to help you find out code information, such as the number of occupants in a room or the travel distance to an exit, how many occupants will be using that exit path, and more. You will also learn how to use conditional formatting in schedules, such as to change the color of a field to show that more than one exit is required in a given room or to test if a condition is satisfied.

Building Design Documentation, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks, Construction Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Use the power of the Sorting and Grouping tab

Use shared parameters to add information to a schedule

Use a variety of tips and tricks for schedules

Use working schedules to quickly and easily update a model

New, intermediate, or advanced users who would like to take scheduling to the next level

In the real world of Revit building design, it often seems like no two projects are executed in the same way. As firms navigate through the process of establishing new workflows and practices based on Revit, it is often the case that architects and engineers find themselves further away from where they need to be to collaborate effectively. This unconference session is designed to engage architects and engineers in a discussion to understand what works well and what does not. What do you wish you could get from your engineer? Learn and discuss some of the most practical ways to get what you need to succeed.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)

Discuss the best practices for modeling elements and the impact or benefits of each

Develop strategies to address the differences and the "lag" between architect and engineer design workflow

Learn and share tips on the use of worksets, including naming conventions

Create a positive team environment between architects and engineers

Architectural and engineering professionals with real-world collaboration experience using Autodesk Revit.

Revit Server is key to Revit collaboration when people in multiple geographic locations need to share models across a Wide Area Network (WAN) and work together on the same or linked models. Presenters from three different firms will provide useful insights on how to implement and manage Revit Server. We will explore setting up, configuring, and most importantly, managing and controlling Revit Server in an organization. Management and configuration are particularly important because there are no comprehensive tools provided to help manage Revit Server. It is up to the firm to develop best practices and procedures for what to do when there is a problem. We will also examine how Revit Server has been successfully implemented between different firms working together on the same project and how Revit Server can be successfully used to solve the “construction trailer” problem. Attendees should have basic familiarity with Revit, worksharing, computer operating systems, and network infrastructure.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Data Management, Collaboration

List processes and responsibilities that need to be mapped and assigned when running a firm-wide Revit Server

Describe the basic requirements for enabling two different firms to collaborate together using Revit Server

Describe the potential benefits of having "project-specific" Revit Servers

Describe the planning and critical infrastructure components necessary to implement a Revit Server infrastructure

Power users of Revit, BIM implementers and managers, CIOs and other IT management staff

The Autodesk® Revit® Visualization Toolbox: Simplifying Presentations with Showcase® and 3ds Max®

In this class, you will learn how to export files from Autodesk Revit Suites to Autodesk Showcase and Autodesk 3ds Max. You will learn best practices for which export to use and when and how to create scene behaviors and alternatives. We will cover creating quick animations and still renderings, how to get quick renderings with lighting settings, basic walkthroughs, and basic material assignments. You will also learn how to utilize a render farm for faster rendering times in 3ds Max.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Create scene alternatives and animations for presentations in Showcase

Deliver an interactive model for the client in Showcase

Export a file into 3ds Max for advanced material assignment and rendering

Make changes in Revit and re-export to 3ds Max without losing work

Revit users with basic 3ds Max and Showcase knowledge

Revealed: The Secrets Behind Using AutoCAD® Architecture as Profitable BIM Software

In this class, we will review the project that adorns the box cover for AutoCAD Architecture 2012. We will explore what makes AutoCAD Architecture a successful Building Information Modeling (BIM) tool and look at its powerful data capabilities. We will review several projects accomplished with this process and explain how your company can benefit from good BIM coordination. We will examine modeling, information, and data linking with programs outside of AutoCAD Architecture. We will explore proper setup and coordination of Autodesk® Navisworks® with MEP and construction management firms. We will investigate using AutoCAD Architecture as a BIM modeling agent for successfully creating 3D models. We will examine the powerful AutoCAD Architecture tools used to perform site and building programming. Furthermore, we will have an open discussion on where BIM is today, and how to leverage your AutoCAD Architecture software for production through the construction document phase.

Building Design Documentation, Optimized Design, Construction Documentation, Interoperability, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Explain project structure for BIM projects in AutoCAD

Analyze the use AutoCAD Architecture for construction documents and its BIM data for building and site programming

Set up an AutoCAD Architecture BIM model for use in 3D prototyping and visualization

Establish best practices for an AutoCAD Architecture model to coordinate within Navisworks

AutoCAD Architecture users who want to use BIM

Tips and Tricks for Autodesk® Revit® Graphic and Visualization Techniques to Make Your Drawings Look Great!

You conquered the ribbon. You can model anything. You have mastered scheduling. So why do your drawings look flat and boring? Why are they less impressive than you expected? This class will show you how to get the most out of the powerful graphic features in Revit. In addition, you will learn valuable visualization techniques to make your drawings "pop". We will cover presentation plans, multiple overlay plans and rendered plans, sections, and elevations. You will learn how to enhance non-rendered views with simple out-of-the-box advanced graphic techniques, how to use the section box feature to create Section Perspective and stacked views, and how to prepare Shadow Studies with exported AVI animation. And finally, you’ll learn how to use old-world hand-drafting techniques to add visual clarity and make your construction documents communicate better. This class will benefit all AEC professionals and advanced Revit users who care how their drawings look and communicate.

Explore and take full advantage of powerful advanced graphic tools and capabilities in Revit

Prepare design presentations out of the box more quickly and better than ever

Use a variety of presentation techniques to help develop your own artistic style using time-proven techniques

Make your construction documents communicate better and look as impressive as they are smart

Architects, engineers, and design professionals who currently use Revit Architecture, Structural, or MEP and want to improve the graphic and artistic quality of their drawings and make their drawings communicate better

The Compositing Power of Autodesk® 3ds Max®: Using Render Elements and the New 3ds Max Composite

For ultimate post-rendering control, 3D experts are mastering the use of compositing techniques to professionally enhance renderings and animations while optimizing rendering workflow. This class prepares 3D artists to take advantage of the new Composite bundled with 3ds Max to add powerful post-rendering techniques to their current design visualization practices. Using a step-by-step process, the class will initially focus on how to correctly set up the render elements properties to create a composite. We will then explore how to take advantage of the 3ds Max compositor to edit properties such as color, reflections, scene lighting, and other effects in real time. Finally, we will look into applications where this workflow can be instrumental for visualization. In a nutshell, this class uncovers a practical and interactive post-rendering workflow that has the added benefit of being fully implemented inside Autodesk 3ds Max and the Composite environment.

Art and Illustration, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Storytelling, Interoperability, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Conceive a rendering as a composite of rendered elements

Use Autodesk Composite to combine render elements into the final composite

Use post-rendering techniques to modify GI, Lighting, Reflection, Color, and other properties using Composite

Apply post-rendering tricks to create effects such as depth of field, fog, lens flare, and motion blur

Design visualization professionals who want to add powerful post-rendering techniques to enhance renderings and animations

Desenvolvendo o projeto na etapa de Projeto Executivo e Detalhando utilizando as ferramentas disponíveis no Revit, melhorando o desempenho no desenvolvimento do projeto e garantindo a performance e a qualidade da documentação.

Utilizar as ferramentas de Detalhamento no Revit e Anotações.

Desenvolver as habilidades de configuração do projeto de acordo com a etapa de Projeto Executivo.

Criação de Componentes de Detalhamento.

Melhoria no processo de desenvolvimento e redução de tempo gasto na etapa de projeto.

Projetistas que trabalhem com o Revit Architecture nas etapas de Projeto Executivo e Detalhamento.

Esta aula se destina a profissionais de design que querem aproveitar os modelos que criam para comunicar melhor a intenção do projeto. Você pode ser sua própria empresa terceirizada e diretor de arte, sem ter que saber tudo sobre o Autodesk® 3ds Max®. Você aprenderá como estabelecer a visualização em seu processo de projeto e implementar ferramentas que lhe darão a flexibilidade necessária em todo o processo, ao invés de acrescentar a visualização no final do processo. Esteja você projetando um produto ou gerenciando um plano diretor de grande escala, você conhecerá a melhor maneira de implementar a visualização de projetos usando os produtos da Autodesk.

Descrever as ferramentas para implementar o fluxo de trabalho de visualização para suas necessidades específicas de projeto.

Criá-lo uma vez e aproveitar o que você está criando.

Desenvolver a partir de seus padrões existentes.

Lidar com fluxos de trabalho complexos.

Arquitetos, paisagistas, profissionais de desenvolvimento de terras e engenheiros

How Suite It Is! Leveraging Autodesk® Design Suites from Schematic Design to Construction

This class will focus on using Autodesk Design Suites to leverage your workflow process from its humble napkin-sketch beginning to a means and method construction model as well as post-occupancy usage. We will discuss Autodesk Revit®, 3ds Max® Design, Navisworks®, and Quantity Takeoff.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Visualization, Technical Features, Simulation, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Interoperability, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Construction Documentation, Conceptual Design, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Building Design Documentation, Building Design and Analysis, Building Analysis and Simulation

Describe what is included in Autodesk Design Suites

Describe which application to use during each cycle of the design phase

Leverage each application for task-specific deliverables

Explain the specific needs and uses of the BIM/design model vs. the VDC model (construction/method and means model)

Forward-thinking architects and engineers who are teaming up with construction and development firms that want to implement lean project workflows and leverage Autodesk Design Suites to integrate, analyze, and communicate across multiple disciplines and trades

Twice Baked: Creating Your Own Adaptive Components and Panels with Autodesk® Revit®

This hands-on lab builds on the topics covered in last year's "Au Bon Panel: Baking Your Own Adaptive Components and Panels with Autodesk Revit Architecture." Revit 2012 has introduced the ability to place adaptive components directly into projects, which opens up even more possibilities of what you can do with this powerful family modeling tool. We will address more complex topics, including using hosted points and shape handles, and will provide tips on how to make use of nested components. Our examples will include both the practical and perhaps not-so-practical, including how to use Adaptive Components as “design aids” (“computational” design on the fly). You will learn how to build “stuff” that behaves how you want it to and not how Revit thinks it should. So, come prepared, review the classes from 2010, and get ready for a whirlwind lab!

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Conceptual Design, Technical Features, Process/Workflow

Control the orientation and alignment of components

Use nesting families to create complex adaptive components and panels

Understand how to use adaptive components and panels to create well-quantified designs, not just sculptural elements

Understand the concept of “computational design on the fly"

Designers, modelers, and staff who work with Revit and Revit users who are familiar with adaptive components who want to achieve a higher level of mastery

Como produzir famílias paramétricas partindo do DWG e chegando a parâmetros com fórmulas que comandam seu objeto abrindo assim inúmeras possibilidades.

Saber diferenças entre tipos de parâmetros(instance, type, report) , suas características e em qual momento usá-las.

Saber o básico de fórmulas inseridas em parâmetros abrindo muito as opções.

Facilitar o dia-a-dia de projetistas com soluções em famílias.

Projetistas que desejam aprender a manipular/modificar famílias e/ou criar famílias conforme suas necessidades.

Experienced Revit users know that there are many different ways to model a given architectural element. On larger projects, these decisions can significantly affect the performance and usability of the model, but it can be difficult to determine in advance the best techniques for a given project. Using real-world examples from the schematic design, design development, and construction documentation phases of a large project and a broad-based definition of "model performance," this class will review a range of qualitative and quantitative methods to evaluate the implications of modeling strategies before they are rolled out. Topics covered will include family structure, level of modeling, and dividing a project into multiple models.

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Interoperability, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Construction Documentation, Conceptual Design, Collaboration, Case Studies

Use variables that affect model performance, from file size to the ease of managing change

Develop a nuanced approach to the question of "over-modeling"

Explain how different family nesting structures can help or hurt overall performance

Make an informed decision about when and whether to divide a large project into multiple models

Intermediate to advanced Revit users, particularly those who work on large projects.

As a Revit user, you have access to vast amounts of information within the Revit model. Typically this information is graphical: you create drawings and details as a way to convey information between project stakeholders. That said, the process of getting large volumes of data in and out is not always straightforward. In this class, we will cover how to work effectively with large volumes of data, make use of the RDB Link tool, and explore additional methods to get you on your way to using more of the "I" in BIM. We will cover imports, exports, and synchronization as well as where the Revit API can help. Attendees will receive a bonus Revit utility to add to their workflow.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Technical Features, Interoperability

Work with a large volume of information in a large architectural project

List tips on what to do and what to avoid, and potential issues and fixes

Use RDB Link effectively in your project

CAD/BIM managers, designers, project managers, facility managers, and Revit users who need access to external data

This class will begin by demonstrating why architects may still encounter problems in documenting buildings of complex geometry, despite great improvement recently in Autodesk® Revit® modeling capabilities. We will cover a strategy developed for the Entrance Building of the West Kowloon Terminus in Hong Kong. The complex modeling strategy for this building will be presented together with a program, created in the Revit API environment, that modeled and optimized cladding of a complex, organic surface. Among the reasons for such a non-standard approach were the still-existing limitations of Revit as a modeler and data management tool, but also a lack of industry and legal procedures for adopting BIM models as essential, contracted parts of detail design project packages. We will propose ways to improve the situation in both areas and lead a question and answer session with class attendees.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Interoperability, Technical Features, Programming Concepts, Process/Workflow, Design Leadership, Case Studies

Explain how BIM can help solve problems with documenting buildings of complex geometry

Describe why a BIM database is essential for dealing with thousands of different building elements

Use a simple program developed in Revit API to optimize complex surface cladding and reduce costs

Identify the limitations of Revit as a database and modeler and discuss ways to improve it

Architects and project managers who are interested in modeling and documenting buildings of complex geometry with Revit and simple programs developed with Revit API

Way Beyond Project Templates: Applying Standards for Efficient Document Production in Autodesk® Revit®

"Revit is great but why don’t the drawings look the way I want them to?" Sound familiar? Many firms find that the out-of-the-box graphics and detailing tools fall a little short. In this class, we will get into the details of how to use these resources along with View Templates, View Filters, Detail Components, Scope Boxes and Keynotes to create consistent, clean graphics across a document set. We will discuss how to manage your source files and import this information into your Revit project. From there, we will walk through the process of creating your details based directly on model data and how to leverage the information you import to create life safety plans and door hardware schedules to use the data in your model to help improve your construction document set.

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Construction Documentation, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Efficiently bring source file information into a project

Describe best practices for maximizing the use of model geometry in sections and details

Use source files as a tool to efficiently create document sets

Project model managers, project architects, and BIM managers who work with project templates and are responsible for managing document sets

Do you work with Point Clouds as part of your business? Do you, or does your firm use Revit? If so, this unconference session is an opportunity for you to make your voice heard to influence the future of Point Clouds in the Revit platform. This session will led by the lead product manager responsible for the integration of Point Clouds into the Revit platform. The session will involve activities and discussion targeted around how you work with Point Clouds, and how Revit can be made to work with them better. All forms of feedback will be welcomed, with constructive feedback especially encouraged.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Technical Features, Reality Capture, Process/Workflow

Describe the overall workflow to link point cloud data into a Revit project

Successfully set up a project around the point cloud to start the BIM authoring process

Efficiently author the building envelope based upon point cloud data using Revit modeling tools

Manage application performance by understanding how Revit accesses point cloud data

Experienced Revit users who are interested in using point clouds to model existing buildings

Collaborate with the Extended IPD Team Using Autodesk® Revit® Server and Project Bluestreak

Have you dreamed of a day that you could work virtually side by side with your partner engineers, architects, and contractors on a single model? Revit Server and Project Bluestreak make this dream a reality today. In this class, you will see how a real Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) team successfully implemented Revit Server to collaborate remotely on a single building information model. You will learn how you can set up a site-to-site VPN between Revit servers hosted in different firms. We will cover how WAN accelerators, such as Riverbed®, coupled with Revit Server, can optimize performance of the Building Information Modeling (BIM) model across wide geographic distances. You will learn how you can maintain over-the-shoulder-like communication with the extended team using Project Bluestreak. We will also discuss how you can know who is doing what in the model by using worksets to divide modeling responsibilities.

Collaboration, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Process/Workflow, Data Management

Set up a site-to-site VPN connection between central and local Revit servers

Choose and configure WAN accelerators to enhance collaboration

Use Project Bluestreak to enhance communication between team members

Use worksets to categorize work by discipline

Architecture, engineering, and construction professionals in integrated teams who are interested in a single-model approach with the extended team, CAD/BIM managers, and IT professionals

Autodesk® Revit® Links, Groups, and Documentation: How to Make It Really Work!

Your project is well beyond pushing the limits of a single Revit model, and you have to document and detail it. What is the correct workflow? Groups? Linked Files? If you use links, there are now two ways to document the project: tagging through links (post 2011) and the by linked view (2008/2009) method. We will cover the costs and benefits of each. We will also cover segregation—should you break the model or the group? Should the sheets and the details be in one model or spread out? How does information from one model show up in detailing at the other? We will cover both options. How do you manage content across 15 models for one project? What files do you dimension and tag in? What can't links and groups do? When do I combine links, design options, and view templates? We will also look at an 8-story new build, with full shell and interior fit out, done with linked files, design options, and view templates.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Collaboration, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Understand when to use model groups, embedded detail groups, and explain how they can save you time and effort

Plan a project using both methods of file links: document through links or document in links

Work efficiently in documentation with linked files, design options, and view templates

Know in advance what issues will come up, such as view markers or dimension grids not showing, or the wrong floor showing

Revit users and BIM managers who want to use Revit on a very large project with multiple models, and for geographically dispersed project teams

In this class, we will focus on the management and implementation of specification-integrated keynoting and annotations. Keynoting annotations has been a hit or miss process for many years, but with new technologies the dream of annotations finely coordinated with the spec manual is now achievable. We will go through an overview of the each of the application's keynoting features and present a tried and true process of setting up the tie between Revit families and e-SPECS keynoting. We will step through detailed keynoting examples of both linked and single Revit model coordination as well as demonstrate a number of optional display settings to achieve different formats and corporate CAD standards. Finally, we will explore the integration and validation in terms of on-going coordination as project materials and products are modified.

Building Design Documentation, Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Interoperability, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Construction Documentation

Coordinate and integrate BIM models with their specifications

Identify what is involved with the standardization and setup of keynoting and model integration

Use the new linked model keynoting tag features in Revit

Perform keynoting and annotation with Revit and e-SPECS

Revit users, architects, designers, and specification management teams

This class will focus on the art of a drawing and how entourage, tweaking settings, and <em>not</em> using Revit out of the box can add "feeling" to your drawings rather than just displaying your walls, doors, and windows. Focusing on using Revit as your main presentation tool and output, we will explore how techniques that are applied using other graphics and modeling software can be mimicked within Revit to create a more efficient workflow as well as drawings that will impress. Custom families and settings will be shared.

Describe what is required to create great presentation graphics within Revit

Use concepts to encourage the Revit “hold-out” designers in your firm

Expand your knowledge of Revit and the intricacies of the settings

AEC professionals with intermediate experience with Revit who want to know more about how to use Revit for presentations

In this class, you will learn how to design and implement a Citrix XenApp architecture to support the virtualization of Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012. You will get real-world feedback on performance characteristics, challenges, and successes as well as qualitative and quantitative return on investment factors.

Better articulate the feasibility of virtualizing architecture, engineering, and construction applications

Describe best practices for design and implementation

Describe real-world performance metrics

IT managers and building information modeling (BIM) managers who support distributed teams, and business leaders who need to understand the viability of virtualizing core productivity tools

Multi-facility owners, such as university systems, retail chains, and hotel owners, have unique challenges in managing the design, construction, and operation of their buildings. Frequently, there is a desire to standardize many of the design parameters for a consistent look or function, yet managing these projects across a diverse geographical territory means providing the local architects and engineers some latitude in designs—particularly with regards to local codes. Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools are providing greater opportunities for building owners to become more efficient with their design and construction oversight, particularly in developing and controlling the specifications. In this class, we will review a case study that involves using the U.S. Air Force's BIM templates for new housing building projects.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Technical Features, Interoperability, Process/Workflow

Integrate BIM model templates with a corporate master specification

Identify what is involved with the standardization and setup of model integration

Investigate using Autodesk® Revit® to create corporate starter kit packages for architects and engineers

Engage in interaction and collaboration between owners and consultants with e-SPECS and Navisworks®

Owners who want to see the advantages of BIM; architects, designers, and contractors who collaborate with owners on prototype projects; and specification management teams who would like to provide design guides listing corporate preferences

Autodesk® Revit® Project Templates: Finding the Right Balance for What Is in Them

Not sure if your Autodesk Revit Architecture project templates have too much or too little in them? Not sure if you have too many or too few project templates in general? Wondering what items you should focus on when building a project template for your company? In this unconference session, you are encouraged to share what your company has done and get ideas from others.

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Construction Documentation

Be part of a productive discussion on Revit project templates

Share what your company has done and learn from others

Discover ideas for the number and type of project templates you should have

Learn about what's worked for others with regards to views, legends, system families, settings, and more

Experienced Revit users who are responsible for creating and maintaining their company project templates

Curtain wall is one of the most powerful tools in AutoCAD Architecture. In this class, you will learn how to create any repeating architectural element with curtain wall. You will leverage the power of the software to save time, effort, and improve your designs. This class will cover creating casework, lockers, and seating arrangements using curtain wall.

Building Design Documentation, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Construction Documentation

Describe three unconventional ways to use curtain wall in AutoCAD Architecture

Identify how each of the design rules available for curtain wall is used

Utilize custom profiles for curtain wall frames and mullions

Use custom display components with curtain wall styles

Architecture professionals with intermediate experience in AutoCAD Architecture

You Want to Model a WHAT? Converting Real Projects into Parametric Relationships

Designers are constantly faced with two related challenges: how to rationalize a form into buildable elements, and how to create geometric frameworks to represent design requirements. These problems are two sides of the same coin. In this class, attendees will see examples of how Autodesk® Revit® conceptual design tools have been used to transform ideas into reality by either “pre-rationalizing” a design based on requirements or “post-rationalizing” an existing design into manageable elements. Speakers will draw upon real-world examples and recognizable precedents. Case studies will demonstrate how very complex buildings can be addressed quickly and with standard architectural tools.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks, Conceptual Design

Apply parametric design strategies to real projects

Create a parametric framework based on requirements

Rationalize a building form into a parametric framework

Recognize connections between computational ideas and architectural projects

Advanced users of Revit or users of other parametric design software who want to understand the same concepts in Revit; designers who want to create ideas that will drive BIM models; BIM support people who need to make designers' ideas buildable

Through examples, this class will present a series of projects where the design intent was captured through parametric formulas, or where complex calculations were key to the decisions in the design process.The class will present a practical approach to family creation, parameter handling, and data extraction through schedules in Autodesk® Revit® Architecture for specific design requirements.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Conceptual Design

Use formulas to drive complex geometry in families

Use nested families and control different types of parameters

Schedule shared parameters and calculated values, and drive the design through the schedules

Format the schedules for specific purposes, in particular, where the values inform early design decisions

Designers interested in early adoption of parametric design, and BIM coordinators who facilitate the modeling of complex design ideas by building customized families and parameter-driven conceptual design

Muchas veces se considera BIM como una realidad ajena, lejana. Esta clase pretende desmitificar algunos aspectos del Modelado de Información, y brindar consejos prácticos sobre la implementación de esta tecnología en contextos donde la industria de la construcción conserva su carácter artesanal e individual. Buscando explicar los motivos que llevan a las grandes empresas internacionales a volcarse a esta tecnología, exploraremos alternativas "de bajo costo" o casos donde pequeños proyectos pueden aprovechar los beneficios de Autodesk® Revit®, las herramientas gratuitas de las que disponemos los profesionales y los canales de ayuda que ofrece internet.

Descubrir herramientas de ultima tecnología disponibles en forma gratuita

Conocer canales de ayuda y colaboración para resolver problemas

Entender los motivos que llevan a los grandes estudios internacionales a volcarse hacia BIM

Recibir consejos prácticos para el "primer proyecto usando BIM"

Arquitectos, Diseñadores, empresas constructoras, en particular quienes están interesados en conocer las tendencias tecnológicas y aprender cómo aplicarlos a proyectos o economías de menor escala.

Do you need to track occupant loads on spaces? Do you want to track egress through doors? Would you like to visually check which walls and doors are rated and which rooms require additional exits? In this class, you will learn to leverage property sets, schedules, tags, and display themes to assist in code reviews of your buildings. If you are looking for additional ways to streamline your workflow and leverage your model, this class is for you.

Building Design Documentation, Construction Documentation, Technical Features, Process/Workflow

Use property sets to extract and process data from a model

Create tags for construction document code analysis

Use display themes to graphically represent any data stored in a property set

Intermediate to advanced AutoCAD Architecture users

In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to generate diagrams that were previously only possible to generate in graphics software such as Adobe® Illustrator®. The class will introduce a seamless workflow. Focused on diagrammatic capabilities for early concept stages, the lab will start with a simple and un-manipulated massing template as a base for the exercise. As materials, parameters, and object styles are introduced, we will also generate 2D and 3D diagrams through visibility/graphics overrides of areas, masses, lines, and annotations. Auxiliary components beyond 2D and 3D diagrams, such as schedules, legends, and sheets, will also be generated to complement and diagram. Furthermore, the processes and settings introduced can be easily transferred from projects to project in different scales, and are also applicable to Project Vasari. Attendees will not only practice step-by-step with the instructor, but also go home with some well-developed templates that have been developed and tested with real projects.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Interoperability, Visualization, Technical Features, Sustainable Design, Simulation, Conceptual Design, Cloud Computing, Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Generate presentation-quality 2D and 3D diagrams directly from Autodesk Revit Architecture

Use materials, object styles, parameters, and parameter-driven visibility/graphics overrides to enhance graphic quality

Produce legends and schedules that correspond to plans and diagrams directly from Revit

Generate presentation-quality sheet and book layouts directly from Revit

AEC professionals and educators who have basic working knowledge of Autodesk Revit Architecture and who would like to improve graphic and presentation capabilities

The Details of the Model: Converting AutoCAD® Details into Autodesk® Revit® Drafting Views

Even in a model world, everyone knows that it takes the little details to really get your designs across. With the Revit product line, it is very exciting to get the model built and to see everything going together at once. Unfortunately, at this time, it is not this model, but black lines on white paper that convey our designs. It is the details that help to communicate the intent of the designer. A wealth of details is provided, but what about the library on your servers? This class will compare methods of importing and mapping linework or inserting and converting linework. Comparisons will also be shown with a hybrid of methods of detail sheets using both AutoCAD and Revit. Ultimately, the final goal is to use current tools and talent within each office.

Import and map CAD linework to Revit linework

Compare inserting CAD with converting CAD

BIM/CAD managers who want to know about managing details with multiple software packages

On Cloud 9 with BIM 9: Deliver on the Promise of Integrated Design with Private BIM Clouds

Are you wondering how to get integrated design to work when your team members work in different offices, cities, time zones and countries? The concept of integrated design is very promising and the benefits are easy to understand. The only question is how do we actually get all the team members in the same place to work on the project at the same time? We know that sending everyone to the the same location everyday is not feasible. Enter the CLOUD! If you can have all the team members on the same data network and working on the project files at the same time as if they were in the same office, then this integrated design thing starts to sound a bit more real. That is specifically what a Private BIM Cloud does. By allowing all your team members to work on the same project data at the same time, no matter their physical location, the promise of integrated design has a real chance of becoming a reality.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Cloud Computing, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)

Describe the concepts behind hosting a Private BIM Cloud

Explain the impact a Private BIM Cloud can have on your team

Evaluate if your organization is ready to be on Cloud 9

Building design professionals who are working on integrated design projects and need to connect team members working together on the same project data

Do the terms "ambient occlusion" and "texture mapping" sound intimidating and turn you off to the visualization process? If you are ready to start communicating your design ideas visually, but don’t know where to start, this hands-on lab will get you off on the right foot. With user-friendly features and enhanced interoperability, you don’t need to be a visualization expert to create a high-quality rendering. This hands-on lab will guide you through the steps to create a photorealistic rendering in Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design, while using models transferred from Autodesk Revit® and AutoCAD®. You will leave this class feeling "geeked" about "bump maps" and "exposure control."

Art and Illustration, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, Storytelling, Autodesk Suites Workflow, Interoperability, Process/Workflow, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Explain key “complex” visualization terms and apply this knowledge to create photorealistic renderings

Use the basic rendering interface features of 3ds Max Design

Use helpful tools and best practices for fundamental rendering methods

Architects and interior designers with intermediate experience working within a 3D virtual environment, such as Revit, AutoCAD Architecture, or 3ds Max Design

In this class, we will focus on the connection between the BIM model and project specifications. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then your specifications are a picture of your construction documents. Yet these two document types are typically done separately and without any automated coordination, requiring users to manually assure that the objects represented in the model actually are correctly represented in the specifications. We will go through the process of setting up the coordination environment, as well as the scenario of coordination with those outside your office environment who may be off your company network. We will review the process of automating and controlling the flow of information and review case studies of successful projects and clients that are utilizing these methods.

Coordinate and integrate BIM models with their specifications

Identify what is involved with standardization and setup

Describe how others in the AEC industry are successfully integrating their specification processes into their BIM workflow

Evaluate what level of automation and content generation is necessary for individual project types

Users who want to coordinate their BIM models with their specifications, architects and specifiers who would like to see a better workflow, and IT professionals who are interested in seeing how to allow outside consultants to interact with their BIM model and specifications

A Hardware Wonk's Guide to Buying the Best 3D and BIM Workstations, 2011 Edition

BIM and 3D modeling applications present special challenges to your organization's IT infrastructure. As you wrestle with the computational demands of Autodesk® Revit®, Autodesk 3ds Max® Design, Autodesk Navisworks®, and related applications, you need the right knowledge to make sound investments in IT assets. In this class, fully updated to 2011, we peer inside the mind of a certifiable hardware geek to best understand all of the variables to consider when purchasing new hardware to support high-end modeling tasks, and specifically the demands of BIM on the Revit platform. As we explore the state of the art in processors, memory, graphics, and storage subsystems, you will learn how each affects your day-to-day experience. You will learn what it takes to run your applications well and how to specify and build cost-efficient workstations without compromising performance. New to this year's class are topics on virtualizing Revit, tablet PCs, and expanded coverage of benchmarking for Revit workstations.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Virtual Production, Technical Features

Describe the specific IT demands made by Revit, 3ds Max, Navisworks, and other high-end applications

Describe the latest advancements in workstation hardware and how each affect performance in your applications

Understand today's "sweet spots" in workstations geared for Revit, Navisworks, and 3ds Max Design

Answer the question: Should I buy a Mac®?

3D artists, and BIM and IT managers who want to better understand the variables in building cost-efficient workstations for 3D and BIM applications, such as Revit, Navisworks and 3ds Max Design

This class will cover topics for managing and coordinating the workflow in a multiple-model, multiple-discipline project. This class will walk through considerations for project setup, including model breakup and workset considerations, as well as workflow considerations for model and sheet progression and management.

Define a multiple-model and multiple-discipline project

Describe project BIM coordination meeting considerations

AEC professionals who have intermediate to advanced experience with Autodesk® Revit® Architecture, Autodesk Revit Structure, and Autodesk Revit MEP

This class will cover several pain points that are encountered while incorporating interiors into the BIM process. You will learn what to do, as well as what <em>not</em> to do when using Revit Architecture for modeling, detailing, and scheduling interior components. If you are feeling as though you are not taking full advantage of its coordinated, intelligent environment, this class will get you going in the right direction. Discover what you can do to make Revit work for you. Whether you are using an integrated architecture and interiors model, or a completely separate interiors model, these workarounds will help save time and prevent lots of headaches.

Building Design Documentation, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Interior Design, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Construction Documentation

Evaluate when to model in 3D and when to embellish in 2D

Discover workarounds for common pain points in the interiors BIM process

Use coordinated schedules for finishes, furniture, and decorative lighting

Interior designers who use Revit Architecture, but are looking for ways to implement better practices and more efficient workflows in their BIM process

Perspectivas y animaciones ya no son suficientes para una experiencia mas inmersa de nuestros clientes. Con Autodesk Showcase podemos alcanzar un altísimo grado de realismo, con buena interoperabilidad con AutoCAD®, Autodesk Revit®, Autodesk Inventor® y Autodesk Alias® Design.En esta clase vamos a recorrer unos ejemplos del uso de Showcase en arquitectura y productos de consumo.

Mecanismos y buenas prácticas para importar geometría a Autodesk Showcase.

Comportamientos, alternativas y generación de historias.

Generación de renders y videos con Autodesk Showcase.

Arquitectos y diseñadores que quieran mejorar la calidad de sus presentaciones con una herramienta sencilla de usar.

In this case study, we will show how we used Autodesk® Revit®, Autodesk Navisworks®, and Autodesk 3ds Max® to develop a complete model of the existing airport along with modeling a proposed expansion of over 180,000 square meters. The class will cover the process since we started implementing Revit at NSW AP, what helped us and what problems we encountered on the way. We will discuss how we interacted with consultants that use different software applications, how we implemented and used Navisworks, and how we created glossy images with 3ds Max. This project involved a team of over 70 people from more than 4 different companies all sitting together. Finally, we will show where we are and where we expect to be in the next few years in the project and in our office.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Building Design Documentation, Building Analysis and Simulation, Building Design and Analysis, Design Leadership, Interoperability, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Case Studies, Collaboration, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Obtain realistic expectations of the software and transmit this to the client

Describe how we have managed effective communications between both consultants and software applications

Handle people and teach them the correct use of Revit and Navisworks

Combine tools to get the best possible results

Companies who are thinking of moving to Revit or are expecting to tackle big projects

Flex the muscles of your Revit model by using multiple Autodesk applications to boost your team's productivity and improve the range and quality of your deliverables. This class guides you through the process of using 10 different Autodesk applications on a real project, starting with the Autodesk Building Design Suite and then adding applications from Autodesk Labs. Discover how to gain more from your building information model by seamlessly exchanging data between applications while avoiding common problems. You will learn how to structure your company's workflow and maximize the quality and scope of your deliverables, from conceptual design through to building management. Explore the range of data-rich information available for communicating with your client. Find out how recent developments in design tools have affected architectural workflow and what the consequences are for your team. Realize the potential of maximizing your workflow strategy to benefit your business.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration, Building Design Documentation, Conceptual Design, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Interoperability, Optimized Design, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Construction Documentation

Use your existing Revit models in different applications to deliver more professional results

Identify the key applications required to improve the range and quality of your deliverables

Develop a workflow strategy for your business that utilizes multiple applications

Determine who has the skills and is best suited to deliver this additional content

Application users, management, and CAD/BIM managers in architecture and building design

Most firms initially move to Revit Architecture to take advantage of the integrated documentation aspects of the application and begin their move to Building Information Modeling (BIM) by focusing on efficiency. By moving beyond documentation, BIM allows design teams access to unprecedented analysis tools for sustainable design. This class will focus on pairing your Revit model with Autodesk 3ds Max Design to produce quick and accurate daylighting studies based on your existing design model geometry. This class will incorporate the changes to materials and material interoperability in the new 2012 releases. We will discuss best practices and workflows for optimizing daylighting design. These studies can be used to both enhance your design by understanding the effects of natural light within the building and also for documentation of LEED® credit 8.1. Class attendees should be advanced users of Revit and have an understanding of sustainable design principles. Attendees do not need to have any knowledge of 3ds Max Design.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Optimized Design, Visualization, Technical Features, Sustainable Design, Simulation, Process/Workflow, Interoperability, Building Design and Analysis, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Leverage Revit Architecture model information for interoperability with 3ds Max Design

Describe best practices for minimal information loss between Autodesk software platforms

Explain how to best build your Revit Architecture models for use in accurate daylighting analysis

List changes in 3ds Max and Revit 2012 that enable you to transition materials and geometry between platforms

AEC professionals with a basic knowledge of sustainable design who are looking to leverage BIM for building analysis. Class participants should have an advanced knowledge level of Revit, an understanding of sustainable design principles, but do not need any knowledge of 3ds Max Design

Find out how other companies use BIM protocol E202 or other contract documents to drive the amount of information in their BIM model. In this unconference session, each attendee will have a moment in the spotlight to expose their thoughts and or current business practices. You will have a better understanding how your company rates compared with others and be able to compare business practices with others. We will discuss family level of detail, model level of detail, scheduling, and cost estimating as well as other practices.

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Industry Trends, Construction Documentation

Protect your model from being under- or over-developed

Write your own project-specific E202 document

Explain how other companies use E202 to drive information in their model

Anyone with experience in implementing or using BIM protocol E202

Whether you are an experienced AutoCAD® user, or you recently learned to use basic 3D modeling tools, the workflow for creating renderings can feel very daunting when the time comes to present your architectural designs. The Autodesk® Building Design Suite has very powerful visualization tools, and understanding how to use them systematically can help you streamline the visualization workflow so you can create beautiful renderings very quickly. In this hands-on lab, we will describe the steps for getting from a basic 3D model in AutoCAD to a final high-end rendering in 3ds Max® Design, covering concepts such as modeling details, illumination, and using consistent materials available in AutoCAD. Join us to learn how easy it can be to use visualization tools that you already have at your fingertips.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Visualization, Technical Features, Construction Documentation

Identify the qualities of beautiful architectural renderings

Execute simple steps for streamlined visualization workflow

Implement best practices for setting up cameras, lights, and materials

Acquire knowledge of visualization resources for architectural projects

AutoCAD or Autodesk Building Design Suite users who want to take their 3D skills to the next level

AB5042 Go-Go Gadget Mobile Anthony Mendez KlingStubbins Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Not Product Specific Architecture and Building Design Leadership Forum - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AB5053 The Elements of Architectural Visualization Leonardo Casado Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Min Autodesk 3ds Max Design Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB5074 The Next Steps in BIM: Civil and Construction Coordination with BIM Models Peter Marchese Microdesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:00 60 Min Autodesk Navisworks Manage Architecture and Building Design Construction - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB5083 Schematic Strategies and Workflows for Sustainable Design Development Asbjørn Levring Danish Technological Institute Lecture Advanced Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Design Suite Architecture and Building Design Leadership Forum - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB5115 Fine-Tune Your Autodesk® Revit® Models for Autodesk 3ds Max® Pierre-Felix Breton Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - Media & Entertainment - Yes

AB5125-U Family Standards: Setting an Example james austin _space architecture and management Unconference Intermediate Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design MEP Design and Engineering - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Establish the core issues -

AB5151 Damian Serrano RLF Inc. Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB5199 A "Lot" on Site Planning in Autodesk® Revit® MEGAN SEWELL Populous, Inc. Lecture Beginner Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Civil Infrastructure - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Properly set up your site in Revit - Yes

AB5217 Marion Landry Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 17:00 Nov 30 18:30 90 Min Autodesk 3ds Max Design Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - Media & Entertainment - Yes

AB5232 Tags de portas e janelas para o padrão brasileiro. Fabrício Ferreira Profissional Liberal Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Architecture and Building Design - - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Portuguese

AB5257 Top 50 BIM Bugs and Things to Avoid Nicholas Kramer HMC Architects Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

AB5299 Luis Rojas Eagle Point Software Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Architecture and Building Design Civil Infrastructure - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

AB5342 Autodesk® Revit® Add-Ons to Add On at Your Firm Brian Andresen WLC Architects, Inc. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Architecture and Building Design Design Leadership - Architecture, Engineering & Construction List Revit add-on extensions -

AB5354-P BIM is Always a Win! Adam Lega McCarthy Building Companies Lecture Beginner Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Construction Building Design Suite Power Track Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB5360 Elizabeth Chodosh Cannon Design Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Architecture and Building Design Design Leadership - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB5392 The Deliverable Is in What? Paper Trails from Autodesk® Revit® to AutoCAD® Natasha Luthra KlingStubbins Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Leadership Forum - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

AB5402 Taking the BIM Execution Plan Beyond a Spreadsheet Luis Rojas Eagle Point Software Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Architecture and Building Design Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

AB5403 Robert Aish Autodesk Lecture Advanced Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD Architecture and Building Design AutoCAD - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB5481 Melissa DelVecchio Robert A.M. Stern Architects Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Design Leadership - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB5523 Geoffrey Maulion Perkins + Will Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB5538 Interoperability: A Case Study Using the Zimmerman House James Cowan Autodesk Inc. Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Measure lighting levels within a room - Yes

AB5552-U Autodesk® Revit® Futures Kelly Cone The Beck Group Unconference Intermediate Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Leadership Forum - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Build support for changing the product -

AB5574-L Design with Mobility in Mind Dat Lien Total CAD Systems, Inc. Hands-On Lab Beginner Nov 30 17:00 Nov 30 18:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD WS Architecture and Building Design Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Set up Revit Server - Yes

AB5589 Conceptual Design and Visualization for Architects and Designers Jorge Tiscareno SHW Group Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Showcase Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB5602 Kelly Cone The Beck Group Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB5631 Making Room in Autodesk® Revit® Architecture Shobhit Baadkar Titan AEC Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB5647 Alfredo Medina Planta1.com Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Structural Design and Engineering - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

AB5715 Beyond Massing: Conceptual Design Tools in Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2012 David Fano CASE Design, Inc Lecture Beginner Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Designers, architects, and owners - Yes

AB5730-L Will Ikerd IKERD Consulting Hands-On Lab Beginner Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Navisworks Manage Architecture and Building Design Business Owner - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB5760 La Madera y BIM en el 2012, el material fundamental para construcciones verdes Brenda Ikerd Ikerd Consulting, LLC Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Architecture and Building Design Manufacturing - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

AB5767-U Efficient by Design: Professional Collaboration Alissa Ogen self-employed Unconference Intermediate Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Structural Design and Engineering - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create BIM guidelines -

AB5773 Migrando do AutoCAD® para o Autodesk® Revit® - Primeiros passos Assis Francisco Haubert Ferreira CADKlein Consultoria e Treinamentos Ltda. Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design CAD Management and IT - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Portuguese

AB5800 Hugo Tavares EVEREST Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Facilities Management - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Uso especializado de programações Portuguese

AB5801 Nicholas Broadbent Robert Bird Group Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Design Suite Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB5803 Design Charrettes in Wood Construction: The New Preconstruction Meeting Steve Bumbalough ITW Building Components Group Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Navisworks Manage Architecture and Building Design Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

AB5901-U A Field Guide for New Autodesk® Revit® Users: Self-Help for Thinking in Revit Elaine Lee NBBJ Unconference Beginner Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Architecture and Building Design CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AB5961 Steve Hutsell US Army Corps of Engineers Panel Beginner Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design Structural Design and Engineering - - Government - Yes

AB6160 Showcasing Architectural Models Matthew Dillon The DC CADD Company, Inc. Lecture Beginner Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Showcase Architecture and Building Design Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Import Revit geometry into Showcase Manipulate lighting and materials Create simple transition animations - Yes

AB6400 Troubleshooting Autodesk® Revit® Architecture Using a Support Perspective Ryan Duell Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB7000 Autodesk® Revit® Architecture Certification Preparation, Part 1 John Herridge Autodesk, Inc. Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Intermediate 45 Minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

AB7001 Autodesk® Revit® Architecture Certification Preparation, Part 2 John Herridge Autodesk, Inc. Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Intermediate 45 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Architecture and Building Design - - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

AB7003 Autodesk® Revit® Architecture Certification Preparation John Herridge Autodesk, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Architecture and Building Design - - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AB7140 Point Clouds and Design: What Do I Do with All of These Points? Scott Diaz kubit USA Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Architecture and Building Design Plant Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

AB8000 Need a Spark? Get Fired Up About Building Information Modeling Harlan Brumm Autodesk Inc. Lecture Beginner Nov 30 17:00 Nov 30 18:30 90 Min AutoCAD LT Architecture and Building Design AutoCAD - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

AC1845 Conhecendo o AutoCAD® WS Antonio Fontenele Arqlogis Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD WS AutoCAD - - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Utilizar o AutoCAD WS. Portuguese

AC1883 Blocos Dinâmicos Paramétricos no AutoCAD® 2012 Luciana Klein CADKlein Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Entender o ambiente do Block Editor Portuguese

AC2002 O que há de novo no AutoCAD® 2012 2D Luciana Klein CADKlein Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Novidades do Array Novidades em viewports Novidades com edições de grips Todas as novidades em 2D Portuguese

AC2006 A Parametrização no AutoCAD® 2012 Luciana Klein CADKlein Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Entender o que é Parametrização Criar um desenho paramétrico Portuguese

AC2182-P Autodesk® 3ds Max® for Starters: Create Stunning Renderings For All Situations Christopher Fernandez CADD Microsystems, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 15:15 Nov 30 16:45 90 Min Autodesk 3ds Max Design AutoCAD Advanced Visualization Autodesk Design Suite PowerTrack Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create cameras and walkthroughs Use post-production techniques -

AC2406 Files, Files, Everywhere Files: Importing and Exporting with AutoCAD® Andy Warren Ensafe / BC Design &amp; Consulting Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:15 Nov 30 9:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features Manufacturing -

AC2530 Introdução às plantas industriais no AutoCAD® P&ID Tiago Antonio Azevedo Garlipp Tecgraf Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD Plant Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Portuguese

AC2887 BLOQUES DINÁMICOS: Sorpréndase convirtiendo sus bloques en Superbloques! Jeamy Baena MicroCAD S.A.S Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD - - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Manejar el administrador de parámetros Spanish

AC3041 Learning Parametric Modeling in AutoCAD® 2012: The Truth Daniel Heselwood Evolve Consultancy Lecture Advanced Nov 30 8:15 Nov 30 9:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD Leadership Forum - Conceptual Design, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC3522-L The AutoCAD® Toolbelt: Techniques for Customizing the CUI Michael Beall AutoCAD Trainer Guy, LLC Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD - - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Intermediate-level users of AutoCAD -

AC3523 AutoCAD® Super-Duper Click Savers Jarod Schultz initial.AEC Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:15 Dec 1 9:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD Architecture and Building Design - Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC3682 Tool Palettes: No Pain, Much Gain Bill Fane Cadalyst Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD Customization and Programming - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Manufacturing Describe how tool palettes work Set up tool palettes Use tool palettes Distribute tool palettes to others AutoCAD users and CAD managers -

AC3746-U Tell Us What You REALLY Think: A Chance to Talk to the AutoCAD® Team Bud Schroeder Autodesk Unconference Intermediate Nov 30 10:15 Nov 30 11:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC3786 AutoCAD® Secrets Exposed! Jeanne Aarhus Aarhus Associates, LLC Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 15:15 Dec 1 16:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD - - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC3791 So You Think Your Version is Enough? Jeanne Aarhus Aarhus Associates, LLC Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD - - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Use the new features of old commands Simplify those 3D models and layouts All AutoCAD users -

AC3795 Making the CUI Work for YOU! Jeanne Aarhus Aarhus Associates, LLC Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - Programming Concepts, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction Motivate users to make the switch Customize the parts you don’t like All AutoCAD users and CAD managers -

AC3796 New CAD = New Opportunity Jeanne Aarhus Aarhus Associates, LLC Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD - - Technical Features Government - -

AC3801 AutoCAD® Certification: How, Where, When, and Why? Curt Moreno Kung Fu Drafter Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC3880-U CADMonkey's Guide to the Universe Perry Eddy Flint Energy Services - Wear Technologies Unconference Intermediate Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Minutes Not Product Specific AutoCAD Design Leadership - Process/Workflow, Reality Capture Education -

AC3920 Sheet Set Manager Advanced and In-Depth Jimmy Bergmark JTB World Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

AC3966 Automating Schedules: Let AutoCAD® Create and Maintain Your Schedules William Work Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 17:15 Dec 1 18:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - Process/Workflow, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create blocks with attributes Format purpose-specific table styles -

AC3983-P How to Capture Reality Scott Diaz kubit USA Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD Plant Design AutoCAD 3D Design PowerTrack Reality Capture Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC4021 Guillermo Melantoni Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:15 Dec 1 9:45 90 Min Autodesk Showcase AutoCAD Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC4054-P Guillermo Melantoni Autodesk Lecture Advanced Nov 29 10:15 Nov 29 11:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD Architecture and Building Design AutoCAD 3D Design PowerTrack Conceptual Design, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC4056 It’s a Snap! Take a Photograph and Create a 3D Model Shaan Hurley Autodesk Lecture Beginner Dec 1 13:15 Dec 1 14:45 90 Min Not Product Specific AutoCAD AutoCAD - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC4057 Guillermo Melantoni Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD Manufacturing - Manufacturing -

AC4058-L It’s a Snap! Take a photograph and Create a 3D Model Shaan Hurley Autodesk Hands-On Lab Beginner Dec 1 17:15 Dec 1 18:45 90 Minutes Not Product Specific AutoCAD Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC4174 AutoCAD® Customization Boot Camp: No Experience Required Lee Ambrosius Autodesk, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 15:15 Nov 30 16:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - Programming Concepts, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create custom desktop icons Define tools and tool palettes -

AC4205 SHEET! The Ins and Outs of Sheet Set Manager Jennifer Hoskens CAD-1, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD Civil Infrastructure - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Set up a sheet set -

AC4296 Mac & Cheese: Solutions for Running AutoCAD® on an Apple® Macintosh® Jim LAPier Chesapeake Design Group Architects, Inc Lecture Beginner Dec 1 8:15 Dec 1 9:45 90 Min AutoCAD for Mac AutoCAD Leadership Forum - Process/Workflow, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC4324 Mechanical Simulation in AutoCAD® 2012 Craig Miller Pennsylvania College of Technology Lecture Advanced Dec 1 15:15 Dec 1 16:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD Manufacturing - Manufacturing -

AC4360 Applying 2D Parametrics for Cut Sheet Data Ronald Montesano, P.E. Trans Tech Bus Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:15 Nov 30 11:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Manufacturing Use geometric constraints Use dimensional constraints Define and assign user parameters -

AC4476 Sheet Set Manager: ¿cómo comenzar a usarlo de una vez y para siempre? Guillermo Cabello Sonda Argentina SA Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD - - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

AC4596 Productividad en AutoCAD Nestor Barrera CIAR S.A. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

AC4606 Jeff Bartels Ind Contractor Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:15 Dec 1 9:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD Education Industry - Technical Features, Visualization Education -

AC4647-L Enhance AutoCAD® Designs with Autodesk® Sketchbook® Designer Jerry Berns EMA Design Automation, Inc. Hands-On Lab Beginner Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Minutes Autodesk SketchBook Designer AutoCAD Advanced Visualization - Manufacturing Use drawing, editing, and shading tools Understand and use layer management English

AC4686-P 3D Design from Concept to Completion in AutoCAD® David Cohn 4D Technologies Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD - AutoCAD 3D Design PowerTrack Conceptual Design, Technical Features Manufacturing -

AC4689 Producing 2D Documentation from 3D Models in AutoCAD® David Cohn 4D Technologies Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD - - Process/Workflow, Technical Features Manufacturing Create base views and projected views -

AC4706 Becoming An AutoCAD® Power User dave espinosa-aguilar City of Richland Seminar Intermediate Nov 30 15:15 Nov 30 18:45 210 Minuntes AutoCAD AutoCAD Customization and Programming - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Government Extend the functionality of AutoCAD Any AutoCAD user -

AC4752-L Parametric Drawing: It’s All About Relationships Rick Ellis Cadapult Software Solutions, Inc. Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD - - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Define dimensional constraints Identify and edit constrained objects -

AC4772 Introduction to Parametric Drafting in AutoCAD® 2012 John Bordeau Kankakee Community College Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 15:15 Dec 1 16:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD Education Industry - Conceptual Design, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create and edit parametric drawings Add and manage geometric constraints Advanced AutoCAD users -

AC4783 Dynamic Block Tools in AutoCAD® John Bordeau Kankakee Community College Lecture Advanced Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Apply visibility and lookup parameters Use parameter sets Constrain block geometry Use a block properties table Advanced AutoCAD users -

AC4807 Matt Murphy 4D Technologies Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC4814 Matt Murphy 4D Technologies Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD - - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Understand the function of tool palettes -

AC4815 Creating 3D Primitives and Composites in AutoCAD® John Bordeau Kankakee Community College Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD Manufacturing - Conceptual Design, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Construct 3D solid primitives Advanced AutoCAD users -

In this class, we will delve into the vast array of potential uses for existing and future mobile technology as a design lab. Using a series of case studies, we will strategize, develop, implement, and record the progress and pitfalls of being on the cutting edge of technology. We will include a combination of freeware applications partnered with Autodesk®, Microsoft® and Citrix® technology to provide a well-rounded approach to mobile design and management. In this class, you will learn about inexpensive methods of pushing the technology boundaries within limited budget resources. The class will also attempt to illustrate the collaborative flexibility of mobile computing from four separate perspectives: the IT administrator, the project designer, the project lead architect or engineer, and the construction administrator.

Industry Trends, Mobile Products, Virtual Production, Process/Workflow

Describe existing mobile technology and how to set it up to function in your environment

Reduce costs and increase functionality for mobile applications

Design and present on the fly, using freeware "apps" to enhance your purchased software

Keep up with your project from outside the office during the construction administration phase

IT system administrators, designers, project lead architects and engineers, and construction administrators

What are the qualities of a great rendering? How can a 3D model be transformed into a work of art? Is it the illumination, the camera settings, or the composition that brings a project to life and transforms it from a flat image into an inspiring representation of your architectural project? Whether you are a new AutoCAD® or Autodesk® Revit® user wanting to learn how to combine your current skills with a better understanding of photography, or a production professional looking for a new angle on your projects, this class will immerse you in the creative and technical architectural visualization tools available in the Autodesk Design Suite. These tools, combined with architectural photography principles, will provide you with fresh perspectives for producing renderings that will delight and inspire your clients.

Art and Illustration, Autodesk Suites Workflow, Visualization, Storytelling, Process/Workflow, Interoperability, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Identify the integral aspects of great architectural renderings

Implement best practices for setting up lighting, camera settings, materials, and composition

Acquire knowledge of visualization resources for architectural projects

Get inspired with a gallery of architectural rendering examples

AutoCAD, Revit or Autodesk Design Suite users who want to take their 3D skills to the next level

BIM as both a process and a type of software has been utilized for architectural and engineering design and documentation for some time now, and its use continues to spread to more facets of the AEC industry. This class will focus on the BIM process as it applies now more than ever to both the civil and construction trades. Using real world examples and core design concepts, we will explore strategies for how the civil and construction trades can best coordinate with the other trades' BIM models and data. We will also discuss the benefits of improving civil engineering collaboration with the other BIM models during the design and documentation stage, and later incorporating the construction and subcontractor models. With increased collaboration at every stage comes improved design efficiency, reduced costs, and the potential for a more interactive model deliverable that can be leveraged by owners for operations and maintenance.

Describe what information is typically needed from a BIM model for construction and civil use

Describe useful techniques for sharing relevant data between the architectural, MEP, structural, and civil trades

Create a BIM model for construction management from a documentation model

Identify the process for keeping a coordinated BIM model within the construction process

AEC professionals who want to coordinate their BIM models with the civil and construction trades, construction professionals who are interested in how they will be utilizing and accessing BIM models, and BIM managers who want to understand the process of sharing data among civil and construction users

In this class, we will cover how to integrate GreenBIM as a part of your workflow and sustainable design development. We will discuss how to develop your schematic design strategy and predefined workflow with tools like Project Vasari, Autodesk® Ecotect® Analysis, Revit® Architecture, DesignBuilder, RADIANCE, and DAYSIM. Through case studies, we will present an integrated workflow using multiple applications and show you how to gain instant feedback on visual, acoustic, and thermal comfort. The class will provide an overview of tools and strategies for efficient sustainable design development as well as a process and integration of different tools and level of model detailing. This approach was developed from real-life practice and experience. This workflow will help you to gain expert knowledge on process and tools from site analysis to detailed optimization and validation of your building project.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Building Design and Analysis, Visualization, Technical Features, Sustainable Design, Simulation, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Interoperability, Cloud Computing, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Describe a schematic approach to sustainable design development

List tools for early design simulation of visual, acoustic, and thermal comfort

Gather and use input and output data for energy and comfort optimization

Gain knowledge on model detailing and process awareness

Architects and designers who are interested in conceptual design, sustainable design development, and GreenBIM

There are several things you can do directly in Revit to minimize the work required in 3ds Max prior to rendering or animating. This class focuses on methods that can be adopted in Revit to prepare a model for 3ds Max.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Visualization, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Interoperability, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Leverage views and filters for preparing data for 3ds Max

Customize families for better results in 3ds Max

Prepare materials and render appearances for better results in 3ds Max

Combine entities effectively in 3ds Max for easier manipulation and faster rendering

Autodesk 3ds Max users and Revit users who want to bring Revit models into 3ds Max for rendering or animation

BIM content creation is a contentious subject. Quantity over quality, file size versus flexibility—you have all heard the arguments for and against all sorts of BIM options. We wanted to establish a common standard for the U.K. market, driven by the fact that we have created a free-to-access content library for U.K. manufacturer-specific content. We made our own standards and put them out for the world to see. At this unconference session, we will explore what is important to you when creating content, and what the drivers should be for a set of standards, at both national and international levels.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Construction Documentation, Conceptual Design

Explore the important drivers in content creation

Establish a framework for an international standard

Develope the beginnings of a document to publish to the wider community for peer review and potential adoption

Anyone responsible for BIM content or managing creation of BIM content

The Interior Side of Revit: Documenting Interior Design Projects with Autodesk® Revit®

Revit is a great tool for architects, structural engineers, and MEP engineers—but what about interior designers? This class will answer some of the many questions faced by interior designers who are developing projects in Revit. What is the best way to represent finishes in schedules and elevations? How do I coordinate room finish information if the rooms are in a linked model? How do I coordinate comprehensive interior design (CID) packages to schedule equipment and furniture? What about signage? Join us and learn innovative strategies for integrating interior design into your project models.

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Interior Design, Process/Workflow, Construction Documentation, Conceptual Design, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Set up interior design models in different multidiscipline collaboration scenarios

Use key schedules to assign room finish information such as color, manufacturer, and model, and set up finish schedules

Create floor patterns, wall finishes, floor plans, and elevations leveraging model and schedule information

Define strategies for modeling and coordination of equipment, furniture, and signage packages

Interior designers, retail designers, architects, BIM managers, and coordinators, and Revit modelers with an intermediate knowledge of the Revit platform

This class will cover how to properly set up your site in Revit. We will explain how to import a 3D topography drawing and establish project and survey base points. We will also discuss the definition of Revit coordinates 0,0. We will take a look at the site tools available within Revit and as well as complementary third-party software such as Eagle Point Siteworks™ and LANDCADD™.

Building Design Documentation, Technical Features, Interoperability, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Construction Documentation, Conceptual Design

Import a 3D topography drawing and establish project and survey base points; define Revit 0,0

Describe the site tools available within Revit

Describe complementary third-party software such as Eaglepoint Siteworks and LANDCADD

All Revit users, especially those involved with site planning

Rendering with Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design and mental ray®: Five Easy Steps for AEC Users

The objective of this class is to demystify mental ray rendering and present it in a simple way. The class will review seven different scenarios that most AEC users will face when rendering with mental ray. It is targeted at 3ds Max Design users who have a good understanding of the 3ds Max Design interface and basic understanding of rendering and photorealistic rendering workflows.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Visualization, Tips and Tricks, Storytelling, Process/Workflow, Interoperability

Feel confident while rendering with mental ray

Set mental ray settings for scenarios: exterior versus interior scenes, daytime versus dawn, stills versus animations

Explain how mental ray can be a simple solution

Use tips and tricks for working with mental ray

3ds Max/ 3ds Max Design users, visualization specialists, designers, architects, and anybody who is interested in rendering with mental ray

Ajustar os TAGs de portas e janelas que o Revit® já possui aos padrões brasileiros. Criaremos dois tipos de TAGs, um com indicação do tipo de porta e janela (ex.:P01, J03, etc..) e TAGs com indicação das dimensões dos objetos.

Utilizar melhor as representações gráficas de informação de portas e janelas no Revit.

Configurar o template de trabalho para seus projetos.

Padronizar seu projeto de acordo com as normas Brasileiras

Otimizar a criação de documentação de vãos em um projeto.

Novos usuários de Revit que pretendem padronizar os seus templates de trabalho.

Whether you are new to building information modeling (BIM) or you are a seasoned BIM pro, this class is for you. BIM is an intricate process, and you need to know where you are going before you can plan the path to get you there. Come and learn the top 50 pitfalls that can cause broken BIM models. We will cover all BIM bases from Autodesk® Revit® to Autodesk Navisworks® to Autodesk Quantity Takeoff.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Conceptual Design, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Collaboration, Interoperability, Construction Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Describe cross-platform coordination issues

Describe cross-discipline coordination issues

Explain how your BIM process affects others downstream

Describe what you should ask before starting every BIM project

Architects, engineers, contractors, owners, and drafters; if you BIM, you belong

Are Your Buildings Floating in the Air? Site Work in Autodesk® Revit®: Piece of Cake!

Architects, landscape architects, planners, and engineers are more frequently called to collaborate closely and integrate their design and models into a more significant building information model (BIM) than just linked and underlay CAD files. Through this class, you will gain an understanding of new workflows and collaboration tools that are enabling organizations, such as AECOM, HOK, HDR, Sasaki Architects, Olin Studios, and many others, to develop site information models.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Optimized Design

Model a building site in Revit past flat components and no surfaces

Explain the improved workflow between Revit and AutoCAD® Civil 3D® with the Siteworks™ tools

Explain how the site and landscape can be analyzed and documented in Revit

Describe an improved workflow and better team collaboration

Architects, landscape architects, planners, Revit designers, and other project team members who want to leverage the power of 3D modeling and improved BIM workflows into their projects

Are you at the point where you now have Revit under control and you are starting to wonder what is next? Autodesk add-ons is a great place to start! Join us for a 90-minute venture through the top Revit add-ons available for your Autodesk products. We will cover the Worksharing Monitor, Extension Tools, Globe Link, Batch Print, and more. Get the most out of Revit in your firm with these tools and see how well they work to take Revit, the premier Autodesk BIM software to the next level.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Interoperability, Collaboration

Use the Worksharing Monitor add-on to enable smoother work sharing for everyone

Use the Batch Print Utility add-on to print project sets much more efficiently

Implement Globe Link options for Revit to give your clients a better view and representation of their model

Revit users who want to see how Autodesk add-ons can enhance Revit

Here is the truth about Building Information Modeling (BIM): It helps us win jobs, it is a great tool for communication, and it is a paradigm shift in our industry. This class presents a peek under the hood at McCarthy Building Companies. We have many processes and procedures that we have developed and refined and use continually in successful project proposals. Part of our process uses the Autodesk® portfolio of BIM products. This class will walk through a case study of a project pursuit step-by-step, demonstrating how we used products in the Autodesk BIM portfolio—from AutoCAD® to Revit® to Navisworks® to Quantity Takeoff. Each product is used as a tool to weave a complex and telling story in the pursuit of a hospital project in Texas. McCarthy may not always win each job it chases, but the BIM process is a winning strategy for our company. It saves McCarthy time and money and helps us gain a complete understanding of what we are proposing to provide for the client, the project, and the entire delivery team.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Building Design Documentation, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Interoperability, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Design Leadership, Collaboration, Case Studies, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Define key elements to develop an efficient workflow from project proposal to project completion

Create a basic BIM plan that may be applied to any project, utilizing any delivery method

Explain how BIM is implemented in actual work to win jobs—a boots-on-the-ground implementation of BIM

Describe critical components of Autodesk BIM products and explain how they link together in a workflow

Designers and contractors at A/E firms who want to learn how Autodesk BIM products work together to create a comprehensive workflow for winning a project

Geoparametricinfotegrity! Effective Techniques for Design Integrity in an Autodesk® Revit® Model

Let us air some of the dirty truths no one wants to admit about Building Information Modeling (BIM). BIM, as a process, has the potential to change the architecture, engineering, and construction industries for the better—if architects and engineers can adjust to the changing demands of the process itself. We are slaves to our own methods, rely heavily on traditional construction document standards, and all the while, are required to "improve our productivity" and our "speed to market." This class will explore the delicate balance between technical data, modeling, and design documentation. We will discuss best practices for intelligent design data and modeling management without losing quality of design expression. We will also include a few tips and tricks from large projects.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Conceptual Design, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Construction Documentation, Collaboration, Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

List key elements for setting up specialized coordination views and filters that identify design discrepancies

Create protocols for identifying and resolving problems in the database of information itself

Employ intelligence in all elements, including 2D representations that can "speak" to database tools such as e-SPECS®

Describe new conventions for "construction documents" and "coordination drawings" that go beyond the light board

Architectural and engineering job captains and project managers who are responsible for quality assurance in projects

AutoCAD drawings are still required as part of the final deliverable for an enormous number of projects currently being completed in Revit. This form of deliverable requirement means that when you print from AutoCAD, the document set has to look exactly like the document set printed from Revit. Additionally, the client may have very specific CAD standards that need to be adhered to or the drawing files may be required to match a company-wide CTB. The process to export seems like a simple one—you can export to DWG™/DXF™ in a single click—but you may have to spend hours updating and “fixing” these drawings in an AutoCAD environment. This virtual class will delve deep into the extensive new options available in Revit 2012 to export to AutoCAD and will walk you through how the various options will affect the final file. We will cover tips, tricks, and workarounds to help automate this process, as well as teach you how to work in Revit avoid conflicts during the conversion process.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration, Interoperability, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Construction Documentation, Building Design Documentation

Explain all the new export features in Revit 2012

Correctly use the annotation tools in Revit to make the export process smoother

Identity processes that need to be completed in AutoCAD after the files have been exported from Revit

Print your final deliverable from either application and have your drawing set look identical

AEC professionals who have experience with Revit and AutoCAD, CAD managers and digital design coordinators who are responsible for setting up company templates, and all levels of Revit users who are interested in new features

As more owners require BIM models, it is more important than ever that the entire project team—owner, architect, engineers, and construction manager—are closely aligned in the deployment of their BIM technology, best practices, and workflows. This class outlines a BIM implementation workflow that considers the impacts to your organization. It provides a roadmap for the project team and integrates technologies such as Autodesk® Revit® Architecture, MEP, and Structure, AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, and Autodesk Navisworks®.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Interoperability, Tips and Tricks

Describe the overall process for getting your organization BIM ready

Identify the design, analysis, modeling, and other processes that will change

Determine and document best practices with the project team

Deploy and communicate the workflows to all other staff, consultants, and contractors working on a project

Owners, architects, engineers, construction managers, and any stakeholders in the BIM workflow

DesignScript: Associative, Parametric, and Computational Design within AutoCAD®

The DesignScript language supports parametric and computational design within AutoCAD. We will demonstrate how DesignScript provides innovative modeling and exploration opportunities for architects, designers, and engineers. Using DesignScript, creative designers and engineers can directly express their design logic and use this logic to build complex design models and options. In this class, you will learn to use interaction to build a model and generate the DesignScript record of that interaction and resulting model (interaction builds the model). We will explain how you can edit the DesignScript and use that to generate or re-generate the model (script generates the model). The class will show how architects, designers, and engineers can use the flexibility of combining modeling and scripting to gradually explore a computational approach to design, but without the learning overhead. This class is part of the Design Computation Symposium.

Industry Trends, New from Autodesk, Process/Workflow, Programming Concepts, Optimized Design

Explain how computation can be a powerful design tool to record or express design rules and logic

Use a computational approach to design to easily help generate different alternative designs

Explain how computation is just another creative approach to design…and can help to generate and explore design ideas

Show how computation in design is "serious fun"

Design and engineering professionals who are interested developing complex design models and design options that go beyond what might be possible with regular applications

The Yale Residential Colleges as an Autodesk® Revit® Pilot Project: Planning, Training, and Staffing

Firms implementing Revit face a number of challenges: What type of pilot project is best? How will the team be trained? How can a pilot project support a larger transition to BIM? In this two-part case study, a partner from Robert A.M. Stern Architects will describe the process of implementing Revit on an unusual pilot project: the Yale Residential Colleges, a large and complex university project. She will be joined by a member of the project team and the firm's CAD manager to provide a balanced presentation from the perspectives of management, design process, and infrastructure. This class will address how senior management can work with staff to develop and apply a clear and targeted implementation plan. Topics will include techniques for training staff, selecting an initial modeling strategy, developing and testing specialized modeling techniques required by the project, and strategically building team expertise for leveraging on future projects.

Building Design Documentation, Case Studies, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration, Construction Documentation, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Design Leadership, Conceptual Design

Describe a range of considerations for transitioning a large team (or a small office) to Revit

Develop targeted training exercises to leverage a team's existing skills and test modeling strategies for a project

Structure a BIM project team to address current project needs and build future expertise for the firm

Describe the range of modeling techniques that can be used on a Revit project and make strategic decisions about their use

Senior level managers who are responsible for an office's BIM implementation strategy, but may not be BIM users, and the technical staff who will more directly execute the transition

Many Offices and One Project in Autodesk® Revit®: BIM Collaboration Lessons Learned

In this class, we will describe lessons learned from managing and collaborating during a large multidisciplinary project consisting of a joint venture between three architecture offices, three MEP offices, two structural offices, and many more consultants. The project was a multimillion dollar U.S. government building and several outbuildings, all to be delivered in Revit to the construction manager at the end of the construction document (CD) phase. The project in the CD phase and will reach completion in April of 2012. The class will be anecdotal in nature, presented by multiple disciplines, sharing the good and the bad of what it is to work on a complicated multi-"everything" project. We will talk about getting early team buy-in to Building Information Modeling (BIM), the importance of communication and collaboration among the design and construction management team on a BIM manual. We will also discuss agreeing on a team definition of model Level of Development to reach the goal of making the documents look like they came from one office. Other topics include BIM quantity verification for cost trending, clash detection in Autodesk Navisworks®, quality control through DWF™ markups, file exchange (not on a cloud), and more.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Building Design Documentation, Collaboration, Data Management, Technical Features, Programming Concepts, Process/Workflow, Interoperability, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Design Leadership, Construction Documentation, Conceptual Design, Case Studies, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Building Design and Analysis

Better communicate and collaborate with their design team members

Communicate lessons learned from a large-scale complicated project and apply those lessons to other projects

Use current technology and Autodesk applications such as Revit®, Autodesk Buzzsaw®, Design Review, and Navisworks® for collaboration

Manage a BIM project that meets integrated project delivery requirements

People who are working with multiple offices and external disciplines that are using Revit

In this class, we will follow a workflow beginning with Autodesk® Revit® Architecture as the tool for conceptual modeling and modeling. We will cover exchanging data with related products to complete renderings and animations, energy analysis, and lighting studies.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Building Design Documentation, Building Design and Analysis, Building Analysis and Simulation, Case Studies, Conceptual Design, Technical Features, Sustainable Design, Simulation, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Interoperability, Design Leadership, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Visualization

Analyze a mass model with feedback on sustainability

Render views more quickly and animate a walkthrough

Create an animated construction sequence for the house construction

Intermediate users who want to expand their knowledge by using the 20 percent of related products in the Autodesk Design Suites that create 80 percent of the required output

This “Revit Futures” unconference session is focused on providing some unsolicited feedback and direction from a larger group of Revit users on how our favorite program could get a little (or a lot) better. Unconference session discussions are the best possible place to get a bunch of Revit geeks together with people from Autodesk to talk through some of these issues. If you want to help make Revit better and feel like you have something to add to the discussion, check your sensitivities at the door and get ready for some lively debate about the future of the Revit applications.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Process/Workflow, Collaboration, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)

Describe deficiencies and workarounds in current workflows that need to be fixed

Propose ideas in a open environment for public debate

Provide valuable feedback directly to Autodesk

Any frequent Revit user who wants to contribute to making Revit better

Today's mobile devices, such as smart phones, tablets, and mobile hotspots, coupled with Autodesk® mobile software solutions, enable you to be productive in the office, on the bus, or just about anywhere you go. In this hands-on lab, we will walk you through several options to get you untethered. We will show you how having access to your information from just about anywhere can make you more productive. Some of the technologies we will cover include AutoCAD® WS, Autodesk Buzzsaw®, Revit® Server, terminal services, remote desktop applications, and Citrix® versions of Autodesk applications.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Mobile Products, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Industry Trends

Create a free AutoCAD WS account to view, edit, and share drawings

List options for remotely accessing Autodesk applications using terminal services, remote desktop, and LogMeIn®

Install Citrix-ready versions of AutoCAD, AutoCAD Architecture, Revit, and other Autodesk products

Anyone who wants to leverage new technologies to improve production and workflow by changing how design information is stored and accessed

A napkin sketch is still a very powerful tool, but imagine what you could do if that sketch was digital, if it was a 3D model, if you could do real-time visualization, and even perform solar and energy studies of that original design idea? All of those tools are here for all to use in the new fully-integrated Autodesk® product suites. Designers with all levels of digital experience can take full advantage of these new and exciting tools, such as Autodesk SketchBook® Designer 2012, Project Vasari from Autodesk Labs, Showcase® 2012, and more. In this class, we will explore all of these new tools and show how you can take advantage of them by showcasing several real-world examples that demonstrate their integration and interoperability. If your passion is design and you are interested in the new Autodesk digital design tools, this class is right for you!

Art and Illustration, Visualization, Storytelling, Process/Workflow, Interoperability, Conceptual Design, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Autodesk Suites Workflow

Define a digital design workflow and understand how to apply it

Create multiple design iterations and explore them in a digital workflow

Avoid falling into a one-source solution trap

Maximize exporting/importing data and accelerate data turnaround

Architects and designers with an intermediate understanding of visualization technology

Laser Scanning to BIM: If You Look at It Long Enough You Might Model Something

Be the person at your firm who understands how to work with all this point cloud mumbo jumbo. In this class, we will start out in Autodesk® Revit®. We will show you how to link in point clouds (and what the pitfalls are), how to manage the potential impact on view performance, and best practices and tools for modeling in your new virtual reality. We will also introduce you to some plug-ins that let you do a lot more when modeling than Revit can natively. We will bridge the paradox of modeling with too much detail or too generically. And, finally, we will take a quick spin through Autodesk Navisworks® to help you understand that sometimes you don't need to model everything, and make you jump off a building or two while we are in there. (Don't worry, you won't get hurt, we will have collisions turned off...).

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Reality Capture

Describe file formats and point coloring options when working with scans

Link in massive point cloud files without destroying your model

Describe the various tools and techniques for using point cloud files to generate BIMs

Explain the advantages and pitfalls of simplifying the point cloud to a BIM

Architects, contractors, or engineers who are regular Revit users and want to learn how to work with point cloud files in Revit and Navisworks

Architectural programming is a task that is often not well integrated with the workflow of Building Information Modeling (BIM). This class will explore how to integrate client programming requirements into Revit Architecture with Trelligence™ Affinity™. We will demonstrate how Trelligence Affinity can be integrated into your BIM project's workflow to deliver a better product in the early stages of design.

Building Design Documentation, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Interoperability, Construction Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Conceptual Design

Create "digital bubble diagrams" with Revit Architecture

Use programming data in your building information model with Revit Architecture

Visualize your space program and share it with your stakeholders

Address your clients' programming requirements

Designers, project managers, and BIM managers

Preguntas no muy frecuentes de los foros de discusión de Autodesk® Revit® durante 2011

Esta es una coleccción de las preguntas más interesantes acerca de Revit que se han publicado durante este año en los foros de discusión. El conferencista es uno de los administradores del foro Revitforum.org, de donde ha seleccionado cada mes los mejores temas, y para esta ocasión ha hecho una selección de lo mejor del año. Los temas pueden contener desde pequeños trucos para resolver problemas comunes, hasta familias de Revit complejas. Esta es la segunda emisión de esta clase virtual, que también se emitió el año pasado.

Aprender trucos para resolver problemas comunes en Autodesk Revit

Aprender acerca de las soluciones a los desafíos que se han planteado en el foro.

Conocer acerca del uso de los foros de discusión como herramienta de aprendizaje y fuente de ayuda.

Conocer acerca de soluciones acerca de preguntas acerca de las familias de Revit

Personas de la industria de la arquitectura, ingeniería, y construcción con un conocimiento intermedio de Autodesk Revit.

In this class, you will learn about the powerful Conceptual Design Tools in Autoesk Revit Architecture 2012. You will learn how to use these tools to create precise, free-form designs quickly and directly. You will also see how these tools integrate into and complement existing workflows and products in the Autodesk portfolio.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Conceptual Design, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow

Use the conceptual design tools for various form-making and editing techniques

Integrate these tools into existing workflows

Explain how parametric relationships can be used to precisely drive building form

Describe design alternatives using other products in the Autodesk portfolio

Get Started with Autodesk® Navisworks® in Design: A Practical Lab for Project Managers and Principals Who Use BIM

If you are a firm owner, principal, project manager, or production designer who has been using Autodesk® Revit® or is considering Revit and wants to learn more about Navisworks®, this is the class for you. This hands-on lab will enable you to see for yourself the power of Navisworks when it is combined with Revit and other BIM applications. You will learn how design coordination of models is very different than the construction-side use of Navisworks. You will also learn how this tool can potentially change workflow in your firm with BIM. Finally, as you work through the realistic, but simple, practice models, you will see how Navisworks can improve working with subconsultants.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Collaboration, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Optimized Design, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Interoperability, Construction Documentation, Conceptual Design, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Building Design Documentation

Define what is Navisworks and how it can help your firm

Describe how designers should best use Navisworks with sub-consultants

Describe how Navisworks can reduce firm risk during construction administration

List the key differences between design coordination and construction-side 3D spatial validation

Firm owners, decision makers, designers, contractors, manufacturers, trade contractors, facility managers, and owners

Esta presentación proveerá un discusión profunda del estado actual de la industria de la madera y BIM, destacando ejemplos de la vida real. La sesión destacará nuevas aplicaciones que funcionan con AutoCAD® Architecture® y Autodesk® Revit® para crear fácilmente modelos detallados de construcción con madera. Luego se discutirá cómo estos modelos detallados pueden ayudar en el análisis de la construcción para diseñar modelos que sean altamente construíbles. Se mostrarán métodos de modelado BIM que hacen a la madera, material ya sustentable, más sustentable aún al reducir la cantidad de desperdicio en la construcción en niveles de 15% a 20%. Estas eficiencias se obtienen al facilitar un proceso de prefabricación BIM. En última instancia, el proceso maderero BIM facilita el diseño altamente integrado de sistemas mecánicos, eléctricos y de plomería con insulación instalada para construcción prefabricada y construcción modular.

Mejores prácticas para el modelado de diseño de contenido en madera

Mejores prácticas para la construcción y manufactura de modelos con contenido en madera

Definir las metas principales de proyecto para alcanzar el éxito en proyectos madereros

Cómo el diseño de procesos tradicionales de construcción en madera pueden ser optimizados con BIM

Diseñadores, contratistas, ingenieros civiles, oficiales de revisión de planos y propietarios

BIM—the alluring building design label sounds great, but how does it work? How can the architect, engineers, contractor, and developer all work with the same model and share information? BIM is more than using computer software. This unconference session is designed to explore various details to efficiently complete a BIM project with intent to utilize the processes in the future and to include facilities management. Attending this unconference session will expose you to methods, communication, project parameters, content properties, and work processes to economically and efficiently utilize the BIM workflow from Autodesk® Revit® to 3ds Max® Design to Navisworks®. The conversation will highlight the process and strengthen the collaboration among people, BIM software, and integrated project delivery.

Building Design Documentation, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Interoperability, Construction Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration

Create project scope and define workloads per BIM management

Share and collaborate on models efficiently among disciplines

Share project information between disciplines

Intermediate Revit users, project managers, designers, and BIM managers

O número de usuários que ainda utilizam o AutoCAD como ferramenta de projetos é muito grande, e uma boa parte destes usuários gostariam de utilizar as inúmeras vantagens que a tecnologia BIM permite com o uso do Revit. Porém estes usuários não sabem como migrar para o Revit, não sabem nem por onde começar.

Esta classe tem por objetivo sanar as dúvidas, ajudar estes usuários a planejar esta migração deforma adequada.

Reconhecer os atuais processos e métodos utilizado com o AutoCAD.

Eleger os objetivos iniciais a serem atingidos e planejar a migração.

Como iniciar a migração e quais passos não podem ser esquecidos.

Avaliar e corrigir eventuais problemas encontrados na migração.

Usuários de AutoCAD que pretendem migrar para o Revit, gerentes de cad, gerentes de projetos e todos os interessados na migração do AutoCAD para o Revit.

Práticas para para classificação da envoltória pelo PROCEL Edifica no Autodesk® Revit® Architecture

Uso do Revit para obter quase todas as informações necessárias para certificar construções de acordo com as especificações PROCEL Edifica. Esta é uma forma do governo brasileiro promover o projeto de construções com eficiência energética e, em breve, os arquitetos brasileiros terão que conhecê-la para um determinado tipo de construção. Portanto, sendo uma exigência a mais, uma informação a mais necessária para os projetistas, a implementação de práticas no Revit para se adequar a ela será interessante para nós.Acrescento a isso boas práticas para melhorar os gabaritos e famílias a fim de obter todas as informações necessárias.

Certificação envelope PROCEL Edifica e BIM - relacionando demandas externas ao modelo Tópico

Parâmetros de projeto, parâmetros compartilhados - Criação de parâmetros para uso em programações

Uso de fórmulas e declarações condicionais para controlar formas e geração de informações

Arquitetos e designers industriais interessados em sustentabilidade e que desejam saber como usar o BIM para obter as informações de que necessitam. Requer um conhecimento intermediário do Revit.

BIM and Gaming Engines: How We Present 4D Models Using Our Design Suite and Gaming Engines

In this class, you will learn how to use your Autodesk® Building Design Suite to produce accurate renders and animations in Autodesk 3ds Max® that show the 4D building construction information you produce in Autodesk Navisworks®. We will cover how to link your 4D building construction sequence into Showcase® to present and show your client each stage of your building process. We will discuss how to improve client and consultant understanding and confidence in a project by showing how the building is built using Showcase. You will learn how to set up and use storyboards and alternatives, import your materials and cameras from 3ds Max and the construction sequence from Navisworks. We will cover how you can extend, improve, and maximize your workflow process. Learn how we have extended our workflow using the .NET API and gaming engines, and see the latest gaming technology used to deliver an interactive model to the client. We will show you how we let them explore the 4D construction sequence and BIM information for themselves, which in turn improves the client's and everyone else's understanding and confidence.

Art and Illustration, Building Analysis and Simulation, Construction Documentation, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Process/Workflow, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, Storytelling, Programming Concepts, Interoperability, Game Design Technology for Anyone, Collaboration, Autodesk Suites Workflow, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Import Revit and consultant models into Navisworks and add 4D building sequencing information

Link your Navisworks 4D information into 3ds Max to produce animations showing each step in the building construction sequence

Present your 3ds Max model and Navisworks 4D info in Showcase, set up views and storyboards, and link 3ds Max materials and cameras

Explain how the .NET API and gaming engines can be used to improve workflow and present complex 4D models and information

Architects, MEP and structural engineers, project managers, professionals in architectural visualization, and builders using Navisworks

For years, wood component fabricators have been participating in pre-construction meetings to engage trades at the design and construction phase. Building information modeling (BIM) technologies now enable these highly collaborative design charrettes to work with detailed framing models that were not available just a few years ago. This class will cover how you can use Autodesk® Navisworks® and other Autodesk applications to combine framed models that have been previously perfected in proprietary modeling tools, thus creating a charrette-ready model.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Interoperability, Construction Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Describe best practices for combining wood models from Autodesk Revit®, AutoCAD® Architecture, and proprietary solutions with Navisworks

List best practices for coordinating teams who engage in wood-framed projects

Define practical workflows that enable collaboration when it counts

Define wood-framed level of detail that brings value to the trades during charrettes

Primary designers, structural detailers, builders, and fabricators who typically specify or design wood structural framing models

With more and more projects migrating to Revit, project teams sometimes find themselves left to figure out Revit-related things for themselves. Whether this is because of a lack of basic training or a lack of Revit gurus, the ability to “think-in-Revit” goes beyond basic how-to training. Is there a way for gurus to teach how to “think-in-Revit” by sharing their experiences and strategic problem-solving processes? Could beginners just learning about Revit share their fears, concerns, and misconceptions with expert users to help identify ways to trigger “think-in-Revit” concepts? This unconference session seeks to bridge the gap between guru and new user through a discussion of shared experiences from the audience. We will then generate a series of guru-backed concepts meant to trigger ways to “think-in-Revit.”

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Technical Features, Tips and Tricks

Explain how new users think about working with Revit

Describe the experience of learning Revit basic concepts and the limitations of applying them

Differentiate between guru expertise and basic training

Describe and develop “think-in-Revit” concepts

AEC professionals with experiences in Revit, both just beginner and very experienced; BIM managers focused on leading Revit migration

Panel Discussion: A Dissection of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers BIM Requirements and the PxP

Since 2006, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has partnered with BIM-aggressive, private-sector individuals, firms, and academia in conducting discussions and workshops on mutually beneficial BIM issues, such as best practices, standards, and contract language. Our goal is to strengthen public and private sector BIM initiatives. This panel will discuss the collaborative development of the USACE BIM contract language and the USACE BIM project execution plan (PxP) template.

Explain the history of USACE BIM and PxP template requirements

Explain the intent USACE BIM and PxP template requirements

Describe the difference between BIM requirements for Centers of Standardization (CoS) facilities and non-CoS facilities

Correctly implement USACE BIM and PxP template requirements

Anyone who is interested in BIM requirements for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects

Autodesk Showcase®, included in the Autodesk Building Design Suites, brings the ability to quickly and easily explore multiple options for materials and architectural geometry interactively in your BIM models. You do not need to be a modeling guru to use it, and you do not need to spend a year getting up to speed on complex rendering software. Import your BIM model and, in literally minutes, you have several options that you can show your client. This class will show you everything you need to know to create compelling presentations without having to know anything at all about Autodesk Revit®, Autodesk 3ds Max®, or AutoCAD®!

Art and Illustration, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, Storytelling, Process/Workflow, Interoperability, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Create multiple alternatives for materials as well as geometry

BIM project managers, architectural designers, interior designers, architectural marketing professionals, and existing Revit users

Bringing a support perspective to troubleshooting Revit Architecture enables consistency in working through issues. In this class, we will step through approaches for specific troubleshooting scenarios, discuss what to look for, and detail the end result of this approach. The instructor brings years of product support experience. We will discuss the most common support topics, describe best practices, and list a wide range of resulting tips for troubleshooting Revit Architecture. This class will benefit everyone from a Revit end user who must troubleshoot potential issues to those who support Revit.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

List best practices for identifying an issue and following a consistent approach to further resolve the behavior

Describe what to look for and interpret when troubleshooting Revit Architecture issues

List tips and best practices gleaned from supporting Revit

Be more efficient about troubleshooting issues and be able to avoid more issues

Intermediate to advanced Revit users, BIM managers, CAD managers, AEC professionals, and architects and industrial designers who are interested in Revit troubleshooting

Autodesk Certification signifies your experience and expertise to employers and clients around the world and, as such, is a very powerful asset for design professionals. Autodesk highly recommends that you structure your examination preparation for success. This means scheduling time to prepare, reviewing the Exam Guide, using Autodesk Official Certification Courseware, taking an Application Proficiency or Assessment Exam, and using a variety of resources to prepare for your certification. Equally as important, actual hands-on experience is recommended. In this class, you will review this process, experience questions similar to those in the exam, and learn about the materials available to you to be successful in Revit Architecture Certification. This is part 1 of a 2-part series.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Prepare for successful Revit Architecture certification by reviewing the certification preparation roadmap

Practice questions similar to those in the exam

Map learning objectives to study materials

Use our tips and tricks to prepare for the exam

Autodesk Revit Architecture users who are interested in Autodesk Certification

Autodesk Certification signifies your experience and expertise to employers and clients around the world and, as such, is a very powerful asset for design professionals. Autodesk highly recommends that you structure your examination preparation for success. This means scheduling time to prepare, reviewing the Exam Guide, using Autodesk Official Certification Courseware, taking an Application Proficiency or Assessment Exam, and using a variety of resources to prepare for your certification. Equally as important, actual hands-on experience is recommended. In this class, you will review this process, experience questions similar to those in the exam, and learn about the materials available to you to be successful in Revit Architecture Certification. This is part 2 of a 2-part series.

Prepare for successful Revit Architecture certification by reviewing the certification preparation roadmap

Use our tips and tricks to prepare for the exam

Map learning objectives to study materials

Practice questions similar to those in the exam

Anyone who wants to take the Revit Architecture Certification test at AU in Las Vegas

Autodesk Certification signifies your experience and expertise to employers and clients around the world and, as such, is a very powerful asset for design professionals. Autodesk highly recommends that you structure your examination preparation for success. This means scheduling time to prepare, reviewing the Exam Guide, using Autodesk Official Certification Courseware, taking an Application Proficiency or Assessment Exam, and using a variety of resources to prepare for your certification. Equally as important, actual hands-on experience is recommended. In this class, you will review this process, experience questions similar to those in the exam, and learn about the materials available to you to be successful in Revit Architecture Certification.

Prepare for success in Revit Architecture Certification by reviewing the certification preparation roadmap

Use our tips and tricks to prepare for the exam

Map learning objectives to study materials

Practice questions similar to those in the exam

Anyone who wants to take the Autodesk Certification exam at AU

Laser scanning is now viewed by most industries as an efficient method of capturing as-built documentation. In some cases, it is becoming a mandatory part of project deliverables. Are you feeling behind the curve? Have you seen a point cloud and wondered "what the heck do I do with all of those points?" How is Autodesk answering the call for bringing this reality capture technology to you? How are firms using scan data for design today and what are their typical deliverables to clients? What are some of the tools required to efficiently derive 2D and 3D deliverables from a point cloud? Finally, how can you get started with this cutting-edge technology?

Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Simulation, Reality Capture

Analyse and model point clouds in AutoCAD® using the native PCG cloud engine

List the essential tools needed for processing deliverables in complicated design industries, such as plants and industrial facilities

Describe typical deliverables required by clients and how to achieve them efficiently

Describe Autodesk product integration with laser scanning technology

Engineers, designers, drafters, and surveyors interested in industry design trends with laser scanning or post-processing, and modeling workflows with point clouds in AutoCAD, AutoCAD Plant 3D, AutoCAD MEP, AutoCAD Architecture, Autodesk® Navisworks® and Autodesk Revit®

Are you an architect in a small firm? Drafting using AutoCAD® or AutoCAD LT®? Are you curious about Building Information Modeling (BIM) but not sure what it will take to get started? Come and learn how you can leverage a building information model in your design work. You will see the benefits of BIM for residential and small commercial projects and witness the advantages of BIM combined with your AutoCAD workflow. Along the way, we will explore BIM's ability to coordinate your projects and simplify your documentation process.

Describe how BIM benefits a small architectural practice

Incorporate BIM with your AutoCAD workflow

Explain how BIM can help you make faster design decisions

Use BIM to help coordinate and document designs

Small architectural firms with 1 to 5 users, architects working on residential or small commercial projects, and AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT users interested in BIM

O AutoCAD WS é um programa para internet e para dispositivos móveis como o iPhone e o iPad (em breve para o Android) que permite que você compartilhe os seus desenhos em arquivos DWG™ de forma online. Neste curso, você aprenderá como instalar e utilizar o AutoCAD WS em um navegador de internet ou no iPhone/iPad, além de aprender a utilizar o plug-in do AutoCAD WS para o AutoCAD.

Cadastrar-se no site do AutoCAD WS e instalar o AutoCAD WS em um iPhone/iPad.

Utilizar o AutoCAD WS em um navegador de internet.

Utilizar o plug-in do AutoCAD WS no AutoCAD.

Arquitetos, Engenheiros, Desenhistas e Estudantes de Arquitetura e Engenharia.

Nesta classe será ensinado como usar os recursos paramétricos nos blocos dinâmicos.

Criar um bloco dinâmico paramétrico de porta

Criar um bloco dinâmico paramétrico de janela

Criar um bloco dinâmico paramétrico de flange

Usuários de AutoCAD de várias áreas: Mecânica, Arquitetura, Engenharia, e outras.

Nesta classe mostrarei os recursos novos e os melhorados no ambiente 2D do AutoCAD.

Usuários de AutoCAD de várias áreas: Mecânica, Arquitetura, Engenharia, e outras.

Os recursos de parametrização 2D são os responsáveis por tornar os seus projetos realmente inteligentes, facilitando a criação e edição dos seus desenhos de uma forma como você nunca tinha imaginado antes. Este curso ensinará o passo a passo para que você possa utilizar a parametrização e ganhar mais produtividade em seus projetos. Serão mostradas também dicas e truques para que você se torne um expert em parametrização. Esta classe beneficiará profissionais da engenharia, mecânica, arquitetura, gerentes de CAD, assim como qualquer outro usuário. Os participantes deverão ter conhecimentos gerais sobre o AutoCAD.

Aprender sobre as Constraints Geométricas

Aprender sobre as Constraints Dimensionais

Usuários de AutoCAD de várias áreas: Mecânica, Arquitetura, Engenharia, e outras.

Autodesk 3ds Max is a powerful program; however, you can create compelling images using a few basic features. We will show how using cameras, materials, lighting, and a few render settings can increase speed and create stunning renderings. We will discuss workflow from AutoCAD® to 3ds Max Design. We will demonstrate a few simple post-production techniques that will generate visual interest and create renderings for all types of situations.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Visualization, Technical Features, Process/Workflow

Work with materials and lighting from AutoCAD

Work with render settings and output options

Professionals who want to generate visually compelling images

Have you ever been asked to open a file that was not from AutoCAD? Most users these days deal with much more than a DWG™ on a daily basis. In this class, we will discuss the ins and outs of using software such as Autodesk® Raster Design, Adobe®, CAD2PDF™, and others when working with AutoCAD. We will talk about file types such as DWF™, DGN, DXF™, image, Autodesk Inventor®, Alias®, Solidworks®, Revit®, and others. We will see what the best approach is for importing from and exporting to various other non-Autodesk products. We will discuss how to gather intelligence on drawing formats and where to look for answers. We will look at real life examples and work through them. We will also be talking about how to protect your files and how to use files that are protected (think underlay, not illegal). The class will also cover how to reduce file sizes and get the best looking image when inserting something. The instructor invites you to submit questions and examples in the weeks leading up to AU.

List the file types that can be imported into and exported out of AutoCAD

Improve quality while reducing file size of images inserted into a drawing

Describe free or inexpensive third-party programs that assist with importing, converting, and exporting files in AutoCAD

Use the AEC exchange to share information among Autodesk products

People who use AutoCAD and need to import and export files

A proposta do curso é atender as necessidades das empresas responsáveis pela elaboração de plantas contendo fluxogramas e diagramas industriais seja na área de oleoduto, gasoduto, petróleo, etc. É feito o treinamento com o objetivo de adaptar os profissionais às novas ferramentas de P&ID do mercado, mostrando também a potencialidade destes recursos uma vez que este possui facilidade em sua manipulação, familiaridade dos usuários à interface universal CAD, inteligência em anotações e agilidade na produção para o desenvolvimento de um grande volume de projetos industriais, sempre objetivando a forma mais rápida de concluí-los.

Adaptação á interface P&ID;Exportação do data manager para o Excel e vice-versa.

Criação de linhas esquemáticas de tubulação, além do ajuste e inserção de equipamentos como bombas e válvulas.

Conexão das linhas de processo em colunas de reservatórios e trocadores de calor, além de redutores e off-page connectors.

Validação do projeto como um todo à escala de revisão de erros e conversão de blocos para objetos P&ID.

O foco é principalmente para os engenheiros que atuam no ramo industrial.

El manejo de bloques, hace parte de las tareas diarias para un usuario de AutoCAD®. En esta clase aprenderá con ejemplos prácticos como crearlos, modificarlos y administrarlos. Aprenda la lógica de uso de sus herramientas de generación. Combine las restricciones geométricas y dimensionales con campos para sacar el máximo provecho y genere reportes a tablas ó Microsoft Excel. Aprenda además como crear bibliotecas y asociarlas a su plantilla de trabajo.

Aprender el funcionamiento de los parámetros, conjuntos, acciones y restricciones

Aprender a controlar los estados de visibilidad

Almacenar estos bloques en una paleta de herramientas y generar reportes

Usuarios de AutoCAD con conceptos básicos de manejo de bloques con atributos.

In this class, we will explore new 3D tools in AutoCAD 2012 and describe how they can be used with new parametric features. The class will cover workflow enhancements that can help make everything you design a little more dynamic. We will cover each of the parametric features and explain how you can integrate them into your 3D models.

Describe each of the available parametric features

Integrate the parametric features into your 3D models

Change parameters on the fly to update your 3D models

Describe the limits surrounding parametric modeling

Those who already know AutoCAD 3D and want to take that knowledge further with the latest features available in AutoCAD 2012

In many offices, it is not uncommon for someone to develop a custom tab and panel for the Ribbon. In this class, you will learn how to import a custom tab [CUIx] using the Transfer tab of the Customize User Interface (CUI). We will continue with the addition of another sub-panel as well as adding a slideout to the imported tab. After customizing your tab and panel, you will learn how to export your CUIx file so you can take it with you. While you are in the CUI, you will reorganize the collection of commands found in the default right-click menu, and learn how to include other commands that may be more suited to your use of AutoCAD. Finally, you will learn how to put a custom image on a custom button, then put that button—along with your choice from some macro ideas—onto the Quick Access Toolbar. Gold star tips for a more efficient and productive AutoCAD experience will also be presented along the way.

Import and export custom ribbon content to a CUIx file

Add a sub-panel and slideout element to a custom panel

Edit the content of the default right-click menu

Create a custom image for a custom button and add it to the Quick Access Toolbar

Return on investment on the AutoCAD platform is all about saving picks and clicks and this class is all about exposing the super-secret tools in the AutoCAD platform. The biggest issue is that you don’t know what you are missing from release to release unless someone exposes these little secrets. In this class, we will provide a one-stop-shop document to help you remember all of them and refer back to them. Your repetitive steps and tasks won’t know what hit them.

Use some of the best tips and tricks that are out there for instant productivity

Share secrets about AutoCAD that trump repetitive steps and tasks

Use fewer pick and clicks and get work done faster on any AutoCAD platform

Smack your forehead and say “I could have used that tip last week”

Anyone who uses the AutoCAD platform and wants to increase their productivity and leave repetitive steps and tasks in the dust

Tool palettes have been largely ignored by many users, and yet they are one of the most powerful ways available to increase productivity for AutoCAD® users. The problem is that most users do not understand the basic philosophy behind them, so they get turned off by them because they seem to be so different with each new release. The truth is that Autodesk never intended for you to use them as they came out of the box, but instead expected you to customize them. Many users become uncomfortable at the word “customize," but if you can drag-and-drop, then you can customize the tool palettes. Tool palettes not only increase productivity, they also help ensure adherence to standards. This class will teach you how to set up and use tool palettes. If you are a CAD manager, you will learn how to distribute them to your users.

In this class, attendees will learn about existing resources they can use to get feedback to the AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT® team. For example, we would like feedback on design issues, new feature requests, or overall feedback on the product. Attendees can ask questions about things they may not understand. The class will also cover what it takes to become a beta site for the AutoCAD Team and how that can benefit everyone.

Become a beta site for the AutoCAD Team and explain why it is helpful to both you and Autodesk

Use the public news groups to send in feedback that the AutoCAD Team will see

Use events like AU and AUGI® to give feedback to the AutoCAD Team

Send direct feedback to the AutoCAD Team from the Autodesk website

Those who are interested in learning different ways to help themselves and to get feedback to the AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Team

This class is filled with time-saving tips and tricks that can be used to increase your productivity immediately. If you have attended this class previously, you know there is always something you did not know you could do, so do not miss this year! We will expose many new tips, including tips from the new and exciting AutoCAD 2012. Some of the best and most productivity-enhancing tools have been introduced in recent upgrades. To take advantage of them, attend this class and discover what might take you years to discover on your own. You will leave this class with the knowledge to “dazzle” your co-workers back home. A great way to ensure yourself a ticket to attend next year!

Share tips that apply to many versions of AutoCAD ranging from 2002-2012

Use hidden tips that you may not find on your own

Use the newer tools for greater productivity

Use hidden tips and tricks from other AutoCAD users

Knowledgeable AutoCAD users who want to learn hidden features to improve productivity

Are you still using an old version of AutoCAD® and can't decide what to upgrade to? Or, are you using your new version just like you used a version you abandoned long ago? If so, you need to attend this class. This class is filled with time-saving tips and features from the latest releases of AutoCAD, featuring 2010-2012. Use the knowledge from this class to return home with the ammunition to upgrade both yourself and your software.

Use the new features efficiently and productively

Use tips that apply to versions of AutoCAD ranging from 2010-2012

Are you still struggling to use the new ribbon interface in AutoCAD®? You are not alone! If you have not quite figured out how to get this change implemented or if you still have doubts about how to take advantage of the Customize User Interface (CUI) and Workspaces, attend this class to gain a better understanding. You will learn how you can implement both corporate and user CUI customizations—the right way. We will cover how simple tool changes can impact your production environment in a positive way. Feel confident that when you leave this class, you will walk away knowing you can adopt this improved interface.

List which CUI features are improved and easier to use than pre-ribbon interfaces

Manage corporate and user interfaces efficiently

Are you a Bentley® MicroStation user moving to AutoCAD®? Is your company using both CAD packages? One of the first steps to success is understanding the differences between these CAD packages and to learn to think like AutoCAD. This class will familiarize the experienced MicroStation user with AutoCAD and its functionality. Learn what makes AutoCAD such a successful CAD package and how you can be more productive in this environment. Learn how to leverage your MicroStation knowledge to make the transition less stressful. Attending this class is guaranteed to improve your understanding of AutoCAD, an essential skill if you are transitioning from another CAD package or working in a “multi-CAD” environment. The class instructor has made the transition and can speak from personal experience.

Use AutoCAD from a MicroStation perspective

Leverage your MicroStation skills in the AutoCAD environment.

Think like AutoCAD to ease your transition

All MicroStation users who are new to the AutoCAD environment.

If you have ever wondered what the big deal is about becoming an Autodesk® Certified Associate or Professional, this class is for you! Learn about the details of the certification program and the best ways to approach the certification process. Find out the true value of becoming Autodesk Certified. Don't let one more year slip by without getting certified. Don't go into the process blind. Go to the certification labs armed with all the information you need and be prepared to leave as an Autodesk Certified Associate or Professional.

Describe the specifics of the Autodesk Certification process and its benefits

Explain why certification is a fantastic addition to resumes and business cards

Approach standardized testing using proven test-taking techniques to improve their odds

Describe the best preparation resources and habits to increase their success rate

All CAD professionals who want to distinguish themselves from the crowds with a standardized, industry-recognized measure of professional skill and experience; people who want to become certified, but are afraid to try

Let's talk about "pie-in-the-sky" ideas. We will take a <em>Popular Science</em> look at the future of CAD and its place in the 3D environment. The purpose of this unconference session is to identify state-of-the-art applications of CAD in augmented reality and to generate new ideas for future research. The session will conclude with brainstorming as to what is possible, what is not, and how we could get there. Some things we will look at include documenting historical structures and landmarks (point clouds and Project PhotoFly technology from Autodesk Labs); environmental modeling for visualization of inaccessible terrain (underground thermal vent mapping or other planets); direct model feedback using real-time signals from sensor arrays on equipment to identify probable failure; emergency services live view, CAD, GPS, thermal and telemetry data use that helps save lives of victims and rescuers; studying life in lost locations and civilizations (archeology, architecture, and anthropology); facial restoration (archeology and CSI;) and body models for medical training and testing.

Discuss the current capabilities for 3D CAD technology

Identify the commonly perceived limits of current technology

Recognize the potential development streams for industrial application of 3D augmented reality

Make connections between current capability, potential developments, and opportunities for outside-the-box applications

Innovators who want to push the envelope of technical capability and drive technology toward applications that provide solutions; experts who understand the state of the art, understand its potential, and want to define its future direction

This class is for an intermediate to advanced AutoCAD® users who want to learn more about how to use and manage Sheet Set Manager (SSM). You will learn about some of the more advanced features of SSM. We will cover how to fix slow or bloated sheet sets and improve performance working with SSM. You will discover how SSM can be optimized, customized, and automated. We will provide some SSM tips and tricks, and information on how to work around some limitations in SSM. We will discuss how to index sheets, get total count of sheets, update properties on multiple sheets, and increment revisions. You will be in a better position to successfully run projects using SSM, saving both time and work.

Manage and use Sheet Set Manager to the maximum

Know how to identify and solve performance issues

Know options to customize, automate, and make changes that can save work and time

Work around limitations in Sheet Set Manager

CAD managers and advanced users with CAD management responsibilities, heavy Sheet Set Manager users

In this class, you will learn to use AutoCAD alone to create and maintain schedules. You will learn to take full advantage of the AutoCAD ability to associate textual data with blocks and subsequently extract and format that data using tables. This class will take you step-by-step through the entire process using real-world examples. You will improve your productivity and accuracy. Consider this class if you sometimes need to organize the data represented by items in your drawings.

Create and maintain a schedule from data placed in drawings

Output your schedule to Microsoft® Excel®

CAD users and managers who prepare itemized lists of objects shown on drawings

Reality capture is a major focus for Autodesk for the foreseeable future. This class describes, compares, and demonstrates the latest methods, trends, and workflows for bringing real-world measurements into AutoCAD®. The class includes an analysis as well as live demonstrations of various measurement sensors, including 3D laser scanners, handheld laser meters, total stations, and digital cameras. We will demonstrate AutoCAD workflows as well as look at Project Photofly from Autodesk Labs. Speakers will also discuss the process for bringing the data into AutoCAD and explain how to create real-world models based on this data. Attendees will be able to decide which measurement technology to choose for their next project.

Describe existing measurement methods and their advantages and disadvantages

Select the most suitable method for my specific project

Evaluate and use the data captured inside AutoCAD

Explain how accurate as-built data saves money

Anyone who makes decisions based on highly accurate as-built information, and anyone who needs to assess existing measurements

Show Me the Money: Impress Your Customers with Great Presentations for Architecture

In this class, you will learn best practices for using Autodesk® Showcase® with Revit® or AutoCAD® for best-in-class presentations of an architectural project. From tips for better real-time visualization to everything you need to know to create an effective storyboard, this class is ideal for anyone who needs to be more efficient at presenting an idea. If you own Autodesk Design Suite or Building Design Suite, this class will broaden the range of applications you use in your daily workflows.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Visualization, Technical Features

Better prepare a scene for Showcase from AutoCAD and Revit

Use tips and tricks around the use of materials

Understand photorealistic and non-photorealistic visual styles in Showcase

Use basic techniques for more efficient storyboarding by using behaviors and alternatives

Architects and architectural designers who want to create better presentations

Scare Your Colleagues: Parametric Surface Modeling, Blocks, and Arrays with AutoCAD® 2012

In this advanced class, you will learn how to better use parametric features in AutoCAD for both drafting and modeling. We will start with parametric surface modeling, discuss the creation of parametric blocks, and show you how to use the new associative array with expressions. Empower your work with the parametric features in AutoCAD 2012.

Explain how the associative framework works in AutoCAD

Describe best practices for using parameters in surface modeling

List the secrets for use of associative array in AutoCAD 2012

Create smarter blocks using surface modeling and parameters

Intermediate to advanced AutoCAD users who are interested in empowering their work with parametric features

Yes, all you need is a few properly taken photos to create a 3D model using Project Photofly from Autodesk Labs. With this technology, you can create a 3D model using only photos taken with a consumer-grade digital camera. You can capture your house, a large building, a sculpture, even your own head, in minutes. Project Photofly generates both a point cloud and a surface mesh textured with materials from the photos. You can export the 3D model to many file formats or even export a video. We will show you how to use Project Photofly and provide helpful tips and tricks for getting the best 3D model. We will also cover what can be done with the 3D generated data, including using it in Autodesk® products like AutoCAD®, 3ds Max® and Revit®. Bring a digital camera—after this class, you will be ready to begin capturing objects around you in 3D.

Describe what Project Photofly is and how the technology works

List uses and customer examples of Project Photofly

Use your camera to take photos that will generate the best resulting 3D model

Use the 3D model generated by Project Photofly in other applications

Anyone who wants to find a fast and fun way to capture existing objects using only a digital camera

No Confusion with Autodesk® Inventor® Fusion and AutoCAD® 2012: Workflows and Best Practices

Autodesk Labs has released the Inventor Fusion Technology Preview 2012. This new version of Fusion includes enhanced surfacing support as well as access to additional design file formats. In this class, we will cover solid modeling, surface modeling, mesh modeling, and Fusion capabilities. You will learn how to work with different topologies for modeling in AutoCAD. We will also cover potential workflows using Inventor Fusion and AutoCAD 2012.

Conceptual Design, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks

Describe the different topologies for modeling in AutoCAD

Explain potential workflows between AutoCAD and Inventor Fusion

Convert between topologies in AutoCAD

Leverage feature recognition from Inventor Fusion

AutoCAD users with some knowledge of modeling

In this hands-on lab, you will get your hands on Project Photofly from Autodesk Labs. With Project Photofly, you can create a 3D model using only photos taken with a consumer-grade digital camera. You can capture your house, a large building, a sculpture, even your own head and face, in minutes. Project Photofly generates both a point cloud and a surface mesh textured with materials from the photos. You can export the 3D model to many file formats or even export a video. During the lab, you will use photos to generate 3D models.

Describe what Project Photofly is and how it works

List uses and customer examples of Project Photofly

Take photos that will generate the best resulting 3D model using your camera

Use the 3D model data created by Project Photofly in other applications

Anyone who wants to find a fast and fun way to capture existing objects using only a digital camera

AutoCAD can be extended in a number of ways, but many users are unsure of where or how to get started. In this class, you will learn some of the most basic ways of customizing AutoCAD. You will learn how to create custom desktop icons, modify the ribbon and Quick Access toolbar, create and modify command aliases that can be used to start commands, record and play back action macros, and define tools and tool palettes to reduce repetitive drawing tasks. This class presents an overview of basic AutoCAD customization methods that you can use to enhance your productivity.

Modify the ribbon and Quick Access toolbar in AutoCAD

Create and modify command aliases, and record and playback action macros

Anyone with a general understanding of using commands in AutoCAD; no prior experience of customizing AutoCAD is necessary

The Sheet Set Manager is a powerful tool available to all AutoCAD® users across the AutoCAD platform that will save you time, money, and work, but very few people understand how to use it to their best advantage. Knowing how to use Sheet Set Manager can help improve your productivity, get your plans out faster, and save you from working until 4 a.m. changing sheet numbers the night before a submittal. With one click from the Sheet Set Manager you can plot, open, and review drawing files, as well as change common sheet elements, such as page numbers, sheet titles, dates, and a whole world of custom fields. In this class, we will explore how to set up a title block and a cover sheet of a drawing set to best use the advantages of the Sheet Set Manager. We will cover fields and the ways to use fields in a sheet set to improve your productivity. Finally, we will show you how to set up plotting a sheet set from the Sheet Set Manager so that it will plot your drawings for you.

Set up a title block to work with the sheet set

Use the Sheet Set Manager fields and make them work for you

Plot from a sheet set in Sheet Set Manager

AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT® or any AutoCAD vertical product users

With Macs becoming more popular, many CAD users struggle to find a balance between the alluring Mac operating system and the CAD programs they use at work. This class is designed for anyone considering adding Apple computers into their workflow, whether you are looking to purchase a personal Mac laptop or are considering overhauling your office with iMac® computers. We will address the benefits and drawbacks of working with AutoCAD on a Mac-based system and provide 3 methods of integration, including dual-booting, native application, and virtualization.

Make an informed decision as to whether Macs have a place in your workflow

Identify 3 methods of integration and identify which will work in your case

Understand and overcome the challenges of working in a mixed-use environment

Create an installation that will allow for greatest flexibility and least downtime

Anyone who owns or is evaluating Macs for their CAD-based work

This class is designed to teach specific techniques for combining 3D AutoCAD blocks, parametric constraints, and parametric dimensions to develop AutoCAD assemblies that can be used to simulate motion of mechanical systems. You will learn how to expand the use of 2D parametric constraints into the 3D world to create complex AutoCAD assemblies. You will learn to apply parametric dimensions that will allow you to test assemblies at their extremes of motion and perform interference checking to ensure that the systems will perform as required when manufactured. The class will start with motion contained in a single plane, but will quickly advance to show techniques for building assemblies containing motion in multiple planes. We will conclude by showing how simple LISP routines can be applied to drive motion within mechanical systems built using the techniques learned in the class.

Mechanical Design, Programming Concepts, Technical Features, Process/Workflow

Create a "skeleton frame" that is suitable for assembling blocks

Use parametric constraints to create mechanical assemblies

Apply parametric dimensions to assemblies to create motion

Drive motion within an assembly through the use of simple LISP routines

AutoCAD 3D users who want to take their mechanical assemblies to the next level by introducing parametric constraints and dimensions to produce motion in their models

This class will show you the basics of applying 2D geometric and dimensional constraints. We will cover how to define and assign user parameters. Several examples of how to generate parametric geometry from cut sheet data will be provided.

Apply learning to real world cut sheets and engineering graphical data

Beginning to expert AutoCAD users who want to apply the "latest and greatest" features that AutoCAD delivers

Sheet Set Manager es uno de los puntos “difíciles” de AutoCAD®. Sin embargo su correcta utilización facilita enormemente la consistencia de las láminas del proyecto y simplifican la impresión. En esta clase veremos la preparación necesaria para la creación de conjuntos de láminas, la incorporación de información del proyecto, el uso de fields, los bloques para rótulos y las propiedades personalizadas.

Comprender las ventajas en el uso de Sheet Set Manager.

Utilizar información inteligente en los rótulos del proyecto.

Incorporar sin esfuerzo el uso de Sheet Set Manager.

Lograr mayor consistencia entre las láminas de un proyecto

Arquitectos, ingenieros y usuarios de AutoCAD.

Mostraremos algunas de las variantes para utilizar el potencial de AutoCAD® que hoy no utiliza para incrementar su productividad en el trabajo cotidiano. Las técnicas mostradas son sencillas pero muy efectivas.Veremos además como configurar las ultimas versiones de AutoCAD para usarlo de la forma que estaba acostumbrado en versiones anteriores, sin por ello perder las posibilidades que le brindan las nuevas interfaces.

Dibujo cotidiano: opciones "ocultas" de comandos conocidos, y más...

Automatice la inserción de dibujos generados a diferentes escalas y más acerca de las escalas, textos, cotas y bloques

Automatice el manejo de librerías, contenido y estándares de dibujo, sin programación requerida

Recopilación de consultas frecuentes de soporte: seguro que ha pasado por alguna de estas situaciones...

Todo usuario de AutoCAD sin distinción de especialidad o profesión

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words! Introduction to Photorealistic Rendering Using AutoCAD®

This class covers the essentials of producing photorealistic renderings of your designs using AutoCAD. The class will cover a typical workflow that you can use to create a quality rendering. We will start by creating a saved 3D perspective view of our design. Next, we will discuss the creation/application of general-purpose light sources. You will learn how to add "life" to your design by applying several of the stock materials pre-installed with AutoCAD. Afterward, we will look at how to edit materials to suit our needs, as well as how to create our own materials from scratch. We will also explore how we can create "decal-like" photographic materials and map them predictably to our objects. Finally, we will learn how to render our images to screen or file while looking at several tips and tricks along the way.

Illuminate a model using multiple light source types

Apply any of the "stock" AutoCAD materials to a model, as well as create custom materials from scratch

Understand the iterative process involved in producing a high-quality rendering

Leverage existing AutoCAD skills to begin producing photorealistic images

Visual-minded designers, product designers, and AutoCAD educators

AutoCAD and Sketchbook Designer offer new interoperability tools that allow you to take AutoCAD geometry to Sketchbook Designer for illustration. The finished DWG™ file can be brought back into AutoCAD to be shared in plots or through DWF™ files. In this hands-on lab, you will discover creation, editing, and shading tools. You will explore layer management. You will also learn about the various configurations of the Sketchbook Designer add-in for AutoCAD and how to create and manage canvases in AutoCAD. Enhance your next AutoCAD design presentation with the tools available from the Autodesk Design Suites.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Use the Sketchbook Designer add-in tool to connect AutoCAD to Sketchbook

Create and manage Sketchbook Designer canvases within AutoCAD

Autodesk Design Suite users who want to discover new ways to visualize and present their AutoCAD designs

In this class, you will learn how to use new and enhanced AutoCAD functionality to apply your 2D AutoCAD experience to the world of 3D modeling. You will learn how to take your ideas from concept to completion by creating and editing solid primitive objects, creating smooth free-form shapes using meshing tools, and leveraging the power of surface modeling. You will also learn the difference between history- and non-history-based solids and how you can use the Autodesk® Inventor® Fusion add-in to directly manipulate 3D AutoCAD models. If you thought 3D in AutoCAD was just too hard, then think again.

Create 3D models by combining basic shapes to create more complex objects

Use meshes and surfaces to create organic shapes

Modify 3D models using sub-object selection and direct manipulation

Convert between solids, meshes, and surfaces

AutoCAD users who are interested in making the leap from 2D to 3D

Modeling in 3D is fine, but eventually you need to produce 2D drawings. In this class, you will learn about tools in AutoCAD that let you quickly take 3D models and use various tools, such as drawing views and section planes, to represent your models in 2D to create orthographic, section, and detail views. Discover which methods let you quickly update your 2D views when the 3D model changes and learn how to add dimensions and notes to create completed two-dimensional documentation. We will look at each tool and consider its pros and cons to develop best practices suited to your particular needs. Don’t draw it twice—leverage the power of 3D to create your 2D drawings.

Use section planes to create sections and elevations

Jog sections to cut through the most interesting parts of a model

Add dimensions and notes to document 3D models in 2D layouts

AutoCAD users who are interested in making the leap from 2D to 3D

This class outlines ten practical philosophies which lead to mastering AutoCAD. Using strategies gleaned from over 20 years of working to streamline AutoCAD use for over 100 companies a year, this class offers new and exciting techniques to take basic AutoCAD beyond your wildest dreams. In past years, this class has showcased some of the cleverest insights, workarounds, and techniques used in the country, and this year is no exception. Discover how to add attributes to non-blocks, automate 20 steps with a single command, create complicated linetypes and hatch patterns out of anything you can draw in seconds, increase the speed of your AutoCAD session without spending an additional dime, and much more.

Be able to describe new ways to use AutoCAD

List ways to enhance your AutoCAD productivity

Share information with others who are not using AutoCAD

Relationships are everywhere, from traditional relationships like family and friends to wildly popular social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. But did you ever think that your AutoCAD® objects could have relationships? Well they can, and those relationships can be a powerful tool that can make you much more productive. The parametric drawing tools will revolutionize the way that you draw and edit objects in AutoCAD. This hands-on lab will introduce you to parametric drawing in AutoCAD by using both geometric and dimensional constraints to add intelligence to your objects. If you have ever wanted geometry in your drawing to update based on changes that you have made to other objects, or if you have wanted to type a new value into a dimension and have the object update based on this new value, then this class is for you.

Create geometric relationships between objects by adding constraints

Use inferred constraints to have AutoCAD automatically define constraints for you

AutoCAD users of all disciplines who want to learn the new parametric drawing features to become more productive and add intelligence to their drawings

Parametric drafting tools allow you to assign parameters or constraints to objects. The parametric concept, also known as intelligence, provides a way to associate objects and limit design changes. You cannot change a constraint so that it conflicts with other parametric geometry. A database stores and allows you to manage all parameters. You typically use parametric tools with standard drafting practices to create a more interactive drawing. In this class, we will cover how to create and edit parametric drawings, add and manage geometric and dimensional constraints, and adjust the form of dimensional constraints.

Add and manage dimensional constraints

Adjust the form of dimensional constraints

In this class, you will learn about adding visibility and lookup parameters to enhance the usefulness of blocks. You will also learn to apply geometric constraints and constraint parameters to blocks as an alternative or in addition to parameters and actions. Finally, this class explores the process of using a block properties table.

Painless Productivity Programming with the AutoCAD® Action Recorder: Revealed!

Productivity through programming has never been a friendly or intuitive process. Whether using LISP, VBA, or menus and macros, if you didn't get the right syntax, it didn't work. AutoCAD 2009 introduced the ability to build custom macros and commands simply by using AutoCAD. In this class, we will cover how to record, play, save, and share macros that automate creating, editing, and modifying geometry, as well as simplify drawing maintenance and utilities, with one custom command. Reducing repetitive steps and tasks is the key to personal productivity. It is time to tap the power of the Action Recorder!

Programming Concepts, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

List features and benefits of custom programming

Create, save, and play back custom macros

Modify existing macros for enhanced productivity

Save, store, and share macros with other users

AutoCAD users with no programming experience who want to reduce repetitive steps and tasks

Managing Your Standards and Reusable Content with AutoCAD® Tool Palettes: Revealed!

Since the early days of AutoCAD, users and companies have struggled with maintaining standards and managing their block libraries. After all, having a company block library on a network drive and using a layer standard is great, but it is hard to make sure people use the right block and put the text on the correct layer. This class addresses the easiest and most effective methods for managing existing blocks and dynamic blocks and ensuring that the correct color, layer, and line type are used for the creation of all geometry. You will also learn the secret of how to create, display, and manage shared palettes securely as an enterprise solution for your company standards.

Create and modify palettes and palette tools

Control display and properties of palettes and palette tools

Manage shared palettes in an enterprise solution

Individuals and CAD managers who want to ensure standards are maintained for blocks and object creation

This class will introduce creating primitive and composite solid models in AutoCAD. Attendees will create a 3D model by creating a solid primitive, such as a box, cone, or cylinder. More advanced models, called composites, will be molded by using the Union and Subtract commands. Models are shaped by cutting holes, rounding edges, and adding materials until the final shape and form of the object is made.

Explain the dynamic feedback presented when constructing solid primitives

Create complex solids using the Union command

Remove portions of a solid using the Subtract command

AC4825-U An Insider's Look at the AutoCAD® Certification Exams Matt Murphy 4D Technologies Unconference Intermediate Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD Education Industry - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC4871 How to Excel at Data Extraction Martin Duke Aurecon Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create tables from extracted data -

AC5089 Mesh Modeling in AutoCAD® Dave Young Repro Products Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 17:15 Dec 1 18:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD Manufacturing - Conceptual Design, Technical Features Manufacturing Create 3D mesh objects Modify 3D mesh objects Convert from mesh to solid objects -

AC5143 AutoCAD LT® Tips and Tricks Kate Morrical Autodesk Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD LT AutoCAD - - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Users and managers of AutoCAD LT English

AC5147 A Crash Course in AutoCAD® for Mac® Kate Morrical Autodesk Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD for Mac AutoCAD - - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC5193-U Minute to Print It: Blueprint to Simple AutoCAD® Plotting Donnie Gladfelter CADD Microsystems Unconference Intermediate Nov 30 15:15 Nov 30 16:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC5234-P Marion Landry Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:15 Nov 30 11:45 90 Min Autodesk Showcase AutoCAD Advanced Visualization Autodesk Design Suite PowerTrack Media & Entertainment Be comfortable with Showcase tools Be creative while using Showcase tools -

AC5373-P Unleash the Power of Autodesk® SketchBook® Designer Michal Jelinek Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:15 Nov 30 14:45 90 Min Autodesk SketchBook Designer AutoCAD Manufacturing Autodesk Design Suite PowerTrack Technical Features, Tips and Tricks, Visualization Manufacturing Navigate the Sketchbook UI Create custom brushes Work with curves Designers -

AC5379 AutoCAD® 2012 Content Explorer: The Complete Office Configuration Guide Donnie Gladfelter CADD Microsystems Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:15 Dec 1 14:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC5384 Project Collaboration: Navigating the Data-Sharing Maze Andrea Bell K-TEK Solutions Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:15 Nov 29 11:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD Data Management and Collaboration - Collaboration, Process/Workflow, Data Management Architecture, Engineering & Construction Edit drawings using AutoCAD WS Review drawings using DWG TrueView -

AC5388 Living the Suite Life of AutoCAD® Melissa Thomas Autodesk Panel Beginner Nov 30 17:15 Nov 30 18:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Design Suite AutoCAD Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - -

AC5409 What the #!@% is AutoCAD® Doing? Denise Cox CAD-1 Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Intermediate AutoCAD users -

AC5411 The Dynamic Block Survival Handbook Donnie Gladfelter CADD Microsystems Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD - - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

AC5413-P The Suite Life of AutoCAD® Melissa Thomas Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 30 8:15 Nov 30 9:45 90 Min Autodesk Design Suite AutoCAD Manufacturing Autodesk Design Suite PowerTrack Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC5488 CUI para todos nós Décio Ferreira CPCis Virtual Nov. 29 Advanced 45 minutes Aprender a configurar os vários elementos que compõem o ambiente de trabalho AutoCAD AutoCAD Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Workspaces CUI parciais Novos comandos Portuguese

AC5492 Get Your Boss to Buy You a Tablet: Add AutoCAD® WS to Your Workflow Tal Weiss Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Min AutoCAD WS AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC5534-U Sell Your First AutoCAD® Plug-In Through the AutoCAD Exchange Apps Tab Jim Quanci Autodesk Unconference Intermediate Nov 29 10:15 Nov 29 11:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD Customization and Programming - Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC5542-P Autodesk® Inventor® Fusion for AutoCAD® Kevin Schneider Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Min Autodesk Inventor Publisher AutoCAD Manufacturing AutoCAD 3D Design PowerTrack Manufacturing -

AC5555-U Optimizing Your Autodesk® Forums Experience Brian Kling Autodesk Product Support Unconference Beginner Dec 1 13:15 Dec 1 14:45 90 Minutes Not Product Specific AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC5557 See the Most Popular FREE AutoCAD® Companion App Products in Action Jim Quanci Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 30 17:15 Nov 30 18:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - Process/Workflow Architecture, Engineering & Construction All AutoCAD users -

AC5654 Applying the Top 10 New Features and Functions in AutoCAD® 2012 David Cohn 4D Technologies Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Intermediate 45 Minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create associative arrays Use multi-functional grips Use the new drawing views tools -

AC5660 Wesleson Carolino Miranda de Azevedo EPC Engenharia Virtual Nov. 29 Advanced 45 minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD Education Industry - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Portuguese

AC5675-L Compelling Features of 3D Solid Modeling in AutoCAD® 2012 J.C. Malitzke - Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD Manufacturing - Conceptual Design, Technical Features Manufacturing Create 3D solid models Edit 3D models Use surfaces as slicing tools Experienced AutoCAD 2D or 3D users -

AC5676-L Compelling Features of 3D Surface Modeling in AutoCAD® 2012 J.C. Malitzke - Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 30 15:15 Nov 30 16:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD Manufacturing - Conceptual Design, Technical Features Manufacturing Create 3D surface models Edit 3D surface models Experienced AutoCAD 2D or 3D users -

AC5678-L Meshing Around with AutoCAD® 2012: Compelling Mesh Modeling Techniques J.C. Malitzke - Hands-On Lab Intermediate Dec 1 8:15 Dec 1 9:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD Manufacturing - Conceptual Design, Technical Features Manufacturing Create mesh primitives Edit mesh objects Explain the use of Gizmos Experienced AutoCAD 2D or 3D users -

AC5682-L J.C. Malitzke - Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD Manufacturing - Process/Workflow, Technical Features Manufacturing Edit drawing views Experienced AutoCAD 2D or 3D users -

AC5690 Annotation Scaling: Bringing the Technology Home KaDe King U.S. CAD Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Explain annotation scaling Spend less time annotating drawings -

AC5722 Uso eficaz de 3D Surfaces no AutoCAD® 2012 - Dicas e Truques Assis Francisco Haubert Ferreira CADKlein Consultoria e Treinamentos Ltda. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD - - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Criar surfaces (superfícies) complexas Portuguese

AC5835 Getting the Most out of AutoCAD® 2012 Lynn Allen Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC5836 90 AutoCAD® Tips in 90 Minutes Lynn Allen Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:15 Nov 30 11:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD - - Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Get designs done faster -

AC5942 CUIs for Everyone Robert Green CAD-Manager.com Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create complex command macros Create custom user workspaces -

AC6320 First Aid for AutoCAD®: Troubleshooting Common Issues Silvia Menon Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks All -

AC6560-L End the ConFusion of Solid Modeling in AutoCAD® Thomas Tremblay Autodesk, Inc. Hands-On Lab Intermediate Dec 1 13:15 Dec 1 14:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Inventor Products AutoCAD Manufacturing - Process/Workflow, Technical Features All Use Inventor Fusion Edit AutoCAD models Describe direct modeling Create solid models -

AC6700 AutoCAD® for Mac®: Inside and Out Kate Morrical Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Min AutoCAD for Mac AutoCAD - - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks All -

AC6761 Suite Life of AutoCAD® Melissa Thomas Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk Design Suite AutoCAD Education Industry - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AC6762-U What is Autodesk® Design Suite? Melissa Thomas Autodesk Unconference Beginner Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Design Suite AutoCAD Architecture and Building Design - All -

AC6763-L From AutoCAD® to Autodesk® Showcase® Melissa Thomas Autodesk Hands-On Lab Beginner Dec 1 17:15 Dec 1 18:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Design Suite AutoCAD Advanced Visualization - All -

AC6907 Working with AutoCAD® in a Mixed Mac® and PC Environment Pavan Jella Autodesk Inc Lecture Advanced Dec 1 17:15 Dec 1 18:45 90 Min AutoCAD for Mac AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - Process/Workflow, Technical Features All Work with external references and plot -

AC7163 AutoCAD® Certification Preparation, Part 1 Rick Feineis CAD Training Online Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Intermediate 45 Minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD - - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks All Prepare for certification in AutoCAD Describe the certification roadmap English

AC7164 AutoCAD® Certification Preparation, Part 2 Rick Feineis CAD Training Online Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Intermediate 45 Minutes AutoCAD AutoCAD - - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Prepare for certification in AutoCAD Describe the certification roadmap English

AC7165 AutoCAD® Certification Preparation at AU Rick Feineis CAD Training Online Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD AutoCAD - - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Prepare for certification in AutoCAD Describe the certification roadmap -

AV4157 What Is New in Autodesk® 3ds Max® and 3ds Max Design 2012? Eddie Perlberg Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min Autodesk 3ds Max Advanced Visualization - - Media & Entertainment -

AV4417 Rendering in the Cloud Kenneth Pimentel Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 15:15 Nov 30 16:45 90 Min Autodesk 3ds Max Design Advanced Visualization Architecture and Building Design - Media & Entertainment -

AV4419 Visual Communication Strategy and Research Kenneth Pimentel Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Min Autodesk 3ds Max Design Advanced Visualization Architecture and Building Design - Media & Entertainment -

AV4550 Art Direction for Visualization Projects Glen Loyd Parsons Brinckerhoff Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Min Autodesk 3ds Max Design Advanced Visualization Architecture and Building Design - Media & Entertainment -

AV4733 Brian Pohl Self Employed Lecture Beginner Dec 1 17:15 Dec 1 18:45 90 Min Autodesk Maya Advanced Visualization - - Media & Entertainment -

AV4778 Furniture Modeling in Autodesk® 3ds Max® Victor Erthal Neoscape Inc Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk 3ds Max Advanced Visualization Architecture and Building Design - Process/Workflow, Visualization Architecture, Engineering & Construction Describe the modifier stack Explain how subdivision works Add extra detail and imperfections -

AV5094 iray®: The New "Easy" Button for Rendering George Matos Chipman Design Architecture, Inc.. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min Autodesk 3ds Max Design Advanced Visualization Architecture and Building Design - Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Visualization Architecture, Engineering & Construction Explain what iray is -

AV5123-U Stump the Autodesk® 3ds Max® Champions Pierre-Felix Breton Autodesk Unconference Intermediate Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Minutes Autodesk 3ds Max Design Advanced Visualization Architecture and Building Design - Tips and Tricks, Visualization Media & Entertainment - - - -

AV5186 3D Stereoscopic Rendering for Architecture and Design Edwin Braun cebas VISUAL TECHNOLOGY Inc. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk 3ds Max Advanced Visualization Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

AV5314-P Design, Visualize, and Create with Autodesk® Mudbox™ Craig Barr Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 17:15 Nov 30 18:45 90 Min Autodesk Mudbox Advanced Visualization AutoCAD Autodesk Design Suite PowerTrack Architecture, Engineering & Construction Integrate Mudbox into any workflow -

AV5455 Steven Schain Spectralight Images, LLC Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk 3ds Max Design Advanced Visualization Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

AV5459 ¡DALE VIDA! : 3D en Tiempo Real para Arquitectos y Artistas 3D Hilario Canessa Studio 4D Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk 3ds Max Design Advanced Visualization Architecture and Building Design - Tips and Tricks, Visualization Architecture, Engineering & Construction Cocinado de Texturas. Funciones básicas en Unity 3d. Spanish

AV5470 Steven Schain Spectralight Images, LLC Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk 3ds Max Design Advanced Visualization Manufacturing - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

AV5496 Steven Schain Spectralight Images, LLC Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk 3ds Max Design Advanced Visualization Advanced Visualization - Tips and Tricks, Visualization Architecture, Engineering & Construction Intermediate-level 3ds Max users English

AV5500 Design Process Improvement with Fast, Inexpensive 3D Printing Olimpio DeMarco Z Corporation Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Not Product Specific Advanced Visualization Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

AV5511 Implementing Advanced mental ray® Techniques for Everyday Production Steven Schain Spectralight Images, LLC Virtual Nov. 29 Advanced 45 minutes Autodesk 3ds Max Design Advanced Visualization Advanced Visualization - Process/Workflow, Visualization, Technical Features Media & Entertainment English

AV5619 Decifrando Autodesk® Revit® 2012 para el Profesional de Visualización Jorge Tiscareno SHW Group Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Advanced Visualization Architecture and Building Design - Tips and Tricks, Visualization Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

AV5629 Showcase para Todos y Todos para Showcase! Jorge Tiscareno SHW Group Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk Showcase Advanced Visualization Architecture and Building Design - Tips and Tricks, Visualization Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

AV5646 David Gill IntegrityWare / nPower Software Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Inventor Suites Advanced Visualization Manufacturing - Tips and Tricks, Visualization Media & Entertainment Convert 3ds Max models into Inventor English

AV5711 Parametric Design Modeling with Autodesk® 3ds Max® David Fano CASE Design, Inc Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Min Autodesk 3ds Max Design Advanced Visualization Architecture and Building Design - Tips and Tricks, Visualization Architecture, Engineering & Construction Maximize the use of primitives List modifiers available in 3ds Max -

AV5761 Autodesk® Showcase®: Real-Time Interactive Kiosks and Presentations John Willette Armstrong White Lecture Beginner Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Showcase Advanced Visualization Customization and Programming - Media & Entertainment -

AV6060-L Real-World Traffic Simulation in Autodesk® 3ds Max® Josh Noftz Reynolds, Smith &amp; Hills Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Minutes Autodesk 3ds Max Design Advanced Visualization Civil Infrastructure - - Automotive & Transportaion -

AV6980-U Elisabeth Garreau Autodesk Unconference Intermediate Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Minutes Autodesk 3ds Max Design Advanced Visualization Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

AV8120 Cloud Rendering for AEC Roberto Ziche Autodesk Inc. Lecture Beginner Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Advanced Visualization Structural Design and Engineering - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Use cloud-based workflows - -

BO2486 Your Company Is Ready for BIM, but Are Your Employees? Cindy Baldwin ACAI Associates, Inc Lecture Beginner Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min Not Product Specific Business Owner Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

BO2507 Adopting Lean Processes in BIM David Haynes Ideate, Inc. Lecture Advanced Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Business Owner Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Define Lean and Six Sigma -

BO4423 Lonnie Cumpton BIM 9 Panel Intermediate Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Business Owner Design Leadership - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

BO4449 BIM: A Marketing Effort Joseph Joseph SAIC Lecture Advanced Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Business Owner Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

BO4597 Become an Autodesk® WikiHelp Wizard Patrick Miller Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Not Product Specific Business Owner CAD Management and IT - Tips and Tricks Manufacturing Create a new page in the wiki Update existing content Use video and images in the wiki Update your wiki “My Page” -

BO4851 Strategic Planning 101: The Basic Tools for Success Mark Kiker caddmanager.com Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Intermediate 45 minutes Not Product Specific Business Owner CAD Management and IT - Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

BO4858 The Business Side of BIM Dat Lien Total CAD Systems, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Business Owner Architecture and Building Design - Building Information Modeling (BIM), Process/Workflow Architecture, Engineering & Construction List different meanings of BIM -

BO4865 CAD Momentum: Capitalizing on CAD Mass and Speed Mark Kiker caddmanager.com Lecture Advanced Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min Not Product Specific Business Owner CAD Management and IT - Case Studies, Design Leadership, Process/Workflow Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

BO4886 Is Your Company Ready for a CoP? Rebecca Arsham Parsons Brinckerhoff Lecture Beginner Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min Not Product Specific Business Owner CAD Management and IT - Case Studies Architecture, Engineering & Construction Describe a CoP -

BO5144-U Utilize "Design Thinking" in Your Business Strategy Holly Brattberg Digital School Unconference Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Minutes Not Product Specific Business Owner Design Leadership - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Apply new design thinking models -

BO5307 Estratégia de Implementação de BIM em grandes negócios Danilo Magrini JHSF Contractor Virtual Nov. 29 Advanced 45 minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Business Owner CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Portuguese

BO5347 Catherine Wagenaar K-TEK Solutions Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Vault Family of Products Business Owner CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

BO5692 Scott Heide Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Intent Business Owner Manufacturing - Design Leadership, Industry Trends Manufacturing -

BO5960-U Small Firm Transition to BIM Rico Quirindongo DKA Architecture Unconference Beginner Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Business Owner Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

BO6021-U Looking to Staff the Menu? Assessment Tools to the Round Table! Joseph F. Gaffney Bohler Engineering Unconference Intermediate Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Business Owner CAD Management and IT - Case Studies, Design Leadership, Industry Trends Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

BO6600 Processo de integração de BIM para empreiteiros Danilo Magrini JHSF Contractor Virtual Nov. 29 Advanced 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Business Owner Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Portuguese

BO7920 People Management: How We Make the Improbable Possible Tench Tilghman MoreCompetency, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min Not Product Specific Business Owner CAD Management and IT - - All Managers -

CI1861 Yates Austin Schnabel Engineering Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI3123 Topsoil, Asphalt, Subcut—One Road with Overlapping Corridors as the Answer? William Neuhauser P.E. Managed Design Inc. Lecture Advanced Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI3200-P Improving Performance With AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Jason Hickey Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure CAD Management and IT Infrastructure Design Suite PowerTrack Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction List hardware requirements for Civil 3D Optimize performance with Civil 3D AutoCAD Civil 3D users -

CI3222 Surveying and Base Mapping Standards and Practices Dino Lustri, P.E., P.S. IMAGINiT Technologies Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI3242 Importing the Most Useful Data Into Survey in AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Russell Nicloy MasterGraphics, Inc. Lecture Beginner Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Export data for stakeout -

CI3530 John Sayre Applied Technology Group Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI3674 Getting a Grip: Understanding AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Alignment Constraints Bryan Tanner IMAGINiT Technologies Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Automotive & Transportaion -

CI3704 Civil 3D Survey: What Is Behind the Curtain? Seth Cohen CADmanage Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Automate survey importing Export survey data for construction -

CI3853 LiDAR Data and Point Clouds: From Scan to Plan with AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Matt Miyamoto Ideate, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Geospatial - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI3863 Michelle Rasmussen IMAGINiT Technologies Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Intermediate 45 Minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Education Industry - Process/Workflow, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI3865 Michelle Rasmussen IMAGINiT Technologies Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Intermediate 45 Minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Education Industry - Process/Workflow, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

Autodesk has created industry-recognized benchmarks for knowledge and skills through certification exams. This unconference session brings together content managers, exam specialists, and Autodesk employees so you can gain better insight into the development, validation, and delivery of AutoCAD Certified User, Associate, and Professional exams. We will even cover methods for determining skill gaps for assessing training needs and specific strategies to help you prepare for and pass the exams. Finally, we will look at the exam interface to learn effective test-taking strategies.

List available AutoCAD certification exams

Develop an effective exam preparation strategy

List the technical knowledge and skill objectives for AutoCAD certification

Describe the advantages of becoming AutoCAD certified

Anyone who would like to learn more about AutoCAD certification exams

Data extraction is a powerful AutoCAD® feature that enables you to liberate your drawing data for reuse. You can use the Data Extraction tools to export data from a drawing into formats such as Microsoft® Excel® and Access®, and then link the data back into AutoCAD. You can also link data directly to a table in the drawing. Data extraction tools offer the serious power user an incredibly powerful suite of tools for exchanging data, eliminating data entry errors, and increasing efficiency and effectiveness. This class will explain the workings of data extraction using real-world examples of how it should be applied in a production environment. The class will cover the full range of system capabilities, including extracting, linking, and advanced table formatting.

Extract data from drawings for reuse in tables or other drawings

Link tables in your drawings to Excel spreadsheets

Improve reliability of data by minimizing the potential for human error

All CAD users engaged in drawing production

Although AutoCAD has very powerful 3D modeling capabilities, most people use it for modeling geometric shapes or extruding a closed figure, resulting in angular-looking models. The recent introduction of mesh modeling now allows for more free-form organic shapes. Traditionally, Autodesk products have been separated into distinct categories: AutoCAD for lines and arcs, Autodesk® Inventor® for parts and machines. Neither of these methods handle non-prismatic shapes very well. This class will explore the use of mesh modeling tools and techniques for creating organic shapes in AutoCAD for manufacture.

Use solid object modeling tools for creating molds, then exporting for use in other programs or computer numerical control (CNC) machines

AutoCAD 3D users who want to create more realistic-looking representations of organic objects

Are you ready to get the most out of your AutoCAD LT? Maybe you are already using AutoCAD LT 2012, but have not had time to learn about all the new features. Or maybe you are a year or two back, and you want to see what has been added and improved that will make it worth the upgrade. Join this virtual class from the comfort of your own desk to see the latest new features in AutoCAD LT 2012, as well as highlights from previous versions. You will see that a lot of the work lately has been focused on making things easier and more intuitive to use. After this class, you will be able to put your new knowledge to work right away!

List the benefits of new features in AutoCAD LT 2012

Implement tips and tricks for improving productivity

Understand the place of AutoCAD LT in the Autodesk® family

Get answers to your AutoCAD LT questions

Curious about what AutoCAD for Mac is all about? Find out here! AutoCAD for Mac <em>is</em> AutoCAD—with the same power and flexibility you have come to expect—but designed specifically with the Mac user in mind. Not sure what that means? Considering a switch to Mac hardware for your office? Come to this class to get a good look at AutoCAD for Mac and an understanding of its look and feel, its feature set, and its relationship to the software you are used to running on Windows.

Get familiar with the look and feel of AutoCAD for Mac

Describe about the feature set available with AutoCAD for Mac

Explain the relationship between AutoCAD and AutoCAD for Mac

Describe how AutoCAD for Mac can be used to collaborate with other programs

People familiar with AutoCAD but new to the Mac

Does plotting in AutoCAD seem like a <em>$1,000,000 Minute To Win It</em> challenge? Is it a perpetual struggle to create consistent plots between workstations, projects, or even offices? What is the best way to balance your client’s electronic delivery requirements with your own internal electronic archival needs? How can interdepartmental collaboration be simplified? This unconference session will discuss several proven techniques addressing each of these issues, ensuring your plots are both consistent and simple to create.

Manage multidisciplinary plotting with plot style tables

Ensure consistent plots between devices with PC3 files

Standardize the setup of layouts using drawing templates and named page setups

Discuss best practices for digital archiving and electronic markups

Intermediate to advanced end-users or CAD managers who want to simplify AutoCAD plotting across their firm with a range of techniques that span IT Infrastructure configuration to end-user best practices

From Ideas to Real-Time Presentation: Tips and Tricks for Autodesk® Showcase® 2012

Learn how to transform your architectural designs or digital prototypes into immersive presentations for effective design reviews or convincing sales presentations. This class will cover tips and tricks to help you add realism, creativity, and dynamism to your presentations.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Create cross sections, animated shots, and key-frame animations and render with ray tracing

Personalize your presentation in Showcase and develop your own style

Showcase users, visualization specialists, designers, architects, engineers, Autodesk Inventor® users, and anybody interested in Showcase

Learn how to leverage the true capabilities of Sketchbook Designer. Get valuable tips and tricks that will help you to catalyze the creative process, including effective use of references, dealing with vectors properly, and finally, moving your design outside the box.

Use Sketchbook images in Autodesk Alias®

New to AutoCAD 2012, the Autodesk Content Explorer provides several powerful tools for putting you in control of your design data and for quickly locating data from third parties. During this class, you will learn how content is indexed, and more importantly, how to customize the content within this index regardless of location, whether the files are local, on your network, or somewhere in the cloud. This class will show you how to maximize the potential of this index. We will also explore the many methods for accessing your data, including browsing as well as basic and advanced searches. You will leave this class with a comprehensive understanding of this powerful new feature.

Explain data sources, watched folders and indexing local files, network data, and online data

Configure additional watched folders, local files, and network content with content service

Browse and search for content and use advanced searching methods

Perform tasks with objects in Content Explorer

Intermediate to advanced AutoCAD users who want to maximize the potential of the Autodesk Content Explorer in AutoCAD 2012

You are on a complex multi-team project. Some groups have AutoCAD®, but others don’t. What is the best method to share data <em>and</em> incorporate edits without losing all the drawing intelligence and hard work? What about the contractor who uses Google SketchUp™ and the engineer who uses TurboCAD®—how do you share drawings with them? In this class, we will explore the challenges project teams often face in trying to share engineering drawings with other engineers, non-CAD personnel, and field staff. We will start with an overview of the most common file exchange formats and provide suggestions on their appropriate uses. We will then investigate free DWG™ viewer options, including Autodesk Design Review, Autodesk DWG TrueView™ and AutoCAD WS. We will also look at what is needed to share files with other software such as Google SketchUp, Microstation®, DesignCAD®, TurboCAD and Solidworks®. Finally, we will offer practical suggestions on what to use when and with who, based on a project case study.

Increase efficiency and streamline workflows for sharing data

Evaluate the optimum exchange format for a particular recipient

Project staff and team leaders who need to exchange engineering data with stakeholders, such as project managers, financial personnel, planners, designers, field people, and technical staff

This class will be a live panel consisting of customers and Autodesk personnel. We will answer questions about using Autodesk® Design Suite. We will start with introductions and ask panelists to provide some basic information on how they are using the Suite. Then, we will open it up to questions from the audience.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Visualization, Case Studies, Process/Workflow

Describe what Autodesk Design Suite is and why people are using it

List the successes that companies have had using Autodesk Design Suite

Explain the benefits of adding visualization to your work

Customers who are considering Autodesk Design Suite or who want more information about how to expand their AutoCAD workflow

Have you ever had one of those days? A day when everything goes wrong, specifically AutoCAD? This class is designed to discuss several annoying things that AutoCAD does and how to fix them, in hopes that it will make your day better. We will discover how to fix bizarre or missing ribbon and toolbar content. We will talk about getting AutoCAD back to "vanilla" so that you can determine if the problem is related to installation or configuration. We will learn how to get AutoCAD to start looking like you want every time. Finally, we will discuss some troubleshooting tactics for when AutoCAD just will not start.

Discover how to fix toolbar or ribbon buttons displaying as question marks

Figure out the cause of and repair missing toolbar and ribbon content

See how to get back to "vanilla" AutoCAD to get things working again

Learn how to get AutoCAD to start the way you want it to, every time

When put together in harmony, the many components of dynamic blocks can provide a powerful alternative to traditional AutoCAD® blocks. This class will focus on how to utilize and efficiently assemble each of these components to supercharge your block library. Specific topics will include the combination of parameters and actions, and applying parametrics to manage and change block geometry.

Convert static AutoCAD blocks into dynamic blocks

Manage and edit blocks within the Block Editor

Apply and combine dynamic block actions and parameters to manipulate block geometry

Combine dynamic block parameters and actions with parametrics

Intermediate and advanced AutoCAD users who have never used dynamic blocks or who have had trouble creating and using dynamic blocks

This class will focus on the easy-to-use workflow in the Autodesk® Design Suite. We will focus on 3 ways to use each of the products with AutoCAD. We will start in 2D and show the benefit of SketchBook® Designer and then move to 3D to show Showcase® and Mudbox™. This is a great class for all levels of AutoCAD users.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, New from Autodesk

Use SketchBook Designer with AutoCAD in 3 different ways

Use Showcase with AutoCAD in 3 different ways

Use Mudbox with AutoCAD in 3 different ways

Explain how Autodesk Design Suite fits into your workflow

Anyone using AutoCAD at any level of experience

Configurações ambiente de trabalho e barras de ferramentas

Utilizadores que pretendem aperfeiçoar a configuração do ambiente de trabalho

Want to learn more about how to incorporate AutoCAD WS web and mobile applications into your day-to-day workflow? This class is for you. You will get hands-on time with AutoCAD WS and be able to experience uploading, viewing, sharing, and co-editing of designs. We will share more about what is new in AutoCAD WS and provide tips and tricks to maximize your mobile and web experience. We will also answer questions you have about bringing AutoCAD WS into your organization.

Cloud Computing, Mobile Products, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Collaboration

Take advantage of the mobile platform to improve your workflow

Edit designs from a web browser or mobile device

Upload your drawings directly from AutoCAD to your AutoCAD WS account

Address questions about deploying web and mobile services in your organization

Anyone who is interested in how AutoCAD WS can help them work anywhere with anyone across web and mobile

Have a great AutoCAD plug-in or cool block library you would like to try your hand at selling? The new AutoCAD Apps tab in AutoCAD Exchange makes it very easy to get your work in front of hundreds of thousands of AutoCAD users who might want to buy what you have to sell. Bring your AutoCAD plug-in (Visual LISP®, Digital Control Language, script, .NET, ObjectARX®) or content to this unconference session. In 90 minutes, you will walk away with your first product for sale through the AutoCAD Exchange. Autodesk Apps experts will help you through the app packaging and posting process as well as provide advice on product naming, pricing, licensing, and more.

Package and publish products on the AutoCAD Exchange Apps tab

Attractively package and price your products for sale on the Apps tab

Explain the money-making opportunity the AutoCAD Exchange Apps tab offers

Describe the value you can get from free and fee-based products in the AutoCAD Exchange Apps tab

Developers of plug-ins and content for AutoCAD. Anyone who wants to start a business selling AutoCAD plugins and content

What is this Inventor Fusion in my AutoCAD 2012? Find out the answer to this and more. Learn how you can add Inventor Fusion to your existing 3D AutoCAD mechanical design workflows to increase productivity and reduce errors. We will present a real-world example to show you how to take your AutoCAD 3D skills and turn them into powerful new workflows with Inventor Fusion feature-based design.

New from Autodesk, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks

Master the fundamentals of 3D feature-based design using Inventor Fusion

Identify workflows, tips, and tricks to extend 3D design in AutoCAD with Inventor Fusion

Create model documentation of Inventor Fusion designs using AutoCAD

Share experiences and ideas with other users learning 3D mechanical design

AutoCAD users using 3D for mechanical design

Autodesk migrated its online forums to a new platform in June 2010. Since then, we have been steadily releasing new features and functionality to optimize and enhance knowledge-sharing in this thriving online community. Join this unconference session to learn from Brian Kling and Eric Wright how to get the most out of your forum experience, or discover what you have been missing by not participating in this impressive community of product experts from around the globe. Ample time will be available for questions and answers. We also welcome feedback on your experience in the Autodesk Forums.

Customize and optimize forum settings and user interface

Apply advanced techniques for finding answers and participating in the Autodesk Forums

Appreciate exactly how your participation makes a difference and has a high impact on other customers like you

Provide your insight and feedback into enhancing the experience

Anyone who is involved with using or managing users of Autodesk products

In this class, you will get a look at the 5 most popular <em>free</em> products available from the new AutoCAD Exchange Apps tab—AutoCAD plug-ins and content you can immediately download and start using yourself. (Did we say FREE?) The most popular free products available from the AutoCAD Exchange Apps tab are all AutoCAD productivity enhancers that can help you and your team get the job done faster, eliminate boring repetitive tasks, wow the boss, and get you home earlier on a Friday afternoon.

Immediately download and install 5 great free productivity enhancing plug-ins

Save several hours per week by using several productivity enhancing AutoCAD plug-ins

Find new free and fee AutoCAD productivity enhancing plug-ins and content on the AutoCAD Exchange Apps tab

Explain the opportunity to sell your own plug-ins in the AutoCAD Exchange

Each new release of AutoCAD comes with added features and functions that can improve your productivity. But what is the best way to use those new tools? In this class, we will look at the most significant new features in AutoCAD 2012, including associative arrays, in-canvas viewport control, UCS enhancements, drawing views, multi-functional grips, and AutoComplete command entry. You will learn not only how they work, but also the best ways to apply them to typical workflows. We will also look at how these new features impact Autodesk® product certification exam topics and objectives. This class is more than just a demonstration of what is new. You will see practical examples of how to integrate these new tools to get your work done faster.

New from Autodesk, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks

Prepare for the AutoCAD certification exams

AutoCAD users who are moving to the latest release

Metodologia de Implantação Autodesk em Ambiente Multidisciplinar: Autodesk® Inventor®

Na atual engenharia, a confiabilidade do projeto é algo que não pode ser posto mais em dúvidas. A Autodesk atua neste mercado desenvolvendo e oferecendo ferramentas capazes de unir otimização e qualidade. Nossa proposta consiste em mostrar um caso real de implantação multidisciplinar envolvendo a plataforma Autodesk. No processo de implantação que estamos implantando dentro da EPC Engenharia Projeto e Consultoria em conjunto com a SKYNET e a Autodesk Brasil.

Adquirimos “Know-how” e podemos discorrer sobre este assunto. O objetivo é mostrar a interação entre as ferramentas: AUTODESK INVENTOR, AUTODESK REVIT® ARCHITECTURE, AUTODESK REVIT STRUCTURE, AUTODESK ROBOT™ STRUCTURE, AUTODESK PLANT 3D, VOLT e AUTODESK NAVISWORKS®, evidenciando o Autodesk INVENTOR, que é software da Autodesk designado à Mecânica, estarei mostrando como é o processo de trabalho em INVENTOR com qualidade para obtermos a interdisciplinaridade entre os softwares REVIT, PLANT 3D e VOLT.

Entender o processo para integrar s ferramentas propostas.

Saber os beneficíos de utilização da ferramenta INVENTOR.

Compreender as vantagens da gestão automatizada dos projetos.

Descobrir que é possivel ganhar em qualidade com um processo altamente otimizado.

Gerentes de Projetos, Coordenadores, Engenheiros, Tecnicos, Vendedores

This intermediate-to-advanced hands-on lab offers AutoCAD 3D veterans a chance to explore using solids to create compelling 3D part models in AutoCAD 2012. Tools for 3D solid with surface model creation will accelerate your design workflow! Learn new techniques that will supersede your old-school techniques, and develop a new level of understanding for creating and editing 3D models. We will explore user coordinate system flexibility, sweeps, extrudes, lofts, presspull, helix, surface slicing, and the use of gizmos to edit your 3D solid models. We will also create a simple assembly. If you used AutoCAD 3D in the past, attend this class, and get ready to be surprised!

Explain the flexibility of the user coordinate system

This intermediate-to-advanced hands-on lab offers AutoCAD 3D veterans a chance to explore surface modeling techniques in AutoCAD 2012 to create compelling 3D surface models. Tools for 3D surface model creation will accelerate your design workflow! Learn new techniques that will supersede your old-school techniques, and develop a new level of understanding for creating and editing 3D surface models. We will explore user coordinate system (UCS) flexibility, surface sweeps, surface extrudes, surface lofts, surface trims, surface fillets, surface offsets, network surfaces, surface patches, and surface blends. If you have used AutoCAD 3D in the past, attend this class and get ready to be surprised!

Describe 3D surface modeling techniques

Describe the flexibility of the user coordinate system

This intermediate-to-advanced hands-on lab offers AutoCAD 3D veterans a chance to explore the mesh modeling tools in AutoCAD 2012. We will explore constructing mesh primitives, mesh forms that are ruled, revolved, tabulated, or edge-defined, and convert an existing solid or surface into a mesh object. The new Gizmo will be used to edit your free-form mesh designs! Split, refine, extrude, convert, and crease mesh models. If you have used AutoCAD 3D in the past, attend this class and get ready to be surprised!

Convert mesh models to solid or surface models

Drawing Views with AutoCAD® 2012: 2D Drawings from AutoCAD and Autodesk® Inventor® 3D Models

This intermediate-to-advanced hands-on lab offers AutoCAD 3D veterans a chance to explore 2D model documentation of 3D models from AutoCAD 2012 and Autodesk Inventor. Create base views and projected views from 3D solid or surface models. Use the new Viewbase command to generate a base 2D view and the Viewproj command to create projected orthographic views. We will edit the 3D models and update the derived drawing views. We will add dimensions to the drawing views and modify the 3D model to update the dimensions. Are commands such as Flatshop, Solview, Soldraw, and Solproj superseded? We will find out! We will explore the Exportlayout command for exporting a layout containing drawing views to model space. If you used AutoCAD 3D in the past, attend this class and get ready to be surprised!

Create drawing views from 3D AutoCAD and Inventor models

Edit 3D models and associative drawing views

Use Inventor 3D models for drawing view creation in AutoCAD 2012

Come and learn how to implement annotation scaling in your organization. Whether you would like to start with baby steps or go full bore, you will learn all levels of migrating these tools into your daily workflow. Learn about annotation scaling and how it works with hatching, text, linetype scale, dimensions, and all of the other options. See how you can "bring this technology home," improve your productivity, and reduce unnecessary hours spent on annotations.

Use annotation commands, tools, and styles

Integrate annotation scaling into your current workflow

AutoCAD users who want to speed up drawing annotation

A modelagem de superfícies no AutoCAD 2012 nos oferece dois tipos distintos de superfícies, temos as do tipo Procedural e as NURBS (nonuniform rational bspline). Você aprenderá como criar ambos os tipos de superfícies, como editá-las, convertê-las, verificar possíveis imperfeições com o uso de ferramentas de análise de superfícies. E até mesmo se necessário, reconstruir superfícies em alguns casos. Enfim, verificará como podemos tirar o máximo proveito com o uso de superfícies no AutoCAD. Esta classe beneficiará profissionais das áreas das Engenharias (mecânica, civil, topografia e outras), Arquitetura, Design (de produto, de interiores), assim como qualquer outro usuário. Os participantes deverão ter conhecimentos gerais sobre o AutoCAD.

Editar surfaces (superfícies) complexas

Converter e reconstruir surfaces (superfícies)

Como e quando utilizar as ferramentas de análise de superfícies

Usuários de AutoCAD das áreas: Engenharias (mecânica, civil, topografia e outras), Arquitetura, Design (de produto, de interiores).

Another release of AutoCAD is here—and here is your chance to check out the new features firsthand. Join Autodesk technical evangelist and <em>Cadalyst</em> columnist Lynn Allen as she takes you through a tour of the latest features and puts you on the road to instant productivity! Robust model documentation tools, the new smarter associative arrays, and the instantly productive multifunctional grips are just a few of the new features in AutoCAD 2012 that you are going to want to know all about. A brief introduction to the Autodesk® Design Suite will also be included. Knowing Lynn, she is sure to throw in some tips and tricks you can use regardless of which release of AutoCAD you are using.

New from Autodesk, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks

Use the new 2D features in AutoCAD 2012

Use the new model documentation tools

Use the new 3D features in AutoCAD 2012

Explain the basics of the Autodesk Design Suite

AutoCAD users and CAD managers who want to learn more about the latest release of AutoCAD

If you want a plethora of power user tips, then be sure join <em>Cadalyst</em> columnist and author Lynn Allen as she takes you through a whirlwind of productivity techniques that are certain to improve your everyday drawing life. At a tip a minute, you are certain to discover some AutoCAD features that will remove some of the tedium and boost your ability to meet project deadlines.

Improve your everyday AutoCAD productivity

Save time with some easy customization

Use a larger percentage of AutoCAD software

Intermediate to advanced AutoCAD users

The AutoCAD® Customize User Interface (CUI) editor can be intimidating to the uninitiated, yet it is crucial that you understand it if you want to maximize your AutoCAD productivity. In this class, we will start by describing what workspaces are and how they hold the key to understanding the CUI environment. From that point, we will move into creating macros so you can build your own custom toolbars, menus, and ribbon panels. Along the way we will examine lesser-known CUI elements, such as quick-access toolbars, quick properties, keyboard shortcuts, double-click actions, and LISP file loading. If you are an experienced AutoCAD® user who wants to customize your workspace to achieve maximum productivity with minimum clicks, you are going to have to understand how to use the CUI editing environment. This class will get you there—don’t miss it!

Conceptual Design, Technical Features, Sustainable Design, Optimized Design, Process/Workflow

Create custom double-click actions and keyboard shortcuts

Creating custom menus, ribbons, and toolbars

Power users or CAD managers who wish to improve their personal productivity by customizing their AutoCAD interface

We will explore various strategies to diagnose and resolve AutoCAD issues including startup errors, crash or hang issues, graphics and display issues, corrupt files, and more. The class will also cover tips for using the available Self Help resources, and best practices for submitting support issues to Autodesk with the right information, so that they can be resolved as quickly as possible.

Troubleshoot and resolve a variety of AutoCAD issues

Use available Self Help resources to find solutions

Submit the correct information and files to Autodesk Product Support to ensure quick resolution

Describe how Autodesk customer error reporting works and how it can help you

CAD managers and intermediate-level users of AutoCAD who want to learn more about troubleshooting and resolving issues

Autodesk® Inventor® Fusion offers new techniques and opportunities for working with solid modeling in AutoCAD. The concept of direct modeling has been around for a long time. Inventor Fusion leverages the simplicity of direct modeling and the structure to create a tool that is easy to use and extraordinarily functional. Come and find out why Inventor Fusion is so much more than just another install option for AutoCAD. Explore how it may help you get more from AutoCAD than you thought possible.

AutoCAD users creating solid models who would like an easier way to edit their components

Want to get the inside scoop on AutoCAD for Mac? Join Autodesk product experts to learn about how AutoCAD for Mac was developed and how that can help you use, modify, and customize the product to suit your needs. Understand what has happened to old favorites like the command line, support files, ribbons, and customization, while at the same time learning about the similarities and differences between AutoCAD for Mac and AutoCAD 2012. After this class you should be able to support your users and answer their questions about "Where is X?" in AutoCAD for Mac.

Explain the concepts behind the development of AutoCAD for Mac

Transfer customizations into the Mac environment

Identify the similarities and differences between AutoCAD for Mac and AutoCAD 2012

Have a working knowledge of Mac OS X

CAD managers and experienced AutoCAD users who are new to Mac OS X as well as AutoCAD for Mac

This class will focus on the easy-to-use workflow in the Autodesk® Design Suite. We will focus on 3 ways to use each of the products with AutoCAD. We will start in 2D and show the benefit of Autodesk SketchBook® Designer and then move to 3D to show Autodesk Showcase® and Autodesk Mudbox™. This is a great class for all levels of AutoCAD users.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, New from Autodesk

Use Autodesk SketchBook Designer with AutoCAD in 3 different ways

Use Autodesk Showcase with AutoCAD in 3 different ways

Use Autodesk Mudbox with AutoCAD in 3 different ways

Explain how Autodesk Design Suite fits into your workflow

Anyone who is using AutoCAD at any level of experience

In this unconference session, our panel will first explain what Autodesk Design Suite is. Next, we will listen to discussion from customers about their needs and interests. We would like to invite customers using Autodesk Design Suite, AutoCAD®, Autodesk 3ds Max®, or Autodesk Alias® Design to join us for this roundtable discussion.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Process/Workflow, Case Studies, Visualization

Explain what the Autodesk Design Suite is

Share with others what our plans are for the suite

Gain knowledge of how customers are using the suite

Have Autodesk understand what you need from the suite

Customers using Autodesk Design Suite, AutoCAD, 3ds Max, or Alias Design

In this hands-on lab, you will experience the step-by-step process of using Showcase with AutoCAD. We will cover material properties, camera views, and animations.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Visualization, Technical Features, Process/Workflow

Explain the interoperability between AutoCAD and Autodesk Showcase

Walk away with example files and step-by-step process to repeat example

Publish videos to YouTube and other web services

Navigate around Showcase and create stunning visuals

AutoCAD users who have never used Autodesk Showcase before

With the introduction of AutoCAD for Mac, some professionals now work in hybrid environments—one engineer may draft designs on a Microsoft® Windows® PC while another develops them on a Mac. Such professionals may need to share, print, collaborate, and edit drawings and models across platforms. With the option available, some may choose to work in a Mac environment in part or all of the time. Others who have customized their AutoCAD interface in Windows may wonder whether they can transfer the customizations to AutoCAD for Mac. While AutoCAD for Windows and AutoCAD for Mac offer much of the same functionality and familiar user experience, there are differences between the two. In addition, the two versions of the software have several analogous, but not identical, features. This class will outline best practices for CAD managers and AutoCAD users who are integrating AutoCAD for Mac into a Windows environment, highlighting areas where the two platforms diverge.

Connect to a single network server from AutoCAD on Mac and from AutoCAD on Windows to share drawings

Set up application preferences for multi-platform environment

Use Customize User Interface (CUI) in AutoCAD for Mac

CAD managers and multi-platform AutoCAD users

Certification is an important step in differentiating yourself from other AutoCAD users. This class will cover critical objectives on features and workflow that you need to know to become certified in AutoCAD. This is part 1 of a 2-part series.

Receive professional AutoCAD certification

List critical features and workflow that you must master to pass the exam

Anyone who wants to get certified in AutoCAD

Certification is an important step in differentiating yourself from other Autodesk users. This class will cover the critical objectives on features and workflow that you need to know to become certified in AutoCAD. This is part 2 of a 2-part series.

Receive professional AutoCAD certification

List critical features and workflow that you must master to pass the exam

Anyone who wants to get certified in AutoCAD

Certification is an important step in differentiating yourself from other AutoCAD users. This class will cover the critical features and workflow that you need to know to become certified in AutoCAD.

Receive professional AutoCAD certification

List critical features and workflow that you must master to pass the exam

Users who are interested in getting Autodesk certified

The latest versions of 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design have been touted by critics and users alike as one of the most significant releases in recent years. In this class, we will tour the new features of 3ds Max 2012 and 3ds Max Design 2012 with stops at the new Nitrous accelerated graphics core, Substance procedural textures, the iray® renderer, and single-step suites interoperability to name a few. We will also be sure to visit the improvements to start-up time and memory footprint, Autodesk Materials, the Slate Material Editor, stylistic rendering, and more. We will also be sure to look at the latest benefits for subscription customers.

Art and Illustration, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, New from Autodesk

Identify the differences between 3ds Max and 3ds Max design

List the new features of 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design

Recognize the improvements and enhancements to 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design

Appreciate the latest additions and enhancements for subscription customers

Design professionals who want to make the most of the latest version of 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design

This class reviews Autodesk® offerings for using the cloud for rendering. This class will look at Project Neon from Autodesk Labs as well as some other applications from Autodesk. It will examine the economics and practical considerations of using the cloud for rendering. Finally, we will discuss some of the research Autodesk is doing on cloud-based rendering and related technologies.

Cloud Computing, Visualization, Process/Workflow, New from Autodesk

Describe what Autodesk offers for cloud-based rendering

Explain the economic principles behind cloud-based rendering

Describe the technology behind cloud-based rendering

Describe Autodesk research in cloud-based rendering and related technologies

Those interested in photorealistic rendering and cloud rendering services

This class will examine some of the research Autodesk is doing to advance the state of visual communication with Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design and related products. We will discuss the importance of various visualization workflows and how Autodesk is attempting to provide solutions in these areas. We will discuss how new, evolving technology is making it easier for customers to communicate using 3D data.

Art and Illustration, Case Studies, Process/Workflow, Visualization, Storytelling, Design Leadership, New from Autodesk, Industry Trends, Collaboration

Provide a high-level overview of Autodesk visual communication strategy and offerings

Describe Autodesk research in visual communication technology

Explain the role of 3ds Max Design in visual communication

Describe rendering and real-time graphics trends

Those who are interested in an overview of Autodesk visualization solutions and a peek at some current research

Whether your visualization project's final output is a still rendering or an animation, scene composition is key to the success of your project. Anything that looks wrong in a scene can detract the viewer’s attention from what is important. In this class, we will explore setting up camera views and placing entourage in the scene. We will also walk through tips and tricks to keeping the viewer's eyes on the essence of the project.

Art and Illustration, Storytelling, Visualization, New from Autodesk, Case Studies, Conceptual Design

Use ideal or unique camera locations to catch viewer interest and attention

List the advantages of thoughtful staging versus peppering and type of people assets

Invite your viewing audience to "step into" the view

Explain how blending color, contrast, and lighting to the view will help settle entourage into an image/rendering

Beginner or intermediate visualization specialists who set up views or stage entourage in 3D or post-production visualization scenes

Leveraging Filmmaking Techniques and Technologies to Enhance Building Design Storytelling

The media and entertainment industry routinely relies on the process of previsualization to increase efficiency in film production. As a result, team collaboration, technical planning, and storytelling are enhanced. This class will highlight the advancement of previsualization in the filmmaking industry to extrapolate various work techniques and real-time visualization technologies that can improve the creative visualization process in other industries. By combining 3D animation with virtual stage, motion capture, and camera tracking hardware and software, previsualization artists routinely create entire virtual environments that communicate the director’s vision with images rather than words. Through this class, you will discover new methods to explore the way you plan, conceptualize, and execute visually demanding projects.

Art and Illustration, Visualization, Storytelling, Process/Workflow

Describe the various types of previsualization and their intended usage

Explain the key technologies associated with previsualization and virtual film production

Identify the benefits of previsualization to the planning process

Translate the Hollywood visual effects pipeline into a practical process that is beneficial to smaller-sized projects

Architects, designers, and storytellers who want to improve their creative workflow, professionals who want to implement advanced "virtual" planning and production techniques to improve the visualization of their designs, and individuals interested in understanding the Hollywood VFX pipeline

Learn to model furniture in 3ds Max in a way that is optimized for architectural images and animations. We will cover simple techniques for modeling upholstered organic surfaces and adding extra detail to surfaces to achieve the level of realism you desire in your renders.The techniques described can be used in many other areas where organic modeling is required.

Successfully manipulate the modifiers on a rough model

Architectural visualization professionals and architects who need high-quality custom-made 3D furniture

In this class, we will talk about iray from mental images®, which is available in Autodesk® 3ds Max® and 3ds Max Design. We will explain how iray is different from previous rendering technology and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. The class will cover the impacts of hardware resources to iray, and you will find out if iray is a solution for your rendering needs. If you are currently using iray, you will learn to evaluate the suitability of your current hardware configuration and learn about the options available to you. Attendees should have a general knowledge of 3ds Max or 3ds Max Design and computing hardware.

Describe the differences between iray and previous rendering technology

List the advantages and disadvantages of iray

Describe the hardware required for iray and explain how to use cloud rendering with iray

3ds Max and 3ds Max Design users who use or want to use iray for rendering

This unconference session is an open forum for you. Come and ask any technical question you may have about 3ds Max and we will try to answer it for you. Autodesk 3ds Max specialists will be there to answer your questions. See if you can stump the champs!

Get instant technical answers from well-known 3ds Max specialists

Any 3ds Max user who needs an answer about a production problem that they may have

The latest tool in the chest of leading computer graphics artists in the architecture and design industries is true 3D stereoscopic rendering. This class will explore and demonstrate several examples of this technology. We will cover how an image from Autodesk® 3ds Max® can be made into a stereo image that can be seen with readily available, inexpensive 3D anaglyph glasses. We will discuss where the novelty ends and the true value for 3D stereo in architectural design work begins. We will also describe easy techniques to create and render such images for interactive or real-time animation display and discuss how this technique can be integrated into an architectural presentation to give you a competitive edge. This highly focused class is aimed at architecture and design professionals who want to go the extra mile to apply the 3D stereo technology that has been proven a clear box-office winner in the motion picture industry.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Visualization, Tips and Tricks

Create 3D stereo renderings to better visualize intent for architectural design

Apply the latest techniques to existing architectural design visualizations

Incorporate 3D into architectural design presentations

Describe how 3D stereo creates the most realistic look and feel a visualization can achieve

Architects and industrial designers who are interested in the latest visualization trends, visual thinkers, industrial designers, and product designers

Autodesk Mudbox is now available in Autodesk Design Suites spanning many different and diverse industries. The use of Mudbox has expanded beyond feature film and games to other industries, including architecture, manufacturing, design, and science. This class will examine how Mudbox is being used in a variety of creative and industrial disciplines. We will cover using Mudbox for concept creation, design, visualization, detailing, texture map extraction, sculpting, and painting. This class explore the power of Mudbox as a unique, diverse, and tactile digital content creation tool. We will also discuss how you can extract data from Mudbox to use in Autodesk 3ds Max®, Autodesk Maya®, Autodesk Alias® Design, and other applications.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, New from Autodesk, Interoperability, Industry Trends

Appreciate how Mudbox as an effective digital content creation tool can overcome practical design and workflow challenges

Use Mudbox as an effective concept design and visualization tool

Use Mudbox to produce and extract high resolution detail maps for use in other applications

Artists, designers, and digital content creators from any industry who want to learn how Mudbox can produce more creative and effective workflows for their production process

Using Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design, Autodesk Revit®, and iray® to Render Compelling Photographic Scenes

This virtual class introduces designers to the real world use of and best practices for rendering Revit models using 3ds Max and iray. Learn key techniques for working with Revit models inside of 3ds Max, and what it takes to render photographic quality images using iray. Explore the creation and application of Autodesk Library materials to quickly create accurate surface textures. Utilize the daylight lighting system to simulate outdoor lighting. This class will introduce the use of traditional architectural photographic techniques and composition to create compelling images. Learn how to control the camera through the use of composition techniques like the rule of thirds and diagonals. Use 3ds Max exposure controls to adjust the scene exposure and set up and render using the iray renderer. See how you can get ahead of the competition by creating visually compelling, photorealistic renderings using photographic compositions and iray.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Interoperability, Simulation, Technical Features, Visualization

Successfully link to a Revit model from within 3ds Max 2012

Edit and apply Autodesk Library materials to a model

Create and configure the daylight system, and place cameras using the rule of thirds and diagonals to create compelling images

Adjust scene exposure to establish the optimum light levels and render a scene using the iray renderer.

Beginning to intermediate level Revit and 3ds Max users

Cuando todo era oscuridad se crearon los renderings y las animaciones y todos vimos que eso era bueno. Ahora ha llegado el momento de que podamos caminar por dentro de nuestros propios renderings, es el próximo paso natural en la industria de la visualización.

En esta clase se explicará en profundidad cómo generar una escena de arquitectura autoejecutable de 3d en tiempo real. Se estudiará en profundidad el cocinado de texturas, la complejidad de los modelos a exportar y los detalles a tener en cuenta en el momento de exportar desde Autodesk® 3ds Max® a Unity® 3D. Una vez en el motor de juegos, generaremos variables y menús para cambiar los materiales de pisos y techos, mover los muebles de lugar, prender y apagar luces y otras funciones básicas.

Una simulación completa de 3D en tiempo Real. En definitiva, la daremos vida a nuestro render.

Modelado en Autodesk 3ds Max para motores de juegos.

Exportación de Autodesk 3ds Max a Unity 3d.

Arquitectos y Artistas 3D en la industria Arquitectónica.

Virtual Photography: Rendering Autodesk® Inventor® Designs Using Autodesk 3ds Max® Design and iray®

This class will introduce designers to the real world use of and best practices for rendering Inventor models using 3ds Max Design and iray. Learn key techniques for working with Inventor models inside of 3ds Max Design, and what it takes to render photographic quality images using iray. Explore the creation and application of Autodesk Library materials to quickly create accurate surface textures. Create a photometric lighting setup to accurately simulate a studio lighting layout. This class will introduce the use of traditional architectural photographic techniques and composition to create compelling images. Learn how to control the camera through the use of composition techniques like the rule of thirds and diagonals. Learn exposure control to adjust the scene exposure and set up and render scenes using the iray renderer. See how you can get ahead of the competition by creating visually compelling, photorealistic renderings using photographic compositions and iray.

Process/Workflow, Simulation, Tips and Tricks, Visualization

Successfully link to an Inventor model from within 3ds Max Design 2012

Edit and apply Autodesk Library materials to a model

Create a studio lighting setup, and place cameras using the rule of thirds and diagonals to create dramatic renderings

Adjust scene exposure to establish optimum light levels and configure and render a scene using the iray renderer

Beginning to intermediate Inventor and 3ds Max users

Integrating Water Elements and Fountains into Architectural Renderings Using Particle Flow

Many architectural structures incorporate a water feature as a prominent visual component of the structure. This exciting class explains how to implement 3ds Max Particle Flow for architectural use. This class takes you through the creating water fountains, waterfalls, and other water features architects like to use. We will cover creating particle flow networks to simulate waterflow and using space warps to affect the motion of the particles. We will also cover the point cache and particle rendering.

Create particle flows to simulate fountains and other water features

Add point cache to effectively work with large numbers of particles

Use space warps to create custom effects with particle flows

Apply materials and render particle systems using the mental ray® renderer

Now that most design firms have adopted 3D CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) to improve their design development and construction documents delivery, leading firms are exploring new technology to further improve their design process. Many firms have found that using physical models early and often results in better design and in winning more business. This is especially true when the physical models can be created inexpensively and quickly. This class will explore different use cases for using the 3D ZPrinter® to print physical scale models as well as the business benefits of implementing this technology for an AEC design firm.

Case Studies, Process/Workflow, Visualization, Technical Features

Explain why virtual models alone can never take the place of physical and virtual models together

Describe the business benefits of using low-cost, fast-turnaround, physical models in a design process

Explain where 3D printed models have the most benefit for AEC firms

Assess projects to determine where 3D printing will improve the design

Senior design professionals, firm principals, associate principals, directors, and technology managers

mental ray is more than just a powerful rendering tool. Knowing and using advanced mental ray features can increase your productivity and take your renderings to the next level. This class covers the implementation of advanced mental ray techniques. You will learn about using mental ray proxy objects to optimize scenes and rendering. You will explore advanced material features, such as sub-surface materials, procedural maps, and substance textures. This class will also explore the implementation of caustics and high dynamic range (HDR) images to generate realistic environments.

Use mental ray proxies in a production pipeline

Create and edit sub-surface materials and work with procedural and substance maps to create realistic materials

Render scenes that incorporate caustics

Use HDR images to set up realistic environments

3ds Max and 3ds Max Design users who use mental ray in a production environment

Autodesk Revit esta siendo utilizado más y más en la industria de AEC y modelos virtuales precisos no son una cosa del futuro, BIM esta aquí! Pero como va a beneficiar esto al profesional de la visualización? Como podemos tomar ventaja de toda esa información que se esta creando en 3d? Como extraemos la información adecuada para crear visualizaciones con facilidad y precisión?

Si se ha hecho estas preguntas entonces esta clase es para usted. Demostraremos cómo el profesional de la visualización puede acceder al modelo de Autodesk Revit 2012 y extraer lo que se necesita con eficiencia y rapidez. Demostraremos cómo modelar con rapidez ciertos elementos en 3d tomando ventaja de las capacidades paramétricas que nos ofrece Revit para modelar escaparates y escaleras. También enseñaremos como controlar y manipular contenido, visibilidad y la exportación de información de Autodesk Revit 2012 a Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2012.

Navegar y crear nuevas vistas entendiendo el portal del usuario en un modelo de Autodesk Revit.

Comprender las diferencias entre los diferente tipos de exportaciones de Revit 2012.

Crear, modelar y modificar escaparates para su modelo de 3ds Max 2012.

Tomar ventaja para modelar escaleras, barandillas y cercas utilizando las capacidades de modelaje paramétrico de Revit 2012.

Profesionales de la Visualización con un entendimiento intermedio de Autodesk® 3ds Max®.

Sabemos que una Buena visualización nos ayuda a “vender” nuestro diseño, pero también sabemos la importancia de la visualización en TODAS las fases del proceso de diseño, desde la exploración conceptual a través de la validación del diseño hasta la aprobación del cliente. Autodesk® Showcase® nos puede ayudar en todas estas fases y más, debido a su facilidad de uso y su alta interoperabilidad con productos de Autodesk y otros productos de 3d.

Esta sesión tiene por objeto mostrar como podemos incorporar Autodesk Showcase en cualquier fase de nuestro proceso de diseño y en cualquiera de los Autodesk Design Suites®. Vamos a explorar la interoperabilidad de formatos, opciones en el diseño y de material, entornos standard y personales, la creación de renderings y animaciones y como crear presentaciones sorprendentes. Uno para todos y todos para uno!

Maximizar la importación de varios tipos de formatos de productos de Autodesk y otros.

Comprender como utilizar Showcase en el flujo de trabajo de los Suites.

Crear real-time renderings impresionantes y animaciones y como exportarlas.

Importar y utilizar entornos y texturas personalizadas.

Para cualquier persona con un entendimiento básico de visualización.

Converting Subdivision Surface (SubD) Models into CAD Models: Autodesk® 3ds Max® to Inventor®

This class demonstrates how to take SubD models created in 3ds Max and convert them into valid NURBS models that you can use in Autodesk Inventor. It will also show how conceptual design work can be done in 3ds Max, and then interfaced to Inventor for CAD-type operations, such as Booleans or filleting. You can then use Inventor to generate drawings of the parts and assemblies. We will also demonstrate how rapid prototypes can be generated.

Make rapid prototypes of Inventor models

Combine SubD operations with CAD operations

Describe simple SubD conceptual modeling concepts

Autodesk 3ds Max, Inventor, and Revit® users, especially those who use or want to use both 3ds Max and Inventor

This class will describe using Autodesk 3ds Max modeling tools to build iterative parametric design systems. In this class, we will cover Autodesk 3ds Max geometry types (Editable Mesh, Poly, Patch, and NURBS), combine modifiers to build complex systems, use wire parameters to quickly make geometric patterns, and provide an introduction to MAXScript. In this class, you will learn to reduce the amount of explicit modeling you do and instead build flexible design systems so you can focus more effort on design.

List and describe the geometry types within Autodesk 3ds Max (Mesh, Poly, Patch, NURBS)

Describe the use of wire parameters and expression controllers

Designers, modelers, and visualization specialists

This class will demonstrate multiple uses for extending Autodesk Showcase into the marketplace and beyond to the general public. We will demonstrate several applications where Showcase is used as the logic and render engine and a custom user interface is layered on top. With this technique, Showcase can be used as an automotive and dealership vehicle configuration site, as an ad agency art director's tool for a 3D interactive kiosk, for internal and external training tools, for architectural guided tours, and more.

Art and Illustration, Optimized Design, Visualization, New from Autodesk, Storytelling, Case Studies

Use Showcase as a 3D interactive device

Leverage your CAD assets in multiple areas of your business

Describe how customized user interfaces can be wired into and control Showcase as a powerful render engine

List several dynamic and intuitive examples of user-controlled 3D environments built on Showcase

All professionals who are interested in interactive 3D environments, presentations, and sales tools

Never key-frame an automobile again! In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to integrate real-world traffic data into 3ds Max, using the new Civil View (formerly Dynamite VSP) feature set to create visualizations that are more than just a pretty picture. You will learn step-by-step how to import, adjust, modify, and manage traffic data to produce real-world traffic simulations. In these simulations, vehicles react to your 3ds Max environment, use mental ray® photorealistic materials, and best of all, need no manual animating. Select and replace vehicles by type (cars, vans, and large trucks) to fit various scenarios. If you work in the transportation industry and use 3ds Max or AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, this class is for you.

Create visualizations using real-world, data-driven traffic patterns

Import and manage VISSIM traffic files in 3ds Max

Assign vehicles to various surfaces (essential for multi-tiered models, such as interchanges)

Select, replace, and manage vehicles by type

Visualization specialists or traffic engineers in the civil, transportation, or infrastructure industry

A Peek into the Future of Visualization with Ken Pimental, "Maxed Out" Blogger and Autodesk® 3ds Max Product Management Director

In this class, we will look at some of the research going into visualization that could affect and transform the business practices of those focused on visual communication using CAD assets. We will discuss subjects such as cloud rendering, the latest in crowd systems, and how graphics processing units (GPU) are bringing capabilities that were once thought to be the domain of supercomputers. What will infinite computing do for visualization and simulation of visual effects? How will designs be brought to life in a more compelling fashion with less effort and skills? We will have present some of the key people involved in moving the needle forward when it comes to visualization and the technology behind it. Prepare for some demos!

Describe important developments in visual communication

Assess how you can take advantage of cloud rendering in your process

Explain where the edges of technology are driving visualization

Describe how these technologies will shape the future of visualization

Architects, and design visualization specialists

In this class, you will get an introduction to cloud-based rendering services. We will discuss goals and infrastructure for cloud services and explain how cloud-based rendering services can be used by different-sized studios. We will go over the productivity and cost advantages of using cloud-based services. Finally, we will have a question and answer session to engage you in a discussion about the evolution of cloud-based services.

List the advantages of a cloud rendering solution

Describe the productivity and costs savings that are possible with cloud rendering

AEC customers with any level of rendering expertise

Converting to Building Information Modeling (BIM) can be scary for you and your employees! New technologies and new processes may look good on paper, but may not be perceived as good by staff. If not implemented properly, all the efficiencies gained with the new technology can be wasted on staffing issues and employee performance and productivity problems. This class will explore the cultural changes that will happen during a BIM implementation process and will show you how to manage this change. We will look at how traditional roles and responsibilities will change not only for your production team, but also for your marketing, human resources, finance and information technology departments and how the "workflow" will change as well. We will share with our "BIM EMPLOYEE Execution Plan" and provide suggestions on how to get your staff positively engaged in the BIM conversion process.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Design Leadership, Industry Trends

Develop a "BIM EMPLOYEE Execution Plan" to help motivate employees and keep morale high

Create employee descriptions based on the new roles that staff will play in a BIM environment

Define the human issues that go along with the nuts and bolts issues facing a company during a BIM conversion

Analyze your company's workflow and people processes and manage the impact people can have on technology

Business owners and managers who are responsible for corporate operations and who work to establish harmony between technology and people processes

Building Information Modeling (BIM) has given architects, engineers, and contractors new tools and revised workflow processes that should translate to higher profits. Some firms are realizing gains and some are finding them elusive. This class will explore the issues involved and discuss how adopting Lean processes can increase profitability and efficiency, decrease issues, and create a better total "design and build" experience for the client. The class will explore how to translate success in Lean practices (mostly in the manufacturing world) to the service-oriented world of architecture and engineering. These changes in workflow and business practices require a new look at how we do project design and documentation.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Design Leadership, Process/Workflow

Describe how to apply Lean principals to service-oriented businesses

List techniques used to achieve Lean efficiencies

Describe pitfalls and benefits of implementing Lean practices

Firm leaders who create strategy for finding and keeping customers in a competitive environment

Super Size Me: An Owner's Guide to the Real Cost of a Mega Autodesk® Revit® Project

You finally have a client who wants to use Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Revit on a very large project. You know that Revit can handle a mega project but, what does it really cost to make it happen? In this class, we will look at the business issues associated with taking on one of these massive projects. What are the technology differences between a typical project and a mega project? Will you need to upgrade systems, software, network infrastructure, or personnel expertise? What will it cost to make these changes?

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Construction Documentation, Case Studies, Process/Workflow, Industry Trends

Explain the cost associated with taking on a mega Revit project

Build a plan to deliver a mega Revit project

Describe the expertise you will need to make Revit sing on a large project

Assess the areas of your business that you will need to upgrade to take on a massive Revit project

Owner and operators of companies who want to use BIM and Revit on a mega project

Have you seen the Request for Proposal (RFP) documents sent to AEC firms lately? Clients are more educated than ever about Building Information Modeling (BIM) and are beginning to ask about specific experiences rather than saying “give us some BIM." If you are a design, construction, or facility manager, be sure to attend this class to learn how to address BIM-related RFPs. You will learn how to address your clients’ needs by leading them as a consultant specialized in the BIM arena.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Design Leadership, Tips and Tricks

Create a BIM portfolio for your organization

Establish a business development BIM statement

Ensure that senior management, marketing, and client-facing individuals understand the power of BIM

Create a custom BIM approach for each client or prospect

BIM managers, CAD/BIM directors, CEOs, COOs, CIOs, marketing leaders, and business owners

Put your Wiki Wizard hat on! Autodesk WikiHelp is the place to learn about Autodesk products or share your Autodesk product knowledge. WikiHelp also provides a platform to show you are an Autodesk superhero. Post unique workflows you use that have not been documented. Add tips and tricks to show off your skills and position yourself as an Autodesk expert. In this class, you will learn to create and edit WikiHelp pages, use video and images to enhance content, and update your user page. We will work on the live WikiHelp, so bring your best tips and tricks to add to the wiki or just play in the sandbox.

Any Autodesk user who wants to make a name for themselves in Autodesk WikiHelp

Managers live in two different modes: The first is the tyranny of the urgent and the second is the desire for the future. We all long for the day when our systems run smoothly, employees know what to do and how to do it, standards are in place and followed, and the environment we have created is progressing from milestone to milestone. This is all possible with a little strategic planning. By taking the time to plan today, you can make progress tomorrow and into the future.

Combine the tools, talent, resources, and budget to unlock the future

Create positive business alignment with your firm's goals and define technology targets and the steps to getting them done

Describe the key focuses that drive success through planning

Define the five critical steps in mapping out a strategic plan

CAD/BIM managers and business owners

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the buzz-phrase. However, BIM can mean many different things to different people. This class uncovers the many misconceptions about BIM. You will learn to define BIM in the best way for your business model. We will discuss the parts of a BIM process and how they affect workflow and profitability. The class will cover creating a BIM business plan and will enable you to get what you want out BIM and to communicate about BIM with a variety of trades.

Create the BIM definition that suits your specific business model

Identify the parts of a BIM process that will ensure your success in implementation, continued workflow, and profitability

Create a BIM business plan that will allow you to remain focused on your goals, yet is flexible enough to weather the times

Business decision makers who have the ability and motivation to drive technology and make it a successful part of their processes

Momentum is defined as the power resident in a moving object. The amount of momentum that an object has depends on two physical quantities: the mass and the velocity of the moving object. Momentum as it relates to CAD leadership is that one success makes the next success easier. One problem fixed makes the next one a little less challenging. A series of small successes makes a large success more possible and even probable. You will discover how and when to use momentum, mass, and velocity in your CAD environment to make your users more productive, your budget easier to pass and your implementations go smoother. You will take away proven concepts that will work in your environment.

Create positive tension that generates change

List 3 techniques that harness the energy of change

Identify roadblocks and signs of the loss of momentum

Explain who defines the direction of your CAD environment and what you do if it is not you

CAD/BIM managers, leaders, and owners

It is no secret that industry-sponsored software user groups are a powerful resource to your staff. But what are you doing to promote company-based Communities of Practice (CoP)? Why is it important to encourage these communities? In this class, we will explore the steps needed to develop company-wide communities of users. These communities encourage collaboration, peer-to-peer mentoring, and ultimately provide a company with a viable conduit to communicate company-specific best practices. We will present examples from a multi-office company with a global membership.

List the 9 activities that can thrive in a CoP

Describe the tangible and non-tangible benefits to members and to your company

Outline the steps to start your own CoP

Anyone who is interested in developing a company-based community of practice

Innovation has been established as a key objective for companies and governments to maintain a sustainable advantage in the knowledge economy of the changing global environment. The problem with innovation is that it is very easy to recognize it when it has happened; however, it is much more difficult to plan it, design it, and execute it effectively. Design thinking has been presented as a systematic approach to innovation, which enables organizations to use and exploit both creative and analytical thinking to drive more frequent and more radical innovation. Managers design every day; however, managers have not traditionally been trained to design as engineers and architects do. Design thinking offers a paradigm shift in management style. This unconference session will encourage you and give you some useful tools to think differently, think deliberately, and think design.

Conceptual Design, Design Leadership, Visualization, Storytelling, Process/Workflow

Explain theories held by thought leaders of design thinking

Incorporate new approaches to structured innovation

Apply lessons learned from Digital School’s real-life design thinking case studies

Managers involved with strategic planning, training, and development of team members

O ambiente econômico no Brasil está exigindo que o setor de construção civil acompanhe a velocidade do desenvolvimento. À medida que a demanda aumenta e há a necessidade de grandes instalações esportivas, o mercado de obras civis brasileiro está começando a entender como a modelagem de informação da construção (BIM) pode melhorar a produtividade, qualidade e atendimento de custos. Esta aula demonstrará como as grandes empresas em todo o mundo podem estruturar suas estratégias de negócios com um ambiente BIM que usa o Autodesk® Revit® como plataforma operacional.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Data Management, Construction Documentation

Compreender a metodologia de implementação do BIM e as melhores práticas

Usar as soluções da Autodesk como uma plataforma operacional

Desenvolver conhecimento no negócio de construção civil com a tecnologia como um pré-requisito para o sucesso

Descrever como a implementação de BIM funciona do ponto de vista do gerente de projeto

Arquitetos, engenheiros, construtores, empreiteiros e outros que desejam implementar o BIM em seu negócio como um novo processo operacional

Standards and Process and Vault, Oh My! Case Study of a CAD Modernization Project

Not every organization is rushing to leverage the new features in AutoCAD® 2012. This class profiles an organization that realized that it needed to move their CAD operation into the 21st century. Tasks included redefining CAD standards, establishing a documented design process, standardizing on a specific version of AutoCAD, switching from paper markup to redlining, implementing a tracking system based on Autodesk® Vault that would facilitate use of the new standards and process, and much more. With so many elements, this project entailed a number of unique challenges. The focus of this class will be on these challenges and how they were overcome. The class will conclude with a summary of lessons learned and suggestions for organizations considering similar steps toward modernizing their design approach.

Collaboration, Data Management, Design Leadership, Process/Workflow

Take a "big picture" view of an organization's CAD design needs

Gain insight into methods to define a complex project with multiple deliverables

Describe what is needed to successfully overcome organizational inertia and fear of change

List the value key features and functions in Autodesk products to modernize an organization and make it more efficient

Organizations that want to raise the CAD design bar and consultants who are working with such organizations

ETO to Go! Real-World Examples of Sales Engineering Automation with Autodesk® Inventor® ETO

Automating the proposal generation process for engineered-to-order (ETO) products can shorten the sales cycle, increase close rates and margins, reduce errors, and broaden the number of people who can create valid, accurate, engineered proposals. This class will introduce you to the concepts and benefits of sales engineering automation using Inventor ETO. Three real-world examples of applications will be presented by customers. Each presentation will include a problem definition, business justification and results, solution architecture, implementation and deployment history, as well as a demonstration of the application. Through these examples, you will gain a better understanding of Inventor ETO and the opportunities it presents to increase sales effectiveness for engineered-to-order products.

Describe the opportunity to improve business processes through automation of the sales engineering process

Improve sales effectiveness by providing fast, accurate, custom proposals that contain custom high-end graphics

Increase engineering efficiency by automating the engineering process for engineered-to-order products

Explain how Inventor ETO is a unique and powerful tool for automation in comparison to configurators or programming languages

Business managers, engineering managers, and users who are interested in understanding how sales engineering automation using Inventor ETO works in the real world and how it might benefit their company

In this unconference session, we will discuss the steps to becoming a fully integrated Building Information Modeling (BIM) firm and the business case for BIM transition. The class will include assessment of business payback and implementation steps. We will outline staff and production benefits, costs of transition, and transition management. We will discuss the redefinition of team roles when using BIM and list four types of project managers/project architects that present themselves in the transition process. Criteria for and challenges of your firm's pilot project will be one focus of the class, including a case study. Also discussed will be staffing and hiring issues, transition challenges, and resources your BIM transition team will need to engage to leverage greater success.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Case Studies, Industry Trends

Describe the benefits of BIM and the business case for BIM

Manage the unknowns of BIM transition

Break down the costs of BIM implementation

Describe the “4-step” transition process and explain how team roles must be redefined when using BIM

Firms and individuals who are considering making the transition to BIM, but want additional quantifiable data that will help them assess the technology, human resources, and consulting needs that they will encounter in making the transition

Did your company downsize the last few years due to drastic changes in the economy? Maybe the time for hiring and training employees is right around the corner at your firm. If so, then hopefully you have given the matter some serious thought. Whether you have thought about it or not, you should probably attend this class. During this unconference session, we will conduct an open discussion on proper skill set assessments for hiring and training employees. We will also discuss the techniques and concepts for hiring the college graduate, the intern—all the way up to the savvy veteran designer who needs to learn your company's business. This class will help anyone who is involved in the hiring and training process because we will review proven ideas and methods from many different perspectives. Audience participation will be strongly encouraged.

Assess different skill sets during the hiring process

Describe tools necessary to correctly screen and test potential candidates

Review techniques to effectively train and teach the new hires throughout your organization

Identify management expectations and describe procedures to ensure you can always exceed them

CAD managers, partners, or individuals who have been looking to develop better techniques and procedures for hiring and training employees; anyone who manages staff or has an impact on the hiring and training process within their organization

O processo de integração da modelagem de informação da construção (BIM) é um dos mais difíceis de ser automatizado e controlado, embora a necessidade de uma operação holística e sistêmica durante o processo de engenharia e construção seja extremamente importante para o êxito de um projeto de construção. Os dois desafios produzem uma alta expectativa quanto à integração entre projeto, planejamento e orçamento que o BIM propõe. Esta aula demonstrará como a altamente segmentada indústria de construção brasileira está enfrentando o desafio de integrar diferentes disciplinas que trabalham juntas em um projeto, apesar da falta de padronização e de processos dinâmicos e uma cadeia de suprimento altamente segmentada.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Process/Workflow, Construction Documentation

Descrever o fluxo de trabalho de BIM do ciclo de vida de uma construção

Explicar como o mercado brasileiro está conseguindo integrar todas as disciplinas em uma cadeia de suprimento segmentada

Descrever os procedimentos e o processo operacional para empreiteiros

Descrever como o BIM está mudando os aspectos econômicos do setor de obras civis

Arquitetos, engenheiros, construtores, empreiteiros, profissionais da construção civil e usuários que desejam implementar o BIM em seus negócios como um novo processo operacional

Now you’re the manager. You have read all the best-selling management books and you have figured out it is all about structure, process, and people. Some manager things work and some methods that may appear to work do not. There is the challenge. How is the people problem the solution? We will focus on practical people skills because you need real-world results and common sense is not that common. An interactive management training seminar can be fun too. But please, don’t tell the boss. You don’t get a raise that way. Let’s make the improbable possible.

Explain how the seven intelligences count as both 1 and 2

Identify the 1 and 3 critical management skills and get them working

How you might avoid the 5 failures of managers

Fore! Flip the management model and manage mindset people

That Dam Corridor: AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Modeling for New and Rehab Dam Projects

Learn to use the power of corridor models to create complex dam geometries. Earthen dams, roller compacted concrete (RCC), and labyrinth structures can all be generated using tools built right into Civil 3D. This class will focus on using the corridor editing tools and the site alignment tools, along with an exploration of assembly object codesets. Productivity enhancements within Civil 3D 2012 make editing these objects easy and efficient.

Optimized Design, Technical Features, Sustainable Design, Process/Workflow

Create and edit a corridor assembly to generate dam geometry; list tips and tricks about generic subassemblies and codesets

Work with corridor editing tools to create and modify regions, generate surfaces, and perform rough-cut volume comparisons

Perform site analysis with corridor and alignment alternatives to find the most efficient dam alignment

Maximize the data you can extract from a single corridor through assembly object code sets

Civil, structural, and geotechnical engineers or designers in the water resources or dam engineering industries

Common rural highway design requires the designer to take into account not just the placement of the new road but also all that must be removed, including topsoils, asphalt structures, subcut (muck), etc. How can we do this? With more than one corridor! Let us think outside the box and see what we can accomplish with multiple corridors overlapping and all working together to get your complex job done. We will calculate removals and placements all at one time using multiple corridors, multiple surfaces, and more than one sample line group. We will discuss how to account for varying thickness of topsoil and subcut and cover conditional subassemblies.

Optimized Design, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Define subcut, scarify, topsoil removal, and topsoil placement

Use multiple overlapping corridors to show your existing conditions and show all in one section, but with multiple corridors

Explain why multiple datum surfaces are required and why they are not possible using a standard corridor

Adjust quantity takeoff criteria to extract removal and placement quantities from your datum surfaces

Engineers and technicians who work with complex road designs, state and county transportation engineers who want to analyze volumes with mass haul diagrams to keep haul distance to a minimum

Want Civil 3D to work efficiently for you? Do you work with very large datasets? In this class, we will discuss tips, tricks, and methods to speed up your Civil 3D performance, as well as the best hardware configuration for running Civil 3D

Configure a computer that will efficiently run Civil 3D

Work effectively with large datasets with Civil 3D

You have probably been base mapping the same way for a decade. In this class, you will learn different ways to complete the same tedious task, but take advantage of the tools and functions at your disposal in Civil 3D. We will discuss improvements to Civil 3D and describe how you can leverage those improved tools to expedite your base mapping process. You will learn about out-of-the box functionality that should increase your productivity by leaps and bounds.

Optimized Design, Technical Features, Process/Workflow

Edit coordinate files with linework commands to help create an almost finished base map upon import

Use description keys and point groups to control visibility and display

Use figure prefix databases to generate linework from fieldwork

Create an existing conditions surface with breaklines from a coordinate file import

Surveyors and base mappers who have to connect the dots and want to find better, more efficient ways to perform this mundane process

This class is for users who need to import survey data into the survey database. The class will show how a small amount of workflow analysis and setup when you begin to use Civil 3D can streamline the office workflow for future projects. This class will cover what should be set up before using the survey database, what considerations should be taken in the field when collecting data, how to import several different types of data, and how to return data from Civil 3D back to the field for stakeout.

Interoperability, Optimized Design, Process/Workflow, Technical Features

Set up the survey database before data collection

Describe how to do field coding for use by the survey database

Import data to the survey database and design files

Surveyors and those who set up Civil 3D to import survey data

AutoCAD® Civil 3D®: Workflow for Visualization Using Civil View and Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design

Creating a 3D visualization of a corridor in Civil 3D has been a challenge in the past. With the Civil View (formerly Dynamite VSP) plug-in for Civil 3D you can quickly export a corridor and import the geometry straight into 3ds Max Design to create still shots and fully rendered videos.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Visualization, Technical Features, Process/Workflow

List the steps required to transfer data between Civil 3D and 3ds Max Design

Create camera views traveling down the roadway

Apply object styles, such as cars, street lights, etc., to the model in 3ds Max Design

Quickly generate rendered still shots for presentation pieces

Civil engineers, planners, civil design techs, and transportation department employees

Autodesk made great improvements in controlling and constraining Civil 3D alignments in the 2012 release. In this class, discover what new methods are available for handling your alignments with care or with a vengeance, depending on your project needs. Lines, curves, and spirals can be free, floating, or fixed—what does it all mean? The terminology will be clarified and methods studied. We will also work out what new tools combine well with features for working with alignment parameters that have been around for some time.

Describe the differences between free, floating, and fixed Civil 3D alignment segments

Use new Civil 3D 2012 tools for controlling constraints and checking for tangency

Explain how to set up importing and exporting alignments using LandXML in Civil 3D 2012 and describe the results

Describe new alignment annotation options

Transportation designers, engineers, and CAD technicians as well as anyone who is working with Civil 3D alignments

Have you ever wondered what is behind survey functionality in AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2012? In this class, we will discuss the required setup to automate survey functionality in Civil 3D, and how it can help reduce the amount of time needed to bring in points, automate linework graphics, and create surfaces. We will look at the critical importance of styles and settings. We will also examine some of the methods that can be used to create stakeout points for construction, and direct export for automatic machine guidance (AMG).

Optimized Design, Process/Workflow, Technical Features

Set up all aspects of Civil 3D survey functionality

List tips and tricks for setting up Civil 3D survey drawing templates

CAD managers who deal with automating Civil 3D styles and settings, surveyors, and survey construction personnel

This class is designed for the surveyor, engineer, or planner who is interested in finding out more about the ground-mounted LiDAR scanning process. Technological advancements have made it much easier for engineers and developers to gain access to LiDAR data. In this class, we will take a look at some of the tools for LiDAR data collection and discuss how ground-mounted data is collected, processed, and incorporated into a Civil 3D drawing via Civil 3D point cloud functionality. Additionally, we will see how a Civil 3D point cloud object can be used to create an existing ground model for use in design or further evaluated in Autodesk® Navisworks®. If you are interested in LiDAR technology, or have been working with LiDAR data and wonder where your data comes from, this class is for you.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Technical Features, Reality Capture, Construction Documentation

Describe how ground-mounted LiDAR data is collected and processed

Import a dataset and create a point cloud in Civil 3D

Create a Civil 3D surface object from point cloud data

Explain what processed point cloud data looks like in Navisworks Manage

Planners, surveyors, developers, design engineers, and others who are interested in finding out more about LiDAR data

Incredible AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Users: Prove Your Credibility with Civil 3D Certification, Part 1

Getting certified in Civil 3D can help accelerate your professional development, improve productivity, and enhance your credibility. This two-part seminar will walk you through preparing for the exam. In part 1, you will discover the keys to being successful as you sit to take your exam. The objectives covered in this class will be your passport to taking the first step in furthering your career. This is part 1 of a 2-part series.

Describe the certification exam structure

List keys and strategies for taking the exam

List the materials to study from when preparing for exams

Describe Associate and Professional exam objectives regarding the user interface, styles, lines and curves, survey, and points

AutoCAD Civil 3D users who want to further their career by obtaining an Associate and/or Professional certification

Incredible AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Users: Prove your Credibility with Civil 3D Certification, Part 2

Getting certified in Civil 3D can help accelerate your professional development, improve productivity, and enhance your credibility. This two-part seminar will walk you through preparing for the exam. In Part 2, you will learn tips and tricks about specific exams objectives to help you answer questions quickly and correctly to ensure your success as you sit to take your exam. This is Part 2 of a 2-part series.

Understand Associate and Professional exam objectives regarding surfaces, parcels, managing and sharing data

Understand Associate and Professional exam objectives regarding roads, such as alignments, profiles, plan production, and corridors

Understand Associate and Professional exam objectives regarding sections and section views

Understand Associate and Professional exam objectives regarding grading and pipe networks

AutoCAD Civil 3D users who want to further their career by obtaining an Associate and/or Professional certification

CI4018 Scott Kent Autodesk Lecture Beginner Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Min Autodesk LandXplorer Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI4028 Lisa Pohlmeyer Williamson County URS Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil Infrastructure AutoCAD - Automotive & Transportaion Use templates with AutoCAD Civil 3D English

CI4031 Advanced Superelevation Roadway Design Using Non-Center Axis of Rotations Karen Dowling Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI4035 Chuck Pietra O'Brien &amp; Gere Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Urban Planning Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI4040 Del Subassembly Composer al Corredor Jeremy Ramirez Hernandez SONDA Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure CAD Management and IT - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

CI4043 Andy Carter Halff Associates, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI4073 Wholly Sheets Batman! Plotting in AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Seth Cohen CADmanage Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Use the plotting process in Civil 3D Describe AutoCAD plot settings Work with Sheet Set Manager -

CI4078 How The Florida Department of Transportation Implemented AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Seth Cohen CADmanage Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 17:00 Nov 30 18:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure CAD Management and IT - Case Studies, Design Leadership Government - -

CI4139-L AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2012 for Beginners Louisa Holland MasterGraphics Hands-On Lab Beginner Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction Explain the dynamic model Edit a model Use styles -

CI4160-P Katie Jacques Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - Infrastructure Design Suite PowerTrack Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI4181 Are You STILL Not Using AutoCAD® Civil 3D®? Steve Biver Eagle Point Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Civil Infrastructure - Process/Workflow, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction Design a plan to implement Civil 3D English

CI4252 Kati Mercier Nathan L. Jacobson &amp; Associates, Inc. Lecture Beginner Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction AutoCAD Civil 3D users -

CI4261 High-Quality, Express-Speed Asset Data Collection for Hungarian State Railways peter barcza BPMC Ltd. Panel Intermediate Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Topobase Civil Infrastructure Utilities and Telecommunications - Automotive & Transportaion -

CI4264 Music for your Brain: Advanced Lessons in the Subassembly Composer Scott McEachron Autodesk Lecture Advanced Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create a simple subassembly Create complex subassemblies Share subassemblies Add subassemblies to a tool palette -

CI4323-L Rain in the Plain: An Introduction to Autodesk® Storm and Sanitary Analysis Matthew Anderson, PE Autodesk Hands-On Lab Beginner Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Utilities and Telecommunications - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Explain and use the SSA interface -

CI4327 Matthew Anderson, PE Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Geospatial - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI4340 Tales from the Road: Five Years of Corridor Modeling Lessons Learned David Zavislan Nolte Vertical Five Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Case Studies, Process/Workflow Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI4351-P Not Just a Pipe Dream: AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Pipe Networks Seth Hall Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Geospatial Infrastructure Design Suite PowerTrack Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Work with pipe networks -

CI4354-U AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Pipe Networks Seth Hall Autodesk Unconference Intermediate Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Work with pipe networks -

CI4405 Heather Nagel Advanced Solutions Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI4500 James Wedding Autodesk, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products Civil Infrastructure Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI4513 AutoCAD® Civil 3D®: Profile Views, Data Bands, and Styles Thomas Martin UDS Urbane Daten-Systeme GmbH Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create meaningful profile views Label profile views with data bands Define and edit profile view styles Define and edit band styles -

CI4539-P No Project Is an Island: A Practical Guide to BIM Workflow Adam Peter Autodesk - Data Management AEC Lecture Advanced Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products Civil Infrastructure Data Management and Collaboration Infrastructure Design Suite PowerTrack Architecture, Engineering & Construction Describe Vault Collaboration AEC setup -

CI4541 Joshua Kehs Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI4557-U Project Workflow in a Collaborative Environment Adam Peter Autodesk - Data Management AEC Unconference Advanced Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Vault Family of Products Civil Infrastructure Data Management and Collaboration - Case Studies, Data Management Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI4563 Case Study: Autodesk® Vault Collaboration for Infrastructure Adam Peter Autodesk - Data Management AEC Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products Civil Infrastructure Data Management and Collaboration - Data Management Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI4607-P Sean Hulbert Harper Houf Peterson Righellis Inc. Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Navisworks Manage Civil Infrastructure Advanced Visualization Infrastructure Design Suite PowerTrack Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI4678 Tunnel Design Using AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Tomas Lendvorsky Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Select the right way to design a tunnel Design a tunnel portal -

CI4707 WisDOT: Adopting a Model-Based Approach to Roadway Design and Construction Eric Arneson Wisconsin Department of Transportation Lecture Beginner Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI4708-U Adopt-a-Highway or AutoCAD® Civil 3D®: Do I Have to Choose? Michele Guynn FDOT Unconference Beginner Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure CAD Management and IT - Design Leadership, Industry Trends, Process/Workflow Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI4730 Dreaming of Civil Bridge Models Eric Cylwik Sundt Construction Lecture Beginner Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Define what should be in a bridge model -

CI4760 I’m a Civil Engineer: Why Should I Care About GIS? Rick Ellis Cadapult Software Solutions, Inc. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Geospatial - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Access and work with GIS data English

CI4797-P Making Dirt Look Good: The Autodesk® Civil Visualization Extension Kristina Bollin U.S. CAD of Hawaii Lecture Beginner Nov 30 17:00 Nov 30 18:30 90 Min Autodesk 3ds Max Design Civil Infrastructure Advanced Visualization Infrastructure Design Suite PowerTrack Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI4854-P Get Your Style On Brian Hailey CAD-1 Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Utilities and Telecommunications Infrastructure Design Suite PowerTrack Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create and edit object and label styles -

CI4855-U Get Your Style On Unconference Brian Hailey CAD-1 Unconference Intermediate Dec 1 17:15 Dec 1 18:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create and edit object and label styles -

CI4933 Roman Boernchen UDS Urbane Daten-Systeme GmbH Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create and modify grading points Describe land sites using parcels List the results in tables -

CI4946-P AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Survey: From the Ground to the (Point) Clouds Joe Hedrick IMAGINiT Technologies Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - Infrastructure Design Suite PowerTrack Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI5009 Swept Path Analysis for AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Robert Gadbaw CGS plus LLC/KarelCAD Ltd Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Automotive & Transportaion Perform vehicle turning simulations English

CI5020 AutoCAD® Civil 3D® BIM: From Point Clouds to BIM Harry Parnell Balfour Beatty Major Civil Engineering Lecture Beginner Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Navisworks Manage Civil Infrastructure Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI5050 Shawn Herring ProSoft Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI5085 UnConditional Corridor Love Chad Studer ADSK Solutions Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Advanced Visualization - Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI5156 DWG™ to the Cloud and Back Brian Lopez Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil Infrastructure AutoCAD - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI5182 AutoCAD® Civil 3D® para Infraestrutura Marcus Cardoso Frazillio Ferroni Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Utilities and Telecommunications - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Portuguese

CI5187 Civil Surface Base Plan: Tips and Tricks Matt Kolberg Cansel Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI5212 James Johnson GHD, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI5241 Islands in the Asphalt: Parking Lot Grading for Commercial Site Projects Eric Chappell Timmons Group Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Adjust the model when changes arise -

CI5251 Creating Custom Storm Inlets Using Part Builder Eric Chappell Timmons Group Lecture Advanced Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Customization and Programming - Process/Workflow, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI5271 Making the Grade in Corridor Modeling Greg McLaughlin Eagle Point Software Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create a site assembly Extract feature lines from a corridor Create a finished grade surface English

CI5278 Design–BIM–Build Ron Moreno RBF Consulting Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI5283 BIM for Infrastructure: Show Me the Money! Daniel Philbrick Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Leverage the value of the BIM model -

CI5287 Capitalize on Corridor Improvements in AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2012 Don Quinn Eagle Point Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

CI5305-U Interactive Session with Leaders of the AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Product Team Daniel Philbrick Autodesk Unconference Intermediate Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Design Leadership, New from Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction Better prepare for future technology Influence Autodesk technology direction Learn from peers in the field -

CI5356 It's About Time: Migrating from AutoCAD® Land Desktop to AutoCAD Civil 3D® Jerry Bartels Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Civil Infrastructure - Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Start implementing Civil 3D immediately -

CI5362 Water! Water! Quenching your Thirst for Water in AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Cyndy Davenport Bowman Consulting Group Lecture Beginner Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure CAD Management and IT - Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Modify your pressure pipe layout AutoCAD Civil 3D users -

CI5420 David Hill SolidCad/Robert Steltman Software Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure CAD Management and IT - Process/Workflow, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction Use the Corridor Section Editor -

CI5512-U Secrets to Preparing and Passing the AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Certification Exams Rick Ellis Cadapult Software Solutions, Inc. Unconference Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI5529 Frank Neuberg Autodesk GmbH Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products Civil Infrastructure Data Management and Collaboration - Case Studies, Data Management, Collaboration Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI5536 Roberta Oldenburg Mortenson Construction Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI5593-L Maximize Your Design Impact with Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design Steve Stamatoplos Autodesk Hands-On Lab Beginner Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI5604-L Kevin Faraca The PPI Group Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI5615 Design and Analysis Using 3D Vehicles on Complex Grading Billy Chan Transoft Solutions Inc Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Architecture and Building Design - Optimized Design, Simulation, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

CI5625 A Design Retrospective: Designing in the Absence of BIM Steven Costa Microsol Resources Lecture Beginner Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI5669-L Autodesk® Infrastructure Modeler (AIM) for Success Angel Espinoza Autodesk, Inc. Hands-On Lab Beginner Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Minutes Autodesk LandXplorer Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI5746 Taming the Beast: Everyday Tips and Tricks for AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Points John Evans John Evans Design Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Construction - Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI5783 Tristan Randall Parsons Brinckerhoff Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Navisworks Manage Civil Infrastructure Data Management and Collaboration - Autodesk Suites Workflow, Collaboration, Visualization Architecture, Engineering & Construction Perform multidisciplinary modeling Perform 4D modeling and simulation Organize and manage models -

CI5806 Rad Lazic Florida DOT Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Design Leadership - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI6122-U Sanitary Sewer Musings Christopher Fugitt Civil Reminders Unconference Beginner Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - - Customize pipe and structure labels Use pipe rules to check your design Customize pipe rules -

CI6380 Dave deJong Stantec Consulting Lecture Beginner Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Data Management and Collaboration - Case Studies, Design Leadership, Process/Workflow Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI6401-P Corridor Deconstruction Peter Funk Autodesk, Inc Lecture Advanced Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Customization and Programming Infrastructure Design Suite PowerTrack Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI6620 Roundabout Design: A Better Workflow Simon Ayers Savoy Computing Services Ltd Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

CI6640-P Triangulate This! Under the Hood on Surfaces and Grading Dana Probert Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - Infrastructure Design Suite PowerTrack Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create a surface from triangulation Manage large amounts of surface data -

CI6641 What's New in AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2012? Joshua Coombs Autodesk Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Beginner 45 Minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - New from Autodesk, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

CI6740-U Rail Track Design Using Autodesk Civil Solutions Dave Simeone Autoesk Unconference Intermediate Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - - Design Leadership, New from Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI6741-U Bridge Modeling Workflow Steering Committee Dave Simeone Autoesk Unconference Beginner Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Structural Design and Engineering - Design Leadership, New from Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI6800-P Chakri Gavini Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure - Infrastructure Design Suite PowerTrack Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CI6920 AutoCAD® Civil 3D® y Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis® Simon Noyola Down To Earth Technologies Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

CI7041 Tanya West Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Min AutoCAD Map 3D Civil Infrastructure Geospatial - New from Autodesk, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction Use Map 3D for drainage planning Use Map 3D for sewer planning Complete planning examples English

CI7102-P Alignment Deep Dive Scott McEachron Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Civil Infrastructure Utilities and Telecommunications Infrastructure Design Suite PowerTrack Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CM1844 License and Registration, Please Tom Stoeckel Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Min Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT - - Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Read and edit Autodesk license files Manage license borrowing Explain online license transfer -

CM1886 Justifying 3D to Management Robert Stein Real Software Solutions Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:15 Nov 30 14:45 90 Min Autodesk Inventor Products CAD Management and IT Business Owner - Case Studies, Process/Workflow, Industry Trends Manufacturing Perform strategic research Perform detailed analysis Make strategic decisions -

CM2506-U CAD/BIM Managers' Love Affair with IT Brian Traut American Structurepoint, Inc. Unconference Beginner Dec 1 8:15 Dec 1 9:45 90 Minutes Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Leadership Forum - Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CM2883 Luis Chavarria Mecsoft de Costa Rica Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Vault Family of Products CAD Management and IT Manufacturing - Technical Features Manufacturing Rastrear avances de sus proyectos. Spanish

CM3180-U Ray Sirois Wright-Pierce Unconference Intermediate Dec 1 13:15 Dec 1 14:45 90 Minutes Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Business Owner - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CM3844 3D Standards: New Thinking Kevin Smedley Engineering Design Systems, Inc. Lecture Advanced Dec 1 15:15 Dec 1 16:45 90 Min Autodesk Inventor Products CAD Management and IT Manufacturing - Manufacturing -

CM3860 Mission Impossible? Corporate Standards Are Not a Myth Kevin Sanders Bohler Engineering Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D CAD Management and IT Civil Infrastructure - Process/Workflow Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CM3861 Mission Impossible? Corporate Standards Are Not a Myth: The Path Kevin Sanders Bohler Engineering Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D CAD Management and IT Civil Infrastructure - Process/Workflow Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CM3943 Autodesk® Network License Manager Jimmy Bergmark JTB World Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT CAD Management and IT - Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Manage network licenses Troubleshoot network license issues Report license usage English

CM4000 CAD Leadership Versus Management: It’s Not About the Layers Joseph Joseph SAIC Lecture Advanced Nov 30 8:15 Nov 30 9:45 90 Min AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - - Design Leadership Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CM4228 Optimizing Digital Drawing Files and BIM Models for Measurement and Estimating Simon Lovegrove Exactal Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture CAD Management and IT Architecture and Building Design - Process/Workflow Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

CM4295-U Social Media, the Cloud, and Mobile: The Office of YOU David Taylor Metso Minerals Unconference Beginner Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Minutes Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Business Owner - Media & Entertainment Be a self-sustaining and portable office -

AIM at Perfection: Create Conceptual Designs Faster with Autodesk® Infrastructure Modeler 2012

"AIM at Perfection" is a beginner-level class designed to educate infrastructure project teams, land planning professionals, and civil engineers about the basics of Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler 2012 (AIM). This class will discuss many of the types of GIS data widely available and explore how they can be used in Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler to create realistic conceptual designs for stakeholders to explore tomorrow's infrastructure today. The class will also show how to create audio/video (.avi) files that enable you to virtually fly through areas of interest to help visualize designs. For GIS or infrastructure design professionals, Infrastructure Modeler will quickly become your tool of choice for infrastructure conceptual design. Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler was formerly Project Galileo from Autodesk Labs.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), New from Autodesk, Conceptual Design, Visualization, Urban Planning, Process/Workflow

Use Infrastructure Modeler 2012 to create conceptual designs for your clients and project stakeholders

List the types of GIS data available and describe how Infrastructure Modeler uses them to accurately visualize conceptual designs

Migrate data from your AutoCAD® Civil 3D® model to Infrastructure Modeler

Create videos of the project that pan and zoom to show project details

Infrastructure project teams, land planning professionals, urban planners, and civil engineers

Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff: Make Received Drawings Conform to Your AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Standards

You have received a drawing file that was created using somebody else's standards. You have no idea what additional software may have been used that put unnecessary data in the drawing. This class will show you some workflows and tools to get that drawing to conform to your company standards with minimal effort. We will use tools from AutoCAD Express Tools, some from CAD Standards tools, some from AutoCAD Map 3D® and some from AutoCAD Civil 3D®. You will walk away with an arsenal of ideas that will help you establish a consistent workflow for received drawing files.

Interoperability, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow

Evaluate a received drawing and determine how it deviates from your standards

Effectively use Layer Translator and describe how to save the translation setups

Establish a workflow for drawings received from outside your company

AEC Professionals who have any level of experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D

This class focuses on the enhanced superelevation functions now available in AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, specifically axis-of-rotation (AOR), which now enables you to attain superelevation optimally, depending on project location and conditions. Historically, this problem was solved through a set of rigid procedures and only solvable to typical sections constructed a in limited manner. The new AOR feature allows users to define cross-sectional components in a very flexible manner and allows the dynamic editing of the axis of rotation to quickly validate various alternatives.

Use the superelevation wizard to define roadway types and superelevation axis of rotation points

Create a roadway assembly using the new LaneSuperelevationAOR subassembly to define potential pivot points

Describe how a corridor using an assembly with potential pivot points will use the pivot locations defined in the alignment

Explain how you can change the axis of rotation point and the corridor will dynamically update to reflect the new location

Civil engineers, highway and rail project engineers, and project designers

Using AutoCAD® Civil 3D® and AutoCAD Map 3D for Sustainable Design on Environmental Projects

This class will cover using AutoCAD Civil 3D and AutoCAD Map 3D on environmental projects. The class describes how to use GIS and civil design tools for sustainable design and compliance with LEED® requirements. Data management features, design features, visualization, and project delivery via the web using Autodesk MapGuide® will be covered. We will use features in Map 3D such as FDO, topology, and database linking, as well as explore data management methods that can help you hit project milestones in a fraction of the time needed for conventional methods. In addition, the class will cover solving stormwater problems to meet basic project and LEED requirements.

Explain the various methods for managing GIS and CAD data with AutoCAD Civil 3D and AutoCAD Map 3D

Use GIS and design analysis tools to meet specific sustainable design criteria

Use GIS and design analysis tools for storm water management

Explain how visualization and web tools can be used to effectively deliver the project to the client

Civil environmental project design team members who work on environmental projects; suitable for those from drafting level to project manager

La clase iniciará con un recorrido de la interface de Autodesk Subassembly Composer a fin de lograr la correcta ubicación del espectador durante el progreso de la misma, posteriormente, se desarrollaran al menos dos Subassemblies diferentes con el Subassembly Composer, mostrando las cualidades de la herramienta y permitiendo un fácil acceso al usuario básico.Una vez confeccionadas las Subassemblies en Subassembly Composer, se demostrara la inclusión de las mismas en AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, para proceder finalmente con un diseño básico de una carretera de quinientos metros (mínimo), ésta contemplara en su corredor la inclusión de un Subassembly predefinido de AutoCAD Civil 3D, en conjunto son los Subassemblies creados en la primera etapa de esta clase mediante Subassembly Composer.Obteniendo como resultado un corredor a partir de elementos predefinidos en AutoCAD Civil 3D y elementos creados por el usuario desarrollador según las necesidades del proyecto y las normativas locales de cada país.

Manipular Autodesk Subassembly Composer como una herramienta ventajosa en la ejecución de proyectos con AutoCAD Civil 3D

Comprender el funcionamiento de Subassembly Composer como una alternativa a la creación de Subassemblies desde polilineas

Conocer los procedimientos para la creación y configuración de Subassemblies desde Subassembly Composer

Implementar en un corredor las Subassemblies creadas desde Subassembly Composer junto con las Subassemblies predefinidas

AEC – Técnicos y profesionales involucrados en el desarrollo de proyectos viales

Floating Away: Connecting AutoCAD® Civil 3D® with HEC-RAS for Floodplain Mapping

Intended for intermediate-to-advanced AutoCAD Civil 3D users, this class is designed to show land development professionals techniques and nuances for extracting detailed hydraulic floodplain models from a LiDAR terrain. Leveraging the "Export to DEM" method for surface export, this class will explore performing quick and accurate floodplain delineations on detailed Civil 3D surfaces by interacting with the newly released and publicly available RAS Mapper in Hydrologic Engineering Centers River Analysis System (HEC-RAS) version 4.1.0 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Utilizing only Civil 3D and open-source programs, this class will demonstrate creating detailed hydraulic workmaps from Civil 3D surface, then to HEC-RAS model, then to floodplain delineation imported to Civil 3D. This class will further explore the use of grading objects for developing quick and iterative floodplain analysis to determine the comparative impacts of proposed grading in the floodplain.

Optimized Design, Process/Workflow, Technical Features

Use grading objects and templates to create quick and accurate floodplain reclamation analysis

Connect HEC-RAS and Civil 3D as a full floodplain mapping solution without purchasing additional 3rd party software

Use Civil 3D surfaces with HEC-RAS Mapper to create accurate floodplain delineations

Develop an existing and proposed HEC-RAS hydraulic model from a LiDAR surface

Civil engineers who need to rapidly determine floodplain reclamation and grading, city engineers who need to develop detailed floodplain maps, and engineers who need to develop floodplain workmaps with only Civil 3D and shareware

Are you confused about how to plot all the different views (Plan, Profile, and Cross sections) in Civil 3D? Then this class is for you! We will discuss the settings and styles that help automate plotting your projects whether they include Plans, Profiles, Cross Sections, or a combination of these sheet sets. We will also examine the necessary settings required for your drawing templates to make the plotting process a breeze. In addition, we will cover some of the AutoCAD plotting functionality that you can leverage. Come and learn how to automate plotting your projects using Civil 3D (no Robin required). Batman is a trademark of DC Comics.

Construction Documentation, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow

List the settings and styles behind the plotting process

Civil engineers who plot projects, CAD managers in charge of setting up drawing templates for Civil 3D, and CAD technicians in charge of drafting/plotting

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is implementing Civil 3D as an alternative design software for consultants to use. FDOT has traditionally used Bentley® MicroStation® and GEOPAK software for transportation projects, and will continue to do so. However, the department has developed a very robust Civil 3D state kit to provide more opportunity for consultants who may not use Bentley software. This class will examine FDOT’s unique and customized CADD configuration and how they implemented it in Civil 3D, and it will confirm that Civil 3D is a true transportation-ready product.

Describe how FDOT set up Civil 3D for a multidiscipline environment with over 500 users

Explain how FDOT incorporated their custom applications from a different CAD system into Civil 3D

Describe how FDOT transformed from one CAD system to another

CAD managers who deal with transportation design, government agencies who are interested in using Civil 3D, and Civil 3D users who work on transportation projects

This lab will enable you to gain hands-on experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D. You will have the opportunity to edit a road design model (corridor) and build other Civil 3D objects. The lab will also cover styles.

Describe the capabilities and features of AutoCAD Civil 3D

Anyone who wants a beginning introduction to AutoCAD Civil 3D

Why You Shouldn't Turn Off the Map Task Pane in AutoCAD® Civil 3D® All the Time

Are you a Civil 3D user? Is one of your first actions after launching the software to turn off the Map Task Pane? Do you know what tools it offers? If you answer yes to any of these questions, this class is for you! In this class, we will explain how to best use the tools that AutoCAD Map 3D offers, including drawing cleanup, coordinate systems, data import, data connect, and more!

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

List the Map 3D tools available in Civil 3D

Describe workflows for working with GIS data in Civil 3D

List the new features of Map 3D 2012 and explain how they can enhance your Civil 3D projects

Use the common Map 3D tools in Civil 3D

AEC professionals who want to learn about the Map 3D features in Civil 3D and Civil 3D users who want to expand their GIS skills

This class is a "must watch" if your organization is still not taking advantage of the power of AutoCAD Civil 3D. In this class, I will show and discuss the major technical and non-technical issues that your organization has to resolve before truly harnessing the power of Civil 3D. Learning the picks and clicks is not the answer to making the leap to Civil 3D; however, it is manageable and many firms have done it already. The key is having a plan and following through until you are more productive than ever before. Watch this class to hear true success stories made possible by thorough planning.

Create and modify styles to start a Civil 3D template

List the main issues that typical firms run into when attempting to implement Civil 3D

Explain why a firm should move to Civil 3D rather than continuing to use their current software

CAD managers or designers who are currently not doing production work in Civil 3D, who don't think they are getting the most out of Civil 3D, or who are just starting to implement Civil 3D

Create Subassemblies That Think Outside the Box With Subassembly Composer for AutoCAD® Civil 3D®

Intended for existing AutoCAD Civil 3D users, this class explores the potential of Subassembly Composer for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 and 2012, available in the Subscription Center. Subassembly Composer provides users with an easy-to-use interface to visually create complex subassemblies without the need for advanced programming knowledge. With forethought and ingenuity, users can create custom subassemblies to meet their specific needs that can be used again and again once they are imported into Civil 3D. Learn what it takes with these in-depth, step-by-step instructions that will give you the skills to go back to the office and wow your coworkers with your own custom subassemblies specific to your standards. With the subassemblies already available in the Civil 3D tool palette and the subassemblies you create with the tool box in the Subassembly Composer, your corridors will have endless possibilities. Attendees should be familiar with the subassemblies available in Civil 3D and how to utilize them in assembly and corridor creation.

New from Autodesk, Technical Features, Process/Workflow

Define appropriate input and target parameters that allow for end user customization once they are imported into Civil 3D

Identify Visual Basic expressions and other settings that are available for use when creating subassembly geometry or constructing conditionals

Create a complex flowchart built with subassembly logic tools available in the toolbox

Evaluate a flowchart and preview a subassembly to confirm that all scenarios have been analyzed

Data collection is a key success factor of GIS projects. From 50 to 90 percent of resources are often used for data collection. The class provides insight into how 1,350,000 objects were efficiently gathered within one year with 5 cm accuracy. The railway is a multi-utility environment—300 object types were measured in one measurement process. The raster-design based data entry is uncertain for its historic nature—the precision is in the 1.5- to 2-meter range, which is not precise enough for making several decisions. Traditional surveying is time-consuming and Hungarian State Railways would have had to hire external resources to perform the surveying. Instead, an integrated GPS/GIS process was designed in the multi-utility environment. The process was highly supported by AutoCAD® TopoBase™ (now known as AutoCAD Map 3D Enterprise) functionality with some local extensions.

Case Studies, Collaboration, Design Leadership, Data Management

Obtain high-precision, complex data with a limited budget

Build GIS- and GPS-based data collection processes

Assure "first-catch data quality" and multiple layers of control

Clearly communicate current future GIS project scope

Directors of infrastructure operations, GIS project directors, and data collection experts

From the BasicLane to the OverlayMillAndLevel to the DaylightBasinImperial, join Scott as he teaches you the language of the Subassembly Composer to create your own music.

New from Autodesk, Optimized Design, Process/Workflow, Technical Features

AutoCAD® Civil 3D® users who have an advanced understanding of corridor modeling

This class focuses on the learning the interface to and capabilities provided by Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis. The class will cover some best practices and workflow for importing information into Storm and Sanitary Analysis and performing analysis. A special emphasis will be made to focus on the capabilities and limitations of the analysis. If you import industry models from AutoCAD® Map 3D® or pipe networks from AutoCAD Civil 3D®, and you have been wondering how to start your analysis, this class is for you.

Optimized Design, Process/Workflow, Technical Features

Identify the capabilities and limitations of Storm and Sanitary Analysis

Work with the Storm and Sanitary Analysis building blocks for successful modeling

List and describe methods to share model information between Map 3D and/or Civil 3D and Storm and Sanitary Analysis

Engineers, technicians, designers, and anyone who is interested in water resources

Cry Me Some River Analysis: AutoCAD® Civil 3D® and Autodesk Labs Project River Analysis

Learn how to leverage your AutoCAD Civil 3D drawings and data to prepare hydraulic analysis of floodplains with Project River Analysis. This class will walk you through some basic tools in the River Analysis toolset to enable you to set up your floodplain analysis model and generate reports from Civil 3D AutoCAD or Map 3D. The class will dive deep into floodplain analysis, including performing stormwater storage calculations with AutoCAD Civil 3D surfaces, alignments, and sections.

New from Autodesk, Sustainable Design, Technical Features, Process/Workflow

Develop a HEC-RAS model from within AutoCAD Civil 3D or Map 3D

Explain hydraulic modeling within AutoCAD Civil 3D

Develop floodplain mapping and surface elevation models

Use alignments, sample lines, and sections to calculate stormwater volumes

Civil, hydraulic, municipal, and transportation engineers; water resource personnel; GIS and land planners; designers; and anyone who is interested in floodplain management

In this class, David shares corridor modeling lessons he has learned over the past five years from his experiences with providing training and support for the integration of AutoCAD® Civil 3D® into design processes at Nolte Vertical Five. Discussion will cover a wide range of projects, including using corridors for site grading, basic roadway models, and highway-widening projects. The class will provide tips and guidelines for determining how to create assemblies, using conditional subassemblies, when to use offset assemblies, and the competitive advantage of developing custom subassemblies.

Identify a wide range of applications for corridor models

Develop assemblies to meet specific design objectives, such as 3D models, sections, or material quantities

Build smarter corridor models with conditional subassemblies

Describe the need for and benefits of custom subassemblies

Beginning through advanced users of AutoCAD Civil 3D versions 2009-2012

This class is designed to give experienced AutoCAD Civil 3D users the "ins and outs" of Civil 3D pipe networks, and build upon their existing knowledge of the feature.The class will also cover rules, customization, import and export (including the new SHP functionality), and some basic troubleshooting. This class will be followed by the AutoCAD Civil 3D Pipe Networks unconference session so you can share what you know about pipe networks with your peers.

Customize materials, parameters, and parts lists

Describe the possibilities for importing and exporting pipe data

Perform basic troubleshooting of pipe networks

AutoCAD Civil 3D users who want to expand upon their knowledge of the pipes functionality

In this unconference session, we will discuss the "ins and outs" of Civil 3D pipe networks and build on your existing knowledge of the feature. Other discussion topics include rules, customization, import and export (including the new SHP functionality), and some basic troubleshooting. Bring your tips, tricks, and concerns about pipe networks in Civil 3D to share in this unconference session.

Construction Documentation, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Customize materials, parameters, and parts list

Describe the possibilities for importing and exporting pipe data

Discuss basic troubleshooting of pipe networks

Users who are looking to expand upon their knowledge of the pipes functionality, and discuss it in an open unconference format

3-in-1 Stream Restoration Using AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, Map 3D, and Autodesk® Storm and Sanitary Analysis

With the increasing amount of commercial, industrial, and residential development, increased runoff is causing streams to overflow and degrade at a rapid pace. The use of natural channel design methods is necessary to restore both the stability and ecology of disturbed stream reaches. This class will explain how Civil 3D and the new Storm and Sanitary application help with the design and evaluation of natural channels and stormwater management facilities. Attendees will learn how to import and integrate GIS data into AutoCAD Map 3D, create custom assemblies in Civil 3D for natural channel design, and develop existing and post-development hydrology in Storm and Sanitary Analysis. This class will benefit not only water resource engineers, but also those who have an interest in Map 3D and Storm and Sanitary Analysis functionality within a civil design process.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Process/Workflow, Sustainable Design

Develop a workflow for stream restoration

Identify constraints and provide preliminary site assessments using Map 3D

Evaluate stream corridor design scenarios

Utilize Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis to determine impacts on bankfull and flood discharges

Intermediate-level users of AutoCAD Civil 3D

BIM 360 with AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, Autodesk® Vault Collaboration, and Autodesk® Buzzsaw®

The modern design team does not end at the meeting room door, and by leveraging the full range of team collaboration tools from Autodesk, you can take your data full circle. In this class, we will look at delivering the promise of BIM 360 in the civil infrastructure profession by leveraging the interaction between AutoCAD Civil 3D, Vault Collaboration AEC, and Buzzsaw. We will start by exploring the internal team collaboration with Civil 3D and Vault, then submit drawings using Buzzsaw, and deliver feedback with the mobile AutoCAD WS platform.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Data Management, Interoperability, Conceptual Design, Process/Workflow

Describe basic lifecycle concepts in the Vault Collaboration product

Describe how data can move from design all the way to operations and maintenance (O&M) in a digital format

Update and review data using Buzzsaw and WS platform technology

Explain the concept of BIM 360 in the civil engineering framework

Civil 3D users who want to understand how they can leverage their data through the full design process using Vault and Buzzsaw technologies

How do I get a profile view that meets my expectations? In this class, we will do a a profile view world walk-through and discuss how to produce meaningful profile views.You will learn about the graphic design of a profile view and how to label it to suit your requirements. Class attendees will benefit from the possibilities of styles for profile views and data bands.

Construction Documentation, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, Technical Features

Design draftsmen or standardization representatives who have advanced knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D

BIM projects involve many stakeholders. IT personnel, project managers, design engineers, external partners, and contractors all need to have access to project information at varying levels. Developing a workflow so each party has current information and access to secure data is critical. This class will explain how to set up and manage a secure collaborative environment using Autodesk® Vault Collaboration AEC, AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, Autodesk Buzzsaw® and Autodesk Navisworks®. Topics will include tips for organizing the Vault, working with sheet set manager, connecting Navisworks to vaulted projects, and configuring Buzzsaw.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Data Management, Collaboration

Describe how Civil 3D, Navisworks, Buzzsaw, and Vault Collaboration AEC can work together seamlessly

Configure Buzzsaw to synchronize with Vault Collaboration AEC

List tips for configuring Vault Collaboration AEC

BIM or CAD managers who need to develop successful processes for both internal and external multi-site workflows

Ducks on the Pond: Stormwater Management Basin Analysis Using AutoCAD® Civil 3D® and Autodesk® SSA

AutoCAD Civil 3D and Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis (SSA) are an advanced, powerful, and comprehensive modeling package for analyzing and designing urban drainage systems, stormwater sewers, and sanitary sewers. This class will examine using Civil 3D to model stormwater management ponds, such as dry detention basins and wet ponds, and then to analyze them using SSA. We will cover the layout of these technologies in Civil 3D as well as the detailed design and analysis required by today's regulations.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design

Model and analyze detention basins in Civil 3D and Storm and Sanitary Analysis

Model and analyze retention basins (wet ponds) in Civil 3D and Storm and Sanitary Analysis

Use tools in Civil 3D and Storm and Sanitary Analysis to determine site hydrology for a number of methodologies

Produce reports summarizing the design and analysis of stormwater management basins

Civil engineers, project managers, municipal engineers, stormwater engineers, water resource engineers, design engineers, transportation engineers, and land planners

In this unconference session, we will discuss the capabilities of Autodesk® Vault Collaboration AEC and its interaction with infrastructure software. Discussion topics will include best practices for migrating and configuring projects, working in a multidiscipline environment, coordinating files that incorporate AutoCAD® Civil 3D® objects, and using Autodesk Navisworks® and Buzzsaw®.

Develop best practices for infrastructure workflows that involve Vault Collaboration AEC

Describe how to incorporate legacy projects into Vault Collaboration AEC

Configure a Vault workflow to coexist with a multidiscipline project

Articulate processes that will improve productivity

BIM or CAD managers who desire a deeper understanding of importing and managing new and legacy projects within Vault Collaboration AEC

Don't believe Vault is ready for the infrastructure environment? Come see a customer who has successfully implemented Vault and used it to increase productivity in on a real project. Learn what worked and what did not, and gain insight into their overall experience. This class will explore the process for incorporating Vault Collaboration by analyzing existing conditions, developing a strategy for integration and successfully starting and completing a project.

Explain why analyzing existing conditions is an important part of any implementation

Describe how existing workflows can be incorporated into Vault Collaboration

Avoid pitfalls based on real life experience.

Confidently implement Vault Collaboration AEC within an existing company architecture

IT managers, BIM managers, and CAD managers

The Road Less Traveled: BIM in Transportation Collaboration—Cross-Platform 3D and 4D Modeling

In this class, we will build a building information model. We will talk about how to leverage the power of AutoCAD® Civil 3D® and Autodesk® Navisworks®, as well as other products, to create and evaluate design conflicts and manage construction phasing and project scheduling. Additionally, we will discuss how to harness the power and versatility of Civil 3D and Navisworks tools to visualize construction elements and potential conflicts.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Design Leadership, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration

Set up and configure a workflow for a successful 3D/4D modeling project

Use elements from Autodesk Revit®, Civil 3D, and other software to prepare a construction schedule and resolve potential conflicts

Create 3D modeling elements and attach them to a construction schedule to create a 4D model

Use Civil 3D elements in Navisworks and apply textures and materials to model elements

Project managers, civil engineers, structural engineers, civil designers, and construction managers

Learn how to design tunnels using AutoCAD Civil 3D. This class will cover the entire process of tunnel design. We will create geological layers from different sources, design the tunnel corridor, calculate volumes of different geological layers, create the tunnel portal, and perform other tasks in tunnel design. We will discuss differences in designing different tunnel types. The goal of the class is to equip you with comprehensive information on how to use AutoCAD Civil 3D for tunnel design.

Interoperability, Optimized Design, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, Technical Features

Create geological layers from different data sources

Calculate volumes for separate geological layers

Intermediate-level AutoCAD Civil 3D users who work in transportation

With the implementation of AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation has developed a model-based approach to designing transportation projects as part of our goal to make construction-ready Automated Machine Guidance Roadway Models a deliverable of the design process. In 2011, WisDOT saw its first highway projects completed using the new design system and, through a pilot effort, has shared these models with prospective bidders. How did WisDOT designers benefit by using a model-based approach to highway design? How did WisDOT contractors benefit by having the models available to help prepare bids? Does the model-based approach lead to construction efficiencies? What has Wisconsin DOT learned from their Roadway Model Sharing Pilot effort, and where are we going from here?

Case Studies, Technical Features, Design Leadership, Process/Workflow

List the benefits of a model-based approach to transportation project design and construction.

Explain how WisDOT approached implementing a model-based philosophies in their processes

Describe the challenges WisDOT faced in implementing a model-based approach to transportation projects

Describe lessons WisDOT learned during this process and explain how they are adjusting to further improve efficiency

Transportation design engineers, roadway construction contractors, owners of transportation facilities, and others involved in large public works improvement projects

You probably haven't seen that sign along any highway, but you might wonder how some of Autodesk's largest customers, including many departments of transportation, have succeeded in implementing Civil 3D over the last few years. In this unconference session, we will share experiences with implementing Civil 3D, including the drivers for implementation, challenges faced, the process, and the results. Bring your tips and your challenges for an interactive discussion.

Benefit from the experience of some key Autodesk customers

Describe various levels of Civil 3D customization

List challenges faced while implementing Civil 3D

Describe the rewards of switching over to the Civil 3D BIM platform

Employees of firms who thinking about or going through Civil 3D implementation, BIM managers who are curious about what it takes to adopt Civil 3D, and CAD managers who want to know the effort required and the rewards of adopting Civil 3D

Construction technology uses for heavy civil design and construction lag behind vertical Building Information Modeling (BIM) and its applications in almost every way. This class explores what a perfect and worthwhile digital bridge model would consist of, as well as what it would look like. We will discuss what should be included in the model, what the model should be capable of, and what the value of modeling those pieces/portions of the bridge would be. This class will highlight different applications used to enhance the capabilities of corridor modeling in AutoCAD® Civil 3D® and provide new features that enable you to effectively model a bridge. Class attendees should walk away with a semi-firm outline of what the perfect bridge would include, why it would include it, and the possible value.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Interoperability, Design Leadership

Define why specific elements are important to a bridge model

Identify potential uses and benefits of digital bridge models and describe the lifecycle of a bridge model

List current software used to create bridge models

Owners, operators, designers, contractors, and subcontractors who work on bridges and want to brainstorm how a model can benefit the lifecycle of a bridge

If you are an AutoCAD® Civil 3D® user who ignores the Map commands or closes the Map Explorer as soon as it appears on your screen, this class will answer this all-too-common question: “Why should I care about AutoCAD Map 3D?" AutoCAD Map 3D, which is included in Civil 3D, features many powerful tools that enable engineers and surveyors to be more productive in their day-to-day work. This class will focus on using Map 3D for aggregating and using data from external sources, such as ESRI shapefiles, E00 files, and AutoCAD drawings. Attendees will learn to automatically label features and create thematic maps to display features such as land use or zoning. As you collect data for your project, you may find geometric errors such as duplicate lines, undershoots, and overshoots; this class will demonstrate ways to correct these issues. Finally, you will learn to build a surface in Civil 3D by extracting the elevation data from GIS contours. Learn to leverage a tool that is already on your desktop: AutoCAD Map 3D.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Technical Features, Process/Workflow

Find and correct geometry errors with the drawing cleanup tools

Quickly label objects with annotation templates

Create a surface from GIS contours in Civil 3D

Civil 3D users who are not currently using, or just want to learn more about, the vast array of powerful tools that they currently have available as part of AutoCAD Map 3D

You do not have to be a visualization expert to create compelling renderings and animations of your civil projects. The Civil Visualization Extension for Autodesk 3ds Max® Design provides a user-friendly purpose-built design visualization workflow for civil engineers. Learn how to easily add content such as signage, vehicles, road striping, bridges, and plants to your projects. See how you can take advantage of the powerful rendering capabilities of 3ds Max Design to validate your design in context and communicate your ideas visually. Visualization experience is not necessary.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Process/Workflow, Visualization

Import a Civil 3D file into 3ds Max Design

Use the Civil Visualization Extension to populate your scene with vehicles, cameras, road markings, and signage

Use basic rendering tools in 3ds Max Design

Describe best practices for preparing an Civil 3D file for use in 3ds Max Design

Civil engineers who are interested in creating renderings and animations of their Civil 3D files

Many companies take great pride in how their drawings look, and they strive for a consistent feel from project to project. Using styles in AutoCAD® Civil 3D® will help you achieve that goal. In this class you will learn how to create object, table, and label styles; how to manage those styles; and how to ensure your drawings are using the appropriate styles. This class will be followed by the Get Your Style On unconference session where you can discuss styles with others.

Construction Documentation, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow

Import styles from one drawing into another

Manage styles so each drawing you create will have the same look and feel across multiple projects

Explain how layers work within styles and determine the best method for your organization when creating your styles

Anyone who is using Civil 3D and needs to produce plans, including engineers, designers, drafters, landscape architects, planners, and surveyors

Many companies take great pride in how their drawings look and strive for a consistent feel from project to project. Using styles in AutoCAD® Civil 3D® will help you achieve that goal. In this unconference session, we will discuss company styles, including object, table, and label styles. We will talk about managing those styles and how to ensure your drawings are using the appropriate styles. This unconference session follows the Get Your Style On panel discussion.

Construction Documentation, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Import styles from one drawing into another

Manage styles so each drawing you create will have the same look and feel across multiple projects

Use layers that work within styles and determine the best method for your organization when creating your styles

Anyone who is using Civil 3D and needs to produce plans, including engineers, designers, drafters, landscape architects, planners, and surveyors

AutoCAD® Civil 3D®: Land Acquisition, Dynamic Border Extraction, and Parcels and Tables

In this class, you will learn to create and edit land acquisition borders with AutoCAD Civil 3D. We will take a data journey from land registration to sites with alignments, gradients, and sections to grading, then circle back to the starting point. You will discover the benefits of parcels and tables and learn how to minimize land purchase costs with the dynamic functions available in AutoCAD Civil 3D.

Optimized Design, Sustainable Design, Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Urban Planning

Insert land purchase borders in the existing survey map and label it

Project engineers and design draftsmen in engineering firms and government departments or local authorities

Learn how to take full advantage of the survey capabilities included in AutoCAD Civil 3D. During this class, we will explore the features and tools available in Civil 3D to work with the latest in surveying technology. Special attention will be given to working with data produced by 3D laser scanners, GPS, and even conventional total stations. Strategies for field coding and field collection, processing and adjusting different data types, and creating the final deliverable will be discussed.

Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Reality Capture, Technical Features

Import data produced by 3D laser scanners and other forms of LiDAR

Produce topographic maps and Civil 3D surfaces from LiDAR data

Describe field coding techniques for automated linework generation

Configure description keys, figure prefix libraries, and linework code sets

CAD managers, registered land surveyors, and technicians

Learn how to create swept path and vertical clearance analysis inside Civil 3D. This class will show you how to use Autopath to analyze road intersections, check maneuverability and clearance, and evaluate aircraft turn simulations. You will learn how to create swept path analysis for vehicles with user-defined shapes. We will also cover how to take advantage of the Civil 3D dynamic object model to create and update the analysis.

Process/Workflow, Simulation, Visualization, Technical Features

Create swept path and vertical clearance analysis

Check maneuverability and evaluate spatial requirements

Create analysis and simulation for custom vehicles

All levels of AutoCAD Civil 3D and AutoCAD users

This class explores a case study example of when a joint venture of UK firms Atkins, Skanska, and Balfour Beatty adopted and implemented Civil 3D building information modeling (BIM) on a live construction project. We will examine the benefits of having a building information model by looking at clash detection, 4D planning, and construction logistics. We will also discuss how point cloud data also played a major role in ensuring construction build-ability.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Design Leadership, Case Studies

Describe a real-world example of creating a Civil 3D BIM model

List the benefits of having BIM on a civil construction project

Use point cloud data within a BIM environment

Describe how BIM was implemented on to a project which had no previous experience

Contractors, engineers, and virtual design and construction (VDC) professionals

Autodesk® Storm and Sanitary Analysis for Highway Design of Simple or Complex Roads

In this class, you will learn how to utilize your AutoCAD® Civil 3D® corridor design model and surface to quickly break out your catchment areas and prepare for export to Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis (SSA). We will show you how to use the SSA package to run storm analysis on the network. Finally, we will cover round tripping the network back into Civil 3D to update networks and profiles. You should have some understanding of Civil 3D pipe networks as well as standard storm drainage practices.

Optimized Design, Process/Workflow, Sustainable Design

Use your roadway corridor and surface design for storm analysis

Define catchment areas using your corridor model

Export to SSA and create analysis with reports

Round trip your design back into Civil 3D

Engineers and designers who want to advance their drainage design skills

Assemblies are essential for roadways, railways, traveled ways, channels, ditches, utility runs, and airport runways. They are relatively easy to create, and the 3D model is essential for design. This class will focus on conditional subassemblies and explore the possibilities for delivering data from the model that was not made obvious. The focus will be on applying one assembly with conditional subassemblies to automatically design driveways, sidewalks, intersections, medians, and even ADA ramps. We will reveal valuable tips and secrets. Code sets, styles, and settings are only the beginning. We will show you how to apply real-world materials to corridors and, if time permits, describe how to add paint stripes and animation along the centerline.

Automatically apply subassemblies to an assembly that is based on plan view

Use code sets to display design data from an engineering model

Easily address driveways, sidewalks, medians, and intersections with one region

Boost corridor performance and apply realistic materials to a corridor for rendering or presentations

AEC professionals who are using Civil 3D and would like to elaborate on corridors

Cloud technology is revolutionizing the way we maintain our data, and today we have more opportunities than ever for leveraging these technologies. Design drafting and civil data are great examples of data that can reside in the cloud, and every day we are learning about more interesting and exciting possibilities. In this class, we discuss and demonstrate some new techniques for persisting AutoCAD® and AutoCAD Civil 3D® data <em>directly</em> in the cloud and bringing it back. We will utilize existing tools and extend others to build a data bridge, which allows data to exist outside the confines of the DWG file. Data stored and accessed this way can outgrow the DWG file; therefore, we look at how data subsets can be dynamically rendered into AutoCAD and Civil 3D sessions for editing, as well as viewing the data directly with online tools via the web. In the class, we will demonstrate some of these possibilities.

Cloud Computing, Data Management, New from Autodesk, Design Leadership, Collaboration

Explain the characteristics of cloud technologies and their use in Autodesk solution-based environments

Discuss and describe possible applications of cloud technology to the AEC industry

Discuss and describe new techniques for persisting AutoCAD and Civil 3D data directly in the cloud

List key challenges to implementing cloud technology

All AEC/built environment professionals, IT professionals, and others who are looking for alternative project collaboration technology

O AutoCAD Civil 3D disponibiliza diversas ferramentas e recursos para o desenvolvimento de projetos de infraestrutura urbana. Podemos utilizar seus recursos desde a elaboração dos estudos de viabilidade e concepção do empreendimento partindo da modelagem da superfície do terreno primitivo, que no caso de estudos pode ser obtida através do Google Earth ou de um levantamento topográfico apropriado, passando pela elaboração do projeto de terraplenagem e seus dados volumétricos, distribuição do terreno, desenvolvimento do sistema viário além dos sistemas de redes de esgotamento sanitário e drenagem de águas pluviais. É importante compreendermos que além dos quantitativos e da visualização em 3D do empreendimento, podemos usufruir do dinamismo que o AutoCAD Civil 3D oferece como principal recurso, o qual mantém o Projeto Inteligente durante os estudos, concepção e revisões.

Entender os principais conceitos do AutoCAD Civil 3D.

Importar um modelo de superfície do Google Earth.

Elaborar análises no modelo da superfície.

Compreender o processo de desenvolvimento de projetos utilizando o AutoCAD Civil 3D.

Profissionais da engenharia civil envolvidos com desenvolvimento de projetos de infraestrutura urbana.

In this class, you will learn a workflow and tips for developing an efficient and working base plan for an AutoCAD® Civil 3D® project. We will discuss parcels, points, figures, and surfaces. The class will also provide tips and tricks for styles, connecting the dots, symbology, and surface creation and editing.

Create accurate surface models efficiently

Create existing linework from survey data effectively and quickly, with and without the use of the survey database

Apply symbology to survey data, based on point descriptions, with and without the use of description keys

Use styles to make the linework and symbol creation process smooth and pain-free

Surveyors who import survey data into Civil 3D, drafters who create project base plans, or designers who need to complete a project from start to finish

AutoCAD® Civil 3D® and Your Next Large Project: Real Lessons and Strategies for Success!

How did a team of consultants with little prior AutoCAD Civil 3D experience successfully leverage Civil 3D to design a multi-billion dollar infrastructure project in downtown Seattle? Join us as we demonstrate how frustration turned into unique solutions that helped overcome roadblocks to successful design and drawing production. We will show you visual examples of real data sets of large Civil 3D models, discuss imported XML data from multiple consultants, and describe how we eventually sorted through thousands of data shortcuts over 6 years and 3 releases of Civil 3D. We will focus on the importance of preparation and training, maintaining an accurate model throughout the project lifecycle, file and data maintenance, and leveraging data and labels in your drawings. Attendees will come away with the knowledge of how to manage large comprehensive and complex Civil 3D projects. These fundamentals and key lessons will give you the confidence to take on that next big project.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Case Studies, Optimized Design, Process/Workflow

Describe how staff training and careful project preparation will determine your success and prevent frustration and lost effort

Explain how to maintain an accurate and complete model and its importance throughout the lifecycle of the project.

Describe how scheduling regular file and data maintenance prevents corruption in design and drawings

List the benefits of leveraging data and labels in your drawing and explain how it reduces the risk of errors and increases efficiency.

Lead designers, engineers, and CAD managers. Helpful for advanced users taking on a major project for the first time, and project managers who want a better understanding of their project team's needs

Parking lot grading is one of the most daunting tasks for a commercial site design project. Knowing the right tricks and techniques is crucial if you want to build models quickly and accurately and be able to modify them easily. In this class we will explore industry-proven design techniques that will result in stunning designs that are accurate, dynamic, and extremely useful in many aspects of the project. Some experience with site-grading design is recommended for attendees of this class.

Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Sustainable Design

Model a general grading scheme for a site project

Project site geometry to the general grading scheme to model design elevations

Model fine detail such as curbs, walls, and steps

Intermediate-level AutoCAD® Civil 3D® users who perform site design

Many states have requirements for drainage inlets that are more than just a box. For example, in some states, the most common inlet types require a variable-width flow pan that cannot be modeled with the out-of-the-box parts that come with AutoCAD® Civil 3D®. In this class,you will learn how to build a custom drainage inlet that goes above and beyond the parts that come with Civil 3D.

Describe the Part Builder environment and how to use it

Create a part that can be parametrically adjusted in three or more ways

Configure the part to work within a Civil 3D drawing

Test the part and confirm that it works properly for all potential use cases

Advanced Civil 3D users who would like to extend the capabilities of Civil 3D pipe networks

Have you worked with grading on large sites and would like to know if there is a different way to handle the task? Have you worked with a corridor and grading objects, but wondered if there was an easier way to combine the two? In this class, you will learn how to perform grading using corridor baselines. We will explain how to rough in outlines for your proposed site gradings and convert to alignments, how to create profiles and modify assemblies for use with grading the site, and how to add finishing touches, such as blending the grading portions with your existing corridor to improve finished grade contours. Attendees will learn how to enhance their corridor skills using regions, targets, and surfaces that use more than one base line. If you are an intermediate or advanced user of Civil 3D, this course will help shed some light on better ways to utilize corridors in your designs.

Optimized Design, Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks

Convert and create alignments and profiles of site geometry

Technicians and civil engineers who prepare or design commercial or residential sites that include access roads

In this class, you will learn how to integrate BIM into your design-build projects as a civil engineer. We will cover steps, methodologies, workflows, and lessons learned. After this class, you will have a better understanding of scenarios that may arise during a design-build project when BIM is a required process.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Design Leadership, Process/Workflow, Case Studies

Effectively execute a deliverable while maintaining the integrity of a model

Interface with the BIM manager or contractor when the model is used by many sub-consultants

Organize your files in an efficient manner

Create models that are field ready for your surveyors

Anyone who is trying to understand how to implement BIM workflows early in the design process

Benefit from greater insight into using intelligent model-based BIM solutions for infrastructure from Autodesk. With BIM, engineers efficiently develop 3D models that can be used to exchange information and digital representation during all stages of the project. Companies can more accurately design, visualize, and analyze designs. The result is the ability to deliver projects faster, and with reduced environmental impact. With Autodesk® Infrastructure Design Suite as the cornerstone of the model, we will examine the development of the model and the distribution of information to planning, consulting, and construction disciplines. This class will look at the BIM-enabled analysis tools that can be used for design. BIM enables the evaluation of design scenarios in order to achieve the most sustainable design. Designers and architects can collaborate on a design and achieve the best overall site and building combination for sustainability.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Design Leadership, Case Studies

Use the Infrastructure Design Suite to build a BIM model

Describe the value of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)

Coordinate information for improved collaboration

AEC, civil engineering, and construction professionals

Until now, working with complex corridors that include multiple baselines presented a challenge when it came to calculating volumes for pavement materials. Whenever more than one baseline was used in a corridor design, AutoCAD Civil 3D was unable to display the parts of the corridor section that were non-perpendicular to the primary baseline. As a result, assembly shapes could only partially produce the pavement volumes you needed, requiring you to perform alternative methods that were not so obvious or timely. Similar challenges were also faced when trying to create section views that included 2 corridor objects. In this class, we will cover improvements to corridor objects made in Civil 3D 2012 that will make you more productive, and help improve your corridor designs.

Optimized Design, Process/Workflow, Technical Features

Create complex corridors with multiple baselines

Calculate volumes from corridors with multiple baselines using assembly shapes

Display multiple corridors inside section views

Display corridor objects on skewed sample lines

Engineers, designers, and CAD and engineering technicians

Join us for an interactive discussion on the product strategy and technology direction for AutoCAD Civil 3D. Members of product management and the product development team will be on hand to present exciting new technology initiatives and product directions. All attendees will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

Build a direct relationship with Autodesk product team

Civil 3D users, civil engineers, BIM managers, and surveyors

Are you a current AutoCAD Land Desktop user who is interested in finally making the transition to AutoCAD Civil 3D, but have been putting off the decision to switch? Are you thinking it will be a difficult transition? Are you concerned that the Land Desktop experience you have is now useless? As you hear more and more about Building Information Modeling (BIM), are you starting to feel left behind? In this class, we will use the perspective of a former Land Desktop user to separate fact from fiction about moving from Land Desktop to Civil 3D. We will present the information in a typical project workflow, rather than simply feature by feature. Concepts discussed will include initial setup, style creation, point manipulation, surface modeling, alignment creation, profile creation, and project management. It is time to start realizing the numerous benefits of Civil 3D 2012, and this class will help you to hit the ground running.

Set up AutoCAD Civil 3D and create styles

Describe Civil 3D workflow, including point manipulation, surface modeling, alignment creation, and profile creation

Explain project management using Civil 3D

CAD managers, civil engineers, designers, drafters, project managers, and owners

Stop forcing pressure pipes into your pipe networks. In this class, we will demonstrate a workflow that enables you to create curved pipes horizontally and vertically, create structures in both plan and profile without touching Part Builder, and create a dynamic set of labeling tools to complement your pipes using alignments, profiles, points, and projections.

Develop styles and labels that will support your pressure pipe workflow

Configure design checks to aid with horizontal and vertical layout

Use Civil 3D tools to lay out your pressure pipe

Road Reconstruction: Working with Conditional and Overlay Subassemblies in AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2012

The road reconstruction project has always been one of the most challenging to complete. In this 90-minute class, we will use specific milling and overlay subassemblies along with the power of the corridor section editor tool in AutoCAD Civil 3D to complete the reconstruction of an existing roadway. We will generate and plot the cross sections and project any existing utilities that may be impacted by the reconstruction directly into sections for review. We will use the Corridor Section Editor to review and edit individual corridor sections to match existing conditions using the grip edits functionality as well swapping subassemblies directly within the editor to address those unique situations that arise during a reconstruction program.

Create and manipulate conditional and overlay subassemblies

Edit corridor sections using grip edits and swapping subassemblies.

Project existing blocks and features from the plan view to the plotted cross sections

Intermediate to experienced users of AutoCAD Civil 3D

Autodesk certification demonstrates and validates your knowledge and skills as a design professional. Becoming certified can lead to accelerated professional development, improved productivity, and enhanced credibility for you and your employer. Knowing the exam topics and objectives is only the first step in determining your readiness for becoming certified. Having an effective study and test-taking strategy will improve your chance of success. In this unconference session, you will learn about Autodesk product exams and specific strategies to help you prepare for and pass them. You will also gain valuable tips for successfully using AutoCAD Civil 3D to solve specific performance-based drawing problems for the AutoCAD Civil 3D Professional Certification Exam. Don't guess! Learn the most effective preparation methods and test-taking strategies for the certification exams, plus evaluate your expertise before you attempt any exam.

Study effectively for the certification exams

Identify the different types of certification exams and resources available

Describe effective test-taking strategies

Take the certification exams with a plan and with confidence

AutoCAD Civil 3D users who want to prepare for and pass the certification exams

A Data Management and Infrastructure Modeling Platform for the Qatar Integrated Railways Project

The Qatar Integrated Railways Project (QIRP) has a total investment of US$35 billion (QR130bn), including 280 kilometers of high speed rail, a freight network of over 325 kilometers, and the Doha Metro. Much of this is planned to be in operation for the FIFA World Cup 2022. To control the design and build processes, a comprehensive data management platform was implemented and rolled out successfully. This platform includes AutoCAD® Map 3D geospatial data servers, an Autodesk® Vault AEC Collaboration environment, and integrations with AutoCAD Civil 3D® design software. In addition, there are replicated servers in Germany to support the headquarters in Frankfurt and Berlin. We will describe a success story, highlight the implementation challenges, and point out the benefits of infrastructure modeling for a large-scale railway project. This class will be presented jointly by the Deutsche Bahn International GmbH (Mrs. Kiekeben) subsidiary at Doha, who will be running the Qatar Integrated Railway Project, and by Autodesk (Dr. Frank Neuberg).

Identify and set up efficient worksharing processes for infrastructure modeling (IM) in your company

Perform efficient BIM integrations to IM workflows in your company

Manage and share IM data using Vault Collaboration AEC and a data management solution

Integrate Civil 3D for a multi-user environment IM environment over a wide area network and integrate Map 3D and a geospatial data server environment

BIM, IM, and CAD managers and senior infrastructure project managers

3D Modeling and 4D Simulation: Mitchell Interchange Construction/Zoo Interchange Design, SE Freeways, Wisconsin

Mortenson Construction, in collaboration with our client, used AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, Autodesk® Revit® Structure, and Navisworks® Manage to execute virtual design and construction (VDC) for the I-94 North-South Freeway project. This project includes updating 35 miles of I-94 from the Illinois state line through the Mitchell Interchange. The goal in using VDC was to create a 4D simulation showing the construction of three new tunnels which were viewed as high risk. The team modeled the tunnel structures, surrounding roadways, and utilities to review constructability and clash detection. Most often used in vertical construction, VDC has been successfully implemented into practical and effective use on horizontal projects. VDC encourages collaboration among the project team, and in horizontal construction, also engages nontraditional audiences such as the public, government, and maintenance professionals. This class will give a brief overview of the VDC process, tools used for VDC, and the uses and benefits of VDC in horizontal construction.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Case Studies, Optimized Design, Visualization, Process/Workflow

Use VDC clash detection to examine existing and new utilities and their impact with new design

Describe VDC tools you can use to confirm and verify design intentions

Explain how 4D schedule simulation can provide an owner the ability to "view" the overall schedule and understand potential impacts

Describe how VDC allows owners to assess safety concerns and future maintenance challenges

Civil engineers, designers, and contractors who are interested in implementing VDC on infrastructure projects

Have you ever tried to produce a design visualization with little time and an even smaller budget? Do you want to expand your capabilities to be able to produce compelling visualizations of your infrastructure projects? If so, this class is for you. In this introductory hands-on lab, we will explore the use of AutoCAD® Civil 3D® and Autodesk 3ds Max Design to produce compelling renderings and animations of roadway, utility, and site development projects. With the tools that Autodesk provides, it is much easier than you may think!

Optimized Design, Visualization, Process/Workflow, Technical Features

Prepare Civil 3D engineering model information for easy transfer to 3ds Max Design

Import Civil 3D model files into 3ds Max Design and quickly create compelling renderings and animations for presentations

Utilize traffic simulation data in 3ds Max Design for modeling and animations

Perform illumination analyses on civil projects

Civil engineers, designers, drafters, and project managers interested in a basic introduction to civil design visualization

I'm Digging it! Developing 3D Models in AutoCAD® Civil 3D® and Autodesk® Navisworks®

In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to leverage the power of Civil 3D and Navisworks to create building information models for civil engineering project scheduling and phasing, as well as generating animations for visualization. Learn techniques to create transportation, underground utility, and site design elements in Civil 3D for use in Navisworks 4D simulations.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Optimized Design, Process/Workflow, Technical Features

Set up and configure Civil 3D and Navisworks for a successful 3D/4D modeling project

Create Civil 3D elements, add materials, and attach them to the construction schedule to create 3D and 4D models

List tips and tricks for preparing Civil 3D elements for use with cross-discipline 3D models

Export animations for use in team collaboration or to enhance project understanding and public involvement

Project managers, civil and structural engineers, civil designers, and construction managers

Current trends show that designers are increasingly required to analyze in modes other than 2D, which has promoted the emergence of new technologies in the form of Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) and Building Information Modeling (BIM). A new trend in vehicle swept path analysis has also emerged to maximize the utilization of vertical information and related digital terrain models. Traditional methods utilized a vehicle turning template for plan view design while the road profile would be treated separately. The complexity and intricacies hidden between the two views might not be apparent to the designer immediately. In addition, integration of models provided from different disciplines further complicated the whole design process. However, with the advancement in technology, AutoTURN® software can now analyze using a 3D vehicle interacting with terrain information and detect obstacles along the vehicle path. As a result, the user can evaluate designs and generate reports related to vertical and ground clearance.

Use available vertical information and 3D design vehicle to generate 3D vehicle simulation

Analyze ground clearance and vertical clearance issues using 3D vehicles

Describe 3D swept path and punch through generated from vehicle simulation

Create customized 3D vehicles for design and analysis

AEC professionals who are involved with transportation design, access design, site design, and planning

This class will be a retrospective look at the rehabilitation and redesign of lower Manhattan's infrastructure along Route 9A Post-September 2001. Setting aside the cultural, social, and political sentiments associated with this topic, this class will focus solely on the design challenges and massive coordination effort put forth by local and government agencies and their consultants, and how these designs could have benefited from the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM). Rather than serving as a critique on past events, the intent of this class is to underscore the importance of BIM and how its long-term goals seek to eliminate the redundancy of traditional methods of documenting design, allowing for an information-rich environment suitable for making critical design-oriented decisions. The technical topics covered during this class will include the advantages of infrastructure design using AutoCAD® Civil 3D® and how multi-disciplinary coordination tasks can benefit from using Autodesk® Navisworks® Manage.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Case Studies, Optimized Design, Visualization, Simulation

Identify the critical advantages of BIM on large-scale projects

List the advantages of creating a dynamic model using Civil 3D for real-time analysis and design of infrastructure

Describe the benefits of using BIM software to aggregate information for more efficient coordination and clash detection

Implement BIM into a workflow that provides an information-rich environment for critical design-oriented decision-making

AEC professionals who want to understand the benefits of BIM by using Civil 3D and Navisworks Manage

In this hands-on lab, you will learn about and replicate projects for which VTN Consulting used Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler to create conceptual designs. Autodesk® Infrastructure Modeler was formerly known as Project Galileo from Autodesk Labs.

Conceptual Design, Storytelling, Visualization, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design

Describe how Infrastructure Modeler can enable planning organizations to create 3D conceptual models

Explain how new Infrastructure Modeler users quickly begin to create value for their organizations and their clients

Describe how Infrastructure Modeler enables you to view various design alternatives in the context of their planned environment

List some best practices for using Infrastructure Modeler

Urban and transportation engineers, designers, and planners

Are you trying to maintain a complete record of project data points from start to finish? Do you need more control, or do you need to be able to make the points do what you want? If so, this class is for you. You will learn simple and effective methods for enhancing the way you use points. We will cover lots of day-to-day tips so you will get even more "bang for the buck" with everything from management of construction data to as-built surveys. You will hear key phrases such as “who's your daddy?” that will guide you to easy understanding of point display weirdness. You will see a little bit of everything in this class.

Provide other team members a concise understanding of the status of point data in a drawing

Embrace point groups for total point control

Develop fast and effective sorting techniques

Recite the 4 phrases that will help you remember the simple steps to solve <em>any</em> point display mystery

AEC professionals who have basic and intermediate experience using AutoCAD® Civil 3D® points and desperately need more control over their data

BIM for Infrastructure Projects: Autodesk® Revit®, AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, and Navisworks® for 4D Coordination

Infrastructure projects are complex, multidisciplinary undertakings involving numerous stakeholders. Innovative approaches are required to synthesize design information for successful project delivery. These approaches must incorporate technological solutions into established project management strategies, but the logistics of these approaches are often complicated and difficult to manage. This class will cover 3D design workflows for horizontal and vertical facilities and discuss methods for multidisciplinary coordination using Navisworks that supports integrated project management. We will discuss strategies for 3D model creation, management coordination, and presentation, and also present examples of successful use of BIM for large infrastructure projects. Attendees will gain software-specific knowledge regarding interoperability, information exchange, and multidisciplinary modeling, as well as exposure to relevant case studies and tips and tricks.

Describe interoperability and data management

Design, engineering, and construction professionals interested in applying technology to project management principles on infrastructure projects

Dances With Curves: A Journey into Uncharted Territory for Interchange Modeling with AutoCAD® Civil 3D®

Come and learn how to make the best use of AutoCAD Civil 3D parametric drawing, alignments, and corridor objects for interchange layout and modeling. Experience the simple steps to automation of any interchange layout design.This class will expose in detail the best practices for using combined AutoCAD and Civil 3D features for automating interchange modeling. You will learn how to build libraries of content to increase automation, flexibility, and design quality, and have fun with design and modeling of interchange layouts such as cloverleaf, half-cloverleaf, trumpet, diamond, Maltese cross, or any composite layout.

Design Leadership, Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Optimized Design

Use parametric drawing to define constrained curvilinear objects such as loop, indirect, and direct on/off ramps

Develop a library of dynamic objects such as blocks for interchange layouts such as cloverleaf, trumpet, and Maltese cross

Describe best practices for automating alignment layouts for interchange design

Use best practices with corridor modeling for fun and dynamic evaluation of alternative layouts and models

Intermediate AutoCAD Civil 3D users, AEC professionals, engineers, and designers who are interested in conceptual design; visual thinkers, planners, and CAD managers

In this unconference session, we will discuss sanitary sewer design using AutoCAD® Civil 3D®. We will evaluate the success of pipe rules; are they effective? We will talk about the best workflow for utility conflict resolution and share Label tips for communicating design intent. We will also talk about what to do when the proposed ends and the new begins. Finally, we will discuss how Boss StormNET® fits into the process.

Industry Trends, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Use pipe rules to lay out preliminary design

Civil Engineering professionals wanting to hear how others are tacklingsanitary sewer design and drafting.

South Fraser Perimeter Road: A $1 Billion Transportation Project in AutoCAD® Civil 3D®

This class will present the South Fraser Perimeter Road project in Vancouver, BC, Canada, a $1 billion transportation project being done in AutoCAD Civil 3D. It is an excellent example of large-scale project workflow in general, and a prime example of Civil 3D being used for transportation. The project includes the approximately 40km (25mi) long South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR), which is a new four-lane, 80km/hr (50mph) route along the south side of the Fraser River near Vancouver, BC. Stantec chose to use Civil 3D 2011 on a 64-bit platform. There are separate design groups for roads, utilities, drainage, signage, electrical, structures, landscaping, geotechnical, and environmental. The project is using Building Information Modeling (BIM). The model is the heart of the design, and all disciplines use the model for their respective designs. Sheets are produced from the model and Sheet Set Manager is being use to keep track of approximately 3000 drawings.

Manage Civil 3D data between multiple disciplines, offices, consultants, and countries

Describe best practices for day-to-day CAD management and the importance of the project CAD manual

Present the 3D model design process to the entire project team

Describe successes and challenges of using Civil 3D on this type and scale of project

AutoCAD Civil 3D users who want to improve their project workflow, transportation consultants who need to manage large projects, and anyone who wants to hear about a successful implementation of Civil 3D

The corridor model in AutoCAD® Civil 3D® has many interconnected parts that work together to produce roadway models. In this class, we will dig into the different parts of the model to see how they all fit and work together. We will discuss alignment, profiles, offsets, targets, surfaces, assemblies, subassemblies, regions, the ATC file, the subassembly code, code sets, labels, cross sections, corridor surfaces, and feature lines. Attendees should have a good working knowledge of the corridor model in Civil 3D. We're going down to bedrock in this class.

List the different parts of the corridor model

Explain how the program processes the model using the geometry in Civil 3D and the subassembly code

Describe new trends in cross-sectional design that go beyond traditional subassembly programming

Create a great corridor model and design cross sections

Advanced users of the Civil 3D corridor model

Roundabouts have been around for many decades but have been enjoying a resurgence, particularly in the United States, over the past few years. If designed well, this very simple and cost-effective traffic management concept can offer dramatic advantages over other types of intersections in terms of capacity and safety. In this class, you will learn how existing and new software technologies are being extended to bridge the gap between analysis and design, leading to better and faster roundabout solutions. The class will focus on one example of these linked technologies, running in AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2012, that offers a seamless BIM solution. Realistic examples will be used to illustrate the benefits for both new designs and retro-engineering of existing roundabouts.

Optimized Design, Process/Workflow, Technical Features

Optimize your roundabout design process by dynamically linking three market-leading products

Create a BIM roundabout model in AutoCAD Civil 3D

Significantly reduce your roundabout design time

Perform real-time "what-if" modeling on your roundabout projects

Highway engineers, traffic planners, and anyone who is involved in roundabout or intersection design and analysis

This class will teach you the details on how AutoCAD® Civil 3D® builds surfaces from point clouds, points, contours, feature lines, grading objects, and more. We will start with the basics of Delaunay triangulation, precision, and accuracy and then build on those skills to see how they apply to Civil 3D surface creation. You will learn how to build more effective surfaces and how to handle large surfaces and other tricky situations. The under-the-hood knowledge gained from this class will help you in every aspect of surface creation. Whether you are working conceptually from Google Earth™, importing survey data or designing the details, this knowledge will make your surface building experience much more productive.

Build surfaces from a variety of data types

Create surfaces that reflect existing conditions and your design intent

People with some experience building Civil 3D surfaces, but all are welcome. Civil engineers, surveyors, landscape architects, planners, and drafting professionals

This class will dig into the new features of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012, as well as new tools from the Autodesk® Subscription Advantage Pack and Autodesk Labs.

Describe the new features in Civil 3D 2012

Describe selected tools from Autodesk Labs

Describe selected tools from the Subscription Advantage Pack

Use the new features and selected tools in practice

Civil 3D users, CAD managers, civil engineers, landscape architects, transportation engineers, and drafting professionals

Join Autodesk product team members for a discussion on workflow requirements and best practices for using the Autodesk® infrastructure design solution for various types of rail design projects. The unconference format of this session will encourage interactive discussion between representatives from the Autodesk team and attendees who are either using AutoCAD® Civil 3D® on rail projects today or who may be considering using it in the future.

Describe best practices for using Autodesk products for rail track design projects

Provide feedback to the Autodesk team that will help influence future product improvements

Meet other rail track design professionals to share knowledge and build relationships that you can leverage for the future

Build a direct relationship with key members of the Autodesk Infrastructure Design product team

Transportation design professionals who are involved with any type or size of rail track design projects

Join Autodesk product team representatives and bridge design experts like you in an interactive discussion about best practices, workflow strategies, and potential improvements to Autodesk civil infrastructure products for bridge modeling and production. We intend to focus on the bridge design capabilities in both AutoCAD® Civil 3D® with the Autodesk Labs Bridge Extension and Autodesk® Revit® Structure with the Bridge Revit Extension.

Describe best practices for using Autodesk products for bridge modeling, design, and production

Describe the different tools that Autodesk provides for bridge design and where they fit in the process

Provide feedback to the Autodesk team that will help influence future product improvements for bridge design

Meet other bridge design professionals to share knowledge and build relationships that you can leverage for the future

Bridge design, modeling, and production professionals who are actively using or are considering using Civil 3D or Revit Structure in their production bridge design workflow

Deep Dive into Corridor Modeling: Complex Corridor Project Development and Management

This class discusses how to use various elements of AutoCAD® Civil 3D® in building the complex corridors needed in real-world projects. This class also covers productivity enhancement techniques to create, edit, and manage large corridor projects. Attendees should have a good working knowledge of the corridor model.

Organize your design elements for a complicated projects

Describe examples of how to organize assemblies for various regions or the corridor

Connect baselines and offset alignments to design multi-use paths along major corridors

Use Civil 3D tools and techniques to edit complex corridor models, such as road rehab, lane widening, urban roads, and superelevation

Intermediate to advanced users of the corridor model

El Objetivo primordial de esta sesión es dar las herramientas necesarias para el conocimiento del producto y así mismo poder canalizar la adopción de la Tecnología ante los profesionales en el ámbito de Hidrología e Hidráulica.

Se cubrirá el siguiente tema:

Interoperabilidad entre AutoCAD Civil 3D & Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis:

New from Autodesk, Optimized Design, Technical Features, Process/Workflow

En Civil 3D Delimitar el área de la cuenca y escurrimiento Exportar la parcela al formato LandXML

Las nuevas herramientas de áreas de captación.

Uso del Modelo de Civil 3D en Autodesk® Storm and Sanitary Analysis 2012

Analizar los archivos de intercambio de información:DWG/DXF/TIFF/…Hydraflow Storm Sewers,GIS, EPA SWMM, XPSWMM

Esta sesión esta destinada hacia aquellos usuarios donde la importancia de sus proyectos hidráulicos e hidrológicos, necesiten una integración y control de la información.

Stormwater and Sanitary Sewer Planning with AutoCAD® Map 3D and Autodesk® Storm and Sanitary Analysis

This class covers planning scenarios for storm water drainage and sanitary sewers.

Use Map 3D and Storm and Sanitary Analysis for planning

Planners and engineers who work with stormwater, sanitary sewers, master planning, MS4, or similar tasks

AutoCAD® Civil 3D® includes significant improvements in alignment tools. In this class, we will explore the most compelling changes. Are you confused about free, floating, and fixed elements? After this class, you will understand the Civil 3D product team's high-level design goals and how you can leverage these powerful objects for your engineering and construction projects.

Maximize alignment use for conceptual design

Leverage Autodesk product design goals to meet corporate design initiatives

Define alignment terms and explain what they mean

Leverage the Autodesk vision of prioritized alignment user scenarios

AEC industry professionals who are using Civil 3D for engineering, transportation, and construction projects

Sometimes the process of managing your Autodesk licenses can seem overwhelming because there is so much to understand: cascading licensing, package licenses, license borrowing, controlling your license usage—the list goes on. This class will provide an overview of stand-alone and network licenses, unique licensing behaviors and how to better understand and manage your Autodesk licenses. We will discuss what is in a license and how to read it, cascading and package licenses, merging license files, managing license borrowing, online license transfer, controlling your license usage with an Options file, and much more. The concepts we will cover in this class apply to all of the current versions of Autodesk products, so join us for a deeper look at Autodesk licensing and ways to manage it.

Control license usage using Options files

CAD managers and advanced users with CAD management responsibilities

Is your company stuck in a 2D world when you know 3D is the right world for you? During this class, we will discuss many methods to help you justify the investment for 3D. We will look at examples of business cases, decision matrices, and many other useful tools that will help you build that case for 3D.

Create a business case for implementing 3D

Engineering and CAD managers who want to implement 3D but are struggling to sell it to upper management

This is an interactive unconference session about technical issues and potential solutions to mitigate problems and improve group communications. Learn how to successfully bridge the gap between CAD/BIM managers and IT departments through the sharing of past challenges and resolutions. Discuss strategies on how to continually improve communication and workflows between CAD/BIM and IT. This unconference session is designed for CAD/BIM/IT managers and anyone who is involved in daily operations involving CAD. Come and share your your issues and triumphs.

Identify areas of pain between CAD/BIM managers and IT departments

Create working relationships between groups

Use effective communication when discussing rollouts, patches, hardware, and interoperability between different software

Describe roles and responsibilities for CAD/BIM and IT managers for decision-making and troubleshooting

CAD, BIM, and IT managers; and CAD and BIM users

Facilite la administración de proyectos de automatización con Autodesk® Vault® y AutoCAD® Electrical®

Aprenda como configurar Autodesk Vault dirigido a un ambiente de diseño eléctrico con AutoCAD Electrical como estandarte de diseño. Configure paso a paso Autodesk Vault y aprenda a utilizarlo adecuadamente dentro de AutoCAD Electrical. Logrará una administración adecuada de la información generada permitiéndole administrar de manera precisa, rápida y eficaz sus proyectos de automatización. Aprenda a crear grupos de trabajo y niveles de usuario que le permitirán tener control a los accesos de información. Los asistentes deberán tener conocimientos generales de AutoCAD Electrical.

Crear bases de datos para el almacenaje de sus proyectos de automatización

Definir grupos y usuarios de trabajo para controlar accesos a la información

Crear librerías de componentes eléctricos estandarizados para toda su organización.

Personal de TI, jefes de Ingeniería y CAD Manager que deseen mejorar la administración de sus proyectos.

Data Deliverables? No Problem! How to Set Up an Effective QA/QC Program for CAD Data

Today, we expect to use CAD data beyond the production of contract documents. Data is used in construction and then for lifecycle asset management. However, many firms still perform quality reviews by having engineers check each others' work on paper. Reviewers may be able to check paper documents, but are often not qualified to check the CAD data. In this interactive unconference session, participants will learn and share what works to set up an effective CAD quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) program using both software as well as CAD peer reviews. Send your CAD data out with confidence and protect your firm's reputation and reduce liability.

Data Management, Process/Workflow, Technical Features

List concrete ideas for implementing a quality assurance program for CAD data deliverables

Describe risk management and explain how traditional Quality Reviews are obsolete in today's world

List CAD quality checking software applications

Describe how to systematically build in continuous improvement

CAD managers and designers who want a systematic approach to ensuring quality data deliverables

Are you considering incorporating new 3D standards into a digital prototyping environment? With the intelligence of 3D modeling, assembling, and drawing creation, what can be standardized across the board to streamline design production? It is not just about 2D layers and dimension styles, it is about properties, libraries, bills of material, analytical data, and much more. In this class, you will learn how to incorporate data management into your project workflow. 3D standards apply not only to the Autodesk® Inventor® modeling world, but also further into the intelligence that must stream throughout the lifecycle of a project. We will discuss ideas useful for anyone from the inexperienced to management.

Case Studies, Data Management, Technical Features, Process/Workflow

Explain why it is important to establish and grow modeling environment standards

Explain the magnitude of 3D tools needed to produce work effectively no matter who is completing the work

Describe how design styles and templates can escalate the creation of models, assemblies, and drawings

Describe how to keep consistency throughout a project lifecycle

Anyone who uses Autodesk Inventor 3D and Autodesk Vault data management

This class will chronicle our journey to bring 13 offices from Massachusetts to Florida on to one corporate standard. This class will be a collaboration of ideas and insights with constant audience participation and feedback. In part one we intend to go through the steps we took along the way to accomplish this task and discuss what obstacles we came across and some of the decisions we had to make.

Get started on the road to a corporate standard

Organize your resources within your company

List the different tasks required to bring all the information together

Explain how to deal with different likes and dislikes and regional differences

All levels of individuals in a large number of companies or agencies who have the burden of bringing the entire organization under a corporate standard

In this class we will go over our solutions to obstacles, what we would have done differently if we did it again, what can be done to make it cost effective, and how you can show the value to management.

Describe how to tackle obstacles and list potential solutions

Effectively roll out your standardization plans

Make the task as cost effective as possible

Bring the subject to management and show its value

All levels of individuals in large companies or agencies who have the burden of bringing the entire organization under a corporate standard

This class is for anyone who wants to learn how to manage network licenses. You will learn the steps required to install and configure Autodesk Network License Manager and use the Options file to manage group license permissions. We will also cover command-line tools, how to troubleshoot and diagnose problems, optimization, limit borrowing, and upgrade licenses. You will learn how to list current users and create usage reports. This class will benefit everyone new to network licenses and those that want to learn more.

Install and configure Autodesk Network License Manager

CAD/IT managers and advanced users with CAD/IT management responsibilities for network licenses

For the longest time, we focused our CAD management efforts on making sure everyone follows the layering system, uses the same blocks, and use the software the same way. As companies continue to struggle in the AEC industry, CAD managers must evolve as leaders and business partners by generating revenue for their firms instead of saving them money. This class will focus on the key variables required to transform your jobs from ordinary technical support CAD managers into recognized leaders who bring tangible value to your firm. You will realize that CAD leadership is part of the bottom line and deliverables for your firms—it’s not just the guy you call when your line command isn’t working.

List principles that will enable you to build an efficient, healthy, and hip CAD community

Describe strategic concepts to enhance your relationship with upper management

Transform your position into an internal profit center by engaging yourself in all project-related matters

Describe procedures that use downtime to revamp standards and content

AEC CAD managers, CAD drafters on a path to be managers, and CAD/IT administrators and advanced users

Drawing file formats issued for measurement and estimating purposes range from simple 2D raster formats, through 2D DWG™ files to 3D object-based DWFx™ BIM models. Each of these formats inherently provides differing levels of data richness and functionality. This drawing file intelligence can be leveraged by estimators to dramatically improve measurement and estimating productivity. This means that the arrangement and configuration of data for each drawing file format can be optimized by designers to improve communication and yield the greatest benefit to the team. This class aims to provide general tips and guidance for the more common file formats. We will cover how drawing files may be arranged and optimized to improve team communication and specifically to assist in quantities measurement and estimating. We will give you some hints that are not mandatory for using each file format, but rather reflect some of the more common beneficial optimizations.

Configure your 2D drawing files to optimize their use for measurement and estimating

Issue 3D DWFx™ model files that are data rich and contain intelligence to optimize quantities extraction for estimating use

Describe the limitations of PDF files for measurement purposes

Describe the limitations of image files for measurement purposes

Autodesk® Revit® users who issue DWFx, DWG, PDF, or image files to estimators

Do you want to be self-reliant? Would you like to be a portable office? Do you want to be cutting edge? Did you know that you can do this with free or inexpensive tools? In this unconference session, we will discuss how attendees are organizing themselves on a professional or personal level in social media, cloud services, and mobile products. The class will also try to focus on dos and don'ts of using these tools. We will try to cover the spectrum from small widgets all the way to suites and how we can use these products to get tasks done. We will provide examples of free or inexpensive tools, such as AutoCAD® WS, Twitter, and Google Apps. We welcome you to recommend and discuss other services you use. Let us make life easier while being more productive. Be an office of YOU.

Cloud Computing, Mobile Products, Collaboration, Tips and Tricks, Data Management

Use free or inexpensive products to get tasks done and describe available tools

Use tools to interact with a customer database

Be more productive while making life easier with the tools available

Anyone who would like to become more familiar with cloud, social, and mobile products, or technically savvy users who want to share and learn

CM4300 24/7 on 6 Continents: 1 Ford, 1 Goal, 1 Team = 1 CAD Standard Jeanne Aarhus Aarhus Associates, LLC Lecture Advanced Nov 30 17:15 Nov 30 18:45 90 Min Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT - - Case Studies, Design Leadership, Process/Workflow Manufacturing All CAD managers -

CM4322 Avoid Repeating Yourself Ken Jolly Page Southerland Page Lecture Beginner Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Min AutoCAD Architecture CAD Management and IT Customization and Programming - Process/Workflow Architecture, Engineering & Construction Use video editing techniques CAD managers -

CM4375-U Autodesk® Revit® Server 2012 Best Practices Troy Gates M+NLB Unconference Intermediate Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture CAD Management and IT Architecture and Building Design - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CM4400-U Lonnie Cumpton BIM 9 Unconference Advanced Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture CAD Management and IT Architecture and Building Design - Case Studies, Process/Workflow, Design Leadership Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CM4652-U Applied People Skills Workshop: One to One Tench Tilghman MoreCompetency, Inc. Unconference Beginner Nov 30 8:15 Nov 30 9:45 90 Minutes Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Business Owner - Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CM4660 Community: Developing Community in an International Context Olivier Le Pord Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 30 8:15 Nov 30 9:45 90 Min Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Business Owner - Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Describe the 1-9-90 model Assess the issue of non-compliance -

CM4672-U Applied Management Skills Workshop: Get The "I" in My Team Tench Tilghman MoreCompetency, Inc. Unconference Beginner Nov 30 13:15 Nov 30 14:45 90 Minutes Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Business Owner - Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Managers -

CM4705-U More UnCAD: It's a CAD Toaster Tench Tilghman MoreCompetency, Inc. Unconference Intermediate Nov 30 10:15 Nov 30 11:45 90 Minutes Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Business Owner - Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CM4771-U On CLOUD 9 with BIM 9: A BIM/IT Managers Guide to Private BIM Clouds Lonnie Cumpton BIM 9 Unconference Intermediate Dec 1 13:15 Dec 1 14:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite CAD Management and IT Architecture and Building Design - Cloud Computing, Design Leadership, Process/Workflow Architecture, Engineering & Construction Describe what a Private BIM Cloud is IT and BIM management professionals -

CM4777-U Jon Anunson URS Corporation Unconference Beginner Nov 30 15:15 Nov 30 16:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture CAD Management and IT Business Owner - Process/Workflow Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CM4836 Working with a Multi-Generational Workforce Mark Kiker caddmanager.com Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 15:15 Nov 30 16:45 90 Min Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Business Owner - Design Leadership Architecture, Engineering & Construction Managers, owners, and principals -

CM4875 Securing AutoCAD® IP in the Age of Borderless Collaboration Rahul Kopikar Seclore Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD CAD Management and IT AutoCAD - Data Management, Process/Workflow Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

CM4939 Jim Meyer Full Measure Marketing Lecture Beginner Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Business Owner - Case Studies Architecture, Engineering & Construction Tap into the AU content machine -

CM4988 No Autodesk® Revit® Manager? No Problem Kenton Grant SAIC Lecture Beginner Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture CAD Management and IT Data Management and Collaboration - Process/Workflow Architecture, Engineering & Construction Determine if you need a Revit manager -

CM5033 Matt Murphy 4D Technologies Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Intermediate 45 Minutes Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Education Industry - Tips and Tricks Education English

CM5044 CAD Geeks Inside: Starting, Maintaining, and Enabling a Company User Group Kevin Robinson Autodesk Inventor Users Community SIte Lecture Beginner Dec 1 8:15 Dec 1 9:45 90 Min Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Business Owner - Tips and Tricks Manufacturing -

CM5057-U Transitioning From AutoCAD® Architecture to Autodesk® Revit® Architecture James Upton Grimm + Parker Architects Unconference Intermediate Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture CAD Management and IT Architecture and Building Design - Process/Workflow Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CM5209 Diary of a Mad CAD Manager: Implementing AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Cyndy Davenport Bowman Consulting Group Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D CAD Management and IT Civil Infrastructure - Process/Workflow Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create an implementation plan Manage a suitable pilot project -

CM5237 Joseph Joseph SAIC Lecture Advanced Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite CAD Management and IT Leadership Forum - Case Studies, Design Leadership Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CM5262 Training Your Users with No Training Budget Eric Chappell Timmons Group Lecture Beginner Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Min Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Design Leadership - Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CM5272 CAD Standards Versus Office Politics: Winning the Battle Eric Chappell Timmons Group Lecture Beginner Dec 1 8:15 Dec 1 9:45 90 Min Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT - - Process/Workflow Architecture, Engineering & Construction Ensure the integrity of your standards -

CM5275 Gary Wilmot SofTech, Inc. Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Inventor Suites CAD Management and IT - - Case Studies, Process/Workflow Manufacturing English

CM5298 Community: Starting and Planning Online User Groups and Communities Kevin Robinson Autodesk Inventor Users Community SIte Lecture Beginner Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Business Owner - Tips and Tricks Manufacturing - -

CM5378 Where BIM Goes, Nobody Knows...Or Do We? Yoshi Honda U. S. CAD of Hawaii Lecture Beginner Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Min Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Business Owner - Cloud Computing, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CM5516-L Don't Sweat the Details: Converting AutoCAD® Details into Autodesk® Revit® Brian Bremner HC Yu and Associates Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 30 15:15 Nov 30 16:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit MEP CAD Management and IT - - Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CM5594 Autodesk® Licensing Under the Covers Jerry Milana Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Min Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Business Owner - Process/Workflow, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction Read an Autodesk license file -

CM5607 The Parametric Advantage: High-Value, Low-Investment Software Deployment Andrew Fisher DPR Construction Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Leadership Forum - Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

CM5699 Emerging Technologies in AEC Jim Balding The ANT Group Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:15 Nov 30 14:45 90 Min Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Architecture and Building Design - Design Leadership, Industry Trends Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CM5708 Nauman Mysorewala GBBN Architects/College of Mt St Joseph Virtual Nov. 29 Advanced 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Structure CAD Management and IT Architecture and Building Design - Collaboration, Process/Workflow, Data Management Architecture, Engineering & Construction Set up central and local Revit Servers BIM and IT managers English

CM5762 Nathan Los Autodesk, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:15 Dec 1 14:45 90 Min AutoCAD Inventor Suites CAD Management and IT Manufacturing - Manufacturing -

CM5765 User Communities That Work! Dat Lien Total CAD Systems, Inc. Lecture Beginner Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Min AutoCAD CAD Management and IT Business Owner - Case Studies, Industry Trends Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CM5821 Networking Autodesk® Applications A2Z: Part 1 – Licensing Nate Bartley Nate Bartley Consulting Seminar Beginner Nov 29 10:15 Nov 29 13:45 210 Minuntes Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT - - Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CM5822-L Networking Autodesk® Applications A2Z: Part 2 – Installation and Deployments Nate Bartley Nate Bartley Consulting Hands-On Lab Beginner Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Minutes Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT - - Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CM5828 Turn All of Your Users Into Power Users Robert Stein Real Software Solutions Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:15 Nov 30 11:45 90 Min AutoCAD for Mac CAD Management and IT Manufacturing - Tips and Tricks Manufacturing Deliver top-notch training material Deliver top-notch add-on tools Deliver top-notch end-user support Build the perfect CAD user CAD managers and supervisors -

CM5921 Networking AutoCAD® for Control and Speed Robert Green CAD-Manager.com Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:15 Nov 30 11:45 90 Min AutoCAD CAD Management and IT Customization and Programming - Interoperability, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction Centralize standardization of key files -

CM5943 Standardize Away and Save! Robert Green CAD-Manager.com Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:15 Nov 29 11:45 90 Min Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Design Leadership - Process/Workflow Architecture, Engineering & Construction Sell standards to users Control standards from servers -

CM6000 Make Your Own Training Videos Robert Green CAD-Manager.com Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 15:15 Dec 1 16:45 90 Min Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Education Industry - Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Configure a video-editing machine Edit and deploy video clips -

CM7680 Turn All of Your Users Into Power Users (Virtual) Robert Stein Real Software Solutions Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Business Owner - - All Deliver top-notch training material Deliver top-notch add-on tools Deliver top-notch end-user support Build the perfect CAD user CAD managers or supervisors English

CM7681 Standardize Away Problems and Save! (Virtual) Robert Green CAD-Manager.com Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD CAD Management and IT Business Owner - - All Sell standards to users Control standards from servers CAD managers and supervisors English

CM7682 CAD Leadership Versus Management: It's Not About the Layers (Virtual) Joseph Joseph SAIC Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Business Owner - - All English

CM7683 24/7 on 6 Continents: 1 Ford, 1 Team, 1 Goal = 1 CAD Standard Jeanne Aarhus Aarhus Associates, LLC Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Not Product Specific CAD Management and IT Business Owner - - All All CAD managers English

CM8040 Tips and Tricks 2011: Getting Top Performance From Your Desktop/Laptop Tom Salomone Hewlett Packard Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - - Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CM8041 Tom Salomone Hewlett Packard Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD CAD Management and IT - - Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

CP1882 Michael Trachtenberg HLW Lecture Advanced Dec 1 17:15 Dec 1 18:45 90 Min AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CP1889-U Introduction to AutoCAD® Civil 3D® .NET API Joshua Modglin InMotion Consulting Unconference Intermediate Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Customization and Programming Civil Infrastructure - Programming Concepts Manufacturing Write an AutoCAD command in .NET -

CP2080 AutoCAD® 2012 Application Autoloader Technology Revealed Fenton Webb Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Min AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Deploy plug-ins to AutoCAD List plug-in best practices AutoCAD plug-in software engineers -

CP2081-U All About RealDWG® and AutoCAD® OEM Fenton Webb Autodesk Unconference Intermediate Nov 30 8:15 Nov 30 9:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction Obtain and use RealDWG Obtain and use AutoCAD OEM Explain licensing for AutoCAD OEM -

CP2082 Fenton Webb Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Use multithreading in a WPF interface Develop an interface using WPF Use message loops within WPF Process data using a WPF plug-in -

CP2149 AutoCAD® APIs: Meet the Experts Stephen Preston Autodesk Panel Intermediate Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD Customization and Programming - - Programming Concepts, Tips and Tricks Education - - - -

CP2482-U Autodesk® Inventor® and the API: Uncovered Allen Gager KHS USA Inc. Unconference Intermediate Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Inventor Products Customization and Programming Manufacturing - Programming Concepts Manufacturing Learn new techniques to better coding -

CP2524 An Overview of Cloud Computing Gopinath Taget Autodesk Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Intermediate 45 minutes Not Product Specific Customization and Programming CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Anyone interested in cloud computing -

CP2526 Parallel Programming in an AutoCAD® Application Gopinath Taget Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:15 Dec 1 14:45 90 Min AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CP2527-U Popular Design Patterns and How to Implement Them in .NET Gopinath Taget Autodesk Unconference Intermediate Nov 30 10:15 Nov 30 11:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Optimized Design, Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CP2542-L Autodesk® Inventor® API Lab for Power Users, Part 1 Wayne Brill Autodesk Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 30 8:15 Nov 30 9:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD Inventor Suites Customization and Programming Manufacturing - Programming Concepts Manufacturing Use Visual Basic Express 2010 Inventor power users -

CP2544 Autodesk® Inventor® iLogic™ or Inventor API: Which Is the Right Tool for Me? Wayne Brill Autodesk Lecture Advanced Nov 29 10:15 Nov 29 11:45 90 Min AutoCAD Inventor Suites Customization and Programming Manufacturing - Manufacturing Describe how iLogic is used -

CP2602-L Creating a Command in AutoCAD® with VB.NET or C# James Johnson Synergis Software Hands-On Lab Beginner Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD Customization and Programming CAD Management and IT - Programming Concepts Manufacturing -

CP3320 Autodesk® Inventor®: Client Graphics API Exposed Philippe Leefsma Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:15 Dec 1 14:45 90 Min Autodesk Inventor Products Customization and Programming Manufacturing - Programming Concepts Manufacturing -

CP3423 Philippe Leefsma Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Inventor Products Customization and Programming - - - Manufacturing -

CP3480 Customizing Autodesk® Navisworks® 2012 with the .NET API Michael Priestman Autodesk Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Min Autodesk Navisworks Manage Customization and Programming - - New from Autodesk, Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction Write an add-in for Navisworks 2012 Automate Navisworks 2012 -

CP3505-L Autodesk® Inventor® API Lab for Power Users, Part 2 Wayne Brill Autodesk Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 30 10:15 Nov 30 11:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD Inventor Suites Customization and Programming Manufacturing - Programming Concepts Manufacturing Use Visual Basic Express 2010 Inventor power users -

CP3688 Jon Sprang Daktronics Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 17:15 Dec 1 18:45 90 Min AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CP3821 Magically Fix your Broken AutoCAD® Drawings with Visual LISP® Matthew Stachoni CADapult Ltd. Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:15 Dec 1 14:45 90 Min AutoCAD Customization and Programming CAD Management and IT - Optimized Design, Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CP3840 Integrating Microsoft® Kinect™ with AutoCAD® Kean Walmsley Autodesk Lecture Advanced Nov 30 15:15 Nov 30 16:45 90 Min AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Interoperability, Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CP3856 Criando um sistema de esgoto no Autodesk® Revit® MEP Alexander Justi Grupo Alexander Justi Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit MEP Customization and Programming MEP Design and Engineering - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Configuração de tubulações de esgoto Portuguese

CP3857 Configurando View Templates Alexander Justi Grupo Alexander Justi Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Customization and Programming Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Representação gráfica Padronização de desenhos Template para representação gráfica Arquitetos e engenheiros Portuguese

CP3870 What Is New with the Autodesk® Revit® 2012 API? Elizabeth Shulok Structural Integrators, LLC Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:15 Nov 30 9:45 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Customization and Programming - - New from Autodesk, Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CP3941 AutoCAD® Programming Gurus go Head to Head Peter Jamtgaard Cordeck Building Solutions Panel Advanced Nov 30 13:15 Nov 30 14:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD Customization and Programming CAD Management and IT - Programming Concepts, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Explain advanced features of AutoCAD Have fun -

CP3942-U Visual LISP® Reactors Versus .NET Events Peter Jamtgaard Cordeck Building Solutions Unconference Advanced Dec 1 15:15 Dec 1 16:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction Use LISP reactors Use .NET events -

CP4005 Software Engineer Tips and Tricks for AutoCAD® .NET Plug-in Developers Augusto Goncalves Autodesk Lecture Advanced Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Min AutoCAD Customization and Programming - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CP4011 Scott Conover Autodesk Lecture Advanced Nov 30 15:15 Nov 30 16:45 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Customization and Programming - - New from Autodesk, Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CP4164-L ObjectARX® for Beginners: An Introduction Lee Ambrosius Autodesk, Inc. Hands-On Lab Intermediate Dec 1 8:15 Dec 1 9:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction Get started using ObjectARX Create a project in Visual Studio® -

CP4177 Leveraging ActiveX® Libraries with AutoLISP® Lee Ambrosius Autodesk, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:15 Nov 30 14:45 90 Min AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CP4284 How Do You Do? And Undo? And Redo? And Undo from Redo? Bill Adkison MarinCAD Lecture Advanced Dec 1 8:15 Dec 1 9:45 90 Min AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CP4286-U Bill Adkison MarinCAD Unconference Advanced Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Optimized Design, Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CP4321 Understanding the Alignments and Profiles API in AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Isaac Rodriguez Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Customization and Programming Civil Infrastructure - Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction Explain curve groups in Alignments -

CP4343 Kevin Vandecar Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Min Autodesk 3ds Max Customization and Programming Advanced Visualization - Process/Workflow, Programming Concepts Media & Entertainment Use MAXScript -

CP4349 Debugging Autodesk® Product Plug-ins Kevin Vandecar Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:15 Dec 1 9:45 90 Min AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CP4352 Efficiently Find the Information You Want Using the Autodesk® Revit® API Kevin Vandecar Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Customization and Programming Architecture and Building Design - Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction Easily find elements of interest -

CP4451 Extensible Storage in the Autodesk® Revit® 2012 API Jeremy Tammik Autodesk Lecture Advanced Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Customization and Programming Architecture and Building Design - Programming Concepts, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CP4453 Everything in Place with Autodesk® Revit® MEP Programming Jeremy Tammik Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Advanced 45 minutes Autodesk Revit MEP Customization and Programming Architecture and Building Design - Programming Concepts, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CP4459-U AutoCAD® .NET Development: Tools and Best Practices Kean Walmsley Autodesk Unconference Advanced Dec 1 13:15 Dec 1 14:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD Customization and Programming CAD Management and IT - Programming Concepts, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CP4466 FBX®: A Platform-Independent 3D Data Interchange Technology Cyrille Fauvel Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:15 Nov 30 14:45 90 Min Autodesk FBX Customization and Programming Data Management and Collaboration - Media & Entertainment List Autodesk FBX SDK capabilities -

CP4471 Programming AutoCAD® with C#: Best Practices Scott McFarlane Woolpert, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:15 Nov 30 9:45 90 Min AutoCAD Customization and Programming - - Programming Concepts, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Use delegates to reduce duplicate code -

CP4522 Wolfgang Eyrich entegra gmbh Virtual Nov. 29 Advanced 45 minutes AutoCAD MEP Customization and Programming - - Utilities and Telecommunications English

CP4534 Getting Started with Autodesk® Vault Programming, Part 1 Doug Redmond Autodesk Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Intermediate 45 Minutes Autodesk Vault Family of Products Customization and Programming Data Management and Collaboration - Programming Concepts Manufacturing -

CP4547 Autodesk® Vault Programming: Now with Events Doug Redmond Autodesk Lecture Advanced Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products Customization and Programming Data Management and Collaboration - New from Autodesk, Programming Concepts Manufacturing Customize Vault business logic Integrate deeper with Vault explorer Avoid common pitfalls -

CP4714-L Fundamentals of AutoLISP®, Part 1 dave espinosa-aguilar City of Richland Hands-On Lab Beginner Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction Use the AutoLISP language Protect and share your code Any AutoCAD user -

CP4716-L Fundamentals of AutoLISP®, Part 2 dave espinosa-aguilar City of Richland Hands-On Lab Beginner Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction Use the AutoLISP language Protect and share your code Any AutoCAD user -

CP4717 Unlimited AutoCAD® Scripting for Everyone dave espinosa-aguilar City of Richland Lecture Beginner Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Min AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Write a script Any AutoCAD User -

CP4883-U AutoCAD® API .NET Tips and Tricks James Johnson Synergis Software Unconference Intermediate Dec 1 17:15 Dec 1 18:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Programming Concepts, Tips and Tricks Manufacturing NET developers and programmers -

CP4887 Navigating Through the Corridor using AutoCAD® Civil 3D® .NET API Augusto Goncalves Autodesk Lecture Advanced Nov 30 13:15 Nov 30 14:45 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Customization and Programming Civil Infrastructure - Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction Access baseline objects of corridor -

In this class, Ford Motor Company presents their experiences in attaining one CAD standard that is available 24/7 on on 6 continents. We will describe the ups and downs of this process, what products and solutions were successful, and which ones hit the road. Is it really possible to implement CAD standards on this large a scale? Yes, but there were a few speed bumps and potholes along the way (and no, you can’t “bail out”). Attend this session to hear how you too can drive your CAD standards into the fast lane and put them in overdrive!

Implement standards that can travel both inside and outside the company

Describe how users and managers will try to put the brakes on these objectives

Describe what shifts in the process can increase your speed and what slows you down

Avoid CAD collisions and slow-moving users

As a CAD manager, do you get tired of answering the same questions over and over again? Current video technologies permit us to record lessons or quick, simple solutions so when a designer asks you a question you can direct them to a video library that contains the answers to their questions and solutions to their problems. In this class, we will cover simple techniques for creating and editing your own desktop training videos. Video is also an excellent method for sharing your CAD and BIM standards.

Create a video library unique to your company's standards

List the advantages and disadvantages of common desktop video tools

Set up an online library of video instructions based on your CAD standards

In this unconference session, we will collaborate on best practices and user experiences using Revit Server. Revit Server is the server application for the Revit platform. It is the foundation for server-based worksharing for Revit models that multiple team members can access and modify at the same time using a central server and multiple local servers. It enables optimal project collaboration across a wide area network.

Discuss best practices for the design and setup of Revit Server

Discuss best practices for maintaining and troubleshooting Revit Server

Discuss best practices for working with projects on Revit Server

Meet and collaborate with others who have used Revit Server

CAD, BIM, and IT managers and advanced users with BIM or IT management responsibilities

Super Size Me: A Guide to Autodesk® Revit® and BIM Management on a MEGA Project

What does it mean to IT and BIM management when the client says "Yes, I want this over 1-million-square-foot building designed with Revit"? In this unconference session, we will explore the ins and outs of getting your company ready to do a MEGA project in Revit. We will take a hard look at hardware, software, network infrastructure, internet connectivity, and multi-office connectivity. We will talk about what it really takes to make it all work. You will walk away from this session with a checklist of what you will need to make that MEGA Revit project a success.

Describe what it really takes from IT to support a MEGA Revit project

Define the requirements for a multi -office environment for a MEGA Revit project

Define the network infrastructure requirements for a MEGA Revit project

Define the hardware requirements for a MEGA Revit project

IT and BIM management professionals; we will be talking in IT language

Once we understand the conceptual Framework of the Seven Intelligences and their respective seven needs, we have to practice and do them in the real world. This is a challenge. This participatory unconference session is centered around active practice in the one-on-one environment. We might call this an "interview skills" workshop, but that would belittle the importance that the one-on-one human exchange actually plays in our lives. Active listening is a skill that can be learned. The problem is that most of us spend most of our time barking for the attention that we need.

Apply the framework of the Seven Intelligences to basic one-on-one communication

Describe the basic principals and mechanics of active listening

Employ The Sevens Framework to improve on active listening skills

Effectively present the results of a one-on-one exchange to others

Anyone who wants to improve their people skills

Community and social media are global phenomena but vary throughout the world depending on regional context. This class covers best practices for developing and facilitating community that you can apply in an international context across all regions and that recognize the differences among different parts of the world.

Identify ways of tapping into local community ecosystems

Describe best practices for international community development

Autodesk® product users interested in sharing experiences with an international audience

The Framework of the Seven Intelligences is backed by hard fought and proven neuro-science. We have also "discovered" that the accelerator pedal to organizational innovation—creativity—and more real world productivity, is the power of small groups. Simply put: If we can learn to practically apply the Framework in our teams on a daily basis, we are far more likely to increase the odds of our success. We can Do to Win. If you are a manager working in a technical field, the odds are you rose to your position based on your technical skill. You have had only the most basic training in this art form. Join the club. What we learn, we earn in the School of Hard Knocks. How about we take off the gloves and together explore some more working possibilities?

Describe how the Framework of the Seven Intelligences can improve both your one-to-one and one-to-many people skills

Explain why and how your team must gain regular access to all of the Sevens to become a power producing team

List the practical basics of mindset reconstruction in teams

In this unconference session, we get together to focus again on things NOT CAD software. Specifically, we will look into the management theory and practice of CAD toasters and their care and feeding. Our workstation computers functionally and financially became replaceable appliances quite some time ago. Do we deal with them that way? It's time to tell the truth and face the facts about the "my computer" myth. Deal with the reality—it's a toaster. Let's get together and talk about the many real-world issues that we face. Come prepared to ask questions and deliver what you have learned yourself out on the street. We will all have to deal with the increased heat of more Intel® 3D transistors running on more cores next year. Is that just more work or is it the Moore's Law of more possibilities?

Acquire working peer-to-peer feedback about non-CAD-related issues

Establish a working method and practice to deal with IT management issues in the CAD world

Get practical tips from mid-sized and larger organizations employing BIM, model-based CAD, and visualization technologies

Establish new working relationships with more of your peers

IT managers, CAD managers, lead CAD staff

As a BIM or IT manager, it seems like every couple of days someone in the office comes up with an idea of how cloud computing can help them in their work. Of course with the complexity of BIM technology pushing it to a traditional cloud just does not work…or does it? Although a Private BIM Cloud (PBC) is not the same as traditional cloud computing, it does give you the majority of the benefits of a cloud and some benefits that the "real cloud" cannot offer. In this unconference session, we will be looking at what it takes to build a PBC from an IT professional's prospective. We will talk about what you need to have a PBC and what it takes to host one.

Explain what is needed to host a Private BIM Cloud

Describe the impact a Private BIM Cloud can have on your infrastructure

Assess whether your organization is ready to be on Cloud 9

Re-Thinking Your Firm into Autodesk® Revit®: The Transition to BIM Takes More than Software

Building Information Modeling (BIM) as a technology and process is radically different from traditional design practice. Are you going to try to press your traditional practice into the BIM mold? If we are going to re-organize design to use BIM, then let's re-think the way we approach and manage design. When does engineering work start on a facility? Why do your staff sit where they do? How do you evaluate computer hardware purchases? What has worked and not worked in your practice to leverage the tools that BIM provides to produce better and/or more profitable projects? How do you train your users? How do you measure their abilities? Do you continue to use drawings? How and why? What radical change can you imagine to the design process that will make use of the technology and tools now available to us as designers? Speak out and learn from others at this unconference session!

Identify key differences in the way information is gathered and communicated when using BIM

Evaluate the way team and process organization are shaped by the format of the design medium

List potential techniques and pitfalls discussed by industry compatriots who are working on the same transition

Assess your own approach to using Revit in terms of your ability to benefit from the advantages provided by the software

CAD and BIM managers, project and office managers, and those planning to implement a transition to Revit from other software, either gradually or suddenly

Today workplaces have a mix of workers who come from several generations that often represent 4- year differences in experience and background. Millennials mix with Boomers. Digital Natives rub elbows with Gen X. Combine this with a wave of technology advances that make CAD talents obsolete and you have a difficult time managing staff and tech tools. In this class, you will learn how to interact with each career stage and the technology advancement that troubles them all.

Work with 3 generations of workers—soon to be four

Span technology understanding gaps with communication and special training

Build strong teams that can maximize today's technology tools

Understand what motivates each generation of workers to excellence

AutoCAD drawings form some of the most valuable pieces of intellectual property (IP) for engineering and manufacturing companies. Given the collaborative nature of most design initiatives, these drawings are exchanged not only within the organization but also with external collaborators, such as sub-contractors, customers and vendors. With increasing collaboration in the value chain, the threat of these AutoCAD files reaching unintended recipients has been constantly increasing over time. Security of these AutoCAD files after distribution has been an area of concern for many organizations for a long time. Traditional security technologies rely on restricting the sender from sending files by blocking different mediums of communication (email, USB drives, etc). However, this reduces collaboration and decreases productivity. In this class, we will discuss an innovative approach to securing IP without hampering collaboration—Information Rights Management (IRM).

Describe key security issues and list different sources of information leakage

Explain how information can be kept secure even when collaborating with people outside the company

Define best practices to manage your IP securely

Develop a security strategy towards ensuring security and collaboration at the same time

Heads of design groups, IT managers, and professionals concerned with managing security of information and risk mitigation

Community: Plugging Your User Group and Community into the Autodesk® Content Machine

Content is king but where do you get it? How do you find great content to deliver to your user groups, online communities, and in-company communities of practice? You are not courseware developers, instructional designers, or professional trainers. You all have day jobs; you do not have time to create new content from scratch. But wait, help is near. Autodesk has many sources of content. We will show you where to find this content, how to access and download it, how to use it as is, and how to adapt it for your own purposes.

Identify different Autodesk content sources

Identify different ways of using the content

Stay plugged in to the latest and greatest in Autodesk-provided content and identify other sources of great content

Community leaders, community members, and people interested in making Autodesk communities flourish

This class is designed for the people working on projects or for firms that do not have a dedicated Revit manager or Revit job captain and must juggle the responsibilities of the project and Revit management. This class will provide an overview of the typical role and tasks of a Revit manager and help you identify your project or firm Revit needs. We will talk about how to create and implement Revit best practices and explore other ideas to ensure an efficient modeling process.

Distinguish the workflow and management process between AutoCAD® and Revit

Describe best practices for Revit management and team collaboration

Create and implement a Revit management plan

Owners, project managers, and CAD managers who do not have a dedicated Revit manager or job captain on staff

Mastering the Skills: The Ultimate Autodesk® Certification Preparation Guide Revealed!

Autodesk certification demonstrates and validates your knowledge and skills as a design professional. Becoming certified can lead to accelerated professional development, improved productivity, and enhanced credibility for you and your employer. However, to pass the exam, you must first ensure that you are a master of the knowledge and skill sets. This class takes a close look at specific exam topics and objectives for both the Certified Associate and Certified Professional exams. We will cover the topic differences and similarities and examine how to evaluate your knowledge gaps as well as review the most common ones. In addition, we will provide resources to evaluate your current readiness for the exams.

List the advantages of Autodesk product certification

Evaluate your current Autodesk product knowledge and skills

Create effective certification training based on knowledge and skill gaps

Develop effective preparation and test-taking strategies

Anyone who is interested in attaining Autodesk certification

Internal CAD tribes and user groups are mission-critical to ensuring that your company is able to leverage all the software's capabilities. This class will cover best practices and technology enablers that will help empower you and your co-workers to get the most out of your CAD investment.

Explain why user groups are so important

Describe how easy it is to get a company user group started and keep it going

List different technology enablers that can empower many

Describe the return on investment (ROI) and payback of investing in internal user groups

End users, CAD managers, engineering managers, go-getters, and user group leaders

Moving to Revit Architecture requires more than learning new software. There are many similarities to AutoCAD Architecture, especially if you are using it to its full BIM capabilities. There are even some things that Revit Architecture cannot do that AutoCAD Architecture can. We will discuss the differences is setting up projects, staffing, modeling, and documentation.

Identify differences in setting up a Revit project versus an AutoCAD Architecture project

Identify new staff roles necessary for using Revit Architecture

Describe and compare modeling techniques between Revit Architecture and AutoCAD Architecture

Describe and compare documentation techniques between Revit and AutoCAD Architecture

CAD or BIM managers planning to transition their firm to Revit Architecture from AutoCAD Architecture and Revit users

Once upon a time, there was a civil engineering firm. This civil engineering firm was a hard-working civil engineering firm with 13 offices. This civil engineering firm was working so hard, that there was no time to adopt that really cool software that came out called AutoCAD Civil 3D. Versions and versions went by and still they clung to their good old standby, Land Desktop™. One day, they decided that they could no longer let the world pass them by. In walks Cyndy Davenport, the fiercest Civil 3D implementation specialist ever. By attending this class, you will learn all there is to know about implementing Civil 3D internally. You will know what works and what does not work. You will be able to meticulously plan out your implementation in detail, create enthusiasm among your co-workers, and manage its success by listening to someone who has first-hand experience.

Plan and prepare the Civil 3D environment for your users

Make good training decisions that fit your company's culture

Managers, IT, CAD managers, and advanced users with CAD management responsibilities

Case Study: A Full-Service Design and Build Firm's BIM Implementation Strategy—A to Z and Beyond

SAIC is one of the top 50 design firms in the United States, according to <em>Engineering News-Record</em>. In this class, we will will showcase our BIM implementation strategy from A to Z and explore our future planning. If you are a member of a single or multidiscipline design or construction firm and want to gauge your BIM capability, approach BIM for the first time, or find out how much others are investing in BIM, come to this class. Class topics will address high-level strategic deployment, BIM services, the different types of projects/activities required to implement BIM, and SAIC's future plans as it continues to develop its BIM implementation.

Define BIM within the firm: projects, services, technologies and future goals

Strategically look at your approach for BIM projects: True project model breakdowns, content development, and deliverables

Establish knowledge to commit to BIM as a business decision: Hiring executive and key-leadership staff

Leverage BIM to quickly build a portfolio and expand your organization's services offering

BIM directors and managers, IT directors, business owners, CEOs, COOs, CIOs, and project managers

Times are tough and companies are having a hard time justifying the cost of training. On the other hand, as a CAD manager, it is your responsibility to ensure that your users are trained in the tools that they use. What if you could provide the training they need with little or no budget set aside for training? What if you could train them with very little impact on production? This class will give you some great ideas about how to accomplish just that. You may find that some new approaches to training not only reduce the cost of training, but also provide better results.

Identify training obstacles in a tough economy

Apply training approaches that reduce costs

Apply training approaches that reduce impact to production

Sell management on a new way of training

CAD managers and other CAD leaders who are interested in improving CAD skills in their firm

Are office politics getting in the way of the CAD standards that you know your company or organization needs? Take it from someone who knows, the successful implementation of CAD standards has much more to do with people than it does with technology. In this class, we will explore how to defuse typical sources of resistance that prevent good standards from happening. You will be surprised by how a few simple techniques can get your company where it needs to be.

Get support for CAD standards from all levels

Implement standards in a way your users will embrace

Maintain your standards for years to come

CAD managers and other CAD leaders who are struggling with implementing CAD standards in their companies or organizations

Improving Business Process Management to Facilitate Global Collaboration and Compliance

This class will highlight concepts for successful product data management using Autodesk® Inventor® and AutoCAD® design tools based on SofTech ProductCenter®. You will learn how to implement best practices for managing your product information, including drawings, assemblies, and parts. We will discuss the reuse of parts, components, and other product information to improve your ability to meet time and cost constraints for product designs. The class will explain how process automation through workflow improves collaboration and efficiency within an organization and can also facilitate compliance. We will explore the principles of the Bill of Information (BOI) as the complete product lifecycle definition from concept to retirement. Starting with the Autodesk Inventor or AutoCAD® design, the BOI encompasses all product-related information, including the Bill of Materials (BOM), regardless of location throughout your organization. Learn how to leverage the BOI to design better products faster.

Implement best practices for day-to-day CAD file management

Describe components of document management and revision and product lifecycle control

Describe process automation concepts through workflow, review/approval, electronic signature, and audit trail

Explain the importance of managing the Bill of Information as the complete product definition

Engineering and CAD managers, advanced users with CAD management responsibilities, QA and regulatory compliance personnel, document control managers, and process design and improvement personnel

Many of you have had the feeling that it would be a great idea to start a user group or form an online community, but have not had the tools to help you get started. Others have started a user group or online community, but it has not been as successful as you would have liked. This class provides guidelines and best practices for you to get your community up and running on the right foot right from the start. For those who have started a community and would like to do things better, this class provides you with the means to reset and move forward with greater confidence about your success.

Define a set of objectives that achieve the goal of the community

List best practices from current user groups and communities

Create a list of activities and events that support the goal and objectives of the community

Anyone who wants to get involved with starting, supporting, or building online peer-to-peer CAD communities

We will examine how we can get more information into our models by looking at new industry trends and how they affect the BIM process. We will review new and old technologies that enable better design and more productivity. After this class, you will have a larger overall vision for the changes new technologies for BIM are making in the industry.

Describe the new scanning technology and how it is changing BIM processes

Explain the BIM life cycle from start to finish

Describe cloud computing and its effects on our business

Understand how BIM affects business and management models

Those who want to understand the effects of new industry technologies for BIM on management style and business models

Learn how to convert your AutoCAD details into Autodesk Revit the easy way. After this hands-on lab, you will be able to take that DWG™ detail that you worked so hard on years ago and turn it into a completely Revit-friendly view. Then you can use that view to organize your details and import them into any Revit project. Learn how to organize and easily access your details by setting up a Revit project specifically for them.

Import DWG format details into a drafting view in Revit

Use Revit tools to get an accurate copy of your CAD details

Import details onto a sheet in a current project with a detail number and view title

Organize your details and create standards for simple use and editing

BIM managers and technicians with intermediate experience using Revit

Have you ever heard of license cascading or wonder how it works? Cascading is one of many licensing features that are designed to be transparent to the people who use the software. If you are a CAD manager or IT professional tasked with Autodesk software management it is essential to be aware of and understand these features. This knowledge will enable you to improve license availability, analyze license usage, and better leverage your software license investment. We will start by looking at the license manager and license files. Understanding what the different components of the license manager do and how to "read" the license file are essential planning and troubleshooting skills. Log files can be used to troubleshoot or provide historical usage data for use with reporting and management tools. We will explain how features like cascading, subscription, prior version entitlement, and license borrowing are implemented and how they drive the behavior of the licensing system.

Describe how network license cascading works

Understand how subscription prior version entitlement is managed

Describe how license borrowing works and how to manage it

CAD managers or IT professionals responsible for software license management

Dozens of applications and hundreds of locations—one solution. This class is a straightforward look into one company's need to provide Autodesk applications to the team quickly and easily. You will learn the simple configuration steps that have solved our licensing challenges and the options we have employed to manage use without restricting the users. In terms of delivery, we explored a variety of options and found the most economical solution for managing deployments in our enterprise. Delivering the solution to the team—the successful handoff—is the critical, often overlooked, step in the process. Finally, we look ahead and describe how we will adapt our strategy to change and meet the future needs of the team.

Manage software deployment within your enterprise

Safeguard your systems from common license-related challenges

Configure your strategy for today's expectations

Predict future needs and create a plan for success

Anyone responsible for software deployment, license management, or budgeting for software investments. Anybody interested in finding solutions instead of licensing errors

This class will examine emerging technologies that support the design and construction industry. Technologies we will discuss may include augmented reality, immersive environments, alternative interface, fabrication and prefabrication, 3D printing, and laser scanning.

Explain augmented reality and its potential implications in the AEC industry

Explain immersive environments and the potential implications in the AEC industry

Explain fabrication and its potential implications in the AEC industry

Explain laser scanning and its potential implications in the AEC industry

Visionaries and thought leaders in the AEC space.

Connecting the Dots: Implementing Autodesk® Revit® Server for Multi-Firm Collaboration

Autodesk Revit Server provides much faster access to project data for local and remote users but it has been somewhat of a challenge to implement in your organization. It is far more of a challenge to implement Revit Server with other consultants. Issues of security and access control are at the top of the list of challenges. This class will cover procedures and techniques for a successful implementation of Revit Server between consultants for a true integrated project delivery (IPD) collaboration senario. After this class, you will be able to install Revit Server within your organization and create easily distributable virtual Revit Servers for remote sites. You will learn to connect the sites via VPN for secure communications without exposing your internal networks to other consultants.

Describe workflows and technical requirements for multi-firm collaboration with Revit Server

Deploy Revit Server in a VMware® virtual environment

Create and distribute virtual Revit Server machines using VMware

Suite Licensing: How to Optimize the Use of Network Licenses for Multiple Products and Suites

Autodesk® software products and suites are powerful on their own, and they become even more valuable when combined into the exact toolset your company needs. Optimizing your company's collection of network licenses can have very large, positive effects on the products that you want to run. When can AutoCAD® Mechanical share a license with Autodesk® Inventor® Professional? How does Autodesk Alias® Design cascade to an Autodesk Product Design Suite Ultimate license? What is the benefit of Inventor's dynamic licensing feature? This class will include detailed instructions on how to mix and match your network licenses to maximize the number of concurrent user sessions. Concrete examples will illustrate how product and suite licenses work together on a network, covering releases from 2009 to 2012. Learn how you can save money by building a flexible, efficient set of licenses that perfectly matches the needs of your manufacturing organization.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, New from Autodesk, Interoperability, Collaboration

Create a list of licenses tailored specifically to your company's needs

Describe how license cascading sequences connect products and suites

Explain when multiple products can share a single license

Efficiently use the subscription benefit that enables prior versions of software to run alongside the latest release

CAD managers and advanced users responsible for administering a network license server

In an era that is increasingly virtual, people need a place where they can go to meet other like-minded individuals who are as eager as they are to learn and share ideas and best practices for using AutoCAD®, Autodesk® Revit®, Autodesk Inventor®, AutoCAD Civil 3D®, and other applications. Enter the user community, which—if done correctly—is a great way for design professionals to congregate and learn new and exciting methods for completing a task or for just doing something cool. Find out how user groups are formed, what the meetings are like, and what topics are discussed, then go back to your local user group to share these ideas. Also, if there isn't already a user group in your area, find out how to create one!

Discover what other user groups are doing and how effective their meetings are

Get ideas to bring back to your own user group, including meeting topics, sponsors, and increasing attendance

Create your own user group with templates for developing goals and planning your launch

Take advantage of our resources to help you grow your community

Anyone interested in improving or starting a user group

Join veteran Autodesk University Speakers Jerry Milana and Nate Bartley for a look at the latest installation, deployment, and licensing technologies from Autodesk. This class will cover planning, implementation, maintenance, management, and troubleshooting techniques. Jerry and Nate will focus on critical decision points in deploying and licensing Autodesk products in small-to-enterprise-level networks. In this first part of a 2-part class, we will explore licensing, including evaluating license fault tolerance requirements, implementing Autodesk License Manager, and troubleshooting licensing problems. Register early and find out why Autodesk University regulars attend Jerry and Nate's A2Z class year after year.

Choose between the different licensing methods used in Autodesk products and implement a standard within your company

Configure the Autodesk License Manager to control access to Autodesk applications, enable borrowing, and create log reports

Troubleshoot problems related to licensing and explain why a license may be granted or denied to a user

Document the process used to license and install Autodesk applications within your organization

Anyone interested and responsible for licensing and installation of Autodesk applications, including CAD managers, advanced users, IT administrators, and helpdesk personnel

In this hands-on lab, join veteran Autodesk University Speakers Jerry Milana and Nate Bartley for a look at the latest Installation, deployment, and licensing technologies from Autodesk. The scope of this class will include planning, implementation, maintenance, management, and troubleshooting techniques. Jerry and Nate will focus on critical decision points in deploying and licensing Autodesk products in small-to-enterprise-level networks. Register early and find out why Autodesk University regulars attend Jerry and Nate's A2Z class year after year. In this lab, the second of a 2-part series, we will focus on installation and deployments. We will show how you can choose a combination of network and standalone licensing to maximize your software investment. You will use the Autodesk Deployment Wizard to create pre-configured install images. Finally, we will cover troubleshooting techniques for deployment and installation problems.

List the different methods for installing Autodesk applications

Describe what goes on underneath the hood when an installation deployment is created

Troubleshoot failed installations and take appropriate action to correct the problem

Document the process used to license and install Autodesk applications within your organization

People interested in and responsible for licensing and installation of Autodesk applications, including CAD managers and advanced users, IT administrators, helpdesk personnel, and company decision makers

As CAD managers, it is our goal to turn every one of our users into a power user. We strive to make everyone as productive as possible because it makes us look great. This class is designed to do just that. We will discuss how to make your users power users and what we can do that makes end users' jobs so easy that they will put their trust in you every time.

Do you maintain AutoCAD platform tools for a bunch of users? Do you have to support branch offices? If so, this class will help you get your AutoCAD environment under optimal control via AutoLISP® customization, CUI customization, and a unique way of synchronizing networked content with the user's machine to achieve maximum speed. We will cover centrally located standards content such as palettes, CUIs, plotting files, databases, blocks, and other content using a combination of profiles, project folders, registry access, and AutoLISP to control it all. Particular attention will be paid to achieving maximum speed for the user. All concepts will be presented using a sample environment that you can alter to fit your company immediately after class. Whether you use plain AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D®, AutoCAD Architectural, or AutoCAD Mechanical, this class will give you the knowledge you need to finally get all your AutoCAD tools under centralized control with maximum speed.

Retain maximum user software performance

Use customization to manage network resources

Use synchronization to keep all machines current

CAD managers, IT managers, and power users responsible for AutoCAD platform product configuration

Are you responsible for CAD standards but frustrated because users ignore them? Ever feel like your senior management doesn't back you up on enforcing standards? If so, you are not alone. In this class, you will learn a methodology for identifying what to standardize, concepts for standardizing your CAD programs, how to use server-based standards management to eliminate managing individual machines and laptops, how to document your standards for training, plus more. Along the way, we will maintain a ruthless focus on how standards save users time and the company money to help you sell users and senior management alike on the benefits of standards. If you need to get your standards under control, but have been frustrated by the process, this class is a must.

Get senior management to back you up

Save time and money for the company by implementing and enforcing standards

CAD and IT managers and power users responsible for implementing CAD standards

You have seen cool training video where an instructor showed you exactly how to use a software application and wished you could create them yourself, right? But where do you start? What kind of hardware, software, sound equipment, and cameras do you need to become your own video producer? In this class, we will answer these questions while passing along best practices using industry-standard Camtasia® as our editing tool of choice. We will show you how to set up a basic video capture environment and cover capture options such as formats, resolutions, and audio quality along with using web cams and text scripts. Next, we will show you how to spice up videos using Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides, transition effects, and voice-overs. We will also discuss some techniques you can use to refine your training using video drafting to evaluate your technique, voice, and pacing. If you have wanted to start making your own training videos, but weren't sure how to do it, this class will give you everything you need to get started.

Describe video and audio capture formats

Use video to polish your presentation skills

CAD or IT managers responsible for deploying computer-based training

As CAD managers, it is our goal to turn every one of our users into a power user. We strive to make everyone as productive as possible because it makes us look great. This class is designed to do just that. We will discuss how to make your users power users and what we can do that makes end users' jobs so easy that they will put their trust in you every time.

Are you responsible for CAD standards but frustrated because users ignore them? Ever feel like your senior management doesn't back you up on enforcing standards? If so, you are not alone. In this class, you will learn a methodology for identifying what to standardize, concepts for standardizing your CAD programs, how to use server-based standards management to eliminate managing individual machines and laptops, how to document your standards for training, plus more. Along the way, we will maintain a ruthless focus on how standards save users time and the company money to help you sell users and senior management alike on the benefits of standards. If you need to get your standards under control, but have been frustrated by the process, this class is a must.

Get senior management to back you up

Save time and money for the company by implementing and enforcing standards

For the longest time, we focused our CAD management efforts on making sure everyone follows the layering system, uses the same blocks, and uses the software the same way. As companies continue to struggle in the AEC industry, CAD managers must evolve as leaders and business partners by generating revenue for their firms instead of saving them money. This class will focus on the key variables required to transform your jobs from ordinary technical support "CAD managers" into recognized leaders who bring tangible value to your firm. You will realize that CAD leadership is part of the bottom line and deliverables for your firms—it is not just the guy you call when your line command isn't working.

List principles that will enable you to build an efficient, healthy, and hip CAD community

Describe strategic concepts to enhance your relationship with upper management

Transform your position into an internal profit center by engaging yourself in all project-related matters

Describe procedures that use downtime to revamp standards and content

AEC CAD managers, CAD drafters on a path to be managers, and CAD or IT administrators and advanced users

In this class, Ford Motor Company presents their experiences in attaining 1 CAD standard that is available 24/7 on on 6 continents. We will describe the ups and downs of this process, what products and solutions were successful, and which ones hit the road. Is it really possible to implement CAD standards on this large a scale? Yes, but there were a few speed bumps and potholes along the way (and no, you can't "bail out"). Attend this session to hear how you too can drive your CAD standards into the fast lane and put them in overdrive!

Implement standards that can travel both inside and outside the company

Describe how users and managers will try to put the brakes on these objectives

Describe what shifts in the process can increase your speed and what slows you down

Avoid CAD collisions and slow-moving users

Are you migrating to one of the new Autodesk® Suites, starting to use 3D design, or upgrading to AutoCAD® 2012? Or maybe you are pushing the envelope with Autodesk Inventor®, Autodesk Revit®, AutoCAD Civil 3D, or BIM and don't seem to have enough desktop or laptop power? This class is for you. You will learn how to select and plan to get the best performance specifically for Autodesk applications when choosing your new desktop or laptop. Learn how to get the most from Intel® processors for your specific applications and understand the differences in memory selection. Find out the latest about Nvidia® and ATI graphics technologies and how they fit with Autodesk graphic strategy. Understand disk selection, including solid state drives (SSD), virtual machine usage, new workstation cluster technology, touchscreen technology, and more. Understand how HP® technologies and productivity tools can help you stay competitive, especially in the new cloud paradigm. Additionally, we will review the results of a recent AutoCAD 2012 productivity study for hardware.

Make the appropriate technology selections for any Autodesk application, including your 3D applications

Select the appropriate memory size, graphics card, and Intel processor to maximize application performance

Assess Microsoft® Windows® 7 requirements and advantages for your 3D desktop and determine when you should change to a 64-bit operating system

Review AutoCAD 2012 hardware productivity study to better understand the new concept of workstation cluster technology

Users of Autodesk 3D software, such as Revit, AutoCAD (3D users), Inventor, Civil 3D, and others, as well as CAD managers and IT managers

Tips and Tricks 2011: Getting Top Performance From Your Desktop and/or Laptop

Are you migrating to one of the new Autodesk Suites, starting to use 3D design, or upgrading to AutoCAD® 2012? Or maybe you are pushing the envelope with Autodesk Inventor®, Autodesk Revit®, AutoCAD Civil 3D, or BIM and don't seem to have enough desktop or laptop power? This class is for you. You will learn how to select and plan to get the best performance specifically for Autodesk applications when choosing your new desktop or laptop. Learn how to get the most from Intel® processors for your specific applications and understand the differences in memory selection. Graphics cards have changed significantly, so find out the latest in Nvidia® and ATI graphics and how this fits with Autodesk graphic strategy. Understand the new HP® Personal Productivity Tools, as well as other HP technologies and productivity tools to help you stay competitive.

Make appropriate technology selections for all of your Autodesk applications including AutoCAD, Revit, and more

Select the appropriate graphics cards and memory size to maximize Autodesk application performance

Manage your desktop for 3D applications

Select the appropriate Intel processor for your running your applications most efficiently

Users of Autodesk 3D software, such as Revit, AutoCAD (3D users), Inventor, Civil 3D, and others, as well as CAD managers and IT managers

The Many Ways of Using Scripts, AutoLISP® and .NET to Automate, Save Time and Enforce Standards in AutoCAD®

In this class, you will learn how to effectively use some of the strongest AutoCAD tools, such as AutoLISP routines, scripts, and .NET, to rid yourself of repetitive tasks. This class will also cover effective ways to automate and enforce almost all of your company's standards by showing you how to use automation tools in AutoCAD menus, at startup, for customization, and as stand-alone programs and routines. Learning these techniques will prove to be invaluable and save more time and money than anyone could believe. When seconds is just too long, see how you can use these methods to set up a pagesetup, print a PDF, or bind a file with just one click. Attendees should have some knowledge about AutoLISP and AutoCAD scripts.

Programming Concepts, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks

Rid yourself of simple time-consuming repetitive tasks

Implement your routines and programs using several different methods

Enforce standards without an end user even noticing and customize components to work along with your programs

Produce drawings faster while enforcing a higher level of standards

AEC industry professionals who want to streamline workflow and automate repetitive tasks and advanced/power users

In this unconference session, we will discuss writing an AutoCAD Civil 3D .NET application using Microsoft® Visual Studio® and Visual Basic®. We will start with basic coverage of differences between Visual Basic and VB.NET programming and will then complete a simple command that will query a Civil 3D object and make a change to the object. Attendees should have a basic understanding of Civil 3D and limited experience with Visual Basic.

Create a Visual Studio Project with proper referencing to the Civil 3D .NET API

Understand basic VB.NET programming concepts

Query and change a Civil 3D object in .NET

Anyone who wants to learn to use the .NET API.

If you have ever thought that deploying your AutoCAD plug-in was just a little too tricky, then this class is for you. This class presents the design concepts and use of the all-new Autoloader technology in AutoCAD 2012. We will talk about the history of deploying plug-ins into AutoCAD and all of the issues that developers have had to face, along with the many clean-cut solutions that the Autoloader provides for deployment into the AutoCAD plug-in architecture.

New from Autodesk, Technical Features, Programming Concepts

Use the Autoloader feature inside of AutoCAD 2012

Create a cross platform plug-in that works in AutoCAD for Microsoft® Windows® and for Apple® Macintosh®

Have you ever wanted to read and write DWG™ files outside of AutoCAD, inside your own application using RealDWG? Have you ever wanted to sell your users a cheaper, more focused version of AutoCAD using AutoCAD OEM? Maybe you know all about RealDWG and/or AutoCAD OEM but are unsure how to use them. Perhaps you are stuck and cannot make RealDWG or AutoCAD OEM do what you want? Or maybe you know what you want to do but are unsure about the licensing requirements? Well, then this AU unconference session is a must. Fenton Webb will lead an informative conversation for developers and present tips and tricks for using these technologies. Session co-hosts from Tech Soft 3D will provide information about licensing, costs, and support.

Describe examples of where RealDWG and AutoCAD OEM are used

Software engineers or salespersons who need information about licensing and/or using RealDWG and AutoCAD OEM

Multithreading and Message Handling in Windows® Presentation Foundation (WPF) Applications

If your AutoCAD® plug-in spends a long time processing data, you know how frustrated your users can get when their user interface freezes or Windows shows that all too familiar "Program Not Responding" message. How do you prevent that? Depending on what you are doing, you have a choice between message handling and multithreading. This class will show you when to use each technique and how to handle them both from within your WPF user interface.

Optimized Design, Programming Concepts, Technical Features

Software developers who create user interfaces using WPF inside of AutoCAD

A panel of ObjectARX® and AutoCAD .NET experts from Autodesk are here to answer your questions. If you are writing plug-ins for AutoCAD, then this is the perfect forum to get to know the people who shape the APIs you work with.

Answer those AutoCAD programming questions that have been bugging you for so long

Users of the AutoCAD .NET and ObjectARX programming interfaces who want to meet and ask questions of experts from the AutoCAD engineering and Autodesk developer network teams

This unconference session will be a dynamic interactive discussion related to all things about the Autodesk Inventor API and Microsoft® Visual Basic® programming for Autodesk Inventor. Join Brian Ekins, Allen Gager, and your peers in a networking opportunity like no other. Attendees are encouraged to share their work with the API in a relaxed and comfortable exchange of information.

Get the tip or trick you need to get your project back on track

Gain insight to how others are solving challenges you may be facing

Discover new ways to speed up your old workflows

Anyone using the Inventor API who wants to connect with peers

Learn what cloud computing is all about, what kind of applications can be written for and run on the cloud, and where it is suitable to use them and where it is not. Learn about the popular commercial cloud service providers, such as Amazon Web Services™ (AWS), Microsoft® Azure™ and Google App Engine, and how to use them. We will discuss the similarities and differences among the services they provide, the advantages of using one over the others, and the coverage and sophistication of the APIs provided to use the cloud services. The class will include code and user interface demonstrations.

Cloud Computing, Programming Concepts, Technical Features

Describe the kinds of cloud infrastructure and services available

Explain the differences among the major cloud infrastructure providers and services they provide

List what APIs are available and explain how to use them

Get started on programming for cloud computing

In this class, we will discuss the problems with implementing parallelism in an AutoCAD .NET and C++ application. You will learn which portions of an application can be safely parallelized. We will also cover what technologies the latest .NET and C++ libraries provide to build parallelism naturally and easily into your AutoCAD application. You will learn how to synchronize between threads in your application and AutoCAD functionality.

Optimized Design, Technical Features, Programming Concepts

Describe the limitations of implementing parallelism in an AutoCAD .NET or C++ application

Explain how to safely implement parallelism in AutoCAD application

Describe modern technologies and APIs available to implement parallelism

Explain thread synchronization issues in AutoCAD

AutoCAD .NET and C++ application developers who want understand issues with parallelism in AutoCAD and learn to take advantage of modern multicore and multiprocessor machine configurations for their AutoCAD application

In this unconference session, we will discuss popular design patterns, what .NET platform and language features are available to implement them, and where to use them. We will also discuss architectural patterns implemented in the AutoCAD® .NET API. We will demonstrate these patterns in the context of AutoCAD, so knowledge of AutoCAD .NET API would help, but is not essential.

Present an overview of the popular design patterns

Assess where to use the different design patterns

Describe .NET platform and language features that support some design patterns natively

Describe the design patterns implemented in AutoCAD .NET API

.NET developers interested in improving code design and maintainability by using the proper design patterns

Are you an Autodesk Inventor power user with an interest in becoming even more productive? Would you like to automate or extend the capabilities of Inventor, but are new to computer programming? If so, this hands-on lab is designed for you. During the lab, you will create an Inventor plug-in that will introduce you to the programming world. This lab will provide a learning path for Inventor power users who know Autodesk Inventor but are absolutely new to programming and are thinking about taking the plunge. In this lab, we will be working with Autodesk Inventor API in Microsoft® Visual Basic® Express 2010. This is part 1 of a 2-part series.

Describe the basics of using the Inventor API

Create code that runs when a button is clicked so that it accesses selected components in an assembly

Describe the basics of using SelectSet in the Inventor API

This class will compare the capabilities of iLogic with the Inventor API. We will cover the advantages and disadvantages of using iLogic and the advantages and disadvantages of using the Inventor API. You will see how iLogic and the Inventor API are able to automate Inventor behavior. You will discover the skill sets you need to use iLogic or the Inventor API using VB.NET. In this class you will gain an understanding of which tool to use to automate common tasks. Either iLogic or the Inventor API, or maybe both!

Optimized Design, Programming Concepts, Technical Features

Explain the basics of how the Inventor API is used

Assess when to use iLogic or the Inventor API

Become more proficient at automating Inventor

Inventor power users and Inventor programmers who want to learn more about iLogic

This hands-on lab will show you how to create a new project in Visual Studio® and do setup for an AutoCAD® plug-in. You will learn how to add code to create a simple command and add a splash screen or other initialization code. After that we will create a command that uses a dialog to display a user selection.

Start and set up a Visual Studio project as an AutoCAD® plugin

Create initialization code for command line prompts, splash screen, or other initial settings required on loading

Create custom commands to be used within AutoCAD

Create and use dialogs with custom AutoCAD® commands

Developers and programmers getting started with .NET programming

With the Client Graphics API, Inventor provides the ability to dynamically display custom graphics in the Inventor modeling window. Some common uses of Client Graphics are representing transient objects and creating dynamic previews and interactive manipulators within commands, as well as displaying the results of analysis and animation operations. This class will benefit Inventor developers who want to enhance their plug-in commands by integrating visual feedback, as well as programmers migrating their existing solutions from systems that rely on OpenGL®-based graphics.

Use the latest and most powerful transient graphics functionality added to the API

Create cutting-edge commands which require result preview in graphics form, interactive manipulators, and more

Leverage your existing commands by making them more user friendly through the use of dynamic visual feedback

Create advanced simulations and animations based on the new non-transacted Client Graphics API

Programmers and software developers with intermediate to advanced experience with the Inventor COM API. Knowledge of Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET and experience with .NET languages (C# or VB.NET) is required

Best Practices for Add-In Programming and Design Patterns Applied to the Autodesk® Inventor® API

This class focuses on developing .NET based add-ins for Autodesk Inventor using best practices gained from direct hands-on experience of Autodesk software engineers. Design patterns are general, reusable solutions to commonly occurring situations in software design. You will learn how to get the most out of several design patterns specifically for the Inventor API. The class will benefit any programmer developing applications on top of Autodesk Inventor. Knowledge of Microsoft® Visual Studio®.NET and experience with .NET languages (C# or VB.Net) is required. Previous experience developing Inventor add-ins is desirable.

Speed up add-in development by using smart functionality such as XML-based ribbon builder and unique installer for x86/x64

Save time and effort by taking advantage of powerful design patterns specific to Inventor, developed from hands-on experience

Strengthen the stability and the efficiency of your application by using rock-solid architectures

Take advantage of the latest registry-free and delayed-loading mechanisms for your add-ins

Programmers and software developers with intermediate to advanced experience with the Inventor COM API

This class will introduce you to customizing Autodesk Navisworks 2012 using the new .NET API. It will cover how to create add-ins that sit inside the product and allow you to integrate with your own programs, how to automate the product to perform process-intensive and repetitive tasks, and how to embed the .NET controls in your own application to leverage the powers of Navisworks. This class will benefit those wanting to extend the functionality of Navisworks using a .NET language such as C#. Attendees should have some programming experience.

Describe the new Navisworks 2012 .NET API

Create an application using the Navisworks 2012 .NET controls

Anyone who wants to add functionality to Navisworks

Are you an Autodesk Inventor power user with an interest in becoming even more productive? Would you like to automate or extend the capabilities of Inventor, but are new to computer programming? If so, this hands-on lab is designed for you. During the lab, you will create an Inventor plug-in that will introduce you to the programming world. This lab will provide a learning path for Inventor power users who know Autodesk Inventor but are absolutely new to programming and are thinking about taking the plunge. In this lab we will be working with Autodesk Inventor API in Microsoft® Visual Basic® Express 2010. This lab is part 2 of a 2-part series.

Describe the basics of using the Inventor API

Create code that runs when a button is clicked so that it accesses selected components in an assembly

Describe the basics of using SelectSet in the Inventor API

Combine Dynamic Blocks, AutoCAD® .NET API, and Enterprise Data to Automate Drawing Creation

Do you have designers creating drawings from a data sheet? Why not give the data to AutoCAD and let it build the drawing for you? This class will show you how to use Windows® Presentation Foundation (WPF), C# Class Libraries (using the AutoCAD .NET API) and database connections within AutoCAD, combined with dynamic AutoCAD blocks, to create a scalable and maintainable solution for multiple users across your company.

Data Management, Programming Concepts, Process/Workflow

Set up a dynamic block to be used by the AutoCAD API

Set a dynamic block property from the AutoCAD API

Use enterprise data to drive drawing creation

Understand the benefits of dynamic blocks in drawing automation

Intermediate AutoCAD users and software developers

Tired of manually cleaning up inaccuracies due to human error in your architectural AutoCAD drawings? Would you like to build an easy-to-use Visual LISP application that can eliminate this day-to-day drudgery? Then this class is for you! We will look at a series of problem architectural drawings and build a Visual LISP application that will clean up all of the geometric inaccuracies automatically and easily to provide a sound foundation for the documentation process. This class will focus on problem solving, using a detailed algorithm to build the programming logic. As we build the application from the ground up, we will concentrate on fundamental programming skills such as developing good style, readability, error control, design elegance, and optimizing performance.

Apply solid, time-tested Visual LISP programming techniques to solve production and design-related problems

Break large programming problems down into smaller parts and build modular code that can be easily reused

Focus on fundamentals, such as developing good style, writing elegant-but-fast support functions, and optimizing performance

Explain how Visual LISP's VLA-functions improve processing speed across large data sets

CAD managers and design professionals who regularly use Visual LISP to solve problems, improve productivity, and increase efficiency

This class will focus on learning how to integrate Kinect, Microsoft's ground-breaking controller for the Xbox 360®, with AutoCAD using .NET. We will look at the various drivers, SDKs, and middleware available to .NET developers wanting to work with Kinect, as well as the kind of capabilities a device such as Kinect brings to 3D products, such as AutoCAD. We will cover two main uses of Kinect: as a 3D reality capture device, feeding point clouds into AutoCAD, and as a user-input device, extending the next generation of gesture-detection capabilities to AutoCAD .NET developers.

Describe industry trends in human-computer interaction and explain how devices such as Kinect are changing the world

List the available drivers, SDKs, and middleware available for working with Kinect

Integrate code that imports point cloud data from Kinect into AutoCAD

Implement gestures to allow users to control drawing, modeling, and navigation operations via Kinect

Developers interested in reality capture technologies and integrating user-input devices such as Kinect into their applications

Criando um sistema básico de esgoto no Revit MEP. O usuário irá aprender a configurar o sistema com as tubulações adequadas e configurações básicas para criação automatica do sistema de tubulação de esgoto a partir de familias de componentes de vasos sanitários, ralos, pias, etc.

Aprendendo a criar um sistema de esgoto no RME

Famílias de componentes com parametros específicos para criar tubulações automáticas

Compatibilização entre vários projetos em um só arquivo

Arquitetos e engenheiros que trabalham com projetos de instalações sanitárias

Aprender a configurar View Templates para serem usados em diversos tipos de desenhos em um projeto. Permite que uma configuração de representação gráfica seja replicada para vários outros desenhos.

Repetição de configurações de tela em diversos desenhos

Discover what is new in the Revit 2012 API. This class will introduce attendees to major new features in the API, such as extensible storage, worksharing, construction modeling, energy analysis, point clouds, and Performance Advisor, as well as major enhancements to existing functionality, including changes to the geometry, material, MEP, and analysis visualization framework APIs. Some minor changes and enhancements will be covered as well, along with information on how these changes may affect existing Revit add-ins being updated for Revit 2012.

List the major enhancements to the Revit 2012 API

Identify changes to the Revit API that may affect existing Revit add-in projects

Define extensible storage and how it can be used

List 5 new features of the geometry API

AEC professionals with intermediate experience with Revit Architecture, Revit Structure, or Revit MEP, with some programming experience, who want to know more about the Revit API

A panel of expert AutoCAD programmers take 10 programming questions from the audience, solve the problems, and present the solutions.

Describe new, advanced tricks for customizing AutoCAD

Describe advanced programming techniques

Anyone who operates or customizes AutoCAD

In this unconference session, we will present some useful code examples that demonstrate the use of reactors and events in AutoCAD® customization. We will discuss the advantages of both languages.

List the strengths and weakness of both methods

Save time and money by automating AutoCAD functions

Anyone who customizes AutoCAD in either LISP or .NET to automate workflow in drafting environments

This class is for AutoCAD .NET developers who are planning to or have already developed plug-ins for AutoCAD projects and want to enhance how their code is organized to improve the overall architecture through maintainability, code reuse, and best practices. This class will cover software engineering and software architecture topics, refactoring, and design patterns. Basic knowledge of AutoCAD .NET programming is required.

Optimized Design, Tips and Tricks, Programming Concepts

Describe basic software engineering concepts

Improve your plug-in code architecture with design patterns

Increase the reuse of code in your software development

Apply recommended practices to your software development

Developers with basic knowledge of AutoCAD .NET programming

Geometric Progression: Further Analysis of Geometry Using the Autodesk® Revit® 2012 API

In Revit 2012, Autodesk introduced new powerful tools to the API for geometry analysis, calculation, and display. In this class, we will introduce the new API tools and provide examples of and recommendations on their use. One set of new APIs offers the ability to create 3D construction geometry. Others include new analysis tools such as Boolean operations, extrusion analyzers, and room and space geometry calculators targeted toward specific kinds of problems and calculations. This class will also highlight some new geometric capabilities related to specific entity types, such as construction parts, walls, point clouds, and energy analysis. Some development experience is recommended.

List the new features related to geometric analysis of buildings in the 2012 Revit API

Use temporary geometry, Boolean operations, and intersection filters to find elements that meet specific geometric criteria

Use extrusion analyzers and geometric tools to break a complex geometric element down into a simple analytic shape

Use specific geometric tools for construction modeling and point cloud elements to carry out specific analyses and tasks

Revit API developers who want to see how the new features of the 2012 Revit API enable targeted geometric analyses

ObjectARX is the premier application programming interface (API) that AutoCAD®, AutoCAD for Mac®, and the AutoCAD-based verticals support. If you need access to APIs that are not exposed with programming languages such as AutoLISP® or if you have a need for building applications on Windows® and Mac OS, ObjectARX may be the best API for you. This hands-on lab provides a basic understanding of ObjectARX and teaches you how to create and load an ARX application into AutoCAD. You should have an understanding of C++ if you want to get the most out of ObjectARX, but this class is designed to give you an idea of what ObjectARX is and how to get started. Attendees should have some prior AutoCAD programming experience with languages such as AutoLISP or VB.NET.

Create a command, display messages to the user, and request user input

Load an ObjectARX application into AutoCAD

Attendees who want to learn about and have no prior experience with ObjectARX

Do you have the basics of AutoLISP mastered and want to evolve from Newbie to Master? This class might be just what you are looking for. You will learn how to work with events and reactors, access the Windows® registry, use AutoCAD® and Windows ActiveX libraries, and connect to other Windows applications, such as Microsoft® Word or Excel®. This class is not recommended for those new to AutoLISP.

Access and store values in the Windows registry

Describe application, document, and other types of reactors

Use the AutoCAD ActiveX library to access objects in an open and closed drawing

Manipulate the Windows environment using AutoLISP and use AutoCAD to drive Microsoft Office applications, such as Microsoft Word and Excel

Attendees who want to add advanced functionality to their existing AutoLISP routines

This class covers topics, tips, and tricks concerning the proper recording and restoration of AutoCAD® session state in your RealDWG® and ObjectARX® applications when the UNDO, U, REDO, and MREDO commands are executed. Although undo and redo operations are simple in concept, there are some aspects of AutoCAD and RealDWG undo/redo machinery which can make proper coding for them much trickier than you would expect. We will start with a description of the programming constructs that support the undo/redo actions and how they interact. Then we will discuss some common hazards that developers frequently encounter and how to write your code to avoid them. We will also discuss some coding practices that are widely used, but are incorrect anyway, and what the correct alternatives are. Code samples will be in C++, but apply to all languages and environments.

Programming Concepts, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Describe how the AutoCAD and RealDWG undo/redo complex operates, at conceptual and practical levels

Identify several different problems that frequently occur when coding for undo/redo and explain how to handle them correctly

Use transactions, document locking, and database objects to correctly participate in undo and redo

Identify some common practices and myths that are invitations to disaster

Software developers with a working knowledge of ObjectARX, RealDWG, .NET or LISP programming environments who are responsible for making their applications behave properly for undo and redo

Managing Your AutoCAD®/RealDWG® Model Memory Footprint for Better Performance

This unconference session describes the main areas of the in-memory footprint of AutoCAD Database (DWG™/DXF™) content and the system settings and programming facilities that are useful for minimizing and reclaiming memory. We will also discuss scenarios where reducing your model's memory footprint can help performance and when doing so can actually hinder performance. Code samples will be C++, but apply to all languages and environments.

Describe the key elements of the AutoCAD model memory footprint

List the programming constructs and system settings which can be used to control or reduce DWG-related memory consumption

List the AutoCAD drawing features that cause expansion of the model memory footprint

Determine when minimizing the memory footprint is a good idea and when it may not help at all

Software developers with a working knowledge of ObjectARX®, RealDWG, .NET or LISP programming environments who want to consider reduced memory consumption of their AutoCAD models as a way to improve performance

This class covers the basics of the Alignments and Profiles .NET API in Civil 3D. It also dives into the structural components of Alignment and Profile objects and their composition. Finally, the class demonstrates how Alignments and Profiles can be manipulated by changing parameters in their components.

Describe the structure of the Alignment and Profile objects

Manipulate points of intersection (PI) in Alignment objects

Manipulate points of vertical intersection (PVI) in Profile objects

Developers interested in understanding the Alignment and Profile objects in Civil 3D, their composition, and the elements involved manipulating them

The 30,000-Foot View of Autodesk® 3ds Max® Customization and Plug-in Development

Did you know that Autodesk 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design, which have been used in various visualization capacities for many years, also have extensive customization capabilities? This class will introduce you to the various ways that 3ds Max can be customized and programmed. We will start with how the user interface can be customized to streamline your work process. We will discuss how MAXScript can help you automate common tasks and minimize repetitive processes. We will also give a brief introduction and overview of the 3ds Max SDK, which includes C++ and .NET libraries for plug-in development. Attendees should have some programming experience.

Describe the different ways 3ds Max and 3ds Max design can be customized

List aspects of the user interface that can be customized in 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design

Describe the 3ds Max SDK and list requirements to get started using the SDK

Anyone who wants to learn how to customize 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design

This class will show basic debugging techniques to use when working with Autodesk products. We will cover debugging techniques using Visual Studio® 2010 and look at the various tools that the Visual Studio debugger provides. We will cover debugger settings and various windows, the different types of break points, and other helpful tips to make debugging easier. The class will be working mainly with the C#, C++, and C++/CLI languages, and we will use AutoCAD®, Autodesk Revit®, and Autodesk 3ds Max® as examples. However, the techniques demonstrated in this class can be extended to Visual Basic® and other Visual Studio®-supported languages and will be useful for writing plug-ins for any Autodesk product.

Describe basic concepts for debugging using Visual Studio

Explain the various settings to use when debugging a project

Use the debugger windows to efficiently find information to help in debugging tasks

Debug a mixed-mode managed/native application

Anyone who uses Visual Studio to develop plug-ins for Autodesk products

Finding elements and information efficiently from a Revit model is a fundamental task for anybody who is programming with Revit. The filtering framework was first introduced in Revit 2011 and further developed in 2012. It provides much flexibility to help find the data you need. This class will explore some examples and cover some best practices. We will discuss the various filters, including logical and inverted aspects. We will also highlight the new Revit 2012 filtering capabilities, including filtering through geometry interferences and workset-related filters. The course will show how the Revit iteration APIs can be used with the .NET LINQ framework to further filter data and how the Revit Lookup API tool can aid you in determining the "right" information to find.

Use multiple filters to build complex queries

Use LINQ to enhance the filtering capabilities

Use the Revit Lookup tool to find information in Revit

Anyone who has already started working with the Revit API and is new or unfamiliar with the filtering framework. Those who have worked with this framework already will get some benefit from the tips and new features areas

Store your application data in the Revit model using native Revit API extensible storage. Extensible storage replaces the old technique of storing data in shared parameters. Access can be restricted to read-only or invisible to other applications. Create your own class-like schema data structures and attach instances of them to any Revit element. Schema-based data is saved with the model and allows for higher-level, metadata-enhanced, object-oriented data structures. This class explains the underlying concepts and real-world techniques. It presents both simple and advanced sample applications demonstrating how to create a schema; read, update, and delete extensible storage data on Revit elements; serialize and deserialize schemas to XML; extract and display data using .NET generics and reflection; and handle versioning issues when upgrading and extending an existing schema. Please note that prior .NET programming and Revit API experience is required and that this class is not suitable for beginners.

Describe the underlying concepts and real-world techniques for working with Revit 2012 extensible storage

Programmatically create a schema and read, update, and delete extensible storage data on Revit elements

Handle versioning issues when upgrading and extending an existing extensible storage schema

Extract and display extensible storage data and serialize and deserialize schemas to XML

Revit application developers and users with prior Revit programming experience interested in advanced Revit programming

This class discusses working programmatically with Revit MEP models. The main focus is on the major enhancements of the MEP API in Revit 2012 and 2 new MEP-related APIs: the detailed energy analysis model and the conceptual energy analysis API. The major MEP enhancements cover the new placeholder elements, pipe settings, insulation and lining. We will provide an overview of the entire Revit MEP API and present existing samples. All MEP domains including HVAC, electrical and plumbing are addressed. We show how to analyze existing systems and create new MEP models from scratch. We cover mechanical and electrical system traversal, display of system hierarchies in a tree view, all types of MEP components, and automatic calculation and sizing based on room and space requirements. Please note that prior .NET programming and Revit MEP product experience is required and that this class is not suitable for beginners.

Understand the major enhancements of the MEP API in Revit 2012: placeholder elements, pipe settings, insulation and lining

Understand two new Revit MEP related APIs: the detailed energy analysis model and the conceptual energy analysis API

Manage, analyze, create and modify HVAC, electrical, and plumbing Revit MEP models, systems and components programmatically

Understand and reuse functionality provided by the standard Revit MEP SDK and additional class specific custom samples

Revit application developers and users with prior Revit programming experience interested in Revit MEP programming

Come to this unconference session focused on sharing tools and best practices around developing with AutoCAD and .NET. Members of the Autodesk® Developer Network team will talk about their use of various development tools and the tools used at Autodesk. We will encourage members of the audience to share ideas based on their own experience. We will also cover best practices for developing and deploying .NET applications for AutoCAD.

List a number of new tools to help with AutoCAD .NET development

List the tools used by members of the ADN team and Autodesk internal development teams

Describe best practices for development of AutoCAD .NET applications, from an Autodesk perspective

Describe the tools and best practices shared by various attendees from the AutoCAD .NET development community

AutoCAD developers interested in learning about others' use of development tools

Exchanging 3D data between applications is becoming increasingly important. The FBX exchange technology already facilitates high-fidelity data exchange between several Autodesk® content creation packages, but can be extended to include your proprietary information or be the foundation of complex workflows and save you a lot of time. During this class, we will start with an overview of the capabilities of the SDK and how it can be extended to streamline your workflows. Then we will provide an introduction to using the SDK C++ and Python libraries for plug-in development. To complete the class, we will introduce you to the various FBX tools included with the SDK as well as teaching you ways that FBX can be customized and programmed.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Process/Workflow, Programming Concepts

Review the basics of the FBX SDK and tools

Easily find and edit information in the data model

Start writing Python or C++ FBX plug-ins for Autodesk solutions and proprietary tools

Anyone who wants to use different 3D packages in their workflow at different project stages while maintaining high-quality 3D data transport.

This class is for the AutoCAD C# developer who wants to improve code quality and maintainability. Learn how to apply good software design patterns to your AutoCAD code and leverage the advanced features of the C# language. We will cover topics such as the single responsibility principle, reducing duplicate code, abstraction, and dependency injection. We will touch on Windows® Presentation Foundation (WPF) and the Model-View-ViewModel pattern. We will also explore C# features, such as LINQ and delegates, and where we can best apply them to the AutoCAD API. You will walk away with some basic techniques that will make your code more testable, extensible, maintainable, scalable, and reusable.

Apply abstraction and dependency injection to your C# code

Explore how LINQ can be used with the AutoCAD API

Describe WPF and the Model-View-ViewModel design pattern

Intermediate to experienced AutoCAD C# developers

Engineering to Order: Substation Design Process—High Potential by Using a 3D Model

This class will provide an overview of the wide range of possibilities and advantages of using a 3D model, especially for an engineering-to-order process, and how intelligent components and logical linking in a single data model enable the fast identification of cost drivers. We will show you how to quickly and easily design a substation. Learn how to create a rough plan, refine it, and derive a detailed plan in a few mouse clicks. We will use a single data model designed with primtech 3D on AutoCAD® MEP. A flexible 3D model adapts to new requirements in every phase of the substation planning process so complete new plans do not have to be created or, in terms of data modeling, a complete new model does not have to be designed. The pre-sales phase is characterized by time pressure and imprecise information. The integrated 3D data model enables the designer to calculate costs and identify risks at an early stage of the design process.

Data Management, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Programming Concepts

Describe optimal and cost-reducing solutions for the engineering-to-order process

Use key features to optimize your design process

Design a 3D data model in early project phases

Produce high-quality drawings for every process (for example, tendering and implementation planning) and prepare specialized bills of material (BOM).

Advanced users of AutoCAD and engineers who are interested in substation design

Autodesk Vault is taking off in a big way, with more and more CAD integrations each year. This class will show you what customization options are possible through the powerful set of APIs available for Vault. In this class, we will go over the architecture of Vault and describe how different components can be customized to suit your needs. There are 4 major areas of Vault customization, and we will discuss the capabilities and benefits of each area. There will also be demonstrations showing you how you can write your own customization using the Vault APIs. Whether you have specific Vault needs or just want to know more about what Vault is capable of, this is the class to get you started writing your own Vault customizations. Attendees must have some programming knowledge, preferably with Visual Studio® and .NET. Attendees should also understand the Vault product. This is part 1 of a 2-part class.

Describe what can be customized through the Vault APIs

Explain how to write a Vault customization

Describe the overall architecture of the Vault

Explain where to go for more information on Vault programming

People who want to customize Autodesk Vault

The Autodesk Vault 2012 API has a new feature: Events. Now you can take your programs to the next level by customizing the Vault business logic. There are three types of events in Vault 2012, each with its own set of rules and features. This class will go over them all so that you can choose the right tool for the job. There will be examples, demonstrations, source code, and best practices. It will be a very eventful class. Attendees must have some programming knowledge and familiarity with the Vault API.

Create common choke-points in your Vault programs

Anyone who wants to customize Autodesk Vault

AutoLISP has been around for a long time and has always separated the AutoCAD® newbies from the gurus. The amount of AutoLISP code used in CAD-dependent industries remains tremendous, and AutoLISP is more powerful today than ever. It is free, it is gentle and forgiving, and it provides users with the ability to create new AutoCAD commands in minutes. This hands-on lab helps seasoned AutoCAD users get their hands dirty with the real business of customization and programming using the AutoCAD native graphical language. It provides over 30 examples of code to help attendees understand the syntax of this programming language and is designed for intermediate-level AutoCAD users who have never programmed in any language before. This is part 1 of a 2-part series.

Describe fundamental programming concepts

Automate AutoCAD processes using your own programs

AutoLISP has been around for a long time and has always separated the AutoCAD® newbies from the gurus. The amount of AutoLISP code used in CAD-dependent industries remains tremendous, and AutoLISP is more powerful today than ever. It is free, it is gentle and forgiving, and it provides users with the ability to create new AutoCAD commands in minutes. This hands-on lab will help seasoned AutoCAD users get their hands dirty with the real business of customization and programming using the AutoCAD native graphical language. It provides over 30 examples of code to help attendees understand the syntax of this programming language and is designed for intermediate-level AutoCAD users who have never programmed in any language before. This is part 2 of a 2-part series.

Describe fundamental programming concepts

Automate AutoCAD processes using your own programs

Some processes in AutoCAD are about as exciting as washing an old pair of dirty socks. A thousand times. Every week. It is truly amazing how many users have never learned how easy and powerful basic scripting is in AutoCAD. In a nutshell, if you can type a thing in the AutoCAD command prompt, then you can script it. This class explains how scripts can automate the boring, redundant, mind-numbing, anally-retentive aspects of your daily design and wash them right out of your hair in seconds. It demonstrates advanced scripting techniques that destroy myths regarding scripting limitations, and it also introduces users to the utilities (including the free Autodesk® ScriptPro utility) which easily apply scripts to batches of drawings at a time.

Apply scripts to batches of drawings using ScriptPro

Design scripts that can accept user input while running

Link scripts to each other and tailor the AutoCAD environment settings for clean execution

This unconference session will cover a collection of tips and tricks for developing AutoCAD® add-ins using .NET. We hope you will find them helpful for your next project. The samples will be done both in VB.NET and C# whenever applicable and possible.

List Visual Studio® shortcuts to speed up development

Describe tips for the most current and recent releases of the AutoCAD .NET API

Use code samples to manage drawings and entities

Use example code to quickly select a collection of entities

Corridor is one of the most complex objects in the AutoCAD Civil 3D family of objects. Working on a corridor object requires a clear understanding of its constituent components and their behavior. This class will give you an overview of corridor and associated objects and highlight how to access and extract useful details using the AutoCAD Civil 3D .NET API. Attendees must have a basic understanding of .NET programming concepts.

Describe the corridor object and its constituents

Access the applied assemblies and subassemblies to a corridor using .NET API

Access and export the feature lines and other useful data

Application developers, professional programmers, and CAD managers who want to learn how to expand Civil 3D capabilities with .NET API

CP4927 Introduction to Requirements Engineering Antonio Nogueira Autodesk Lecture Beginner Dec 1 15:15 Dec 1 16:45 90 Min Not Product Specific Customization and Programming - - Programming Concepts Utilities and Telecommunications -

CP4930 Clayton Hotson Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Min AutoCAD Customization and Programming Utilities and Telecommunications - Data Management, Programming Concepts Utilities and Telecommunications - -

CP5022 Automating Autodesk® Revit® Server Rod Howarth Bornhorst &amp; Ward Virtual Nov. 29 Advanced 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Customization and Programming CAD Management and IT - Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

CP5025 Alessandro Carvalho de Oliveira OFCDesk, LLC. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Customization and Programming Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Portuguese

CP5077 Criando 'Shedules' em 'Nested Family' no Autodesk® Revit® walace silva OFCDesk, LLC. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Customization and Programming Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Portuguese

CP5111 BIM Beyond Autodesk® Revit®: Linking your Revit Model to an External Database Greg Wesner Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 17:15 Dec 1 18:45 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Customization and Programming Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CP5132 Scale to the Sky: Adding Cloud Processing to Autodesk® Add-Ins Mike King Odeh Engineers, Inc. Lecture Advanced Dec 1 13:15 Dec 1 14:45 90 Min Autodesk Revit Structure Customization and Programming - - Cloud Computing, Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CP5163 Moving From Desktop to Cloud Albert Szilvasy Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:15 Nov 30 9:45 90 Min AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Cloud Computing, Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction Developers -

CP5177 Improving your ObjectARX® C++ Code Mike Dickason Autodesk, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 15:15 Dec 1 16:45 90 Min AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Optimized Design, Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction Write better ObjectARX C++ code -

CP5206-L Creating an Autodesk® Revit® Add-In from Start To Finish Mike King Odeh Engineers, Inc. Hands-On Lab Beginner Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 17:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Structure Customization and Programming Architecture and Building Design - Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

CP5211 Autodesk® Revit® Construction Modeling and API for Builders Harry Mattison Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 15:15 Dec 1 16:45 90 Min Autodesk Revit Structure Customization and Programming Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CP5229 Matt Mason IMAGINiT Technologies Lecture Beginner Nov 29 10:15 Nov 29 11:45 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Customization and Programming Architecture and Building Design - New from Autodesk, Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction Interact with the AVF in Revit Program the AVF -

CP5239 Demand-Loading AutoCAD® .NET Plug-ins James Johnson Synergis Software Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:15 Nov 30 11:45 90 Min AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - New from Autodesk, Programming Concepts Manufacturing Explain demand-load registry settings -

CP5253 What the Heck is an API? Mike King Odeh Engineers, Inc. Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Structure Customization and Programming Architecture and Building Design - Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction Explain what API, SDK, and DLL mean English

CP5309 David Cunningham Autodesk Lecture Advanced Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Min Autodesk 3ds Max Customization and Programming Data Management and Collaboration - Programming Concepts Media & Entertainment -

CP5381 Arnost Lobel Autodesk, Inc. Lecture Advanced Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Customization and Programming - - Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CP5462 Configure Your .NET Application: The Other INI Jason Huffine Tennessee Valley Authority Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 17:15 Dec 1 18:45 90 Min AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Programming Concepts Manufacturing -

CP5505 Get Under the AutoCAD® WS Hood: Take Your Apps and Scripts into the Cloud Tal Weiss Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 15:15 Dec 1 16:45 90 Min AutoCAD WS Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Describe AutoCAD WS APIs -

CP5540 Handy Nanny to the Rescue Iffat Mai Perkins + Will Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Customization and Programming Architecture and Building Design - Process/Workflow, Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction Plan and prototype custom tools -

CP5606 Understanding what Autodesk® Inventor® Apprentice Can Do for You Brian Ekins Autodesk Lecture Advanced Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Min Autodesk Inventor Products Customization and Programming Manufacturing - Programming Concepts, Technical Features Manufacturing Clearly describe what Apprentice is Program using Apprentice -

CP5657-U Storing AutoCAD® Drawing Data in Relational Databases Davis Augustine Autodesk Unconference Advanced Nov 29 10:15 Nov 29 11:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Data Management, Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction - - - ObjectARX® developers -

CP5668 Best Practices for ObjectARX® Developers Davis Augustine Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 30 10:15 Nov 30 11:45 90 Min AutoCAD Customization and Programming - - Optimized Design, Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction ObjectARX developers -

CP5782 Building Your Own .NET Design Wizards Jerry Winters VB CAD Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Customization and Programming CAD Management and IT - Process/Workflow, Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction Move existing design rules into .NET -

CP5785 VB.NET for Visual Basic® Programmers Jerry Winters VB CAD Lecture Beginner Nov 30 15:15 Nov 30 16:45 90 Min AutoCAD Customization and Programming CAD Management and IT - Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction Begin a VB.NET project from scratch. Distribute VB.NET projects -

CP5787-L Hands-on Introduction to VB.NET Programming for AutoCAD® Jerry Winters VB CAD Hands-On Lab Beginner Nov 29 10:15 Nov 29 11:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD Customization and Programming CAD Management and IT - Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction Distribute VB.NET programs to others -

CP5789-U Using the Cloud to Help with Your Collaboration and Data Management Efforts Jerry Winters VB CAD Unconference Intermediate Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD Customization and Programming CAD Management and IT - Cloud Computing, Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction Discuss what the cloud is Discuss how the cloud can be used -

CP5862 What Is an AutoCAD® MEP AutoLISP® Guy Supposed to Do? R. Robert Bell Sparling Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Min AutoCAD MEP Customization and Programming Leadership Forum - Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction Hunt through the .NET object model Use simple error-handling techniques -

CP5880 Writing Your First Autodesk® Revit® Model Review Plug-In R. Robert Bell Sparling Virtual Nov. 29 Advanced 45 minutes Autodesk Revit MEP Customization and Programming Leadership Forum - Programming Concepts, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction Deploy a plug-in -

CP5922 AutoLISP® Productivity Power Robert Green CAD-Manager.com Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD Customization and Programming CAD Management and IT - Programming Concepts Architecture, Engineering & Construction Describe AutoLISP syntax essentials Create AutoLISP functions Cut keystrokes to save user time -

CP6280 Porting ObjectARX® Applications and User Interfaces to AutoCAD® for Mac® Asheem Mamoowala Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 15:15 Nov 30 16:45 90 Min AutoCAD for Mac Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Programming Concepts All Port your code to Apple Mac -

CP6361 Bud Schroeder Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 29 10:15 Nov 29 11:45 90 Min AutoCAD Customization and Programming AutoCAD - Process/Workflow, Programming Concepts All Create a test plan or a test outline -

CP6760-L Autodesk® Revit® 2012 API Extensible Storage Jeremy Tammik Autodesk Hands-On Lab Advanced Nov 30 13:15 Nov 30 14:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Customization and Programming Architecture and Building Design - Programming Concepts, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CP6906 REVIT API + Genexus María Alejandra Sánchez Flusor S.A. Virtual Nov. 29 Advanced 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Customization and Programming - - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

CP7760 Getting Started with Autodesk® Vault Programming, Part 2 Doug Redmond Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Vault Family of Products Customization and Programming Data Management and Collaboration - - Manufacturing English

CR2748-U Nicolas Rader Snøhetta Unconference Intermediate Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Construction Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CR3220 Automating Autodesk® Navisworks® Clash Reports Dan Chasteen Perkins+Will Lecture Beginner Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Navisworks Manage Construction MEP Design and Engineering - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

CR3240 Five Common Pitfalls and Misconceptions of Digital Fabrication from BIM Jeffrey McGrew Because We Can Lecture Beginner Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min Not Product Specific Construction Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

CR3401-L Quick Spin: Autodesk® Navisworks® Manage 2012 Jason Dodds Autodesk, Inc. Hands-On Lab Beginner Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Navisworks Manage Construction Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Explore and navigate a basic model Engage in 4D simulation with TimeLiner - Yes

CR3403-L Takeoff to the Next Level: Advanced Autodesk® Quantity Takeoff 2012 Jason Dodds Autodesk, Inc. Hands-On Lab Advanced Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Quantity Takeoff Construction Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create a Catalog on your own - Yes

CR3683-L Integrating Autodesk® Quantity Takeoff and Sage® Timberline™ Estimating Kevin Miller Brigham Young University Hands-On Lab Beginner Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Quantity Takeoff Construction Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

CR4020 Detailed Bridge Modeling in AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Eric Cylwik Sundt Construction Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Construction Civil Infrastructure - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Model an LOD 400 bridge in Civil 3D - Yes

CR4224 On the Road to 6D: Challenges and Responsibilities in all Stages of the Project Damien Legrand BIM Solutions Centre Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Construction Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

CR4374-U Jeremiah Bowles CAD Training Online Unconference Beginner Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Navisworks Manage Construction Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CR4551 Aaron Maller The Beck Group Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Construction Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

CR4594 Michal Wojtak M. A. Mortenson Company Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Navisworks Manage Construction MEP Design and Engineering - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

CR4609-L Josh Kanner Vela Systems, Inc Hands-On Lab Intermediate Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Navisworks Manage Construction Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

CR4674 iPads® and BIM in Construction: What Is the ROI? – A Case Study Josh Kanner Vela Systems, Inc Lecture Beginner Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Navisworks Manage Construction Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

CR4720-U BIM, QTO, and 4D using Autodesk® Revit® and Navisworks® Leonardo Rischmoller Stanford University Unconference Beginner Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Construction Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CR4801 Matthew Stachoni CADapult Ltd. Lecture Beginner Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Navisworks Manage Construction Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

CR4811 Matthew Stachoni CADapult Ltd. Lecture Beginner Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Navisworks Manage Construction Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

CR4823 Autodesk® Navisworks® Manage Practicality: FAQs, Pain Points, and Efficiency Kristina Bollin U.S. CAD of Hawaii Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Navisworks Manage Construction Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction List the many uses of Search Sets Group and sort clashes - Yes

CR4948 Best Practices for Real-Time Cost Control with Autodesk® Constructware® Jeff Marsh Autodesk, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Constructware Construction Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

CR5054 Advancing the Construction Process with Autodesk® Inventor® Tomislav Zigo Clayco Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Inventor Products Construction Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction List the advantages of mobile BIM - Yes

CR5226 Benjamin Bringardner Balfour Beatty Lecture Beginner Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Buzzsaw Construction Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

CR5227-U Multi-Trade Prefabrication and Pre-Assembly Greg Dasher Balfour Beatty Construction Unconference Intermediate Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Navisworks Manage Construction MEP Design and Engineering - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

CR5293 Chris Russell Engelberth Construction, Inc. Lecture Beginner Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Constructware Construction Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

CR5415 To Spool is Cool! Design to Fabrication for Ducts and Piping William Spier Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP Construction Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

CR5493-L Autodesk® Revit® Family Creation for Construction Applications Josh Lowe J.H. Findorff &amp; Son Inc. Hands-On Lab Beginner Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Construction Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create a custom family Create a transparent "no-fly" zone Create shared parameters Get the results through scheduling - Yes

CR5522 Joyce Delatorre Método Engenharia Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Construction Business Owner - Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Portuguese

CR5563 Autodesk® Vault Collaboration AEC Processes with Revit® and Navisworks® Frank Neuberg Autodesk GmbH Lecture Advanced Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products Construction Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

CR5573 BIM for Contractors: Kickin' It Off...the Right Way David Epps Holder Construction Company Lecture Beginner Nov 30 17:00 Nov 30 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Navisworks Manage Construction Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

CR5577 David Epps Holder Construction Company Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Navisworks Manage Construction Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

CR5588 BIM for Contractors: Takin' It to the Field David Epps Holder Construction Company Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Navisworks Manage Construction CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

CR6840 Asian Tropics - Denver Zoo: Solving Unique Challenges with Autodesk® Solutions Sean Lauck Heating &amp; Plumbing Engineers, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD MEP Construction - - Case Studies, Process/Workflow, Industry Trends Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

CR7940 Ron Ewing Schmidt Associates Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Constructware Construction Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

DG4325 Chris Murray Autodesk Media and Entertainment Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Min Autodesk 3ds Max Design Digital Entertainment Techniques Advanced Visualization - Process/Workflow, Visualization, Tips and Tricks Media & Entertainment -

DG5820 Gary M. Davis Autodesk M&amp;E Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:15 Nov 30 9:45 90 Min Autodesk 3ds Max Digital Entertainment Techniques Advanced Visualization - Tips and Tricks, Visualization Media & Entertainment Intermediate 3ds Max users -

DG6341 Lee Montgomery Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 17:15 Dec 1 18:45 90 Min Autodesk MotionBuilder Digital Entertainment Techniques Advanced Visualization - Reality Capture, Visualization, Virtual Production Media & Entertainment -

DG6940 Blowing Up Stuff: Visual Effects for Destruction Louis Marcoux Autodesk Lecture Advanced Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Min Autodesk 3ds Max Digital Entertainment Techniques Advanced Visualization - Media & Entertainment -

DG7160 Autodesk® 3ds Max® Certification Preparation, Part 1 Steven Schain Spectralight Images, LLC Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Intermediate 45 Minutes Autodesk 3ds Max Digital Entertainment Techniques - - - Media & Entertainment English

DG7161 Autodesk® 3ds Max® Certification Preparation, Part 2 Steven Schain Spectralight Images, LLC Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Intermediate 45 Minutes Autodesk 3ds Max Digital Entertainment Techniques - - - Media & Entertainment English

DG7162 Autodesk® 3ds Max® Certification Prep at AU Steven Schain Spectralight Images, LLC Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min Autodesk 3ds Max Digital Entertainment Techniques Advanced Visualization - - Media & Entertainment English

DG7166 Autodesk® Maya® Certification Preparation, Part 1 Steven Schain Spectralight Images, LLC Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Intermediate 45 Minutes Autodesk Maya Digital Entertainment Techniques - - - Media & Entertainment Prepare for Maya certification English

DG7167 Autodesk® Maya® Certification Preparation, Part 2 Steven Schain Spectralight Images, LLC Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Intermediate 45 Minutes Autodesk Maya Digital Entertainment Techniques - - - Media & Entertainment Prepare for Maya certification English

DG7168 Autodesk® Maya® Certification Prep at AU Steven Schain Spectralight Images, LLC Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Maya Digital Entertainment Techniques - - - Media & Entertainment Prepare for Maya certification English

DG7220 Animating Creation Shawn Hendriks Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Min Autodesk 3ds Max Digital Entertainment Techniques Advanced Visualization - Media & Entertainment -

DG7241 Segmented Rendering and Compositing For The Real World Daryl Obert Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Min Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites Digital Entertainment Techniques Advanced Visualization - Process/Workflow, Visualization Media & Entertainment -

DG7242 Visual FX with Autodesk® Maya® Daryl Obert Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 30 17:15 Nov 30 18:45 90 Min Autodesk Maya Digital Entertainment Techniques - - Simulation, Visualization Media & Entertainment Use nCloth to do leaf simulations -

DG7260 Marcel de Jong Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:15 Nov 30 11:45 90 Min Autodesk Maya Digital Entertainment Techniques Advanced Visualization - Media & Entertainment -

DG7261 Marcel de Jong Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:15 Dec 1 9:45 90 Min Autodesk Mudbox Digital Entertainment Techniques Advanced Visualization - Interoperability, Process/Workflow, Visualization Media & Entertainment List the new features of Mudbox 2012 - -

DL4044 The Very Latest in Cool Technology from Autodesk Labs Shaan Hurley Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min Not Product Specific Design Leadership CAD Management and IT - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Describe how Autodesk Labs works -

DL4281 Shifting Sands: BIM, Autodesk® Revit®, and the Changing Role of the Architect Frank Ryan STV, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 17:15 Nov 30 18:45 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Design Leadership CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

DL4364 Ronald Montesano, P.E. Trans Tech Bus Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Inventor Products Design Leadership Manufacturing - - All Constrain a latch Constrain a Wankel engine Constrain an oil drilling bit Constrain a nano device concept Mechanical designers and engineers English

DL4436 Joseph Joseph SAIC Lecture Advanced Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Design Leadership CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

DL4438 Crowdsourcing in Engineering Hardi Meybaum GrabCAD Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:15 Dec 1 14:45 90 Min Not Product Specific Design Leadership Business Owner - Collaboration, Industry Trends, Design Leadership Manufacturing -

DL4841 CAD Leadership 2011: Leading Change Mark Kiker caddmanager.com Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 17:00 Nov 30 18:30 90 Min Not Product Specific Design Leadership CAD Management and IT - Collaboration, Design Leadership Architecture, Engineering & Construction Get your firm moving forward -

DL4968 Design Technology Tools for Automotive Design Ryan Schnackenberg General Motors Lecture Beginner Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Min Autodesk Alias Automotive Design Leadership Manufacturing - Design Leadership, Process/Workflow, Visualization Automotive & Transportaion List tools used for automotive design - -

DL5000 Institutionalizing Sustainability: Systems, Processes, and Technology Barbra Batshalom Green Roundtable / SPI Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 15:15 Dec 1 16:45 90 Min Not Product Specific Design Leadership Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

DL5010 Big Projects with Vault Professional: Successful Implementation Driss Yammouri Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products Design Leadership Data Management and Collaboration - Manufacturing Define the needs and requirements -

DL5109 BIMplications: What BIM Can Do for Your Practice james austin _space architecture and management Lecture Beginner Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Design Leadership Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

DL5265-U Architectural, Mechanical, and BIM Data Sharing and Management Tim Bourdois Alumium Curtinwall Systems/ NetWise Unconference Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Vault Family of Products Design Leadership Data Management and Collaboration - Manufacturing -

Requirement-related errors are widely and recurrently recognized to be the most frequent, persistent, expensive, and dangerous types of software errors. The major cause for project failures has roots in requirements-related processes, including lack of user involvement, incomplete requirements, changing requirements, unrealistic expectations, and unclear objectives. Requirements engineering is an important part of any engineering process including software and systems engineering; it is the part concerned with anchoring development activities to a real-world problem. In this class, we will share some of the basic principles and good practices for requirements elicitation and management.

Recognize the importance of requirements in software engineering

Explain the requirements phases and recommended practices

Identify the qualities of good requirements as well as recognize and avoid common mistakes

Describe how requirements are used in agile development cycles, standards, and resources

Project managers, business analysts, and solution and software architects

Stylized DWG™ to Autodesk MapGuide®: Spatial Databases using ObjectARX® and FDO

Getting DWG data into your spatial databases can be difficult enough, but preserving the graphical fidelity at the same time is a real challenge. In this class we will discuss tools and techniques for getting DWG data into Autodesk MapGuide with Autodesk Feature Data Objects (FDO) while preserving graphical fidelity with AutoCAD®. Your stylized Autodesk MapGuide maps will still look like their source AutoCAD DWGs. Once your DWG data is loaded into Autodesk MapGuide, it is available to be viewed and queried online using a powerful set of web mapping tools. We will cover data migration, data stylization, ObjectARX graphics queries, RealDWG®, and FDO data representation.

List options for extracting graphical elements from AutoCAD using ObjectARX

Describe options for transmitting feature data and graphics using FDO

Describe options for data migration using tools such as the AcClassify utility

Design engineers or developers seeking to understand options for building tools to present existing DWG data to wider audiences

The latest version of Revit Server offers a number of automation capabilities, from locking files and creating directories to generating a new local file for a Revit central model. This class will explore these options and consider some scenarios where they can be leveraged along with existing Microsoft® Windows® and Revit APIs to perform time-saving tasks. A number of examples will be showcased, including how to create a HTML replacement for the Silverlight® admin tool, how to create a Revit Server folder from an existing system, and how it is possible to have a scheduled task that runs once a day, creates a local file, opens it, and exports the model to a DWF™ without user interaction.

Describe the REST interface to Revit Server

Use the supplied command line utilities to automate Revit Server

Combine the Revit Server command line and the Revit API to perform a task in a Revit model on a schedule

Explain how Revit server automation can be integrated into existing software processes

CAD managers or developers with some C# programming experience

Criando 'Schedules' em 'Nested Family' no Autodesk® Revit® com toda listagem dos componentes.

Saiba como personalizar um família dentro de uma (Nested Family).Esta aula tem por finalidade auxiliar aqueles que necessitam listar diversos componentes os quais estão aninhados em uma ou mais famílias.Os parâmetros contidos dentro de uma família podem aparecer em Schedules dentro do arquivo de projeto. Porém, usuários ao criarem o 'nested family', o qual possui diversas famílias em um novo arquivo *rfa, estes parâmentros não irão aparecer, o que impossibilita na listagem de todos os componentes.Se você tem costume de copiar e colar familias contidas em um projeto para outro, não perca mais tempo.Veja como resolver isso de forma simples.

Gerar listagem de material com maior precisão.

Adquirir maior conhecimento nas funcionalidades das categorias de famílias.

Desenvolver e aplicar técnicas para implantação em setores de orçamentos com auxílio do Autodesk Revit.

Personalizar padrões para a sua empresa.

Engenheiros, Arquitetos e designers industriais que estão interessados no projeto conceitual.

Como trabalhar com familias inseridas em outra (Nested Family), compartilhar seus parâmetros (Shared parameter), e extraí-los para planílhas de quantificação.

Extrair planilhas de quantitativos de todos os produtos inseridos no projeto

Aprimorar o conhecimento da ferramenta e suas possibilidades

ampliar as possibilidades de se projetar com a ferramenta BIM

Customizar, criar padões de arquivos como modelo de arquivo personalizado da empresa

Engenheiros, Arquitetos interessados na aplicação dos conceitos pelo software

Anybody that is serious about Building Information Modeling (BIM) knows there is more to BIM than the data stored in the Revit model. The more involved the BIM implementation becomes, the more important it becomes to store information in an external database. Storing data externally reduces the size of Revit models as well as making data accessible to other applications. The challenge is to design data models to correctly locate data so it is available to the applications that need it. Duplication of data is inevitable, but needs to be kept to a minimum. A strategy for maintaining a data sync is critical. This class will propose a system for addressing all of these issues in order to create an advanced BIM implementation.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Programming Concepts, Data Management

Successfully connect Revit to a database

Implement key data design principles for efficient BIM

Create a strategy to sync data between Revit and an external database

Successfully leverage an external database to store information

Those with intermediate Revit knowledge and basic .NET programming experience

If you are building Autodesk add-ins and running up against performance problems, is it time to leave the local machine behind? What if you could, with a quick change, be running on a system with 68GB of RAM? How about an 8-core system with 4.25 GHz each? How about several of these systems connected by high-speed networks? Or maybe you don’t need a lot of power, you just don’t want to tie up the local system so you access a little machine that is available on demand to offload your long running operations. The flexibility of cloud computing allows you to pay for only what you need when you need it and you will learn how to leverage it with your Autodesk extensions. We will be using Amazon EC2 in this class, but the principles are applicable to other frameworks. Autodesk Revit® will be used in this class, but any .NET-based add-in, including for AutoCAD®, works the same.

Recognize good candidate applications for cloud computing

Set up cloud computing resources and integrate creation and management into your applications so they are available on demand

Extract and serialize data for use by your cloud-based processing

Dramatically improve performance of computationally or memory-bound operations

Current .NET application developers looking to extend their applications into the cloud

Developers have been building applications for AutoCAD® for more than two decades. This class explores the technical details of what the AutoCAD team is doing to preserve these third-party investments in .NET, ObjectARX®, and LISP applications in the cloud computing era.

Describe how existing ARX/.NET/LISP applications will migrate to the cloud

Explain why moving to the cloud is something that you should consider for your applications

List the key pieces of a cloud application

Describe how the cloud changes everything while leaving most things the same

From memory leaks to performance bottlenecks and crashes, this class will present issues that are potentially causing problems with your ObjectARX C++ code. The class will show how to identify potential problems in your C++ code and recommend solutions. Class attendees are expected to have a working knowledge of ObjectARX C++. This is not a class for someone hoping to learn to program in C++.

Improve the quality of your ObjectARX C++ code

Identify potential performance problems with your existing ObjectARX C++ code

Identify potential coding styles in your ObjectARX C++ code which could lead to product stability issues

AutoCAD ObjectARX developers working with C++ code

If you are ready to create Revit add-ins, but aren't sure where to start, this is the class for you. In this hands-on lab, we will cover getting the tools you need, understanding the terminology, setting up a project, loading it in Revit, and executing it from the program. We will discuss the things you can and cannot do, the information you can access in Revit using your program, and the types of changes you can make. We will cover a little bit of .NET programming, although that won't be the focus and we'll move at a nice easy pace.

Gather the appropriate tools to build Revit add-ins (without spending more money!)

Set up and create a project using Microsoft® Visual Studio® that can be executed from Revit

Describe the work involved and make smart decisions about tools to build

Explain where to get more information about .NET and the Revit API

Anyone who is using Revit and wants to go beyond the box

Autodesk Revit 2012 introduces new functionality for modeling and documenting how your building will be constructed. These features allow you to divide walls and slabs, make assemblies of parts, and create views of these assemblies. This class will demonstrate how the Mexican construction firm ICA uses the Revit API and construction modeling features to improve their productivity when working on large and complex projects. Topics will include applications involving MEP connectors, rebar quantities and density, materials tracking, and bidirectional database transfer of information.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), New from Autodesk, Programming Concepts, Process/Workflow

Apply Revit construction modeling functionality

Describe how the Revit API can be used to automate design and analysis for construction

Explain how Revit can work effectively with external databases

Describe benefits of building information modeling (BIM) when applied to building construction

Revit API developers and people interested in using BIM for construction

Seeing Data and More: The Analysis Visualization Framework in the Autodesk® Revit® API

The analysis visualization framework (AVF) is a fantastic new part of the Revit API. Its primary purpose is to be able to visualize analysis data inside of a Revit project, but you can use it for so much more than that! You do not need to be an analysis vendor to have this be useful—you just need to want to be able to show information graphically in Revit. For this class, it is helpful to have basic knowledge of the Revit API.

Describe what can be done with the AVF

Create on-the-fly geometry to help with visualization

Developers or product managers working with Revit

This class will discuss and illustrate required registry settings for demand-loading a .NET or ObjectARX® plug-in. We will examine code samples that illustrate how to make an AutoCAD plug-in add the demand-load registry settings when it is first loaded and how to create a command that removes the registry settings. We will also discuss the new AutoCAD AutoLoader for automatic loading of ObjectARX and .NET plug-ins.

Manage demand-load registry settings from your code

Prepare code and setups required for installers

Use the AutoCAD AutoLoader to automatically load plug-ins

CAD developers, programmers, and CAD managers

Have you heard the terms API, SDK, DLL, extension, add-in, etc. over and over and wondered what you were missing? This class will get you started by talking about what everyone else is talking about. You don't need to be a programmer or a product expert. We are going to cover some basic terms and then we will dive into what an API is and how you can use it to get more value from your software investments. Specifically, we are going to talk about the APIs available for AutoCAD® and Autodesk® Revit® (including all flavors of both) at a very high level. We will stay away from the nuts-and-bolts, but there are lots of classes that will get you the rest of the way. Consider this an introduction to the world of customization.

Make informed decisions about where to invest your time and training

Intelligently evaluate whether customizing your software is worthwhile

Relate to and converse with customization and software professionals

Software users who are interested in taking the next step and creating their own add-ins

Designing Engaging User Interfaces in Autodesk® 3ds Max® with WPF and Microsoft® Expression Blend®

You have heard about the Autodesk 3ds Max .NET software development kit (SDK). You might now be wondering how to design elegant and engaging user interface (UI) experiences using .NET that tie in with core 3ds Max concepts, such as scene manipulation. In this class, we will walk through an example plug-in that exposes an interface to the user through a 3ds Max extended viewport. David Cunningham will demonstrate the SDK exposure and build a ViewModel for our .NET control. He will then implement a first-draft UI using Windows® Presentation Foundation (WPF). He will hand this draft to Tina Modugno, who will make the UI more engaging and visually attractive in Microsoft Expression Blend. By the end of the class, developer and designer together will have created a useful tool that stands out from the crowd.

Describe potential developer/designer collaboration with WPF technology

List and describe .NET framework development tools including Visual Studio® and Expression Blend

Describe the .NET SDK in Autodesk 3ds Max

Create elegant, flexible user interfaces with WPF technology

Visualization artists who are interested in learning .NET and seeing how it can be used to solve real-world problems and hybrid artist-programmers who are not afraid to get their hands dirty

Asynchronous Interactions and Managing Modeless UI with the Autodesk® Revit® API

Since the inception of the Revit API, many programmers have tried working outside of standard, synchronous workflows. A typical scenario is based on freeing Revit from waiting while an external application continues working on other threads or awaiting an end user's input in a modeless window. Although such cases are possible and supported in the API, delving outside of known restrictions can lead to unexpected failures or to compromising Revit performance. This class explores programming techniques suitable for asynchronous communication with Revit. We will focus on managing data displayed in modeless user interface (UI) elements, such as dialogs and API Ribbon controls, and on automatic content switching in response to changes in the active document (both projects and families). Sample applications and helper classes cover the entire scope of designing and developing modeless UI aspects of Revit API applications. Attendees should have basic knowledge of Revit and Microsoft® .NET programming.

Write programs that control Revit asynchronously while avoiding common pitfalls

Use the Idling event to deliver results from an outside work thread back to Revit

Streamline communication between external modeless dialogs and Revit

Manage visibility and enabling of external UI elements in conjunction with different types of Revit document changes (projects and/or families)

Advanced Revit API developers looking for straightforward and safe ways of integrating their multithreaded components or modeless UI elements with Revit

This class is intended for anyone developing .NET applications for AutoCAD® who would like to learn how to make their applications more dynamic with configuration files. There is a lot of value in storing information that can be read at startup or saved during use without the requirement of a database! Using configuration files, developers can save user-specific preferences such as window size, last opened directory, or application settings saved by the user. Application parameters can be updated without recoding and recompiling. Historically, INI files have been a popular tool for the accomplished programmer. The .NET framework offers a more integrated solution using its configuration classes in conjunction with the xml-based configuration files. In this class, we will cover the basics of the .NET configuration classes, explain how to integrate their use into your .NET application for AutoCAD, and describe how to customize configuration elements specifically suited for your application.

Describe the basic mechanics and fundamental elements of the Microsoft® configuration system

Create or modify your application's configuration file

Use the .NET configuration classes to interface with the configuration file

Use the .NET framework and its configuration classes to create and handle custom configuration elements

Anyone interested in incorporating configuration files into their .NET application for AutoCAD to create a more dynamic interface.

We are working hard to make AutoCAD WS as extensible as possible. Whether you are a new developer or a seasoned AutoCAD pro, in this class you will learn how you can take scripts and applications into the cloud with the AutoCAD WS Open API. We will give you an in-depth look at what is under the hood, plus tips and tricks and best practices for getting started. Built upon a familiar AutoCAD development ecosystem, you can use C#, C++ and AutoLISP® to easily serve up your applications to users of both the web and mobile versions of AutoCAD WS. AutoCAD WS will talk to your applications, and your applications will be able to talk to AutoCAD WS. We will demonstrate available features and show you how you can fit them into your app development workflow. Take it to the cloud, baby.

Cloud Computing, Programming Concepts, Process/Workflow

Transition desktop AutoCAD applications and scripts to the cloud

Describe common workflows for AutoCAD WS development

List tips and tricks and explain how to get support

Developers or anyone interested in learning more about taking their applications and scripts to the cloud

Have you ever want to whip out a custom Autodesk® Revit® API tool to automate some task or streamline your workflow? Come check out some home-grown tools that we developed at Perkins + Will to help architects with design and production issues. You will learn how you too can build your own custom tools with Revit API.

Describe the inner workings of Revit API

Determine the best strategy for developing your own in-house tools

Manage development time and end user expectations

BIM managers and advanced users interested in developing custom tools using .NET and Revit API programming

Inventor Apprentice is a freely available programming component that can be used by a program to read information from Inventor files. In a few cases, it is also possible to write information. A key part of understanding how to use Apprentice is to understand what its capabilities are, both what it can and cannot do. This class will look at the functionality of Apprentice using several sample programs to illustrate its capabilities. This is a programming class and previous experience with the Inventor API is beneficial.

Explain what Apprentice can do and cannot do

Explain how Apprentice can be applied to automate common workflows

Advanced users of Inventor who have an interest in programming and automating processes

In this unconference session, we will have a group discussion centering on the ways in which custom applications store and access data in external databases, such as SQLite, Microsoft® Access®, or others. We will discuss linking AutoCAD drawing entities to external database records, mapping entity properties to external database tables and schemas, and APIs for accessing external databases.

Share best practices on how AutoCAD apps can work with external databases

We will cover all of the concepts and practices important for ObjectARX developers. Key areas include general application organization, development tools, localization, user interface and logic separation, error handling, portability, performance, extensibility, installation, maintenance, testing, and debugging. For each of these areas, we will focus on how they relate to AutoCAD® application development and what special considerations arise in the ObjectARX world.

Describe options available for extending AutoCAD and select the appropriate one for your task

Put together a working installable ObjectARX app

Estimate the work effort involved in implementing a specific custom application

Describe the tools and other resources needed for your application project

Many, if not most, designs are the results of following pre-defined rules and applying case-specific parameters. Once the rules and parameters are defined, it is easy to migrate them into .NET code to create your own powerful design wizard for AutoCAD®. In this class, you will learn how to create your own design wizard in .NET while utilizing a dynamic graphical user interface and powerful programming techniques, such as cloning.

Define design parameters and use them in code.

Create a graphical user interface (GUI) to support a design wizard

Use the power of cloning to simplify the code-writing process

Individuals who want to see how easily a powerful solution can be created when writing an AutoCAD add-in in VB.NET

Visual Basic (VBA) has served us well for many years now. However, it is going away. Now it is time to jump in the VB.NET waters with both feet. But where do you start? What roadblocks are you going to face? What is similar? What is different? We will answer all these good questions during this class.

Describe the fundamental differences between VBA and VB.NET

Engage in the VB.NET development process

Individuals who have used VBA in the past to customize AutoCAD® but who need to move to VB.NET programming

Everyone knows having the opportunity to approach something new in an enjoyable and relaxed atmosphere is ideal. These ideal situations, however, are rarely available. If you want to learn VB.NET programming for AutoCAD while at Autodesk University this year, you are in luck. This hands-on lab will take you through the process of creating a new VB.NET project for AutoCAD, creating new AutoCAD commands, and debugging your project. You <em>will</em> enjoy yourself and you <em>will</em> learn. You can do it, and we will help you.

Create a new VB.NET project from scratch

Define new AutoCAD commands in VB.NET

Extract block and attribute information from AutoCAD files

Professionals who want to learn for themselves how easy it is to create AutoCAD add-ins using VB.NET

Last year, we held an unconference session that covered cloud basics and defined a few areas where the cloud can be used to aid in data management and collaboration. This year, see the results of that discussion and the work that has been done to date. We will talk about what the cloud is, how it can be used, and the benefits of adopting cloud technology. We will also discuss cloud providers. Bring your questions and experiences to this unconference session.

Discuss cloud providers and their individual strengths and weaknesses

List the benefits of adopting this emerging technology

Anyone who wants to know how the cloud can be used in their own organization to meet their individual needs

Let us face it. Every year, less and less of the data in AutoCAD MEP is exposed to AutoLISP. Even if some data may have been available in the last release of AutoCAD MEP, there is no guarantee that it will be exposed in the next version, especially when the DWG™ format changes. You may not feel comfortable replacing all your AutoLISP code with .NET code until there is a time where your company can afford a full rewrite of your code. So how do you bridge the gap between the data stored in AutoCAD MEP and the code you have written in AutoLISP? This class will take show you how you can write just enough .NET code to be dangerous, er, to be effective in exposing data which your AutoLISP applications need. We will use three different examples, based on the speaker's own need to access the data for AutoLISP applications. Programming skills are required for this class, although .NET experience is not a prerequisite.

Use .NET to write a new AutoLISP function

Create functions to read or write MEP data

AutoLISP and Visual LISP® programmers who need access to MEP data.

The Revit Model Review plug-in is a great tool for checking a Revit model for matching the standards your company has created. Even better, the tool can fix issues that are found with the click of a button. However, the provided set of tests are basic and may not cover all the types of model standards your company believes are important. Fortunately, there is an API to create additional tests as plug-ins to the Model Review plug-in. This class will present step-by-step instructions for creating a plug-in that you can use to improve collaboration in your Revit projects.

Describe how to check the model programmatically

Explain how you can correct the model programmatically

Explain where to find more information about modifying the Model Review plug-in

In-house application specialists interested in expanding the power of the Revit Model Review plug-in

Learn how to create your own keystroke-saving functions, delete commands, redefine commands, load CUI files, set workspaces, control system variables, call external programs, embed intelligence into tool palettes, work with object sets, and more using AutoLISP. Then learn how to automate what you have learned by controlling machine startup for you (or everyone in your network) to achieve maximum productivity. This class will leverage your power-user knowledge to immerse you in AutoLISP so you can learn the syntax as you go along. If you do not know AutoLISP, you will learn as you go. If you know some AutoLISP already, you are sure to pick up some cool productivity-boosting ideas you hadn't thought of. If you want to maximize your AutoCAD® productivity, AutoLISP is the right tool and this class is the right place for you to learn it.

Undefine and redefine AutoCAD commands

AutoCAD power users who want to customize their environment to cut keystrokes and increase productivity with AutoLISP

This class shows how to completely port your existing Windows®-based ObjectARX applications to AutoCAD for Mac. Watch live coding demonstrations that will show you how to quickly compile your existing ObjectARX code for commands and custom entities on the Apple® Mac with XCode® developer software. Learn to re-create your dialogs and palettes using the Cocoa® framework and how to autoload your applications and CUI files into AutoCAD for Mac.

Describe cross-platform coding techniques

Develop native Apple user interfaces for AutoCAD for Mac

Integrate your commands with AutoCAD for Mac menus and toolbars

Developers creating and porting ObjectARX applications to AutoCAD for Mac

How to Test Your Custom Application with AutoCAD® and Products Based on AutoCAD

This class will cover basic testing methodology of custom applications inside AutoCAD and products based on AutoCAD. At the end of the class, you will have a better understanding of how to set up a custom environment to test your custom products inside of AutoCAD and products based on AutoCAD.

Assess how much or how little testing you should you do of your custom application

Troubleshoot a problem to short, reproducible steps

Describe testing environments such as Norton Ghost™ and virtual operating systems

People who create custom applications for AutoCAD and products based on AutoCAD who want to learn more about testing these applications

Learn how to store your application data in the Revit model using the native Revit API extensible storage. This technique replaces the old way of storing data in shared parameters. Access can be restricted to "read-only" or "invisible to other applications." Create your own class-like schema data structures and attach instances of them to any Revit element. Schema-based data is saved with the model and allows for higher-level, metadata-enhanced, object-oriented data structures. This hands-on lab leads you through a step-by-step process of adding your own data using the extensible storage mechanism. It provides a series of exercises to follow which quickly teach you how it works. You can bring your own specific problem to apply it to in your own add-in, and with your own ideas of what to store and where. We will help you implement them while following the lab exercises, so you can build your own application and learn the technology at the same time. Note that prior .NET programming and Revit API experience is required.

Understand the underlying concepts and real-world techniques for working with Revit 2012 extensible storage

Programmatically create a schema abd read, update, and delete extensible storage data on Revit elements

Handle versioning issues when upgrading and extending an existing extensible storage schema

Extract and display extensible storage data and serialize and deserialize schemas to XML

Revit application developers and users with prior Revit programming experience who are interested in advanced Revit programming

Los cambios se han acelerado a un ritmo exponencial a todo nivel especialmente estos últimos años. Los lenguajes de programación no han sido una excepción, es así que los desarrolladores han tenido que migrar de una plataforma a otra, quedando muchas veces obsoletos los códigos generados.Genexus es una herramienta que permite el desarrollo de aplicaciones de misión crítica independiente de la tecnología utilizada. El desarrollo se realiza a alto nivel en una base de conocimientos para luego generar el código en el lenguaje que brinde mayor beneficio en ese momento.Recientemente Autodesk ha re-estructurado sus APIs desde VB a C#, generando la necesidad de re-escribir código. Una de las ventajas que ofrece Genexus por basarse en bases de conocimiento es que el código no caduque. Además se tiene la posibilidad de generación en múltiples plataformas automatizando procesos.

Describir las ventajas de usar bases de conocimiento de alto nivel.

Adquirir los conceptos generales del funcionamiento de la API de REVIT.

Comprender como trabaja Genexus en combinación con la API de REVIT.

Tomar mejores decisiones al generar una herramienta personalizada para Autodesk® Revit®.

Desarrolladores que personalizan productos de Autodesk como también gerentes del área de informática.

Autodesk Vault is taking off in a big way, with more and more CAD integrations each year. This class will show you what customization options are possible through the powerful set of APIs available for Vault. In this class, we will go over the architecture of Vault and describe how different components can be customized to suit your needs. There are 4 major areas of Vault customization, and we will discuss the capabilities and benefits of each area. There will also be demonstrations showing you how you can write your own customization using the Vault APIs. Whether you have specific Vault needs or just want to know more about what Vault is capable of, this is the class to get you started writing your own Vault customizations. Attendees must have some programming knowledge, preferably with Visual Studio® and .NET. Attendees should also understand the Vault product. This is part 2 of a 2-part class.

Describe what can be customized through the Vault APIs

Explain how to write a Vault customization

Describe the overall architecture of the Vault

Explain where to go for more information on Vault programming

People who want to customize Autodesk Vault

Four Young Guns and a Model: Promoting Collaboration From Design Through Construction

This unconference session is an in-depth discussion by an existing design and construction team about our process of collaboration and workflow using Autodesk® Revit® and other BIM software packages. Composed of a design architect, associate architect, structural engineer, and construction manager, this panel uses the James B. Hunt Jr. Library project at N.C. State University as a case study to teach about the real-world issues of having a transparent process. The discussion includes points on team formation, BIM model exchange, liability, scope distribution, the design/estimating/bid process, sustainability, shop drawings and fabrication, assembly coordination, scheduling, and supply chain management—all within the context of project experience and new technology. It also offers improvements and explains what technologies we would add to the process given another opportunity. If you are curious about an open and transparent design and construction process, then this unconference is for you.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Process/Workflow, Interoperability, Collaboration

Identify ways to prepare an Autodesk Revit model for the transition from design to construction

Maximize your use of BIM throughout construction

Describe what makes a compatible design and construction team

Create a workflow for good collaboration during the design and construction process using Autodesk Revit

Intermediate-level AEC Revit and BIM users who are interested in using Autodesk Revit and other BIM software to push interdisciplinary collaboration

Would you like the benefit of recurring Autodesk Navisworks clash reports without the repetitive time investment? Or would you like to become more proficient at creating useful clash reports without an overwhelming number of clashes to review? Many designers recognize the benefits of clash reports, but struggle with the time required to generate and review them. Automating this process lowers time requirements and brings consistency to reports. This class reveals how both Autodesk Revit® and Navisworks can be automated to export and append content. See how standardizing views and links within a pre-existing Revit file can shorten setup time. Hear the tricks for generating useful clash reports with a limited number of clashes to review. Discover the tools Perkins+Will has developed to improve this automation process. Follow along as we demonstrate how to set up an automated process for generating recurring clash reports on a project.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Interoperability

Use Revit journal files in combination with the Microsoft® Windows® Task Scheduler

Automate the export of specific content from Revit

Automate the appending or updating of Navisworks files

Generate clash reports from a set of predetermined Clash Detective batches

Beginner or intermediate Navisworks users who are seeking the advantages of useful clash reports with less time and effort

BIM holds a promise: that those same models being used for design, analysis, and documenting the project could also be used to build the project. Via the process of digital fabrication, where CNC machines and 3D printers directly produce parts for the project, this dream is now a reality. However, as with the early days of BIM, there are a lot of misconceptions of what is possible and a lot of pitfalls along the way. Come hear firsthand the five most common mistakes people make when trying to use BIM and digital fabrication from a company that has done nothing but. Pragmatic real-world case studies will be presented, practical advice will be given for those looking to begin working this way, and in the end, you will learn a workflow process to help avoid these all-too-common problems.

Building Design Documentation, Building Design and Analysis, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Interoperability, Industry Trends, Collaboration, Building Design and Fabrication

Describe what is really possible when it comes to digital fabrication from BIM

List the five most common mistakes made by people trying to work this way

Describe new opportunities to make your projects better (or more profitable) via working with digital fabrication and BIM

Describe a real-world easy-to-remember process to avoid these common problems

Anyone in the AEC industries looking to use their BIM models with digital fabrication, CNC machines, and 3D printer workflows

Autodesk Navisworks is a great tool for communicating and sharing design ideas, identifying conflicts and winning new business. This class will give users the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of Autodesk Navisworks Manage, navigate the model, and return from Autodesk University better armed for the approaching design challenges. We will have the opportunity to explore key elements, such as clash detection and site logistics and scheduling with TimeLiner during this class.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Simulation, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks

Aggregate your information into a single model for review

Use Clash Detective to experience problems before they happen

Any user who wants to explore, learn about, and understand the Navisworks interface and tools. Also users who are trying to move beyond just the basics of clash detection and want to learn about TimeLiner

Have you ever felt a little trapped in your takeoff? Have you been using Autodesk Quantity Takeoff for a while? Is there more you want out of the software, such as knowing how to create a catalog, how to import a Microsoft® Excel® file back into Autodesk Quantity Takeoff, some of the best practices for setting up the preferences, how to get assemblies and formulas to work, Item Mapping, and Item Catalog Assignment? Then this is the class for you. We will explore these items along with other advanced Autodesk Quantity Takeoff topics. We will also briefly cover the integration of Timberline® and MC2® into Autodesk Quantity Takeoff since these are common topics of discussion.

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Interoperability

Define and work with assemblies in Autodesk Quantity Takeoff

Understand item assignment and mapping and how it really works

Walk away with some tips, tricks, and preferences

Users of Autodesk Quantity Takeoff who want to advance their skills with Autodesk Quantity Takeoff, answer questions that have been lingering, or solve some of the common problems that users run into when moving from novice\intermediate to the advanced level of Autodesk Quantity Takeoff

There are many ideas and approaches on how to estimate from BIM. With the Sage Timberline Office plug-in for Autodesk Quantity Takeoff, you can estimate the way an estimator approaches a project rather than the way a designer would approach a project. Come and learn how to perform takeoff from Autodesk Quantity Takeoff and seamlessly integrate it into Sage Timberline Estimating.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Interoperability, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Use Autodesk Quantity Takeoff to integrate with Sage Timberline Estimating

List the steps required to link the Timberline database to the takeoff quantities generated from Autodesk Quantity Takeoff

Explain what needs to be done to prepare the Timberline database to interact with Autodesk Quantity Takeoff

Separate quantities in Autodesk Quantity Takeoff, allowing different variables to be used in Timberline Estimating

Autodesk Quantity Takeoff users who are integrating with Sage Timberline Estimating

Bridges are not 2D objects, and documenting them in 2D can lead anyone down a path that is error prone. The powerful and robust corridor modeling capabilities in AutoCAD Civil 3D provide a solution for modeling bridges in 3D that delivers a truly construction-ready model. 3D surfaces can be created from any part of the bridge, and these surfaces can then communicate directly with survey and machine control technologies. Model-based sections can be generated anywhere on the alignment. The constructability of a bridge can be reviewed as the entire project team shares the same 3D view. The model created from this process can be passed along to Autodesk® Navisworks® or to any project member who creates drawings based on the bridge geometry. This class dives into all of these concepts to create a deliverable that enhances the way bridges are built. This process uses many facets of Civil 3D, from user-created subassemblies (without programming) to corridors to sections. All will be covered for the applications in this class.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Building Design and Analysis, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Building Design Documentation, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks

Create parametrically-driven subassemblies without programming

Create bridge surfaces for survey purposes

Generate construction-level bridge documentation directly inside Civil 3D

Civil designers, heavy civil contractors, and surveyors who already use AutoCAD Civil 3D and want to take advantage of construction models for bridges. They should be familiar with subassemblies, corridor concepts, and general survey terms

Often BIM requirements are driven by the owner or developer who is interested in getting the 6D (Facilities Management) benefit at the end of a BIM delivery process. This class will describe the challenges and level of integration required between all parties involved in the process (general contractor, subcontractors, quantity surveyors, and design consultants). The key goal will be to highlight the importance of a continuous delivery process, gradually building towards the final 6D target. Using real project scenarios, we will demonstrate how to put the pieces of the puzzle together and analyze the consequences and impact on all parties involved at different stages of the project.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Design Leadership, Interoperability

Identify the critical parts of the BIM delivery process while aiming for a final 6D result

Describe the benefits and challenges for all parties involved

Generate and drive the BIM momentum during the project life cycle

Develop the reviewing and measuring tools to monitor the overall efficiency of the delivery process

Contract managers, design managers, engineering principals, principal architects, and BIM managers

Extending BIM Uses in Construction Safety: Beyond Safety as a By-Product of BIM

Safety doesn’t need to be just a by-product of BIM. Due to recent national tragedies and increased risk due to legislative action, the impetus for enhanced safety measures has increased substantially beyond current techniques. Owners are being exposed to increased risk without methods to mitigate loss. Whether it is due to unsafe work site conditions or inadequate training or communication, BIM can and should be designed into projects to improve job site safety during all phases of construction. This class will explore the strategies, tactics, and considerations that are necessary to holistically improve the safety and health of our nation’s most important resource, its people, by designing in safety measures through the use of BIM tools.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Case Studies, Collaboration, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design

Describe and employ effective BIM methods of mitigation

List effective BIM strategies for virtual hazard identification

Create and deploy a BIM construction safety plan/contract

Create effective education, training, and communicate effectively by leveraging BIM tools

AEC professionals who are using 3D tools such as Autodesk® Revit, AutoCAD® Architecture, AutoCAD MEP, AutoCAD Civil 3D®, and Autodesk Navisworks; owners who are interested in BIM uses or reducing risk; general contractors and construction managers who want to improve construction safety

Autodesk® Revit®, Contractors, Site Logistics, and Construction Scheduling for the Real World

You've either built a Revit model for design and documentation, or you have acquired one from the architects. Now you are working on your site logistics and construction sequencing for the job site. These models can work for you as well! This class takes a look at the workflow we have developed for site logistics modeling, construction planning and sequencing, and updating the schedule and the model as circumstances change in real time in the field. Site logistics content will include how modeling these objects does not have to be labor intensive and can provide valuable insight in to planning the construction sequence. Construction scheduling will cover how the Revit models can be used to form schedule relationships between items for forecasting and altering the schedule based on conditions on the job site. And finally, scheduling alternatives will cover how using a virtual workflow for scheduling can let you look at options on-site and efficiencies in construction.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Collaboration

Define model site logistics: a compilation of nested, shared families, face-based, and system families

Get the critical information into your site logistics model—what you need to see and plan for and how you can get it done

Establish a virtual construction schedule from your model—watch the construction, according to your schedule

Modify the schedule as things change, and use your model to track dependencies and relationships in the field from it

Owners, facilities managers, general contractors, and construction managers who want to streamline how they manage the construction process

Autodesk® Navisworks® Manage at the Silver Cross Hospital: How We Coordinated a 580,000 Sq. Ft. Hospital in 7 Months

Hospitals are traditionally one of the most difficult types of buildings to coordinate. Abundance of systems, short schedules, last-minute equipment selection, environmental requirements, and state regulations are the typical challenges that owners and project teams face on a daily basis. In 2009, the Silver Cross project presented Mortenson Construction with one of our biggest challenges with respect to building system coordination: how to coordinate the 580,000 sq. ft. hospital in 7 months while maintaining a level of coordination that will allow for the system prefabrication and installation to meet an aggressive project schedule. To make this possible, the team leveraged Autodesk Navisworks to reinvent our approach to the management and execution of the virtual coordination process. This class will cover key work flows that enabled the automation of the Clash Detective process and how collocation of team resources was critical to increased communication and collaboration.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Simulation, Interoperability, Case Studies, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Building Design and Fabrication, Building Design and Analysis, Building Design Documentation

Explain the importance of the general contractor's role in the management of the coordination process

Leverage Navisworks tools to automate the coordination process and use templates and standards

Set up a large project using the collocated coordination process

Describe the benefits of the collocated coordination process

Owners who want to learn about the benefits of the well-managed 3D coordination process on their facilities; AEC professionals who have intermediate experience with coordination using Navisworks Manage

Bringing Autodesk® Navisworks® to the Field: A How-to Class with the Vela Systems® Plug-in

Vela Systems, an Autodesk strategic partner, has released a plug-in for Autodesk Navisworks 2011 and 2012 that enables pushing of Navisworks object data to the web and to the Apple® iPad®. These objects are used to create "equipment" in Vela Systems for a building or other structure. Additional properties can be added to these equipment objects by the user, including files and file links, both through the web and via the iPad. In this class, participants will be able to experiment with the Vela Systems - Navisworks plug-in, including creating model linkages, updating properties on the iPad and via the web, and then synchronizing them back to the Navisworks file. The use of barcodes will also be demonstrated. The Navisworks appearance profiler will be used to demonstrate how the updated field data can turn Navisworks into a "dashboard for project progress." Short case study examples of the product in use for commissioning, handover, and operations will also be presented.

Collaboration, Interoperability, Mobile Products, Design Leadership

Describe how to use the Vela Systems - Navisworks plug-in to extend Navisworks object data to the web and the iPad

Assess the value of using Navisworks object data for commissioning, handover, and operations

List tips and tricks for using appearance profiler to show updated information in Navisworks

Leverage web and field data in Navisworks to help accelerate construction, commissioning, and handover

BIM or VDC managers at AECO firms who are interested in how they can leverage Navisworks for commissioning, handover and operations

Will Senner, Project Engineer, Skanska USA Building will present the results of using iPads, BIM, and field software on the Hunt Library project, Raleigh, NC. This class will be an interactive demonstration of the relevant technologies, including Autodesk® Revit®, Navisworks®, Vela Systems®, iPads, and bar coding. These technologies were used for quality assurance, commissioning of systems and equipment, punch listing, and material tracking of curtain wall. A framework for calculating the benefits of these technologies was developed during the project as a part of graduate-level research at North Carolina State University. This Return on Investment (ROI) framework also will be presented.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Interoperability, Mobile Products, Case Studies

Describe how a tangible ROI framework can help explain the benefits of field technologies

List the benefits and pitfalls of using iPads in the field in construction

Describe new types of progress visibility and final deliverables that are possible from connecting field software to the model

Explain how teams can improve communication through field technology, web technology, and in-trailer "kiosks"

AEC or other professionals interested in how advances in mobility like the iPad can interact with BIM to deliver better project results and better deliverables to the owner

In this class, you will learn how to expedite a work process procedure (WPP) for preparing a BIM model that is especially intended to support a project's construction stage. Based in Revit Architecture and Navisworks tools, the work process allows for the conformance between WBS and BIM elements, facilitating visualization, materials QTO, and 4D construction simulations that support a project's construction stage. The WPP can use 2D drawings as main input or Revit models previously produced either by architects or engineers, encouraging the involvement of different stakeholders into the discussion about the need for new design management methods, such as integrated project delivery (IPD) and integrated concurrent engineering (ICE).

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Process/Workflow, Interoperability, Collaboration

Describe the work process procedure that allows you to take advantage of Revit and Navisworks tools to improve AEC project management

Conform WBS with BIM models, facilitating the visualization of project phases

Extract Materials QTO from BIM models, which is useful from the construction stage perspective

Quickly prepare 4D construction simulations

Mainly targeted for general contractors and subcontractors. Also appropriate for architects, engineers, owners, and project stakeholders interested in new ways of design and construction management using methods like IPD and ICE

BIM for Contractors: An Introduction to Autodesk® Navisworks® Manage 2012, Part 1

Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2012 is a fantastic product for helping contractors to better understand their building projects and head off problems before they hit the streets and cost real money. In this first of a 2-part series, we provide a high-level overview on using Navisworks Manage for model coordination and design review. We focus on bringing the models together, organizing them for easy navigation, using the Clash Detective to identify and track clashes, and using the Timeliner to provide a true 4D construction schedule to help visualize the building process.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Technical Features, Interoperability, Tips and Tricks

List the fundamental concepts and new features in Navisworks Manage 2012

Bring models together and properly organize them in Navisworks Manage

Use the Clash Detective to identify and track conflicts between building components before they become real problems

Leverage your project schedule in Timeliner to visualize the construction process and identify scheduling conflicts easily

Contractors and designers who want to use Navisworks for construction coordination between disciplines and trades

BIM for Contractors: An Introduction to Autodesk® Navisworks® Manage 2012, Part 2

In this second part of a 2-part series, we explore the rest of the Navisworks Manage 2012 feature set: Presenter, Animator, and Scripter, which together bring compelling project visualization and virtual design analysis capabilities to your construction models. Using the Presenter, we easily create stunning photorealistic imagery of our projects. We combine our animations with the Clash Detective and Timeliner to easily identify spatial conflicts in the construction schedule that otherwise would not be seen.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Tips and Tricks, Collaboration, Technical Features, Interoperability, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Use the Presenter module to easily create stunning visuals of your project models

Use the Animator and Scripter modules to create intelligent, event-based animations

Apply your animations in the Timeliner to better visualize the construction process over time

Apply animations and Timeliner data to the Clash Detective to identify construction site workflow and scheduling conflicts

Contractors who want to use Virtual Design to Construction (VDC) techniques to better visualize their projects and identify problems before construction begins

So you've taken a Navisworks Manage Essentials course or you are a self-taught user, but now what? It is time for your first or second collaboration project and you still have unanswered questions: How can I manage all these objects and clashes? How do I work more efficiently in Navisworks? What are common pain points and workarounds? This class will cover FAQs and possible solutions for commonly encountered issues. This class is not for the Navisworks pro, but for those who want guidance on working in a more efficient, practical way.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Collaboration, Data Management, Tips and Tricks, Interoperability, Technical Features

Address common pain points and workarounds in Navisworks Manage

Use file naming conventions and file structures for archiving

Navisworks users who have a basic understanding of the core features of the program

Autodesk Constructware is a configurable Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) construction project management solution that helps deliver projects efficiently with near-time visibility into job costs. So, how do you achieve this "near-time visibility"? It is all about the setup behind the scenes: the configuration that is invisible to the end-users yet fundamental to making the system mold itself to your business practices, terminology, and principles. Learn from the product manager how to set up your system to minimize duplicate entry and ensure that users' activities in workflows keep your costs visible, accurate, and up-to-date.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration, Interoperability, Data Management

Explain how the cost management systems in Constructware interact

Configure cost management tools to fit your own processes and terminology

Use end-user workflows to drive data updates

View and export up-to-date cost reports

AEC professionals who have any level of experience with Autodesk Constructware or other project management systems

Clayco Inc. has been using Autodesk Inventor to further push the use of mobile BIM applications and increase the level of quality control in the field. This class focuses on the process and practical use of Inventor to build highly detailed construction models and create interactive manuals for trades on our projects. This practice, in conjunction with the use of other mobile technologies, is pushing our use of BIM further into the realm of field operations, and in-house activities are focusing more and more on R&D and data integration.

Building Design and Fabrication, Interoperability, Mobile Products, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Collaboration

Describe the potential of Inventor in the AEC industry

Describe best practices for creating detailed construction models

Explain the design workflow between Autodesk® Revit and Inventor

AEC professionals with intermediate BIM experience, CAD/BIM managers, QC management, and superintendents

Tablets! Gain an Edge by Connecting to Project Information and BIM Models in the Field or on the Go

Carry 1000 lb. of project information with you in the palm of your hand! Would you like to see your superintendents, PMs, architects, engineers, or inspectors be mobile with all the drawings, specs, BIMs, and other project information at their fingertips? Are you searching for ways to reduce printing costs and be more sustainable? In this class, you will learn strategies to do just that! We will cover the basics of utilizing Autodesk® Buzzsaw® and WebDAV for synchronizing Project Information Clouds (PICs) using low-cost iPad® apps. You will learn how to set up a cloud-based system, enabling your project team to take project information with them to the field—where it matters most—even without Internet coverage. You will also learn strategies for accessing BIM models from the iPad via remote desktop applications (via the Internet) that can run and navigate Autodesk® Navisworks®, giving your team better field access to a great resource in issue resolution and helping to fill a gap in office-to-field information transfer.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Data Management, Collaboration, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Interoperability, Mobile Products, Industry Trends

Create a Project Information Cloud and access it from your iPad or WebDAV-capable tablet

Describe methods of viewing Navisworks BIM models via remote desktop

Discover the right tools for accessing different types of project information remotely

Identify useful WebDAV and sync tools on iPad via the cloud

General contractors, AEC professionals, engineers, and owners who want mobile access to projects. Anyone who wants to consolidate project information so it is easily accessible and usable where and when it is most needed

This class will review the use of fully-integrated BIM models on the $900 million Parkland Replacement Hospital project. The models enabled the project team to identify repetitious components within the facility and plan for the prefabrication and pre-assembly of these items in a near-site facility. In this class, we will review some of the challenges and solutions used by the team in this prefabrication and pre-assembly effort. We will explore the prefabrication and pre-assembly of corridor racks for overhead MEP/FP, headwalls, bathrooms, mechanical rooms, electrical rooms, telecomm rooms, and vertical risers.

Building Design and Fabrication, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Case Studies, Collaboration

Describe techniques that support the prefabrication effort where multiple trades are involved

List some of the challenges that had to be overcome to undertake a pre-assembly effort on a large, distributed project team

Describe the details that support a high-functioning pre-assembly facility

Identify the benefits of multi-trade virtual design for use in prefabrication efforts

General contractors, AEC professionals, engineers, owners, and MEP contractors

BIM to Budget: Follow the Money from Autodesk® Revit® to Autodesk Constructware®

This class explores a current workflow used by a mid-sized general contractor/construction manager (GC/CM) to analyze quantities in the BIM model (created using Autodesk Revit), using Autodesk Quantity Takeoff, processing the data with an estimating product (Sage® Timberline® Estimating Extended) to produce material, labor, and subcontract quantities and pricing. The data required for cost accounting is extracted into the Accounting/ERP system (Sage® Timberline® Accounting). Finally, using an in-house-created middleware application, the data that is required to start the job-cost budget as a basis for Cost Management in Autodesk Constructware is electronically inserted into Constructware.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration, Data Management, Interoperability

List the quantity-based information you can get from a BIM model

Describe the integration of Autodesk Quantity Takeoff with Sage Timberline Office Estimating

Understand how and why to integrate Sage Timberline Accounting with job cost management in Autodesk Constructware

Learn how to get more efficiency and productivity from using a model in the quantity takeoff phase of a project

Those involved in their firm’s process and strategic development or general firm and project management, including CIOs, IT managers, BIM managers, and BIM implementers

If you want to know what the industry has to offer to help you convert BIM mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) models to manufacturer-specific content, or you may even want to start designing that way, then this is the class for you. Learn what is out there and what are some of the best tools available to help you automatically convert designs into spool-ready and CNC (sheet metal for ductwork) ready files, and in some cases, even coordinate that back into the original model. Even more importantly, you will learn about the value this adds to the overall design and construction process and industry, such as how to go modular. Instead of worrying about losing your shirt in the process, learn how to use these tools to add value and mitigate risk for you and your clients, and place your name at the forefront of the industry.

Building Design and Fabrication, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Interoperability, Industry Trends

List the available design-to-fabrication tools and the file types they work with

Employ these tools and workflows to increase their value to the overall design process, stakeholders, and industry

Discover who is already doing this and what they did to be successful

Determine which tool will work best for you

Contractors, subcontractors, and designers who want to design with manufacturer-specific content and thus design exactly how it will appear in the field

This class will cover the basics of Revit family creation and how the families apply to construction applications. We will cover the basic capabilities of families and then explore some real-world applications of custom families in the construction process. We will create a multipurpose family that can be used in the BIM coordination process. Learn how to add clearance zones to your families to represent access zones, clearance zones, and other "no-fly" areas. Learn how basic equipment models can help analyze project workflow and material needs. We will create custom parameters that will be used in custom schedules that you will create.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow

Contractors, architects, and engineers who want to expand their use of custom families to add value to their projects

BIM na prática: Como uma empresa construtora pode fazer uso da tecnologia BIM

O uso da Tecnologia BIM promete trazer ganhos em todas as etapas no ciclo de vida de um empreendimento. No mercado brasileiro nos deparamos com a realidade de que as metodologias de trabalho para implementação e gestão da tecnologia BIM ainda não estão consolidadas e são poucos os projetistas que já trabalham e entregam seus projetos em BIM. Através da apresentação de casos nos quais a tecnologia foi aplicada e dos processos de trabalho utilizados, descubra como é possível adequar o BIM às suas necessidades de negócio e entenda como uma empresa construtora pode usufruir dos benefícios da tecnologia para coordenação de projetos, orçamentação, planejamento e gestão das informações de empreendimentos.

Criar um plano de ação para a implementação da tecnologia BIM.

Entender como a revisão de processos de trabalho pode adequar o uso da tecnologia BIM às suas necessidades.

Entender como desenvolver melhores práticas e capacitar os profissionais envolvidos.

Entender as possibilidades de integração entre os softwares e os ganhos da associação de informações de escopo, prazo e custo

Arquitetos, Engenheiros, Construtores e Incorporadores. Todos os usuários interessados em incorporar a Tecnologia BIM ao seu processo de trabalho.

AEC industry forces are driving an increasing need for collaboration and data management capabilities. Autodesk has launched the BIM 360° initiative (www.autodesk.com/bim360) to address these industry demands. For AEC teams and projects, Autodesk Vault Collaboration AEC is now also integrated with key AEC industry BIM solutions from Autodesk. This class creates an in-depth understanding of the new Vault Collaboration AEC platform and, in particular, its integrations with Autodesk Revit and Autodesk Navisworks. Moreover, BIM worksharing scenarios and processes will be defined and the benefits explained. This includes basic skills on Autodesk Revit Server Technology, which delivers multi-user worksharing over wide area networks (WAN) and its integrated BIM data flow into the Vault Collaboration AEC environment.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration, Data Management, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Interoperability

Identify and set up efficient BIM worksharing processes in your company

Manage and share BIM data using Autodesk AEC Vault Collaboration and Data Management solution (BIM 360°)

Integrate Autodesk Revit Server Technology for a multi-user BIM environment over a wide area network (WAN)

Use Autodesk Navisworks for design coordination and construction controlling processes

BIM/CAD managers, senior construction project managers, and executives in the AEC industry

Everyone talks about how great BIM is and how we all "need" to be using it on projects. That all sounds great, but if there is no plan in place early on, then this process is almost surely doomed to fail...or at a minimum, it will miss a lot of great opportunities. This class will discuss best practices for starting out on a BIM effort for a project. Topics will include BIM execution plans, internal kickoff meetings for your firm, external kickoff meetings that include the owner and design team, and (most importantly) the technical kickoff meeting that everyone should be having with subcontractors to ensure the project is set up for success.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Interoperability, Collaboration, Process/Workflow

Explain the importance of a BIM execution plan

Describe the process and necessary steps involved with a technical kickoff meeting that includes subcontractors

Explain what goes into internal and external planning sessions and list possible pitfalls to avoid

Explain why setting up goals, expectations, responsibilities, file transfer protocols, and standards is important

Anyone involved in the BIM process workflow for a project. Specific focus will be aimed at leveraging Autodesk tools during the planning and implementation stage of a project

BIM for Contractors: Autodesk® Navisworks® from Design to Construction to Facilities Management

Many contractors have figured out that there is something to this "BIM Stuff" and have determined that they should probably use it on their projects. But how? This class will focus specifically on Autodesk Navisworks and the ways in which a leading-edge contractor is using the software's capabilities to build better buildings. Topics will include project procurement and interview strategies, design phase coordination, visualization techniques, 4D construction simulation and phasing, on-site coordination and clash detection, and completing the life cycle with facilities management. We will also be focusing on the 2012 updates to Navisworks Manage.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration, Process/Workflow, Interoperability

Leverage Navisworks in interviews and during project procurement

List strategies for clash detection and coordination during design and construction phases

Leverage Navisworks Simulate to create impactful 4D construction simulations to communicate with your teams

Describe some of the facilities management possibilities inherent within the software

AEC professionals who want to learn more about BIM and Navisworks and how this tool can be used through the design and construction process to build better buildings

Many builders who are implementing BIM are using Autodesk® Revit® and Autodesk Navisworks® for business development and pre-construction, but are missing out on the value of using the model in the field. Learn technical processes and workflows, lessons learned, and implementation strategies from builders who are on the forefront of leveraging BIM in the field. The field uses of BIM, Revit, and Navisworks that will be discussed include visualization, file transfer protocol, coordination and clash detection, 4D construction simulation and scheduling, QC coordination drawings, laser scanning, and building layout. If you are interested in either using or understanding how builders are using BIM on a construction site, this practical class is for you.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration, Process/Workflow, Reality Capture, Interoperability

Describe key points for successfully implementing coordination using Navisworks, AutoCAD®, and Revit from project start to finish

Describe basic on-site uses (visualization, clash detection, 4D simulation)

Leverage laser scanning, Revit, and Trimble® Total Station to verify field conditions and enhance quality control

Reference case studies that can be used to establish and enhance current standards and process using BIM on a construction site

Builders, engineers, CAD managers, MEP coordinators, and other AEC professionals who want to learn how builders are implementing BIM on construction sites

This class will show you firsthand the challenges that were overcome using various Autodesk solutions to create a complex 3D virtual environment. See how the 3D model was created from a 2D design and used to ensure every system would fit. Every facet of the project was reviewed—from the basic mechanical systems to the very unique exhibit structures, caging, animal accessibility, and daylighting. Learn how complex environments were reviewed by the stakeholders to visualize the project and make important decisions before the construction began. See how the 3D model assisted in project scheduling, purchasing, fabricating, and installation.

Describe ways to streamline the challenges involved in creating a 3D model from a 2D drawing

Explain how BIM technology can assist a complex project workflow by supporting better design decisions early in the process

Describe BIM technologies and explain how they can be used to create a virtual environment

Describe how the role of the 3D model shifts from design to construction and construction management

AEC and BIM professionals with intermediate experience using Autodesk products

Harness the Power of Automated Workflow through Routing in Autodesk® Constructware®

Users can be trained on which steps are to be taken next in project management platforms such as Autodesk Constructware. However, the reliability factor could be better at times, and on critical information process flows in project management, lost time due to the lack of process adherence can be damaging. Learn to utilize the power of automated process flows with routing in Autodesk Constructware. You will be equipped to put electronic workflows in place for contracts, change orders, invoices, cost events, issues, and more.

Describe the benefits of automated workflows in the process of project management

Explain the possible solutions for creating automated workflows in Autodesk Constructware

Turn your current "corporate" policies for construction document management into automatically routed workflows

Analyze your current processes to make them ready for automated workflows

Professionals who want to use automated workflows in a project management platform and current Autodesk Constructware users who want more process automation

Advanced Near-Realistic 3D Lighting: Capturing, Creating, and Using Image-Based Lighting

Intended for Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2012 and Autodesk Showcase® 2012 software users, this class will outline state-of-the-art workflows for creating original 360-degree high dynamic range (HDR) panoramic images for use in 3D applications designed to achieve highly realistic illumination with image-based lighting. We will cover the process of capturing existing real-world environment lighting using hardware, software, and photographic equipment. From there, we will review the steps involved in creating 360-degree HDR image maps used in 3ds Max and Showcase for near photo-realistic scene lighting. Finally, we will break down in-application camera and lighting techniques to create great effects that combine computer graphics and real photographs to produce near-realistic imagery.

Identify situations where image-based lighting is advantageous

Create original 360-degree HDR images for use in image-based lighting scenarios

Implement HDR and low dynamic range image-based lighting setups in 3ds Max or Showcase

Describe the current best practices for leveraging image-based lighting within a 3D application into your own workflows

New and intermediate 3ds Max and Showcase users, lighting designers, and design and visualization professionals interested in creating more believable imagery

The Other GPU Renderer: Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2012 Quicksilver Rendering and 3ds Max Composite 2012

GPU-accelerated rendering within Autodesk 3ds Max 2012 software is no longer limited to the iray® rendering engine. In this class, we will explore the numerous options now available with the Quicksilver hardware renderer. We will demonstrate how to produce near-realistic renders as well as use the new stylized rendering options for non-photorealistic pipelines. Workflow tips and tricks will be shared, including free scripts and the use of 3ds Max Composite to further sweeten your finished renders.

Create projects with a faster turnaround or more iterations in the same amount of time

Produce realistic renderings in a fraction of the typical time

Output non-photorealistic stills and animations extremely quickly

Use 3ds Max Composite to enhance your Quicksilver renderings

Using a Real-Time Animation Pipeline: Autodesk® MotionBuilder®, Autodesk Maya®, and Autodesk 3ds Max®

A key part of the production pipeline, Autodesk MotionBuilder 2012 software is used on high-profile film projects, such as <em>Avatar</em> and <em>Lord of The Rings</em>, and has also been widely adopted within the video game development and visual effects (VFX) markets. MotionBuilder is used for live motion capture on-set as well as during post-shoot animation edit. Complex production pipelines require users to have a thorough understanding of how MotionBuilder fits alongside the primary digital content creation packages: Autodesk Maya 2012 and Autodesk 3ds Max 2012. This class will focus on technical challenges and best practices for developing a production pipeline that is effective, easy-to-use, and flexible and that harnesses the features and power of each application to create fluid and believable performance animation.

Describe how the products are currently applied in industry on projects (Film/Game/VFX)

Describe how the products interact with one another through FBX® and enhanced Send-To in the 2012 releases

Avoid the technical pitfalls in implementing an integrated pipeline

List the challenges in implementing an integrated pipeline

Intermediate animators working in the film, video game, and visual effects industries

This class is all about having fun with your 3D models in Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2012 and creating explosive visuals. You will see how different visual-effects tools in 3ds Max can be used to create convincing explosions and how objects can be destroyed. Learn various ways of making objects collapse and make decisions about how to finish effects shots so that they look believable.

Process/Workflow, Simulation, Visualization, Tips and Tricks

Describe how various materials break and react to explosions and destruction

Break and fracture objects with the intent to explode and destroy them

Use rigid bodies and cloth simulations to create physically-based destruction animations

Add particles, fire, and smoke effects in an explosion and destruction scene

Intermediate to advanced users of Autodesk 3ds Max who want to learn new ways of creating stunning visuals

Benchmark yourself with Autodesk 3ds Max Certification. Certification Prep takes you through a review of the certification process. Experience questions similar to those in the exam, and learn about the materials available to help you be successful in obtaining 3ds Max Certification. This is part 1 of a 2-part series.

Review the certification preparation roadmap

Use our tips and tricks to prepare for the exam

Map learning objectives to study materials

Practice questions similar to those in the exam

Autodesk 3ds Max users who are interested in certification

Benchmark yourself with Autodesk 3ds Max Certification. Certification Prep takes you through a review of the certification process. Experience questions similar to those in the exam, and learn about the materials available to help you be successful in obtaining 3ds Max Certification. This is part 2 of a 2-part series.

Review the certification preparation roadmap

Use our tips and tricks to prepare for the exam

Map learning objectives to study materials

Practice questions similar to those in the exam

Autodesk 3ds Max users who are interested in certification

Benchmark yourself with Autodesk 3ds Max Certification. Certification Prep takes you through a review of the certification process. Experience questions similar to those in the exam, and learn about the materials available to help you successfully obtain 3ds Max Certification.

Practice questions similar to those in the exam

Map learning objectives to study materials

Use our tips and tricks to prepare for the exam

Review the certification preparation roadmap

Autodesk 3ds Max users who are interested in certification

Certification is an important step in differentiating yourself from other Autodesk users. This class will cover the critical objectives on features and workflow that you need to know to become certified in Autodesk Maya. This is part 1 of a 2-part series.

List Autodesk Maya certification objectives

List critical features and workflow that you must master to pass the exam

Review the certification preparation roadmap

Autodesk Maya 2011 and 2012 users who want to obtain Maya certification

Certification is an important step in differentiating yourself from other Autodesk users. This class will cover the critical objectives on features and workflow that you need to know to become certified in Autodesk Maya. This is part 2 of a 2-part series.

List Autodesk Maya certification objectives

List critical features and workflow that you must master to pass the exam

Review the certification preparation roadmap

Autodesk Maya 2011 and 2012 users who want to obtain Maya certification

Certification is an important step in differentiating yourself from other Autodesk users. This class will cover the critical objectives on features and workflow that you need to know to become certified in Autodesk Maya.

List Autodesk Maya certification objectives

List critical features and workflow that you must master to pass the exam

Review the certification preparation roadmap

Autodesk Maya users who want to obtain Maya certification

Objects that dynamically assemble themselves—everything from cars and buildings to killer transforming robots that build themselves—are a major trend in animation, visualizations, commercials, and films. This class will cover a number of techniques you can use in Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2012 to recreate these effects in your own animations, as well as how to use MAXScript to automate these repetitive tasks.

Process/Workflow, Visualization, Storytelling, Tips and Tricks

Use different techniques for animating something constructed over time

Apply basic MAXScript techniques to simplify repetitive processes

Gain a deeper knowledge of the animation control system in Autodesk 3ds Max

Apply organizational techniques for dealing with complex animated scenes

Those comfortable with modeling and performing basic keyframe animation tasks inside of Autodesk 3ds Max

Learn how to integrate CG renders into live-action shots using the latest techniques. This class will cover a set extension shot from start to finish. We will first use multichannel EXR files to segment the renders at the object and lighting-component levels. The renders will then be put back together in a compositing application and further adjusted in post-production to make them fit seamlessly with the camera-tracked, live-action shot.

Segment a render into smaller components

Reassemble multichannel EXR files into a final image

Track a live-action camera move and generate a CG camera that matches

Use advanced rendering techniques to match live-action background plate

Anyone who needs to integrate live action and CG elements

Learn how to use dynamic and particle system effects for visualizations and entertainment production workflows. We will use Autodesk Maya and its vast set of dynamics tools to generate atmospheric, smoke, deforming geometry, and plant-foliage effects. Adding a little dynamic movement to a shot will take your work to the next level.

Describe dynamic systems in Autodesk Maya

Use fluids for quick and easy cloud effects

Use nParticles for rain and splash effects

Those who want to add a little polish to their animations

Entertainment Design with Autodesk® SketchBook®, Mudbox™, Maya® 2012, and mental ray®

In this class, we will illustrate how to realize concept designs from 2D sketches into 3D renders while also demonstrating the enhanced interoperability between these key products. This demo includes the design and construction of a near photorealistic, futuristic motorcycle using the latest tools and concepts available in Autodesk SketchBook 2012, Autodesk Mudbox 2012, and Autodesk Maya 2012, as well as mental ray Standalone 2012 software.

Art and Illustration, Process/Workflow, Interoperability, Conceptual Design

Describe the overall design process workflow using Sketchbook, Maya and Mudbox

Use tricks to enhance realism in designs in Maya

Construct image planes to facilitate base modeling in Maya

Use Mudbox as a tool to enhance content coming in from Maya

Designers, technical artists, and concept artists who would like to see an entertainment design example in Maya

Character Sculpting and Painting Using Autodesk® Mudbox™ 2012 as Part of an Autodesk® Maya® Worklow

In this class, we will explore some of the exciting new tools in Autodesk Mudbox 2012. We will use a character to illustrate the power of the surfacing and painting tools now available in Mudbox 2012, and we will demonstrate the single-step interoperability between Autodesk Maya 2012 and Autodesk Mudbox.

Explain what one-click interoperability can do for a workflow

Describe the performance improvements in Mudbox 2012

Artists, technical artists, and technical directors. Non-users will get a good idea of what it means to work in Autodesk Mudbox

At Autodesk Labs, we develop and incubate several exciting future technologies for AEC, manufacturing, media and entertainment, and other industries. The technology we work with is too new to be a product, but is able to be used to gather valuable customer feedback to evolve these projects into possible future products. In this class, we will preview some of the latest and greatest technologies from the Autodesk Labs. We will provide a look into how Autodesk provides these free technology previews to customers and show you how you can get the very latest in technology and shape the future of a product. This is your opportunity to see where Autodesk might be going with new technologies.

Describe new technology previews and explain how to use them in your current workflow

Explain how to get the free technology preview software from Autodesk Labs and help shape future products

Describe several new technologies and explain how Autodesk is developing solutions to take advantage of them

Anyone who wants to be on the leading edge of Autodesk technology and benefit from technology previews

Building Information Modeling (BIM) presents new challenges for the architect. It is not just about modeling. It is about the (new) added value that the architect can bring to the BIM process. The BIM environment offers an unprecedented opportunity for the architect to reclaim some long-lost responsibility and respect within the design and construction process. However, we must be willing to identify the risks and modulate the liabilities in order to reap the rewards. The convergence of BIM, Lean Construction (LEAN), and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is an opportunity to re-establish ourselves as Master Builders. First, however, we must embrace not just the technology and the software, but also the mindset and the willpower to adapt to the new way.

Building Design and Analysis, Design Leadership, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Visualization, Sustainable Design, Process/Workflow

Develop a basic understanding of the cost-benefit frontier of the design process

Explain the difference between "early" and "late" added value

Identify the "new" areas of value in the design process for a BIM workflow

Describe the long-term value of the Building Information Model

AEC professionals who participate in the design and construction process

Constraining a Wankel Engine and Other Simple Mechanisms with Autdesk® Inventor®

In this class, we will cover some simple mechanisms, such as a latch assembly, Wankel engine, oil drilling bit, and nano device, and show you step-by-step how to properly define and make the assembly. We will also go into cam following assemblies and show you how to make even seemingly complex assemblies simple. Assembly models shall be provided without constraints so that you can practice the techniques shown.

BIM Titles and Job Descriptions: How Do They Fit in Your Organizational Structure?

With the upsurge of BIM requirements, human resources departments and hiring managers in the AEC industry are struggling to put together job titles and descriptions for their BIM staff hiring. In this class, a leading design/build firm will showcase how BIM positions fit in their architecture, engineering, and construction organizational structure. We will break down each role’s job description, key responsibilities, expectations, and technology tools. Finally, we will address the organizational placement of BIM project versus corporate support staff and how they are budgeted and paid for.

Building Design and Analysis, Design Leadership, Process/Workflow, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

List new BIM position titles and their specific job descriptions

Explain how BIM staff fit into an organizational structure for projects

Describe the importance of BIM corporate support staff in your organization

Drive the change in your organization and educate your human resources department to help you recruit for these positions

CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, BIM directors, BIM managers, architects, engineers, constructors, and IT managers

Crowdsourcing has become one of the fastest-growing industries in the fields of IT, graphical design, phone support, and others, and millions of people use Amazon's Mechanical Turk. This class will give an overview of crowdsourcing trends and provide some insights and examples of how it will affect the engineering world and how companies can benefit from it.

Explain how the crowdsourcing model works in other industries

Describe how the crowdsourcing model in could work in engineering

List ideas on how to crowdsource engineering in your company

Use a checklist to improve efficiency and get the products to market faster

CAD managers, senior engineers, and executives

Managing technology means that you work with people. Getting a software tool to cooperate may be easier than getting people to cooperate. Who you are can make change happen for both your firm and your office's CAD productivity. Find out the five key concepts that you can use to create the environment for positive technology change. Get practical, real-world advice on how to take your firm to the next level and advance your career at the same time. Move beyond management to leadership.

List five key perspectives that can change your environment

Explain why you need to act and react to your firm's goals

Drive your team to new heights using proven skills that you can develop

CAD managers, BIM managers, and superusers

In this class, we will present the software applications and necessary hardware infrastructure to set up a digital design process for designing vehicles. We will discuss processes and workflow for 2D and 3D design and describe the 3D visualization deliverables that are required at different stages of the vehicle development process. We will use several examples created with Autodesk® Sketchbook® Designer, Autodesk Alias® Automotive, Autodesk Maya®, and Autodesk Showcase®. The class will cover the fundamental aspects of digital asset management. We will also display a five-minute video showcasing the end-to-end development process used to create the EN-V concept vehicles released at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai.

List required deliverables within an automotive design process

Describe the fundamentals of asset management for automotive design

People working in the automotive, industrial, media, and entertainment fields

Being a truly green firm means aligning the overall company vision, management, operations, and project delivery with demands of integrative design and collaborative relationships. Institutionalizing sustainability requires the optimization of systems, processes, and technology at an organizational level. This class provides a framework, roadmaps, metrics, and key performance indicators to help your firm realize improved performance and profitability by best use of technology, process, and collaboration. In particular, the use of a wide range of analysis and full integration of BIM into project workflow is critical to realizing cost and performance goals, but requires vision and commitment at the executive level, clear expectations in project management, and interdisciplinary design and construction processes that create conditions conducive to success. This class bridges culture, business, design, and technology, and it also addresses how to achieve the goals of The 2030 Challenge.

Building Design and Analysis, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Sustainable Design, Process/Workflow, Design Leadership

Formulate key "SMART" goals and strategies for project performance, process efficiency and innovation, and use of tools, resources, and technology

Connect core business objectives to sustainability and sustainable practice

Structure a business/implementation plan to achieve goals (integration of process and technology) using frameworks provided

Align corporate management, operations, and project delivery with Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) using effective integration of processes and technology

Executives who are shaping internal workflow, external relationships that impact contracts, internal systems and processes, and use of technology; AEC project managers who are executing projects and are interested in conceptual issues, sustainability, and coordinating the use of BIM; CIOs; and BIM managers

Which steps are needed to make an implementation successful? You will learn how to approach big projects, what are the key success factors, and what are the main points to be discussed when initiating the project.

Data Management, Design Leadership, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Process/Workflow

Determine the main topics for the implementation (e.g. permissions, replication, standards)

Create a checklist, recommendation, and effort calculation

Develop tests, a pilot, coaching, and reviews to close the project successfully

Mechanical engineers, CAD administrators, IT/CAD managers, and consultants

Adopting BIM into your architectural practice can have implications that are far reaching...most of them positive. James Austin, BIM leader at _space group in the UK knows. He has been part of the process to implement BIM into everything at _space—from their first sight of Autodesk® Revit in 2000 right up to the present—and the company has become one of the leaders of BIM adoption in the UK, despite not being a firm with hundreds of employees or an international workload. Find out how BIM has affected all parts of the business, and understand the barriers and opportunities it has presented to a practice working in the real world on real projects. Find out how BIM has taken the practice from being a firm of architects to a design-build operation that has diversified into product manufacturing and web design—all through using BIM and digital design practices.

Building Design and Analysis, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Process/Workflow, Design Leadership

Describe the benefits of implementing BIM in your business

Describe the opportunities that BIM can deliver to your business

Explain the obstacles to successful Implementation of BIM

Show how BIM processes can help diversify your business

Business owners interested in implementing BIM, technology managers responsible for implementing BIM in their business, and construction managers with an interest in seeing how BIM can transform their supply chain

How do you make the most of Autodesk® software while making it meet your unique needs? Do you fear developing a process and the software to support it only to have your development investment unsupported in a later release? How do we manage and reuse data? How do you bridge the gap between architectural and mechanical data sharing? How do you share internal BIM project data internally and then externally? We all need answers to these questions. This unconference session will provide a forum to discuss successes and failures with respect to these questions. Put on your thinking caps and bring your megaphones, because those who participate fully are likely to reap the greatest benefit from this class.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Data Management, Process/Workflow, Mechanical Design, Collaboration

Identify software potential and uses—what do we need today, what do we need tomorrow?

Create a foundation for process analysis and workflow efficiency

Discuss simple and affordable applications that allow for data integration—what's available or what do you already have?

Understand where software capabilities end and people capabilities need to begin

BIM managers, CAD managers, corporate management, IT managers, project managers, and anyone passionate about data sharing

DL5395 Will Mitchell Corgan Associates, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Design Leadership Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Project architects -

DL5700 Debra Brooks Southern California Edison Lecture Beginner Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Min Autodesk Utility Design Design Leadership Utilities and Telecommunications - Utilities and Telecommunications -

DL5808 Un-BIM-lievable! You Did What with AutoCAD® Architecture? Patricia Wines Disney Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:15 Dec 1 9:45 90 Min AutoCAD Architecture Design Leadership Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

DL6040 Design Computation Symposium Robert Aish Autodesk Seminar Advanced Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 17:00 240 Minutes Not Product Specific Design Leadership Design Leadership - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - - - - -

DL6140 The Seven Technology Trends of Design Brian Mathews Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min Not Product Specific Design Leadership CAD Management and IT - Design Leadership, Industry Trends All -

DL6180 Collaborative Construction Marc Goldman The Blue Book Panel Beginner Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Design Leadership Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

DL7720 Innovation Forum: The Future of Model-Based Design - - Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min - Design Leadership - - - - TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD -

DL7721 Innovation Forum: The Death and Rebirth of Creativity - - Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Min - Design Leadership - - - - TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD -

DL7722 Innovation Forum: The Promise of the Cloud - - Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min - Design Leadership - - - - TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD -

DL7723 Innovation Forum: Everything Changes – The Future of Managing Innovation - - Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min - Design Leadership - - - - TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD -

DL7724 Innovation Forum: Designing a Better World - - Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Min - Design Leadership - - - - TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD -

DL7725 Innovation Forum: Virtual Production and the Changing Digital Media Landscape - - Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Min - Design Leadership - - - - TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD -

DL7726 - - Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min - Design Leadership - - - - TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD -

DM1961 Integrating AutoCAD® and Autodesk® Inventor® with SAP® Barrett Kamille CIDEON America, Inc. Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Data Management and Collaboration Data Management and Collaboration - Game Design Technology for Anyone Manufacturing English

DM1962 Leveraging the Autodesk® Inventor® Model Structure for Production Planning Barrett Kamille CIDEON America, Inc. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Inventor Products Data Management and Collaboration Manufacturing - Game Design Technology for Anyone Manufacturing English

DM2480 Allen Gager KHS USA Inc. Lecture Beginner Nov 30 8:15 Nov 30 9:45 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products Data Management and Collaboration Manufacturing - Manufacturing -

DM2742 Managing Lifecycle States...from a Governor's Point of View Kevin Smedley Engineering Design Systems, Inc. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Vault Family of Products Data Management and Collaboration Manufacturing - Data Management, PLM/PDM Manufacturing -

DM2744-U Autodesk® BIM 360: Collaboration and Data Management for AEC paul donnelly Autodesk Unconference Beginner Dec 1 17:15 Dec 1 18:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Vault Family of Products Data Management and Collaboration CAD Management and IT - Collaboration, Data Management, PLM/PDM Architecture, Engineering & Construction Describe what Autodesk BIM 360 is -

DM3460 Loading It Up with Autodesk® Autoloader Tim Sealschott Advanced Solutions Inc. Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk Vault Family of Products Data Management and Collaboration CAD Management and IT - Manufacturing -

DM3679 Go Big or Go Home! Part 1 – Large-Scale Autodesk® Vault Deployments Irvin Hayes Jr. Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products Data Management and Collaboration CAD Management and IT - Manufacturing IT administrators, CAD administrators -

DM4359 Multi-Project Management with Autodesk® Vault and ATEC Project Base Christian Ellerbrock ATEC GmbH Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Vault Family of Products Data Management and Collaboration Manufacturing - Collaboration, Data Management, PLM/PDM Manufacturing -

DM4474 Change How You Access Your Autodesk® Vault Data with Vault Links Adam Luttenbacher Autodesk, Inc. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Vault Family of Products Data Management and Collaboration - - Manufacturing -

DM4493 Project Sync: Autodesk® Vault Project Synchronization with Autodesk Buzzsaw® Adam Luttenbacher Autodesk, Inc. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Vault Family of Products Data Management and Collaboration Architecture and Building Design - Cloud Computing, PLM/PDM, Data Management Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

DM4585 Dan Leighton DL Consulting Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products Data Management and Collaboration Customization and Programming - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

DM4687 Mastering Metadata with Autodesk® Vault Ross Tanner Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Advanced 45 minutes Autodesk Vault Family of Products Data Management and Collaboration CAD Management and IT - Manufacturing English

DM4941 Get Vaulted: The Truth about Autodesk® Vault Integrations Robert Stein Real Software Solutions Lecture Beginner Nov 30 17:15 Nov 30 18:45 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products Data Management and Collaboration Manufacturing - Manufacturing Explain why companies get Vaulted! -

DM5363 The Proper Care and Feeding of Your Vault Younes Yammouri Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products Data Management and Collaboration Manufacturing - Manufacturing -

DM5427 Brian Schanen Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:15 Nov 29 11:45 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products Data Management and Collaboration Manufacturing - Manufacturing Find resources for Vault best practices Teach Vault workflows to your team -

DM5533 Pascal Le Guellec Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 30 13:15 Nov 30 14:45 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products Data Management and Collaboration Manufacturing - Collaboration, Data Management, PLM/PDM Manufacturing Make the most of Project Links -

DM5575 Go Big or Go Home! Part 3 – Extending Autodesk® Vault to the Enterprise Ross Tanner Autodesk Lecture Advanced Nov 30 10:15 Nov 30 11:45 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products Data Management and Collaboration Leadership Forum - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Configure Vault for the enterprise -

DM5609 Go Big or Go Home! Part 2 – Collaborating Across a Distributed Environment Pascal Le Guellec Autodesk Lecture Advanced Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products Data Management and Collaboration CAD Management and IT - Manufacturing IT personnel -

DM5693 Creating Custom Autodesk® Vault Report Templates Ryan Small SolidCAD Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Vault Family of Products Data Management and Collaboration CAD Management and IT - Manufacturing Describe the basics of vault reporting Generate a report of Vault data -

DM6321 Richard Rankin Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 15:15 Nov 30 16:45 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products Data Management and Collaboration CAD Management and IT - Data Management, PLM/PDM Manufacturing -

DM6901 Looking into the Crystal Ball: A Sneak Peek at the Future of Autodesk® Vault Mikel Martin Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:15 Dec 1 14:45 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products Data Management and Collaboration CAD Management and IT - Data Management, New from Autodesk, PLM/PDM Manufacturing -

DM7061 Joan Allen AEC Lecture Beginner Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Buzzsaw Data Management and Collaboration - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

DM7180-U The Vault Knows All: Using Autodesk® Vault for Data Management Brian Schanen Autodesk Unconference Intermediate Dec 1 15:15 Dec 1 16:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Vault Family of Products Data Management and Collaboration Manufacturing - Manufacturing Get answers to any Vault question Find out how to realize your Vault ROI -

DM7900 Vault Integrator for Sheet Set Manager in AutoCAD® Anil Chintamaneni Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Data Management and Collaboration AutoCAD - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Add sheet sets to Vault Work with a vaulted sheet set View sheet sets in Vault English

ED2501 João Humberto Camelini Unicamp Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Education Industry Civil Infrastructure - - Education Portuguese

ED3005 Autodesk® Digital STEAM Workshop Linda Sellheim Autodesk Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Beginner 45 minutes Not Product Specific Education Industry Design Leadership - - Education -

ED3540-U Massimiliano Lo Turco Politecnico di Torino Unconference Intermediate Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Education Industry Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Appreciate works done by students -

ED4046 Autodesk® Tools and Project-Based Learning Pete Bandstra Full Sail University Lecture Beginner Dec 1 17:15 Dec 1 18:45 90 Min Not Product Specific Education Industry - - - Education -

ED4151-U Embedding Sustainability into Design Projects and Coursework Adam Menter Autodesk Unconference Beginner Nov 30 15:15 Nov 30 16:45 90 Minutes Not Product Specific Education Industry Design Leadership - - Education -

ED4301 Creating an Interdisciplinary, Collaborative Education Environment Brent Adams Brigham Young University Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Not Product Specific Education Industry Data Management and Collaboration - - Education -

ED4341 Adam Menter Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Min Not Product Specific Education Industry Manufacturing - - Education -

ED4460 Educating the Masses: Teaching BIM from Undergraduate to Postgraduate Level Andreas Dieckmann RWTH Aachen University Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Education Industry CAD Management and IT - - Education Plan integrated design studios -

ED4472 Marcin Klocek Aedas, Hong Kong University Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Intermediate 45 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Education Industry Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

ED4584-U Martha Hollowell ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge Unconference Intermediate Nov 29 10:15 Nov 29 11:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Education Industry Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Investigate new models for training Apply best practices in training -

ED4637 Full STEAM Ahead: Autodesk® Software in a 21st Century Classroom Will Fowler Architectural Foundation of San Francisco Lecture Beginner Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Education Industry - - - Education Secondary educators -

ED4879 David Beach Drury University Lecture Beginner Nov 30 13:15 Nov 30 14:45 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Education Industry Architecture and Building Design - - Education -

ED4913 Seh-Chun Lim National University of Singapore Lecture Beginner Nov 30 10:15 Nov 30 11:45 90 Min AutoCAD Inventor Suites Education Industry - - - Education Educators -

ED4984-U Enhancing Interior Design Student Project Work with Autodesk® Software Lara Pitrolo MicroCAD Training &amp; Consulting Unconference Intermediate Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Education Industry - - - Education -

ED4993 Rinse and Repeat: Effective Training for Product Competency Matt Murphy 4D Technologies Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Not Product Specific Education Industry - - - Education Evaluate retention after training events English

ED5019 Matt Murphy 4D Technologies Lecture Beginner Nov 30 8:15 Nov 30 9:00 90 Min Not Product Specific Education Industry Leadership Forum - - Education English

ED5026 Matt Murphy 4D Technologies Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Not Product Specific Education Industry Leadership Forum - - Education English

ED5091 Janice Miller Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 30 17:15 Nov 30 18:45 90 Min Not Product Specific Education Industry - - - Education -

ED5154 Formação profissional Autodesk: o modelo de gestão do Senac SP Simone Cecília Pelegrini da Silva Senac SP Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk 3ds Max Education Industry Facilities Management - - Education Portuguese

ED5613-L Stephen Johnston UMass Lowell Hands-On Lab Beginner Dec 1 15:15 Dec 1 16:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Moldflow Products Education Industry Manufacturing - - Education -

ED5688 Instant Video Assistance within AutoCAD® and Autodesk® Revit® Donald Schwartz CADLearning Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Education Industry CAD Management and IT - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

ED5696 For Educators: Simple Steps into Autodesk® Inventor® and More Thomas Tremblay Autodesk, Inc. Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Inventor Suites Education Industry Manufacturing - - Education List different ways of learning Inventor List tools that augment Inventor -

ED5738-U Drawing, Modeling, and Management: BIM in the University Curriculum Joshua Emig Auburn University Unconference Intermediate Nov 30 17:15 Nov 30 18:45 90 Minutes Not Product Specific Education Industry Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Integrate BIM in AEC course design -

ED5739 Affordable Training Alternatives: Virtual CADLearning™ Centers Donald Schwartz CADLearning Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Not Product Specific Education Industry CAD Management and IT - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

ED5751-L BIM in the Classroom: Being the Resource that Gives Students a Career Edge Shawna Lee Front Range Community College Hands-On Lab Intermediate Dec 1 13:15 Dec 1 14:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Education Industry Architecture and Building Design - - Education -

ED5902 Teaching Lean Integrated Project Delivery Koshy Varghese IIT Madras Lecture Beginner Nov 30 15:15 Nov 30 16:45 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Education Industry Architecture and Building Design - - Education -

ED6580 Barbara Bowen Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 30 17:00 Nov 30 18:30 90 Min AutoCAD Education Industry - - - Education -

ED7020 Education Birds of a Feather Alissa Sykes Autodesk Panel Intermediate Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Minutes Not Product Specific Education Industry - - - Education Share common fields of study Network with peers Educators -

ED7141 Project Lead the Way in the Classroom Alissa Sykes Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Inventor Suites Education Industry - - - Education Leverage educator best practices Secondary educators English

FC6581 Introduction to Autodesk® 123D™ Thomas Heermann Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min Not Product Specific Fun & Creativity - - All Describe the 123D family of products Use 123D on the desktop Describe current making trends -

FC6582 Fabbing for Beginners: Digital Making Techniques and Autodesk® 123D™ Thomas Heermann Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 29 10:15 Nov 29 11:45 90 Min Not Product Specific Fun & Creativity - - All Describe how to start making things Explain the capabilities of 123D Describe digital maker techniques Define making trends Anyone who likes to make things -

FC6583 Trips and Tricks from Maker Heros Thomas Heermann Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min Not Product Specific Fun & Creativity - - - All Define making Describe fab techniques Find personal inspiration Use Autodesk® 123D™ software -

FC6584 Jay Shuster: Life in the Art Department Joseph Jay Shuster PIXAR Lecture Beginner Dec 1 15:15 Dec 1 16:45 90 Min Not Product Specific Fun & Creativity - - All Think creatively Describe the filmmaking process Find inspiration -

FC6585 Why Freehand Sketching Rules! Christopher Cheung Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Min Autodesk SketchBook Pro Fun & Creativity - - All Use basic drawing techniques Assess traditional and digital tools Draw a better stick man -

FC6586 Get the Most Out of Autodesk® SketchBook® Pro Kyle Runciman Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 30 13:15 Nov 30 14:45 90 Min Autodesk SketchBook Pro Fun & Creativity - - All Anyone who is interested in drawing -

FC6587 Maximize Creativity for the Win! Mathieu Lesage Autodesk Lecture Beginner Dec 1 8:15 Dec 1 9:45 90 Min Autodesk SketchBook Designer Fun & Creativity - - All Use Sketchbook tools to develop ideas -

FC7100 Design Workflows in Filmmaking Russell Paul - Lecture Beginner Dec 1 17:15 Dec 1 18:45 90 Min Not Product Specific Fun & Creativity - - All List tips for sketching and 3D -

FM1960 Computer-Aided Facilities Management with SAP® Barrett Kamille CIDEON America, Inc. Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Facilities Management Facilities Management - Data Management, Industry Trends, Reality Capture Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

FM2180 Christopher Fernandez CADD Microsystems, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Facilities Management Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

FM2181 Where's the Data? Ask And You Shall Receive Christopher Fernandez CADD Microsystems, Inc. Lecture Beginner Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Navisworks Manage Facilities Management Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Model inclusions in an RFP Verify model content - Yes

FM3508 The Owner's Challenge: Requiring and Validating Effective BIM Execution Plans Jason Reece Balfour Beatty Construction Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min Not Product Specific Facilities Management Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Execute the plan after development - Yes

FM4271-U BIM + FM: Bridging the Divide Michael Schley FM:Systems Unconference Beginner Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Facilities Management Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

FM4337-L Revit®-alize Your Facilities Planning with Autodesk® Revit Architecture Clyne Curtis Brigham Young University Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Facilities Management Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

FM4711-U BIM 360: Autodesk® Revit® for Whole Lifecycle William Lopez Campo HOK international Unconference Intermediate Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Design Suite Facilities Management Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

FM4943 BIM + FM: The Remedy for Healthcare Space Management Martin Chobot FM:Systems, Inc. Lecture Beginner Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min Not Product Specific Facilities Management AutoCAD - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

FM5707 3D Facility Management Using Autodesk® Navisworks® Manage 2012 Rollin Godette Hess Industries, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Navisworks Manage Facilities Management Manufacturing - Manufacturing - Yes

FM5807 Colleen Kasprzak The Pennsylvania State University Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Facilities Management Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction AEC industry professionals and owners - Yes

GS2300 City of Palo Alto: A Case Study on Implementing Autodesk® Topobase™ Drew Burgasser CAD Masters Inc Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Topobase Geospatial Utilities and Telecommunications - Case Studies, Industry Trends Utilities and Telecommunications -

GS2440 Recep Alakus HUME CITY COUNCIL Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise Geospatial Facilities Management - Industry Trends, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Government -

Dallas City Performance Hall: Building Information Modeling (BIM) as a Decision-Making Tool

Dallas City Performance Hall is a 750-seat theater facility scheduled for completion of construction in May of 2012. Located in the prestigious Dallas Arts District, it will provide a state-of-the-art performance venue for various musical, theater, and dance groups from the Dallas area. The project calls for a high level of design quality at a budget appropriate for publicly funded work. During the design process, the team used the 3D visualization capabilities of BIM to critique various components of the building, including exposed structural systems, exposed MEP services, miscellaneous metals, building finishes, and site work elements. Each investigation gave the design team and the owner the ability to rapidly evaluate a variety of solutions for their proportion, scale, and practicality.

Building Design and Analysis, Case Studies, Design Leadership, Visualization, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Identify opportunities within the design process to utilize the 3D capabilities of BIM for decision-making

Quickly identify problematic details and resolve them through rapid prototyping

Maximize spatial and material efficiencies through 3D modeling exercises

Use BIM 3D views to effectively communicate design intent as part of your construction documents

Effective Change Management: Technology-Centric Culture Change at Southern California Edison

When introducing major technical changes throughout the organizations, Southern California Edison (SCE) devotes critical attention to carefully managing change impact. In this class, we will discuss the strategy for effectively managing our Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation, including integration with SAP® and bolt-on applications. Utilizing Autodesk® Utility Design as the center of our graphical designing and engineering processes in both distribution and transmission, enabling users to transition to this AutoCAD®-based environment was a challenging, yet rewarding endeavor. We will discuss some of challenges faced and lessons learned in creating significant culture change, and we will provide recommendations for other utilities who are looking to undertake similar process improvement initiatives. Our discussion will include the importance of executive support, setting clear expectations within the organization, planned versus practical reality, and technical issues we both mitigated and uncovered throughout the deployment.

Building Design and Analysis, PLM/PDM, Process/Workflow, Case Studies, Design Leadership

Facilitate successful implementation of technology initiatives by addressing change management early in the process

Effectively incorporate stakeholders and end users in key activities throughout the entire project planning process

Identify important areas of focus when initializing significant culture change within the organization

Understand SCE’s successes and the challenges faced when implementing major technology changes across multiple disciplines

All levels of utility employees who are responsible for the design/build/operate/maintain lifecycle of infrastructure and are looking for ways to prepare the organization for major technology implementations directed toward process improvements and optimizing the entire end-to-end workflow

This class will demonstrate that sufficiently utilized design software can create beautiful, graceful, complex, and intriguing BIM models. Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) are ubiquitous phrases used in the marketplace today and studied in universities, and they might well be the most overused and misunderstood. The word might more accurately be spelled b*I*m, because the building and the model are second to the information and its consumer. Knowing how much information is required and providing a supply of it equal to the demand makes for the most efficient and useful models. In this class, a number of successful designs will be discussed, focusing on the work created for Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim, and in particular, the extremely successful Voyage of The Little Mermaid attraction.

Building Design and Analysis, Case Studies, PLM/PDM, Design Leadership, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Have a better understanding for what BIM is and can be

Know how to use software in ways not anticipated

Understand that a variety of technologies can be used to articulate design

Better comprehend IPD by experiencing an unconventional approach to it and its success

AEC professionals with some experience with AutoCAD Architecture; CAD designers who want to understand how software and process work together

The Design Computation Symposium brings together researchers, practitioners, and educators who are using computation and programming as an integral part of design exploration. The symposium will consist of a number of different TED-style presentations that provide inspirational examples of design computation, such as modeling with non-standard geometry, ecological design, environmental analysis, nano-scale fabrication, adaptive architecture, design optimization, and digital fabrication. Other presenters will describe the change in design philosophy and workflows that a computational approach to design entails, as well as the conceptual and practical advantages. Ideas create technologies, the use of these technologies spark further ideas that can challenge conventional ways of designing and making. The Design Computation Symposium is an opportunity both to learn from the example of other researchers and practitioners, but also to challenge oneself by questioning how we can harness design technologies in more creative ways and to more original effect.

Building Design and Analysis, Programming Concepts, Design Leadership, Conceptual Design

Design and engineering professionals who are interested in developing complex design models and design options, and who are also interested in scripting and programming as a creative aspect of design and engineering

The impulse to design is universal, but the tools for changing our world have been limited. Recent technology trends are changing who has access to design technology, which in turn changes who can participate in the design process. This class explores the technology trends that are revolutionizing the design process, as well as who participates in the process. From reality capture to infinite computing to the post-industrial revolution of personal manufacturing, these technologies offer new opportunities to tackle our toughest challenges. With examples from Autodesk Labs and others, we will explore how new technology will change the way we can imagine, design, and create a better world.

Prepare for a future where new technology changes the way we can imagine, design, and create

Consider how technology might solve client and design issues in new ways

Use newly available technology as a way to find competitive separation from peers and competitors

Describe some of the technology previews available free from Autodesk Labs

Strategic thinkers, organizational leaders, technology managers, and early adopters who are interested in planning for future technology shifts in design

When BIM is combined with collaborative process, then owners, designers, contractors, and suppliers work together in new and highly productive ways. This interactive panel discussion will explore how specific companies are leveraging collaboration to take BIM to the next level of effectiveness. Learn from practitioners like you, who will present example projects that highlight how collaborative tools, processes, and workflows have helped them survive and, in some cases, thrive in the current difficult construction market. Hear from all perspectives and gauge for yourself when collaborative BIM will affect your building design, construction or management business.

Building Design and Analysis, Conceptual Design, Programming Concepts, Design Leadership

Understand how collaborative BIM leads to increased productivity for the designer

Explain ways that collaborative BIM results in lower costs and lower risks during construction

Point to examples and case studies on how BIM during preconstruction offers a competitive edge

Communicate with owners benefiting from utilizing collaborative BIM from their entire project team

Architects, engineers, BIM managers, CAD managers, general contractors, subcontractors, and MEP, structural, and facility managers

Today, innovation is fueled with the new and deeply empowering possibilities of digital modeling, using tools that both simulate and invent reality before it is wrought in buildings, machines and even movies and games. Join us for an exciting opportunity to explore the history and implications of model-based processes across the building, manufacturing ,and media disciplines. Learn how these methods empower today's innovators toward human progress today and in the future.

Join an audience of professional designers and consider the future of design technology and its impact on your career and day-to-day activities. Listen to international author and award-winning TED speaker, Sir Ken Robinson, describe a "crisis in creativity" and how our educational system's traditional models fail to encourage and develop our children’s creativity. Next, see how your peers apply the latest trends in professional, consumer, and crowd-sourced design to explore and accelerate their creativity. Learn how new tools will change the nature of professional design. Learn how cloud-based supercomputing helps architects to design increasingly complex buildings. Discover how Nike is putting shoe design into the consumer's hands. And watch leaders in the Maker movement and subculture describe an extraordinary universe of creative minds and enabling software and services empower everyone to personalize and design the world around them .

Everyone is a talking about the potential of the cloud. So how real is this new technology? Does cloud computing offer tangible benefits that can better serve your customers and provide you with a competitive advantage? If you do move your data into the cloud, what are the risks? Learn why now is the time to take advantage of virtually infinite computing power in the cloud to truly transform your business and gain some serious competitive advantage.

Businesses are operating in a more accessible, social and mobile environment. Innovation is driven by people and processes. Join our innovation forum where we will discuss how Autodesk solutions are changing the face of collaboration, data and lifecycle management for all types of businesses that are tackling complex process and data challenges. During this forum, we will show that by providing diverse, distributed teams with secure, affordable, easy-to-use, and simple-to-deploy solutions, Autodesk is making information available to anyone, anytime, anywhere. Enabled by the cloud and fully integrated with design applications, solutions streamline business processes and design workflows for increased efficiency, improved profitability and higher quality outcomes.

Designing a better world starts with people like you—people who are taking risks, redefining good design, and innovating in ways that will radically transform both your business and the world as we know it. Learn why a better world requires more than incremental changes. It requires that we design entirely new ways to conserve finite resources like water, harness renewable resources like energy, and select materials that do not harm people or ecosystems. Learn how these trends affect your business, how you can use technology to gain competitive advantage, and how to position your company for growth— whether you are designing a better product, a better building, or even the cities of the future.

Join Stig Gruman from the Media & Entertainment team as he hosts an exciting innovation forum at AU 2011. The communication of ideas is important to every design project, no matter what industry you're in. Listen to a "to be announced" Hollywood titan and get inspired. Learn how the Autodesk Media & Entertainment toolsets impact their design and communications processes to help bring visual excitement to the big and small screen. Catch a sneak-peek—just for AU attendees—of some real Hollywood magic in our own custom-built 3D stereoscopic theater.

Innovation Forum: The Innovation Advantage: Transforming Average into Amazing

In business, art, science, and nature, success and growth comes to those who innovate. Innovation is more than imagination and creativity—it requires practical application of creativity to turn new ideas into competitive results. Innovation comes with risk, but by analyzing the results of our innovations, we can improve our chances for success. Architects, designers, engineers, producers, and business people must challenge convention, explore new solutions, and ultimately imagine, design, and create something better than what we see today. Join us for a thought-provoking session about making innovation part of your daily routine and learn how to connect the importance of innovation to business success.

In this class, you will learn how you can use SAP software to manage your complex design information for AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor. Specifically, you will discover how AutoCAD and Inventor have been integrated with SAP to provide a comfortable working environment and stable engineering platform. You will also learn how design information can be leveraged in SAP for downstream planning and production activities, thereby encapsulating the entire product lifecycle process. A general knowledge of SAP, Inventor, and AutoCAD is recommended.

Describe how Inventor and AutoCAD can integrate directly with SAP

List options for leveraging design information for downstream activities in SAP

Develop a plan for managing your entire product development process with SAP

Develop methods for maximizing design reuse with SAP

Anyone interested in integrating Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD with SAP

Discover how you can use your Autodesk Inventor assembly structures to easily create and assign SAP® materials and bills of material (BOM). These can then be used downstream for production planning and procurement activities, thereby synchronizing your engineering data directly to your overall manufacturing process. You will also see how you can use the Autodesk Inventor BOM functionality so that engineering intent is always reflected in your production BOM.

Explain how Autodesk Inventor models can be used to create SAP bills of material (BOMs)

List the options for leveraging Autodesk Inventor-linked BOMs for production planning

Develop a plan for integrating your Autodesk Inventor projects with SAP

Explain the importance of keeping CAD synchronized with production data

SAP users who want to use their Inventor model data in their enterprise resource planning (ERP) processes

Maximizing the Autodesk® Vault Verticals (Workgroup, Collaboration and Professional)

We all face challenges with managing our data. The family of Autodesk Vault products provides a number of solutions that simplify this task. This class shows how a small manufacturing company on the front lines of a global market met their data challenges head on with Autodesk Vault Workgroup. We will discuss the key elements of Autodesk Vault Workgroup as they relate to these challenges and identify turning points in your organization. If you are considering Autodesk Vault or if you are a seasoned Autodesk Vault user and need it to do a little more, it might be time to step up to Autodesk Vault Workgroup. Learn how this powerful data management solution helped a small company survive the recent economic free fall and come out ahead. Identify how Autodesk Vault Workgroup will benefit you based on your unique company needs.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Mechanical Design, Process/Workflow, PLM/PDM, Tips and Tricks, Lean Manufacturing, Data Management

Identify areas in your workflow that can benefit from various tools in Vault Workgroup, Collaboration, or Professional

Describe powerful features that are often overlooked

Use features in Vault vertical products that speed workflow and share single-source data with other departments

Implement Vault tools and apply them to your workflow

Vault users or those considering using Vault. Attendees who are looking to get the most out of what all the Vault family of products have to offer

In this class, we will look at controlling and maintaining a product's lifecycle from a Governor's point of view. We will look at changes in the original design process and all related changes after product release. See why it takes a leader and sub-groups of leaders to formulate ideologies and processes for managing data lifecycles of change. Learn to be that leader and how to form a committee that is eventually governed by one—somewhat of a dictatorship based on ideologies of democracy. Finally, you will learn how the Autodesk® Vault family of products can influence and assist with business progression. Listen to experiences extending over 20 years.

Have confidence in pursuing data management within your company's evolution

Be part of a committee that sets the future goals of the company

Explain why it takes multiple minds to formulate processes

Explain why an odd number equals one final decision

Mechanical 3D CAD professionals and CAD managers

In this unconference session, learn from peers and the team at Autodesk about how to harness Autodesk BIM 360 for collaboration and data management in AEC.

Use integrated workflows for collaboration and data management across Autodesk tools

Explain what Autodesk Vault Collaboration AEC is and why it is now appropriate for AEC users

Access resources for more information on BIM 360 and collaboration and data management from Autodesk

IT professionals and practitioners who are struggling to manage all of the design and non-design data associated with modern, complex AEC projects

This class will cover the techniques for using Autoloader to load legacy data into Autodesk Vault. We will cover techniques for migrating data using programs such as DWG TrueConvert™ (included in Autodesk DWG TrueView™) and Autodesk Inventor® Task Scheduler, organizing data and folder structure strategies before uploading, tips for resolving issues during the scan process, advanced troubleshooting for issues after scanning, and recommendations for setting up a job processor for creating visualization files during the upload process.

Data Management, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks, PLM/PDM

Create the proper data structure and complete the proper preparation of data before loading into Vault

Use key techniques, processes, and supporting applications that assist in getting data "Vault ready"

Use troubleshooting techniques and steps to resolve issues during the Autoloading "Scan process"

Use advanced troubleshooting techniques after a scan takes place and understand issues that can happen during the " Validation stage"

CAD administrators who are interested in deploying Autodesk Vault and want to know the proper workflow for loading their legacy data into a Vault server

Learn how to deploy Autodesk Vault in an enterprise environment. In this class, you will learn how to install and configure global replication and scale it to the needs of the enterprise. Topics include disaster recovery/backup, replication strategies, and collaboration with remote workgroups. This is part 1 of a 3-part series of classes.

Collaboration, Data Management, PLM/PDM, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks

List the requirements for global replication

Scale replication to meet the needs of the enterprise

Back up and restore the enterprise environment

Describe how to use Vault for collaboration in the enterprise

Let you in on a secret: project management is easy, and it can even be fun! Using Autodesk Vault Professional along with ATEC Project Base, the project management add-on to Vault products, you can easily manage complex product development processes even within the multi-project or program environment. This class is designed for those who must manage requirements, issues, projects, problems, and risks in engineering teams. We will cover a combination of best practices, useful utilities, learning and training strategies, management techniques, and ideas for keeping your overhead low while advancing your career. Special emphasis will be placed on how to tackle standard problems using low-cost methods that even your accounting manager will love. If you have to manage a corporate CAD department and are under pressure to contain costs and stay productive, this class is for you.

Set up a project environment in Autodesk Vault, including requirement and issue management

Break down complex problems into project structures that are easy to handle

Describe fundamental methods and best practices for project management

Optimize your daily work using Vault and Project Base

Project managers and advanced users with team management responsibilities

This class is intended for all Vault users who want to harness the power of Vault links to promote data accessibility. We will define Vault links and demonstrate the simplicity of adding multiple access points to your data. If you need a way to reference your data from anywhere in the Vault client or in CAD add-ins, this class is for you.

Collaboration, Data Management, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, PLM/PDM

Use multiple methods to easily create links to all Vault entity-types

Identify useful ways to include linked data in Vault operations

Create a Vault project made up primarily of Vault links and perform Vault operations on the project data

In AutoCAD® and Autodesk® Inventor®, use Vault links to open and place data associated with change orders and items

Intermediate Autodesk Vault users who are looking for better ways to organize their Vault data using Autodesk Vault Workgroup, Autodesk Vault Collaboration, or Autodesk Vault Professional

This class highlights how Project Sync allows you to coordinate enterprise, behind-the-firewall data management with secure and simple cloud-based file exchange using the Vault Project Sync feature. Learn how to streamline BIM processes and workflows across companies and locations with automated file synchronization between Autodesk Vault Collaboration AEC and Buzzsaw.

Set up the Vault project and Buzzsaw mapping configuration

Manually share Vault files to Buzzsaw and update Vault files from Buzzsaw

Configure the Lifecycle Event Editor to automatically share and upload files on file lifecycle state changes

Configure automated and scheduled synchronization between the Vault workspace and Buzzsaw

Autodesk Vault and Buzzsaw users who want to synchronize their data between their Vault project workspace and Buzzsaw

Manage Dozens of Autodesk® Vault Workgroup Properties with Custom Forms and Reports

There is no limit to how many user-defined properties (UDPs) can be created in Autodesk Vault. But when a Vault implementation includes dozens of properties to manage every aspect of a design’s creation, drafting, review, and approval, you need tools beyond the basic Vault property grid. In this class, you will see how new tabs were added to Vault Explorer to allow users to access custom forms that facilitated review and update of as many as 80 properties for each document. In addition we will cover custom reporting, showing how the properties were leveraged to provide management with advanced project tracking information. This class can benefit anyone who wants to get more out of Autodesk Vault or who needs to implement advanced project and document status tracking within the Vault environment.

Collaboration, Data Management, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, PLM/PDM

Describe the approach to customizing Vault and using the Vault API

Describe what is necessary to add custom Vault tabs

List the key elements to implement forms within Vault to update properties

Explain the basics of creating custom Vault reports

Design professionals who are using or considering using Autodesk Vault

Learn the ins and outs of managing properties with Autodesk Vault. We will cover creating custom properties, configuring policies, mapping file properties to read and write values with Vault, and many other dark secrets.

Collaboration, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Data Management, PLM/PDM

Describe the available capabilities in Autodesk Vault

Configure all aspects of properties with Autodesk Vault

Manage and control file properties using Vault property policies and settings

Consolidate, manage, and search properties from various sources

Autodesk Vault administrators and advanced users

Have you considered using Autodesk Vault, but are not sure how to integrate it with your CAD system? Have you wondered about the workflow? Then this class is for you. During this class, we will discuss real-world integrations of Vault and how those workflows can benefit your design workflow.

Collaboration, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, PLM/PDM, Interoperability, Data Management

Assess how you can use Vault in your organization

Apply real-world work flows to your company's process

Apply real-world integrations to Autodesk Inventor®, AutoCAD® and Microsoft® Office

CAD managers, end users, and designers

Learn to migrate and load data into Autodesk® Vault. In this class, you will learn how to transfer data including original meta data, file history, and file references from legacy systems. You will also find out how to perform incredibly rapid data import using a new Vault server-side capability. In addition, you will learn to read, validate, and create behaviors, such as properties definition, lifecycle, and revision scheme definition. Finally, you will learn how to import multiple data packages into a single Vault and support incremental delta import.

Collaboration, PLM/PDM, Data Management, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Transfer data including original meta data, file history, and file references from legacy systems

Perform incredibly rapid data import using a new Vault server-side capability

Read, validate, and create behaviors, such as properties definition, life cycle, and revision scheme definition

Import multiple data packages into a single Vault and support incremental delta import

Vault administrators and CAD managers

Dogs and Cats Living Together: Coexisting Items and Documents in Autodesk® Vault

Attend this class to learn from the experts how to deploy item- and document-based workflows in your organization.

Collaboration, Process/Workflow, Data Management, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Lean Manufacturing, PLM/PDM

Explain the benefits and use of items and documents

Determine what you really need to know about implementing and deploying Vault

CAD administrators, IT, and Vault power users

Organize and Manage your Intellectual Property with Autodesk® Vault Workgroup Projects

Today, Autodesk Vault Workgroup controls all of your intellectual property and gives everybody controlled access to it to ensure that individuals are absolutely clear on the product, its specs, and defining information. Autodesk Vault Projects allows you to now organize and manage all project-related data in one seamless interface. This class will teach you about all of the many great enhancements made to the product that will greatly improve your data management experience.

Add, rename, move, and delete projects

Use the Project/Folder View, Project Dashboard, and Reporting capabilities

Understand Project Categories and Properties on Folders

Designers, engineers and project managers

Do you know how to optimize Vault in an enterprise environment? Do you know which Vault features will be most beneficial to your organization? In this class, you will learn how to expose your precious Vault data to the larger organization by integrating with Microsoft® SharePoint® using Business Connectivity Services. You will also learn how to optimize Vault using WAN acceleration. We will also cover performance tips and tricks that are critical to large deployments. This is part 3 of a 3-part series of classes.

Collaboration, PLM/PDM, Technical Features, Data Management, Tips and Tricks

Describe what the new SharePoint integration can do for your organization

Configure WAN acceleration for Vault optimization

Configure Sharepoint for extending Vault data to the enterprise

Vault administrators, IT administrators, and management

Supporting a replicated multi-site environment requires specific hardware and network infrastructure performance. In this class, you will learn all about site replication with Autodesk® Vault Collaboration. We will discuss server configurations and network performance requirements and where best to locate the publisher, subscribers, and remote sites. The class also covers using WAN accelerators with SQL optimization and backup and restore considerations. This is part 2 of a 3-part series of classes.

Collaboration, Tips and Tricks, Data Management, PLM/PDM, Technical Features

Configure the Autodesk® data management server and describe hardware and network performance requirements

Determine optimal locations for the publisher, subscribers and remote sites

Explain the role of WAN accelerators with SQL optimization

Describe backup and restore considerations when working in a distributed environment

Autodesk Vault Workgroup, Vault Collaboration and Vault Professional include a reporting engine that allows you to capture information about your data. These reports can be produced in a format suitable for distribution (e.g., email attachment or printed output) or graphically within Autodesk Inventor®. Although report templates are included with the products, this class shows the tools and procedures for creating custom report templates.

Collaboration, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks, PLM/PDM, Data Management

Explaing which software is required to create a report template

Use the correct procedure for creating a report template

Users and/or CAD administrators of Autodesk Vault Workgroup, Collaboration, or Professional who want to create and use custom report templates

Solving Problems with Autodesk® Vault Using Standard Troubleshooting Techniques

Starting with a general architectural overview of the Autodesk Vault client\server model, this class outlines the skills and resources needed to support Vault from a software vendor's perspective. Standard troubleshooting techniques will also be covered with a strong bias towards Autodesk Vault using real-life examples. We will conclude with best practices on planning and avoiding the worst-case scenarios that Autodesk software support staff find themselves facing.

List the basic stages of troubleshooting problems and the challenges particular to supporting Autodesk Vault

Improve basic troubleshooting skills applicable to most general situations (not just Vault!)

Troubleshoot complex problems, identify when you are stuck, and effectively call for help

Develop a plan to handle the worst-case scenario

CAD managers, Vault administrators, champions or Vault subject matter experts within their environment, and anyone having responsibility for maintaining or supporting Vault systems

Attend this class to hear about some exciting new concepts on how to better manage your data with Autodesk Vault technology.

Describe how Vault can help you manage project information

Improve the performance of data management tasks

Leverage Vault to manage various types of information

Describe improvements in Vault deployment and administration

Professionals using or considering using Autodesk Vault technology

All Together Now: BIM Collaboration and Coordination with Autodesk® Buzzsaw®

AEC project teams who use Building Information Modeling (BIM) need to share information securely and effectively with team members across companies, stakeholders, and geographies. In this class, you will learn how to keep everyone "in sync" on your BIM projects. You will learn how to use Buzzsaw Sync to automatically synchronize files from your local system to the Buzzsaw cloud and centralize multidiscipline models for analysis using Autodesk Navisworks®. We will discuss using Buzzsaw® Mobile for secure access to project data from anywhere and describe best practices for setting up projects, teams, and permissions using the administration capabilities of Buzzsaw.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Data Management, Collaboration

List cloud-based BIM collaboration best practices

Synchronize multidiscipline models using Buzzsaw Sync

Use Buzzsaw Mobile to connect teams on the job site

List best practices for Buzzsaw administration

BIM managers, project managers, BIM coordinators, and CAD managers

Share best practices with peers and get answers to your data management questions in this unconference session. This session is all about networking with your peers and data management industry experts.

Case Studies, Data Management, New from Autodesk, PLM/PDM

Get tips and techniques for making the most of Vault

Network with peers, and learn about those topics that matter to you

Vault users or those who are considering Vault or any of the Vault vertical products

This class is designed for those who use Sheet Set Manager in AutoCAD-based products for managing sheets sets and also use Autodesk® Vault for data management. Now that Sheet Set Manager (AutoCAD 2012) and Vault (2012) are integrated, find out the benefits the integration offers and learn how to add sheet sets to Vault, how to work with a vaulted sheet set from within the Sheet Set Manager interface, how a sheet set appears in Vault, how Vault maintains the relationship between sheets and sheet drawings, how to extract sheet set properties and display them in Vault, and more.

Extract and display sheet set properties in Vault

Intermediate-level Autodesk Vault and Sheet Set Manager users

Aplicações Acadêmicas de AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Considerando-se a importância estratégica da adoção do AutoCAD Civil 3D como ferramenta durante o período de formação universitária, que é inquestionável no que diz respeito à fidelização dos profissionais ingressantes no mercado, esta sessão pretende apresentar parte do leque de possibilidades existentes para o uso desta solução Autodesk, através da exemplificação de situações em que os recursos do software podem ser decisivos para a obtenção de informações de alta qualidade, que servirão de suporte para as mais complexas análises acadêmicas.

Entender a importância do modelo digital para simulações

Compreender a relevância da integração de dados de diversos aplicativos

Aplicar recursos para a geração de dados acadêmicos com alta confiabilidade

Tomar conhecimento de fontes confiáveis de dados e utilizá-los para alimentar as análises

Pesquisadores, professores e estudantes universitários.

The new Autodesk Digital STEAM Workshop brings an updated look and feel to project-based learning that is designed to engage students in learning technology through stories, real-time 3D, games, and short easy-to-follow videos. The learning content supports teachers with extensive lesson plans and everything you need to get started, whether you are new to Autodesk software or have been teaching it for years. The projects are all introduced by industry professionals; they are fun, imaginative and look at real-world solutions. Here, you will find a new approach to design, sustainability, and creative problem-solving. Creativity and design play a significant role in every part of our lives—from engineering and architecture to entertainment design; we experience it in the built environment around us with every object we use. Be inspired by the designers and teachers who have partnered with us to change the way technology is taught in the 21st century classroom

Describe what STEAM is and why is it important. Give students the opportunity to explore the tools and a variety of learning paths

See how educators and industry worked with Autodesk to create learning content to teach 21st century students technology

Engage students through learning content that teaches through storytelling, real-time 3D, interactivity and video

Review comprehensive lesson plans, math and science matrices, pre- and post-tests, rubrics, assessments, and standards mapping

People who are directly involved in policy or are teaching technology in the primary, secondary, vocational, or community college education space. People who are directly involved in policy or are teaching science, technology, engineering, arts, and math

Strategies for Teaching Parametric Design: Didactic Experiences at the Politecnico di Torino

BIM technology has completely revolutionized approaches to architectural design and the university should be sensitive to these changes. In the Architecture department at the Politecnico di Torino, BIM methodology has been introduced for the first time in a parametric digital modeling course in which students learn the theoretical principles of this new way of designing. External experts that have been using this method for some years now contribute to the course. Students are invited to reconstruct a contemporary architecture project using BIM, experiencing for the first time the management of an integrated project. This class will present the results of these works, including such factors as energy certification, production of photorealistic renderings, and correct simulation of solar radiation. The software used includes Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2010 and 2011, Project Vasari, and Edilclima for Revit.

Describe the differences between CAD and BIM approaches in teaching digital representation techniques

Explain BIM methodology and the fields involved in new processes

Evaluate the efficiency of the proposed method

Researchers involved in teaching BIM methodology, or AEC professionals with low-to-intermediate experience with Revit Architecture

Vast amount of resources are available for those interested in learning any current production software, from the content-generated training systems of Lynda.com, Digital Tutors, Gnoman, or Eat3D.com to the free tutorials created by artists and professionals. Everyday interested learners are using these forms of instruction to learn tools. This is creating new opportunities for educators to reevaluate classroom instruction. Developing a project-based learning environment has benefits for the student and the level of quality of the artwork. This learning environment changes the educator's role to art director and production supervisor. The students develop stronger troubleshooting skills and build a stronger understanding of pipeline and production experience. Developing a project-based learning environment has benefits for the student with increased quality level in the work produced. During this class, attendees will get an overview of the current project-based learning system, strategies in developing a learning environment with the staff, and implementation for both the in-classroom and online environments.

Describe classroom strategies and techniques in current practice

List effective strategies for classroom implementation

Engage students in their own education, critique, and growth

Structure for the online learning environment

Educators, trainers, and potential employers

Sustainable design leads to better design decisions by holistically considering long-term environmental impact, cost, and human well-being. Designing sustainably requires a deeper understanding of the social and environmental context of design. It also requires a solid technical foundation and a fluency in design tools. This unconference session focuses on a methodology for Whole Systems and Lifecycle Thinking to integrate sustainable design and innovation into the design process. It involves looking at the big picture to understand how your designs will be used in the world and where their environmental and social impacts come from.

Practice innovation and analysis to improve the environmental performance of a product

Describe the full Whole Systems and Lifecycle Thinking design methodology, and how it can be used in project-based courses

Explain how sustainability can be balanced with other priorities within the design process

Assess how Autodesk tools can help reduce the environmental impacts of your design

Professionals who want to incorporate sustainability into their design process, and educators who are looking for materials to enrich their design and project-based coursework

Nearly all of us had "Group Project" assignments in school. Seldom were they positive experiences. Interdisciplinary, collaborative projects, as we know, hold great potential for teaching and learning. In a recent poll of corporations lack of leadership training and lack of interdisciplinary experiences were listed as the top 2 major flaws in new employee candidates. We will explore maximizing "leadership training," organizational skills, and motivational processes. We will discuss ways to design collaborative projects that will allow students to focus acquired skills and knowledge in tune with industry expectations. One challenge of teaching today is the speed of change in technology as the instructor is still expected to be the "know-all, tell-all sage." Group projects allow the role of instructor to change to more of a mentor who utilizes various sources for information to supplement the learning environment. We will discuss those sources as award-winning case studies are dissected.

Identify what makes a good collaborative project and how to get buy-off from students, other faculty, and industry mentors

Redefine your role as educator from "all knowing" to "mentor and facilitator"

Recognize short-comings and hazards of collaborative projects such as grading and assessment, and keeping students from hiding

Increase "leadership" training and organizational skills for your students

Engineering, architecture, industrial design, and animation educators and students

Collaborative, Cross-Disciplinary, Project-Based Courses for Innovation and Sustainable Design

Applied, real-world projects are the most fertile ground for deep and meaningful learning. Within these projects, students are more motivated to work hard, acquire new knowledge, and integrate learning from other areas. The projects also involve important professional skills, such as making a business case, understanding user needs, and teamwork. In this class, we will learn how Autodesk is working to advocate and contribute to this type of learning. We will also hear from an instructor working to embed this approach within engineering and design curriculum. Alex Lobos, professor at Rochester Institute of Technology, leads a class in sustainable product design that is a collaboration between the Engineering and Industrial Design departments. Adam Menter and Dawn Danby will talk about Autodesk® Education's efforts to advance the practice of sustainable design and how project-based work is key to solving our global environmental and social challenges.

Use new approaches to project-based learning

Craft and scope a design brief to be compelling and meaningful to students

Describe approaches for collaboration between academia and industry that create good learning experiences and applied outcomes

Create synergy between different departments to enrich learning experiences

Educators and students looking for case studies and best practices for incorporating project-based learning, interdisciplinary teamwork, and/or sustainability into their coursework

Educators in the field of CAD are faced with the dilemma of how to manage the balancing act between teaching classic CAD as well as BIM—preparing students for the present and the immediate future at the same time. In this class, we will draw on four years experience in teaching BIM theory and Autodesk® Revit® skills to undergraduates and experimenting with various teaching methods. The first part of this class will examine a variety of strategies for teaching BIM and detail common pitfalls. Accordingly, the advantages and disadvantages of block courses, regular seminars, integrated design studios, and e-learning components will be discussed, as well as the challenge of sensibly integrating the topic of parametrics into the curriculum. The second part of this class focuses on taking BIM education to the next level: postgraduate university-based BIM education. Here, the scope ranges from certificate courses for practice-oriented Revit skills to the formal postgraduate education of BIM managers.

Assess your school's CAD and BIM curriculum

Develop a roadmap for integrating BIM more deeply into your school's curriculum

Create course content as part of a complete BIM-oriented degree program

Higher education faculty, staff, and students, and BIM managers who interested in teaching

How to Teach Autodesk® Revit® Effectively: Reflections on Two Years of Teaching BIM at Hong Kong University

In this class, Marcin Klocek will share his experiences from two years of preparing and teaching BIM and Revit to master program students at Hong Kong University. This was probably the first such course in Asia. We will emphasize the necessity of a non-standard and flexible approach to teaching Revit at a university level. We will talk about how we combine technology instruction with real design tasks and challenges. We also connect students to professional community with industry-sponsored initiatives such as the student category of the Hong Kong BIM Award. We plan to have a significant level of interaction through discussions with the audience and sharing experiences with educators of different backgrounds and experiences.

Go beyond a tutorial approach to teaching Revit by including project workflow and management issues

Describe different approaches to teaching Revit at basic and advanced levels

Explain the need for combining teaching pure software skills with general architectural skills and design challenges

Technically prepare a class, combine lectures with practical sessions, and encourage students to work independently

Architects, Revit educators, architecture school teachers, architecture students who are interested in teaching Revit

The Brainy Bunch: Teacher Training Tips for Autodesk® Revit® Architecture, MEP, and Structure

Join trainers and instructional designers as we "pick each other’s brain" on the best ways to teach Autodesk Revit in any of its flavors. Discussion topics at this unconference session will include teaching Building Information Modeling (BIM), best practices for teaching difficult concepts, and looking at changes in training methods in the coming years. There will be time to discuss individual components such as families, views, and various tools and any other Revit or training-related topic that is important to empowering your ability as a trainer.

Build on ideas and information from peers

Gain a better understanding of the future of training

Anyone who teaches Revit Architecture, MEP, and/or Structure

The Architectural Foundation of San Francisco’s Build San Francisco program is a unique public and private partnership that teaches high school students to use Autodesk software on real-world projects while earning high school credit. A transformative program with an international reputation, Build SF introduces students to the world of design in the context of their academic studies, requiring them to use their academic knowledge and 21st century skills to solve complex design problems involving architecture and environmental science. This class will show examples of projects using Autodesk Revit® Architecture and Autodesk 3d Max® and demonstrate how secondary teachers can integrate these robust software programs into their own classrooms. Teachers will be guided in learning the basics of creating project-based design problems that will resonate with their students, and given "quick start" tutorial materials for Revit Architecture and 3ds Max developed by Build SF.

Integrate Autodesk software into standards-based academic classes

Connect Autodesk software to science, technology, engineering, art, and math education (STEAM)

Develop curriculum-based projects for your own classrooms

Assess the role of Autodesk software in 21st century skills development

Beginning BIM in the Educational Design Studio: Autodesk® Project Vasari to Revit® Core

To begin using BIM technology to inform the design process, and leave the academic environment equipped with the ability to engage practice by leveraging the opportunities provided by a digitally integrated process, students must begin the learning process early in their architectural education. By introducing a digital design methodology balanced with a pragmatic application of both Project Vasari and Autodesk Revit software, design students become engaged in both the "how to" components of software learning, and the "how come" understanding of critical project analysis. This class will explore the methods used to teach entry-level (pre-professional) architecture students the process of applying 3D BIM content through design integration and analysis, the application of learning nodes distributed throughout an entire program curriculum, and the opportunities to immerse students in complex software by framing the content using both Project Vasari and the foundational modeling tools in Revit.

Create a process that matches student-level design thinking while crafting a building information model in Revit

Apply Project Vasari as a launching point for architectural expression and analysis

Integrate design thinking and design representation using digital modeling

Understand the goals and measurable assessment for integration of BIM in an academic curriculum

AEC educators who want to develop new curricula using Revit and Project Vasari to teach architecture students fundamental digital design processes

Recent Developments in the Design-Centric Curriculum at the National University of Singapore

The Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS), has embarked on a bold experiment, offering a select group of students the opportunity to study engineering through a different pathway—the Design-Centric Curriculum (DCC). In this class, recent developments in the DCC will be presented, including key changes made as a result of lessons learned through having offered this learning pathway for nearly two years.

Describe a different way of teaching engineering

Explain an alternative approach of teaching engineering principles

Incorporate design thinking into the engineering curriculum

Describe a possible platform for conducting distributed design work using Autodesk® software

This unconference session will give audience members an opportunity to discuss methods for using Autodesk software, such as AutoCAD®, Autodesk Revit® Architecture, and Autodesk 3ds Max®, to enhance interior design students' project work. This session will include information on software interoperability, the most beneficial learning sequences for students, and selecting the best software for specific design projects. After the session, instructors will be better equipped to provide a structure and sequence that allows students to create more advanced project work in interior design courses.

Create an implementation strategy for Autodesk® software in an interior design curriculum

Identify which software will work best for different project types

Develop a strategy for projects that require more than one type of software

Guide students in creating work suitable for a portfolio

Interior design instructors, but also instructors in related programs who may find this session beneficial

Just because you taught it, it doesn't mean they got it! All types of learners retain information better by having the ability to review, practice, and apply knowledge and skills to actual performance tasks. These tasks can be on-the-job tasks or those prescribed by Autodesk® product certifications. Whether your goal is to become certified or not, the need to provide pre- and post-training assessments and supplemental training is critical. This class looks at e-learning tools and the technology that drives independent and immediate self-paced learning while evaluating knowledge and skill retention, and application.

Explain the importance of evaluating and assessing user knowledge and skills

Describe the advantages of Autodesk product certification in the assessment process

Create user-centric learning opportunities

Anyone who wants to improve personal and corporate productivity through better training and assessments

The Death of Chalk and Talk: Successful 21st Century Learning Methods Revealed!

Just as the whiteboard replaced the blackboard and the calculator replaced the slide rule, there continues to be a shift away from traditional classroom instruction methods to using technology as the vehicle for driving education and training. But as technically-proficient students of the millennial generation become the majority, do we really need to focus on teaching the technology? We are in the middle of a paradigm shift in instructional methods and delivery vehicles—a switch from focusing on driving the technology to create the design to driving our designs by using the technology. Or is the technology driving us? This class takes a radical approach to the use of learning technology, one that returns the teacher to the front of the classroom when teaching design and drafting. You will learn how to allocate limited classroom and instructor development time away from mastering the technology and return it to mastering the design.

Explain how generational differences affect training programs

Develop and deliver training solutions for diverse learning styles

Effectively implement blended learning programs

Assess the effectiveness of training programs and user retention

Educators, trainers, training directors and CAD managers looking for just-in-time (JIT) training assessments and solutions

The Differences Between Us: How Generational Diversity Drives Technology Adoption and Learning

With each generation, the adoption of technology becomes easier and more widely accepted within our culture. Yet differences between generations within the workplace continue to affect technology adoption and progressive learning methods. Since every organization's goal is to improve productivity, how do you implement training programs that bridge generational differences? In this class, we will explore the issues, the technology, and the learning styles of a diverse workforce while providing examples of successfully blended learning solutions. We will also address how diversity within your organization can leverage the strengths between team members while driving your designs and products to market faster.

Assess how generational differences affect training and retention

Create innovative training and assessment solutions that are effective

Create and deliver blended learning solutions

Incorporate just-in-time (JIT) training within the workplace

Educators, trainers, training managers, and CAD managers who want to adopt innovative training programs and solutions for increased productivity

The Retention Dimension: How to Inspire Students to Become Successful Engineering Graduates

Students are often attracted to engineering by "cool" extracurricular projects, such as robotics competitions. But this youthful enthusiasm can be replaced by disillusionment when students are faced with a deluge of math and science early in their post-secondary studies. Too many promising young engineers divert to other more attractive programs, reducing the number of qualified graduates entering industry. We believe there is a better way—using modular content to help a wider range of students learn the concepts more readily, thereby connecting conceptual knowledge to the underlying math to develop a solid comprehension of the subject matter. Our objective is to move beyond the ideal situations in textbooks, bridging the gap between theoretical and practical application without retooling the entire curriculum. The result can be a larger group of creative and relevant graduates entering the workforce. In this class, a select group of academics who participated in a focus group will join us to share their insights and experiences.

Explain what motivates engineering students to stay in a program, and what causes them to pursue other courses of study

Learn from faculty peers who have successfully implemented new ideas at their universities

Adopt real-world examples that inspire students’ passion for engineering

Employ techniques that enable a wider range of engineers to succeed in a rigorous curriculum

Educators, faculty, and administrators who are directly engaged in teaching or policy in the post-secondary and secondary education space—in engineering programs at the post-secondary level, and in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects at the secondary level

Tendo uma idéia clara no desenvolvimento da formação Autodesk na Educação Profissional no Senac SP apresentamos os conceitos fundamentais de gestão educacional e tecnológica no que diz respeito ao modelo bem sucedido de educação seguindo a proposta do Media Entertainment Industry Standards da Autodesk junto as características particulares e diferenciais da formação Senac SP, mas com o objetivo único de fornecer adequadamente conhecimento Autodesk, especificamente em softwares como Autodesk® 3D Max®, Autodesk Maya®, AutoCAD®, Autodesk Revit®. Ao oferecer tecnologia de ponta e identificar as concepções que fundamentam seu desenvolvimento, temos clareza de suas possibilidades e potencialidades, pois o uso do software que apresentamos ao nosso aluno está diretamente ligado a demanda exigente de profissionais competentes no mercado. O modelo de gestão educacional Senac SP atua na qualidade técnica oferecida aos alunos, na formação de seus educadores e no alinhamento de seus objetivos estratégicos na parceria Autodesk.

Desenvolver práticas/rotinas/ estratégias para oferecer cursos Autodesk com qualidade

Criar modelos internos de gestão em educação profissional e tecnológica com demanda Autodesk

Desenvolver estratégia de fluxo de trabalho educativo para projetos de formação Autodesk

Determinar o ambiente educacional adequado para a formação profissional Autodesk

Coordenadores de TI com responsabilidades de gestão;professores de softwares Autodesk;profissionais Autodesk que sempre buscam atualização dos softwares Autodesk para o mercado de trabalho

Autodesk® Moldflow® as a Teaching Tool to Explain Injection Molding and Detect Defects

Autodesk Moldflow Insight is a powerful tool that can be used to explain the fundamental behavior of injection molding. In addition to using Moldflow Insight to identify part defects and validate designs, it is also an exceptional teaching tool for explaining polymer behavior, such as how polymers flow during filling and subsequently cool, shrink, and warp. This hands-on lab will focus on how Moldflow Insight can be incorporated into the classroom or the office to explain the injection molding process. Attendees will gain hands-on experience with Moldflow Insight while working through case studies that have been developed as part of an undergraduate Mold Design Engineering course. Moldflow Insight is used in the course as part of a rigorous art-to-part design project. Students design new parts, validate their designs with Moldflow Insight, and ultimately machine prototype tooling and mold parts, thereby validating the Moldflow predictions. We will also discuss the benefits and implications of incorporating Moldflow Insight into the classroom in this manner.

Become familiar with the Autodesk Moldflow Insight interface, functionality, and capabilities

Describe how Moldflow Insight can explain the fundamental behavior of injection molding

Utilize Moldflow Insight to predict part defects and influence design decisions

Identify how Moldflow Insight can be incorporated into the academic environment in a engineering or technology program

Educators who want to incorporate Autodesk Moldflow into a classroom/lab environment; professionals who want a hands-on demonstration of how Autodesk Moldflow can explain the fundamentals of the injection molding process

Using AutoCAD Exchange, you may now download and install the CADLearning™ Video Assistant. This subscription tool runs within your workspace, continually offering video lessons related to the specific function you are performing. Fully dockable and customizable, the assistant draws from a library of over 600 highly-focused lessons for each Autodesk product. This capability is currently available for AutoCAD 2011 and 2012, and Revit Architecture 2012. The supported products list will be updated as AU approaches.

Describe how the app works inside the Autodesk product to deliver the answer you need as you need it

List the benefits of immediate assistance

Explain the value of the new Autodesk Exchange apps

Use another option for attaining continued skills growth

Any AutoCAD or Autodesk Revit user who can benefit from immediate, detailed video help within the application

Most people who teach Inventor in an academic environment find it difficult to spend enough time with the software to explore alternate learning techniques. In this class, we will discuss alternative tools that you can use to introduce students to sketching, part modeling, assembly modeling, drawings, and visualization. These tools can excite students and make it easier for them to learn. We will also explore Inventor-compatible tools that can expand student horizons even further. The class will explore non-standard approaches to the major elements of Inventor that can help get through to students.

Explain the concepts of 2D, 3D, and visualization

Describe Autodesk Inventor-centered technologies for education

Teachers and trainers interested in new ways to help students explore the features of Autodesk Inventor

Building Information Modeling (BIM) holds the potential, not only to change the design process, but to change design thinking. This point has been made in multiple venues, most notably by Autodesk Vice President Phil Bernstein. The debate over the impact of BIM and the responsibility of AEC curricula to respond is currently underway in many academic departments, especially in architecture. This debate often gets reduced to questions of priorities—what, if anything, do we need to leave out of design curricula in order to accommodate instruction in BIM? One response would be to address the issue not from the perspective of design genesis, process, or representation, but to look at it from the perspective of management, especially the management of information. Taking information management in design (both historically and currently) as a point of departure, this unconference session proposes a discussion on rethinking the future of BIM in the university curriculum.

Discuss the current debate regarding BIM in AEC education

Think critically about technology issues in AEC education

Engage in discussions and influence and make decisions about BIM in university AEC curricula

Educators who are engaged in research and teaching of Building Information Modeling and related technologies in architecture, engineering, and construction

Online Learning Management Systems (LMS) are leading the way in fulfilling the global training needs of competitive organizations with an affordable just-in-time training solution. See how diverse organizations from regional AEC firms to worldwide manufacturers are using their Virtual CADLearning Centers to train and support users on the latest software from Autodesk. We will also explore assessment tools for new hires or for tracking training progress, plus tools for building custom remedial video curricula that maps directly to Autodesk product Associate and Professional Certification Exam objectives. This class will explore e-learning support and solutions as they are delivered by CADLearning from 4D Technologies, an Autodesk Authorized Publisher.

Explain what a Learning Management System is and describe the CAD/BIM training that CADLearning adds to the equation

Explain how learning is managed and maintained within the Virtual CADLearning Center

Describe how the LMS becomes a learning community

Evaluate the economics of managed e-learning

Managers who are responsible for the skills advancement of a diverse user community

The role of the instructor is evolving. As new technologies emerge and course delivery methods are developed, the instructor needs to stay abreast of the changes and challenges of a growing industry, while developing skills in others that fulfill an industry need. Creating curriculum and projects that are pertinent to today's AEC and BIM workflow models empowers students and develops a pool of strong candidates for the workforce. Learn classroom setup, effective teaching methods, and a spectrum of resources for the BIM classroom. Prepare your students for the post-classroom world by conveying best practices and giving students a portfolio edge. And let's not forget Autodesk Certification Exams! Instructors have the potential to be their students’ greatest resource. Find out what more you can do for your classroom to empower future designers, builders, and engineers.

Use a variety of content delivery methods for BIM education

Utilize sample lesson plans and rubrics to develop pertinent classroom activities

Incorporate real-world scenarios for use in student-driven projects

Prepare students for the workforce by devising curriculum that meets industry trends

Those in the education or training sector. Trainers, faculty, industry professionals, and anyone who has a stake in BIM education will benefit from the tools and resources presented. The content will span the industry: architecture, engineering, interior design, and more

Lean Thinking and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) are two concepts that have evolved in parallel. Today the practice of lean construction has been linked strongly to the use of building information models and IPD. We have developed a multidisciplinary course that covers the two concepts with the objective of enhancing the learning process. As Lean Thinking is primarily a philosophy, students have found it challenging to visualize its practical application. Through the use of virtual modeling, we expect that they will have a better understanding of the concepts and its application. This AU class will discuss how the course evolved, and the curriculum and course materials used to impart specific concepts, as well as the tools and exercises used to experiment with the concepts. The class will also present the results of a survey that was created to answer the important question, "Does the use of virtual modeling enhance the understanding of Lean and IPD concepts?"

Appreciate the process of developing the course curriculum and contents

List the challenges of developing and teaching Lean Integrated Project Delivery

Assess the impact of virtual modeling on concept learning

Describe the importance of this course in industry and university settings

Educators who are interested in construction engineering and management

Autodesk Certification: Everything About Funding, Implementing, and Benefits for Your School

Autodesk certification programs are surging ahead in both academic and corporate markets. As open jobs are competitively sought, funding sources are tight, and higher education programs are full, Autodesk certifications can provide the competitive advantage to both individuals and organizations. Students and professionals alike are looking to certification as evidence of their competencies, helping them stand out among peers. This class will take an implementation approach to leveraging Autodesk certifications within your organizations. We will quickly review the three Autodesk certification levels (Autodesk Certified User, Associate, and Professional), and then jump into strategies to make these programs successful for you, including reviews of resources available to help prepare for Autodesk certifications, leveraging certifications in funding requests, delivering certifications in your organization, and discovering cost-effective certification solutions.

Explain Autodesk certification stratification strategies

Leverage Autodesk certifications to promote you and your organizations in today's tough job market

List the steps for implementing Autodesk certifications and develop a plan to integrate certification into the classroom

List the resources currently available to help you prepare for Autodesk certification

Autodesk educators, corporate trainers, hiring managers, individuals, and others interested in validating and promoting the Autodesk skill levels of their students, coworkers, new hires, or themselves

Join us for an informal gathering of educators. We will host six speakers on a variety of topics in a quick-fire format. Speakers will present for 10 minutes each on their field of research. Multiple networking breaks are included for attendees to share their experiences and find others with shared interests.

Get insights into research projects at various institutions

Discuss key trends and issues facing the academic world

Engaging students in science and math has long been a challenge for secondary educators. Project Lead the Way is an organization that offers project-based curricula to do just that, and the schools that participate are seeing fantastic results. Listen to a secondary educator at a Project Lead the Way school and hear their insights into how this program can engage students like no other.

Understand the Project Lead the Way program

Provide practical examples of project-based learning

Engage students in the field of engineering

Want to learn about making and the tools available to help you bring your concepts to reality? This class provides an overview of the 123D family of products and runs through the basics of how to start making stuff!

Conceptual Design, Consumer Product Design, Mobile Products, Storytelling

Understand the advantages of mobile creativity and making

Everyone interested in creativity, 3D exploration, and making

Everybody is a MAKER! This class explores various making workflows. The digital making trend is exposing a broad audience to what were once considered advanced techniques. We will cover digital making techniques and introduce you to Autodesk 123D.

Conceptual Design, Consumer Product Design, Tips and Tricks, Mobile Products, New from Autodesk, Industry Trends

In this class, you will hear from expert makers, people who use their creativity to make things. Get inspired by what they have created, find out what motivates them, and learn about the techniques they use to create amazing stuff.

Everyone who is interested in making and creativity

Jay Shuster, Art Director from Pixar, shares his background and experiences as a designer in the film industry. Jay has worked on numerous Pixar films and was responsible for designing <em>Wall-E</em> and, most recently, developed the key characters in <em>Cars 2</em>.

Art and Illustration, Visualization, Storytelling, New from Autodesk, Industry Trends, Design Leadership, Conceptual Design, Case Studies

Explain what is involved in conceptual design

Everyone who loves Pixar movies, sci-fi, design, and concept art

This class explores how crucial freehand sketching and drawing techniques are timeless, and will be even more important for human-kind in the future. The class will explore various drawing techniques and practical examples of how sketching can increase work productivity, creativity, and personal quality of life.

Art and Illustration, Tips and Tricks, Collaboration, Consumer Product Design, Mobile Products, Storytelling, New from Autodesk, Game Design Technology for Anyone, Case Studies

Explain the importance of art and drawing

This is for anyone interested in sketching, doodling, and art—and especially for people who think they don't need to draw!

SketchBook Pro has become a vital tool for creative professionals across all industries. Not only can a sketchbook be used to produce art and communicate ideas and designs, it also serves as an instrument to help people think! Not everyone has to be an artist to leverage SketchBook Pro. In this class, Kyle Runciman, a talented illustrator and designer, shares his experiences and techniques with SketchBook Pro.

Art and Illustration, Consumer Product Design, Mobile Products, New from Autodesk, Tips and Tricks

Perform basic operations in SketchBook Pro

Explain the advantages of desktop and mobile versions of Sketchbook Pro

Use drawing techniques in SketchBook Pro

Achieve different styles in SketchBook Pro

This class covers using the power of Autodesk® SketchBook® Designer for exploring ideas. We will present a basic overview and then dive deeply into key features that can change the way you start conceptualizing your design ideas.

Art and Illustration, Conceptual Design, Storytelling, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Mobile Products, Consumer Product Design

Use basic functions in SketchBook Designer

Describe techniques you can use to explore ideas

Explain workflows downstream from concept design

Anyone interested in making their front-end design process more creative

Special guest speaker Russell Paul of Industrial Light & Magic shares his insights as a trained designer and digital supervisor. Workflows from early sketches to realization are common across industries. In this class, get a snapshot how it happens at Industrial Light & Magic.

Art and Illustration, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Collaboration, Case Studies, Design Leadership, Storytelling, Industry Trends, Conceptual Design

Explain how cross-functional teams work in the moving making industry

Describe the importance of sketching as a communication tool

List tips for communicating your ideas effectively

Anyone interested in the creative process

Now more than ever, it is essential to maximize the use of your company's assets and ensure that all facilities and equipment are working at their full potential. Whether you work for a pharmaceutical plant or a hydroelectric dam, you still need the basic ability to manage your real estate and office space efficiently. With the CIDEON® CAFM Suite, you can now visually manage your physical assets within the context of an AutoCAD® drawing. You can link blocks within a drawing to actual SAP objects and have a complete view of your real-estate (SAP RE-FX) and enterprise asset management (EAM) landscape.

Describe how AutoCAD drawings can be used with SAP RE-FX and EAM modules

Communicate the benefits of using the CAFM suite to link your AutoCAD drawings to SAP

Develop a process to migrate your existing facilities management drawings for use with the CIDEON CAFM Suite

Implement a plan for managing your entire facilities management process with SAP

Attendees with facilities management needs that are beyond simple drawing management. Users with SAP who are using or are planning to use the Flexible Real Estate (RE-FX) Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) modules from SAP

Don't Get Floored In Your Facility: Autodesk® Revit® Architecture As An Effective Facilities Management Tool

See how Autodesk Revit Architecture can be an effective facilities management tool. Understand how parameters, schedules, and area plans can create a cohesive facility plan—from design to management. See move coordination and scenario planning using the industry's premier architectural design tool.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Interoperability, Data Management

Develop programming schedules for new building design or renovation work

Use Revit features for scenario and space planning

Create visually interesting and accurate plan types for extended data

Keep track of people, places, and things and connect to robust databases for manipulation of information

Designers and facility managers who are looking to move the model from architectural programming through facilities management

Data is key in facilities management, but more often than not we are left with a model that has beautiful walls, doors, and windows, but no usable data. How do we get what we want from the designers and contractors? We ask for it. However, if we don't know what we want or how to ask for it, we will simply get what they give us. This class will focus on what is important and what can be included in a model to give us the maximum downstream benefit. We will show how to manage, extract, and manipulate that data for real-world uses.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Data Management, Interoperability

Link databases to Autodesk® Navisworks® Manage

View and extract data from a Navisworks model

Owners, contractors, and designers who want to provide the best possible "I" in BIM

To effectively deliver a building information model that can address post-construction operation and maintenance, project teams must first establish an effective means to develop models. Savvy owners are starting to require BIM execution plans as a means to validate how their design and construction teams will produce an end-of-project BIM deliverable that will meet the owner's needs. These plans are now a requirement of many government and private contracts, and are becoming equally rigorous and important as quality control, safety, and other project plans. But what are the attributes of an effective plan? This class will explore the features of effective and ineffective plans through the evaluation of different case studies outlining the challenges, solutions, and lessons learned. We will review the features of a good plan and the effort it takes to develop and implement one for a project. We will also discuss the challenges of developing and implementing a BIM plan and review some recommended best practices.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration, Data Management

Describe the team dynamics to consider when developing a plan

Explain the technical challenges related to software and team organization

Describe the appropriate responsibility sharing for meeting deliverables

All AEC industry professionals who have required or produced BIM plans, but are unsure how effective they have been. Owners who are requiring BIM use for their projects and want to use BIM for facility operations and maintenance

In the past three years, Building Information Modeling (BIM) has emerged as a revolutionary new technology in the building industry, bringing numerous benefits. Information is centralized, giving everyone access to the same data, and greatly improving communication and collaboration between stakeholders as the building evolves or people leave the project. Also, its embedded intelligence makes it possible for fast, easy analysis of other important considerations that are extremely valuable in designing efficient buildings, such as energy consumption and resource usage. But while BIM has proven its value in building design and construction, how can it support the facility management phase of a building's lifecycle In this unconference session, we will discuss BIM—what it is and is not—and new approaches to help you leverage the spatial and systems information in BIM models to improve space, occupancy, and maintenance management.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Interoperability, Process/Workflow, Data Management

Define BIM and the benefits it brings to the building lifecycle

Outline a facility operations and management strategy incorporating BIM

Define how AE firms and Autodesk® Revit® users can better support facilities operations

Discover how BIM could change the facilities management industry

AE and facilities management professionals who want to learn more about BIM and the benefits it could bring to their organization

This hands-on lab will introduce facilities management professionals, architects, and space planners to the powerful tool set within Autodesk Revit Architecture that can be used to accurately and efficiently generate, maintain, and present facility data. Learn how to leverage project and shared parameters, rooms, area plans, color schemes, and schedules to provide up-to-date data for your end users. Explore the DBLink utility which will allow you to update parameters such as costs, lifecycle information, and much more using an external database linked to your Autodesk Revit Architecture project.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Interoperability, Data Management

Efficiently manage space by utilizing the Revit model database

Become familiar with creating project and shared parameters

Customize schedules to manage complex data

Use Revit extensions to maximize database management

Facility managers, space planners, architects, and designers

In this unconference session, we will explore the use of BIM in the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the building. Based on exploration made for a specific project, this class will show the lessons learned and best practices for using the information model throughout the lifecycle of a complex building, using Revit primarily, but far from exclusively, as the driving platform.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Interoperability, Collaboration, Industry Trends

Explain the implications of the data exchange through the building lifecycle

Describe what areas of a pure BIM approach may require bending and which rules may need breaking

Exchange information through platforms and databases to enable collaboration in different phases

Explore alternative tools that can be used to receive and share data from the BIM environment

Designers, contractors, owners, and technology leaders who are interested in pushing the boundaries of BIM into areas where it is not traditionally used. Since this session explores the flow of information, all interested AEC parties are welcome.

Healthcare facilities rely on reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid to provide needed care and keep the doors open. Because as much as 20% of the annual reimbursement is related to facilities costs, accurate space reporting is essential. This is where BIM becomes a crucial component of a good facilities management (FM) strategy for healthcare. Because the dollars recouped typically amount to tens or even hundreds of millions, Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement is a significant business problem. Unfortunately, healthcare FM professionals often struggle to maintain accurate documents of existing conditions and data about space use. These challenges present an opportunity for AEC firms and their healthcare customers to streamline the processes used to create an accurate space inventory and report on space use. This class will discuss how BIM can help AEC firms and healthcare facilities professionals collaborate to provide accurate and efficient space reporting for Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Industry Trends, Data Management, Case Studies

Explain the benefits of using BIM for healthcare facilities

Assess the business issues around Medicare and Medicaid reporting

Use Autodesk® Revit® software to cost-effectively model healthcare facilities

Collect and report on space data using a BIM model

AEC firms that are interested in assisting their healthcare customers with better space management or space/facility managers at healthcare organizations

This class is designed to demonstrate how to use Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2012 to manage facilities in 3D. The class will include real-world examples from Hess Industries in Niles, MI, where Navisworks Manage 2012 is used to supplement build scheduling, machine placement, and equipment utilization in 3D. Attendees will learn how to combine data from different software programs in the Navisworks environment where they can perform collision checking, reposition and resize the model, create saved viewpoints, and link to files from scheduling software such as Microsoft® Project to provide 3D views linked to any date on their project schedule.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Data Management, Case Studies, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Technical Features

Review the Navisworks Manage environment and learn options and settings to control single and multi-user project environments

Load and manipulate CAD data from various software into the Navisworks Manage environment

Perform collision checking to verify clearance conditions and use measuring tools to assist in the location of the objects

Link Microsoft® Project files to the Navisworks model to view the progress of your project at any date on the schedule

Beginning to intermediate users of Navisworks Manage 2012 who want to utilize the program to manage their large projects and building facilities in 3D

Autodesk and Pennsylvania State University Operations: Developing a Streamlined Process for Autodesk® Revit® and FM Integration

Pennsylvania State University (PSU) has an opportunity to diversely implement BIM processes because the university acts an owner, designer, and construction manager on the majority of projects. The struggle that PSU faces is one that is unique only to owners with a large, existing, multifaceted building inventory. In collaboration with Autodesk, PSU is developing an information exchange framework between BIM and facilities management (FM) applications for use internally. Specific topics we will cover include the steps taken to develop a strategic implementation plan for information exchange process between project stakeholders; an overview and analysis of the existing operations processes currently implemented; and a summary of the collaboration effort Autodesk, project stakeholders, and PSU are using to develop this information integration. As a result, PSU has been able to define owner operational requirements for future projects and develop a flexible integration framework to support additional BIM tasks and information exchanges.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration, Case Studies, Technical Features, Industry Trends

Highlight the current BIM initiatives and strategies being implemented at PSU

Present the method, strategy, and product developed by Autodesk for the information and visualization integration into FM

Demonstrate the direct integration between Revit to the PSU FM system using the PSU Millennium Science Complex

Underline the post-construction advantages of using BIM

Autodesk Topobase was chosen as the geospatial design and management solution for the City of Palo Alto Department of Utilities (CPAU). This class will present a case study on the implementation of Autodesk Topobase for CPAU. All of the key elements of the CPAU Topobase implementation will be discussed, including data models, feature rules, workflows, data conversion, long transactions, display models, and GIS to CAD. You will learn the skills needed to address these key elements, the hardware and software requirements for the project, and the non-technical steps that were critical to success.

Determine what skills and expertise are required to implement Autodesk Topobase

Determine hardware and software requirements for Autodesk Topobase

Explain the key elements (data models, feature rules, workflows) of the Topobase implementation that were addressed

Describe how the non-technical aspects of implementation were addressed, such as training, collaboration, and workshops

Utility industry professionals who are interested in implementing a robust asset management and planning solution using Autodesk Topobase

How to Manage and Maintain Assets and Facilities with Autodesk MapGuide® Enterprise and AutoCAD® Map 3D in the Field and on the Desktop

This class will illustrate how you can set up a comprehensive GIS infrastructure and related processes with Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise and AutoCAD Map 3D to manage assets and infrastructure effectively and seamlessly. We will describe how Map 3D is used to capture asset components directly from digital CAD files to create spatial base asset data and how Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise is used to display, report, and analyze these assets. We will also show how the system benefits from the established workflow processes between Map 3D, Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise, and Oracle® Spatial without needing any traditional asset management application. One of the key features of this class will be illustrating how you can replicate desktop map views and asset objects and attributes onto a tablet PC, and also carry out field data capture and condition recording processes, and then transmit the live data back to the server in the office.

Use Map 3D to capture asset objects from digital CAD files

Create workflow relationships between Map 3D, Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise and Oracle

Create map layers to display assets condition categories with Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise

Create field data capture processes using Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise

GIS professionals; assets, facilities, and infrastructure managers; and CAD users and managers

GS2500 João Humberto Camelini Unicamp Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Geospatial - - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Portuguese

GS3341 Publishing Infrastructure Data to Map Books Andy Morsell Autodesk, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Topobase Geospatial Utilities and Telecommunications - Utilities and Telecommunications Automatically generate a map book -

GS4037 Generación de cartografía con Autodesk® Cristian Barria Tecnoglobal S.A. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Map 3D Geospatial Utilities and Telecommunications - - Government Spanish

GS4156 AutoCAD® Map 3DMap Tips and Tricks: An Insider View from Product Support Katie Jacques Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Map 3D Geospatial Utilities and Telecommunications - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction List undocumented features in Map 3D Share your own tips and tricks -

GS4184 Get Civil with Google Earth and AutoCAD® Map 3D Mark Hultgren Benchmark Group Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Geospatial Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

GS4263 Neal Niemiec Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD Civil 3D Geospatial Civil Infrastructure - Industry Trends Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

GS4396 Dan Campbell City of Vancouver Lecture Beginner Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min Autodesk LandXplorer Geospatial Architecture and Building Design - Government -

GS4421 Conflation or Deflation: Tips for Conflating Your Data to Another Landbase Chris Nailer Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Map 3D Geospatial Utilities and Telecommunications - Utilities and Telecommunications -

GS4515 FDO 2.0: The Magic Grows Gary Rosen Carlson Software Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Map 3D Geospatial - - Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

GS4542 Shashi Verma Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise Geospatial Utilities and Telecommunications - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

GS4570 Be a Hit: Work on your A.I.M. with Autodesk® Infrastructure Modeler 2012 Lynda Sharkey Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk LandXplorer Geospatial - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

GS4630-L Andreas Lippold Autodesk Potsdam Hands-On Lab Beginner Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Minutes Autodesk LandXplorer Geospatial - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

GS4631 AutoCAD® Map 3D® y Mapguide Enterprise® aplicados al Catastro Urbano Luis Carrion GIS Networks SAC Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Map 3D Geospatial Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Uso del FDO en AutoCAD Map 3D Spanish

GS4642 Developing and Using SQL Spatial in AutoCAD® Map 3D Adam Jonasson City of Grand Forks Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD Map 3D Geospatial Civil Infrastructure - Government Create an SQL datastore Edit and maintain SQL schema -

GS4906 From Zero to GIS in 60 Minutes: Data, AutoCAD® Map 3D, AIMS, GO! Mark Perrott Autodesk Lecture Beginner Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Min Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise Geospatial Utilities and Telecommunications - - Utilities and Telecommunications Describe the benefits of a GIS Evaluate strategies for data migration Quickly take spatial data to SQLite -

GS5029 Unlocking Your Autodesk MapGuide® Enterprise Data with GeoREST Manoj Desai Websoft Developers, Inc. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise Geospatial Civil Infrastructure - - Utilities and Telecommunications Install GeoREST -

GS5043 Michael Collins Autodesk Consulting Lecture Beginner Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise Geospatial Utilities and Telecommunications - Utilities and Telecommunications GIS and IT managers and staff -

GS5102 Seth Cohen CADmanage Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Geospatial Civil Infrastructure - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

GS5176 Accessing more CAD and GIS Data within AutoCAD® Map 3D Dale Lutz Safe Software Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 15:45 90 Min AutoCAD Map 3D Geospatial Data Management and Collaboration - Utilities and Telecommunications Access GIS data from various formats Use AutoCAD Map 3D import formats English

GS5197 Lamar Crowe Colonial Pipeline Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:00 60 Min AutoCAD Map 3D Geospatial CAD Management and IT - Utilities and Telecommunications -

GS5224 Melhoria da Gestão Municipal com o Uso de Cidades Digitais e BIM Wagner Bersani Frazillio e Ferroni Informatica Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Not Product Specific Geospatial Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Portuguese

GS5581 Better Infrastructure Planning with AutoCAD® Map 3D Michael Schlosser Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Map 3D Geospatial - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create better planning exhibits -

GS5596 The Great BIM versus GIS Debate Matt Ball V1 Magazine Panel Beginner Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Minutes Not Product Specific Geospatial Civil Infrastructure - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Describe what GIS is and is not Describe what BIM is and is not Explain the pros and cons of GIS Explain the pros and cons of BIM -

LF3440-U Long-Term Autodesk® Revit® Projects and the Autodesk Yearly Release Cycle Brett Gatti Harley Ellis Devereaux Unconference Intermediate Nov 28 14:30 Nov 28 15:30 60 Minutes Autodesk Revit Architecture Leadership Forum CAD Management and IT - - All -

LF4002-U BIM and Cloud Computing: Can Autodesk Licensing Support It? Joseph Joseph SAIC Unconference Advanced Nov 28 13:00 Nov 28 14:00 60 Minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Leadership Forum CAD Management and IT - - All -

LF4189-U Outliers on the Road to Extremistan Tench Tilghman MoreCompetency, Inc. Unconference Intermediate Nov 28 16:00 Nov 28 17:00 60 Minutes Not Product Specific Leadership Forum Business Owner - Manufacturing -

LF4432 Lonnie Cumpton BIM 9 Panel Advanced Nov 28 11:00 Nov 28 12:00 60 Minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Leadership Forum Architecture and Building Design - - All -

LF4445-U George Wright Microdesk Unconference Advanced Nov 28 16:00 Nov 28 17:00 60 Minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Leadership Forum CAD Management and IT - - All -

LF4448-U Licensing Compliance: What Do We Need From Autodesk Kathy O'Connell Autodesk Unconference Advanced Nov 28 16:00 Nov 28 17:00 60 Minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Leadership Forum CAD Management and IT - - All -

LF4610 An Open Source to Successful BIM Implementations: Three Companies Tell All Joseph Joseph SAIC Panel Advanced Nov 28 16:00 Nov 28 17:00 60 Minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Leadership Forum CAD Management and IT - - All -

LF5038 Jon Anunson URS Corporation Lecture Intermediate Nov 28 13:00 Nov 28 14:00 60 Min AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Leadership Forum Architecture and Building Design - - All -

LF5110 Suites and CAD Managers Jerry Milana Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 28 14:30 Nov 28 15:30 60 Min Not Product Specific Leadership Forum Manufacturing - - All CAD managers and IT professionals -

LF5127-U Who Will Fix BIM Interoperability? Angela Chan Autodesk Unconference Advanced Nov 28 14:30 Nov 28 15:30 60 Minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Leadership Forum CAD Management and IT - - All -

LF5161 Trimming the Fat: What Can Product Lifecycle Management Do for Me? Brian Roepke Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 28 13:00 Nov 28 14:30 60 Min Not Product Specific Leadership Forum Data Management and Collaboration - - All -

LF5204 Max Management: Should We Manage Autodesk® 3ds Max® Like AutoCAD®? Charles Prettyman Robert A. M. Stern Architects Lecture Intermediate Nov 28 16:00 Nov 28 17:00 60 Min Not Product Specific Leadership Forum CAD Management and IT - - All -

LF5318-U The Complete Buffoon's Guide to Getting Along with Difficult IT Managers Cyndy Davenport Bowman Consulting Group Unconference Beginner Nov 28 13:00 Nov 28 14:30 60 Minutes Not Product Specific Leadership Forum CAD Management and IT - - All -

LF5478 Tal Weiss Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 28 11:00 Nov 28 12:30 60 Min AutoCAD WS Leadership Forum AutoCAD - - All -

LF5585 Creating a Digital Design Learning Program for Your Firm Robert Yori Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill Lecture Advanced Nov 28 13:00 Nov 28 14:00 60 Min Not Product Specific Leadership Forum Education Industry - - All -

LF5598-U Leading Change: Reinventing BIM Leadership from the Ground Up Sean Burke NBBJ Unconference Advanced Nov 28 11:00 Nov 28 12:00 60 Minutes Not Product Specific Leadership Forum CAD Management and IT - - All -

LF5924-U AU Leadership Forum: Long Term Plans, Short Term Results Robert Green CAD-Manager.com Unconference Advanced Nov 28 11:00 Nov 28 12:30 60 Minutes Not Product Specific Leadership Forum CAD Management and IT - - All Identify short-term needs Identify long-term budget needs Get the most from every dollar spent -

LF5940 AU Leadership Forum: Good to Great Technology Management Robert Green CAD-Manager.com Lecture Advanced Nov 28 14:30 Nov 28 15:30 60 Min Not Product Specific Leadership Forum Design Leadership - - All Identify leadership style Identify technology accelerators Establish a great mindset in users Change your technology culture -

LF5980-U Emerging Technologies in AEC - An Unconference Jim Balding The ANT Group Unconference Intermediate Nov 28 11:00 Nov 28 12:00 60 Minutes Jim to provide updated class information AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite Leadership Forum CAD Management and IT - - All TBD TBD TBD TBD - -LF7181-U Energizing a Multi-Generational Workforce Mark Kiker caddmanager.com Unconference Advanced Nov 28 14:30 Nov 28 15:30 60 Minutes Not Product Specific Leadership Forum Business Owner - - All Managers, owners, and principals -

LF7500 AU Leadership Forum: Welcome Session and Reception Rich Uphus Solidvapor, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 27 18:30 Nov 27 21:00 150 Minutes Not Product Specific Leadership Forum Business Owner - - All -

LF8080 AU Leadership Forum: Closing Address and Networking Reception Rich Uphus Solidvapor, Inc. Lecture Advanced Nov 28 17:00 Nov 28 18:30 150 Minutes Not Product Specific Leadership Forum - - - All -

LF8081 AU Leadership Forum: General Session and Keynotes Rich Uphus Solidvapor, Inc. Lecture Advanced Nov 28 8:00 Nov 28 9:30 150 Minutes Not Product Specific Leadership Forum - - - All -

MA2700-L Inventor Publisher: Some Assembly Required Dan Banach MasterGraphics Inc. Hands-On Lab Beginner Nov 30 17:15 Nov 30 18:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Inventor Publisher Manufacturing Architecture and Building Design - Manufacturing Import 3D CAD data -

MA2743-L Mechatronics: Sharing the Wealth Kevin Smedley Engineering Design Systems, Inc. Hands-On Lab Intermediate Dec 1 17:15 Dec 1 18:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Inventor Products Manufacturing Plant Design - Manufacturing Describe wiring in a 3D environment -

MA2881 iLOGIC™: Ahora sí, ponga a Autodesk® Inventor® a trabajar para usted! Jeamy Baena MicroCAD S.A.S Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Inventor Products Manufacturing Customization and Programming - - Manufacturing Spanish

MA3060 Complete Plastic Part Design in Autodesk® Inventor® Ryan Bullock Lantronix Lecture Beginner Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Inventor Products Manufacturing - - Manufacturing -

MA3425 Real World: Real Autodesk® Simulation Solutions Wasim Younis Symetri Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Inventor Products Manufacturing Design Leadership - Manufacturing -

MA3500 Martin Emila Autodesk GmbH Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Min Autodesk Alias Products Manufacturing Design Leadership - Manufacturing -

MA3564 Autodesk® Inventor® iLogic™ Made Simple David Melvin TEDCF Publishing Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Inventor Suites Manufacturing Customization and Programming - Manufacturing Streamline the iLogic workflow English

MA3662-P Autodesk® Moldflow® as an Integral Part of Numerical Part Optimization Andreas Wuest BASF Lecture Advanced Nov 30 17:15 Nov 30 18:45 90 Min Autodesk Moldflow Products Manufacturing - Moldflow PowerTrack Automotive & Transportaion -

MA3984 Joe Bartels Enclos Corp Lecture Advanced Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min AutoCAD Inventor Suites Manufacturing Architecture and Building Design - Manufacturing Create and use iCopy assemblies -

MA4006 Simulando com o Autodesk® Inventor® e Autodesk Simulation® Jose Luiz Gallego MAPData Technology Ltda. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Inventor Products Manufacturing Structural Design and Engineering - - Manufacturing Geração de relatório Portuguese

MA4023 Guillermo Melantoni Autodesk Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Intermediate 45 Minutes Autodesk Showcase Manufacturing Advanced Visualization - Manufacturing Use behaviors and alternatives Optimize visualization -

MA4121-P Surfacing for Design in Autodesk® Alias® 2012 Chris Blundell Delineate Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:15 Nov 29 11:45 90 Min Autodesk Alias Products Manufacturing - Alias PowerTrack Manufacturing Construct light clean surfaces -

MA4126 Simplify Your Autodesk® Inventor® Models Michael Oakley Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 30 13:15 Nov 30 14:45 90 Min AutoCAD Inventor Suites Manufacturing Architecture and Building Design - Manufacturing -

MA4138 What's New in Autodesk® Simulation 2012 Michael Smell Autodesk, Inc. Lecture Beginner Nov 30 17:00 Nov 30 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Simulation Manufacturing Structural Design and Engineering - Manufacturing Work with Inventor parameters -

MA4147 Consumer Product Design and Simulation James Herzing Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Simulation Manufacturing Structural Design and Engineering - Manufacturing - -

MA4159 Design Visualization 101: Making the Most of the Autodesk® Product Design Suite Eddie Perlberg Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Inventor Suites Manufacturing Advanced Visualization - Manufacturing -

MA4165-P Lightweight Product Design Using Long Fiber-Filled Polypropylene Warden Schijve SABIC Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Moldflow Products Manufacturing Structural Design and Engineering Moldflow PowerTrack Manufacturing -

MA4183 Create a Geneva Mechanism with Autodesk® Inventor® 2011 Nika Grey Video-Tutorials.Net Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Inventor Suites Manufacturing Education Industry - Manufacturing Create a logical, efficient sketch Create logical, efficient parts Create a logical, efficient assembly English

MA4248-L Showcase Your Autodesk® Inventor® Models David Gaskill Enviroquip Hands-On Lab Intermediate Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Showcase Manufacturing Advanced Visualization - Manufacturing Create AVI files of presentations -

MA4282 Integrating AutoCAD® Electrical with Autodesk® Vault Professional Randy Brunette Brunette Technologies, LLC Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Min AutoCAD Electrical Manufacturing - - Manufacturing -

MA4287 Mechatronics: Taming the Beast Randy Brunette Brunette Technologies, LLC Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD Electrical Manufacturing - - Manufacturing -

MA4299 A Sneak Peek into the Manufacturing Simulation Future Peter Maxfield Autodesk Lecture Beginner Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Simulation Manufacturing - - - Manufacturing Any and all manufacturing customers -

MA4308 AutoCAD® Electrical PLC Palooza Randy Brunette Brunette Technologies, LLC Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 15:15 Dec 1 16:45 90 Min AutoCAD Electrical Manufacturing - - Electromechanical and Electrical Design, Tips and Tricks Manufacturing Insert and create fixed PLC modules Modify the Spreadsheet to PLC file -

MA4326 Autodesk® Vault Principais Recursos Marcelo Barbosa MAPData Tecn Inf e Com Ltda Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Vault Family of Products Manufacturing - - - Manufacturing Portuguese

MA4346-P The Future of Simulation Is Infinite Computing via the Cloud Derrek Cooper Autodesk Inc. Lecture Beginner Dec 1 15:15 Dec 1 16:45 90 Min Autodesk Simulation Manufacturing - Simulation PowerTrack Manufacturing -

MA4357-L-P Derrek Cooper Autodesk Inc. Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 29 10:15 Nov 29 11:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Simulation Manufacturing - Simulation PowerTrack Manufacturing -

MA4362 AutoCAD® Electrical 2012 - Dicas Avançadas de Utilização. Paulo Pirola MAPData Technology Ltda. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Electrical Manufacturing Facilities Management - - Manufacturing Gerente de Projeto Utilitários Swap / Atualização Marcar/Verifcar Portuguese

MA4363 Matthew Bussey Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:15 Dec 1 14:45 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products Manufacturing Data Management and Collaboration - Manufacturing -

MA4383 Autodesk® Showcase® for Product and Automotive Design Chris Blundell Delineate Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Showcase Manufacturing Advanced Visualization - Manufacturing Optimize shaders and lighting Create ray tracing and animation -

MA4386 Sketch to Mud: Using Autodesk® Mudbox™ for Conceptual Design Chris Blundell Delineate Lecture Beginner Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Mudbox Manufacturing Advanced Visualization - Conceptual Design, Consumer Product Design Automotive & Transportaion Explain the 2D to 3D process Use Mudbox tools for 3D sketching Transition from polys to nurbs Create visualizations of sketch models -

MA4389-L Drive the Factory: Autodesk® Factory Design Suite 2012 Hands-On Chris Hall Autodesk Hands-On Lab Beginner Nov 30 13:15 Nov 30 14:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Factory Design Suites Manufacturing Facilities Management - Manufacturing Create 2D and 3D layouts -

MA4447-P John Beaumont Beaumont Technologies Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:15 Nov 30 9:45 90 Min Autodesk Moldflow Products Manufacturing - Moldflow PowerTrack Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Simulation Manufacturing -

MA4473-U Watch your Assets – Best Practices for Factory Design Asset Libraries Mark Flayler IMAGINiT Technologies + Avatech Solutions Unconference Beginner Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:15 60 Minutes Autodesk Factory Design Suites Manufacturing Architecture and Building Design - - Manufacturing -

MA4475 Jennifer MacMillan ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Inventor Publisher Manufacturing - - Manufacturing English

MA4482-L-P Autodesk® Moldflow® Certification Jay Shoemaker Autodesk Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 28 8:00 Nov 28 9:30 540 Minutes Autodesk Moldflow Products Manufacturing Structural Design and Engineering Moldflow PowerTrack Manufacturing Run a flow analysis Run a cool analysis Run a warp analysis Interpret results Autodesk Moldflow Insight users -

MA4496-U Mark Flayler IMAGINiT Technologies + Avatech Solutions Unconference Beginner Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Factory Design Suites Manufacturing Architecture and Building Design - Manufacturing -

MA4529 AutoCAD® Mechanical 2012 - Acelerando seus projetos 2D Jose Luiz Gallego MAPData Technology Ltda. Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Mechanical Manufacturing AutoCAD - - Manufacturing Dimensionamento automático Portuguese

MA4545-P What Makes Technical Surfacing Different from Other Modeling Tasks? Uwe Rossbacher Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 15:15 Dec 1 16:45 90 Min Autodesk Alias Automotive Manufacturing - Alias PowerTrack Automotive & Transportaion -

MA4574 Design Visualization with Autodesk® Alias®, Part 1 Wonjin John Autodesk Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Beginner 45 Minutes Autodesk Alias Products Manufacturing Advanced Visualization - Automotive & Transportaion -

MA4578 Design Visualization with Autodesk® Alias®, Part 2 Wonjin John Autodesk Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Alias Products Manufacturing Advanced Visualization - Automotive & Transportaion Set up the lights -

MA4614-P Parker Wright Autodesk Lecture Beginner Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Min Autodesk Simulation Manufacturing Architecture and Building Design Simulation PowerTrack Manufacturing Utilize CFD for AEC applications -

MA4619-P Simulation PowerTrack: CFD for Electronics Cooling Parker Wright Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 30 10:15 Nov 30 11:45 90 Min Autodesk Simulation Manufacturing - Simulation PowerTrack Manufacturing -

MA4622 Cruising the Strip: Terminal Strip Editor in AutoCAD® Electrical Jared Bunch Autodesk, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min AutoCAD Electrical Manufacturing - - Manufacturing Create jumper charts -

MA4685 Steven Schain Spectralight Images, LLC Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 17:15 Nov 30 18:45 90 Min Autodesk 3ds Max Design Manufacturing Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

MA4712-P Luke Mihelcic Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:15 Dec 1 14:45 90 Min Autodesk Simulation Manufacturing Structural Design and Engineering Simulation PowerTrack Manufacturing Realize the benefits of direct modeling -

MA4740-L Sustainable Design: Using the Eco Materials Adviser in Autodesk® Inventor® 2012 Sarah Krasley Autodesk, Inc. Hands-On Lab Beginner Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Inventor Products Manufacturing Design Leadership - Manufacturing Sustainable Design Eco Materials Adviser Product Design Suite Inventor Publisher -

MA4743-U Sustainable Manufacturing: Green Trends in Factory Design Sarah Krasley Autodesk, Inc. Unconference Intermediate Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Factory Design Suites Manufacturing Facilities Management - Manufacturing Energy Efficiency Factory Design Suite Material & Process flows Sustainability -

MA4747 From Lean to Agile Manufacturing: Getting More from Your Factory Ed Martin Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Factory Design Suites Manufacturing - - Automotive & Transportaion -

MA4757-L Charging on from Schematics to Panels in AutoCAD® Electrical Todd Schmoock Synergis Technologies, Inc. Hands-On Lab Intermediate Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Electrical Manufacturing CAD Management and IT - Electromechanical and Electrical Design, Tips and Tricks Manufacturing -

MA4762-L Step It Up a Rung from AutoCAD® Designs to AutoCAD Electrical Todd Schmoock Synergis Technologies, Inc. Hands-On Lab Beginner Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Electrical Manufacturing CAD Management and IT - Manufacturing -

Aplicações do AutoCAD® Civil 3D® para o setor Sucroenergético Esta sessão tem por objetivo apresentar as possibilidades  de integração das funcionalidades de geoprocessamento e  topografia dosoftware AutoCAD Civil 3D, aplicando‐as nos projetos relacionados à etapa agrícola da produção  de açúcar e etanol. Espera-se, com isto, evidenciar outras possibilidades de exploração dos recursos do software, através das quais é possível obter grande aumento na produtividade em projetos agrícolas. 

Conhecer as principais etapas do projeto para este segmento agroindustrial

Compreender aplicações específicas do software para o projeto agrícola surcroenergético

Integrar funcionalidades de topografia e geoprocessamento

Realizar análises geoespaciais aplicadas ao contexto

Gerentes agrícolas, geógrafos, topógrafos, enge-nheiros cartográficos e agrímensores.

This class will show AutoCAD® Map 3D Enterprise 2012 users how to publish their database-based infrastructure data to map books. Map books are comprised of multiple pages showing all of the map data for a larger geographic area. They are often used by utility field crews in paper format and in digital format on laptops and tablet devices. Map 3D Enterprise 2012 can be used to maintain the tile boundaries for each sheet and for automatically generating the map book sheets, including custom title blocks with dynamically populated attribute fields. At the end of this class, attendees will understand the steps needed to build their own map books.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Explain what map books are and how they are used

Create and maintain a map book sheet polygon feature class

Create a custom title block with dynamic fields

Attendees who have some familiarity with Autodesk® Topobase™ and AutoCAD Map 3D functionality, and are interested in learning how to publish their database-based infrastructure data to map books

Mostrar el ciclo completo de la generación de Cartografía, con la plataforma geoespacial de Autodesk, es decir, desde el par estereoscópico de imágenes satelitales o fotografías aéreas. Este proceso (fotgrametrico) se realizará con el Software Summit Evolution®, que es un software de fotogrametría muy utilizado en los principales países de América Latina, y que corre sobre otras plataformas (3) y soluciones comerciales en el área geoespacial. En América Latina no existe experiencia de Summit con plataforma Autodesk, y esta presentación viene a llenar este vacío de conocimiento.

Revisar la solución geoespacial de Autodesk (AutoCAD® Map 3D®, Autodesk Mapguide Enterprise®)

Integración de Summit Evolution con AutoCAD

Integración con diferente fuentes de información geográfica a través de tecnología FDO.

Facilidad de almacenar y publicar información geoespacial via Web

Profesionales y empresas de generación-edición de cartografía, tales como:Ministerios, Mineras, Institutos Geográficos y/o servicios Hidrográficos.

Looking for an answer to a problem and not sure how to solve it? Is your first reaction to log a support request? Wait! Join us in this informative class to learn the tricks for troubleshooting problems, and also learn tips and tricks for AutoCAD Map 3D, including undocumented features and workarounds to common support issues. At the end of the class, we will have a Q&A session where users can share their own tips, and we will feature them on the Map 3D Product Support GIS blog - GIS Exchange.

Explain workarounds for common Map 3D support questions

Troubleshoot common Map 3D problems just like the support experts

Current AutoCAD Map 3D users who are looking for additional tips and tricks; AEC professionals who can benefit from the Map 3D tools

This class will show you how to use Google Earth, Map 3D, and local data from a county GIS system to create a preliminary project conceptual plan set, including soil types, slope evaluations, and flood control. We will show you how to use the various tools and data available online to reduce preliminary evaluation of a proposed project, and how to use Google Earth™ to create presentation plans for development meetings and project evaluations for your clients. In addition, we will show you how to use AutoCAD Map 3D and local GIS data to create the base data for project evaluation. Finally, you will learn how to create slope analysis and flood plain analysis plans with soil map overlay.

Conceptual Design, Industry Trends, Interoperability, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Use the various tools and data available online to reduce preliminary evaluation of a proposed project

Use Google Earth to create presentation plans for development meetings and project evaluations for your clients

Use AutoCAD Map 3D and local GIS data to create the base data for project evaluation

Create slope analysis and flood plain analysis plans with soil map overlays

Urban planners, civil designers and engineers, and soil engineers

BIM for Resource Extraction: How BIM Solutions from Autodesk Address a Two-Trillion Dollar Opportunity

The economic climate and global political landscape have created a demand to identify and extract viable gas and domestic energy sources as well as mineral deposits in the United States. One such phenomenon is shale gas, such as the Marcellus Shale reserve in the northeast, which is the second-largest gas field like it in the world. For companies and firms engaged in identification, design, construction, and maintenance of extraction processes, the race is on. What is needed is a streamlined process of design and data management that reduces errors, is model-based, supports 3D visualization and simulation, and is capable of sustainable workflows. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the process that engineers, designers, geotechnical scientists, and operators are using to gain the most efficient process for resource extraction. This class will look at various workflows from site identification, design (piping, plant, transportation), asset tracking, hydrology, and facility management.

Integrate different data to plan optimal site locations for gas and oil pads and platforms

Create 3D representations to share with stakeholders, review boards, and public hearings

Perform hydrologic analysis capable of mitigating environmental impact and reducing permitting time

Reduce design errors and the impact of change requests and manage operational assets and facility information

Anyone in the utility and or mining industry, those involved in piping and transmission of energy resources, oil and gas engineers, well pad designers, surveyors, AutoCAD® designers, and BIM managers

Geometry On Demand: Tap into the Power of 2.5D Data with Autodesk® LandXplorer®, Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler, and Autodesk 3ds Max®

You might not know it, but you have full-fledged 3D models hidden in your existing 2D GIS data resources that are just waiting to be set free. Give these familiar resources new life and a substantial boost in functionality by learning how to use Autodesk LandXplorer to simply and efficiently generate geometry on demand based on your attribute-rich 2D data (2.5D). Not only does this process open up new ways to visualize your data, but because it is the attributes that define the geometry, only a limited knowledge of 3D modeling is required to create a recognizable built form from simple building footprints and infrastructure line work. Discover how to work with this derived, intelligent geometry in Autodesk LandXplorer and Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler (formerly Project Galileo). Discover the most efficient ways to take advantage of this same process to quickly generate 3D data for use in 3D visualization applications such as Autodesk 3ds Max.

Case Studies, Design Leadership, Technical Features, Industry Trends, Tips and Tricks

Describe the concept and power of 2.5D (attribute-driven geometry)

Optimize your attribute data to enhance the fidelity of the resulting 3D models

Enhance derived models with the addition of simple character elements produced by traditional modelling tools

Efficiently export derived 3D models to 3D modeling and visualization applications such as Autodesk 3ds Max

GIS professionals who are interested in updating and expanding their skill set to include working with 3D data

An increasingly common project in various organizations is the conflation of their geospatial data to a different landbase, or in other words, realigning their own geospatial data so it lines up with the new landbase. Often the project is undertaken with the purchase of landbase mapping data from third parties such as Tele Atlas/TomTom or Navteq. This class illustrates many of the common concepts as well as technical and data issues, and then arms you with the knowledge you will need to resolve them. It will also discuss the pros and cons of different project approaches to help you plan and manage a conflation project right from project inception to deployment, covering topics such as building a request for proposal (RFP), defining requirements, automation, data security, off-shoring, and quality assurance.

Case Studies, Collaboration, Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Data Management

Define your own workflow and approach to a conflation project

Describe the common concepts and technical and data issues

List your objectives and measures of success for a conflation project

Outline your processes for testing and quality assurance

Anyone considering managing or implementing a conflation project or purchasing a third-party landbase

FDO is the "special sauce" of AutoCAD® Map 3D, the magic that transformed Map 3D from a great program to an essential tool for anyone needing to georeference their work, interoperate with a wide range of other data types used today, and prepare high-quality presentations of their projects. Map 3D and FDO keep getting better, and this class will explore the depth and breadth of FDO technology, the latest developments, and its links to the future. In the world of shapefiles, raster images, geodatabases and web services, FDO is a critical part of any successful civil or survey implementation. This class is designed to make sure you know how it works, and gets you ready to start utilizing this exciting technology in your everyday workflows.

Define what FDO is, why it is such a powerful technology, and assess whether it has benefits for your daily work process

Evaluate the various FDO data types, determine which ones are useful to you, and incorporate them into your work

Engage FDO data in your projects, using it to create layers in Display Maps for analysis and presentation purposes

Manipulate FDO data with Display Properties, Thematic Queries, Transparency, Labeling, and other graphic options

Anyone who is using AutoCAD Map 3D or is considering purchasing Map 3D and has not yet ventured into the world of FDO and display maps

Flying High: Multi-Utility and Infrastructure Project Implementation at Heathrow Airport, London

Operating one of the world’s busiest airports is a tremendous challenge involving multiple disciplines, several densely-populated services, extensive planning, and complex infrastructure management. Using events and scenarios from the recent project at BAA by Autodesk Consulting, you will get an introduction to the core concepts for successful implementation of an enterprise solution for planning and maintenance at Heathrow Airport. Best practices for enabling the management, sharing, and full integration of both CAD and GIS data using Autodesk MapGuide® Enterprise together with integration with key business solutions (e.g., Oracle® Property Manager) will be explored. Learn how the solution helps Facilities Management integrate floor plans with spatial information to allow BAA to perform retail analysis. Understand the importance of inputs, workflows, CAD standards, and outputs of the solution. Learn the processes for managing runways, incidents, crisis situations, and live data.

Case Studies, Collaboration, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Interoperability

Share and fully integrate both CAD and GIS data using Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise

Integrate an infrastructure solution with key business solutions (e.g., Oracle Property Manager)

Perform spatial analysis using asset and floor plan information

Describe the importance of inputs, workflows, CAD standards, and outputs of the solution

AEC professionals with beginning experience with Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise, CAD and GIS managers, and airport infrastructure planners

More and more infrastructure projects carry with them the expectation of interactivity and visualization for stakeholders. This class will focus on workflows and tips and tricks that will enable you to better create, evaluate, and communicate conceptual designs for transport, urban planning, and utility projects using Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler. Learn how best to move the different data types you have into a model. Create better-looking videos and snapshots for stakeholder exhibits. Create customized model schemas to include the attribute data that is most important to your project. Learn tips and tricks for creating and managing conceptual designs. This class will build on your knowledge of Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler to help you create, evaluate, and communicate conceptual design scenarios in an even more powerful way.

Conceptual Design, New from Autodesk, Tips and Tricks, Urban Planning, Visualization, Technical Features

Define workflows that enable you to move data between products

Create better looking videos and snapshots for communication with stakeholders

Better create and evaluate conceptual designs for infrastructure

Create custom model schemas to include different attribute data in the model

GIS and infrastructure design professionals

Infrastructure Conceptual Design with the New Autodesk® Infrastructure Modeler 2012

Imagine that your AEC firm or government agency were able to win more work or project approval by presenting your design proposals in the context of "What is!" Imagine that planners and engineers could quickly and easily create conceptual designs for infrastructure proposals. Imagine that you could sketch new designs, create and manage different proposals in one model, and take these ideas back into Autodesk Map 3D or AutoCAD® Civil 3D for refinement. People understand pictures better than words and if those pictures are visually compelling, it is easier to make better informed decisions, win work, and gain stakeholder buy-in. This hands-on lab will introduce you to the new Infrastructure Modeler 2012. We will practically experience how to grow an infrastructure model from CAD, GIS, and design data and use workflows in conjunction with Map 3D and Civil 3D. We will sketch in design proposals and see how an infrastructure project can help to improve efficiency in the very early stages of the planning phase.

Conceptual Design, Visualization, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Urban Planning, New from Autodesk

Explain the Infrastructure Modeler to Civil 3D to Map 3D workflow

Describe Infrastructure Modeler and what it does and where it is positioned

Do (probably) your first quick conceptual design in 3D

Create compelling infrastructure models and proposals easily

Users of Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler 2012, Map 3D, and Civil 3D; AEC professionals (engineers and constructors, utility and city designers, and city planners) as well as GIS/AEC project managers

Esta clase permite conocer el uso de AutoCAD Map 3D y Mapguide aplicados en un municipio de Lima, Perú.Usando estos programas, además de una base de datos MySQL se logró una aplicación que se usa actualmente en esta municipalidad.

Uso de fotos satelitales en AutoCAD Map 3D

Publicación en Mapguide desde AutoCAD Map 3D

Personalización de entornos web en Mapguide

Profesionales en Ingeniería Civil, Catastro UrbanoAdministradores CADIngenieros geógrafos

The class will look at how to set up and use SQL as your geodatabase. Attendees will see how a datastore is created and the many ways that CAD and GIS data can be converted to SQL Spatial. Techniques for converting multiple types of GIS data will be covered as well as tips for best practice. This class will also address how to combine and utilize CAD and SQL data together in production. The class will be taught in a step-by-step process, giving you all of the needed instruction to get started developing in SQL immediately.

Case Studies, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow

Use and edit data within the SQL datastore

Combine CAD and SQL data together for use in design

GIS and geospatial users, AutoCAD Civil 3D® users, and Autodesk® Infrastructure Map Server users

Implementing a GIS can be a long and laborious task. Often even working out “Where do I start?” can be a question that takes weeks. Come with me to learn strategies on how to go from folders of flat files and disparate data sources to the nirvana that is the integrated single point of truth—web GIS. You will learn how to take data sources, bring them into Autodesk® Infrastructure Map Server (AIMS), apply basic theming, and have a basic web GIS up and running in a matter of minutes instead of days.

Put together a GIS from scratch using AutoCAD Map 3D and Infrastructure Map Server

GIS managers and intermediate Autodesk MapGuide® users who are evaluating or implementing

If you are using Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise, GeoRest is a great way to share information in a variety of different formats. GeoREST provides a relatively easy way to display and disseminate your Autodesk MapGuide information without the need for intense programming. In this class, we will show you how GeoREST can be used to accomplish these tasks.

Create reports for data connected to Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise

Create reports for data not connected to Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise

Create ways to export geospatial data to KML, GeoRSS and other formats

Users who are responsible for creating and administering Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise sites who want to learn how to use new technologies to distribute geospatial data

Flinders Ports: A GIS Customer Success Story Using Autodesk MapGuide® Enterprise and AutoCAD® Map 3D

The recent resources and mining boom in Australia has been a big win for Australian port authorities; however, a rapidly expanding business can create problems for organizations whose IT systems are not dynamic or powerful enough to keep up. With the adoption of Autodesk® spatial technologies—Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise, Map 3D and FDO—Flinders Ports is able to not only meet the demands of a constantly changing corporate landscape, but also save money and minimize risk. This presentation shows how this has been achieved at Flinders Ports, including looking at some of the challenges unique to the needs of a port authority.

Case Studies, Interoperability, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, Data Management

Describe the issues faced by GIS/IT departments in a rapidly developing organization

Explain how Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise, AutoCAD Map 3D, and FDO can address major issues faced by GIS/IT departments

Describe how this has been achieved by looking at a real customer case study

Explain the key technical capabilities that made Autodesk technologies the first choice for Flinders Ports

AutoCAD® Map 3D Functionality in AutoCAD Civil 3D®: How to Use Geospatial Data in Civil 3D

You may be aware that AutoCAD Map 3D functionality is included with Autodesk Civil 3D, but how do you use it, and why would you need to? In this class, we will examine the basics of using Map 3D and how civil engineers can leverage Map 3D functionality for land planning, topo map creation, etc. One of the great things about GIS data is that it can be downloaded for free. In this class, we will discuss where this data can be obtained, and how it can be brought into Civil 3D using Map 3D functionality.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Interoperability, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Use AutoCAD Map 3D functionality for general daily processes in AutoCAD

Find freely available geospatial information and use it in AutoCAD Civil 3D

Create surfaces for preliminary use in AutoCAD Civil 3D

Leverage geospatial information for use in preliminary design and land planning

Civil engineers who need to use geospatial data

With the FDO Data Access technology—the Autodesk geospatial data access platform—users are able to extend the format reach of their AutoCAD Map 3D installation. Attendees will see how the free FME FDO Provider saves time and provides users with the most up-to-date data by directly connecting to external data sources and bypassing the need to import and create redundant copies of their datasets. Using case studies and demonstrations, attendees will learn how to use the FME FDO Provider to gain direct read access to nine popular formats, including ESRI, MapInfo, and GML/XML formats—all directly within AutoCAD Map 3D. By the end of this class, attendees will be able to quickly and easily improve access to spatial data for their organization.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Data Management, Tips and Tricks, Urban Planning

Solve common spatial data interoperability challenges for AutoCAD Map 3D users

Integrate GIS and CAD data with a FDO Provider, and use the FME FDO Provider within AutoCAD Map 3D

Engineers, planners, mapping technicians, surveyors, and GIS professionals with intermediate to advanced experience with AutoCAD Map 3D

As-Built Deficit Syndrome: Replacing 40 Years of Negligence with Innovative Drawing Data

This class will chronicle a pipeline company's struggle to maintain current engineering and design data without the use of archetypal in-house personnel and by reaching out to the industry at large to define and refine its best management practices. Using AutoCAD®, AutoCAD Map 3D, and Autodesk® Inventor®, we have redefined our drawing repository and the means by which a drawing is created, edited, and archived, and its data is shared across multiple systems. AutoCAD MAP 3D can provide a means to geo-reference facility drawings for integration into GIS, which can provide data sharing and collaboration with CMMS. Inventor has provided an easy method for creating 3D models of piping facilities, which has proven beneficial for training and design. This is our story. We will define the challenges and demonstrate the solutions that worked for us, and hopefully you will witness some of the benefits of today’s AutoCAD and see the value in collaboration within an industry to standardize the fundamentals.

Case Studies, Process/Workflow, Industry Trends, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Use strict standards, policies, and procedures to maintain accountability for specific processes

Integrate concepts for CAD, GIS, and CMMS

Work with and be involved with industry user groups

Make use of conceptual design and integration of 3D models created using Inventor

CAD managers and advanced users with CAD management responsibilities; visual thinkers, industrial designers, and product designers; anyone who wants to develop a collaborative relationship within industry leaders

Essa seção irá apresentar tecnologias que promovem a melhoria da gestão Municipal. É possível, de forma simples, aproveitar bases de dados vetoriais 2D com informações de elevação e profundidade de forma a visualizar cidades digitais 3D realísticas. Iremos apresentar de que forma informações vetoriais 2D da Prefeitura de São Paulo como curvas de nível, edificações, logradouros e quadras, aliadas a informações do subsolo cedidas por concessionárias de água, esgoto, telefonia e gás podem ser rapidamente representadas como cidades digitais 3D realísticas possibilitando a melhoria dos dados cadastrais, da gestão de obras e do planejamento urbano. É possível ainda complementar análises urbanísticas através do uso de tecnologias BIM que permitem analisar o perfil de terreno e realizar análises de insolação sobre projetos propostos.Grande parte da demonstração utiliza uma tecnologia preview da Autodesk, de codinome Galileo.

Potencializar os dados existentes em 2D para visualização virtual em 3D.

Visualizar projetos de infraestrutura futuro, no contexto do ambiente existente.

Criar propostas visualmente ricas a partir de fontes de dados como GIS, CAD, BIM, ou fotografia aérea.

Conhecer a possibilidade de integração de dados entre GIS e BIM para análises de impacto do projeto no ambiente.

Concessionárias, Governos e demais profissionais da área de Infraestrutura e Planejamento Urbano.

Attend this class to see how you can turn today's planning and design challenges to your advantage with Building Information Modeling (BIM) and a more powerful and productive AutoCAD Map 3D. BIM for infrastructure is creating a cultural shift in infrastructure planning and design workflows. Increasingly, infrastructure planning and geospatial professionals working on transportation, utility, and other infrastructure projects are being asked to integrate planning data with BIM models to more directly represent as-builts and better leverage "GIS ready" design data.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Industry Trends, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Interoperability, Technical Features, Urban Planning, Tips and Tricks

Improve data access, aggregation, and stylization of your planning data including CAD, GIS, BIM, and other information

Improve planning and conceptual design decisions by applying geospatial and engineering analysis to evaluate existing conditions

Improve collaboration and information exchange

Infrastructure planning professionals, engineers, and CAD and GIS professionals

When it comes to supporting the infrastructure lifecycle, which is better: BIM or GIS? Both BIM and GIS have their supporters and both have their advantages. Join this class and listen to our panel duke it out in what is sure to be a lively debate.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Interoperability, Industry Trends

Engineers, CAD, GIS, and BIM professionals

As all of us know, most projects span multiple releases of Autodesk Revit. One question that comes up every year is, "Which projects should I migrate to the new version and which ones should I finish in their current version?" This unconference session will give project managers, BIM managers, engineers, and others who are involved in long-term Revit projects an open forum to discuss the best ways of dealing with the Autodesk yearly release cycle.

Determine the criteria as to whether or not upgrading a Revit project is the right decision for any specific project

Develop the proper steps for bringing a project forward (step-by-step narration) to the newer version

Identify potential pitfalls that you might encounter as you upgrade/migrate your projects

Put together a "Lessons Learned" list on upgraded projects based upon real-world feedback from others (what NOT to do)

Anyone who is involved in the decision making process as to when or which Revit projects should be migrated or upgraded to the newest available version. Project managers, BIM managers, architects, engineers, and others

Building Information Modeling (BIM) advanced the design and construction industry by introducing technologies and processes that harnessed collaboration of teams, workflows, and projects. To maximize on the BIM investment by many firms, we have arrived at the most important collaboration variable that we consider today as the missing link: Advanced Technological Collaboration. Come to this roundtable discussion to share your thoughts and openly discuss the challenges of sharing BIM as design and construction teams, among ourselves as well as our clients. Finally, face the truth about how easy is it for us to adopt a cloud computing solution given the key challenges of Autodesk licensing on the cloud, security of data, and the financial burden of funding clouds and technically supporting them.

List BIM collaboration challenges and explain the advantage of cloud computing for BIM

Explain how Autodesk licensing works with cloud computing

List current industry solutions for BIM collaboration for AEC firms and owners that are cloud-based

Develop a strategic plan, approach, and deployment for a variety of cloud solutions: company, vendor or project based

Technology leaders, BIM executives, company owners, CEOs, COOs, CIOs, IT directors, and IT managers

Are you one of these people? You learn and burn. You eat Change Management bars for breakfast and Fail Forward cups for lunch. Mindset Coffee is both enemy and friend. You see the need to seize technologies, shift the culture, and generate business—not just do business. They expect all that and pay you to do It—for now. Most days it feels like you drag them kicking and screaming along with you. You ask yourself, "Do the best just get better and do even more?" Join the People Technologist, Tench Tilghman, and fellow attendees for a special People Skills unconference session about <em>us</em>. Where we are as leaders today? What do we share and what do we battle in common? We will mutually explore and try to build a map to a more productive future in Extremistan. There will be a skeptic's homework and the post-humorous "Virtual Musical" won’t be shown unless time allows.

Interoperability, Mechanical Design, New from Autodesk, Simulation

Identify our shared management and leadership challenges

Identify the management and leadership skills required to meet those challenges

Identify key trends in the new economy that will affect our plans, structures, processes, and future action

Develop a business leader's roadmap for the New Economy

Senior managers, business development managers, business owners, and technology experts

Supersize Me: A Design Professional's Guide to Integrated Design on a Mega Autodesk® Revit® Project

It is the hat trick of the building design industry: you landed a mega project, the client wants a BIM deliverable, and an integrated design process is required. The good news is that it has been done before. The great news is you are going to a class that will share with you how it has been done. This class is an overview of what it takes to make integrated design work on a mega Revit project. Find out how to use software, hardware, and even cloud computing to bring the promise of integrated design to your mega project.

Describe different methods in delivering integrated design

Explain the concept of integrated design as it applies to large Revit projects

Develop a plan of attack for your next large integrated design project

Get insight into the latest technologies available to deliver on the integrated design promise

Building design professionals who are working on large Revit projects and need to move into an integrated design workflow

The Impact of New Technologies on AEC: How to Manage and Balance Your Priorities

Over the past several years, we've witnessed how a new era of technologies which, combined with the processes that these technologies require, have become the driving factors in delivering smarter and more sustainable buildings to our clients in the AEC industry. Technology is no longer a piece of software, but rather it is restructuring our business and has advanced to the point of being fully integrated within the fabric of our organizations. Come to this round-table discussion to discover from your peers how AEC firms are under pressure to become technology strategists and implementers in order to keep up with the challenges of software deployment, training, and the balancing of people and technology while still being responsible for design and construction deliverables.

Discover how others are balancing technology implementation and training staff while maintaining utilization and productivity

Explain the critical importance of bridging the gap between your IT department and project teams

Find out what you should handle versus what should you contract out

Realize that your technology strategy will set you apart from your competition

AEC CEOs, COOs, CIOs, BIM managers, executives, owners, and contractors

We saw the new lineup from Autodesk, Inc. in their 2012 announcement of products, revealing their new direction of selling an industry suite of applications. We keep hearing about cloud computing—how can we accomplish it when Autodesk license compliance continues to make it an issue? In this unconference session, technology leaders will explore current Autodesk license challenges and perhaps communicate in a uniform voice what we need from Autodesk to help us conform to a new world of virtualization.

Discuss the new Autodesk approach of selling suites and how the AEC industry feels about it

Determine the need (or not) for Autodesk to address software licensing and compliance to support new technologies

Compare Autodesk licensing to that of their competition

Describe solutions to the burden that AEC firms are left with to manage, deploy, and maintain compliance with Autodesk licensing policies

AEC CEOs, CIOs, IT managers, technology leaders, BIM managers, CAD managers, and owners

Join this powerful strategic leadership class led by a panel of three BIM technology leaders from across the country. Each represents their own firms, which differ in size, discipline, and contractual scope. These forward-thinking design technology leaders will share their respective firm's BIM implementation strategies, execution methodologies, and the ways that they streamline process and workflows. In addition, each of the firms will exhibit how they have dealt with challenges and developed solid solutions and BIM portfolios that were leveraged to advance their business offerings and set them apart from their competition.

Outline the key element that is the common denominator in BIM's success in all three organizations—the BIM leadership role

Discover the custom BIM implementation approach in each firm—from technology infrastructure to organic growth to training to HR redefinition

Learn how each firm built a BIM portfolio through project-experience and became subject matter experts for clients

See how BIM enhanced each firm's day-to-day project workflows and boosted business offerings

Business owners, CEOs, CIOs, COOs, IT directors, IT managers, BIM directors, and BIM managers

Location, Location, Location: 50 Models, 50 Contributors, 20 Companies, 5 Buildings, and 1 Site

Location can become a big issue in an Autodesk® Revit® project. How do we collaborate between multiple offices? How do we exchange data, coordinate building position, link models, and keep the chaos away when everyone is working in multiple companies, locations, platforms, and units? We will look at lessons learned, and the management tools and techniques used to settle issues of model linking, central file sharing, shared coordinate systems, Revit Server, and model content.

Plan model contributions for multiple offices to collaborate successfully on a multi-firm project

Describe how Revit Server can function within a multi-location company to help share models

Explain how the shared locations and other file formats are affected by the use of Revit Server

List the capabilities of Revit Server and Autodesk Project Bluestreak Mobile to aid with inter-company communication

Autodesk Revit users and BIM managers, and collaborators on large projects in any software

Are you migrating from separate Autodesk® products to suites, or are you wondering if you should? Veteran Autodesk University speaker Jerry Milana will explain best practices for making your migration as smooth as possible while realizing the maximum value from your investment. This class will focus on strategies for deploying and licensing suites, emphasizing transition from single products to suites in network licensed environments. Avoid unnecessary reinstalls of software and make sure that you have access to all of the products that you are entitled to. This class is ideal for the CAD manager or IT professional who already knows Autodesk software deployment and licensing but needs to understand the nuances of suite products. If you are just starting out with Autodesk software management, this class will help you make the right decisions right from the beginning.

Describe how separate product and suite licenses interact on a license server

Explain how license cascading can help you avoid reinstalling software

Calculate your subscription prior version entitlement and assure all are available for your users

Use best practices to control deployment size

Now that we have accomplished 3D and are considering 4D, 5D, and 6D, effective interoperability between tools is becoming more and more relevant. In this unconference session, we will have an open forum discussion about interoperability between engineering and design software and BIM software. While our clients expect more for less due to BIM technology, AEC firms are struggling to figure out the technology challenges with little help from software developers.

Discuss growing concerns about BIM software interoperability

Define AEC industry and Autodesk roles in resolving interoperability issues

Explain how engineering suppliers and vendors fit into this relationship

Define solutions and steps to take while the industry shakes out the interoperability challenges

Design technology managers; BIM, CAD, and IT managers; executives, and business owners

Every product or project starts as an idea and goes through a series of steps to become realized. Starting as an inspiration or a customer request, it proceeds through design, development, validation, build, and support until it is eventually retired. Over the past 25 years, various companies have tried to solve challenges around Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) but rarely have any succeeded—too much cost, too long to implement, and not enough return on the promised investment. Join us for a special class where we take a brief look at the history of PLM and its challenges and then look to the future to evaluate trends in technology that allow solutions to be more attainable than ever for solving real challenges throughout the product and project development process.

Learn about specific processes and methodologies used by best-in-class companies across departments like yours

Get a better understanding of how software can be applied to business process challenges in departments like yours

Learn about efficiencies gained through applying automation and workflow technology to your business processes

See some specific, real-world use cases where this methodology is applied

Executives in manufacturing companies, engineering managers, VPs of engineering, and directors of engineering

AEC firms have a long history of developing standards and best practices for deploying, managing, and using AutoCAD, Autodesk® Revit®, and other applications. Newsgroups, user groups, and even AU are full of conversations about what to standardize and how to bring the staff into compliance with standards. But Autodesk 3ds Max is more often left out of the discussion, and the renderers are allowed to work in isolation. This class is dedicated to the question, "Should we manage Max?" Do we benefit if we take visualization out of the realm of highly specialized work by individual artists and view it as a component of the overall workflow? This will be a conceptual discussion, with 3ds Max as the example. Most issues will be equally applicable to Autodesk® Maya, Autodesk® Softimage®, and other rendering applications.

Explain why visualization (rendering) is treated differently

Describe the probable impact of creating standards for visualization

Explain how rendering can be a team process, rather than the work of individual artists

Get an answer to the question: Should we manage 3ds Max?

Principals, project managers, and others who are interested in how 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design fit within the AEC work process

Do you feel like you're dealing with an IT Nazi? Do you feel like your technical issues are ignored? Are you banging your head against the wall because of strict permissions? Do you not understand what technology is at your disposal and how you can benefit from it? This unconference session is really a discussion on the marriage of the two cultures: CAD management and IT management. The focus of both professions differ in some areas and merge in others. There are resources in IT that will benefit the CAD manager. The CAD manager can also be an invaluable resource to IT. This class will involve dialog with a CAD manager and an IT manager who have just implemented a BIM solution in a multi-office organization.

Understand the priorities of both positions

Build a better rapport with the IT manager

Know how to approach a problem from two different perspectives

Maintain the relationship between the two positions

CAD managers and advanced users with CAD management responsibilities

From Concept to Review: How Autodesk® Web and Mobile Technologies Accelerate Your Design

Mobile and web technologies are rapidly changing the way we create information and connect with other people. One can't help but notice the changes cloud computing, smartphones, and tablets are bringing to the day-to-day workflow of architects, engineers, surveyors, and designers. In this class, you will learn more about how our web and mobile products—Autodesk® Sketchbook®, AutoCAD® WS, Autodesk Design Review Mobile, and web services such as Project Nitrous—accelerate design and let you accomplish tasks you haven't been able to do before.

Describe tools you can use throughout your design process, from concept to review

Gain insight into Autodesk web and mobile strategy, products, and services

Explain how web services bring teams and data together in ways not possible before

Take advantage of the mobile platform to improve your workflow

Anyone interested in how web and mobile technology is changing the way professionals approach develop concepts, design and review

How can you keep your company's employees up-to-date with current software in the most effective way possible? How can learning programs be instituted to effectively match personnel and project needs in an efficient, cost-effective manner? Finally, how can it all be done while continuing to focus on your core businesses? This class will outline strategies for creating effective digital design educational programs through the application of adult learning theory to AEC industry workflows and project needs. Topics include comparison of self-paced, face-to-face, and e-learning techniques and their appropriate applications; motivational factors in adult learning; timing and duration of classes; optimal class sizes; project-specific versus general learning strategies; skills assessment; ongoing professional development and skills retention; principles of curriculum development; and working with outside training consultants.

Describe how key principles of adult learning theory apply to an AEC firm

Explain what constitutes a good curriculum and how to create one

List the different types of classes and explain when to apply different learning strategies based on the learning needs

Describe the roles of in-house staff, external consultants, and learning technology

BIM implementers and CAD and design technology managers

Advanced Revit training for new BIM leaders in your organization is important, but is certainly not the only ingredient for success. Traditional CAD management has been technology-focused, rather than people-focused. Is a new team structure necessary to advance the adoption of BIM thinking? Where are the design technology management bottlenecks? This unconference session will provide thought leaders with a forum for brainstorming to discuss how we prepare project teams to be successful in realizing the intended benefits of a BIM process.

Describe various change management strategies and assess what is or is not working

Identify and evaluate core skill sets necessary for a BIM leader

Evaluate the various design technology support models to find one that works best for your organization

Define an approach for building the culture and curriculum necessary to create BIM leaders within design teams

AEC design technology managers, educators, and project managers

Are you thinking three years ahead in your technology budgets, software plans, and training strategies? If not, you should be! In this unconference session we will discuss how to align the near-term needs of your company with the long-term planning you have to do to survive as a successful technology manager. We will discuss cost averaging budgets, amortizing software updates, training staging, and hardware acquisition strategies that can make you more effective now while squeezing the most from your budgets over the long term. Without a plan, you will surely flounder so why not discuss your long-term planning needs with other managers in the same situation as you? Prepare to cover a lot of ground in this fast-paced moderated discussion and be ready to adjust your planning and budgeting strategies accordingly.

Solve current needs with long-term planning

CAD managers, IT managers, and CTO's with long-term budget and resource planning responsibilities

Using the concepts developed by Jim Collins in his book <em>Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't</em>, we will explore why some companies achieve such great results from their technology while others don't—even though they may be using exactly the same software and hardware. We will move along Collins' processes for identifying your leadership style, fulfilling core company needs, technology accelerators, building technology momentum, instilling discipline, and changing the technology culture of your company. In this interactive presentation, you will be encouraged to confront your assumptions about what managing technology really means and how you can transform your CAD processes from good to great as you do so. Want to shake up the way you view technology management and get fresh motivation? If so, this class is for you.

CAD managers, IT managers, and CTO's with long-term technology vision and leadership responsibilities

Today's workplace has a mix of workers that come from several generations, often representing 40-year differences in experience and background. Millennials mix with Boomers. Digital Natives rub elbows with Gen Xers. Combine this with a wave of technology advances that may make some talents obsolete and you have a difficult time managing staff. In this unconference session, we will discuss how to interact with each career stage so that you are meeting the firm's goals and energizing your teams.

Work with three generations of workers, soon to be four

Span the differing perspectives with improved communication, benefits, and recognition

Build strong teams that can maximize your projects, initiatives, and goals

Understand what motivates each generation of worker to excellence

All attendees of the AU Leadership Forum are invited to gather together for the opening session of this year's conference. This session will feature our keynote presentation,"The Seven Technology Trends of Design" by Brian Matthews, VP, Autodesk Labs. Brian will explore recent technology trends that are revolutionizing the design process and who participates. Following the main stage event, attendees will have the opportunity to network with their management peers at the conference reception.

Welcome all AU Leadership Forum attendees and kick-off the conference

Introduce important topics that will start the conversation with our management attendees

Review the conference program, goals, and challenges

Provide a networking opportunity that will better connect management attendees

VPs, directors, and senior managers who are responsible for strategic planning around design technology, implementation, and business transformation

Learn what's next, what will follow the AU Leadership Forum, and how you can participate. Join your fellow leadership peers and Autodesk executives in great conversation during the special Leadership Networking Reception. Be sure to bring your business cards.

Networking: Meet professional peers with whom you will be able to engage after the Leadership Forum

Networking: Meet Autodesk executives and product team leaders and build a professional connection

Learn about future opportunities to participate with design technology leadership professionals after the conference

Hear concluding remarks summing up the Leadership Forum experience

VPs, directors, and senior managers who are responsible for strategic planning around design technology, implementation, and business transformation

What are the trends in design technology? What are the best practices for transforming our business? Staying competitive and profitable—are both possible? Join Autodesk executives CEO Carl Bass and VP of Global Subscription and Support Callan Carpenter and industry leaders as they address these questions and discuss their insights on how to navigate the business challenges, take advantage of opportunities, and strategically plan for success with design technology. Forward looking. Business focused. Idea rich. Don't miss the AU Leadership Forum's General Session.

Validation/perspective: Validate your plans, practices, and roadmaps, and assess where you currently stand—leading edge or not?

Discovery: Discover new best practices for achieving the greatest efficiency, profitability, and competitiveness

Autodesk direction: Learn where Autodesk is going and what is shaping their plans

Future vision: See where design technology is moving and gain a perspective on how to insure competitiveness

VPs, directors, and senior managers who are responsible for strategic planning around design technology, implementation, and business transformation

In this hands-on lab, you will learn how quickly you can create technical documentation for use as assembly instructions or parts book manuals. The technical documentation can consist of both printed material and interactive 3D content. In this class, you will learn how to import 3D CAD data, explode the assembly into snapshots, annotate the snapshots, and then publish the documentation to Microsoft® Word, and a 3D PDF file. After documenting the assembly, you will make a change to the assembly and then update the snapshots.

Collaboration, Tips and Tricks, Mobile Products, Construction Documentation

Explode an assembly into multiple snapshots

Annotate the snapshots with dimensions, arrows, sections, and detail views

Publish the snapshots to Microsoft® Word and a 3D PDF file

Anyone who creates technical documentation or whose company wants to improve its technical documentation process

Mechatronics is defined by the utilization of both mechanical and electrical applications. This lab will take a hands-on approach to utilizing AutoCAD® Electrical design data inside of Autodesk® Inventor® Professional Cable and Harness. From a mechanical user’s perspective, the electrical design work usually is a side track to the overall design of machines or products. From an electrical engineer's point of view, the mechanical components are important only in regards to the location of certain connectors, transmitters, or panel boxes. Get an Autodesk Inventor modeler's view of how to utilize AutoCAD Electrical CAD data imported from XML files that can minimize future problems and failures.

Collaboration, Technical Features, Electromechanical and Electrical Design, Process/Workflow

Use Autodesk Inventor Professional 2012 Cable and Harness tools

Import and extract AutoCAD Electrical design data from XML data

Create new electrical 3D components for the Autodesk Inventor library

Autodesk Inventor Professional 3D designers and AutoCAD Electrical designers

Si usted es de los usuarios CAD que le gustan mejorar continuamente los procesos en los cuales participa en el día a día, esta es su clase. En esta presentación aprenderá de forma fácil conceptos, alcance y las funcionalidades básicas de esta potente herramienta, todo por medio de problemas y ejercicios netamente prácticos, los cuales proveerán a usted, la visión de todo lo que podrá automatizar y estandarizar en su entorno de trabajo, reduciendo errores y aumentando la productividad diaria. Si no conocía iLogic, se sorprenderá de la cantidad de funcionalidades fáciles de implementar que le darán una verdadera inteligencia y valor agregado a sus modelos.

Aprender para que sirve y cuál es el alcance del módulo iLOGIC.

Comprender el flujo de trabajo entre el modelo, parámetros y reglas, enlazándolos con hojas de cálculo

Manejar de forma básica: tipos de datos, variables, sintaxis, ciclos.

Crear formularios, vincular parámetros y agregar botones, desplegables e imágenes para la creación de una interfaz de usuario

Todo tipo de usuarios con conocimientos básicos en Autodesk Inventor que deseen automatizar tareas y potencializar el uso de la herramienta.

This class will help you design parts that will be made from an injection molding process. Autodesk Inventor has some very powerful tools that greatly assist the design of plastic parts, and these tools will be covered in this class. We will provide design rules and suggestions, including draft angles, wall thickness, surface textures, etc. We will also help you pick the plastic material to use for your application. We will focus on practical applications and real-life examples.

Consumer Product Design, Optimized Design, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow

Design good plastic injection molded parts

Describe the materials that can be used in injection molding and assess which one is appropriate for your application

Assess surface textures and how they will change your parts design

Use Inventor tools to design plastic injection molded parts

Mechanical engineers who are responsible for creating injection molded parts

This class will demonstrate how existing customers have greatly benefited from using Autodesk Simulation products. Benefits include design optimization, cost savings, and reduced development times.

Case Studies, Conceptual Design, Mechanical Design, Optimized Design, Simulation

Explain the benefits of using Mechanical Simulation

Explain the benefits of using Inventor Simulation

Use the capabilities of Autodesk Simulation products

Apply Autodesk Simulation products to your own workplace

Designers, engineers, and managers who want to learn and understand the capabilities and applications of Inventor Simulation

Industrial Design with Autodesk® Product Design Suite: From Initial Sketch to Final Visualization

This class is targeted at industrial designers who use Autodesk industrial design tools on a daily basis. Participants will discover and explore how Autodesk Product Design Suite helps them speed up the whole design process—from initial ideation sketch to basic and detailed concept model to a final realistic visualization. A special emphasis will be placed on how to get more synergies from different tools available in the Product Design Suite and how these tools work best together. The main focus of the class is the industrial design process with SketchBook® Designer, Autodesk Alias®, Autodesk Inventor®, Autodesk Mudbox™, Autodesk Showcase® and Autodesk 3ds Max® as a robust and reliable base for fast product development from an industrial designer's point of view.

Collaboration, Conceptual Design, Interoperability, Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks, Consumer Product Design

Describe the potential of an integrated industrial design workflow with the Product Design Suite

Use a 2D sketch as a base for 3D modeling

Explore ideas with the help of Autodesk Product Design Suite design tools

Share design data between different Autodesk Product Design Suite applications

Industrial designers and engineers with intermediate or advanced experience who are focused on conceptual product design

iLogic is like iParts on steroids. You don't need to know anything about iParts to use iLogic, but if you do, you are well on your way to understanding how it works. iLogic gives you the ability to create intelligent parts and assemblies. Make a modification to one part and the other parts in the assembly update and change to accommodate your modification. This class gives you simple-to-follow step-by-step training that takes you from understanding basic concepts to mastering advanced and professional methods of using iLogic. You will learn the iLogic workflow while you construct assemblies that automatically add or subtract components, automatically update materials and feature sizes, and automatically remove or add features to accommodate design specifications.

Mechanical Design, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, Programming Concepts, Technical Features

Simplify rule creation as well as parameter and property association

Prevent errors and fix them if they occur

Create assemblies that automatically add and adjust components, materials, and features to accommodate design specifications

Autodesk Inventor users who want to build multiple configurations of assemblies from a single assembly, assure that all the configurations meet design specifications, and minimize design time

This class will show you how Autodesk Moldflow can be integrated as a new discipline in numerical optimizations of mechanical part behavior. We will show the influences of fiber orientation on mechanical behavior due to changes in design variables. We will also show how the workflow changes when Moldflow is incorporated into the optimization process. Finally, we will give examples of the use of the new method of integrative optimization.

Mechanical Design, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Simulation, Tips and Tricks

Explain the importance and capabilities of numerical optimization

Explain the importance of fiber orientation for mechanical part behavior

Demonstrate how Moldflow capabilities can be enhanced by coupling it with other software

Use a design approach that takes process as well as mechanical part behavior into account

Autodesk Moldflow users with a good knowledge of mechanical part design and some background in FE methods

Automate Your Curtain Wall, Window, and Building Product Design with Autodesk® Inventor®

Curtain wall, window, and building product design walk the line between manufacturing and architectural design. This class will show how Autodesk Inventor can bridge the gap between disciplines to design your products for manufacturing. You will learn how the frame generator, iCopy, content library, and iLogic functionality will improve your design process.

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Interoperability, Construction Documentation, Collaboration

Use the features in Inventor that are suited for curtain wall, window, and building product design

Configure and use the frame generator and content libraries

Augment your design with iLogic programming

Curtain wall, window, and building product designers

Será apresentado como as soluções Autodesk para simulação podem ajudar a realizar seus projetos. Com eles, é possível predizer a performance do seu produto através das análises lineares, não-lineares, dinâmicas lineares, térmicas, simulação de eventos mecânicos, dinâmica dos fluídos (CFD) e as multifísicas. Entender como seu produto irá se comportar antes de ser produzido pode ajudar a reduzir os custos com protótipos físicos, materiais, além da maior confiabilidade em seu produto.

Identificar os benefícios da utilização da solução Autodesk para simulação

Familiarizar-se com a interoperabilidade do Autodesk Inventor e Autodesk Simulation

Visualizar e interpretar os resultados de uma análise

Projetistas, engenheiros e analistas que querem aprender mais sobre os produtos Autodesk para simulação voltada para projetos mecânicos.

Show Me the Money! Impress Your Customers with Great Presentations for Manufacturing

Learn best practices for the use of Autodesk® Showcase® with Autodesk Inventor®, Autodesk Alias® Design, and AutoCAD® for best-in-class presentations of a project around manufacturing and consumer products. From tips for better real-time visualization to everything you need to know to create an effective storyboard, this class is ideal for anyone who needs to be more efficient at presenting an idea. If you own Autodesk Design Suite or Product Design Suite, this class will broaden the range of applications you use in your daily workflows.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Visualization, Consumer Product Design, Conceptual Design

Use Showcase for real-time presentations

Create videos from Inventor in Showcase using constraints

Designers and engineers who want do better presentations

This class will discuss strategies for surface design and construction in Autodesk Alias 2012. The class will cover what is new in 2012 and some of the processes behind creating robust, clean, and light surfaces for use downstream in Autodesk® Inventor® or other solid modeling software.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Interoperability, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Mechanical Design

Assess a polyscan and the best strategies to surface it for production

Define quick, robust surfacing strategies for conceptual design from sketch

Explain highlighting and the importance of understanding surface onscreen through to the end product

Designers who want to increase their Autodesk Alias knowledge, and surface modelers who are interested in learning more about the strategies involved in surface design

This class will show various techniques for simplifying Autodesk Inventor models for use in an Autodesk Revit® BIM environment.

Building Design Documentation, Tips and Tricks, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration, Technical Features, Interoperability

Simplify Inventor assemblies in a useful way to share with Revit users

Describe the techniques required for model simplification

Identify the different methods for model simplification

List the requirements for a good BIM model

Manufacturing companies that need to share data with architects

Come and take a look at all the exciting new features inside Autodesk Simulation 2012. In this class, we will introduce the new-for-2012 ribbon interface, and the options available for customizing the user interface. We will also discuss the brand new functionality with Autodesk® Inventor® Fusion and support of Inventor parameters, which can help you maximize efficiency when optimizing your design. Lastly, we will take a look at how Autodesk Simulation is continuing to improve its capabilities for users who are focusing on plastic part design.

Interoperability, New from Autodesk, Simulation, Mechanical Design

Explain the ribbon user interface and how to customize mouse and view controls

Describe the process of integrating Autodesk Simulation 2012 with Autodesk Inventor Fusion

Describe the capabilities for plastic part design using Autodesk Moldflow® Interop

Autodesk Simulation users who want a taste of what's new for 2012, and who want to get the most out of all the new features

This class will teach you about the process for designing consumer products using the Autodesk® Product Design Suite and how to ensure their quality with Autodesk Simulation. Starting with surface modeling and creating a solid model, we will analyze the part to determine if the fiber fill will create a strong plastic part. This information will be taken into Autodesk Simulation Mechanical to verify its strength. Finally, we will create the images that would be used for advertising the part. This class will cover everything you need to design and analyze a model, and optimize it for material and cost.

Collaboration, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Sustainable Design, Simulation, Process/Workflow, Interoperability, Consumer Product Design, Conceptual Design

Create and enhance models with Autodesk Alias® and Inventor®

Optimize designs with Autodesk Moldflow®

Validate your model with Autodesk Simulation

Model design and simulation engineers who are dealing with cradle-to-grave production of products

This year marks the introduction of the Autodesk Product Design Suite, bringing together some of the most powerful design and visualization tools in the industry. This suite provides you with all of the tools needed to explore, validate, and communicate your design story. In this class, we will look at the interoperability of our Suite "players" and when to use which product. We will also investigate composition and some of the key ingredients for creating successful visualization imagery. After this class, you will be ready to tackle your first visualization project.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Technical Features, Mechanical Design, Consumer Product Design, Tips and Tricks, Visualization

Explain the interoperability of the Product Design Suite visualization tools

Compose a compelling visualization image or animation

Rely on the presets and libraries built into the products to speed up your workflow

Describe the individual visualization applications and when to use each

Design professionals new to the artistry and techniques of design visualization

Sabic is a major manufacturer of long fiber filled polypropylene. These long fiber filled plastics can be used to produce light weight structural components with excellent structural properties. Light weighting products is particularly important in the Automotive and Transportation industry, where weight reduction is a major driver for improving fuel economy and reduces the overall carbon footprint over the product life. To leverage the high strength-to-weight ratio, the design of the products have to account for the manufacturing process. The Autodesk Moldflow 2012 release includes the ability to calculate the orientation of long fibers during the injection molding process, which is the main component in understanding the strength characteristics of the products. The understanding of the strength of the products can then in turn be fed back into the design to optimize the design of a lightweight, yet strong, plastic product.

Mechanical Design, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Tips and Tricks, Simulation

Explain how long fiber filled plastics have great strength-to-weight ratios

Describe how the orientation of the long fibers influences the products' structural performance

Explain how the orientation of short fiber-filled plastics differs from long fiber-filled plastics

Describe how lightweight design and injection molding simulation can work hand in hand

Part designers and plastics engineers who are interested in realizing weight savings

Learn to create the essential Geneva mechanism, which was used in the first Swiss mechanical watches and it still fundamental today, for example, in robotics. The Geneva mechanism is a gear mechanism that translates a continuous rotation into an intermittent rotary motion. The rotating drive wheel has a pin that reaches into a slot of the driven wheel, advancing it by one step. The drive wheel also has a raised circular blocking disc that locks the driven wheel in position between steps. This class will help you understand the principles of this mechanism, show you how to sketch it, and then create logical and efficient parts and assemblies.

Mechanical Design, Optimized Design, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow

Describe the principles of this pivotal mechanism

Those with beginning to intermediate experience with Autodesk Inventor

Intended for Autodesk Inventor users who want to make their designs look more realistic using easy-to-learn software that comes with the Inventor suite. In this hands-on lab, we will take an Inventor model and make it look like a photograph to better display models to customers. We will explore how to create an AVI file of our rendering.

Conceptual Design, Process/Workflow, Consumer Product Design, Technical Features, Visualization, Tips and Tricks

Use environments and explain how to create them

Use lighting and shadows and modify them; add and create materials

Create alternate versions of your rendering for evaluating different ideas

Autodesk Inventor users who want to pretty up their models and make them look more realistic

Are you using AutoCAD Electrical now and are thinking about implementing Autodesk Vault Professional? Then this class is for you! We will also show you how to configure Vault Professional to communicate with AutoCAD Electrical. You can send project file information from AutoCAD Electrical to Vault Professional, and send item information from Vault Professional to AutoCAD Electrical.

Data Management, Tips and Tricks, Interoperability, Process/Workflow, PLM/PDM, Electromechanical and Electrical Design

Create item properties in Vault Professional

Create file properties in Vault Professional

Import AutoCAD Electrical data into Vault Professional

Export Vault Professional data into AutoCAD Electrical

Users who are interested in implementing and integrating Vault Professional with AutoCAD Electrical

In many companies, the mechanical and electrical design are combined, creating a single mechatronic design process. Do your mechanical designs include electrical wires, harnesses, and components? When completing your electrical designs, would you like to use tools especially designed for electrical drawing creation? Autodesk® Inventor® is the design tool of choice for the physical components and AutoCAD® Electrical for the electrical components. You can create a seamless interface between the two using three basic guidelines. We will study these guidelines and how they work. During the class, we will use AutoCAD Electrical to create a circuit representing a wire harness, and then export the data into Inventor. In Inventor, we will create wires and cables and export the data into AutoCAD Electrical.

Collaboration, Electromechanical and Electrical Design, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Interoperability

Create and export AutoCAD Electrical wiring data for use in Inventor

Import data from AutoCAD Electrical into Inventor and create a wire harness

Modify a wire harness and create a cable in Inventor

Export the wire harness and cable for use in AutoCAD Electrical

Users who are interested in exploring the interface between Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD Electrical

Take a look into the future of digital simulation in the Manufacturing Industry Group. We will showcase new features in all products lines, including Autodesk® Inventor® Professional, Autodesk Simulation (Algor®), Autodesk Moldflow®, and Autodesk Simulation CFD. We will cover topics ranging from structural stress analysis, motion study, multi-physics, mold design, and fluid flow.

Describe the breadth of the Digital Simulation product coverage

Explain what is planned for future releases of Autodesk Simulation

Explain how peer products can solve a wider set of your design problems

Describe how the products can be used together

This class will be all about programmable logic controls (PLCs), including standalone, fixed, and parametric styles of PLCs. This extravaganza of popular PLC properties will include building custom PLCs, some hints, and as time permits, we will talk about customizing the Spreadsheet to PLC file.

Insert and create standalone PLC I/O points

Insert and create parametric PLC modules

Anyone who is interested in using and customizing PLCs in AutoCAD Electrical

Esta classe irá se concentrar em recursos básicos, funcionalidades, aplicações de software e recursos que estão disponíveis em cada versão do Autodesk® Vault (Basic, Workgroup, Collaboration e Professional).

Descrever as principais características da família de software Autodesk Vault

Decidir qual versão do Autodesk Vault é compatível com o seu trabalho

Veja os riscos quando a empresa não trabalha com software de gerenciamento de dados

Explicar os argumentos que podem provar o ROI com o software Autodesk Vault

Usuários de CAD que estão procurando soluções de gerenciamento de dados, os usuários iniciantes do Autodesk Vault que querem saber mais de funcionalidades do software

Simulation computing is undergoing a paradigm shift. The traditional way is to set up and solve models on the desktop PC. Some engineers even go so far as to leverage computing power on their network. The problem is, they never have the right amount of computing power when they need it. With the adoption of cloud computing, those days are quickly coming to an end. Come and see a glimpse of the future way to gain insight into design decisions—via the cloud. When it comes to simulation, if you feel constrained by your current hardware infrastructure, you will want to see where we are going.

Cloud Computing, Mechanical Design, Optimized Design, Simulation, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow

Describe the trends in obtaining computing power on-demand

Explain what is possible via the cloud when it comes to simulation

Explain the next generation of CFD technology

Engage with Autodesk Simulation experts

All AU attendees—from users to engineering management

Simulation PowerTrack: Step into the Future with Autodesk® Simulation CFD 2013

This hands-on lab is an opportunity to test drive the latest computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation product scheduled for release next year. The CFD team has made huge strides in meshing and solver performance. Take the opportunity to sit with the team and provide candid feedback of what is coming.

Interoperability, Simulation, Mechanical Design, New from Autodesk

Define the future roadmap of the CFD product line

Create a CFD design study in Simulation CFD 2013

Provide informed feedback to the CFD team to help drive development

Efficiently mesh CFD models leveraging new meshing techniques

All AU attendees, but primarily existing CFdesign® users who want to see what is coming and provide feedback to the team

Aprenda, lembre ou relembre de ferramentas avançadas para configuração e edição de dados de projeto. Seja um úsuário avançado do AutoCAD Electrical produzindo cada vez mais e mantendo o controle das informações. Funções com Swap/Update, Mark/Verify, Utilities, e vários outros aceleradores de projeto.

Usuários de AutoCAD Electrical interessados em conhecer e adotar ferramentas facilitadoras para o desenvolvimento de projetos elétricos.

Real-Life Autodesk® Vault and Content Center for Large Organizations and Enterprises

This class will open up the world of Autodesk Vault Data Management and Content Center for use in large organizations such as regional or global enterprises. The class will cover the practical considerations and aspects of deploying Vault and Content Center to multiple sites such as hardware and network infrastructure, software, SQL, and server configuration, and deployment architectures for servers, databases, and file stores. We will provide tips, based on real-world experience, for how to prepare for the transition to global data management, staging the process, backup and restore strategies, and managing the rollout. The class will focus on multi-site replication architecture and deployment for both Vault and Content Center. Experience and understanding of global back-office deployments of software such as SQL and SAP® is helpful.

Collaboration, Interoperability, Data Management, Process/Workflow, PLM/PDM

Describe the practical infrastructure and architecture for replicated Vault Data Management

Describe the key considerations for configuration, deployment, and management of Vault and Content Center in a global environment

Describe the advantages of using Content Center as a key part of implementing standard design practices

Explain how the use of complementary third-party technologies can benefit your global data management strategy

CAD/PLM managers and advanced users with CAD/PLM management responsibilities

Autodesk Showcase 2012 has some great improvements that make design presentations easier and faster to set up and present. We will investigate how to optimize product and automotive files from Autodesk Alias® or Autodesk Inventor® to show them in their best light.

Collaboration, Visualization, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Consumer Product Design

Transfer data from CAD to Autodesk Showcase

Create real-time rendering and presentation

Designers using Autodesk Alias or Inventor who are interested in putting together presentations for marketing or management

Want to try a different workflow for developing your ideas? Try some Mud! Autodesk Mudbox is a fantastic tool for quickly sketching out rough organic forms that can be used downstream in Autodesk Alias® as an underlay for further development into surfaces. We will investigate some workflows for 3D sketching—from concept through to usable downstream data.

Product and automotive designers who are interested in using Autodesk Mudbox to augment their conceptual design process

In this lab, we are going to give you a hands-on experience using Autodesk Factory Design Suite 2012. We will start in AutoCAD® and look at how material flows throughout the plant. Once we have identified the optimal flow, we will finish our 2D layout by utilizing the shared 2D/3D library. We will then move into Autodesk Inventor® and create a 3D layout of our factory as well as create an asset to add to our factory library. Then we will move into Autodesk Navisworks® and aggregate data starting with the building, piping, and all of the equipment in the plant. Finally we will look at how to leverage the technology of point-cloud data using Navisworks software.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Collaboration, Lean Manufacturing, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Optimized Design, Interoperability

Set up and run a material flow analysis on a 2D AutoCAD factory layout

Aggregate multiple CAD data types into one file using Navisworks

Leverage point cloud data using Navisworks

Anyone who would like to test out and drive Factory Design Suite 2012

Shear-Induced Flow Imbalance and MeltFlipper® Effects in Autodesk® Moldflow® Injection Molding Simulation

This class will discuss the requirements and workflow for simulating flow imbalances in injection molding that are caused by shear heating in branched runner systems. Validation case studies will also include the MeltFlipper design, as well as in-cavity flow imbalances that lead to race-track effects. This class will focus on the use of the Autodesk Moldflow Insight software.

Define the modeling requirements to simulate flow imbalances

Explain the theoretical causes of flow imbalance

Describe the validation case-studies of flow imbalances

Use design options for avoiding flow imbalances

Autodesk Moldflow users who are interested in simulating flow imbalances caused by shear heating

Autodesk® Factory Design Suite extends Digital Prototyping to the factory floor. It provides tools for integrating 2D layout data with 3D models of machine and facility components, creating digital factory models, and 3D factory-specific visualization and analysis to help teams collaborate and make better layout decisions before equipment is installed and commissioned. A key component to fully utilizing the power and speed of the Autodesk Factory Design Suite is to create good factory assets that can be reused by everyone on the design team. By design, assets are very easy to create but to get the most out of them there are some guidelines should be followed for authoring, simplifying, and administering a solid library.

Create Assets from Imported Geometry

Create Assets from new Parts & Assemblies using iLogic

Understand the Asset Builder tools for creating Assets

Learn to administer a Factory Design Suite Library

Target audience will have some basic knowledge of Factory Design Suite and will be looking for better practices for using Assets in their library as well as administering a library in a multi-user environment.

From Concept to Published Document: Tips for Working Effectively with Autodesk® Inventor® Publisher

All products are documented in some way or another. Whether the documentation covers assembly or installation instructions, user manuals, operating procedures, or repair and disassembly instructions, some form of documentation is required. Autodesk Inventor Publisher enables you to work with source design data to easily create this documentation. In this class, you will learn techniques that will help you plan your documentation project, execute it, and finally publish it in the available formats.

Art and Illustration, Tips and Tricks, Storytelling, Process/Workflow, Mobile Products, Interoperability, Cloud Computing

Explain the importance of initial project planning

Effectively start and execute the development of your published document

Incorporate suggested tips in the authoring of viewpoints and annotations to effectively communicate the documentation story

Describe the publication options and settings that can help you publish your documents

CAD and non-CAD users who have some experience with Autodesk Inventor Publisher and want to learn some tips for working more effectively

Take the Autodesk Moldflow Associate or Professional exam. Validate your skills at running Autodesk Moldflow Insight.

Mechanical Design, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Simulation

Go with the Flow: Using Material Flow Optimization in Autodesk® Factory Design Suite

The Factory Utilities inside Autodesk Factory Design Suite provide the means to define products that will be manufactured in the facility, the stations where the processes occur, and the routes between the stations. Once you have a layout, you can analyze the transportation costs, and machine utilization and power consumption. You can also produce reports of the results so you can compare and document multiple scenarios.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Process/Workflow, Collaboration

Set up and analyze transportation of material

Set up and analyze machine usage and power consumption

Import and export data about station, routing, and products

Create reports based on multiple optimizations

Users with some basic knowledge of Autodesk Factory Design Suite who want to learn best practices and gain an understanding of the Material Flow Analysis tools inside the AutoCAD®-based products of Factory Design Suite

Essa classe tem o propósito de mostrar as principais funcionalidades da solução AutoCAD Mechanical, que permitem a reduzir drasticamente o tempo de criação de desenhos mecânicos 2D.

Diminuição do tempo de documentação 2D de projetos mecânicos

Melhor conhecimento da tecnologia AutoCAD 2D voltada para projeto mecânicos

Utilização de componentes mecânicos normalizados 2D

Desenhistas e projetistas mecânicos que utilizam solução 2D para desenhos.

This class is for people who are dealing with modeling problems in their daily workflow—users who need to understand what they could improve or team leaders who want to understand why their team might face difficulties modeling technical surfacing standards.

Conceptual Design, Interoperability, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow

Explain the idea behind separating shapes into their components

Describe the right way to handle COS in Autodesk® Alias®

Master the align tool and using "COS-avoiding" techniques

Explain why technical surfacing jobs need NURBS modeling software

Industrial designers who want to go into surface modeling; senior industrial designers who want to check for surfacing contractors; students who want to find their way into the world of industrial design; and Autodesk Inventor® operators who want to understand how technical surface operators work

This class will teach you how to use the rendering capability of Autodesk Alias products. We will start from the basic knowledge of materials and textures, and give you tips and techniques on how you can create your shaders to make your renderings more realistic.

Conceptual Design, Visualization, Consumer Product Design

Explain the definitions and how to use the important parameters of shaders

Describe the difference between software rendering and hardware shading

Use techniques to develop special shaders to make more realistic looks

Work with environments, lights, and cameras to make more realistic renderings

Conceptual designers who are using Autodesk Alias to design, model, and visualize their designs

This class will teach you how to use the rendering capability of Autodesk Alias products. We will start from the basic knowledge of materials and textures, and give you tips and techniques on how you can create your shaders to make your renderings more realistic.

Conceptual Design, Visualization, Consumer Product Design

Describe different types of lights in Alias

Use tips and techniques to create realistic lighting in your scene

Create environments to add realism to your renderings

Conceptual designers who are using Autodesk Alias to design, model, and visualize their designs

Simulation PowerTrack: CFD for Sustainability and Safety in Labs, Clean Rooms, and Health Care

Learn how leading firms are leveraging computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to maximize safety and comfort while minimizing energy consumption in labs, clean rooms, and healthcare facilities, resulting in increased business and win rates. Using CFD up front in the digital prototyping process leads to competitive separation, client satisfaction, and increased core competency, translating into tangible business impacts for top companies around the world.

Mechanical Design, Tips and Tricks, Optimized Design, Process/Workflow, Simulation

Integrate CFD into digital prototyping workflow

Leverage CAD and BIM models for CFD

Assess the business impact that results from upfront CFD

Owners, architects, engineers, project managers, designers, energy modelers, managers, CEOs, CFOs, and VPs

Learn how leveraging computational fluid dynamics (CFD) up front in the digital prototyping process allows leading companies to dramatically optimize designs, shave costs, reduce time to market, and better differentiate themselves in an increasingly competitive global marketplace.

Mechanical Design, Process/Workflow, Simulation, Optimized Design, Tips and Tricks

Apply CFD at the correct time during the digital prototyping process

Explain how CFD is typically used to optimize electronics and heat-sink design

Describe how CFD reduces costs and time to market

Use tips and tricks for using CFD for complex electronics

Engineers, project managers, engineering managers, electrical designers, mechanical designers, managers, CEOs, CFOs, and VPs

There are so many destinations along the strip to choose from that sometimes it can become overwhelming. If you have ever felt this way, then you should ride along with us for our guided cruise down the Terminal Strip Editor. This ride will make frequent stops at destinations such as jumpers, spares and accessories, and editing. Oh, and let's not forget to stop at some of the most popular destinations along the strip, such as Graphical and Tabular Terminal Strips and Jumper Charts.

Electromechanical and Electrical Design, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Use Terminal Strip Editor to manage terminal strips

Define terminal spares and accessories for terminal strips

Create graphical and tabular terminal strip representations

AutoCAD Electrical users who are interested in learning how to leverage Terminal Strip Editor to work with terminals

Photorealistic Rendering of Autodesk® Inventor® Designs Using Autodesk 3ds Max® 2012 and iray®

This class will introduce designers to the real-world use of and best practices for rendering Autodesk Inventor models using 3ds Max and iray. Learn key techniques for working with Inventor models inside of 3ds Max, and find out what it takes to render photographic quality images using iray. Explore the creation and application of Autodesk library materials to quickly create accurate surface textures. Create a photometric lighting setup to accurately simulate a studio lighting layout. This class will introduce the use of traditional architectural photographic techniques and composition to create compelling images. Learn how to control the camera through the use of composition techniques such as the rule of thirds and diagonals. Use the exposure controls in 3ds Max to adjust the scene exposure and set up and render using the iray renderer. See how you can get ahead of the competition by creating visually compelling, photorealistic renderings using photographic compositions and iray.

Building Design Documentation, Collaboration, Process/Workflow, Visualization, Interior Design

Successfully link to a Autodesk Revit® model from within 3ds Max 2012 and apply Autodesk library materials

Create and configure a studio lighting setup to deliver high-quality scene lighting

Set up and place cameras using the rule of thirds and diagonals to create visually compelling camera views

Adjust scene exposure to establish the optimum light levels and configure and render a scene using the iray renderer

Autodesk Inventor and 3ds Max users who are looking to get the most out of 3ds Max and iray

Simulation PowerTrack: Working with Any CAD Format and Autodesk® Simulation

Learn how multi-CAD engineering organizations are using Autodesk Simulation tools. Autodesk Inventor® Fusion allows the integration of virtually any CAD model into Autodesk Simulation.

Mechanical Design, Optimized Design, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Simulation

Work with CAD models from virtually any system

Identify and overcome typical CAD challenges when working with various CAD systems

Use Inventor Fusion to manipulate and prepare simulation models

Engineering managers, engineers, and designers

Learn how the Eco Materials Adviser in Autodesk Inventor 2012 helps designers and engineers to choose sustainable materials that meet cost and performance concerns. Learn from the best—the world’s leading materials science and technology provider and Autodesk’s Strategic Partner, Granta Design.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Mechanical Design, Optimized Design, Sustainable Design

Autodesk Inventor users, Autodesk Product Design Suite users, and CAD managers

Best-in-class manufacturers know that an integrated sustainability approach that includes not only product design but also factory optimization is the way to most effectively meet environmental regulations and client demand. Issues such as energy efficiency, waste efficiency, wastewater flows, and heating and cooling needs of the building based on the machines operating inside have enormous bearing on operational costs and the environmental footprint of the products being produced in the factory. In this unconference session led by industry experts, we will discuss the drivers for green factories and share some new technology that helps Autodesk® Factory Design Suite users factor in sustainability in the factory design stage—where it is most cost effective.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Lean Manufacturing, Sustainable Design

Factory layout, process, and product design engineers and CAD managers

Manufacturers have achieved major benefits from the adoption of Lean Manufacturing techniques. However, the environment today features unpredictable production demand, an increasingly complex and changing model mix, and pressure to reduce capital spending. To meet these demands and remain competitive, manufacturers need to become more agile in the development, deployment, and operation of manufacturing facilities. This class will outline how incorporating 3D software, tooling, equipment, and facility design into a single digital factory model can improve the accuracy and efficiency of factory design. The use of material flow and equipment utilization techniques will also be discussed, and the benefits to production operations will be quantified. Finally, developing a business case for Agile Manufacturing will be described.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Simulation, Lean Manufacturing, Industry Trends, Collaboration

Describe industry trends in the areas of Lean and Agile Manufacturing

Explain how digital factory techniques can reduce lead time and improve commissioning of production work cells and facilities

Show how simulation can result in manufacturing systems that are able to react better to changes in volume and mix

Establish a business case that outlines the benefits of Lean and Agile Manufacturing

Manufacturing and industrial engineers, plant managers, and other manufacturing professionals who are interested in the benefits of digital factory design

You have been using AutoCAD Electrical and have discovered that it is an easy tool for creating electrical controls system designs, but what do you do now that your electrically smart schematics are done? How do you create the smart panel to go along with the smart schematics? In this hands-on lab, we will take an electrically smart schematic control system design in AutoCAD Electrical and create the AutoCAD Electrical smart panels. We will extract the information from the schematic drawings to create the panel drawing. Additionally, we will see how to utilize the reporting functionality by extracting the information from the newly created panel drawing. Most importantly, we will do all this with tools that are available in a typical installation of AutoCAD Electrical.

Create a panel drawing from the electrically smart schematic drawings

Execute bidirectional updates between schematics and panel layouts

Create customized panel layout library symbols

Add part numbers to the panel database and create electrical panel reports

AutoCAD Electrical users who are interested in learning new techniques and processes; AutoCAD Electrical users who are responsible for managing content; CAD managers who are interested in getting their electrical designers to create panels

AutoCAD Electrical has proven to be easy for creating electrical controls system designs. It has libraries of standard components, intelligent connections between drawings, and tools for updating entire projects at once. But what do you do with previous work? How do you get a project that was designed in regular AutoCAD to have this functionality? AutoCAD Electrical is the answer! In this hands-on lab, we will take an AutoCAD-based control system design and add AutoCAD Electrical intelligence. We will replace existing blocks with AutoCAD Electrical components, while keeping the block's attribute data. We will make custom AutoCAD Electrical components and circuits from regular AutoCAD files for use in future designs. We will even convert existing lines into wires and add AutoCAD Electrical project intelligence to title blocks. Most importantly, we will do all this with tools available in a typical installation of AutoCAD Electrical.

Collaboration, Electromechanical and Electrical Design, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, Interoperability

Automatically update existing title blocks with project information

Convert AutoCAD blocks with AutoCAD Electrical components, while keeping the attribute data

Convert regular AutoCAD lines into wires

Run bills of materials, wire connections, and other reports on the upgraded files

Electrical designers who are interested in learning how to move their AutoCAD drawings to AutoCAD Electrical easily; AutoCAD Electrical users who are responsible for creating or converting schematic drawings; CAD managers who are interested in using AutoCAD Electrical and want to see how it works

MA4766 Integrated Electrode Design and Machining Tuck Choy Goon Manusoft Technologies Pte Ltd Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Inventor Products Manufacturing MEP Design and Engineering - Manufacturing - English

MA4773 Integração entre sistemas MCAD e ERP Roberto Della Penna Skynet Com Rep Inf Ltda. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Inventor Suites Manufacturing Business Owner - - Manufacturing XX XX XX XX Portuguese

MA4787-P Mike Santolupo John Paul II Catholic Secondary School Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:15 Dec 1 14:45 90 Min Autodesk Alias Automotive Manufacturing Education Industry Alias PowerTrack Education -

MA4877 Ten Things to Know about Autodesk® Factory Design Suite Shibai Bagchi Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 29 10:15 Nov 29 11:45 90 Min AutoCAD Manufacturing Plant Design - Manufacturing -

MA4881 Incorporating Electronics into Product Assemblies Using Autodesk® Inventor® Brian Watson Desktop EDA Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Inventor Suites Manufacturing Leadership Forum - - Manufacturing English

MA4905-P Advanced Concepts with Autodesk® Alias® Michal Jelinek Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Min Autodesk Alias Products Manufacturing Design Leadership Alias PowerTrack Automotive & Transportaion -

MA4969 Desenvolvimento de produtos de linha e especiais com Tecnologia Autodesk Denny Otanny Skynet Com Rep Inf Ltda. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Inventor Suites Manufacturing - - - Manufacturing Portuguese

MA4980-U Ryan Schnackenberg General Motors Unconference Beginner Nov 30 10:15 Nov 30 11:45 90 Minutes Autodesk SketchBook Designer Manufacturing Leadership Forum - Automotive & Transportaion - -

MA4986-P Material Properties Versus Simulation Accuracy David Okonski General Motors Research &amp; Development Center Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:15 Nov 30 11:45 90 Min Autodesk Moldflow Products Manufacturing - Moldflow PowerTrack Simulation, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features Manufacturing -

MA5001 Driss Yammouri Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:15 Dec 1 14:45 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products Manufacturing Data Management and Collaboration - Manufacturing Use the right system for the right task -

MA5012 Lean Manufacturing with Autodesk® Factory Design Suite Shibai Bagchi Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Not Product Specific Manufacturing - - Manufacturing Improve factory design efficiency -

MA5034 Stephen Maloney Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products Manufacturing Data Management and Collaboration - Manufacturing -

MA5056 History of Automotive Design 1950–2025: Trends and Technology Ryan Schnackenberg General Motors Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Not Product Specific Manufacturing - - Automotive & Transportaion - - All audiences -

MA5066-P Automotive Surfacing Techniques with Autodesk® Alias® Surface Nils Kremser Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Min Autodesk Alias Automotive Manufacturing Leadership Forum Alias PowerTrack Automotive & Transportaion -

MA5141-L Peter Vinh Autodesk Hands-On Lab Advanced Nov 30 8:15 Nov 30 9:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD Inventor Suites Manufacturing Design Leadership - Manufacturing -

MA5171 Concept Visualization with Autodesk® Mudbox™ and Autodesk Alias® Design Craig Barr Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:15 Nov 30 14:45 90 Min Autodesk Alias Design Manufacturing Advanced Visualization - Manufacturing -

MA5185-P Futuristic Vehicle Concepts for Hollywood Movies Daniel Simon Cosmic Motors Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Min Autodesk Alias Automotive Manufacturing - Alias PowerTrack Automotive & Transportaion Use 3D software in a creative way Sell your idea quickly Have fun with what you do - -

MA5202-P Digital Prototyping at Fiat Enrico Tonelli Centro Ricerche FIAT Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:15 Nov 29 11:45 90 Min Autodesk Moldflow Products Manufacturing Structural Design and Engineering Moldflow PowerTrack Manufacturing -

MA5221 Tips and Tricks for Getting the Most Out of Autodesk® Inventor® Publisher Loren Welch Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Min Autodesk Inventor Publisher Manufacturing Advanced Visualization - Manufacturing -

MA5235-P Visualization for Marketing Heiko Wenczel Mackevision Corporation Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Min Autodesk Alias Automotive Manufacturing Advanced Visualization Alias PowerTrack Manufacturing -

MA5238-P Inventor Fusion for Autodesk® Moldflow® Users Jeff Higgins Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 15:15 Nov 30 16:45 90 Min Autodesk Moldflow Products Manufacturing - Moldflow PowerTrack Manufacturing -

MA5242-L Autodesk® Alias® Design For the Absolute Beginner Jamie Gilchrist Autodesk, Inc. Hands-On Lab Beginner Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Alias Design Manufacturing Education Industry - Manufacturing Navigate the Alias user interface easily -

MA5255-P Automotive Modeling Techniques Bernhard Wagner - Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:15 Nov 30 9:45 90 Min Autodesk Alias Automotive Manufacturing Advanced Visualization Alias PowerTrack Automotive & Transportaion Polygon modeling techniques in Maya interactive mode/ data preparation Designers, Engineers -

MA5267-P Preparing Concept Parts for Prototyping Veejay Gahir Autodesk Inc Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:15 Nov 30 11:45 90 Min Autodesk Alias Automotive Manufacturing - Alias PowerTrack Automotive & Transportaion Prepare a model for rapid prototyping -

MA5290 Challenge your Product Design Workflow Robin Oldroyd Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Min Autodesk Alias Design Manufacturing - - Manufacturing Try new techniques -

MA5316 Simplified 5-Axis Machining Ann Mazakas DP Technology Corp. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Not Product Specific Manufacturing Manufacturing - - Manufacturing English

MA5351 A Sneak Peek at Autodesk® Alias® 2013 COLIN SMITH Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Alias Products Manufacturing - - Conceptual Design, Consumer Product Design Manufacturing - - - English

MA5361-P Introduction to Autodesk® Alias® Design Visualization Jamie Gilchrist Autodesk, Inc. Lecture Beginner Nov 30 15:15 Nov 30 16:45 90 Min Autodesk Alias Design Manufacturing - Alias PowerTrack Manufacturing Create various types of shaders Place image maps Create a rendered image -

MA5364 Add "Bells and Whistles" to Your Autodesk® Alias® Model Using Autodesk Maya® Richard Mazza Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:15 Nov 29 11:45 90 Min Autodesk Maya Manufacturing Advanced Visualization - Automotive & Transportaion -

MA5416 Keep your Head Up: Autodesk® Inventor® UI Design Focus Erik Kurek MCADAE Consulting Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Inventor Products Manufacturing Manufacturing - Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Education English

MA5433 Ana Maria Marin A-Z Sophisticated Solutions Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Moldflow Products Manufacturing Education Industry - - Manufacturing Spanish

MA5439 Rotary Wire EDM in Modern Manufacturing Ann Mazakas DP Technology Corp. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Not Product Specific Manufacturing Manufacturing - - Manufacturing Evaluate rotary spindles for wire EDM English

MA5474 Move Your Assets! Sell your Designs with Compelling Presentations Pete Lord Autodesk Lecture Beginner Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Inventor Products Manufacturing Business Owner - Manufacturing Improve business prospects Choose the right tool for the job Assess basic capabilities Use specific software functionality -

MA5479 Animation of Autodesk® Inventor® Assemblies Using Autodesk 3ds Max® Design Steven Schain Spectralight Images, LLC Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Intermediate 45 Minutes Autodesk 3ds Max Design Manufacturing Manufacturing - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

MA5519 A Sneak Peek at the Future of Autodesk® Inventor® Fusion Kevin Schneider Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Inventor Products Manufacturing AutoCAD - Manufacturing - -

MA5526 Anirban Ghosh Autodesk Canada Co. Lecture Beginner Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Inventor Publisher Manufacturing Advanced Visualization - Manufacturing Create an effective instruction manual -

MA5528 Autodesk® Inventor® Fusion, Level 1 Kevin Schneider Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Min Autodesk Inventor Products Manufacturing AutoCAD - Manufacturing Use basic mechanical 3D skills Import and edit data Modify existing designs - -

MA5532 Advanced Sketching and Parameter Techniques Erik Kurek MCADAE Consulting Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Inventor Products Manufacturing Manufacturing - Education Use advanced sketching techniques Use advanced parameters Use functions in your equations English

MA5537 Autodesk® Inventor® Fusion, Level 2 Kevin Schneider Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Inventor Products Manufacturing AutoCAD - Manufacturing - Inventor Fusion users -

MA5553 Make Sense of Autodesk® Product Design Suite: How It All Works Together Pete Lord Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk Design Suite Manufacturing CAD Management and IT - Manufacturing Use new design process workflows Use design data efficiently -

MA5559 Effective iCopy, iMate, and iFeature Creation in Autodesk® Inventor® Erik Kurek MCADAE Consulting Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Inventor Products Manufacturing Manufacturing - Tips and Tricks Manufacturing Create and use iFeatures Create and use iMates Effectively use iCopy English

MA5566 Sneak Peek! What's Ahead for Autodesk® Product Design Suite Pete Lord Autodesk Lecture Beginner Dec 1 10:15 Dec 1 11:45 90 Min Autodesk Inventor Products Manufacturing CAD Management and IT - Manufacturing Plan your upgrade strategy Prepare for beta testing -

MA5576 How to Succeed in Business by Trying Autodesk® Product Design Suite Pete Lord Autodesk Panel Beginner Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Inventor Products Manufacturing Design Leadership - Manufacturing Engage customers and sponsors Differentiate proposals and offerings Plan for success -

MA5600-P Robert Sherman RTP Company Lecture Advanced Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Min Autodesk Moldflow Products Manufacturing - Moldflow PowerTrack Case Studies, Tips and Tricks, Simulation Manufacturing -

MA5689 Step Up and Get Certified in Autodesk® Inventor® Thomas Tremblay Autodesk, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:15 Nov 29 11:45 90 Min AutoCAD Inventor Suites Manufacturing Leadership Forum - Manufacturing Prepare for certification in Inventor Describe the certification testing styles -

MA5732 Análisis Dinámico con Autodesk® Inventor® Flavio Costa SEMCO CAD Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Inventor Products Manufacturing Structural Design and Engineering - - Manufacturing Spanish

MA5737 Mark Flayler IMAGINiT Technologies + Avatech Solutions Lecture Beginner Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Min AutoCAD Mechanical Manufacturing AutoCAD - Manufacturing -

MA5826 AutoCAD® Electrical Power Tools for Power Users Robert Stein Real Software Solutions Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:15 Dec 1 14:45 90 Min AutoCAD Electrical Manufacturing CAD Management and IT - Manufacturing Create circuit builder content Perform project management Manage catalog data Implement several tips and tricks All levels of AutoCAD Electrical users -

MA5840 Automating Autodesk® Inventor® Assemblies Using the API Brian Ekins Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:15 Nov 30 9:45 90 Min Autodesk Inventor Products Manufacturing Manufacturing - Manufacturing -

MA5941 Roger Assaker e-Xstream engineering Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Moldflow Products Manufacturing MEP Design and Engineering - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

MA6240 The Use of Computer Graphics for Automotive Styling and Marketing Frederico Laguna PSA - Peugeot Citroen Latin America Lecture Beginner Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Min Autodesk Showcase Manufacturing Advanced Visualization - Automotive & Transportaion -

MA6300 Step Up and Get Certified in Autodesk® Inventor®, Part 1 Thomas Tremblay Autodesk, Inc. Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Intermediate 45 Minutes AutoCAD Inventor Suites Manufacturing Leadership Forum - Manufacturing Prepare for certification in Inventor Describe the certification testing styles English

MA6440 Diseño Industrial, Técnicas de Ilustración Digital y Autodesk® Digital Prototyping Martin Carcano DaSoft Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk SketchBook Designer Manufacturing Design Leadership - - Manufacturing Spanish

MA6500-P Integración de Flujos de Trabajo: Diseño Conceptual y Diseño de Superficies Martin Carcano DaSoft Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Alias Design Manufacturing Design Leadership Alias PowerTrack - Manufacturing Spanish

MA6820 Voice of the Customer: Get Noticed! Autodesk® Wiki and You - Session 1 Patrick Miller Autodesk Miscellaneous Beginner Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:00 1 Hour Not Product Specific Manufacturing Education Industry - - Manufacturing Make Autodesk WikiHelp work for you Become a Wiki Hero! Share videos and content -

MA6821 Voice of the Customer: Get Noticed! Autodesk Wiki and You - Session 2 Patrick Miller Autodesk Miscellaneous Beginner Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:00 1 Hour Not Product Specific Manufacturing Education Industry - - Manufacturing Make Autodesk WikiHelp work for you Become a Wiki Hero! Share videos and content -

MA6900 Tyler Henderson Autodesk Miscellaneous Advanced Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:00 1 Hour Autodesk Simulation Manufacturing MEP Design and Engineering - - All -

MA6903 Tyler Henderson Autodesk Miscellaneous Advanced Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:00 1 Hour Autodesk Simulation Manufacturing MEP Design and Engineering - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

MA6904 Tyler Henderson Autodesk Miscellaneous Advanced Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:00 1 Hour Autodesk Simulation Manufacturing - - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

MA6905 Tyler Henderson Autodesk Miscellaneous Advanced Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:00 1 Hour Autodesk Simulation Manufacturing - - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

MA7002 Voice of the Customer: Concept Design to Product - Session 1 Paul Deyo Autodesk Miscellaneous Intermediate Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:00 1 Hour Autodesk Design Suite Manufacturing Leadership Forum - - Manufacturing Identify key workflows -

MA7004 Voice of the Customer: Concept Design to Product - Session 2 Paul Deyo Autodesk Miscellaneous Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:00 1 Hour Autodesk Design Suite Manufacturing Leadership Forum - - Manufacturing Identify key workflows -

MA7005 Voice of the Customer: Concept Design to Product - Session 3 Paul Deyo Autodesk Miscellaneous Intermediate Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:00 1 Hour Autodesk Design Suite Manufacturing Leadership Forum - - Manufacturing Identify key workflows -

MA7040 Voice of the Customer: Manufacturing Process Simulation Michael Jolicoeur Autodesk Miscellaneous Intermediate Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:00 1 Hour Autodesk Factory Design Suites Manufacturing AutoCAD - - Manufacturing -

MA7042 Voice of the Customer: 3D Factory Design Michael Jolicoeur Autodesk Miscellaneous Intermediate Nov 30 17:00 Nov 30 18:00 1 Hour Autodesk Inventor Products Manufacturing Facilities Management - - Manufacturing -

MA7170 Step Up and Get Certified in Autodesk® Inventor®, Part 2 Thomas Tremblay Autodesk, Inc. Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Intermediate 45 Minutes AutoCAD Inventor Suites Manufacturing Leadership Forum - Manufacturing Prepare for certification in Inventor Describe the certification testing styles English

MA7360 Voice of the Customer: 2D Schematics Usability Study - Session 1 Amy Silverman Autodesk Miscellaneous Beginner Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:00 1 Hour AutoCAD Electrical Manufacturing - - - Manufacturing -

MA7380 Voice of the Customer: 2D Schematics Usability Study - Session 2 Amy Silverman Autodesk Miscellaneous Beginner Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:00 1 Hour AutoCAD Electrical Manufacturing - - - Manufacturing -

MA7381 Voice of the Customer: 2D Schematics Usability Study - Session 3 Amy Silverman Autodesk Miscellaneous Beginner Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:00 1 Hour AutoCAD Electrical Manufacturing - - - Manufacturing -

MA7382 Voice of the Customer: 2D Schematics Usability Study - Session 4 Amy Silverman Autodesk Miscellaneous Intermediate Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:00 1 Hour AutoCAD Electrical Manufacturing - - - Manufacturing -

MA7383 Voice of the Customer: 2D Schematics Usability Study - Session 5 Amy Silverman Autodesk Miscellaneous Intermediate Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:00 1 Hour AutoCAD Electrical Manufacturing - - - Manufacturing -

MA7384 Voice of the Customer: 2D Schematics Usability Study Amy Silverman Autodesk Miscellaneous Intermediate Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:00 1 Hour AutoCAD Electrical Manufacturing - - - Manufacturing -

MA7385 Voice of the Customer: Substation Design Focus Group Amy Silverman Autodesk Miscellaneous Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:00 1 Hour AutoCAD Electrical Manufacturing - - - Manufacturing Share your unmet needs Engage in an active group discussion -

MA7386 Voice of the Customer: Electro-Mechanical Design Focus Group Amy Silverman Autodesk Miscellaneous Intermediate Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:00 1 Hour AutoCAD Electrical Manufacturing - - - Manufacturing Share your unmet needs Engage in an active group discussion -

MA7400-P Future Directions in Plastic Simulation Ian Pendlebury Autodesk Lecture Advanced Dec 1 8:15 Dec 1 9:45 90 Min Autodesk Moldflow Products Manufacturing Structural Design and Engineering Moldflow PowerTrack Manufacturing -

MA7401-P Advanced Research Developments for Plastic Injection Molding Fin Caton-Rose University of Bradford Lecture Advanced Nov 30 13:15 Nov 30 14:45 90 Min Autodesk Moldflow Products Manufacturing Structural Design and Engineering Moldflow PowerTrack Manufacturing -

MA7402-P Transient and Conformal Mold Cooling Simulation Franco Costa Autodesk Lecture Advanced Nov 29 13:15 Nov 29 14:45 90 Min Autodesk Moldflow Products Manufacturing Manufacturing Moldflow PowerTrack Manufacturing -

MA7403-P Wasim Younis Symetri Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:15 Nov 29 16:45 90 Min Autodesk Simulation Manufacturing Structural Design and Engineering Simulation PowerTrack Tips and Tricks Manufacturing -

MA7404-P Simulation: Keep It SIMPLE and SMART Shakeel Mirza Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Min Autodesk Simulation Manufacturing Structural Design and Engineering Simulation PowerTrack Manufacturing Handle larger models Simplify complex physical problems Interpret results easily -

MA7405-P Advanced Techniques for Nonlinear Contact and Drop Shock Analysis Shoubing Zhuang Autodesk Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:15 Nov 30 14:45 90 Min Autodesk Simulation Manufacturing Structural Design and Engineering Simulation PowerTrack Manufacturing -

MA7421-P Shakeel Mirza Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:15 Nov 30 9:45 90 Min Autodesk Simulation Manufacturing Structural Design and Engineering Simulation PowerTrack Case Studies, Simulation, Tips and Tricks Manufacturing Explain post-process dynamic results -

MA7422-P Advanced Thermal, Stress, Fatigue, and Vibration Workflow Bruno Fairy Parker Hannifin Corporation Lecture Advanced Nov 30 15:15 Nov 30 16:45 90 Min Autodesk Simulation Manufacturing Structural Design and Engineering Simulation PowerTrack Manufacturing -

MA7440-L-P Using Design of Experiment Analysis with Autodesk® Moldflow® Insight Martin Schultz Summit Polymers Inc Hands-On Lab Advanced Dec 1 13:15 Dec 1 14:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Moldflow Products Manufacturing Structural Design and Engineering Moldflow PowerTrack Manufacturing Determine DOE analysis objectives -

MA7580 Sneak Peek at the Next Release of Autodesk® Inventor® Garin Gardiner Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min Come and see where Autodesk Inventor is headed with the 2013 release. Autodesk Inventor Products Manufacturing - - Manufacturing Plan your upgrade strategy Prepare for beta testing Anyone who uses Autodesk Inventor -

MA7600 Introduction to Simulation Jay Tedeschi Autodesk, Inc. Lecture Beginner Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Inventor Products Manufacturing - - Manufacturing Set up the simulation environment Solve design problems with optimization -

MA7800 Autodesk and Intel: Deliver Better Products Faster with Simulation-Driven Design Wesley E. Shimanek Intel Panel Intermediate Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Simulation Manufacturing Structural Design and Engineering - - Manufacturing -

MP2242 Defining the Autodesk® Revit® MEP Workflow Process Glen Walson Interface engineering Lecture Beginner Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Hold internal clash detection meetings - Yes

MP2503 Supercharge Your Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2012 David Butts Gannett Fleming Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP2531-L Autodesk® Revit® MEP: Fast Families for Engineers David Butts Gannett Fleming Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP2921 Autodesk® Revit® MEP Families 101 Andrew Bagnall GHD Pty Ltd Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create robust parametric 3D geometry Populate families with engineering data "Flex" your families for testing MEP engineers and BIM modelers -

MP3162-L Autodesk® Revit® MEP: Project Startup Survival Kit Derek Renn Kelar Pacific Hands-On Lab Beginner Dec 1 15:15 Dec 1 16:45 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP3243 Chris Lanahan Southland Industries Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD MEP MEP Design and Engineering Customization and Programming - Architecture, Engineering & Construction List workarounds for everyday use - Yes

MP3420 Jeff Campbell Burns &amp; McDonnell Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min AutoCAD MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP3512-L Piping Workflow for AutoCAD® MEP Piping Phil Nower Hazen and Sawyer Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Describe BIM data in AutoCAD MEP - Yes

MP3672 Da Arquitetura para as Redes Prediais Fernando Oliveira CPCis SA Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Portuguese

MP3701 Massing for Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2012 Simon Whitbread KarelCAD Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP3724-L HVAC in AutoCAD® MEP: New and Improved David Butts Gannett Fleming Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD MEP MEP Design and Engineering Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create content as parametric MvParts - Yes

To remain competitive, moldmakers are compelled to shorten the lead time for producing error-free complex molds for high-value quick-turnaround products. One of the critical processes in moldmaking is the electro-discharge machining process, which uses a large variety of precisely-machined electrodes for making thin walls and sharp pockets. Creating and using electrodes is a painful challenge because it is time consuming, slows down mold production, and is a potential source of errors, particularly from manual processes, such as setup and presetting of electrodes, program preparation, and management of a large amount of electrodes with relevant offset data. Nevertheless, electrodes are still required for many moldmaking jobs. In this class, we will analyze current trends and challenges in mold design, and discuss the benefits of an integrated electrode design and machining solution. We will also demonstrate the designing of electrodes in an integrated system, including defining coordinate systems, creating electrodes for die-sinking, creating engineering drawings, and creating EDM machine setup.

Mechanical Design, Optimized Design, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks

Analyze the trends and challenges in mold design

List the benefits of an integrated electrode design and machining solution

Design electrodes in an integrated system

Mold designers, moldmakers, and CAM engineers

Atualmente a tecnologia 3D já está presente na grande maioria das engenharias do país. O que antes era uma tendência, agora é realidade. O próximo desafio é levar os produtos e valores gerados por esta tecnologia para fora dos departamentos que a manipulam. Uma das grandes vantagens na utilização dos protótipos digitais é a possibilidade de integração dos mesmos com os sistemas de gestão da empresa, como os ERP’s. Mas, qual é o nível de maturidade que devemos ter com a utilização destas tecnologias para iniciar este processo? Quais os pré-requisitos e riscos? Como desenvolver um projeto que atinja os objetivos desejados? Nesta sessão vamos apresentar este tema de maneira conceitual, mas com uma abordagem bastante prática e objetiva de como devemos proceder para solucionar esta importante lacuna nos processos dos empreendimentos de manufatura.

Gerentes de engenharia e tecnologia da informação, engenheiros, projetistas e técnicos com necessidade de integrar as informações entre a engenharia e outros departamentos da empresa.

Are You Smarter Than a Ninth Grader? Using Advanced Technology in the Classroom

Autodesk® Alias® products have become an essential factor and pivotal feature in the design program curriculum at John Paul II Secondary School in London, Ontario. In this class, we will discuss the capabilities of high-school students to use advanced software as a tool for creativity and innovation and describe our successes with Alias products in the high-school design program. We will also talk about how the Autodesk Design Suite facilitates workflow through the design process. The workflow includes Autodesk Sketckbook® Designer, Alias, and Autodesk Showcase®. Student project work will be featured during the class.

Art and Illustration, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, Interoperability, Conceptual Design, Autodesk Suites Workflow

Use SketchBook Designer for digital concept creation

Bring digital sketches into AliasStudio to create a 3D model

Add environments and materials using Showcase

Describe the workflow from SketchBook Designer to Alias Automotive to Showcase

High school and post-secondary educators

This class will teach you 10 key principles on how to master Autodesk Factory Design Suite and how to be more efficient at designing layouts of production lines and manufacturing facilities. It will cover key workflows, starting with space planning and conceptual layout workflow in 2D, all the way to creating compelling 3D interactive presentations of your layout. You will also learn tips and tricks on how to leverage your existing investment in AutoCAD® DWG™ drawings.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Lean Manufacturing, Tips and Tricks, Virtual Production, Process/Workflow, New from Autodesk, Collaboration, Interoperability

Analyze layout designs for efficient material flow

Automatically create 3D layouts from 2D drawings

Analyze factory floor layouts for collisions and space constraints

Create compelling presentations of your layout design

People who are responsible for designing and reviewing layouts of manufacturing facilities, production lines, and material handling facilities

This class will cover all aspects of the modeling of electronic circuit boards in Autodesk® Inventor®. Circuit boards are typically designed in two-dimensional CAD packages, and electronics designers are constantly making design errors that result in the circuit board not fitting in its enclosure. The class will take you through the design process where the circuit board is modeled in the product assembly in Inventor throughout the design process. This approach allows designers to find errors as early as possible in the design process when errors are easier to correct. The need for collaboration between electronics and mechanical designers will be highlighted in this class. The interchange standard known as IDF is the means by which bidirectional exchange of data occurs between mechanical and electronics. IDF will be fully described this class.

Redesign your electronics design workflow to reduce the occurrence of design errors by modeling in 3D

Explain the capabilities and limitations of currently available 3D modeling tools for electronics design

Describe the electronics industry standard known as IDF

Specify/model parts that can be efficiently used for modeling circuit boards in 3D

Mechanical designers and electronics designers

Learn how to streamline the pipeline between Autodesk SketchBook® Designer and Autodesk Alias when creating car concepts. This class will guide you through 2D concept sketching using referenced data, 2D digital tape drawing, file exchange with Autodesk Alias, and the building of quick 3D concepts. Finally, with 3D rendered data and textures painted in Alias, we will use Adobe® Photoshop® for the final compositing.

Art and Illustration, Interoperability, Process/Workflow, Game Design Technology for Anyone, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, Conceptual Design, Autodesk Suites Workflow

Create quick 3D concepts in Autodesk Alias

Use Autodesk Sketchbook designer and optimize typical drawing workflows

Prepare 3D data for final still compositions

Describe the effective data exchange between Autodesk SketchBook Designer, Autodesk Alias, and Adobe® Photoshop®

Car and product designers, concept artists, and game designers

A manufatura de produtos em série (linha) é um desafio para as mais diversas engenharias. A fase de design e concepção, a criação das famílias e o posterior desenvolvimento dos produtos necessita um planejamento claro e preciso. Mas atualmente os clientes têm exigido variações destes produtos para compatibilização dos mesmos com as suas especificidades. Como compatibilizar estes dois modelos de desenvolvimento de produto? Como tornar a engenharia flexível e produtiva? Como utilizar o resultado do trabalho para implementar novas metodologias de treinamento para as equipes de manufatura e montagem? Utilizando como exemplo um caso real da indústria de mobiliário para escritório, esta sessão tem como objetivo estabelecer os principais pontos a serem abordados para um departamento de projetos utilizar as tecnologias Autodesk para a solução deste tipo de desafio.

Desenvolver projetos de produtos seriados (linha de produtos)

Utilizar produtos de linha para o desenvolvimento de produtos customizados.

Criar e editar famílias de peças e conjuntos.

Analisar quando é viável a utilização desses recursos

Gerentes de CAD e usuários avançados com responsabilidades de gestão CAD

2D Digital Design Processes for Automotive Design with Autodesk® Sketchbook® Designer

This unconference session will explain and demonstrate the concept development process from an automotive designer perspective using Autodesk Sketchbook Designer. We will present a brief overview and engage in a dialogue about the evolution of 2D design within the automotive industry. Furthermore, techniques and workflows of the 2D design process, such as 2D to 3D design development, will be demonstrated and evaluated. Lastly, examples of finished assets of automotive design concepts created with Sketchbook Designer and Autodesk Alias® Automotive will be presented. After completing this class, participants will be able to understand digital design development processes within the automotive industry. In addition, participants will have learned how digital design workflows of Sketchbook Designer and Alias Automotive are used to create automobile sketches and renderings. The discussion of this information will be analyzed and compared to other non-automotive design engineering and manufacturing industries.

Art and Illustration, Conceptual Design, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, Interoperability

Explain the digital design development processes within the automotive industry

Describe how digital design workflows of Sketchbook Designer and Alias Automotive are used to create automobile sketches and renderings

Compare these processes with other non-automotive design engineering and manufacturing industries

Automotive, industrial, consumer, and graphic design professionals

Accuracy of injection molding simulation is influenced by many factors such as modeling of part geometry, mesh type and density, mathematical solution, and process settings. The focus of this class is the influence of material data on simulation precision and accuracy. This class outlines the background behind the development of Autodesk world-leading material-testing laboratories, the importance of material data to accurate simulations and, through sensitivity studies, the influence of uncertainties in material properties on simulation results.

Describe the operation of Autodesk material testing services

Describe sources of uncertainty in material data

Describe the important link between material properties and simulation precision and accuracy

Describe the sensitivity of simulations to uncertainties in material properties

Professionals with intermediate experience in Autodesk® Moldflow® simulation products

Why You Need Integration Between Your Autodesk® Vault Professional Data Management System and ERP/PLM Systems

Why do you need two systems? Because of the benefits of using different systems for different tasks. In this class, you will learn what information is relevant in each system. Should the information be held redundantly? What are the workflows for exchanging data between the systems? When is the right time to do it? Should the integration be bidirectional? Attend this class and find out.

Collaboration, Data Management, Interoperability, Process/Workflow, Technical Features, PLM/PDM

Analyze the requirements and determine which skills are needed for a successful integration

Define and implement the right workflows

Evaluate the relevant information for each system

CAD managers, IT/CAD managers, and consultants who are searching for integration between team data management and ERP/Enterprise-PLM systems

In this class, we will discuss how Autodesk Factory Design Suite can help you implement and achieve Lean Manufacturing principles on the factory floor. We will explore the means by which you can boost factory design efficiency by reducing waste and adopting a continuous improvement strategy on the factory floor. This class will also cover the means of analyzing the impact of non-value-added costs incurred in moving products, people, and material on the factory floor. Finally, you will learn techniques for improving quality and customer service levels while reducing costs, production lead time, factory floor space, and inventory.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Process/Workflow, Lean Manufacturing, Industry Trends

Minimize the non-value-added costs associated with moving materials and people on the factory floor

Mock up a future state of the factory floor to analyze what-if scenarios

Make better-informed decisions—from go/no-go determinations to future-stated goals

VPs of manufacturing, heads of plant or facilities, industrial engineers and people responsible for designing and reviewing layouts of manufacturing facilities, production lines, and material handling facilities

"Lean" Into the Vault: Using Autodesk® Vault to Support Lean Approaches to the Development Process

Inefficiencies in many companies' development processes can lead to substantial waste and delay, where mistakes made on the proverbial drawing board can have a significant impact on an organization for many years. Today, the application of Lean Thinking and detailed mapping of the development process is especially important, particularly in shortening the product and service lifecycle experienced in most industries. This class takes a look at how Autdoesk® Vault can be used to support key aspects of lean approaches to the development process.

Collaboration, Interoperability, PLM/PDM, Optimized Design, Lean Manufacturing, Data Management

Define key value stream maps for the design process

Explain basic concepts of Autodesk Vault in respect to alignment to key workflow issues

Demonstrate how design and approval workflows are optimized with a flexible approach to data management

Configure Vault to support the implementation of Lean processes

Design and production engineers who are looking to optimize design workflows

This class will explain major automotive visual styling themes from 1950-2020. We will show how technology influences, as well external influences, such as fashion, architecture, lifestyle, and consumer demands, and environmental and government challenges, affect automotive design. We will also make predictions about future automotive design from 2015-2025.

Conceptual Design, Interoperability, Process/Workflow, Electromechanical and Electrical Design

Describe the variables that influence automotive design from 1950 to the present

Describe the variables that could influence automotive design from the present to 2025

Attend this class and learn why automotive surface quality is needed and how to achieve it. You will learn technical terms, such as patch layout, tolerances, continuities between surfaces, different levels of blend, and fillets. Find out why surfacing capabilities are limited in regular CAD software, requiring specialized surfacing software such as Autodesk Alias Surface for automotive design. This software is also increasingly being used in consumer product design.

Conceptual Design, Mechanical Design, Interoperability, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Use typical modeling workflows when building a surface model from a 3D scan model

Describe and use the latest tools in Autodesk Alias Surface

Explain the differences between CAD surface tools and the tools in specialized software like Alias

Explain the level of continuities between surfaces

Automotive and industrial designers and modelers, CAD engineers, and those who are interested in broadening their surfacing knowledge

The Need for Speed: Getting the Most out of Working with Large Assemblies in Autodesk® Inventor®

If you are a CAD manager or advanced user working with large Autodesk Inventor assemblies with thousands of occurrences or more, this lab is for you! Through practical, hands-on examples, you will find out about best practices, tips, and tools to boost your productivity and efficiency when working with large assemblies.

Data Management, Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks, Mechanical Design

List system/hardware recommendations for large assemblies

Describe best practices for working with large assemblies

Use the tools and features in Inventor for managing large assemblies

Create designs that are optimized for large assemblies

Intermediate or advanced CAD managers or end users who are working with large assemblies in Autodesk Inventor

This class will provide an in-depth exploration of a concept design workflow utilizing Mudbox and Alias Design. The primary focus will be on examining how the exchange of data between the two products aids in a real-world design process. The workflow will begin with Mudbox as an organic, free-form concept creation tool. Topics investigated will include a traditional "clay modeling" approach, the use of a layer system to store iterations of surface design and texture, finite detailing using stamps and stencils, hard-surface sculpting techniques, concept visualization techniques, and the extraction of realistic details. With Alias Design, the concept created within Mudbox will continue with a focus on advanced surface design, further concept exploration, and visualization techniques. Topics examined will include modeling and technical surfacing techniques, visualization techniques, and design preparation for digital and physical prototyping.

Art and Illustration, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, Autodesk Suites Workflow, Conceptual Design, Interoperability

Take advantage of more efficient and creative concept design workflows

Use Mudbox as an effective concept design tool

Exchange data between Mudbox and Alias Design

Model more effectively with a better understanding of technical modeling and surfacing techniques in Alias Design

Designers who want to improve their concept design workflows and skills with more creative and efficient techniques

Get an entertaining view of Daniel's workflow and thoughts when he creates iconic vehicles, such as the Tron Lightcycle, for multimillion-dollar feature films. Learn how Daniel applies Autodesk® 3D software to convince directors and producers to invest in building those vehicles for films.

Art and Illustration, Tips and Tricks, Storytelling, Process/Workflow, Industry Trends, Design Leadership, Conceptual Design, Case Studies

Designers, modelers, creative professionals, and those with a general interest in design

Fiat is one of the top car manufacturers in the world and is using the power of simulation extensively in their product development. In this class, we will show how simulation technology can be used to validate design and quantify defects that can show up during manufacturing and final assembly. We will visualize production defects in plastic parts using Autodesk® Moldflow® and Autodesk Showcase®.

Case Studies, Design Leadership, Process/Workflow, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, Simulation

Use Autodesk Moldlfow and Showcase to visualize sink mark defects

Use Autodesk Moldfow and structural analysis products to simulate assembly of injection-molded parts

Explain how sink marks occur on plastic parts

Describe how assembly not only causes stress, but unwanted deformation

Plastics engineers and part designers who are working with plastics

This class will cover as many tips and tricks for Autodesk Inventor Publisher that can be packed into the allotted time. Everything from basic setup to high-impact publishing tips will be jammed into this action-packed and interactive class.

Art and Illustration, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Storytelling, Process/Workflow, Mobile Products, Interoperability

Describe Inventor Publisher features and functionality in greater detail

Use tips for creating better documentation with Inventor Publisher

Leverage other tools, such as Microsoft® Word, with Inventor Publisher

Use tools and techniques for creating documentation that meets company documentation standards

Inventor Publisher users and anyone creating technical documentation, user guides, or manuals created with tools such as Inventor or AutoCAD®

In this class, you will learn what web marketing projects for configurators need, especially in the automotive industry, and how they can be set up. In particular, you will see a web motion configurator project and how it came to be. Heiko Wenczel is president of Mackevision, regarded as one of the world's market leaders in the area of 3D visualization, animation, visual effects, and post-production for agencies, film production and industrial clients.

Art and Illustration, Tips and Tricks, Visualization, Process/Workflow

Create datasets for mass visualization projects in marketing

Automate standard processes to reduce needed manpower

Access your assets through a web platform and create assets without the actual tools

Use Autodesk® Maya® and Autodesk 3ds Max® to create a configurable animation that can be streamed

Designers, visualization experts, and marketing

Do you use CAD models with Autodesk Moldflow products? If yes, then don't miss this class. We will discuss how to leverage Autodesk Inventor® Fusion technology as the front-end modeler and idealization tool for Autodesk Moldflow. We will show how to use Inventor Fusion to import CAD data, then edit and simplify it in preparation for Autodesk Moldflow simulation. We will discuss the techniques to simplify a part model and make design changes, such as modifying the part thickness and adding ribs, using Inventor Fusion. We will also discuss the alternative workflow of starting the simulation process in Autodesk Moldflow Insight, launching Inventor Fusion from Autodesk Moldflow Insight to modify geometry, and then rerunning the solver analysis in Autodesk Moldflow Insight.

Mechanical Design, Tips and Tricks, Simulation, Optimized Design, Process/Workflow

Use Inventor Fusion and Autodesk Moldflow reciprocally

Use geometry modification and simplification techniques in Inventor Fusion

Use modified CAD geometry to rerun the analysis in Autodesk Moldflow Insight

Export models prepared for Autodesk Moldflow simulation packages

Engineers, consultants, and scientists who have experience or knowledge in Autodesk Moldflow Insight or Autodesk Moldflow Advisor

Are you new to Autodesk® Alias® Design? Did you recently acquire one of the new Ultimate Suites that includes Alias Design and you are not quite sure what to do with it? Come to this hands-on lab and get some drive time with Autodesk Alias Design 2012 and start to leverage one of the most powerful surface modeling tools for industrial designers into your product design and development workflows. Get some hands-on basics of NURBS-based curve and surface modeling and understand the power and speed at which you can model your ideas in Autodesk Alias Design.

Art and Illustration, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, Mechanical Design, Interoperability, Interior Design, Consumer Product Design, Conceptual Design, Autodesk Suites Workflow

Define proper file setup, including project folders, units, and tolerances

Achieve some basic modeling tasks using primitives and NURBS-based curves and surfaces

Leverage some of the more powerful curve and surface editing and analysis tools inside of Alias Design

Anyone new to Alias Design, users of Autodesk Product Design Suite - Ultimate or Autodesk Design Suite - Ultimate

Place holder for Michael Falk, Patrick Groenwald & Bernhard Wagner at BMW. Digital Design modeling to the High End visualization (animation and rendering based on MAYA/3DSMax) thought the interactive mode/ data preparation (Showcase).Polygon modeling techniques in Maya.

Conceptual Design, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow

Digital Design modeling to the High End visualization

animation and rendering based on MAYA/3Dsmax

After completing this class, you will be able to prepare models for rapid prototyping using the Mesh workbench in Autodesk® Alias® Surface and Autodesk Alias Automotive. This class will teach users how to prepare a concept model for rapid prototyping without having to focus on creating a watertight surface model. The tool set within Alias allows users to correct and prepare the Alias models or imported data for rapid prototyping at the mesh stage rather than at the surface stage, giving designers the freedom and flexibility to create concepts, not Class A surfaces. The overall benefit to the design process is that a physical model can be created at a very early stage, so customers and business units can create physical bucks for design and craftsmanship reviews.

Conceptual Design, Interoperability, Process/Workflow, Consumer Product Design, Tips and Tricks

Identify problematic areas and correction procedures

Identify areas of concept surfacing that can be improved by using new and improved surfacing commands and methodology

Identify additional areas of the design process that Autodesk Alias can positively influence

Transportation designers, consumer product designers, and engineers

This class explores the different software tools in the Autodesk® Product Design Suite. We will explore the workflow possibilities that the tools in the suite offer. Focusing on a traditional consumer product design and development process, we will explore how to move from one application to another. You will learn where we can innovate and use new techniques to help us express our ideas and experiment with new ideas and techniques. You will also learn to maximize data creation and reuse throughout the process.

Conceptual Design, Consumer Product Design, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks

Describe what workflows are available to you in the Autodesk Product Design Suite

Select different approaches to completing your design

Challenge existing working methodologies

Industrial designers, product designers, design engineers, and automotive designers

A new concept in machining functionality is that 5-axis milling functions, no matter how complex, can be defined in just a few steps. This class will introduce an approach to CAM functionality that simplifies the methodology of multi-axis machining into one unique CAM function called a composite function. This type of CAM software development follows the logic that machinists themselves use when deciding how to machine a complex 5-axis part. Instead of fragmenting advanced 5-axis functionality, programmers are presented with a single programming process that is familiar and easy to understand, yet flexible and powerful enough to exploit the full capabilities of advanced machine tools today and in the future.

Describe a simplified 4-step CAM methodology for multi-axis machining

Exploit the capabilities of multi-axis machines without struggling to learn multiple CAM functions

Explain how a single milling function can combine a range of popular tool-path definitions

Maintain complete control over the tool axis orientation during the cut

Engineers and machinists who are interested in learning how to easily program complex 5-axis mills and multitasking machines

Get a sneak peek at the new features in Alias 2013. Class attendees will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

Describe the features of Autodesk Alias 2013

Designers, industrial designers, transportation designers, and design managers

This class, designed for the visualization novice, will introduce visualization concepts in Autodesk Alias Design. Topics will include creating and assigning shaders to models, image mapping, and the rendering environment.

Conceptual Design, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow

Navigate the rendering user interface in Alias

Designers who are interested in using Autodesk Alias Design

As we find ourselves in more competitive times than ever before (or at least from what most of us have ever seen), the designer is being asked to create more and more stunning imagery for design review and presentations. This class will focus on efficiently moving your Autodesk Alias surface model into Autodesk Maya to create stunning visuals and animation to help sell your design.

Art and Illustration, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, Interoperability, Conceptual Design

Set up files and the organization inside Autodesk Alias for exporting to a visualization package

Consume Autodesk Alias Wire files inside Autodesk Maya

Optimally set up beginner workflows for animation inside Autodesk Maya

Optimally set up beginner workflows for rendering inside Autodesk Maya

Visual thinkers, industrial designers, and product designers who are using Autodesk Alias

Even if you are a longtime user of Autodesk Inventor, you may not realize just how much Inventor works for you. From subtle things like highlighting values and hidden shortcut keys to the more obvious context-sensitive menus and marking menus, Inventor is designed to make you more productive by not slowing you down when using the tools. You will learn how Autodesk Inventor "talks" to you and in some cases, anticipates what you are going to do next.

Describe how the UI is designed to keep you focused on design

Show how Inventor pre-selects for you, minimizing mouse movement

Quickly recover from mis-picks or mistakes

Use right-click to get you where you need to go

Any Autodesk Inventor user who currently is using the product or wants learn more about how Inventor helps with day-to-day modeling and designing

Aprenda Como el Diseño de la Nueva Interface Facilita el Uso de los Programas de Autodesk® Moldflow®

Descubra como las nuevas interfaces de Autodesk® Moldflow® Insight y Autodesk® Moldflow® Adviser simplifica los procesos e incrementa su eficiencia al crear modelos, inicializar el análisis y examinar los resultados. Esta clase virtual contiene datos y procedimientos para el mejor uso de estos programas de simulación. Esta clase será de utilidad para usuarios profesionales de Autodesk Moldflow de todo nivel, sin embargo les será de mayor utilidad para aquellos con conocimientos generales acerca de los productos de Autodesk Moldflow.

Entender el uso de los componentes de la interface.

Aprender a navegar la interface eficientemente.

Aprender a modificar la interface para adaptarla a sus necesidades.

Familiarizarse con los procedimientos recomendados para iniciar un proyecto y manipular el modelo.

Profesionales cuyo nivel de experiencia es novato/intermedio en el uso de los productos de Autodesk® Moldflow® Insight y Autodesk® Moldflow® Adviser.

While much is known of the strides made in multi-axis milling, less is known about the advances in multi-axis wire EDM technology. While wire EDM is widely used in the medical, aerospace, and injection-mold industries, the addition of rotary motion to a standard EDM machine is opening up new opportunities in other markets. As the technology for wire EDM advances to new levels, it is time to take a look at how this technology can replace traditional machining processes in EDM as well as milling and turning. This class will introduce a non-traditional approach to applying wire EDM technology to achieve part geometries that were previously difficult, if not impossible, to attain.

Describe the part geometries that can be achieved with rotational wire EDM

Compare indexed EDM (Turn and Burn) and simultaneous (Turn While Burn)

Evaluate applications for EDM turning (Spin and Burn)

Engineers and machinists who are interested in learning about the advances in rotary technology for wire EDM, and the software to run that technology

Extend the value of your design data by using it as part of high-quality visualizations and presentations. Learn how to choose the appropriate rendering and animation tools provided in the Autodesk® Product Design Suites. Learn basic operations of Autodesk Inventor®, Autodesk Showcase® and Autodesk 3ds Max® Design to create the most common deliverables from those tools.

Mechanical Design, Optimized Design, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

For designers, engineers, and managers who need to get their product designs sponsored

Autodesk Inventor is a great tool for building complex mechanical assemblies, and 3ds Max is a great tool for generating visually stunning rendered animations. This class represents the fusion of the two programs and covers topics related to the animation of Inventor assemblies using 3ds Max 2012. Designers will learn how to import an Inventor assembly that is going to be used for animation in 3ds Max. They will learn strategies for building a hierarchy based on the animation requirements for the imported models. The class will step through the process of creating keyframe animation of specific moveable parts. Finally, attendees will learn the tools available for editing keyframes and tweaking the overall look and timing of the animation. To complete the process, attendees will learn how to configure and render an image sequence for final output using mental ray®.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, Mechanical Design, Interoperability

Successfully link to an Inventor model from within 3ds Max Design 2012

Create a hierarchical structure suitable for animating

Animate components using keyframe animation along with integrated IK chains

Edit keyframes to control the timing and details of the animation and render the animated sequence using mental ray

Intermediate-level Autodesk Inventor and 3ds Max users

Come and see where Autodesk Inventor Fusion is headed. Don't miss this unique opportunity!

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Technical Features, Mechanical Design, Interoperability, Conceptual Design

Understand where Inventor Fusion is going

Share in the exciting new technologies under development at Autodesk's mechanical design division-

Provide feedback on your experiences and Ideas.

Anyone who is interested in the future of manufacturing design software and technology

Create Effective Instructions: Basics and Everyday Workflows for Autodesk® Inventor® Publisher

Autodesk Inventor Publisher has evolved to be a publishing platform that supports a wide range of print, movie, and interactive formats. It is easy to use, and yet its extremely powerful features offer users unique workflows that are designed specifically for creating instruction documents. Businesses from different industry segments are using Inventor Publisher to produce assembly instructions, service manuals, user manuals, and other technical documentation. This class will focus on some key workflows and practice standards to produce technical documentation.

Art and Illustration, Building Design Documentation, Tips and Tricks, Storytelling, Process/Workflow, Mobile Products, Interoperability, Construction Documentation, Collaboration

List tips and tricks for key workflows: Import, Update, Author, and Publish

Take advantage of some of the innovative ways that different companies are using Inventor Publisher

Use Inventor Publisher to help you with your everyday workflows

Technical communicators, designers, and engineers who are responsible for creating and contributing to assembly instructions, service manuals, user manuals, and other technical documentation

Learn basic Inventor Fusion skills for designing 3D mechanical models and work with AutoCAD® and Inventor or with imported 3D data from other design software.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Conceptual Design, Mechanical Design, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, New from Autodesk, Interoperability

AutoCAD and Inventor users who want to learn more about Inventor Fusion

Have you ever gone into your model to make a "simple" change, only to discover that after you edit it, your model doesn't update the way you thought it would? This class focuses on Design Intent and how to best use it to ensure that your models update predictably and accurately. It all starts at the sketch level. Minimize the use of dimensions and maximize the use of constraints. You will also get some handy tips on how to use parameters in functions and equations.

Mechanical Design, Tips and Tricks, Optimized Design, Technical Features

Describe what Design Intent is and how to use it

Inventor users who understand the basics of parametric modeling and would like to know how to get more out of it

Learn advanced Autodesk Inventor Fusion skills to design 3D mechanical models and work with AutoCAD® and Inventor or with imported 3D data from other design software.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, New from Autodesk, Mechanical Design, Interoperability, Conceptual Design

Employ tips and tricks to make your everyday use of Inventor Fusion more productive and fun

Use new power user skills to solve difficult modeling cleanup problems

Use assembly design tools to explore new ideas quickly and then share these ideas with AutoCAD and Inventor users

Autodesk Product Design Suite offers unprecedented task coverage for design and engineering departments. With extensive tools for conceptual design, engineering and documentation, and visualization and presentation, it can be challenging just getting started. See an overview of all the major capabilities of the Product Design Suite and learn how to reuse data as it moves from one design phase to another and as it moves between tools. This class will show you how to extend your design processes to get more compelling products to market quicker and with better customer appeal.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Design Leadership, Process/Workflow, Data Management

Describe Product Design Suite capabilities

Explain key Product Design Suite benefits

Design managers and product owners who are trying to build new business while improving product development efficiency

Are you using a feature over and over again with minor modifications, or maybe a really complex feature that needs to be in other models with similar geometry? Are you finding yourself constraining different components together in a similar fashion, or are you having to swap components out and then finding that you have to constrain them again? Do you create framework-type products where the base component needs to pattern or be swept along a path? In this class, you will learn how to create your own catalog of standard features that are known as iFeatures. You will also learn how to use predefined assembly constraints known as iMates to ease the assembly process when placing parts containing them in an assembly. iFeatures can also be "table-driven" so that you can select a particular size or configuration as you insert them. With iCopy, you can take a basic frame shape and "pattern" it down rails. The rails do not necessarily need to be in 2D planes nor does the shape need to stay the same size.

Create assembly models to use with iCopy

Intermediate to advanced users of Autodesk Inventor who want to understand how to use some of the more advanced tools

Get an early look at the next release of Autodesk Product Design Suite. This class will require completion of a non-disclosure agreement to attend.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Collaboration, Interoperability, Technical Features, Process/Workflow

Get a preview of the next release of Product Design Suite

Gain insight into future directions of Product Design Suite

Designers and engineers who have enjoyed using Product Design Suite 2012

In this class, learn how other customers have used Autodesk Product Design Suite to win more business, differentiate themselves from competitors, and delight their customers and sponsors by figuring out how to take advantage of workflows supported by Product Design Suite. Hear inspiring success stories and get ideas to improve your business prospects.

Case Studies, Electromechanical and Electrical Design, Mechanical Design, Simulation, Visualization, Optimized Design, New from Autodesk, Lean Manufacturing, Consumer Product Design, Conceptual Design

Describe real-world experiences with Product Design Suite

Product managers and business owners who want to learn how other companies are growing their businesses

Failure Analysis of Fiber Reinforced Injection Moldings Using a Composite Lamina Failure Approach

This class will demonstrate how the use of experimental test data of several tensile specimens of varying fiber orientation can help determine an adequate failure criteria for a given reinforced thermoplastic. This criteria can then be utilized to better predict failure of complex part designs with widely varying fiber orientations. Data for a 30% glass-reinforced PEEK material will be shown as an example of this approach to orthotropic failure analysis.

Demonstrate the importance of orthotropic structural analysis for good design

Show the need for further structural research of fiber-reinforced materials

Demonstrate how the lamina failure approach plays a key role in predicting injection-molded strength

Better predict the strength of any fiber-reinforced injection molded part design

CAE analysts who assist structural analysts of injection molded materials, structural analysts of injection molded materials, and injection-molding designers

Being certified in Autodesk Inventor shows colleagues and employers that you are serious about being proficient in the tools that you need for your job. Experience the pride of certification and the opportunity to explore portions of Inventor that you may not need for your day-to-day work. This class will review the objectives for Certification in Autodesk Inventor 2012 and provide tips on study techniques for the exams. The class is led by the author of the official certification guide, <em>Autodesk® Inventor® 2012 and Inventor LT® 2012 Essentials</em>.

Design Leadership, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Mechanical Design

Describe significant Autodesk Inventor technologies

Use tips and tricks to prepare for the exam

Users of Autodesk Inventor who are seeking Associate or Professional Certification

Aprender a definir las juntas entre las piezas de un mecanismo, para simular condiciones del mundo real y extraer información que permita comprobar la dinámica del mecanismo diseñado.

Comprender los alcances del entorno de Dynamic Simulation de Autodesk Inventor

Aprender el workflow para crear una simulación dinámica

Aprender la funcione de los diferentes tipos de juntas y como colocarlas

Extraer información (posición, velocidad, aceleración, etc) de los diferentes componentes, así como crear gráficas.

Ingenieros y/o diseñadores que requieren comprobar la dinámica de sus diseños

Mechanical Advantage: Using AutoCAD® Mechanical for 2D Legacy and 3D Model Documentation

AutoCAD Mechanical provides users with various in-depth documentation tools for detailing a design. New enhancements, as well as old tools, can aid designers in productivity for new and existing designs. These tools include two different methods for using 3D models in a 2D documentation engine as well as design and standards checking for consistency. This class will focus on both the new and legacy dynamics of engineering and documentation as part of a normal procedural method, or as a transitional state of software integration, and how AutoCAD Mechanical can provide relief for tight time tables.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Collaboration, Data Management, Tips and Tricks, Mechanical Design, Process/Workflow, Interoperability

Use the new View commands to document Autodesk® Inventor® and other 3D CAD data

Describe the Mechanical Link alternative to Inventor Documentation

Use Mechanical specific tools for design documentation

Use AutoCAD Mechanical for legacy documentation enhancement

Users who are interested in documenting 2D or 3D CAD models inside of AutoCAD Mechanical to aid in reducing time-to-market without having their entire staff learn a 3D CAD product; those who want to reduce time during the learning transition to 3D or want to combine it with existing AutoCAD legacy documentation

This class is designed to help users of any skill level in AutoCAD Electrical move to the next step. We will discuss the latest workflows and tips that will turn you into a power user.

Electromechanical and Electrical Design, Interoperability, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow

This class discusses the concepts and details you need to know to access the Autodesk Inventor assembly functionality through the Inventor Application Programming Interface (API). Some topics covered are: the assembly occurrences, assembly structure, assembly constraints, iMates, bill of materials, and color overrides. Previous experience working with the Inventor API is recommended.

Interoperability, Mechanical Design, Programming Concepts, Process/Workflow

Describe Inventor assembly structure and file references

Create assemblies automatically using the Inventor API

Use constraints and assemblies through the Inventor API

Access BOM information using the Inventor API

Experienced Autodesk Inventor users who want to use programs to automate working with assemblies

Fiber-Reinforced Injection-Molded Plastic Parts: Efficient Calculation and Lifetime Prediction

Fiber-reinforced composites are increasingly replacing classical metal construction of lightweight structures. To accurately predict the anisotropy caused by the fiber reinforcement, the material nonlinearities of the material matrix, as well as strain rate and temperature dependencies, have to be taken into account. This requires in-depth material modeling that goes beyond the macroscopic level and enters the microscopic regime. Material behavior understood and calibrated on this level enables multi-scale techniques to integrate processing simulation into the simulation of the structural behavior. This class deals with the prediction of the overall behavior of polymer matrix composites and structures using mean-field homogenization theory as implemented in the DIGIMAT® software platform.

Consumer Product Design, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Simulation

Describe linear and nonlinear multi-scale modeling of composite materials and structures with DIGIMAT

Optimize composite material behavior by defining its constituent properties

Increase finite-element analysis predictivity of reinforced plastic parts by accounting for the simulation process data, fiber length, and orientation

Use innovative and cutting-edge technology for the accurate prediction of composite material behavior

CAE managers, simulation engineers, material scientists, and plastic engineers

The strong competition among the major OEMs and the growing expectations of the clients for new vehicles with new shapes and new ideas has been forcing designers and engineers to reduce the conception phase of those vehicles to optimize time to market. This class will introduce you to a new way of profiting from Autodesk® technology that helps designers understand and visualize what they are creating, as well as providing your company's market department with photorealistic images of your products that can be used for commercial purposes. We will focus on the following subjects: virtual prototyping, support for styling and color and trim (C&T), illustration, short animations, imagery, and complex car animation.

Art and Illustration, Autodesk Suites Workflow, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, Interoperability

Describe the workflow for designing a car and the benefits of using computer graphics in that process

Be aware of the latest technology in real-time rendering and virtual prototyping

Set up an Autodesk Showcase® scene in just a few steps

List the benefits of working with photorealistic renderings for replacing standard photographs

Anyone interested in computer graphics and cars

Being certified in Autodesk Inventor shows colleagues and employers that you are serious about being proficient in the tools that you need for your job. Experience the pride of certification and the opportunity to explore portions of Inventor that you may not need for your day-to-day work. This class will review the objectives for Certification in Autodesk Inventor 2012 and provide tips on study techniques for the exams. The class is led by the author of the official certification guide, <em>Autodesk® Inventor® 2012 and Inventor LT® 2012 Essentials</em>.

Conceptual Design, Consumer Product Design, Sustainable Design, Mechanical Design, Electromechanical and Electrical Design

Describe significant Autodesk Inventor technologies

Use tips and tricks to prepare for the exam

Users of Autodesk Inventor who are seeking Associate or Professional certification

¿Cómo inicia el diseño de productos de consumo? ¿Cómo se incorpora a la Tecnología de Autodesk para Prototipos Digitales? ¿Qué herramientas se utilizan y como se logra? ¿Qué es diseño Industrial?¿En qué me beneficia el diseño Industrial?Dentro del desarrollo de productos de consumo, siempre ha existido el diseño industrial, pero es recientemente que la tendencia de los mercados obliga a las compañías a diferenciarse de alguna manera. Competencia agresiva, Tiempos de desarrollo de productos más cortos y más baratos obligan a las compañías a invertir en la diferenciación estética y visual de sus productos, es debido a esto que existen herramientas como Autodesk Sketchbook® Designer, que nos ayudan a acelerar este proceso, mediante la integración del Concepto Digital y los Prototipos Digitales.

Conocer al Diseñador Industrial dentro de la compañía, retos actuales en la industria.

Conocer las capacidades básicas de Autodesk Sketchbook Designer, Sketching e Ilustración con imágen raster y vectores

Diseñar nuevos ideas y conceptos en menos de 1 hora, técnicas de ilustración y flujos de trabajo

Tips & Tricks, configuración de Sketchbook Designer, Configuración de Tablet Wacom

Diseñadores, Ingenieros y personas interesadas en acelerar la etapa de desarrollo y concepción de nuevos productos mediante la integración de herramientas digitales de Sketching e Ilustración, como Autodesk Sketchbook Designer

Generación de un flujo de trabajo entre el diseño conceptual con Autodesk® SketchBook® Designer 2012 y la Generación de Modelos Tridimensionales Superficies en Autodesk Alias® Design 2012. Preparación de datos y modelos para envio de información a diseño para manufactura con Autodesk Inventor® 2012

El diseñador e ingeniero aprenderán que sus herramientas pueden trabajar en conjunto para lograr llegar mas rápido al mercado

Flujos de trabajo mejorados entre Autodesk SketchBook Designer, Alias Design e Inventor

Comando Derive en Inventor y Asociatividad con Archivos .Wire provenientes de Alias

Exportar curvas de Autodesk Sketchbook Designer dentro de Alias como referencia de construcción de superficies

Diseñadores e Ingenieros que trabajen juntos para el desarrollo de nuevos productos.

You have asked us for the ability to customize Autodesk help, to promote open-source learning, and for state-of-the-art videos and new media for learning. Now we're doing it! Have we hit the mark? Come and let us know. The Learning Experience team invites you join this focus group to explore new learning paradigms on video learning and Wiki use. Learn how to become a Wiki hero. We will give you a sneak preview of working prototypes and engage you in a discussion of our current and future direction. This is a great opportunity to influence the learning experience and collaborate with Autodesk staff.

Provide feedback on wiki features and direction to Autodesk staff

All users of Autodesk Manufacturing products

You have asked us for the ability to customize Autodesk help, to promote open-source learning, and for state-of-the-art videos and new media for learning. Now we're doing it! Have we hit the mark? Come and let us know. The Learning Experience team invites you join this focus group to explore new learning paradigms on video learning and Wiki use. Learn how to become a Wiki hero. We will give you a sneak preview of working prototypes and engage you in a discussion of our current and future direction. This is a great opportunity to influence the learning experience and collaborate with Autodesk staff.

Provide feedback on wiki features and direction to Autodesk staff

All users of Autodesk Manufacturing products

Voice of the Customer: Test Drive the Future Interface for Manufacturing Simulation - Session 1

In this class, you will have the opportunity to test several workflows related to mechanical stress analysis in a prototype application that includes advanced user interaction and visualization techniques. We want your feedback to help us make the best decisions for you, our customer, relative to your mechanical simulation requirements and workflows. Because this application is not public yet, we will ask participants to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

For you: experience a new simulation user interface

For you: test simulation workflows designed to increase your efficiency

For us: learn what you like and don't like about the user interface

For us: learn how we can improve upon the prototype to make the product more suited to your needs

Those who have one or more years using simulation-related products (structural and/or thermal analysis at a minimum). Experience does not have to be with Autodesk® products

Voice of the Customer: Test Drive the Future Interface for Manufacturing Simulation - Session 2

In this class, you will have the opportunity to test several workflows related to mechanical stress analysis in a prototype application that includes advanced user interaction and visualization techniques. We want your feedback to help us make the best decisions for you, our customer, relative to your mechanical simulation requirements and workflows. Because this application is not public yet, we will ask participants to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

For you: experience a new simulation user interface

For you: test simulation workflows designed to increase your efficiency

For us: learn what you like and don't like about the user interface

For us: learn how we can improve upon the prototype to make product more suited to your needs

Those who have one or more years using simulation-related products (structural and/or thermal analysis at a minimum). Experience does not have to be with Autodesk® products

Voice of the Customer: Test Drive the Future Interface for Manufacturing Simulation - Session 3

In this class, you will have the opportunity to test several workflows related to mechanical stress analysis in a prototype application that includes advanced user interaction and visualization techniques. We want your feedback to help us make the best decisions for you, our customer, relative to your mechanical simulation requirements and workflows. Because this application is not public yet, we will ask participants to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

For you: experience a new simulation user interface

For you: test simulation workflows designed to increase your efficiency

For us: learn what you like and don't like about the user interface

For us: learn how we can improve upon the prototype to make the product more suited to your needs

Those who have one or more years using simulation-related products (structural and/or thermal analysis at a minimum). Experience does not have to be with Autodesk® products

Voice of the Customer: Test Drive the Future Interface for Manufacturing Simulation - Session 4

In this class, you will have the opportunity to test several workflows related to mechanical stress analysis in a prototype application that includes advanced user interaction and visualization techniques. We want your feedback to help us make the best decisions for you, our customer, relative to your mechanical simulation requirements and workflows. Because this application is not public yet, we will ask participants to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

For you: experience a new simulation user interface

For you: test simulation workflows designed to increase your efficiency

For us: learn what you like and don't like about the user interface

For us: learn how we can improve upon the prototype to make the product more suited to your needs

Those who have one or more years using simulation-related products (structural and/or thermal analysis at a minimum). Experience does not have to be with Autodesk® products

Designers and product managers will facilitate a focus group discussion on priorities for 3D software that serves industrial designers. We are interested in the needs that are unique to the creative design professionals involved in the fields of consumer products, packaging, consumer electronics, and personal and leisure goods. We also would like participation from educators and students in this field. User scenarios and software prototypes will be presented for group discussion and comment. We want to know what the limitations of the current tools are, how methods for concept ideation and variation can be better supported, what are the industrial designer's deliverables, and how designers can work effectively with manufacturing.

How can a designer develop concepts more effectively?

How can design concepts be communicated?

How can industrial designers work more effectively with engineering?

Industrial designers, product designers, consumer product designers, and educators

Designers and product managers will facilitate a focus group discussion on priorities for 3D software that serves industrial designers. We are interested in the needs that are unique to the creative design professionals involved in the fields of consumer products, packaging, consumer electronics, and personal and leisure goods. We also would like participation from educators and students in this field. User scenarios and software prototypes will be presented for group discussion and comment. We want to know what the limitations of the current tools are, how methods for concept ideation and variation can be better supported, what are the industrial designer's deliverables, and how designers can work effectively with manufacturing.

How can a designer develop concepts more effectively?

How can design concepts be communicated?

How can industrial designers work more effectively with engineering?

Industrial designers, product designers, consumer product designers, and educators

Designers and product managers will facilitate a focus group discussion on priorities for 3D software that serves industrial designers. We are interested in the needs that are unique to the creative design professionals involved in the fields of consumer products, packaging, consumer electronics, and personal and leisure goods. We also would like participation from educators and students in this field. User scenarios and software prototypes will be presented for group discussion and comment. We want to know what the limitations of the current tools are, how methods for concept ideation and variation can be better supported, what are the industrial designer's deliverables, and how designers can work effectively with manufacturing.

How can a designer develop concepts more effectively?

How can design concepts be communicated?

How can industrial designers work more effectively with engineering?

Industrial designers, product designers, consumer product designers, and educators

This focus group is designed for getting customer opinions on current and future workflows and directions for the Autodesk® Factory Design Suite in the area of process simulation. Because we will be discussing possible future functionality, we will ask participants to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

Discuss current challenges experienced in studying manufacturing process throughput

Discuss methods and tools currently used to accomplish these tasks

Provide feedback and guidance on future directions that Autodesk may follow in regards to manufacturing process throughput

Discuss recognized benefits of being able to model throughput scenarios before committing to a manufacturing design

Those who are currently using manual processes or software tools to study manufacturing process throughput, conduct costing studies, and perform overall process validation in their everyday job

This focus group is designed to get customer opinions on current and future workflows and directions of the Autodesk® Factory Design Suite in the area of 2D and 3D layout workflows. Because we will be discussing possible future functionality, we will ask participants to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

Determine strengths and weaknesses in the current Autodesk Factory Design Suite offerings

Discuss how Autodesk can help make the process easier to get manufacturing facilities into 3D

Solicit ideas for improvement of future offerings of Factory Design Suite

Discuss ideas on future directions and customer needs

Current Autodesk Factory Design Suite users, current Siemens® FactoryCAD® users—customers who want to model their facility in 3D to get the benefits that 3D provides

Being certified in Autodesk Inventor shows colleagues and employers that you are serious about being proficient in the tools that you need for your job. Experience the pride of certification and the opportunity to explore portions of Inventor that you may not need for your day-to-day work. This class will review the objectives for Certification in Autodesk Inventor 2012 and provide tips on study techniques for the exams. The class is led by the author of the official certification guide, <em>Autodesk® Inventor® 2012 and Inventor LT® 2012 Essentials</em>.

Conceptual Design, Consumer Product Design, Electromechanical and Electrical Design, Sustainable Design, Mechanical Design

Describe significant Autodesk Inventor technologies

Use tips and tricks to prepare for the exam

Users of Autodesk Inventor who are seeking Associate or Professional level certification

Have you ever wanted to shape the future of the AutoCAD®-based schematics products you use? The Systems Design team would like to invite you to participate in a one-on-one usability study to review new concepts, gather your feedback on prototype software designs, and collaborate with Autodesk product designers. Your input will influence the design and development of future releases. We are looking for people who actively create 2D schematics for controls, switchgear, power, process, and instrumentation. If you use AutoCAD®, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD P&ID, or AutoCAD ecscad; create 2D schematics; or work with schematics for control/electrical, hydraulic, instrumentations, P&IDs, pneumatics, power, etc., then we would love your feedback on our future designs. All levels of expertise are invited.

Influence the future of the AutoCAD-based schematics products you use

Provide feedback on future design ideas

Participate in a one-on-one usability evaluation

Help improve the ease of use of schematics products

Those who actively create 2D schematics for controls, switchgear, power, process, and instrumentation

Have you ever wanted to shape the future of the AutoCAD®-based schematics products you use? The Systems Design team would like to invite you to participate in a one-on-one usability study to review new concepts, gather your feedback on prototype software designs, and collaborate with Autodesk product designers. Your input will influence the design and development of future releases. We are looking for people who actively create 2D schematics for controls, switchgear, power, process, and instrumentation. If you use AutoCAD®, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD P&ID, or AutoCAD ecscad; create 2D schematics; or work with schematics for control/electrical, hydraulic, instrumentations, P&IDs, pneumatics, power, etc., then we would love your feedback on our future designs. All levels of expertise are invited.

Influence the future of the AutoCAD-based schematics products you use

Provide feedback on future design ideas

Participate in a one-on-one usability evaluation

Help improve the ease of use of schematics products

Those who actively create 2D schematics for controls, switchgear, power, process, and instrumentation

Have you ever wanted to shape the future of the AutoCAD®-based schematics products you use? The Systems Design team would like to invite you to participate in a one-on-one usability study to review new concepts, gather your feedback on prototype software designs, and collaborate with Autodesk product designers. Your input will influence the design and development of future releases. We are looking for people who actively create 2D schematics for controls, switchgear, power, process, and instrumentation. If you use AutoCAD®, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD P&ID, or AutoCAD ecscad; create 2D schematics; or work with schematics for control/electrical, hydraulic, instrumentations, P&IDs, pneumatics, power, etc., then we would love your feedback on our future designs. All levels of expertise are invited.

Influence the future of the AutoCAD-based schematics products you use

Provide feedback on future design ideas

Participate in a one-on-one usability evaluation

Help improve the ease of use of schematics products

Those who actively create 2D schematics for controls, switchgear, power, process, and instrumentation

Have you ever wanted to shape the future of the AutoCAD®-based schematics products you use? The Systems Design team would like to invite you to participate in a one-on-one usability study to review new concepts, gather your feedback on prototype software designs, and collaborate with Autodesk product designers. Your input will influence the design and development of future releases. We are looking for people who actively create 2D schematics for controls, switchgear, power, process, and instrumentation. If you use AutoCAD®, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD P&ID, or AutoCAD ecscad; create 2D schematics; or work with schematics for control/electrical, hydraulic, instrumentations, P&IDs, pneumatics, power, etc., then we would love your feedback on our future designs. All levels of expertise are invited.

Influence the future of the AutoCAD-based schematics products you use

Provide feedback on future design ideas

Participate in a one-on-one usability evaluation

Help improve the ease of use of schematics products.

Those who actively create 2D schematics for controls, switchgear, power, process, and instrumentation

Have you ever wanted to shape the future of the AutoCAD®-based schematics products you use? The Systems Design team would like to invite you to participate in a one-on-one usability study to review new concepts, gather your feedback on prototype software designs, and collaborate with Autodesk product designers. Your input will influence the design and development of future releases. We are looking for people who actively create 2D schematics for controls, switchgear, power, process, and instrumentation. If you use AutoCAD®, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD P&ID, or AutoCAD ecscad; create 2D schematics; or work with schematics for control/electrical, hydraulic, instrumentations, P&IDs, pneumatics, power, etc., then we would love your feedback on our future designs. All levels of expertise are invited.

Influence the future of the AutoCAD-based schematics products you use

Provide feedback on future design ideas

Participate in a one-on-one usability evaluation

Help improve the ease of use of schematics products

Those who actively create 2D schematics for controls, switchgear, power, process, and instrumentation

Have you ever wanted to shape the future of the AutoCAD based schematics products you use? The Systems Design team would like to invite you to participate in a one-on-one usability study to review new concepts, gather your feedback on prototype software designs, and collaborate with Autodesk product designers! Your input will influence the design and development of future releases. We are looking for people who actively create 2D schematics for controls, switchgear, power, process and instrumentation. If you use AutoCAD®, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD P&ID, or AutoCAD ecscad to create 2D schematics or work with schematics for control/electrical, hydraulic, instrumentation, P&IDs, pneumatics, power, etc., then we would love your feedback on our future designs. All levels of expertise are invited.

Influence the future of the AutoCAD based schematics products you use

Provide feedback on future design ideas

Participate in a one-on-one usability evaluation

Help improve the ease of use of schematics products.

People who actively create 2D schematics for controls, switchgear, power, process and instrumentation

Have you ever wanted to shape the future of the products you use? The Systems Design team would like to invite you to participate in a focus group to discuss future product designs and collaborate with Autodesk product designers and managers to prioritize features that are important to you! Your input will influence what we create. We are looking for people who actively work with <em>both</em> 2D and 3D aspects of controls or physical layouts for substation design. If you use AutoCAD®, AutoCAD Electrical, or Autodesk® Inventor® to create construction drawings, BOMs, 3D substation models, or one-line diagrams, then we would love your feedback on our future designs. All levels of expertise are invited.

Participate in a group discussion with Autodesk designers and product managers and your peers

Provide requirements for future design ideas

People who actively create construction drawings, BOMs, 3D substation models, or one-line diagrams in substation design

Have you ever wanted to shape the future of the products you use? The Systems Design team would like to invite you to participate in a focus group to discuss future product designs and collaborate with Autodesk product designers and managers to prioritize features that are important to you! Your input will influence what we create. We are looking for people who actively work with <em>both</em> 2D and 3D aspects of electro-mechanical designs. If you are a mechanical engineer or designer and your mechanical designs are influenced by changes or decisions made on the electrical side; an electrical engineer or designer whose electrical designs are influenced by mechanical design decisions; or an engineer or designer who deals with both mechanical and electrical designs—and you use AutoCAD®, AutoCAD Electrical, or Autodesk® Inventor®—then we would love your feedback on our future designs. All levels of expertise are invited.

Participate in a group discussion with Autodesk designers and product managers and your peers

Provide requirements for future design ideas

Mechanical, electrical, or electro-mechanical engineers and designers who work with electromechanical designs (electrically operated mechanical devices)

Preview anticipated features in the Autodesk® Moldflow® 2013 release. Topics will include: computing in the cloud, long-fiber thermoplastics, crystallization modeling, 3D injection compression, Solver speed improvements, warpage improvement through use of viscoelastic data, flow modeling of wall-slip, validation of micro-molding and material characterization research into thermal conductivity and liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) rheology.

Consumer Product Design, Process/Workflow, Simulation, Tips and Tricks

Describe upcoming Autodesk Moldflow 2013 capabilities

List the benefits of simulation in the cloud

Describe validation experiments which support simulation accuracy improvements

Explain the theory and assumptions which underpin the simulation improvements

Intermediate to advanced Autdodesk Moldflow users

The Autodesk® Moldflow® product team and the University of Bradford have a long-standing collaboration investigating key injection molding effects such as fiber orientation, residual stresses, warpage, post-injection product performance, heat transfer, and feature replication. This class will focus on academic and industrially relevant components from the initial design phase, through production using both conventional- and micro-injection molding, to final product property assessment in terms of mechanical performance, geometric tolerances, and feature replication.

Mechanical Design, Simulation, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow

Select the most appropriate analysis route for product development

Explain the validity of analysis results with a view to final product performance

Describe best practices for in-house Moldflow analysis and subsequent finite element modeling

Better predict the strength of any fiber-reinforced injection-molded part design

Users of Autodesk Moldflow and plastics part designers

This class will discuss the tools available in Autodesk® Moldflow® Insight for simulating the dynamic temperature changes experienced in the mold during an injection molding process by using the Cool Finite Element Method (FEM) functionality. Topics covered will include modeling requirements, process setup and workflow, theory, result interpretation, and validation examples. Focus will also be given to new functionality available in the Scandium Technology Preview supporting dual-domain part models, thermoset molding and variable coolant inlet temperature processes, including Rapid Heating and Cooling of the Mold (RHCM), also known as Rapid Temperature Cycling or Variotherm. In addition, examples will be shown to demonstrate how to model complex 3D cooling channels (conformal cooling).

Consumer Product Design, Tips and Tricks, Simulation, Process/Workflow

Set up a transient and conformal mold cooling analysis in Autodesk Moldflow Insight

Explain the theory and assumption that underpin a transient mold cooling analysis

Describe molding case studies performed to validate the "Cool (FEM)" technology

Simulate the new dynamic mold temperature control processes in injection molding

Autodesk Moldflow Insight users who are interested simulating the transient mold temperatures or dynamic cooling processes

Dynamic Simulation: From Autodesk® Inventor® to Autodesk Simulation Mechanical

In this class, you will learn how to take analysis beyond Inventor Simulation into Mechanical Simulation. The examples selected for this class are common to many industries and include large-scale models made up of beams/shells/solids, bolted connections, drop tests, and more. The class will also illustrate the effective use of Autodesk Inventor Fusion with Simulation Mechanical, including model creation, editing, and simplification.

Simplify and edit models, using Inventor Fusion in conjunction with Simulation Mechanical

Create and analyze models with mixed elements, such as beams and plates

Create and analyze models with bolted connections

Describe dynamic analysis and how to set up a model

Advanced Inventor Simulation users and new Autodesk Simulation Mechanical users

Simulation is a tool to predict physical phenomena. Although a physical phenomenon can be very complex in nature, for engineering applications it is often sufficient to consider a simplified model to get a good estimation of the real behavior. An acceptable estimation is the first step in identifying the optimal solution or tendency among a wide array of possible choices. The main challenge is to keep a balance between accuracy and the time required to set up and run a simulation. During this class, we will see different modeling techniques and simplification tools used in the industry to simplify the simulation model. These simplifications include exploiting symmetry, simplified representation of certain parts, and even 2D representation of the whole model. These tools are valid for most of the analysis types. Although those are general finite element analysis (FEA) techniques, we will discuss them in the context of Autodesk® Inventor® Professional, and particularly Autodesk Simulation®.

Mechanical Design, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Simulation, Optimized Design

Reduce overall simulation setup and runtime to half or even more

Designers and engineers who have basic simulation knowledge (Static Stress Analysis) will benefit the most from this clas. People who are new to simulation will learn to start with the right techniques

Are you interested in learning how to use nonlinear contact to simulate cool contact models using Autodesk® Simulation Mechanical? Would you like to know how to easily set up contact models through the complex contact settings and how to diagnose the convergence issues of nonlinear contact analysis? If so, then attend this class. This class will explore some of the challenges in making contact models work smoothly and present a whole list of tips and tricks to help you breeze through your contact models, even if you are a beginner in nonlinear contact. These tips are summarized from the technical support experience with customer issues. Some typical and challenging contact models will be covered in the class as examples.

Mechanical Design, Optimized Design, Simulation, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks

Identify the challenges in making contact models work

List simulation tips and tricks for contact analysis

Perform diagnoses on convergence or accuracy of contact models

Perform contact analysis in Autodesk Simulation

Engineers, consultants, and scientists who have finite element analysis (FEA) experience or who are interested in FEA

Case Studies: Simulation Problem Solving for Industrial Machinery and Consumer Product Design

Through several case studies, we will explore different industrial and commercial product applications in which Autodesk customers are successfully using Autodesk® Simulation® tools. We will describe the application of dynamic simulation, stress analysis, thermal analysis, and fluid dynamics to industrial machinery, consumer products, transportation, and other areas.

Describe the capabilities of Autodesk Simulation products

Consider some innovative uses of simulation

Recognize areas in your process where simulation will be most beneficial

Industrial design and consumer product engineers

This class is designed for the Autodesk® Simulation user who needs to combine many of the most complex analysis types offered by Autodesk Simulation. This class will cover the combination of transient heat transfer, using those results to create a static stress analysis, and finally completing the model analysis with a fatigue analysis. An emphasis will be placed on how to make the various analysis types work well together and produce results that take all of the various loads into account. If you have large workflows to ensure your part's success, or want to learn more about using Autodesk Simulation analyses to reduce time to market and prototyping expenses, you won’t want to miss this class!

Mechanical Design, Tips and Tricks, Simulation, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design

Perform a transient heat transfer analysis

Apply thermal and stress loads to the same model as the thermal analysis was performed

Create fatigue results to determine model reliability

Explain the process and workflow of advanced use of Simulation

Advanced Simulation users and users interested in large Simulation workflows

In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to set up, run, and interpret the results for a Design of Experiment (DOE) analysis. The DOE tool in Moldflow Insight is now very powerful and can help you solve many problems. Setting up a DOE analysis to target specific requirements is the key to getting the most from the analysis. This class will introduce you to tips and tricks to get the most from the DOE analysis.

Consumer Product Design, Simulation, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow

Pick the DOE analysis type required to address the objectives

Identify analysis variables and quality criteria

Interpret DOE analysis results to see the sensitivity of analysis variables on the quality criteria

Autodesk Moldflow Insight users who need to solve molding problems

Mechanical Design, Optimized Design, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks

Describe features in the next release of Inventor

Describe the future directions of Inventor

If you use Autodesk® Inventor® Professional and are interested in starting to use the simulation tools available to you, join us for this introductory look at the Inventor Professional simulation tools.

Mechanical Design, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks, Optimized Design, Simulation

Describe how to better correlate real-world conditions with setup

Describe how to use dynamic simulation

Engineers and designers who want to use the Inventor Professional simulation tools to their fullest potential

Rob Cohee from Autodesk leads a panel of Autodesk simulation customers and Intel representatives in a conversation about how simulation-driven design, powered with workstations based on the latest Intel® Xeon® processor, accelerates product development and increases innovation. The panel will share tips and tricks that make it easier and faster to investigate product behavior, test innovative concepts, and optimize designs. You will learn how Autodesk® Simulation software and Intel technology can help you gain deeper insight into how a product will perform in the real world—before you build it; how to optimize designs without compromising safety or performance by considering more design alternatives in less time; validate designs as you design—revealing the effects of design choices early in the design process, making it easier to improve designs and avoid costly mistakes; and save tens of thousands of dollars in material cost, design rework, and time spent waiting on simulation results.

Demonstrate the advantages of simulation-based design

Explain how easy it is to use in a design workflow

Validate how simulation-based design accelerates product design and lowers cost and time to market

Confirm that simulation-based design helps even novice simulation users make better product decisions

Simulation-based design experts and potential users, product designers, advanced Autodesk Inventor® users who want to include simulation in their workflow and CAD experts who are looking into computer-aided engineering (CAE) and finite element analysis (FEA) modeling

A lot of time and money is devoted to learning how to operate Autodesk Revit MEP software, but there are very few classes on how to project manage a Revit MEP project. Revit MEP software requires all team members to coordinate their designs and to communicate better as a team. This class will cover the processes needed to help start a Revit MEP project off on the right foot from the start and explain how to streamline the workflow process. We will also discuss the need for internal coordination meetings to fully review the MEP design.

Building Design Documentation, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, Construction Documentation, Collaboration, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Define the Revit MEP model detail level at specific design phases of a project

Explain key components of a Revit MEP kick-off meeting

Better communicate design markups to drafters/modelers

All levels of Revit MEP users who are looking to better define their Revit workflow

Autodesk Revit MEP 2012 extends the power of BIM design, but sometimes you need some secrets and shortcuts to make life easier for your engineers and designers. We will spend some time learning how to fine-tune the views to produce clear documentation, optimize templates for families and projects, create accurate energy models, check for problems with the design, and optimize the central file environment. You will walk away with more than just a handout—you will get custom templates and parameters to help you along the way. This fast-paced and entertaining class shows how to get the most out of the latest version of this powerful application, and get your projects out the door on-time and under budget!

Building Design Documentation, Simulation, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks, Sustainable Design, Process/Workflow, Construction Documentation, Optimized Design, Building Design and Analysis

Optimize view settings for graphics, filters, systems, and imported categories

Optimize templates for projects, detailed shared parameters and family starters to help create consistent content quickly

Describe key energy modeling settings and best practices for working with external analysis applications

Check for project errors and issues (including checking systems) and describe proper worksharing procedures and tools

MEP and process engineers, designers, project managers, BIM managers, application engineers, and consultants

Once you start using Revit MEP, you find out that you need to learn how to create custom families—and fast! This hands-on lab starts with the basics of creating custom content by walking you through the most efficient way to create your model. We will help you understand different engineering object behavior, explain how to add parameters for families and schedules, and wrap up by reviewing additional tools such as lookup tables, model review family tools, and family guides. Learn where you can save time and money on one of the most important parts of Revit MEP—component families!

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Optimized Design, Construction Documentation, Process/Workflow

Describe key family concepts for family types and categories

Explain the four key starter concepts: reference planes, labels, solids, and constraints

Assess when and how to use shared versus family parameters

Describe additional resources: lookup table review, Revit modeling guidelines, shared parameter converter, and model review tools

Engineers, designers, BIM managers, and content providers

In this class, you will learn the basics of creating robust MEP families from scratch in Revit. No prior learning is necessary other than a basic knowledge of the Revit interface. By the end of this class, you should understand how to create parametrically controlled geometry, assign engineering data to the 3D family objects, flex the families, and create multiple family types within one file.

Building Design Documentation, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Optimized Design, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Construction Documentation

Create multiple family types within one file

In this hands-on lab, you will act as an Autodesk Revit MEP consultant receiving an architectural model, cleaning it up, linking it into your project with the Copy/Monitor tool, and creating views for MEP views and plans. We will also cover tips and tricks for a successful setup that includes sharing coordinates properly with the architect. We will cover using the Coordination Review tool to check the model, the use of face-based families in a linked model, and using spaces in place of rooms. We will offer tips and tricks for defining a good startup template and simple customizations to annotation families for standards control. We will finish the class with the use of the Navisworks Export and Switchback functionality to set up proper nwc files for use in Autodesk Navisworks®, including tips and tricks to ease the effort.

Building Design Documentation, Collaboration, Interoperability, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Construction Documentation, Optimized Design

Prepare a Revit Architecture model for use in Revit MEP

Use the Copy/Monitor tool to correctly set up and link the model, including setting up views for MEP

Use shared coordinates to correctly link your site coordinates with the architectural model, including for large sites

Edit annotation families for customization, and list tips and tricks for creating a strong start-up template

Beginning through intermediate AEC consultants and MEP consultants

AutoCAD® MEP 2012 and Autodesk® Navisworks® Manage Tips and Tricks for the Daily User

In this class, you will learn tips and tricks to get through setting up and using AutoCAD MEP 2012 and Autodesk Navisworks Manage on a daily basis. We will describe basic and mid-level helpful workarounds for sloped and flat piping and plumbing in MEP. We will cover catalog and palette tips and helpful resources and how to manage workspaces to your advantage. We will also share some lessons learned on large projects.

Building Design Documentation, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Interoperability, Collaboration, Case Studies

Use and manipulate palettes and catalog

Design in a timely manner and be ready for revisions and changes

List some lessons learned on large-scale projects

Anyone who wants to be more productive with AutoCAD MEP and Navisworks as a daily user

AutoCAD® MEP 2012 and Autodesk® Revit® Architecture: Taming the IFC Translations

In this class, you will learn how to manage the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) mapping tables for use in a real-world project when transferring data between AutoCAD MEP 2012 and Revit Architecture 2012. Use the classification tables in AutoCAD MEP to align your model objects with the IFC classifications. Create a mapping table in Revit Architecture that enables you to gain visibility control over those unruly IFC-created generic models. This class will benefit building engineering professionals, CAD and IT managers, as well as the one-person shop. Attendees should have general AutoCAD MEP and Revit knowledge.

Building Design Documentation, Collaboration, Interoperability, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Optimized Design, Industry Trends

Use the IfcObjectClassification style in AutoCAD MEP to properly map model objects

Generate an IFC file from AutoCAD MEP

Import an IFC-generated model from AutoCAD MEP into Revit Architecture

Demonstrate the use of visibility categories that are available to control how model objects created from an IFC model can be manipulated

AEC professionals who have intermediate experience with AutoCAD MEP and Revit

In this class, we will harness the power of MEP data in AutoCAD. We will review the workflow to fully utilize this data throughout a project lifecycle, with use by everyone from the design team to the construction team. We will use the data to help build a process mechanical piping design and share that data with the entire project design team. We will review how the design team can access and analyze the data using Autodesk® Navisworks® and spreadsheets to increase communication and facilitate efficient project workflow. Then we will bring the process design and the data into a construction environment. In the construction environment, we will develop spool and fabrication drawings and increase and build on the data from the design ream to produce a powerful as-built model with up-to-date data.

Building Design Documentation, Collaboration, Construction Documentation, Building Design and Fabrication, Optimized Design, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Bring BIM data into Navisworks, DWF™ files, and spreadsheets

Produce spool and fabrication drawings directly from the MEP design

Build on the design data using BIM data from manufacturers

AEC professionals with intermediate experience with AutoCAD MEP

Integração multidisciplinar entre modelos de Arquitectura e modelos de Mecânica e Hidráulica. Ligação entre Autodesk® Revit® Architecture e Revit MEP nos projectos prediais.

Entender os processos de ligação entre projetos

Aprender a utilizar as ferramentas de coordenação

Implantar redes prediais de forma expedita

Obter projetos de redes a partir de modelos

Arquitetos, Engenheiros, Projetistas e Desenhadores

You want MEP building analysis, but there is no architectural model. Are you kidding? MEP building analysis is easy when you use the massing tools in Revit MEP 2012—a largely underused tool for the MEP designer. In this class you will discover how to build an analysis model using linked 2D data as a wire frame model. From this we will construct a mass model, add external walls and windows, and then populate the interior with walls and spaces. The process continues through to creating a space schedule for checking and naming purposes, exporting to gbXML, and finally using the new placeholder duct tools to show that coordination is not required from the word GO. Run away and jump for joy!

Building Analysis and Simulation, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Construction Documentation, Conceptual Design, Cloud Computing, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Building Design and Analysis, Building Design Documentation

Create a wire-frame model using 2D data

Add massing objects to create a building mass for initial analysis

Speed up the process of analysis by predefining spaces and manipulating space schedules

Manage the design process and describe when to start coordination

MEP designers and engineers who want to create fast-track models that can be used in Revit and exported to other applications with minimum effort

In the Building Information Modeling (BIM) world, there are still many users who have AutoCAD MEP but aren't ready to make the move to Autodesk® Revit® for a variety of reasons. This hands-on lab focuses on the HVAC side of AutoCAD MEP, and will include a review of new features for duct layout, sizing duct systems, creating quick parametric parts, and leveraging the spaces and zones for analytical models. This lab will help you get more out of your AutoCAD MEP model—and take even more steps toward the BIM environment!

Building Design Documentation, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Optimized Design, Construction Documentation

Describe new layout features, such as reducing elbows and transitions

Describe duct sizing methods, engineering units, and best practices

Leverage spaces and zones for gbXML export, working with external applications such as Trane Trace™

HVAC designers and engineers, mechanical contractors, and LEED® Accredited Professionals

MP3726-L Autodesk® Revit® MEP: Systems? Filters? Layouts? I Need Help! David Butts Gannett Fleming Hands-On Lab Beginner Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create and modify engineering systems - Yes

MP4150 Natalia Khaldi IBE Consulting Engineers Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

MP4162 Design Visualization 101: Making the Most of the Autodesk® Building Design Suite Eddie Perlberg Autodesk Lecture Beginner Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min Autodesk 3ds Max Design MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP4229 BIM at the Heart of the MEP Subcontractor Business Damien Legrand BIM Solutions Centre Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP4255 Jason Sambolt SmithGroup Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP4288 Documentation in AutoCAD® MEP Beth Powell CAD Fuel Design Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD MEP MEP Design and Engineering - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP4367 What's Hot, Cool, and New in Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2012? Armundo Darling Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP4430 A Few Million Points: Scan to BIM Beau Turner . Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP4464 Autodesk® Revit® MEP (Multiple Expert Panel) Andrew Bagnall GHD Pty Ltd Panel Intermediate Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Leadership Forum - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP4483 Ask the Experts: Autodesk® Revit® MEP Gregg Stanley Autodesk Panel Intermediate Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP4569 Incorporating Autodesk® Revit® into an Autodesk Vault Environment Adam Peter Autodesk - Data Management AEC Lecture Beginner Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Vault Family of Products MEP Design and Engineering Data Management and Collaboration - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP4582 Fine-Tune Your Model Performance in Autodesk® Revit® MEP Teri Wagner Heapy Engineering Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP4586-P BIM for Advanced Daylighting Brian Skripac DesignGroup Lecture Advanced Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Ecotect Analysis MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design Existing Building PowerTrack Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP4636 Ask the Experts: AutoCAD® MEP Darryl McClelland Heapy Engineering Panel Intermediate Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Learn valuable tips and tricks - Yes

MP4838 Dennis Lerdahl Get the Point Panel Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite MEP Design and Engineering Structural Design and Engineering - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP4914 Maximizing Autodesk® Revit® MEP Benefits in Real-Life Building Design Projects Roy Qian Aurecon Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Leadership Forum - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP4960-L Autodesk® Revit® MEP Plumbing: Mystery Solved Plamen Hristov Capital Engineering and Consultants, Inc Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Design Leadership - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP4973 Plamen Hristov Capital Engineering and Consultants, Inc Lecture Advanced Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Export and import of gbXML - Yes

MP4978 Plamen Hristov Capital Engineering and Consultants, Inc Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Advanced 45 minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction List design productivity tips and tricks -

MP4979 Autodesk® Revit® MEP: Not Enough Content—What is the Problem Again? Plamen Hristov Capital Engineering and Consultants, Inc Virtual Nov. 29 Advanced 45 minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

MP5002 Keegan Brochu KlingStubbins Lecture Advanced Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP5031 Autodesk® Navisworks® in the A/E Design Firm Damian Serrano RLF Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Navisworks Manage MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP5048 Doing What Cannot Be Done: Mechanical Workshop Documentation Tim Winnington Hastie Air Conditioning Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Share and track models - Yes

MP5060 Optimize Model Performance by Using Worksets in Autodesk® Revit® 2012 Pedro Rivera RLF Inc. Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Model in the correct workset Improve overall model performance - Yes

MP5076-L Autodesk® Revit® MEP Content Creation Lab Ryan Tivis Ring and DuChateau Hands-On Lab Beginner Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP5092 Modelado de una Planta Central de Energía con Autodesk® Revit MEP® 2012 Pedro Rivera RLF Inc. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Coordinar con otras disciplinas Detección de conflictos con Navisworks Spanish

MP5100 Pedro Rivera RLF Inc. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

MP5101 AutoCAD® MEP Content Builder: A Better Workflow for Engineers Joshua Benoist Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create parts for company standards Troubleshoot parts to eliminate bugs - Yes

MP5106 Diagramas de tuberías 3D usando Autodesk® Revit MEP® 2012 Pedro Rivera RLF Inc. Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

MP5116 Eric Bogenschutz BSA LifeStructures Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create custom tags -

MP5119 Autodesk® Revit® Project Case Study: An Office and Training Center Renovation Randy Sallwasser Jacobs Lecture Beginner Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP5319 Get Connected: Autodesk® Revit® MEP Connectors Demystified Shawn Zirbes CAD Technology Center, Inc Lecture Advanced Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Describe connector creation options - Yes

MP5376 Gary Ross Capita Symonds Lecture Beginner Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP5397 Getting the "E" in MEP to Work in the United Kingdom and Beyond Gary Ross Capita Symonds Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Customization and Programming - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Use electrical design in Revit MEP - Yes

MP5424 Bryan Novotny IBD Resource Group Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 17:00 Nov 30 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Design Leadership - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Explain the impact of content file sizes Locate and name connectors - Yes

MP5430 Michael O'Toole WSP Flack &amp; Kurtz Panel Intermediate Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP5434 David Quigley EastCoast CAD/CAM Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 17:15 Dec 1 18:45 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP5463 Get a Load Outta Autodesk® Revit® MEP Scott Buchanan IMAGINiT Technologies Lecture Beginner Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create spaces and zones - Yes

MP5490 Alan Johnston Hydratec, Inc. Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

MP5517 Principles of Hydraulic Analysis for Fire Protection Sprinkler Systems Alan Johnston Hydratec, Inc. Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

MP5618 frank mihelcic Gleis12 Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP5643-U Meet the Authors and Discuss Project Documentation Joel Londenberg ACH Mechanical Contractors, Inc. Unconference Advanced Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

MP5653 Michael Schinn US Cad Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP5658-U Meet the Authors and Discuss Real-World Project Coordination Don Bokmiller Clark Nexsen Architecture and Engineering Unconference Advanced Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Manage sharing files -

MP5666 BIM from a Contractor's Perspective Michael Smith Harder Mechanical Contractors, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD MEP MEP Design and Engineering Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP5672-U Leveraging an Architect's Model in Autodesk® Revit® MEP Ken Flannigan IMAGINiT Technologies Unconference Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Leadership Forum - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

MP5719 Eric Bogenschutz BSA LifeStructures Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP5745 Mark Green CASE Design, Inc. Lecture Advanced Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP5829 Autodesk® Revit® MEP: Classy Construction Documents Jay Ayala Autodesk Virtual Oct. 4 or 18 Intermediate 45 Minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Use guide grids Use scope boxes Use view templates Create better construction documents -

MP5830 Autodesk® Revit® MEP: Create MEP Systems Like a Mad Man Jay Ayala Autodesk Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction List MEP systems types Annotate and document MEP systems Use the system browser -

MP5831 Jay Ayala Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Manufacturing - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Publish files in ADSK file formats - Yes

MP6081-P Rapid Energy Modeling and Sustainable Design with Reality Capture Jessica Miller TRO JungBrannen Lecture Beginner Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min Not Product Specific MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design Existing Building PowerTrack Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP6100-P Real-World Examples of Energy Retrofit Projects Lura Griffiths Glumac, Inc Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design Existing Building PowerTrack Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP6340-P Rapid Energy Modelling to Evaluate Building Improvement Investments Oliver Riley URS/Scott Wilson Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Green Building Studio MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design Existing Building PowerTrack Architecture, Engineering & Construction Simulate improvement options - Yes

MP6480 AutoCAD® MEP: Drive By Duct Joshua Benoist Autodesk Lecture Beginner Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD MEP MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

MP6661 Physical and Digital Prototyping Belong Together Julie Reece Z Corporation Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD MEP Design and Engineering Leadership Forum - Programming Concepts Manufacturing English

MP6680-P Impacts of IT on BIM and Energy Analysis Capabilities Aryn Bergman Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Advanced 45 minutes Autodesk Revit MEP MEP Design and Engineering CAD Management and IT Existing Building PowerTrack Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

MP8160 High-Performance Building Design Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Roger Chang Westlake Reed Leskosky Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:00 60 Min Autodesk Simulation CFD MEP Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

PD2681 Autodesk® Inventor® for Plant 3D Kimberley Hendrix D3 Technologies Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD Inventor Suites Plant Design Manufacturing - Manufacturing -

PD2720 Hector Santacruz Vera Quintana Asociados Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Plant Design Suite Plant Design Structural Design and Engineering - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

PD2860 LLeve su Diseño de Plantas mas alla ...AutoCAD® Plant 3D® Hector Santacruz Vera Quintana Asociados Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk Plant Design Suite Plant Design Facilities Management - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

PD3982 Piping the Point Cloud Scott Diaz kubit USA Lecture Beginner Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD Plant Design AutoCAD - Industry Trends, Reality Capture, Optimized Design Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

PD4069 Extract Piping Features from 3D Point Clouds Shaan Hurley Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Plant 3D Plant Design AutoCAD - New from Autodesk, Reality Capture, Technical Features Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

PD4196 Which Autodesk® Plant Design Suite is Right for You? Ian Matthew Autodesk, Inc Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk Plant Design Suite Plant Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

PD4214-L AutoCAD® Plant 3D Catalog Builder Rajasekararan Radhakrishnan Autodesk Asia Pte Ltd Hands-On Lab Advanced Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Plant 3D Plant Design Customization and Programming - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Author both imperial and metric content Piping designers and CAD managers -

PD4215 Customizing AutoCAD® Plant 3D Isometrics Joel Harris Anvil Corporation Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min AutoCAD Plant 3D Plant Design Customization and Programming - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create a new isometric style -

PD4216 Converting Existing Piping Specs Ian Matthew Autodesk, Inc Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Plant 3D Plant Design CAD Management and IT - Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Convert specs Use the spec conversion interface English

PD4368 Roland Legnon SNF Chemcial Company Lecture Beginner Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD P&ID Plant Design Manufacturing - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Set up projects Create custom symbology List good design practices Describe obstacles and solutions -

PD4388 Introdução ao AutoCAD® P&ID Paulo Pirola MAPData Technology Ltda. Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD P&ID Plant Design - - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Tag e Anotações Gerente de Projetos Data Manager Portuguese

PD4440 Aaron Werning NANA WorleyParsons Lecture Beginner Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min AutoCAD Plant 3D Plant Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Edit existing catalogs and specs Create new catalogs and specs Create custom components -

PD4675 Jason Drew D3 Technologies Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Min AutoCAD Plant 3D Plant Design CAD Management and IT - Technical Features, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Set up new projects on SQL Server -

PD4848 Ryan McKinley Tenix Australia P/L Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD Plant 3D Plant Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Describe process and workflows List best practices, tips, and tricks -

PD4961 Projetos Industriais com o Autodesk® Plant Suite. Victor Santos Skynet Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Plant 3D Plant Design Structural Design and Engineering - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Portuguese

PD5250 Filipe Duarte Sales EPC Engenharia Projeto Consultoria SA Virtual Nov. 29 Advanced 45 minutes AutoCAD Plant Design Structural Design and Engineering - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Portuguese

PD5258 Meet the Autodesk® Plant Solutions Team Ursula Sadiq Autodesk Panel Beginner Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Plant Design Suite Plant Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

PD5380 Kleber Souza Bastos EPC Engenharia Projetos e Consultoria S/A Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Plant 3D Plant Design Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Portuguese

PD5734 Dave Tyner The Shaw Group, Inc Lecture Beginner Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Min Autodesk 3ds Max Design Plant Design Advanced Visualization - Simulation, Visualization, Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

PD6961 Tips and Tricks for the AutoCAD® P&ID Administrator Brian Lund GEA Process Engineering, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD P&ID Plant Design Customization and Programming - Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks All -

PD7540 Plant Keynote Ian Matthew Autodesk, Inc Lecture Beginner Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD Plant 3D Plant Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction learn new technologies coming learn management benefits -

SE1920-U Extending Your Autodesk® Revit® Models for BIM to Fabrication Grant Doherty Martin/Martin Unconference Intermediate Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

SE2144 Matt Brown RISA Technologies Lecture Beginner Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite Structural Design and Engineering - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Transfer a RISA model to Revit Transfer a Revit model to RISA Avoid common pitfalls and mistakes - Yes

SE2745 Shop Drawings in Autodesk® Revit®: What? It Can Do That? Ron Palma Ideate, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Architecture Structural Design and Engineering Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

SE2880 Paul Boireau BIM Solutions Centre Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

SE3520 Modeling Concrete and Steel Projects Using Autodesk® Revit® Structure Graham Stewart Buro Happold Lecture Beginner Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Set up projects Use best practices for modeling Use filters for model organization - Yes

SE3671 Da Arquitetura para as Estruturas Fernando Oliveira CPCis SA Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Engenheiros, Projectistas, Arquitectos. Portuguese

SE4030 Precast Concrete Industry Extensions for Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2012 Reinhard Lackner IDAT GmbH Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Automatically create shop drawings - Yes

SE4100 Irina Wong Degenkolb Engineers Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 17:00 Nov 30 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

SE4141 Kevin Lea CSC Inc Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite Structural Design and Engineering - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction All structural engineering professionals - Yes

SE4166 Thomas Fink SOFiSTiK AG Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

SE4186 Getting Productive with Autodesk® Revit® Structure David Bleiman Rutherford &amp; Chekene Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Be more productive in making models Improve your Revit workflow Create models with greater uniformity - Yes

SE4190 Autodesk® Revit® Innovation in Design-Build Infrastructure Cory Dippold Hatch Mott MacDonald Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

Autodesk Revit MEP 2012 fine-tuned the use of systems so life is easier for the designer and user—but how do I tell what I should be using versus the way I used to do it? In this hands-on lab, we will look at the new systems tools. You will learn how to create custom ones, how systems are created during layout, how filters fit into the new system, and how to check for errors. While the class will focus on HVAC and piping, there is a lot to learn here for electrical users too. Get your hands on this new process and make your Revit MEP work for you!

Building Design Documentation, Optimized Design, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Construction Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Process/Workflow

Asses when to define systems and determine whether to connect equipment or use element layout

Explain how filters apply in this new environment and how to apply them to views and schedules

Use the system checking tools to catch missed connections

Engineers; MEP, HVAC, piping, and electrical designers; and BIM and CAD managers

IPD: Integrating my Project Design with Others—Let's Come Together Right Now!

This class will focus on common problems and difficulties that design teams face when collaborating with a design-build contractor or a general contractor. We will discuss preconstruction administration and quantity takeoffs from the designer’s model in Autodesk® Revit® MEP and AutoCAD® MEP. We will also review lessons learned and show examples of successful coordination between the architect, MEP designers, design-build contractors, subcontractors, and a general contractor. Our goal is to facilitate a class discussion among contractors, engineers, architects, and owners to understand everyone's expectations for the model.

Building Design Documentation, Case Studies, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Industry Trends, Interoperability, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Design Leadership, Collaboration

Control and manage linked objects display in Revit MEP

Import and export data to and from Revit MEP, AutoCAD MEP, and other AutoCAD products more efficiently and better understand multiplatform workflow

Extract and report data from Revit MEP and AutoCAD MEP

Use Autodesk Navisworks® collision detection and reporting efficiently

MEP engineers and designers, contractors, and architects

Our industry has always relied on the artistry of visualization to tell the design story, and with the introduction of the Autodesk Building Design Suite, you now have the most powerful design and visualization tools in the industry. In this class, we will look at the interoperability of our Suite players and discuss when to use which product. We will also investigate composition and some of the key ingredients to creating successful visualization imagery. After this class, you will be ready to tackle your first visualization project.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Industry Trends, Visualization, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, New from Autodesk, Interoperability, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Design Leadership, Collaboration

Describe the interoperability of the Autodesk Building Design Suite visualization tools

Compose a compelling visualization image or animation

Leverage the presets and libraries built into the products to speed up workflow

List the individual visualization applications and assess when to use each

Design professionals who are new to design visualization or who want to leverage the components of the Autodesk Building Design Suite

Dive into the heart of an MEP subcontractor business and experience the challenges and requirements associated with a BIM delivery process. See how they develop their internal strategies and processes to optimize the delivery process. Topics include implementing new workflows bringing the engineers to the center of the model, developing new methods to exchange information to facilitate the commissioning and procurement phases, and enabling a high level of coordination and QA for the duration of the project.

Building Design Documentation, Case Studies, Optimized Design, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow

Analyze project requirements and develop a project BIM strategy accordingly

Implement new workflows using the model as a core source of information

Create a new range of deliverables to support internal and external processes

Measure and monitor the overall efficiency of the process

Principals, design managers, trade managers, senior engineers, and BIM managers

Leveraging Autodesk® Revit® Models for Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis in Autodesk Simulation CFD

This class will focus on teaching architects and engineers how to leverage the architectural Revit model to create a Revit MEP model that can be used for computational fluid dynamic (CFD) analysis using Simulation CFD (formerly CFdesign®). Attendees will learn best practices, typical workflows, and the basic functions of Simulation CFD. Different types of CFD analyses will be presented to demonstrate the multiple benefits of incorporating CFD into your workflow and presenting the valuable information they can provide.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Building Design and Analysis, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Sustainable Design, Simulation, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Industry Trends, Design Leadership, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Prepare a Revit model for CFD analysis

Describe the workflow for producing CFD analysis results from a Revit model

List different CFD analysis types and comprehend the results

Prepare graphical and visual representations of CFD analysis results

AEC professionals with working knowledge of Revit and an interest in computational fluid dynamics analysis

AutoCAD MEP offers intelligent objects and tools that provide many documentation options. This class provides an overview and tips on elevations, schedules, tags, and annotative scale. You will learn how to use the power within AutoCAD MEP to not only save you time but also provide better documentation than with AutoCAD.

Building Design Documentation, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Construction Documentation

Define documentation types including text, dimensions, tags, schedules, elevations

Create an elevation from your model and understand the different options available

Use the property sets that give power to schedules and tags

Use annotation scaling and explain how it affects documentation from text and dimensions to schedules and tags

Users who have some basic understanding of AutoCAD MEP and managers

This class will introduce you to the new and enhanced features and functionality that Autodesk Revit MEP 2012 offers. Learn how the new tools will help you design and model more efficiently and effectively. Also learn how the new features and functionality are intended to be used in a typical workflow for MEP engineers and designers. Some of the hot new features include large-team workflow enhancements to allow better worksharing and collaboration among the design team. New system and system browser enhancements will really make modeling and designing easier than ever before. And that's just to start! So, come and check out the new hot and cool tools to make your design and modeling life easier!

Building Design Documentation, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, New from Autodesk, Construction Documentation

List new and enhanced features and functionality in Autodesk Revit MEP 2012

Describe how the new tools will enhance your modeling and design capabilities

Explain how the new tools can be leveraged in a typical MEP workflow to help model more efficiently and effectively

Explain why the new features were developed, as well as the use cases in which they were designed to support

Existing and new Revit MEP users, MEP engineers, designers and drafters, CAD/BIM managers, contractors, and other building professionals

Laser scanning and point clouds are a hot topic. We will be covering specific workflows in Autodesk® Revit® as well as looking at the tools in the workflow to import, visualize, and interact between the point cloud and Revit. From hybrid models, to model conversions and using point clouds to get to energy analysis models, this class will cover the ins and outs. We will also have time for a group discussion of this rapidly emerging field of technology.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration, Cloud Computing, Industry Trends, Optimized Design, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Reality Capture, Process/Workflow, Interoperability, Design Leadership

Gauge the accuracy of what you have modeled versus the point cloud

Identify where laser scanning may be a fit for your project in Revit Architecture and/or Revit MEP

Describe and manage the expectations when working with point cloud data

Leverage tips on what to do, what to avoid, where potential issues may arise, and how the latest techniques can benefit you

Beginning or intermediate Revit users who are interested in using point clouds or need to take accurate measurements for use in Revit

This panel of experienced Revit MEP users from Australia will offer and share their experiences of analysis, design, documentation, construction documentation, and fabrication using Revit MEP. Your panelists have backgrounds in mechanical engineering, drafting, and fabrication drafting for large and small projects worldwide and experience in developing the Revit standards and procedures for their companies. This group comes to offer a number of insights into project issues with Revit MEP. They will cover analysis, modeling, documentation, construction models, and fabrication. The group will share their experiences and engage the audience to answer questions about a range of issues and setups for working on projects. They will highlight specific concerns they have come across both on the job and in the office. For any team struggling or wishing to gain more insight on how to avoid major pains, this is the panel to see. High audience engagement and questions are compulsory!

Building Analysis and Simulation, Building Design Documentation, Building Design and Fabrication, Building Design and Analysis, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Industry Trends, Design Leadership, Construction Documentation, Conceptual Design, Collaboration, Case Studies, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Describe Revit analytical capabilities and best import and export practices

List lessons learned about design and detailing in Revit MEP

Develop office standards, families, and project practices for MEP firms

Develop construction models and drawings, and gain insights into fabrication from Revit

Mechanical engineers, designers, and drafters, hydraulic engineers and designers, MEP BIM coordinators and managers, project managers, and anyone working fabrication and construction-level development in Revit MEP

Do you have a burning question about Autodesk Revit MEP? Join Paul, Gregg, Martin, and Darryl, the authors of the Aubin Academy Series Book on Revit MEP, for an interactive class focused on your issues. We want you to get the most from your Revit MEP software learning experience. No topic is off limits. Class begins when you sign up. We will email you before class to ask for your questions. We will come to the class with answers to all your emailed questions and be ready to take more questions as well. So if you want to participate in your own live Q&A class with the guys who wrote the book, join the authors for this informative Q&A session. The panel will include veteran author Paul F. Aubin, and industry experts and co-authors Darryl A. McClelland, Martin Schmid, and Gregg Stanley. Together they have nearly 80 years of building industry, architectural, and engineering experience. If these guys don't know the answer to your Revit MEP question, who will?

Building Analysis and Simulation, Building Design Documentation, Building Design and Analysis, Building Design and Fabrication, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Construction Documentation, Conceptual Design, Collaboration, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Get answers to those Revit MEP questions that have been bugging you for so long

Ask your question either before or during the session

List valuable tips and tricks for tools you use everyday

Participate in an interactive discussion about common issues facing your fellow MEP users

MEP engineers, drafters, CAD managers, BIM managers, and Revit MEP users

Yes, Revit can utilize the security and workflow benefits of Autodesk Vault Collaboration AEC. This class will explore the interaction between the two applications and explain how using Vault can benefit a building project. In addition, we will discuss the ability of Vault Collaboration AEC to protect and manage families and Autodesk Navisworks® files and to share data with external partners and vendors. Come and discover the power of using Revit Server together with Vault Collaboration to save time and money on your next project.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Industry Trends, Design Leadership, Data Management

Describe the interaction between Revit and Vault Collaboration AEC

Store Family files in Vault Collaboration AEC and create a secure workflow for their release to users

Articulate how Revit projects benefit by using Vault Collaboration AEC to manage the entire project

Efficiently and securely share data with external partners

BIM managers who are interested in exploring the benefits of using Vault Collaboration together with Revit Server to maximize efficiency and security

Models running slow? In this class, we will take a look at some performance enhancing tips to make your models open, save, and perform faster. We will also talk about what can be discussed with your architectural partners before anything gets modeled in Revit.

Building Design Documentation, Collaboration, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Construction Documentation

Explain what is involved with managing models in Revit MEP

List topics that can be discussed with your architectural partners before starting a project in Revit

Create “lite” versions of architectural models for linking

Effectively use worksets and review, find, and resolve review warnings

Intermediate to advanced users of Revit MEP

A building with good daylighting can provide significant energy reductions and reduced operating costs for building owners of both new construction projects and existing facilities. With electric lighting accounting for 35 to 50 percent of the total electrical energy consumption in commercial buildings, design teams can leverage the optimal integration of daylighting strategies to offset this impact. This class will define the best practices and processes of implementing a Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflow with Autodesk® Revit® Architecture and Autodesk Ecotect® Analysis. Additionally, we will outline the relevant project properties needed to accurately obtain the best quality and most reliable analytical information to effectively validate design decisions that can have the most beneficial impact on the building’s performance and lifecycle costs.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Building Design and Analysis, Industry Trends, Sustainable Design, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Design Leadership

Define the energy impacts and performance benefits from natural daylighting

Identify a workflow to optimize your existing Revit geometry in Ecotect

Define the key material performance properties that will impact your analysis results

Demonstrate the effective use of Ecotect and the Radiance plug-in to document the natural daylight levels in a space

Architects, engineers, and energy analysts who are looking more deeply integrate BIM and sustainable design

Do you have a burning question or questions about AutoCAD MEP? Modeled on last year’s very successful "Ask the Experts" panel discussion for AutoCAD MEP, Paul, Gregg, Martin, and Darryl are at it again! Bring your AutoCAD MEP questions to class. No topic is off limits! Class begins when you sign up because we even email you before AU to ask for your questions. We will answer these and whatever else is posed to us. If you have a question, who better to ask than the guys who wrote a book on AutoCAD MEP? Join the authors for this informative Q&A session. The panel will include veteran author Paul F. Aubin, and industry experts and co-authors Darryl A. McClelland, Martin Schmid, and Gregg Stanley. Together they have nearly 80 years of building industry, architectural, and engineering experience. If these guys don't know the answer to your AutoCAD MEP question, who will?

Building Design Documentation, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Construction Documentation, Collaboration, Building Design and Fabrication

Get answers to those AutoCAD MEP questions that have been bugging you

Get a chance to ask your question before and during our session

Participate in an interactive discussion about common issues facing your fellow AutoCAD MEP users

MEP engineers, drafters, CAD managers, BIM managers, and AutoCAD MEP users

Field Layout Directly Using the Autodesk® Revit® Model: Efficiencies Obtained by Building Trades

In this panel discussion, you will hear about how the industry trades are directly using Revit for field layout with robotic total stations. You will learn how those in the contracting community are directly using the model for continued coordination through field completion. We will discuss the increased efficiencies achieved by leveraging this technology and how it has streamlined contractor processes. Attendees should have general Revit knowledge and be interested in taking the Revit model to the field.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Construction Documentation, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Collaboration, Case Studies, Building Design Documentation, Building Design and Analysis

Put point information directly into the Revit model for accurate field layout

Describe how to coordinate with multiple trades using the BIM

Describe how those in the industry are using Revit for field layout in day-to-day activities

Describe how your organization will benefit by standardizing these methods

Construction managers, general contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers, and anyone who wants to construct directly using the Revit model

Revit MEP promises rich output beyond ordinary CAD software for building mechanical and electrical design. However, the industry currently faces the challenge of how to apply its capabilities effectively in real-life building design projects. This class, based on real-life examples of successful Revit MEP projects at a large consulting engineering company, provides an overview of many added benefits that can be achieved through effective management of design workflow, including family creation. While introducing basic documentation and 3D modeling tips and tricks, we will also focus on configuring intelligent Revit MEP families and modeling the MEP systems so that additional analysis and information can be delivered reliably. Examples will cover equipment schedules, duct flow and pressure loss calculations, lighting fixture configuration and rendering, power load analysis, and other relevant topics. It will become evident that Revit MEP is well worth the time and cost and can deliver superior value for the consulting engineers now!

Building Analysis and Simulation, Building Design Documentation, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Construction Documentation, Collaboration, Case Studies, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Building Design and Analysis

Describe the essentials of producing multiple deliverables out of Revit modeling efforts

Create and configure Revit MEP families to enable real-life project MEP analysis workflow

Achieve confidence that Revit MEP is well worth the time and effort

Appreciate the depth and potential of Revit MEP

Revit MEP 3D modelers, CAD drafters and managers, HVAC engineers, and electrical engineers

The plumbing portion of Revit MEP has the undeserved reputation of “not ready yet." We will dispel that notion in this hands-on lab where you will have the opportunity to do plumbing design yourself. During this class, we are going to discuss what kinds of challenges we face when using Revit MEP for plumbing and find feasible solutions. We will examine various workflows for doing plumbing design and explain how to select the right one for the right job. We will discuss the necessary detail level, the appropriate workflow between the architect and the plumbing designer, and the documentation that we need to produce using old methods as well as new functionality of Revit MEP 2012.

Building Design Documentation, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Construction Documentation, Optimized Design, Process/Workflow, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Describe challenges to designing plumbing in a 3D application, such as Revit MEP

Describe Revit MEP implementation approaches for the plumbing discipline

Explain best practices for drawing pipes with and without slope

Explain best practices for documenting the plumbing design

MEP designers and engineers, project managers, and CAD/BIM managers

Living the Dream: How to Automate Common Workflows and Tasks that Mechanical Engineers Use Everyday

Are you a mechanical engineer who wants to export an architectural model to gbXML? Perform all necessary load calculations in the analytical program of choice? Import the data back into spaces, zones, and diffusers? Use that data to automate design decisions, where diffusers change their neck sizes automatically based on the needed CFM? Want to have VAV boxes resize themselves based on the connected diffusers and a set of conditions? In this fast-paced, innovative, workflow class designed specifically for mechanical engineers, you are going to see how to automate some very time-consuming tasks. We are going to focus on importing and exporting data from Autodesk® Revit®. You will see how to utilize that data for automating design decisions, such as diffusers that select their neck size automatically, and VAV boxes that read the CFM from the diffusers and determine their size based on a set of parameters and conditions.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Sustainable Design, Simulation, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Construction Documentation, Building Design and Analysis

“Push” load calculation data into spaces, zones, diffusers, and VAV boxes

Create a diffuser family with auto-sizing neck

Create a VAV box that automatically selects its size based on the connected CFM

Owners, principals, BIM managers, MEP designers, drafters, engineers, and project managers

Practical Tips and Tricks for Autodesk® Revit® MEP That I Wish Someone Taught Me on Day 1

Do you have a lot of “Gee, if I only knew this one” moments while working with Autodesk Revit MEP? Come to this class and learn how to take your interaction with Revit MEP to the next level. No matter where you stand in the learning curve, you will be able to take something out of this class. We are going to dive into some fast drafting tips and tricks as well as the usual “quirky” things that you need to know how to get around. We will be looking into new ways of controlling graphics visibility, specifically the architectural background. We will also cover how schedules and various views can make your life much easier when it comes to designing and managing your model. We will also be looking into some real-world problems and how to overcome them. And of course, we are going to check into the latest tips and tricks about Revit MEP template creation. This will be a very fast-paced class because there is a lot to be covered, so come along and enjoy the ride.

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Optimized Design, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Construction Documentation

Explain how to use graphics visibility, specifically for architectural background display

List tips and tricks for BIM managers to ensure quality drawings

Describe Family editor facts and secrets

MEP designers and engineers, project managers, and CAD/BIM managers

Do you work at a mechanical design firm where content is the never-ending battle? In this class, you will see how Capital Engineering Consultants was able to take control of our content creation. In this class, specifically designed for mechanical engineers and designers, you will be exposed to a ground-breaking concept. We were able to deliver mechanical and plumbing design development drawings for a multi-building hospital project with over 800 sheets just for mechanical and plumbing. And we did it with one day of content development! If the requirements for this project were not as high as they were, we would have been able to take it all the way through construction documents. This process is something we still use for other projects. In cases where the process may not be applicable because of high project requirements, you can still use it like we did—to buy time and make the necessary content over a period of time.

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Construction Documentation, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks

Define the BIM goals for a project and determine where content fits in the picture

Produce high-quality drawings with minimum effort

Increase productivity by minimizing content creation efforts

Create a handful of families that will replace millions of real-world equipment

BIM managers, MEP designers, drafters, engineers, and project managers

Streamlining Conceptual Energy Modeling Through A/E Collaboration Using Autodesk® Revit®

During a project’s conceptual phase, collaboration between architect-generated massing models and engineer-generated energy models has historically been minimal. This class will show how engineers can work with architects to leverage their conceptual designs for creating energy models. We will show the architectural and engineering workflows for conceptual design and identify areas where Building Information Modeling (BIM) collaboration can occur, and how it can be accomplished. This class will also identify the capabilities of the conceptual energy modeling tools within Revit and describe possible workarounds for common issues. Collaboration within BIM is encouraged at all stages of a project. This class will show how it can be done at the earliest stages of design.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Design Leadership, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Industry Trends, Construction Documentation, Conceptual Design, Collaboration, Cloud Computing, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Building Design Documentation, Building Design and Analysis

Collaborate better with other disciplines using Revit during the conceptual design phase

List best practices for using the Revit conceptual energy modeling tool

Tailor your Revit model for other disciplines so they can extract information they need

Use geometries from the architectural model to create an energy model

Architects and engineers who want to improve their sustainable design techniques

Autodesk Navisworks has become a must-have tool for general contractors, thanks to its robust features for clash detection and 4D scheduling. Unfortunately, these tools are not being adequately utilized by A/E firms. This class will illustrate how Autodesk Navisworks can be incorporated into your regular QA/QC process, as well as for internal coordination of multiple disciplines. We will also demonstrate how Navisworks can be used as a powerful visualization tool to create imagery for design and presentation purposes. This class will feature management and technical tips, as well as the use of a case study project to illustrate the concepts.

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Case Studies, Collaboration, Construction Documentation, Industry Trends, Interoperability, Optimized Design, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Design Leadership

Incorporate the use of Navisworks as milestones in an architecture project schedule

Implement a workflow to create and exchange Navisworks files with multiple disciplines and consultants

Perform 3D coordination as part of the QA/QC process of an A/E firm

Leverage the use of Navisworks for presentation purposes, creating images, walkthroughs, and other visualizations

BIM managers and coordinators, Autodesk Revit® modelers, architects, engineers, and designers

Have you ever heard someone say that you cannot do workshop detail drawings in Autodesk® Revit®? You can, and this class will show you how it can be done. See what designers and consultants can do to assist the process and ensure their model is adopted for use in the construction detailing. Learn about the many issues that arise during the process and how they can be addressed. You will also get tips on how to develop a process to suit not only your company, but also the individual project. We will explain how multi-services coordination and reporting works with construction documentation. While the focus is mainly on mechanical workshop detailing, other services are addressed and the processes can easily be applied to any MEP service.

Building Design Documentation, Collaboration, Construction Documentation, Industry Trends, Interoperability, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Extend the capabilities of Revit for use as complete project platform

Provide multi-service coordination with Revit and Autodesk Navisworks®

Describe multi-platform compatibility issues and their solutions

MEP designers and drafters, BIM coordinators and managers ,and anyone involved in MEP services drawings and coordination

This class explains how to set up and use worksets to optimize model performance in Revit Architecture, Revit MEP, and Revit Structure 2012. We will offer time-tested tips to improve your Revit model performance. You will learn how to improve saving and accessing model time by partially loading Revit elements to your model. We will explain how this setup affects your local copy. You will learn how to set workset standards for your company and get tips on how to model in the correct workset. We will also perform timing demonstrations using Revit MEP 2012. If you would like to improve your Revit model performance, this is the class for you.

Building Design Documentation, Construction Documentation, Optimized Design, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, Collaboration

Set workset standards for your company

Assign certain Revit MEP elements to the correct workset

BIM managers, BIM coordinators, Revit power users, CAD users, engineers, and architects

In this basic hands-on lab, we will show you step by step how to create content in Autodesk Revit MEP. You will learn how to create an Outlet family with multiple types, custom parameters and visibilities, and the ability to move the plan symbol around to allow "stacking" while keeping the 3D component in place.

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Optimized Design, Construction Documentation

Use reference planes when creating content in Revit

Plan for and use formulas when creating custom content in Revit

Use the Yes/No parameters to control visibility for 2D and/or 3D content in Revit

Use a reference plane and an instance parameter to create a family with a 2D symbol that moves vertically to allow stacking

Revit users, particularly users of Revit MEP

Esta clase explica cómo modelar una planta central de energía eficientemente. Cómo modelar y coordinar grandes equipos mecánicos como enfriadores, calderas, bombas etc. Aprenda cómo modelar y coordinar tubería de gran tamaño. Creación de familias de accesorios de tubería y válvulas para tubería de gran tamaño. Cómo tratar con símbolos de anotación y tamaño real de familias de válvulas. La importancia del espacio de mantenimiento en las familias de equipamiento mecánico. También aprenda cómo crear este modelo para óptimo rendimiento. Coordinación con otras disciplinas y detección de conflictos con Autodesk Navisworks®.

Modelar y coordinar grandes equipos mecánicos y tuberías

Crear familias de accesorios de tubería y válvulas

Directivos de BIM, Coordinadores de BIM, Ingenieros, Usuarios de Autodesk Revit

Usando Tablas de Planificación y Espacios para Calcular Cargas de Calefacción con Autodesk® Revit MEP® 2012

Aprenda cómo crear y administrar las tablas de planificación para generar un cálculo de cargas térmicas generadas por equipamiento, iluminación y cantidad de personas. Aprenda cómo modificar familias de equipamiento mecánico que trabajen con las tablas de planificación. Asigne diferentes colores a las celdas de las tablas para validar información efectivamente. Establezca reglas para su compañía o departamento para implementación en el futuro. Obtengainformación precisa en edificios de todo tamaño, desde los más pequeños hasta edificios de más de 500,000 pies cuadrados.

Obtener cargas térmicas de tu proyecto con precisión

Crear y modificar tablas de planificación para cargas térmicas

Crear y modificar familias para calcular cargas térmicas

Implementar reglas para futura implementación

Ingenieros, Usuarios de Revit, Directivos de BIM, Coordinadores de BIM

Content Builder in AutoCAD MEP can feel daunting to the best of us. Content Builder is the feature we use in AutoCAD MEP to make equipment and fittings that grow when a dimension is changed. Understanding how to use it systematically is critical to crafting a usable and successful part. This class will describe the steps to plan and implement a basic 3D model. We will cover concepts such as workplanes, dimensions, and paths in AutoCAD MEP 2012. Come and learn how easy Content Builder can be once you have mastered the concepts and basics. This class is for both experienced and new AutoCAD MEP users.

Building Design Documentation, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Construction Documentation

Plan out a 3D model prior to implementation

List best practices for using Content Builder

AEC professionals with intermediate experience with AutoCAD® MEP; CAD managers and advanced users with CAD management responsibilities; and engineers, technicians and designers who are interested in 3D modeling

Esta clase explica cómo utilizar la nueva función de Autodesk Revit MEP 2012 de usar vistas 3D para diagramas de tubería. Aprenda cómo crear diagramas de tuberia3D para diferentes sistemas de tubería. Aprenda como guardar la orientación, bloquear y anotar estas vistas. Cómo usar archivos típicos para tipos de líneas y otras herramientas gráficas. También aprende sobre el procesos de trabajo y como modificar esas vistas 3D.

Crear diagramas de tubería usando vistas 3D

Usar archivos típicos para representación gráfica

Modificar estas vistas 3D después de anotarlas

Establecer normas de procesos en tu compañía o departamento

Ingenieros, Usuarios de Autodesk Revit, Directivos de BIM, Coordinadores de BIM

Did Somebody Say CONTENT? Creating and Editing Electrical Content for Autodesk® Revit® MEP

In this class, you will learn how to create new families from scratch as well as out-of-the-box families that support the real-world workflow. We will discuss redefining how elevations and offsets work for 3D and annotation families, which allow you to then create custom tags to read that information. We will also explore the use of the Copy/Monitor function for electrical objects to aid in working with multiple models across different disciplines.

Building Design Documentation, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Construction Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Create custom families to enhance current workflow

Edit existing families to add functionality to them for tagging purposes

Use the Copy/Monitor functionality in Revit MEP to work with architects or other designers to keep objects coordinated

BIM managers, engineers, and others who are responsible for creating content within their company

This project case study will discuss the tools and methods used to model and coordinate an office renovation. The workflow of using Autodesk Revit to produce a set of construction documents with an outside firm will be a primary topic of discussion. This class will illustrate how we used the phasing capabilities in Revit. In this class, we will talk about how to use clash detection in Revit to resolve conflicts within a tight ceiling cavity. The decision to go from one model for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection to separate models for each, and the process to do so, will also be analyzed.

Building Design Documentation, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Industry Trends, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Case Studies, Construction Documentation, Design Leadership, Collaboration

Coordinate Revit models with multiple firms

List the pros and cons of splitting a model into separate discipline models

Leverage Revit to create an accurate and coordinated set of construction drawings

Use clash detection capabilities in Revit to resolve inter-discipline conflicts

CAD managers and beginning to intermediate Revit users

Having trouble getting your Autodesk Revit MEP families to connect to systems in your project? Having trouble getting the lookup tables you are using to read in your project? This class will cover both major topics by using real-world examples to demystify the issues we have all experienced. In this class, we will cover all connectors in the Revit 2011 family editor, and cover in-depth the advanced settings for each. Each family will be tested in a project environment to prove its quality and demonstrate how the once-difficult connector is actually quite easy. You just need the secret decoder ring to get connected.

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Construction Documentation

Explain the essentials of connector project use

Work with connectors in complex family environments

List important tips and tricks for working with connectors

CAD managers and MEP engineers and technicians

A Balanced Route to MEP BIM for a Multi-Disciplinary Consultant in the United Kingdom

This class will identify how widespread adoption of Autodesk® Revit® MEP by the building services division of Capita Symonds, a top-20 U.K. consultant (NCE Consultants File 2010), was achieved with support from Autodesk Consulting. We will provide an overview of existing business practices and market sector demands prior to adoption. We will discuss how we made a successful business change through implementation of a phased approach. We began with gaining senior management buy-in and followed that with technology briefings to practitioners. Our controlled project rollout incorporated user training, template preparation, standards adoption, and engagement with other disciplines. We will demonstrate examples of modeling and analysis techniques and appropriate levels of detail by project phase to highlight a best practice approach that can be adopted to reduce risk and enable successful organizational technology change.

Building Design Documentation, Case Studies, Construction Documentation, Optimized Design, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Industry Trends, Design Leadership, Collaboration, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Identify the most efficient route to large-scale adoption of Revit in a multidisciplinary company

Identify key stages to adoption and determine metrics to show success

Identify with and understand how these key stages can apply to any size of company

Describe how best to work alongside Autodesk Consulting to make the best return on investment

Anyone who is interested in the large-scale adoption of Revit and how to do it well

The IEE regulations (a.k.a. BS7671) are used in over thirty countries worldwide. In this class, we will explain how we customized Autodesk® Revit MEP® to suit these standards. You will learn how you can extend this customization to suit your company's needs. We will also cover new features in Revit MEP 2012, and through case studies from work at Capita Symonds, we will demonstrate how you can finally make full use of the "E" in Revit MEP.

Building Design Documentation, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Construction Documentation, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Case Studies

Customize Revit MEP to suit your local or company standards

Describe how customization in Revit MEP 2012 was performed

Explain how to take a national standard and apply it to Revit MEP

Anyone who is using MEP and wants to know more about the customization process and the electrical design capabilities of Revit MEP

WARNING! This May Void Your Manufacturer’s Warranty: The Pros Dissect Autodesk® Revit® Content

HEADS UP! The world is shifting head first into Building Information Modeling (BIM), and a wave of Revit MEP content is being produced by manufacturers. Knowing what to look for and what your models should contain can make or break your company's workflow. This class will serve as your MEP content crash course and you will learn how to separate the good Revit MEP content from the bad.

Start your own content analysis reporting

Describe Revit best practices for using manufacturer-produced content

Intermediate-level users of Autodesk Revit

90 Programs in 90 Minutes: What to Know about Other Applications Without Spending the Time to Learn Them

Well, not 90 programs exactly. However, in this class we will go through many of the programs that Autodesk offers to the AEC community. We all should know and support at least one (or maybe a few) programs, but have never had the time to explore many of the rest. Are you always using the best tools for your tasks? Do you use Autodesk® 3ds Max®, Revit®, or Navisworks® to do your renderings and animations? Is it better to look at a Revit model in Revit or in Navisworks? What is the difference between Revit Structure and Revit Architecture? What do I gain when I cross-grade from AutoCAD® to AutoCAD Architecture? All will be explained by a group of professionals from WSP, an international multi-disciplinary engineering company. This class will help you understand the characteristics and most-appropriate uses of the different packages, so you can make the right decisions or recommendations to your team.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Interoperability, Industry Trends, Design Leadership, Construction Documentation, Collaboration, Case Studies, Building Design Documentation

Apply means and methods for using new software as explained by experienced users

Develop a strategy to make your company more productive and profitable

Analyze your weaknesses and correct them

Advance your career by having a stronger knowledge base

BIM/CAD managers and design engineers

For AEC Professionals: A New Design to Fabrication Piping Workflow Using Autodesk® Revit® MEP

In today's BIM environment, design engineers are creating 3D models to facilitate better engineered buildings. Mechanical and piping contractors have, up until today, struggled to extrapolate relevant real building data from these models. The struggle is over. This class introduces an exciting new workflow for extracting relevant real piping spooling detail for fabrication purposes directly from a Revit MEP model. We will demonstrate this real-world practical workflow for taking Revit MEP piping content all of the way through to pre-fabrication spooling and construction documentation—without redrawing the model. Using Revit MEP 2012, a contractor can take a BIM mechanical model, make full use of the engineers' design intent, gain great efficiencies, and bring the piping design and model to life with accurate manufacturer-specific content. These processes adhere to the BIM practice of software interoperability while generating, maintaining, and reporting on data throughout the building process. In addition, the class will highlight the value of driving the entire mechanical and piping workflow through a single BIM model from architectural design through to project completion.

Building Design Documentation, Collaboration, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Interoperability, Industry Trends, Design Leadership, Construction Documentation, Building Design and Fabrication, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks

Takie a Revit MEP design to fabrication using precise and automated construction document spooling

List the top 3 best practices for improving your piping design to fabrication workflow

List recommended pragmatic steps to change your current design to fabrication methodology

Enhance constructability and facilities management aspects of the model and show how the fabrication-ready model can be further leveraged for more efficient building processes

Architects, engineers, contractors, owners, project managers, and mechanical, piping, or HVAC design engineers

This class will show you the complete functionality of heating and cooling load analysis with Revit MEP. We will cover the current capabilities of the internal load engine and the available exporting process. Space and zone creation will be covered to fully understand the data assignment. We will show you how to add custom parameters to elements and schedules to display ASHRAE data not native to Revit MEP. Another important aspect to be addressed will be best practices for inspecting the architectural model that could cause a negative impact on your analysis.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Sustainable Design, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Construction Documentation, Collaboration, Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Building Design and Analysis

Describe energy analysis parameters for spaces, zones, and projects

Perform a heating and cooling load from the model

Create custom schedules and parameters to view design data

Mechanical engineers who want to review the analysis capabilities of Revit MEP; and beginning, intermediate, and Advanced Revit MEP users who want to expand their knowledge of Revit MEP functionality

Advanced Autodesk® Revit® MEP Examples of the Application of Fire Protection Sprinkler System Analysis

The advent of building information modeling (BIM) has highlighted the value of integrating the analysis of each of the systems that make up the entire building system with the tools used in the design process. The fire sprinkler system is one of those systems which require a rigorous analysis to ensure its proper application as a critical life-safety component of the building. This class will provide an in-depth look at the application of the basic principles of hydraulic analysis as applied to actual system configurations. Where the standards focus on typical layouts, this class will investigate many effects of non-typical piping configurations. The investigation will be done using a combination of theoretical predictors and the use of HydraCAD™ BIM analysis tools specifically designed for use with Autodesk® Revit® MEP Suite.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks, Simulation, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Interoperability, Building Design and Analysis, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Recognize system design characteristics that create analysis requirements

Appreciate the value of automated tools for fire protection hydraulic analysis

Articulate the unique requirements of sprinkler hydraulic analysis and Identify appropriate design areas for an analysis

Evaluate various software products to determine their ability to integrate between BIM and the hydraulic analysis

AEC professionals tasked with design, analysis, or management of design and analysis of fire protection sprinkler systems

The advent of Building Information Modeling (BIM) has highlighted the value of integrating the analysis of each of the systems that make up the entire building system with the tools used in the design process. The fire sprinkler system is one of those systems which require a rigorous analysis to ensure its proper application as a critical life-safety component of the building. This class will provide an outline of the underlying mathematical equations and basic engineering assumptions that are prescribed in the applicable standards for the design and analysis of those systems. This class is not intended to present the application of any product to this process but rather to detail the basic analysis approach prescribed by the standards. The class will present the formulae used to account for the pressures required to overcome discharge from a particular sprinkler orifice, friction loss through the pipe and fittings, and vertical elevation.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Optimized Design, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Building Design and Analysis

Use the basic equations for hydraulic analysis

Differentiate the design basis of fire protection from plumbing systems

Identify the appropriate sprinkler design standards

Evaluate various software products to determine their level of integration with the analysis process

AEC professionals tasked with design, analysis, or management of design and analysis of fire protection sprinkler systems

Case Study: Palomar West Hospital—Including Construction and Fabrication in the BIM/IPD Process

The 360-bed, 11-story 750,000 GSF Palomar Medical Center West is located in Escondido, CA. To realize the owner's requirements of sustainability, we incorporated new concepts of patient experience as well as the latest medical technology. CO Architects decided to use an Autodesk® Revit® BIM Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) process to accomplish this. The Palomar West Hospital Project received the 2010 AIA Technology in Architectural Practice Excellence in BIM Award. This class examines BIM/IPD coordination and management techniques and issues that occurred during the design, construction documentation, and construction phases of the project. The BIM/IPD team included the general contractor, trade contractors, and equipment and material vendors. We will focus on initial project setup, design assist meetings, building system integration and coordination meeting technologies, new construction methods for improved accuracy, and prefabrication capabilities.

Building Design and Fabrication, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Optimized Design, Technical Features, Sustainable Design, Process/Workflow, Industry Trends, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Design Leadership, Collaboration, Case Studies

Describe an overview of a project using BIM/IPD from design through construction

Explain how Revit enables development of improved construction methods

Use techniques and examples from the class to expand BIM/IPD into the fabrication and construction phase of a project

Develop coordination polices and techniques specific for your firms

Architects, engineers, contractors, BIM managers, as well as others who are involved in BIM and IPD

Meet the authors of <em>Mastering Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2012</em> and join them for a discussion on project documentation. Documentation remains one of the most difficult hurdles to using this software throughout your design and documentation process. The discussion will focus on what is required for clear, accurate drawings. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (fire) disciplines will be included.

Building Design Documentation, Construction Documentation, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow

Create layout sheets that look as good or better than those you did in AutoCAD®

Leverage the 3D model to add insight to your 2D drawings

Balance literal 3D modeling with traditional 2D diagrammatic drawings

Standardize the appearance of your drawings

Anyone who is using Revit MEP and would like to beautify their paper output

Duct, Duct, Route! Getting Your Ducts in a Row! HVAC System Designs in Autodesk® Revit® MEP

In this class, you will learn about creating and working with HVAC (duct) systems. Revit MEP provides tools for creating quick HVAC systems and verifying that there are no interfering components in your design. We will dive deep into tips and tricks for best practices in duct layouts. In addition, learn how you can check whether design values meet regulated engineering standards. We will use conditional formatting in a schedule to check whether the equipment you place in your design has correct properties.

Building Design Documentation, Construction Documentation, Optimized Design, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Describe best practices for getting Revit MEP to create 3D duct layouts

Customize the mechanical settings and duct types

Create design check schedules and master conditional formatting

Maintain the system browser and verify that all equipment is connected properly

AEC professionals who have beginning to intermediate experience with Revit MEP, and AutoCAD® MEP users who are thinking about switching to Revit MEP

Meet the authors of <em>Mastering Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2012</em> and join them for a discussion on coordinating projects with Autodesk Revit. Common workflows require architects, engineers, and contractors to all work with each others files—often from different offices, occasionally from different time zones, and always from different perspectives with different goals. Handling the inter-office coordination well can have a huge impact on your job.

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Technical Features, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Construction Documentation, Collaboration

Use the Revit project internal origin for reference

Use the Revit shared coordinate origin for reference

Use exported Autodesk Navisworks® and AutoCAD® files where needed

Anyone who is using Revit MEP to coordinate their design with other departments and/or offices

This class is designed for all participants of the construction industry. You will learn how a prominent mechanical contractor implemented Autodesk® Building Information Modeling (BIM) and 3D modeling software to advance the company's ability to compete, win contracts, and leverage BIM prior to and during construction. We will explore a number of projects that present a variety of interesting MEP coordination challenges and serve to depict how Autodesk software is instrumental in achieving success during construction. Architects, engineers, and contractors alike will benefit from the real-world experiences that will be presented during this class.

Building Design Documentation, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration, Case Studies, Construction Documentation

Explain construction industry trends to utilize BIM

Identify the positive impact of BIM in construction

Describe how various Autodesk software products are applied to construction processes

Describe the value-added benefits of BIM in a construction project

Architects, engineers, general contractors, MEP designers and drafters, facilities owners, and management personnel

The benefit of a multidiscipline Revit project environment can only be realized when multiple stakeholders understand what is possible and practical when interacting with shared geometry. Revit MEP is subject to the quality and consistency of the architect's model and a clear understanding of what is required is needed to communicate the potential shared value. Learn the limiting factors MEP engineers face when running heating and cooling load based on an architect's model as well as the practical use of the Revit coordination tools to drive the maximum benefit and time saving for engineers in a shared model design and documentation environment.

Building Design Documentation, Building Design and Analysis, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Sustainable Design, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Construction Documentation, Collaboration, Case Studies, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Compare model-sharing techniques, including file-sharing protocol and Revit coordination tools

Use the architect's model to get quick heating and cooling loads inside of Revit MEP

Analyze the placement of hosted and non-hosted geometry that is shared between disciplines

Use a Revit Model Plan to increase consistency and confidence of shared geometry

MEP engineers who are using Revit in a multidiscipline environment and want to ensure consistency and maximize gains from the new model-based industry environment

Who Turned the Lights Out? Lighting Analysis with Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2012 and Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2012

In this class, we will discuss multiple different lighting analysis procedures. We will present an overview of the features of lighting calculations and analysis within Autodesk Revit MEP 2012, along with the use of the new Autodesk FBX® file LINK in Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2012 to run point-by-point lighting analysis from your Revit model. Gone are the days of duplicating work over and over in different software packages. We will also look at the creation of a new light fixture, choosing the correct light source type, and placing that light source in the correct location within your families to guarantee accurate results. Flip on the light bulb (I mean LED), and watch as we demonstrate the new possibilities for lighting analysis.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Visualization, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Sustainable Design, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Interoperability, Construction Documentation, Collaboration, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Building Design and Analysis, Building Design Documentation

Use lighting analysis tools within Autodesk Revit MEP 2012

Create light meters in 3ds Max 2012 to display point-by-point lighting analysis

Use Autodesk FBX file linking in 3ds Max Design 2012

Create or edit a light fixture family to edit the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) file used in the fixture

MEP engineers and architects who want to extract accurate lighting calculations from their Revit model

Hybrid Autodesk® Revit® Modeling: MEP Modelers Encountering Complex Architectural Geometry

This class covers advanced techniques that MEP modelers can use to automate the placement, modification, and customization of mechanical elements when confronted with complex architectural geometry. Techniques demonstrated will involve custom workflows between Revit MEP and Revit Architecture. Both software platforms will be discussed simultaneously to illustrate the overlap of specific tools most often used solely by architects, but that can greatly enhance the productivity of MEP modeling. Attendees will learn how Adaptive Components, Pattern Based Systems, and the Conceptual Massing Environment can be appropriated from the architectural tools to MEP users. These time-saving strategies become highly valuable when confronted with architectural projects of complex geometric form.

Building Design Documentation, Optimized Design, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration

Explain how Revit modelers can automate and manage issues when encountering complex architectural geometry

Describe alternatives for creating custom MEP families through appropriating Revit Architecture tools

List and describe custom workflows using Adaptive Components, Pattern-based families, and the Conceptual Massing Environment

Explain how parametric relationships can be used to enhance productivity

MEP modelers who want new tools, methods, and workflows to deal with complex geometric form; users who are familiar with Revit MEP and have access to Revit Architecture; Revit modelers who would like to explore advanced alternatives to managing, creating, and placing custom Revit families

In this class, you will learn how to use some of the most overlooked features of the Revit platform to help you consistently organize your MEP construction documentation. Knowing how to use these features will enable you to differentiate the quality of your construction documents from those of your competition.

Building Design Documentation, Construction Documentation, Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks

Drafters, designers, engineers, and BIM managers of MEP firms who create and maintain construction documents

Learn how to create and manage all of the different systems, including HVAC, plumbing, and piping, that are necessary to complete any building design. We will show you some new features in Autodesk Revit MEP 2011 that will help you better organize MEP building information models and better communicate your design intent.

Building Design Documentation, Optimized Design, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Organize MEP building information models

Drafters, designers, and engineers at MEP firms who want to learn how to better organize and manage their building information models

Publish Autodesk® Inventor® Building Components for Consumption in AutoCAD® MEP and Revit® MEP

In this class, you will learn how to take Autodesk Inventor assemblies of manufacturer's building products and publish them for use with both AutoCAD MEP and Autodesk Revit MEP. If you are a building product manufacturer, you need to see how to take advantage of this. If you are a building design professional and have been looking for a way to get manufacturers to publish light-weight 3D models for your use, you need to be in this class too.

Building Design Documentation, Collaboration, Optimized Design, Tips and Tricks, Construction Documentation, Process/Workflow, Technical Features

Shrinkwrap Inventor assemblies for light-weight 3D footprint models

Leverage the ADSK file formats in AutoCAD

Leverage the ADSK file formats in Revit

Building product manufacturers and building design professionals

Movies and TV are not the only new technology in 3D. Now, your digital camera can capture your home, a friend, or even your favorite pair of sneakers within minutes and create a 3D model with Project Photofly reality capture software from Autodesk Labs. With the increasing need to promote sustainable design in existing buildings, one of the most important applications of reality capture is the ability for the designer to build the 3D building geometry without days of field work. With Project Photofly, designers can generate a point cloud and a surface mesh textured with materials from your photos that can then be used in AutoCAD®, Autodesk® 3ds Max® and Autodesk Revit® for use in rapid energy modeling or other sustainability studies. In this class, you will learn the proper workflow, along with tips and tricks to successfully bring your photos from 2D to 3D in various file formats, including video.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Collaboration, Building Design and Analysis, Building Design Documentation, Conceptual Design, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Sustainable Design, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Interoperability, Industry Trends, Design Leadership, Construction Documentation

Describe the basics of using reality capture to create the building outside the envelope

Take photos with your camera for the best resulting 3D model

Explain the most efficient workflows to capture reality and when it is the best time to use it

Describe how Project Photofly can be integrated with other Autodesk products for rapid energy modeling (REM) of existing buildings

Architects, engineers, owners, and facilities managers who want to learn how designers can simplify and make the building information geometry process more efficient

Building owners are driven to remodel and retrofit their building for many reasons: to update dated interiors, to keep existing tenants happy (and keep them put), to replace aging equipment at the end of its useful life, and to attract new tenants. Spaces that sit unrented can be significantly detrimental to the owner, so owners have to do all that they can to attract new tenants in this increasingly difficult economy. With the change of focus to sustainability and energy efficiency, tenants are looking for buildings that meet their company’s standards. Owners of existing buildings that have reliable systems but are using 2 to 3 times more energy than a current code-equivalent building are being forced to completely renovate and redesign their spaces, requiring engineers and architects to develop creative ways to impact the design without creating a massive budget impact. This class will focus on 2 projects: The Standard Insurance Tower and the Mercy Corps Headquarters, both located in Portland, Oregon.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Building Design and Analysis, Design Leadership, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Industry Trends, Sustainable Design, Case Studies

Identify strategies for existing building retrofits

List the specific tools that were used in the design process of the two projects

Explain how creative financing enabled the tenants to influence the retrofit for the entire building

Describe the details of two success stories

Architects, engineers, and building owners in the architecture and engineering industry

Existing buildings will form 70 percent of our stock in 2050 and they offer a huge opportunity for energy and CO2 reduction. However, with countless improvement options available, how do we identify those which will give us the best energy return on investment? Based on real examples, this class will demonstrate that rapid energy modeling (REM) enables rapid evaluation of building baseline and improvement scenarios to generate cost savings on energy consumption, reduce CO2 emissions, and enhance the building’s environment. This class will demonstrate the use of REM to create an accurate building energy and carbon footprint, identifying the largest energy uses within the building and highlighting anomalies, such as a poorly-controlled plant. We will simulate a range of improvement scenarios, including building fabric and glazing, solar treatment, lighting design, HVAC systems, controls, low carbon, and renewable technologies. Finally, we will evaluate key performance indicators of our improvement investments options. Familiarity with Autodesk® Revit® Conceptual Energy Analysis, Project Vasari from Autodesk Labs, Autodesk Green Building Studio®, Autodesk Ecotect® Analysis, AutoCAD®, or Photo Scene Editor is not essential but will assist understanding.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Tips and Tricks, Sustainable Design, Simulation, Reality Capture, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Case Studies, Cloud Computing, Design Leadership, Interoperability, Industry Trends, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Building Design and Analysis

Create and calibrate a baseline energy model of an existing building using a variety of rapid modeling techniques

Use baseline energy analysis to identify target areas for building improvement

Interpret results and determine next steps

Energy professionals in AEC who have exposure to the building design process

Where has my duct dialog box gone? This class is for both new and experienced AutoCAD MEP users. AutoCAD MEP 2010 changed the nature of how to draw new ducts. In this class, you will learn all the secret goodies Autodesk added as we revised our duct feature. Understanding how to use the new duct interface is critical to your modeling efficiency. We will cover topics such as how to draw an offset takeoff on the fly in AutoCAD MEP 2012.

Building Design Documentation, Construction Documentation, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks, Optimized Design, Process/Workflow

Draw a duct system using the new interface

Describe new secret goodies in the duct drawing system

Explain the new Duct Routing Preferences

Describe where some Duct Part Preferences were moved to in AutoCAD MEP 2012

AEC professionals with beginning experience in AutoCAD® MEP; CAD managers and advanced users with CAD management responsibilities; engineers, technicians, and designers who are interested in 3D modeling

How do innovative companies combine physical and digital prototyping to deliver products that are consistently cutting-edge, affordable, reliable, and safe? In this class, you will find out! You will learn how prototyping needs evolve within each stage of the design process from form studies to visual prototypes to working prototypes. We will discuss how to determine and evaluate which prototyping method is best suited for each design phase. Finally, we will talk about how Cisco, Steeda Autosports, and other companies streamline design with a combined approach.

Describe how prototyping needs evolve within each stage of the design process from form studies to visual prototypes to working

Explain how to determine and evaluate which prototyping method is best suited for each design phase

Describe how Cisco, Steeda Autosports, and other companies streamline design with a combined approach

Assess rapid prototyping systems to choose the right one

Professional designers, engineers, architects, and educators

An often-overlooked aspect of using Building Information Modeling (BIM) and performing energy analysis is the hardware and IT infrastructure required to effectively use the software tools required to perform the work. We have teamed up with Autodesk and have performed a variety of real-world tests with multiple software tools to understand and document the impacts of going from a high-end laptop to a graphic workstation to the use of a private cloud. Additionally, we will compare the performance using Remote Desktop and a desktop graphic workstation versus working remotely using Advance2000's private cloud.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Design Leadership, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Cloud Computing, Building Design and Analysis, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow

Compare the usability of BIM and energy analysis software on a laptop, a graphic workstation, and a private cloud

List the differences in performance of using Remote Desktop with a traditional graphic workstation versus a private cloud

Calculate the IT costs of using BIM and energy analysis in the design process

Explain what type of IT equipment is needed to support specific workflows

Existing Autodesk® Revit® users, architects, engineers, energy analysts, BIM managers, and other building professionals and IT managers

High-performance building design requires the careful analysis and coordination of building enclosures and HVAC systems. This class will cover BIM-integrated workflows for evaluating condensation risk and thermal comfort using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and 2D heat transfer analysis. We will use cultural and performing arts projects with radiant cooling and heating, as well as displacement ventilation systems, as case studies.

Describe how CFD tools can be used to evaluate occupant thermal comfort

Describe how CFD tools fit into a condensation risk analysis workflow

Explain how CFD tools have progressed over the past decade and their increased integration with BIM

Explain when CFD modeling is appropriate to use for a project

Architects, engineers, simulation tool users, and building operators

I have all of our equipment modeled already for fabrication in Autodesk Inventor. Do I have to recreate that for my AutoCAD® Plant 3D models? The short answer is NO. Learn the process, along with some tips and tricks, to use your existing 3D models inside your AutoCAD Plant 3D models. This class will cover getting your existing 3D models into your Plant 3D environment without crippling your model and without recreating your work.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow

Manipulate your full fabrication models from Inventor so they are useful in Plant 3D

Use the features of the AEC Exchange, including the BIM information

Set up connection points so that you can correctly pipe up to your equipment

Use the step-by-step instructions to facilitate the process in your work environment

Equipment and plant manufacturers and plant/process piping designers

Problemas reales, requieren de Soluciones Reales. Trabajo Colaborativo para Ingenieria

Aprenda como funciona el Entorno de Trabajo Colaborativo, en condiciones reales, pasos para su implementación exitosa y mejores practicas para la selección del utilitario de diseño correcto.Maneje la gestión de procesos de diseño y la estandarización CAD en conjunto con una solución de administración de datos robusta como Autodesk® Vault®. Aprenda como lograr la integración de todas las áreas de ingeniería de una empresa y la actualización de información en tiempo real, todo esto en un proyecto real de ingeniería.

Comprender los procesos de estandarización CAD

Seleccionar sus utilitarios de diseño en base a criterios específicos.

Aplicar un workflow de diseño a la medida de sus necesidades

Centralizar y proteger sus datos de forma sencilla y profesional

Profesionales AECCAD ManagersGerentes Técnicos y Gerentes de Proyectos de IngenieríaTI

Introducción al entorno de AutoCAD Plant 3D, Diseño de Equipos, Estructuras, Soportes de Tubería, Validación con P&ID. Conozca la solución de diseño de plantas mas robusta y sencilla de implementar. Autodesk Plant Design Suite®

Entender el funcionamiento básico de AutoCAD Plant 3D

Diseñar equipos y estructuras industriales en AutoCAD Plant 3D

Trazar rutas de Tubería en AutoCAD Plant 3D

Validar diagramas P&ID con Modelos 3D de Tubería

Profesionales, Diseñadores de Plantas de Procesamiento, Profesionales AEC

Plants and other industrial facilities have accepted laser scanning as a viable option for brownfield projects. How is scanning a more efficient method for documenting existing conditions? What are the major advantages and disadvantages of using scanning in the industrial facility setting? What are some of the latest methods for going from field to intelligent model, detecting pipes and fittings, finding clashes and ensuring accuracy? Most importantly, how can it all be integrated with AutoCAD®, AutoCAD Plant 3D, or AutoCAD MEP?

Perform point cloud analysis and modeling in AutoCAD using the native PCG cloud engine

List current trends in industrial facility design

Manage and understand point cloud data

Perform intelligent plant design from field measurements

Engineers, designers, drafters, and surveyors who are interested in laser scanning and post-processing of point clouds in AutoCAD, AutoCAD Plant 3D, and AutoCAD MEP

This class will show you how to take point cloud data of existing piping and generate piping features in AutoCAD® Plant 3D.

Describe what the Feature Extraction plug-in for AutoCAD Plant 3D is and what it can do

Work with point cloud data in AutoCAD Plant 3D

Create 3D piping and some equipment from point cloud data

Use key tips and tricks to get accurate 3D piping models from point cloud data

Anyone who needs to document existing piping from 3D point cloud data

This class provides a walkthrough of the Autodesk Plant Design Suites 2012. We will describe each Suite and then apply it to typical design workflows. The class will show you each component of each Suite and how it can be applied to help make drawing production more efficient for your design process. By the end of the class, you will be able to decide which suite is best for you and understand how to apply it to your design process.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Process/Workflow, Industry Trends, Collaboration

Select the right Plant Design Suite for your workflow

Integrate the Plant Design Suite into your design process

Improve your design efficiency by extending your design process to incorporate more of the Suite components

Consider how to expand your design team in order to maximize your design process

Plant design professionals who use AutoCAD® or a competing plant design system to design process plants, design engineers who want to improve their design processes, and design managers who want improved efficiencies in their design process

This hands-on lab is designed for people who want to create their own custom content/standard content/geo-specific piping catalogs for their AutoCAD Plant 3D piping projects. The AutoCAD Plant 3D Catalog Builder is an application that enables users to create new piping catalogs in a simpler and more efficient way.

Describe the functionality of the AutoCAD Plant 3D Catalog Builder interface

Manipulate dimension and port properties parameters using a Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheet

Build your own pipes and fittings catalog using AutoCAD Plant 3D Catalog Builder

In this class, you will learn how to customize the isometrics produced by AutoCAD Plant 3D so that they will meet your CAD and engineering standards as well as the standards of your client. This class will walk you through all the steps that are necessary to perform this task and give guidance based on practical experience for best practices for piping isometrics.

Modify title block geometry to suit desired standards

Modify isometric content (symbols, dimensions, annotation, etc.) to achieve the desired isometric output

Customize the isometric bill of materials

New or existing AutoCAD Plant 3D users who want to learn how to get the best isometric drawing output that is possible out of the software

In this class, we will show you how to convert piping specs from other 3D products. This class will demonstrate how to efficiently use the AutoCAD® Plant 3D Spec Editor. We will also discuss how project administrators can leverage existing specs and use them effectively in AutoCAD Plant 3D.

Identify common problems with spec conversions

Describe basic concepts of spec creation

CAD managers and senior designers who set up client specs

Getting AutoCAD® P&ID Into Production: I Just Bought AutoCAD P&ID—Now What?

So you just bought AutoCAD Plant P&ID? Great choice. Let's get started! In this class, we will cover how to get the AutoCAD P&ID ready for production use in your organization. We will cover things that should be addressed as part of planning to customize P&ID, including customizing symbols, properties, and reports. We will also describe some of the things we learned going through this process, to help make your process easier and faster.

Case Studies, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Optimized Design

New AutoCAD P&ID users or those who are interested in seeing how it can help their company move forward

Esta classe trará uma introdução ao software AutoCAD P&ID. O foco principal é o ganho na produtividade de diagramas P&ID, a agilidade na obtenção de informações e validação de dados de projeto.

Equipamentos, Tubulações e Instrumentos

Profissionais das disciplinas de processos e instrumentação que precisam agilizar seus projetos e obter informações consistentes.

AutoCAD® Plant 3D Spec and Catalog Editor: Creating and Converting Piping Specs and Catalogs

In this class, you will learn how to edit out-of-the-box specs and catalogs, convert specs and catalogs from other systems, and create new ones from scratch. You will also learn how to create custom components in the catalogs from both the pre-programmed parametric shapes as well as the unlimited options that are available when making custom components from AutoCAD blocks. Finally, we will cover how you can leverage existing specs and catalogs that you may have for use within AutoCAD Plant 3D.

Data Management, Technical Features, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow

Explain where non-spec driven content is stored and how to edit it

New or existing AutoCAD Plant 3D users who want to learn how best to develop spec and catalog content

Making the Move from SQLite to Microsoft® SQL Server®: AutoCAD® Plant 3D Database Configuration

Learn how to implement Microsoft SQL Server or SQL Server Express with AutoCAD® Plant 3D and P&ID. This class will take users through the configuration process for new projects and migrating existing projects to use MS SQL Server. See how a server-based database can be used for improved performance and reliability in multi-user network environments.

Configure Plant 3D and P&ID to use SQL Server

Migrate existing projects to SQL Server

Use SQL queries for custom project reports

Intermediate and advanced users of AutoCAD® Plant 3D and AutoCAD® P&ID

A Case Study: Autodesk® Plant Design Suite in Action for a Recycled Water Treatment Plant

Find out how Tenix Australia implemented Autodesk Plant Design Suite to revolutionize the way they design and construct state-of-the-art recycled water treatment plants. We will discuss the challenges and opportunities for using Plant Design Suites in water and wastewater projects. We will review and discuss the processes and workflows involved in maintaining accuracy across multiple disciplines with tight interface tolerances to demonstrate the benefits of using Plant Design Suites over traditional methods. Your will see the benefits to design, construction, and project management teams as well as third-party contractors in developing detailed 3D models, project visualization animations, and construction simulations during concept stages as well as design and construction stages. We will also share best practices and tips and tricks.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Interoperability, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Collaboration, Case Studies

Describe the challenges of using Plant Design Suites in water and wastewater projects

Assess benefits against traditional methods

Piping and plant designers, CAD managers, and project managers

Com o crescimento do Brasil em ritmo acelerado, a necessidade de modernizar, expandir e reestruturar nossas plantas industriais é latente. Um maior consumo, em tempos globalizados, requer uma resposta mais imediata, eficiente e economicamente rentável. Para responder a esta demanda, a Autodesk disponibiliza um conjunto de ferramentas que possibilita o projeto de equipamentos, estruturas e tubulações, de maneira integrada e produtiva.

Discutir os recursos desta solução, focando a parte de infraestrutura necessária para sua utilização.

Discutir as características de cada ferramenta.

Discutir as vantagens obtidas com o projeto integrado e 3D.

Fluxos de trabalho e resultados obtidos.

Gerentes, coordenadores, engenheiros e técnicos que atuam na área de projetos industriais, interessados na criação de projetos integrados, visando o ganho de produtividade, diminuir o percentual de erros e aumentar o custo beneficio do projeto.

Metodologia de Implantação Autodesk em Ambiente Multidisciplinar: AutoCAD® Plant 3D

Na atual engenharia a confiabilidade do projeto é algo que não pode ser posto mais em dúvidas. A Autodesk atua neste mercado desenvolvendo e oferecendo ferramentas capazes de unir otimização e qualidade. Nossa proposta consiste em mostrar um caso real de implantação multidisciplinar envolvendo a plataforma Autodesk. No processo de implantação que estamos vivendo dentro da EPC Engenharia Projeto e Consultoria em conjunto com a SKYNET e a Autodesk, adquirimos “Know-how” e podemos discorrer sobre este assunto. O objetivo é mostrar a interação entre as ferramentas: Autodesk® Inventor®, Autodesk Revit® Architecture, Autodesk Revit Structure, Robot™ Structure, Autodesk Plant 3D e Autodesk Navisworks®, evidenciando a evolução da ferramenta PLANT 3D desde o seu release 2010 até o release 2011. Mostrar toda a sua automação, desde as facilidades para criação de componentes, até a extração de plantas e isométricos, onde podemos definir um modelo com os padrões da empresa contratante.

Entender o processo para integrar as ferramentas propostas.

Saber os beneficios na utilização da ferramenta PLANT 3D.

Comprender a vantagem da gestão automatizada do projeto.

Descobrir que é possível ganhar em qualidade com um processo altamente otimizado.

Gerentes, Coordenadores, Técnicos, Engenheiros e Vendedores.

Every wonder how software gets made? This panel discussion will feature insiders from the Plant Solutions team discussing their product creation process—from requirements to design to coding to testing to sales and deployment. Hear about our future visions, partner offerings, customer success initiatives, and thoughts on suites and cross-product workflows. Come with your questions. We will have open audience Q&A.

Collaboration, Process/Workflow, Data Management, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Understand the Autodesk Plant Solutions team's approach to creating software

Gain insight into future vision for Autodesk Plant Design software

Get answers on Plant Design product positioning and direction

Meet several members of the Plant Solutions team

Attendees interested in a high-level view of Autodesk Plant Solutions offerings and our vision on how we will support future industry trends

Integração do AutoCAD® Plant 3D com Autodesk® Inventor®, Autodesk Revit® e Autodesk NavisWorks®

A busca pelo aumento de produtividade e pela melhoria continua de qualidade levou ao largo uso de ferramentas de apoio. Com isso surgiram inúmeras ferramentas de aplicações variadas que atendem a processos isolados sem integração.A necessidade de integrar essas ferramentas tem sido um grande desafio e seu avanço foi retardado por questões como a inexistência de um ambiente padrão de desenvolvimento e a falta de padronização de interface gráfica.Apresentaremos neste curso um ambiente de integração para o AutoCAD Plant 3D com o Inventor, Revit Structure, Revit Architecture e NavisWorks, melhores práticas de utilização das ferramentas para que possamos integra-las.Uma solução para quem trabalha com engenharia multidisciplinar e encontra dificuldades com trabalho integrado.

Mostrar principais aspectos relevantes para que se possa integrar essas ferramentas.

Abordar as melhores práticas de utilização das ferramentas com o intuido de integrá-las.

Mostrar um ambiente prático e produtivo de conversa interdisciplinar.

Compartilhar experiencias de integração das ferramentas em Empresas de Engenharia Multidisciplinares.

Engenheiros, Projetistas, Desenhistas, gerentes de projetos e usuáios destas ferramentas.

AutoCAD® Plant 3D Visualization Techniques and Real Time Simulation Demonstration

The great thing about the world of industrial visualization is that it is limited only by your imagination. In this class, each 3D enthusiast will learn how to approach a visualization project and see it through each step to completion. We will explore a faux project from its inception through to reality. You will learn how to approach management with a budget that will not frighten you, prepare your Plant 3D CAD models for export, import and optimize CAD geometry in Autodesk® 3ds Max®, create and animate cameras, apply materials to objects, create realistic lighting and environments, apply materials, and render shots. We will also take a close look at what works and what doesn't in some existing visualization movies. At all times during the class, we will relate each stage of the project back to how that stage (and the decisions you make) will directly affect budget. This class is for those who aspire to create professional-looking visualizations of their Plant 3D/CAD projects. If you have always wanted to get into 3D animation, this class is for you!

Create reasonable budgetary expectations for your management team and identify the need for and purpose of the project as well as key personnel

Prepare Plant 3D objects for export and import into 3ds Max and quickly create realistic materials, lighting setups, and environments for your models

Use post-production techniques that will make your video stand out

Assess what works and what does not in visualization videos

Beginning to intermediate-level 3ds Max software users who are passionate about learning how to create mind-blowing 3D visualization movies of their Plant3D/CAD projects

In this class, you will learn all the little things that are not in the help files. AutoCAD P&ID is a highly configurable program and can be set up in a myriad of ways. See how to use the class structure and to customize how symbols look and act. Learn to make the symbol palettes user friendly and maintainable. See how to use dynamic blocks and learn the ins and outs of how in-line symbols work. Lastly, you will learn how to set up and use the new Report Creator to create presentation-quality project reports.

Use the class structure to create easily maintainable tags and annotations

Create and organize symbol palettes that are logical and user friendly

Describe the dynamic nature of lines and explain when this is a good thing but also when it is a challenge

Use the tools in the Report Creator to format professional-looking reports

AutoCAD P&ID administrators or users who have intermediate knowledge of AutoCAD P&ID

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Case Studies, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Design Leadership, Reality Capture, Industry Trends, Collaboration

Learn who is using Autodesk Plant Design

Learn from some customer success stories

All concerned with Plant Design who want to know future direction

Autodesk Revit products for BIM have been present in the AEC design vocabulary for nearly a decade, and in those years most companies have become proficient in the use of Revit products to produce contract documents. Many companies are now looking to extend the use of Revit products for BIM to fabrication, shop drawings, and field use drawings. This unconference session will bring representatives of these companies together to discuss the pros and cons, tips and tricks, successes, and struggles with extending our Revit models past construction documents.

Building Design Documentation, Building Design and Fabrication, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Discuss what changes/tools are needed from Autodesk to make Revit a competitive tool for producing fabrication drawings

Compare detailing in Revit to the use of detailing packages made specifically for this purpose

Discuss how a detailing team's design interfaces with the design team's design

Explore new or extended uses of Autodesk Revit

Autodesk Revit users who are or are thinking about using Revit for developing detailed fabrication information in building construction, as well as people producing shop drawings in other software who are considering Revit

Complete Integration Between RISA and Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2012: Modeling Tips and More

Learn how RISA and Autodesk Revit models can be linked together to take full advantage of the BIM process. Also learn the keys to modeling in Revit Structure to get the most out of the integration with models created in RISA Technologies software. This class will also cover a variety of modeling tips that are helpful for experienced users.

Building Design and Analysis, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Perform multiple round-trip operations between models

Engineers and BIM modelers who want to link their structural analysis model with their Revit model

Do you have a need to create shop or assembly drawings of building materials within Revit Architecture or Revit Structure? Have you been drawing 2D shop drawings in drafting views without the benefit of live views in the building model? Or have you created "live" views of your model and then resorted to visibility graphic manipulation to isolate what it is you are trying to document? If so, this class is for you. The class focuses on helping you create shop drawings of your designs using the new Parts, Assemblies, and Assembly drawing tools in Revit Architecture and Revit Structure 2012.

Building Design Documentation, Building Design and Fabrication, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Use the new Create Parts tool to create parts from complex layered elements such as walls, floors, roofs, and ceilings

Use the new Create Assembly tool to generate assemblies of elements for construction modeling

Use the Create Views tool to create documentation views and schedules of your assemblies

Describe existing and new documentation tools for documenting 3D views for creating shop/assembly drawings

AEC professionals with intermediate experience in Revit Architecture

Capitalize on Collaboration Between Architectural and Structural Software for Complex Projects

In this class, you will learn how to manage a high-profile project where collaboration between the architect and the structural engineer is essential. We will show the key features for successfully creating an Autodesk® Revit® Structure model from a Rhinoceros® architectural model using free forms. Special emphasis will be placed on meeting the challenges of creating high-quality documentation with non-standard 3D elements. We will present tips and tricks to show how it is possible to simplify the design thanks to collaboration between Revit Structure and Autodesk Robot™ Structural Analysis Professional.

Building Design and Analysis, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration

Describe how to manage a project with Revit Structure, Rhinoceros, and Robot Structural Analysis

Overcome the challenges that occur when modeling a complex geometry

Ensure that your deliverables meet your quality standards

Identify the bidirectional link to an analysis application

Structural engineers and architects, BIM managers, and Revit users

This class is designed for structural engineering professionals with beginning or intermediate experience in Revit Structure. This class will cover a combination of best practices on how to model in Revit Structure, including project setup, using scope boxes and filters, various types of schedules, and general modeling principles. Attendees should have general Revit Structure knowledge.

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Process/Workflow

Get bidirectional schedules from Microsoft® Excel® using AutoCAD® and type catalog families

Structural engineering professionals with a general knowledge of Revit Structure

Integração multidisciplinar de projetos, utilizando modelos de Arquitetura para criação de projeto de Estruturas. Projeto de estruturas e análise estrutural integrada com produtos Autodesk.

Entender a relação entre modelos de Arquitetura e de Estruturas.

Aprender a extrair informação coordenada entre modelos.

Como criar modelos estruturais e efetuar a sua análise prévia.

Extrair desenhos de pormenores a partir do modelo.

This class shows how extensions to Revit Structure can dramatically speed up creation of precast elements. You will learn how to create reinforcement for precast elements by simply choosing a reinforcement type. You will learn how to make connections between columns and beams with corbels or other elements and how to connect columns with column shoes to the foundations. We will cover assemblies and describe how you can find some precast elements automatically. The class also covers how to use the Split tools in Revit Structure to split walls into single parts, convert them to assemblies, and create shop drawings for them. Anyone who is involved in the precast industry will benefit from this class.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Optimized Design, Process/Workflow

Automatically create precast elements and use assemblies and the Split tools in Revit Structure

Create reinforcement for precast elements

Connect columns and beams with corbels, and connect columns with column shoes to foundations

Anyone who is involved in the precast industry, representatives of precast companies, engineers, and architects

Better Together: Best Collaboration Practices for Architects and Structural Engineers Using Autodesk® Revit®

This class is for those who have experienced challenges when collaborating with other design disciplines using Revit. In this class, you will discover techniques for Revit modeling, document creation, model management, and communication to facilitate the cross-discipline project workflow. The class will be co-presented by an architectural designer and a structural engineering BIM coordinator. Their unique perspectives on Revit workflow will give attendees a broader understanding of the design process and BIM uses outside of their own discipline. Participants should have intermediate Revit knowledge.

Make informed decisions at project startup and maintain strong communication through completion

Improve your workflow by understanding the perspectives and expectations of other disciplines

Develop a BIM model that implements proper Revit techniques for improved design coordination

Take advantage of Revit tools to manipulate links, organize data, and access the information you need

Architects, structural engineers, project managers, design team leaders, BIM managers, and modeling staff who seek stronger cross-discipline coordination

Autodesk® Revit® Structure: Tangible Benefits of Two-Way Integration for the Design of Steel Structures

Structural engineers have come to rely on software solutions to analyze and design structural steel frames. This class will use practical examples in Revit Structure and CSC’s Fastrak™ Building Designer to demonstrate the tangible benefits of two-way synchronization of models, starting in either Revit Structure or Fastrak, with full consideration and management of the inevitable amendments that are required during a project.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration, Process/Workflow

Describe the full potential and benefits of analysis/design integration with Revit Structure

Manage the two-way integration processes throughout the duration of a project

Establish a workflow that fits the skill sets of individuals in a structural design office

Describe best practices for integration between structural analysis/design software and Revit Structure

Workflows for Analysis and Design Using Autodesk® Revit® Structure and Add-ons

This class will present an overview of SOFiPLUS, an interface for structural analysis based on AutoCAD® and explain how it complements Autodesk Revit Structure. You will learn how to maximize benefits from Revit Structure 2012 by leveraging its new analytical model. We will also discuss the importance of working with partial models (slabs/shear walls, etc.) and code checking for single parts of the building (columns, slabs, etc.).

Building Analysis and Simulation, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Describe the new analytical model in Revit Structure 2012

Explain why it is important to use partial models for analysis

Set up a proper workflow for analysis and design

Decide whether it makes sense to use Revit Structure for structural analysis of buildings

Structural engineers who are interested in new ways of doing analysis and design

Understanding how to increase productivity with Revit Structure is key to success for any office. Ensuring that each Revit Structure model provides uniform documentation for the entire office can be challenging for new users. As members of the Autodesk Developer Network, we have developed an Application Program Interface (API) that runs in Autodesk Revit Structure 2011 and Autodesk Revit Structure 2012. This API dramatically increases the speed of making and documenting models. It also makes using Revit Structure more intuitive and helps create uniform standards for each office. This class will explain how this software interface works and how it can help you become more productive.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Process/Workflow, Optimized Design

Create better models and documentation

Revit users who are frustrated with their workflow and who want to improve their efficiency in creating and documenting models

This class will explore innovative uses of the Revit platforms in pursuing and delivering selected large design-build infrastructure projects. More specifically, we will discuss how Revit Structure and Revit MEP added value in a major aviation pursuit, delivery of a $70 million water treatment plant, and the preliminary engineering of a $1.8 billion light rail project. Particular attention will be given to the dynamics of a BIM workflow within a design-build project delivery structure and how the Revit platforms were used both within the Autodesk vertical tools and beyond. Best practices and recommendations will be shared for the development of a successful BIM project implementation plan. We will also talk about how customizing schedules within Revit can add significant value.

Identify key objectives and criteria for developing a successful BIM project delivery plan

Describe how the design-build project delivery structure can affect a BIM workflow

Customize schedules and material takeoffs to provide parametric value-engineering

Integrate multiple vendor technologies to maximize value while minimizing risk

AEC professionals; structural, process, and MEP engineers and practitioners; and owners and operators of transportation and environmental infrastructure

SE4241-L Steelwork Modeling for Plant Engineers Ralph Pullinger Autodesk Hands-On Lab Beginner Nov 30 17:00 Nov 30 18:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Structural Detailing Structural Design and Engineering Plant Design - Building Design and Fabrication, Case Studies Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

SE4244 Modeling for Integration Ralph Pullinger Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

SE4246-U Structural Analysis and Design Using Autodesk® Technology Ralph Pullinger Autodesk Unconference Intermediate Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional Structural Design and Engineering Advanced Visualization - Architecture, Engineering & Construction See Robot in action -

SE4247 Modeling for Construction Ralph Pullinger Autodesk Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

SE4253 Better Techniques for Documenting the Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2012 Model Nick Hugley McComas Engineering Lecture Advanced Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Control view visibilities Control linked model visibilities Create better content - Yes

SE4254 allan brown URS Corporation LTD Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering Advanced Visualization - Building Information Modeling (BIM), Visualization Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

SE4257 Working On Your Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2012 Workflow Nick Hugley McComas Engineering Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 17:00 Nov 30 18:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Create a Revit Structure workflow Create and manage views - Yes

SE4259 Joseph Huang MWH Global Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Navisworks Manage Structural Design and Engineering MEP Design and Engineering - Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

SE4260 Nick Hugley McComas Engineering Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Document a Revit Structure model English

SE4266 Use Autodesk® Revit® Structure Levels and Spot Elevations Nick Hugley McComas Engineering Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Describe best practices for levels Create a visibility filter Use the spot elevation tool English

SE4392 David Odeh Odeh Engineers, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 13:00 Nov 30 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

SE4425 Compartir un proyecto - Autodesk® Revit Structure® M. Lucrecia Real MWH Virtual Nov. 29 Advanced 45 minutes AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

SE4463 What's Hot, Cool, and New in Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2012 Tomasz Fudala Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering CAD Management and IT - Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

SE4468 Autodesk® Revit® Structure 3D Detailing: Tips and Tricks You Need to Know Adam Sheather ADG Consulting Engineers Lecture Advanced Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite Structural Design and Engineering Construction - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Develop base families to speed detailing - Yes

SE4638-L Everything You Need to Know About Autodesk® Revit® Structure View Filters Jared Rodrigues JVA, Inc Hands-On Lab Advanced Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering - - Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

SE4676 Integration Between Autodesk® Revit® Structure and Analysis Mary Hamilton Clark Nexsen Architecture and Engineering Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

SE4912 Will Ikerd IKERD Consulting Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite Structural Design and Engineering Leadership Forum - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

SE4990 Armado de una plantilla- Autodesk® Revit Structure® M. Lucrecia Real MWH Virtual Nov. 29 Advanced 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

SE5011 When Worlds Collide: Autodesk® Revit® Structure in a Multidiscipline Firm Janelle Meagher KlingStubbins Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Building Information Modeling (BIM), Collaboration Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

SE5078 Michelle McCarthy Design Data Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite Structural Design and Engineering Design Leadership - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Explain the value of the as-built model - Yes

SE5099 Brenda Ikerd Ikerd Consulting, LLC Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Civil 3D Structural Design and Engineering Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

SE5118 Brenda Ikerd Ikerd Consulting, LLC Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite Structural Design and Engineering Construction - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Spanish

SE5263 Structural Analysis with Autodesk® Revit® Structure Models Mike King Odeh Engineers, Inc. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

SE5341 Marco Brasiel Frazillio Ferroni Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering Civil Infrastructure - - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Criar famílias do tipo profile. Portuguese

SE5475 Wood Framing Level of Detail: How Far Should You Go? Steve Bumbalough ITW Building Components Group Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Architecture Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

SE5489-L Jeremiah Bowles CAD Training Online Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Minutes AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - - Education - Yes

SE5527 Chris Bercher CAD Technology Center Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering CAD Management and IT - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

SE5642 Integrated Workflow: From Concept to Delivery Crispin Howes Halcrow Yolles Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 17:00 Dec 1 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering Customization and Programming - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

SE5903 Michael Falck bocad Software GmbH Lecture Beginner Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering Plant Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

SE6220 Reinhard Lackner IDAT GmbH Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks Architecture, Engineering & Construction Automatically create shop drawings English

SE6588-L Effective Design of Structural Steel Using Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2012 David Odeh Odeh Engineers, Inc. Hands-On Lab Intermediate Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Yes

SE6860 Florian Aalami ADAPT Corporation Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction English

SE6960-U Mike King Odeh Engineers, Inc. Unconference Intermediate Nov 30 17:00 Nov 30 18:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction -

SE7201-U Will Ikerd IKERD Consulting Unconference Intermediate Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional Structural Design and Engineering Architecture and Building Design - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Structural engineers -

SE7280-U Ron Palma Ideate, Inc. Unconference Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Revit Structure Structural Design and Engineering Design Leadership - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Discuss transitioning from 2D to 3D Discuss 2D versus 3D documentation -

UT2543 Bryan Tanner IMAGINiT Technologies Lecture Advanced Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Min AutoCAD Map 3D Utilities and Telecommunications Geospatial - Utilities and Telecommunications -

UT3565 Making Autodesk® Inventor® Work for Substation Design Terri Humel Nashville Electric Service Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk Inventor Products Utilities and Telecommunications Manufacturing - Utilities and Telecommunications Use AutoCAD legacy data in Inventor -

UT3581 Application of Standards for a Substation Design Solution Arnold Fry Duke Energy Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Inventor Products Utilities and Telecommunications Structural Design and Engineering - Utilities and Telecommunications -

UT3687 Global Utility Trends and Impacts on Planning and Design Alan Saunders Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD Map 3D Utilities and Telecommunications - - Utilities and Telecommunications -

UT3693 Swissgrid: A GIS Customer Implementation Reference Beat Dietsch Man and Machine Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Topobase Utilities and Telecommunications Geospatial - Utilities and Telecommunications Avoid costly mistakes Simplify your end-user experience -

UT4062 Deeter Smith Okaloosa Gas District Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 8:00 Dec 1 9:30 90 Min AutoCAD Map 3D Utilities and Telecommunications Geospatial - Case Studies, Technical Features, Process/Workflow Utilities and Telecommunications -

UT4122 How to Manage Pipelines and Reduce Risk Using Autodesk® Topobase™ Stephane Viviand Geomap Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Topobase Utilities and Telecommunications Geospatial - Utilities and Telecommunications Explain what a 3D LRS system is Model a GIS database for pipelines Maintain a pipeline infrastructure -

UT4175-U Mid-Size Utility Enterprise Roadmap Patrick Reid Autodesk Unconference Intermediate Dec 1 13:00 Dec 1 14:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Topobase Utilities and Telecommunications Geospatial - Industry Trends, Interoperability, Process/Workflow Utilities and Telecommunications - -

UT4222 Steven de Rosayro Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise Utilities and Telecommunications Geospatial - Case Studies, Technical Features, Process/Workflow Utilities and Telecommunications Explain the importance of good data -

UT4498 Jason Emery National Grid Lecture Beginner Nov 29 10:00 Nov 29 11:30 90 Min AutoCAD Map 3D Utilities and Telecommunications - - Utilities and Telecommunications -

UT4518-U-P Configure Your Own Standards with Autodesk® Utility Design Carsten Hess Autodesk Unconference Intermediate Nov 30 17:00 Nov 30 18:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Utility Design Utilities and Telecommunications Customization and Programming Utility Design PowerTrack Utilities and Telecommunications Customize the content Distribute your standards -

UT4519-L-P Autodesk® Utility Design Rules Engine Power Carsten Hess Autodesk Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Utility Design Utilities and Telecommunications AutoCAD Utility Design PowerTrack Utilities and Telecommunications List core functions of the rules system Write your own rules - -

UT4523-P Autodesk® Utility Design and Your GIS Carsten Hess Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Utility Design Utilities and Telecommunications - Utility Design PowerTrack Utilities and Telecommunications Start new designs -

UT4695 Using Autodesk® Topobase™ to Better Manage a Water Distribution System Daniele Verde Acqualatina S.p.A. Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 15:00 Nov 30 16:30 90 Min Autodesk Topobase Utilities and Telecommunications Facilities Management - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Water utility and municipal managers -

UT4800 Debra Brooks Southern California Edison Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 8:00 Nov 30 9:30 90 Min Autodesk Utility Design Utilities and Telecommunications AutoCAD - Case Studies, Industry Trends Utilities and Telecommunications -

UT4802-U Ray Pearce Municipal LIght &amp; Power Unconference Intermediate Dec 1 10:00 Dec 1 11:30 90 Minutes Autodesk Topobase Utilities and Telecommunications Geospatial - Case Studies, Process/Workflow Utilities and Telecommunications -

UT4911 Asset Management in a Water Utility and Our Vision for 2020 Graeme Anthonsen City west Water Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 15:00 Nov 29 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD Map 3D Utilities and Telecommunications Geospatial - Case Studies, Process/Workflow Utilities and Telecommunications Explain the value added by your staff -

UT4931 Geoff Zeiss Autodesk Virtual Nov. 29 Beginner 45 minutes AutoCAD Map 3D Utilities and Telecommunications Civil Infrastructure - Utilities and Telecommunications -

UT5355-L Bradford Heasley Brockwell IT Consulting, Inc Hands-On Lab Intermediate Nov 29 17:15 Nov 29 18:45 90 Minutes AutoCAD Map 3D Utilities and Telecommunications Geospatial - Utilities and Telecommunications -

UT5530 Stephen Brockwell Brockwell IT Consulting Inc Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes AutoCAD Map 3D Utilities and Telecommunications CAD Management and IT - Utilities and Telecommunications -

UT5562 Condition-Based Assessment: Blowing Up is Bad Stephen Brockwell Brockwell IT Consulting Inc Lecture Intermediate Nov 30 10:15 Nov 30 11:45 90 Min Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise Utilities and Telecommunications Civil Infrastructure - - Utilities and Telecommunications -

UT5601 Revitalizing a Mapping Solution with AutoCAD® Map 3D Enterprise Mohan Inguva NVEnergy Virtual Nov. 29 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Topobase Utilities and Telecommunications Geospatial - Utilities and Telecommunications - -

UT5612 Evolution of Utility Workflow Serguei Sokolov Autodesk Virtual Nov. 1 or 15 Intermediate 45 minutes Autodesk Utility Design Utilities and Telecommunications Data Management and Collaboration - Industry Trends, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features Utilities and Telecommunications Develop a list of actions and solutions -

UT5632-P Evolution from Rules-Based to Model-Based Design for Utilities Walt Smith Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 13:00 Nov 29 14:30 90 Min Autodesk Utility Design Utilities and Telecommunications - Utility Design PowerTrack Utilities and Telecommunications - -

UT5656-P Integrate Analysis as part of Utility Design Jeff Saunders Autodesk Lecture Intermediate Nov 29 17:00 Nov 29 18:30 90 Min Autodesk Utility Design Utilities and Telecommunications Geospatial Utility Design PowerTrack Utilities and Telecommunications - Utility designers and engineers -

UT5665 Bridging the Gap between Design and Mapping: Making History at PG&E Steve Parker PG&amp;E Lecture Intermediate Dec 1 15:00 Dec 1 16:30 90 Min AutoCAD Map 3D Utilities and Telecommunications Geospatial - Case Studies, Process/Workflow, Design Leadership Utilities and Telecommunications -

UT5861-P Designing with Materials in Mind Jeff Saunders Autodesk Lecture Beginner Nov 30 10:00 Nov 30 11:30 90 Min Autodesk Utility Design Utilities and Telecommunications Design Leadership Utility Design PowerTrack Utilities and Telecommunications - -

From pipe supports to steel frames—a plant needs structure. In this class, you will learn how to harness the power of AutoCAD® Plant 3D and AutoCAD Structural Detailing to produce fabrication details simply and effectively. We will present case studies that cover alterations of existing buildings as well as new installations to show the benefits of an integrated solution.

Describe the workflows between Plant 3D and Structural Detailing software

Grasp the concepts behind Structural Detailing software as they apply to Plant 3D

Describe how Structural Detailing software can improve your workflow

Extend the model to analysis and design with links to Autodesk® Robot™ Structural Analysis

Structural detailers in the process and plant fields

Learn the ins and outs of the new analytical model within Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2012. This class covers how to model effectively for bidirectional integration with Robot™ Structural Analysis Professional.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Interoperability, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Describe the techniques needed to control the analytical model

Extend the use of Revit Structure to document the analytical intent

Control the integration process through Revit Extensions

Explain the next steps for analysis and design

Engineers who are using Revit Structure and want to integrate with Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis

In this unconference session, we will explore the tools and concepts available to structural engineers and modelers to create engineering models, analyze them, and then design from them. We will discuss model input from AutoCAD®, AutoCAD Structural Detailing, and Project Vasari from Autodesk Labs as well as Autodesk® Revit® Structure. We will share experiences of how you can use Autodesk Robot™ Structural Analysis Professional to analyze and design structures effectively and efficiently. This class highlights the use of Robot Structural Analysis for structural design and analysis.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Interoperability, Process/Workflow

Use Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis to analyze and design

Describe the additional workflows behind the technology

Realize that there is more to engineering than just Revit Structure

Engineers and modelers who want to work outside the box of normal engineering workflows

In this class, we will show you the new features of the Autodesk® Revit® 2012 platform. We will focus particularly on how Revit Structure 2012 can benefit the construction process and produce coordinated information. We will discuss everything from quantities to programming and explore the use of layers, parts, and assemblies.

Building Design Documentation, Construction Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Explain how layers are used for construction

Explain how to use parts for coordinated documentation and the construction process

Describe what assemblies are, how they work, and what can they can be used for

Describe new programming functionality for working with Navisworks® 2012 and Revit 2012

Engineers and construction specialists who wish to harness the power of BIM for the end goal—to model the construction process

In this class, we will discuss good visibility techniques and describe how to create better content for clearer documentation of the Revit Structure model. We will cover controlling view and element visibilities. You will learn how to create and tweak view templates and how to drill down into a linked model and control its visibilities for clearer views for your documents. You will also learn to create visibility filters using existing parameters and to create your own filters for better control. We will cover making 3D and 2D families that can be used for documenting the model: 3D families using solids and the Revit Structure 2012 added void features for correct modeling and clearer documents, and 2D components and annotation families that provide better, clearer information for sections and plan views for model documentation. We will look at raw model views, control visibilities, add content, and finish views for documents that are clear and buildable.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Construction Documentation

Develop a workflow for documenting the model

Intermediate and advanced users and CAD managers

You Want Design? Structural Engineers Can Do Functional Graphics in Autodesk® Revit® Structure Too!

How often do you open a Revit Structure model and are unsure what is constrained, what is in abeyance, or what is still to be designed? Revit Structure stores this information within the model, but it can be hard for a non-technical user to understand or interpret easily. This class will show best practices for communicating this information visually to the project team for both stand-alone and workshared models. The class will also look at how to set up your project browser to accommodate view-specific types for constraints and design checks, how to manage reference planes within the project environment, and how best to present your constraining views. The class focuses on helping you communicate the status of your Revit Structure models as well as improving the quality assurance procedures for managing your model.

Set up project parameters that are specific to constraints, design checks, and views

Set up project browser to best organize your project

Use filters for constraints and design checks

Manage reference planes within the project environment

AEC professionals with intermediate experience in using Revit Structure

Establishing a workflow in Revit Structure is an ongoing process. In this class, you will learn about how to keep a project flowing. We will cover best practices for using grids, levels, and reference planes. You will learn to work with structural engineers to prepare a model for linking to analysis software. We will discuss view techniques for modeling and documentation and workflows from plan views to parent sections to child sections. We will describe how these techniques facilitate worksharing. The class will present a project template for walls, foundations, and slabs, and will explain how these system families plug into and populate project schedules. We will discuss adding project parameters to get needed information into schedules. Establishing a workflow is not easy, but after this class, you will have a direction to flow.

Building Design and Analysis, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Process/Workflow

Describe what is needed to link to a structural analysis software

Develop system families to populate schedules

Intermediate and advanced Revit Structure users and CAD managers

Beyond the Limits: Using Autodesk® Revit® and Navisworks® Manage for Design Collaboration on Large-Scale Projects

This class covers best practices for using Revit platform products and Navisworks Manage for design collaboration and it presents lessons learned from a design-build, fast-track, complex project with joint-venture teams spanning different geographical locations and languages. This class will explain how BIM was implemented on one of the largest projects in the world. We will share some strategies from the pilot Revit project within available resources, and describe the workflow developed to convert different file formats between BIM applications and analysis software. We describe using Navisworks Manage for model coordination between several disciplines and how presenting animations to the client and contractor was the key to success when dealing with real-world complexity. This class will benefit AEC professionals and BIM managers, as well as any pioneers who are applying BIM on large-scale projects.

Developing a workflow strategy for projects with multiple models and file formats

Defining the detail level of model requirements at the beginning of BIM project

Classifying the color legend and purposes of Navisworks coordination models

Training new users during the BIM project integration process

Intermediate-level users of Autodesk Revit and Navisworks

Add Needed Information to an Autodesk® Revit® Structure Schedule in 45 Minutes

As usual, you have 45 minutes to print your project and you have just been given a markup that adds information to a Revit schedule. In this class you will learn how to add needed information to a Revit Structure schedule. We will look at project parameters and shared parameters, the difference between them, and when to use which type. You will learn to edit and add parameters to get them into a schedule. We will also take a closer look at Revit schedules and explain how you can use them for model working and model documenting. After this class, you will be able to add that needed information to a schedule in 45 minutes.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Construction Documentation, Tips and Tricks

Add information to a Revit Structure schedule

Describe project parameters and when to use them

Describe shared parameters and when to use them

Beginning Revit Structure users and CAD managers

This class describes best practices for using levels and spot elevations in Revit Structure. We will cover how to edit the target symbol and explain how you can control level visibilities using filters for model documentation. You will learn to use the spot elevation tool in Revit Structure and learn how you can edit and make additional spot elevation types for documentation purposes. You will also learn how you can use project or shared coordinates with the spot elevation tool. As an example, you will see how the spot elevation is used in the Beam Annotation tool in Revit Structure 2012.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Construction Documentation

Use the spot elevation tool in the Revit Structure Beam Annotations tool

Beginning Revit Structure users and CAD managers

Schematic Design in Autodesk® Revit® Structure: Leveraging the Value of BIM for Early Design Decisions

This class will focus on how structural design professionals can leverage the features of Autodesk Revit Structure, Robot™ Structural Analysis Professional, and the Autodesk Extensions to make important decisions during the conceptual and schematic design phases of a project. We will first discuss a methodology for parameterizing key structural properties of a building, such as bay size and floor-to-floor height. Next, we will use the Revit Structure design options feature, combined with some of the Autodesk Extensions (including the Composite Designer and Load Takedown tools), to perform rapid analysis, visualization, and optimization of the structure and foundations based on these parameters. Discussion will also focus on interaction with other disciplines to coordinate design options using Revit Structure model-linking capabilities. Finally, we will review several examples of real projects where the method was successfully used by designers to make early design decisions that resulted in substantial savings to the owner.

Building Analysis and Simulation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Visualization, Optimized Design

Deliver more value to your clients by using BIM in early project phases

Use the design options feature of Revit more effectively to illustrate and analyze different structural system concepts

Develop a workflow for conceptual and schematic design using Revit Structure

Use Revit Extensions to rapidly explore different design concepts for steel framing systems

Structural and civil engineers, architects, and other building design and construction professionals who are involved in structural system selection and early project planning

En el área de la Ingeniería o Arquitectura varios integrantes del mismo equipo de proyecto necesitan acceder simultáneamente a un único modelo compartido. En esta clase aprenderemos cómo en proyectos de gran envergadura, como el Canal de Panamá, varios usuarios pueden trabajar en un mismo archivo.Cuál es la metodología de trabajo, cuál es la manera de subdividir el proyecto, cómo modificar la visualización de los subproyectos, cómo prestar y ceder objetos a los diferentes usuarios.De esta manera verá cómo su empresa seguirá trabajando de una manera coordinada, simultánea, sin repetir ni perder información.

Definir la metodología de trabajo de acuerdo al proyecto y a los diferentes usuarios

Crear un archivo central y archivos locales

Modificar la forma de visualizar los objetos de cada subproyecto

Ceder y pedir prestado los objetos entre los integrantes del equipo

Bim Managers, y usuarios de nivel avanzado

This class will introduce you to new and enhanced features and functionality in Autodesk Revit Structure 2012. Learn how the new tools will help you design and model more efficiently and effectively. Also learn how the new features and functionality are intended to be used in a typical workflow for structural engineers and designers. Some of the hot new features include enhancements to the analytical model to help users create and manage the structural analytical model, such as better visibility and greater control. The new functionalities of reinforcement modeling and visualization move us forward to the next stage for detailing and scheduling. Assemblies help support the creation of shop drawings for prefabricated building assemblies such as precast walls, columns, beams, and floors. That's just to start! Come and check out the new hot and cool tools that will make your design and modeling life easier.

Describe new and enhanced features and functionality in Autodesk Revit Structure 2012

Explain how the new tools will enhance your modeling and design capabilities

Leverage the new tools in a typical structural workflow to model more efficiently and effectively

Explain why the new features were developed and the use cases they were designed to support

Existing and new Revit Structure users, structural engineers, designers and drafters, CAD and BIM managers, contractors, and other building professionals

A few years back, there was a class on development of Revit detailing components and 2D workflows. It is back with an extra dimension! With the advances in Revit modeling, massing, penalization, assemblies, 3D tagging, and parametric enhancements, developing highly detailed and complex elements has never been easier. This class, in similar format, will cover specific enhancements in the 3D family editor, showcasing content used on projects. We will also present tips and tricks for views and materials and for presentation of these details from an engineering perspective. This class is aimed at those currently wanting to push Revit beyond its standard toolset and incorporate elements of your own in the system as well as create more highly detailed, data-enriched and designed-based families, details, and content. This class covers concrete, steel, reinforcement, and wood options, giving you a range of techniques to approach building your own content.

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Apply nested and visual setting to families

Explore advantages of massing, paneling, and adaptive components for structural elements

Describe best practices for including 3D details and documentation, materials, and view setups

Structural engineers, structural drafters, steel detailers, concrete detailers, and construction engineers who are using the Revit Structure Suite

This 90-minute hands-on lab focuses on Revit Structure view filters. This class will show you everything there is to know about filters: what they are, how to use them, when to use them, and why. Filters provide a way to override the graphic appearance and visibility of all elements that share common properties. You will also gain a basic understanding of visibility graphics, object styles, view templates, and project parameters.

Override the graphic appearance of elements using a view filter

Override the visibility of elements using a view filter

Apply a view filter to multiple views at once using a view template

Explain when to use or not to use a view filter

Intermediate or advanced Revit users with a basic understanding of visibility graphics

Establishing a link between your analytical software and your structural modeling software is very beneficial for both the engineer and drafter/designer. This class focuses on the bidirectional link between Revit Structure and Bentley® RAM Structural System. This class will introduce the link and go over some of the basics of the workflow. We will focus extensively on techniques and lessons learned from a structural engineer's perspective.

Building Design and Analysis, Interoperability, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Explain the importance of linking 3D structural analytical models with 3D drafting models

Perform basic integration between Autodesk Revit and Bentley RAM Structural System

Describe techniques and lessons learned to promote a smoother transition between the two models

Answer the question "What do I abandon in my Revit and/or analytical models?"

Intermediate-to-advanced users of Revit and Bentley RAM Structural System, structural engineers, and designers

Structural Timber and Concrete Level Of Detail: When to Draw the Line and Where to Model It

This class will provide an in-depth discussion of the level of detail (LOD) of structural timber and concrete models at the different stages in a building lifecycle: design, construction and ownership. We will consider the new AIA BIM Protocol Exhibit E202 that defines models on a scale of 100 to 500. The class will cover how structural timber and concrete models are used by architects, mechanical engineers, construction managers, sub-contractors, and fabricators. Most importantly, the class will discuss how each of these stakeholders use timber and concrete structural models differently and need different content. We will demonstrate how the newly issued Structural Engineering Institute LOD BIM (authored by speaker Will Ikerd) can be used to define team expectation of what should be modeled. Practical examples of model detail issues will be shown, along with effective approaches to resolve the challenges of using the SEI LOD model as an early BIM planning tool.

Building Design Documentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Construction Documentation

Define what is model level of detail (LOD) for design

Explain the AIA E202 protocol and how you should address LOD in project proposals and BIM specifications

Use the SEI-CASE structural LOD model with design and construction teams

Explain why it is crucial to have LOD discussions early on in a project

Designers, contractors, and owners who use or interact with structural models

En una empresa es necesaria la estandarización de los proyectos, manteniendo consistente los modelos, las láminas y controlando la calidad del producto.Para eso es necesario crear la plantilla de proyecto. Autodesk Revit cuenta con elementos ya definidos, pero seguramente tendremos que crear algo, o definir estilos de acuerdo a las normas del país, es por eso que veremos los pasos para crear una plantilla.Definiremos las configuraciones gráficas: estilos de objetos, materiales, estilos de líneas, patrones de línea, patrones de sombreados y plantillas de visualización.Por otro lado configuraremos estilos de cotas, de textos, etiquetas de visualización, etiquetas de anotación, Láminas, configuración simbólica de los elementos estructurales, definición de cargas, estados de cargas, configuración de los recubrimientos en las armaduras, modelado de una armadura desde el navegar de barras.Y por último la organización del explorador de proyectos tanto para vistas como láminas.

Definirá configuraciones gráficas: estilos de objetos, materiales, patrones y plantillas de visualización

Configurará estilos de cotas, textos, etiquetas, láminas, simbología de elementos estructurales

Configurará las cargas, estados de carga, recubrimiento de armadura y modelo de barra desde el navegador

Organizará el explorador de proyecto en las vistas y en las láminas

Bim Managers y usuarios de intermedio a avanzados

This class will use several key example projects to address the workflow, coordination, ownership, and graphical issues associated with creating multidiscipline models. The class will cover the pros and cons of using linked vs. shared models among disciplines. We will explore how the ownership of model elements (slabs, walls, floors, MEP fixtures, etc.) interacts among models and discuss the best practices for assigning ownership. We will explore key aspects of developing an efficient workflow process to maintain model accuracy when linking models to analysis software. We will discuss different workflow options for projects that can be applied regardless of whether you use “round tripping” or not. You will learn to use linked views to facilitate coordination across disciplines in an efficient manner and how to develop the level of detail for model geometry used in the structural model to increase the functionality of clash detection software with Autodesk Navisworks® Manage.

Identify solutions for visibility issues in multidiscipline models (structural+architectural+MEP)

Assign and track ownership of elements within models to the appropriate discipline

Create the appropriate level of detail to maximize clash detection within your model

Evaluate workflow issues between analysis software and Revit Structure

Structural engineers, architects, MEP engineers, intermediate and advanced Revit users, BIM managers, and drafters

Using Autodesk® Revit® Structure for Both Steel Connection Design and Driving BIM Models to Fabrication

Connection design and model accuracy are vital to BIM projects. The ability to create an as-built model for fabrication inside of Autodesk Revit Structure is within reach—down to every last connection. As-built 3D models are valuable because they contain all the necessary information for fabrication and construction. With the ability to store that information inside of Autodesk Revit Structure, engineers and designers can make better informed choices and maximize the value of their product. This class will focus on the connection design capabilities now available in Autodesk Revit Structure for creating more valuable, as-built models.

Building Design and Fabrication, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Design connections in Autodesk Revit Structure

Create models that are more accurate for BIM projects

Utilize and share this knowledge with colleagues

Structural engineers and designers who are using Autodesk Revit Structure and are interested in as-built models for fabrication and connection design

Una Fundación Sólida para BIM & Civil: Conectando AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, Autodesk® Revit Architecture® y Autodesk Revit Structure®.

Esta sesión proveerá una discusión profunda sobre las mejores prácticas para combinar diseños de Autodesk Revit Structure con diseños de sitios civiles en Civil 3D para finalmente colaborar con arquitectos en Revit Architecture. La discusión dará guías sobre cuando el modelado para construcción de servicios públicos debe pasar desde Autodesk Revit MEP® a Civil 3D y cómo Autodesk Navisworks® puede ser usado en el proceso de revisión. El concepto clave para revisar será la diferencia entre el sistema de coordenadas locales que los diseñadores de edificios utilizan comparado con el sistema de coordenadas planas que los ingenieros civiles usualmente utilizan. La discusión considerará el nuevo AIA BIM Protocol Exhibit E202 que define el nivel de detalle(Level Of Detail (LOD)) en modelos usando una escala de 100 a 500. El presentador demostrará estos conceptos LOD con estudios de caso de projectos en tres fases diferentes del proyecto: diseño, construcción y FM.

Mejores práctivas para trabajar con equipos de AutoCAD Civil 3D y Autodesk Revit y cómo Autodesk Navisworks puede ser usado para ayudar en el proceso de coordinación.

Definir el sistema de coordenadas globales estatales y locales que los ingenieros civiles usan en AutoCAD Civil 3D

Definir el Modelo de Nivel de Detalle(Model Level Of Detail (LOD)) para diseño, construcción y FM en modelados civiles y de estructuras

Entender qué es el documento AIA E202 document y cómo puede ser usado con AutoCAD Civil 3D y Autodesk Revit para modelado de sitios y estructuras

Diseñadores, Contratistas, Ingenieros Civiles, Oficiales de Revisión de Planos y Propietarios que utilizan o interactúan con modelos civiles y de edificios.

El Nivel de Detalle de la Madera y Concreto Estructural Donde Dibujar la Linea (y Donde Modelarla!)

The presentation will provide an in-depth discussion of the LOD of structural timber and concrete models at the different stages in a building life cycle: Design, Construction and Ownership. The framework of the discussion will consider the new AIA BIM Protocol Exhibit E202 that defines models on a scale of 100 to 500. The content will discuss how structural timber and concrete models are used by architects, mechanical engineers, construction managers, sub-contractors and fabricators. Most importantly the presentation will discuss how each of these stakeholders use timber and concrete structural models differently and need different content. This will demonstrate how the newly issued Structural Engineering Institute LOD BIM that the presenter authored can be used to define team expectation of what should be modeled. Practical examples of model detail issues will be shown along with effective approaches to resolve the challenges using the SEI LOD model as an early BIM planning tool.

La sesión ofrece una discusión profunda del LOD de madera estructural y modelos de concreto en las diferentes etapas del ciclo de construcción: Diseño, Construcción y Propiedad. El marco teórico de la discusión considerará el nuevo AIA BIM Protocol Exhibit E202 que define modelos en una escala de 100 a 500. El contenido discutirá cómo la madera estructural y los modelos de concreto son usados por arquitectos, ingenieros mecánicos,

Definir qué es el Modelo de Nivel de Detalle(Model Level Of Detail (LOD)) para diseño.

Entender qué es el AIA E202. Entender cómo debe usar LOD en propuestas de proyecto y especificaciones BIM

Entender con quién debe usarse el modelo estructural LOD SEI-CASE con los equipos de diseño y construcción.

Entender porqué las discusiones de LOD son cruciales en las etapas tempranas del proyecto

Diseñadors, Contratistas y Propietarios que usan o interactúan con modelos estructurales

More than six years ago, we started our first Revit Structure projects with the promise that we would be able to send our models to the analysis package of our choice, size all our members, bring it all back into Revit Structure, and save ourselves countless hours of work. Six years later, we are still working on it. The good news is that we are a lot closer. Revit Structure 2012 offers a totally redesigned analytical model which gets you where you need to be. We will discuss multiple analysis packages along with Autodesk Extensions for Revit Strucuture. We will look at how the Revit Structure analytical model relates to the physical, which settings affect design, and how things translate between packages. We will show you best practices for a couple tools as well as tips and tricks to streamline the workflow and truly capitalize on this promise of BIM.

Building Design and Analysis, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Visualize and manipulate the Revit Structure analytical model and explain how the physical and analytical models interact

Round trip models and member sizes to external analysis packages

Examine load paths and member reactions using Revit Extensions

Reduce duplication of effort and increase productivity when modeling

Structural engineers who want to reduce modeling time and duplication

Utilizando o BIM com o Autodesk® Revit® Structure para o projeto de estações de metrô

Esta seção apresenta o projeto estrutural de uma estação de metrô utilizando o Autodesk Revit Structure seguindo os conceitos de BIM. O modelo contempla as principais partes da estação, túnel, plataforma, mezanino, fosso e pisos. O principal objetivo é mostrar algumas das práticas recomendadas para este tipo de projeto. São apresentados: a criação de lajes com caimentos, vigamentos em planos com pouca inclinação, modelagem utilizando as ferramentas sweep e extrusion, além da criação de famílias do tipo profile. Este projeto foi desenvolvido como um projeto piloto para a empresa de projetos Figueiredo Ferraz.

Conhecer uma ferramenta de modelagem BIM para grandes obras.

Definir um escopo de trabalho para projetos de estruturas subterrâneas.

Criar vigamentos metálicos em planos com pouca inclinação.

Construtoras e empresas de projeto que trabalham com grandes obras e obras subterrâneas.

From the initial request for a new home or light commercial structure, how far should the framing be detailed at various stages of the building design? How much detail is necessary to facilitate interaction of various building systems in a wood-framed structure? This class will define level of detail (LOD) for various stages of design and describe how framing interaction with other building systems can be accomplished including mechanical, piping, and other structural systems, such as concrete and red iron. Prefabricated building components can bring tremendous value to a collaborative integrated project delivery approach, but the devil is in the details.

Building Design and Fabrication, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Define common workflows presently supported in the wood component industry

Explain how model LOD affects workflows and expectations in this industry

Describe how wood-framed structures can be used throughout the entire design and construction cycle

Explain why detailed framing models are important early in project design

Primary designers, structural detailers, builders, and fabricators who typically specify or design repetitive member structural framing models

Tips and Tricks to Model Complex Roof Shapes: From Autodesk® Revit® Architecture to Revit Structure

This hands-on lab will focus on how to leverage the architect's roof model to develop your structural layout. We will describe the best workflow for creating the layout. From the surface, modeling complex roof layouts can appear simple—until you start breaking down how the building is built and how structure is overlaid on the architectural model. We will explore core concepts in Revit modeling: roof by footprint, floors (as roofs), roof by extrusion, in-place families, and massing.

Model complex roof shapes using Autodesk Revit Structure or Architecture

Create a workflow for interoperability between Revit Structure and Architecture

Leverage the architect's roof model to create complex roof shapes

Create complex framing shapes using wood and steel structural shapes

Architects and structural engineers who want to master roof creation, design/build contractors who want to model roofs, and anyone who wants to enhance their modeling experience

Get Ready to Analyze: Round 1 in the Center Ring—Autodesk® Revit® Structure Versus Analytical Software

Most Revit Structure users know how to model a structure, whether it be steel, concrete, or wood. What many do not know is how analytical programs, like Autodesk Robot™ Structural Analysis, RISA, and others will react to the way the structure was modeled. Attendees will learn to model the structure so that analysis programs will understand what has been created, allowing for efficient data transfer. We will cover different modeling strategies and techniques that are efficient and that reduce editing and workarounds. This class will provide a strong knowledge of best practices and exceptional documentation while presenting practical live demonstrations.

Building Design and Analysis, Process/Workflow, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Describe best practices for modeling structural components

Explain what information analysis programs need

Export a Revit model to an analysis program and import a model from an analysis program to Revit

Describe the new analytical model features in Revit Structure 2012

Revit Structure users, BIM coordinators, and engineers

At the beginning of 2011, Halcrow Yolles commenced design of a high-profile signature building in the City of London. Delivered with a fast-track approach, the building's complex geometry presented challenges in its the design, coordination, and documentation. However, from the beginning Halcrow Yolles was committed to maintaining interoperability between the various software applications utilized during design, while maximizing flexibility for the architects to refine the signature statement. An integrated workflow was achieved through a combination of off-the-shelf links and customized scripts between the Autodesk® Revit® API, conceptual modeling software, and structural design software. This class will describe the challenges encountered, solutions developed, and the lessons learned (both positive and negative) as the project was delivered for construction.

Building Design and Analysis, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Case Studies, Process/Workflow, Construction Documentation, Collaboration

Explain the potential for extending software interoperability by leveraging the Revit API

Describe integration of conceptual modeling tools such as Rhinoceros® 3D and documentation tools such as Revit

Explain the interoperability between structural design software and documentation tools such as Revit

Describe the challenges of delivering projects with complex geometry with a fast-track environment

Structural engineers, project managers, and system developers

Autodesk® Revit® Structure Linked to bocad™ Steel Detailing Design: A Path to Industrial Partnership

Revit products have a wide horizontal coverage over all disciplines in the BIM arena. The bocad products emphasize the vertical segment of creating steel structures, beginning with the detail's design and covering all steps up to erection on site. As there is a little overlap in features, both products complement each other. In this class, we show how an industry partnership is created, from steps already performed through work remaining to be done. We will discuss implementation of export and import facilities between the products, proposed workflow, and lessons learned. In addition, we will cover roundtrip support, enhanced workflows, and development proposals. Finally, we will discuss integration of bocad knowledge into Revit Stucture, marketing requirements, and business possibilities.

Building Design and Fabrication, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Assess Autodesk support for industry partners

Assess the capability of bocad to fulfill current and future requirements of its market

Describe the linking possibilities between Revit Structure and bocad

Assess business possibilities for new partners from outside the Autodesk world

Anyone who is interested in case studies of growing an industry partnership

Extensions for Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2012 for the Precast Concrete Industry

This class shows how extensions to Revit Structure can dramatically speed up creation of precast elements. You will learn how to create reinforcement for precast elements by simply choosing a reinforcement type. You will learn how to make connections between columns and beams with corbels or other elements and how to connect columns with columns shoes to the foundations. We will cover assemblies and describe how you can find some precast elements automatically. The class also covers how to use the split tools in Revit Structure to split walls into single parts, convert them to assemblies, and create shop drawings for them.

Automatically create precast elements and use assemblies and the split tools in Revit Structure

Create reinforcement for precast elements

Connect columns and beams with corbels, and connect columns with column shoes to foundations

Anyone who is involved in the precast industry, representatives of precast companies, engineers, and architects

In this hands-on lab, we will explore the structural steel analysis and design Autodesk Extensions for Revit Structure 2012, with particular emphasis on using the extensions for productive design and analysis of steel-framed floors. We will start with an overview of the Autodesk Extensions and explain how they work with the Revit Structure analytical model. Next, we will review the features and functions of the Composite Designer, Floor Vibration Analysis, and Column Designer extensions. We will also explore some features of extensions for 2011, including analysis of cantilevered beams. Lastly, we will apply these new Revit Extensions to some real-life example problems from steel-framed buildings. You will see how you can be more efficient in designing steel-framed buildings using this tool.

Building Design and Analysis, Process/Workflow, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Optimized Design

Describe the features and functions of the Revit steel-framing design extensions

Create efficient steel-framing designs directly inside of Revit Structure 2012

Explore design concepts for steel-framing systems

Enhance productivity using the steel design extensions in Revit Structure

Civil and structural engineers, designers, and others using Revit Structure for steel design

Integrated Structural Analysis and Design for Concrete Buildings Modeled in Autodesk® Revit® Structure

Intended for structural engineers, this class describes an integrated process for rapid analysis of complete concrete buildings and detailed design of concrete floor and foundation systems modeled in Autodesk Revit Structure. The workflow will take participants through a step-by-step process of extracting concrete building information from a Revit Structure model, creating a 3D finite-element model of the building and generating structural analysis results—all within minutes and without having to first fine-tune an analytical model. Analysis results include member forces, floor system deflections, building modal vibration responses, and load takedowns. This process saves time and gives engineers an easy method of quickly checking the structural response of concrete models. The class will also cover options that are available to carry out detailed design of the concrete floor and foundation systems of any building. We will use ADAPT’s latest concrete building design software and Revit Structure.

Building Design and Analysis, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Describe best practices for the rapid analysis of concrete building models created in Revit Structure

Describe the steps to integrate ADAPT software with Revit Structure and generate analysis results

Design concrete buildings in Revit Structure more effectively by getting early structural analysis feedback

Describe options for integrated design of concrete floor and foundation systems for Revit Structure models

Structural engineers and architects who are using or intend to use Revit Structure to model concrete buildings and are looking for opportunities to leverage BIM model information to perform integrated structural analysis

Let's Talk: Using Autodesk® Revit® Structure with Robot™ Structural Analysis Professional

For those of us who have been trying for years to get a solid, reliable shared BIM and analysis model, Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis represents a new hope. The reality is that there is still no perfect solution for every situation. There are, however, a lot of tips, tricks, gotchas, and best practices that evolve through trial and error. This is the perfect opportunity to throw your knowledge into the pot, along with your challenges, and see if something greater than the sum of its parts emerges. We will keep a positive, solution-oriented tone in a conversation guided by real case studies, but driven by the wisdom of the attendees. If you have used these two products together, please join us and be prepared to discuss and share your experiences.

Building Design and Analysis, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Evaluate the suitability of the Revit to Robot link for new projects

Make optimum use of your modeling time between these two products

Formulate a set of best practices based on the shared experiences of many

Leverage the software you have available to its full capacity

Structural professionals with some experience using Revit Structure and Robot Structural Analysis

Autodesk Robot™ Structural Analysis Professional for the Typical Small- to Mid-Sized Structural Office

In this unconference session, we will discuss implementing Robot Structural Analysis in the small- to mid-sized structural engineering firm. We will talk about what you can do with Robot, how you can use it with BIM analysis, and how it impacts quality control. This session is aimed at those who are new to using Robot or are considering implementing it. Come and share your experiences.

Building Design and Analysis, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Discuss what Robot is and what it can do

Talk about what is possible with BIM structural analysis

Discuss Robot implementations for small- and mid-sized firms

Discuss quality assurance/quality control of structural analysis

2D to 3D: Transitioning Documentation from AutoCAD® to Autodesk® Revit® Structure

This unconference session will be focused on the transitions you must consider when moving from 2D documentation to 3D documentation. Additional topics will include making use of BIM in the structural engineering documentation process, how we may consider presenting designs and documents in new ways beyond the traditional 2D views, and considerations in getting other BIM team members involved in the integrated project delivery (IPD) process.

Building Design Documentation, Process/Workflow, Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Review ways of presenting designs that are different from the standard 2D documentation drawings

Strategize ways to get others on the BIM team involved in the IPD process

Architects, engineers, contractors, and anyone who is interested in an open discussion on transitioning from 2D to 3D BIM practices

Breaking the Barrier Between Utility Industry Models and GIS with AutoCAD® Map 3D 2012

In this class, we will discuss how to create utility industry models, such as water, gas, and electric, through workflows and administration with features previously only available in Autodesk® Topobase™. We will use GIS geometry and data for generating models and prepare models for GIS mapping and cartographic display. In this class, you will learn to create design models from GIS information and map GIS information from your industry-design models.

New from Autodesk, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Create an industry model for utilities design from GIS data

Create a cartographic-themed GIS map from an industry design model

Describe new modeling tools in Map 3D which were previously available only in Topobase

Use the industry model data editor and administrator for utilities

Civil infrastructure designers, utility design and management professionals, and GIS mapping professionals

Do you want to cut your design time in half? Have you had trouble finding one design tool to meet the variety of engineering requirements for electrical substations? This class demonstrates how Nashville Electric Service adapted Inventor to handle all aspects involved in designing the physical layout of high-voltage electric substations. You will learn the steps to create intelligent 3D digital prototypes, produce construction drawings, develop bills of materials (BOM), and connect with AutoCAD® Electrical. We will cover how to test for structural integrity and check for electrical clearances. You will learn how using Inventor straight out of the box automates the process of upgrading out-dated structures and equipment while increasing accuracy and saving time.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, Interoperability, Industry Trends, Electromechanical and Electrical Design, Design Leadership, Case Studies

Process upgrades or change orders in one step

Test structural integrity and check electrical clearances

Produce high-quality construction drawings and BOMs

Anyone involved in the utility business with some knowledge of electric substations

In this class, you will learn how to customize substation design infrastructure using your company standards. Learn in-depth, step-by-step techniques to configure each module (structural, electrical, and site development) to your company standards. You will improve your drawing efficiency, accuracy, coordination, and overall productivity with the use of consistent company standards that you have the ability to check very quickly. Learn how to make your Inventor and AutoCAD® Electrical drawings look like your current drawings, but with a higher quality and level of standards. Attendees should have general Autodesk® Inventor® and AutoCAD Electrical knowledge.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Case Studies, Technical Features, Interoperability, Design Leadership

Use templates to create your company standards

Prepare and modify the system catalogs to meet your standards

Produce high-quality drawings to your standards with minimal modifications

Place all standards, catalogs, profiles, modifications, and preferences in one location

Utility industry design standards users, managers, and advanced users with CAD management responsibilities

In an update of a popular class from AU 2010, Autodesk® utility leaders Geoff Zeiss and Alan Saunders will discuss utility trends in smart grids and smart water, sustainability, productivity, and technology, and their impact on utility BIM planning, design, and construction processes. The class will cover specific utility and engineering firm examples and best practices and will also provide a view toward expected changes over the next three to five years.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Design Leadership, Process/Workflow, Industry Trends

Describe utility trends and their impact on utility planning and design processes

List utility and engineering firm best practices for delivering utility projects on time and on budget

Identify the importance of building information modeling (BIM) and model-based design for utility projects

Build business cases for senior management to support adopting model-based planning and design processes in your group

Utility and engineering firm directors, managers, planners, and designers as well as CAD and GIS managers

This class covers techniques acquired over many years of implementing GIS solutions based on a customer reference named Swissgrid. It will help developers and implementation personnel improve their GIS implementation and project skills, including GIS project management, techniques such as AutoCAD® shortcuts, specialized workflows, configuration tricks for more enhanced client environments, and similar process improvements. The class represents the combined experiences of over 15 consultants and implementation professionals, acquired over many years of solution implementations in GIS at Man and Machine.

Case Studies, Data Management, Technical Features, Process/Workflow

Describe best practices for project management in GIS

Explain how process analysis is important to GIS

AutoCAD® Map 3D partners and end users, third-party developers, consultants, and architects in the GIS sector

AutoCAD® Map 3D, Autodesk MapGuide®: Their Implementation and Amazing Uses

Autodesk has now integrated Autodesk® Topobase™ into AutoCAD Map 3D, which has made life much easier. In this class, we will explore how Okaloosa Gas District has been able to incorporate these new features, work with a data warehouse, and use Autodesk MapGuide to deploy information throughout the company. With this new technology, field crews are using Autodesk MapGuide for line spots, redlines, and regulatory forms. We are accounting for queries of city limits for franchise information and preparing mass mailing marketing campaigns. And this is just the beginning! Because of new federal regulations, we are developing forms and reports using the Oracle® database, a SunGard accounting package, and Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 to bring all of the necessary information into one cohesive area for reporting.

Prepare multiple display models for individual users

Recognize new uses for the AutoCAD Map 3D products

Add maps for the multiple uses of Autodesk MapGuide

Be ready to think outside the box to answer the next "I need it now" request

Anyone who is interested in expanding their knowledge of AutoCAD Map 3D and Autodesk MapGuide

This class is designed for people managing pipe transportation. This class will cover how to manage pipelines in a real 3D GIS and a linear referencing system (LRS). Based on this pipeline referential, we will see how to ensure that we respect security constraints regarding construction around the pipeline using 3D LRS technology. We will also cover pipeline maintenance to illustrate how we can collect data from a yearly inspection and compare it to the previous inspection to enable us to see the evolution of the pipeline and make the right decisions.

Case Studies, Industry Trends, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Foresee risks around the pipes and find solutions

Gas and oil carriers using pipelines, people involved in environmental risk studies around a pipeline, and people interested in managing linear objects using 3D LRS technology

This unconference is a group discussion on how mid-size utilities can improve data accuracy and improve efficiency throughout their organizations by moving to an enterprise data architecture. In recent years, commercial solutions have come down in cost and increased in functionality, making them viable for utilities of any size. In this session, we will share with peers our experiences, good and bad, on modernization activities. The session will include a presentation and discussion of best practices to be followed during modernization. We will discuss the importance of having a single data source used by all tools, the positives and negatives of common-based tools throughout the enterprise, and best practices for entering data inside the organization and disseminating it throughout the organization. As an example, we will use the Kansas Board of Utilities modernization to an enterprise solution to stimulate conversation. They will share lessons learned while modernizing to an enterprise solution that includes GIS, outage management, finance, and mobile applications.

Discuss steps required to grow to enterprise solution

Evaluate out-of-the box technology available for enterprise solutions

Discuss the advantage of consolidating design, mapping, and data dissemination into a common infrastructure

Mid-size utility designers, mappers, and IT planners

Autodesk® MapGuide® Assists Australia's National Telecommunication Carrier after Natural Disasters

When recent natural disasters hit the Australian state of Queensland, Telstra knew it was going to have to respond quickly. First the Brisbane River flooded and then cyclone Yasi hit—both bound to take out telecommunications infrastructure. Telstra had to be ready to respond and was up to the task, thanks to an Autodesk MapGuide application that assisted with real-time displays of network coverage showing affected areas. In this class, we will discover how Telstra uses Autodesk MapGuide to display their network, create wireless coverage maps, list fault data, and much more that helped them make key decisions in crisis situations.

Describe how visualizing your data is useful for quick decision making

Explain the value in bringing multiple data sources together

Explain why theming your data presents more than just a pretty picture

Anyone interested in Autodesk MapGuide and people in the utilities and telecommunications industries

Maintaining Consistent Inaccuracy: Using AutoCAD® Map 3D® to Improve Utility Asset Data

This class will examine actual customer workflows using AutoCAD Map 3D technologies Feature Data Objects (FDO) and Spatial Analysis Tools along with measurable aerial oblique imagery by Pictometry® to improve utility asset records. We will demonstrate a workflow showing how users can leverage these tools to effectively manage multiple datasets, improve conflicting/incomplete datasets, and help improve the overall decision-making process.

Industry Trends, Technical Features, Reality Capture, Interoperability

Leverage the capabilities of using Feature Data Objects (FDO)

Use the buffer and overlay commands to combine and create relationships between datasets

Use styling to visually track data accuracy and integrity

Use measurable aerial oblique imagery by Pictometry® to identify existing assets (or gaps) and to verify as-built records

Any user of AutoCAD Map 3D, AutoCAD Civil 3D® or AutoCAD who manages asset information

This unconference session will go through fundamental steps on how to use the various tools in Autodesk Utility Design to configure your own standards. It will cover all the basics and provide an introduction to the rules engine and catalog that are at the heart of Autodesk Utility Design.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, New from Autodesk, Electromechanical and Electrical Design

Describe the core model behind Utility Design

Explain how the different pieces in Utility Design work together

Users who want to understand how Autodesk Utilities Design can be configured to meet their own organization's needs and standards

In this hands-on lab, you will dig deep into the rules engine of Autodesk Utility Design. You will use the rules engine to customize and create rules. You will learn how to configure Utility Design in many ways, including validation, annotation, and quantity takeoff.

Electromechanical and Electrical Design, New from Autodesk, Process/Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Optimized Design

Describe creative uses of the rules system

Users and potential users of Autodesk Utility Design

This class will examine how to use geospatial data to assist in designing new distribution lines. We will look at several functions, including importing, using coordinate systems, and referencing GIS data.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, New from Autodesk, Technical Features, Optimized Design

List the options to deal with your GIS data and maximize its use in design

Explain how Utility Design and GIS data relate

Describe the core architecture of Autodesk Utility Design

New and potential users of Autodesk Utility Design

Acqualatina Water Utility and Autodesk Consulting Italy carried out a project to customize Topobase, while also developing two original functions. Water utilities can manage up to several hundred District Metering Areas (DMA). A topological procedure recognizes the positions of all installed flowmeters and closed valves for each DMA, providing data to the SCADA system. At any network topology change (closing/opening a valve or installing a flowmeter), the function automatically updates the DMA list and related data. In managing water networks, hydraulic modeling plays a key role. Worldwide, the most-used software is EPANET; however, it is tedious to export the network topology and data from GIS to EPANET. One of the functions we developed does this work. It very precisely aggregates consumption to nodes and enables the modeler to automatically simplify the network, ignoring nodes and links not needed for the hydraulic calculations.

Case Studies, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Interoperability

Understand water utility concepts and issues

Describe the SCADA and EPANET systems

Perform a District Metering Area analysis

Export a water network in EPANET file format

Autodesk® Utility Design Process Workflow and Enterprise Resource Planning Optimization at Southern California Edison

At Southern California Edison, we have standardized and obtained efficiencies in our design and engineering processes by utilizing Autodesk Utility Design as our transmission and distribution graphical design tool. This class will present the approach used to unify our design process using Utility Design, beginning with external work management through the workflow and ending with the validation of the design and Bill of Materials being sent to an external work management system. Along the way, we will discuss accessing external mapping and SAP® asset information within Utility Design and also the tool's ability to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements throughout the design process. With an emphasis on realizing the benefits of an IPSEC (Initiate, Plan, Schedule, Execute, Close) based work order lifecycle, we will also discuss Southern California Edison's solution to transmission and distribution design interactivity through our estimating and material ordering phases and our approach to eliminating the need for manual entry directly into enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, such as SAP.

Describe how Utility Design can fit into an integrated suite of work management tools

Effectively integrate Utility Design with external tools and ERP/SAP to optimize workflow

Describe Southern California Edison's solution to many workflow challenges faced in the design processes

List key lessons learned from Southern California Edison's Utility Design and ERP implementation

All levels of utility employees who are responsible for the design/build/operate/maintain lifecycle of infrastructure and are looking for ways to standardize and automate the design process and obtain consistencies in data throughout the work order lifecycle

Case Study: How the Design Through Asset Management Workflow Was Streamlined at Anchorage ML&P

In this unconference session, we will demonstrate the solution and the approach taken at Anchorage Municipal Light and Power (ML&P) to streamline the workflow between design, mapping/GIS, and finance/asset management. ML&P is an electric utility in Anchorage, Alaska. Our solution included the deployment of a new GIS (Autodesk® Topobase™) and its integration with an existing design solution (Autodesk Utility Design) and finance/asset management system (PowerPlant). Come and discuss your integration issues.

Describe best practices for round tripping data between CAD-based design system and your GIS

Identify changes to your asset management system to streamline procedures and ease integration

Define a solution architecture for the integration of CAD/GIS and asset management

List some of the issues you will face in integrating your design solution with GIS and asset management

Utility designers, engineers, drafters, AEC professionals, IT solution architects, and developers who have intermediate experience in utility design and GIS

This class is designed for the asset manager who is struggling to effectively use the data stored in a range of corporate systems. We will explain the history of asset data at City West Water, how we maintain that data, and our plans for the future. We will cover the process we followed in choosing the Autodesk® product suite—from corporate acceptance of the need to change through to product selection. We will also discuss defining our enterprise future, establishing principles for moving forward, understanding data, setting the direction, and fighting the battles. We will also cover the development of staff and their role in the future direction for managing asset information within our vision for asset management in 2020.

Describe the importance of the history of your data

Develop principles to use when investigating the future of your asset management tools

List the benefits of selecting best-practice CAD/GIS applications

Infrastructure managers and advanced users with CAD management responsibilities

Bring the Field into the Office: Using High-Resolution Oblique Imagery with AutoCAD® Map 3D

For many years, utilities and telecommunications companies around the world have been challenged to maintain accurate, timely records (network documentation). Not having reliable network facility data, including geolocation, for network facilities reduces the productivity of field staff, increases the cost of call-before-you-dig facilities locating services, and lengthens the time required to resolve outages. In addition, intelligent networks/smart grids require reliable facilities data, which is making data quality an important priority for many utilities. Capturing facilities data in the field is expensive: when staff have to be sent out in trucks to capture geolocation and other facilities data, the cost is about $100/feature. High-resolution oblique imagery changes this, because staff can survey outside facilities in the office, instead of in the field, dramatically reducing the cost of improving the reliability of network facilities data.

Design Leadership, Process/Workflow, Mobile Products, Industry Trends, Reality Capture

Describe the major trends in spatial data acquisition, including high-resolution photography, laser scanning, radar, and others

Explain the business processes that make it difficult to maintain data quality in utilities

Optimize the flow of engineering information within the organization for data quality

Explain how using high-resolution oblique imagery with AutoCAD Map 3D improve facilities data quality and reduces field trips

Designers, operations field staff, and managers at utilities, local government, and telecommunications firms

High-End Infrastructure Modeling with Low-Cost Tools: Introducing AutoCAD® Map 3D Enterprise 2012

Infrastructure management and modeling has never been easier to deploy, easier to use, and functionally rich than with AutoCAD Map 3D Enterprise. Revamped for 2012, the built-in utility and infrastructure modeling capabilities enable users to map, manage, and analyze their water, wastewater, electric, and gas assets without the time, risk, or capital investment of an enterprise database. In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to access the models, convert DWG™ files to Map 3D Enterprise data (infrastructure model), and extend the model, all while maintaining topology and connectedness.

Autodesk Suites Workflow, Tips and Tricks, Technical Features

Migrate from DWG to the Map 3D utility model

Extend your models using the Industry Model Data Editor

Build and maintain the topology of your infrastructure models

Run analysis on your infrastructure network

GIS and CAD managers and advanced users with creation and management responsibilities for the operation and management of geospatial (GIS) and utility assets

Working with SAP® or Maximo® Using AutoCAD® Map 3D and Autodesk® Utility Design

Today, diverse backoffice systems hold information that, when coupled with project design and management, enable a more streamlined and efficient process. In this class, you will learn how working with SAP, Maximo, or home-grown business systems can be accomplished to improve your business processes immediately. We will discuss and demonstrate the web services architecture of SAP and Maximo and the simple-to-use techniques that make it easy to link these systems with AutoCAD Map 3D and Autodesk Utility Design.

Data Management, Process/Workflow, Technical Features, Interoperability

Describe and implement the web services architecture of SAP and Maximo

Use techniques to link SAP and Maximo systems with Map 3D and Utility Design

Describe the SAP and Maximo interfaces

Make your processes more streamlined and efficient

GIS and CAD managers and decision makers who use Map 3D and Utility Design and want to improve workflow and business processes

Providing stakeholders with an integrated view of their data in a topological model can significantly improve condition-based analysis, reporting, and infrastructure protection. Using AutoCAD® Map 3D Enterprise, users can manage and model their own maintenance records, document management, and network reports and see their network at any past point in time. Knowing the what, where, and when is critical to mitigating and avoiding disasters and no two tools are better equipped to do that than AutoCAD Map 3D Enterprise together with Oracle®.

Manage and model maintenance records using Map 3D Enterprise

Improve condition-based analysis, reporting, and infrastructure protection using Map 3D Enterprise and Oracle

Link Map 3D Enterprise with Oracle and use their combined capabilities

Provide stakeholders with an integrated view of their data in a topological model

GIS, CAD, and Map 3D users and business managers with intermediate experience in Autodesk MapGuide® and Oracle

Many utilities today find themselves with legacy mapping systems that were installed 10 to 15 years ago or more. Those legacy systems have been beneficial in assisting utilities to organize their data and make improvements in their ability to visualize and understand their infrastructure. However, strides in technology enable managing the data in new systems with minimal customization. AutoCAD Map 3D Enterprise can now model electric and gas infrastructure using AutoCAD as the user interface. NVEnergy is making the transition to AutoCAD Map 3D Enterprise and will share their experiences in this class.

Case Studies, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Industry Trends

Describe how AutoCAD Map Enterprise fits into the electric and gas mapping process

Describe how NVEnergy implemented Map 3D Enterprise

Explain how to model electric utility data

People who manage or perform utility infrastructure design and mapping

Data flow within utility business processes can be very complex, especially considering the various systems and solutions that need to communicate by providing or receiving information from one another. With the tools and solutions available from Autodesk today, workflows may evolve and streamline the flow of information within business processes. Using the Initiate-Plan-Execute-Close utility workflow model, this class will explore typical business scenarios and challenges and describe techniques that participants can apply to address challenges. Topics to be discussed include the use of design CAD data in as-built and asset maintenance, system interoperability and the importance of metadata, and use of data analysis and validation tools during the design stage. The Autodesk Consulting team will facilitate the discussion, sharing experiences about the topics and presenting solutions for evolving the utility workflow to a new level.

Recognize business and technology challenges facing utilities today and describe reference solutions addressing challenges

Explain how information created in the design process can be made accessible to all users when and where they need it

Streamline existing processes, gaining productivity and efficiency while minimizing the change management

Utility business managers, planners, and estimators; those associated with managing utility infrastructure; and those who provide implementation services of solutions to the utility industry

Model-based design for a utility has come a long way from the simple rules-based design applications from years past. AutoCAD® Utility Design 2012 promotes a significantly higher level of design capabilities than ever before. As utility customer requirements and expectations increase, the technology continues to evolve into a true model-based approach to design. With the enhanced foundational technology within Utility Design 2012, the ability to leverage rules-based design is greatly improved. In this class, we will examine how those capabilities have been evolving throughout previous releases of Utility Design, and how these improved capabilities will enhance design, layout, and workflow processes using Utility Design 2012 in electric distribution system designs.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design, New from Autodesk, Electromechanical and Electrical Design

Describe the evolution of rules-based design to model-based design

List industry trends in the area of model-based design as a graphics design tool

Describe features of AutoCAD Utility Design 2012

Those who manage or design utility infrastructure

In this class, you will learn how to leverage engineering analysis in the utility design process. We will examine the various types of analyses that affect decisions in designing electric distribution systems.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Technical Features, Electromechanical and Electrical Design, Tips and Tricks, Process/Workflow, Optimized Design

Explain how engineering analysis can be leveraged in utility design

Refine analyses to meet local or organizational standards

List the types of engineering analyses for electric distribution

The utility industry has struggled for many years with capturing the valuable data within job designs and getting that valuable data efficiently into mapping. PG&E is making significant improvements in that workflow that will greatly improve the process. There are several key elements involved in making these improvements. Technology is helpful, but not enough. It takes the right mixture of people, work processes, technology, and interfaces to make the improvements that matter. In this class, attendees will hear how PG&E is balancing those elements to "make history" in their design-to-mapping workflow.

Describe design-to-mapping workflow improvements to capture value of design data for use in mapping

Describe the differences between design and mapping standards

Describe how PG&E is resolving differences to improve the design-to-mapping process

List challenges to making workflow changes in a large-scale organization

Those who manage or design utility infrastructure and who also work with mapping

This class will look at how to design with materials integrated in the utility design process. We will look at the various types of material rules that are used within the Autodesk® Utility Design and by utilities to help designers. We will also look at how local and corporate standards as well as business systems, such as Compatible Units (CUs), ERPs, and Engineering Analysis (EAs) can be integrated to provide optimal information to the designer and the end result.

Building Information Modeling (BIM), Tips and Tricks, Technical Features, Optimized Design, Electromechanical and Electrical Design, Process/Workflow

Configure and leverage your material library

Define compatible units and use existing ERP/CU systems

Create material rules to automate design processes and populate the bill of materials (BOM)

Designers, engineers, and IT and finance personnel