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Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2023

SSEN must expand its transmission infrastructure to meet growth in offshore wind generation by 2030, with an expected project spend of £1 Billion/year. To meet the challenges, a few key individuals, empowered by their leadership team, embraced Autodesk design & collaboration tools to develop new digital ways of working on in-flight pilot projects. With a mantra of "fail fast and fix," the teams delivered quick wins during live projects focusing on efficiency and re-use of data. The result was scalable project solutions for project delivery across the organisation worth in excess of £4 billion. The case study will discuss how a practical people-focused approach took SSEN on a journey from 3D modelling on pilot schemes to delivering multi-billion pounds of infrastructure project work using a detailed set of BIM protocols and a well developed in-house design team. They will share lessons, successes, and tips for quick wins all while delivering the day job.

Instructional Demo / San Diego 2024

Innovating with the Advanced Turnout Catalog Implementation in Civil 3D

Join us as we explore the heart of rail alignment design. Turnouts are not just critical components of heavy rail; they also form the backbone of all rail projects, including light rail, metro, and high-speed rail systems. Our session is designed to empower you with the necessary skills to create your configuration file for turnout creation in Civil 3D software. Moreover, we'll guide you through the process of translating your geometrical requirements into a comprehensive turnout catalog. This presentation is your ticket to mastering the dynamics of rail alignment design, challenging conventions, and setting new standards in railway infrastructure.

Industry Talk / San Diego 2024

Data Exchange Customer Spotlight: Interoperability in Action

Data Exchange has launched an Open Ecosystem of Connectors that enable interoperability between the myriad of apps you use every day. Imagine packaging a subset of your model in Revit software—and shipping it through Autodesk Docs software to a colleague in another firm who uses Rhino software! Well, that's possible with Data Exchange. But Revit and Rhino are just the first two connectors we've launched—there are connectors for Inventor, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Tekla, Power BI, and many more! In this class, we'll provide an overview of Data Exchange capabilities today, and in the future. We'll explore case studies of how lighthouse customers are using this new cloud capability. And we'll talk about tips and tricks to get you started quickly! You'll hear directly from customers about workflow solutions for coordination, data validation, automation, and even native element creation. We'll quantify the steps reduced from preexisting workflows when customers move away from files toward a data-focused future.

Industry Talk / San Diego 2024

InfraWorks Chronicles: A Decade of Lessons Learned

Join us on an interesting journey through time! For 10 years, Royal HaskoningDHV has used InfraWorks software to transform projects into vivid models. Multidisciplinary projects—bridges, viaducts, (bored) tunnels, and more! Our journey also recaps rural projects, where the underground infrastructure is made visible (pipe networks and utilities). With InfraWorks, we didn't just build structures; we built bridges with our clients and stakeholders. 3D Insights united the entire project team. And early error detection saved construction costs! Some projects have already risen from the ground. Now, we're putting them to the ultimate test. The InfraWorks model stands as our mirror to reflect the blueprint with the build design. Don't miss this class where innovation meets infrastructure!

67p

Instructional Demo / San Diego 2024

IFC 4.3 Made Easy: Practical Tips for Civil 3D Users

Do you have a requirement to deliver IFC 4.3 on your infrastructure project but you're not sure where to begin? Confused as to what's possible with IFC 4.3? Unsure how to map Civil 3D objects to IFC 4.3? Since the release of IFC 4.3 for infrastructure, many users are unsure of how to implement IFC into their daily workflows and project deliveries. This class will detail exactly how you can implement IFC 4.3 into linear infrastructure workflows to take full advantage of openBIM for infrastructure and the vastly improved IFC 4.3 schema. This session will demonstrate how to configure the IFC 4.3 Extension for Civil 3D software the right way to map a wide range of Civil 3D objects to IFC 4.3, enabling seamless export and import. We'll discover how to improve interoperability between Civil 3D and Revit software by using IFC 4.3, all while discovering top tips and real-world use cases for working with IFC 4.3 in Civil 3D.

42p

Instructional Demo / San Diego 2024

Revolutionizing Roadway Design: The Versatility of Autodesk Construction Cloud in Horizontal Projects

As new programs are developed and implemented across the construction and design worlds, it can be difficult to discern how specific tools are helpful. Convincing others to migrate from their tried-and-true methods can be even more difficult, even when the benefits are clear. In this session, we will unpack the advantages of executing horizontal design projects within Autodesk Construction Cloud. We will explore how Autodesk Construction Cloud facilitates optimal utilization of data acquired from the field, as well as generated in the office, thereby empowering teams to make superior design decisions. We'll be covering some of the novel ways we at VHB have made use of its tools for roadway design, its strengths when used from project start to finish, and some of the best arguments for making the switch to Autodesk Construction Cloud.

Hands-on Lab / San Diego 2024

An Introduction to Subassembly Composer

Subassembly Composer for Civil 3D software is an amazingly powerful tool for anyone who uses corridors in Civil 3D. There are so many situations where the built-in subassemblies just won't get you what you need. In this class you'll get a chance to build your own subassemblies and see them in action in Civil 3D. We'll start off with a simple shape, and then continue on to something more complex with targets and logical decisions.

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Panel / San Diego 2024

Reducing Embodied Carbon in Roads and Highways: A New Data Interchange

Roads and highways are responsible for more than a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, with 7.3% of global emissions coming from their construction materials (Architecture 2030). Global regulations and incentives to cut these upfront carbon emissions are growing, including the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, and the EU Green Public Procurement. This panel discussion will feature international practitioners and data platform providers who are working to decarbonize roads and highways. Civil 3D software can be a critical piece of this effort, if integrated with sustainability tools. The discussion will cover the opportunities and hurdles faced by engineering companies and technology providers as the infrastructure industry aims to improve its impact on climate change.

Industry Talk / San Diego 2024

Elevate Your Tech Stack and Your Tech Staff: How Knowledge Management Elevates Technology Adoption and Digital Transformation

In this session, we'll use an interactive design-thinking approach to tackle this problem: How do you elevate both your tech staff and your tech stack to drive productivity and profitability across a digitally transformed project lifecycle? We'll consider the "What If" scenarios: What if we flip and elevate our perspective? What if, in addition to considering information as knowledge, knowledge is considered information and this big data is compiled, managed, and analyzed as an IT tool? What if we consider knowledge management as a productivity enhancement tool that integrates with any existing learning technology and acts as a catalyst to elevate technology adoption? What if we adopt AI power to augment human input and get faster at developing custom workflow training to develop industry skills and solve real-world challenges? We will identify insights into team engagement and productivity with a direct relationship to competitiveness, project planning, profitability, and ROI.

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Instructional Demo / San Diego 2024

InfraWorks Sites in a Flash: Dynamic Near-Real-Time Models

In this session, we'll showcase how to use drawing standardization, Autodesk proprietary formats, and publicly available information to quickly create dynamic near-real-time models of our sites in InfraWorks software. This process can often take hours to carefully insert each bit of information and set a style to carry out and get the desired look. However, by using drawing standards and InfraWorks rule sets, we can generate a site model in a fraction of the time—making this ideal for discussion with stakeholders and the public.

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Instructional Demo / San Diego 2024

Expand Your Programming Ability with AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to significantly affect our industry. How can we use AI to improve our programming skills and make us more efficient? In this session, we'll go over the creation of a program using LISP to copy files from one location to another. Once created, we will use AI to convert a portion of that code into a visual basic script (VBS) so that the user can continue to work while files copy in the background.

Industry Talk / San Diego 2024

Tackling Embodied Carbon in Infrastructure: Technological Solutions for a Sustainable Future

Infrastructure development is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for a staggering 79% of global emissions. A substantial portion of these emissions stem from embodied carbon, which is found in the materials used in construction like concrete, steel, and glass. This session will explore the effects of embodied carbon in infrastructure and why minimizing embodied carbon is essential for meeting global sustainability targets. We will discuss how innovative technologies and tools can play a pivotal role in quantifying and reducing these emissions, and we'll present real-life applications where advanced technology has made measurable differences in cutting down the carbon footprint of large-scale infrastructure projects. Join us to learn how using the right tools can lead to more-responsible construction practice, helping pave the way toward a greener planet.

32p

Instructional Demo / San Diego 2024

Simulation 101: Creating Catchments in Civil 3D to Simulate Hydrology in InfoDrainage

This session will walk through how catchments or watersheds can be automatically generated using a surface model and assigned to drainage networks as part of a concept design in Civil 3D software. Ultimately, with the Civil 3D InfoDrainage integration tool, we'll show how you can bring all the data across to InfoDrainage and use its more extensive runoff routing methods and rainfall generation tools to set up and simulate hydrology, and accurately size up the drainage network.

Instructional Demo / San Diego 2024

Drainage Design Diaries: From Data Drips to Flexible Reporting with InfoDrainage

In this session, we'll explore how digital tools like InfoDrainage are transforming drainage design through advanced reporting capabilities. This presentation will guide engineers through the process of converting complex drainage data into actionable, flexible reports that enhance decision making and ensure compliance. Learn about the ability of InfoDrainage to integrate diverse data types from various projects, creating customized reports tailored to meet specific regulatory and stakeholder requirements. We'll demonstrate practical strategies you can use to complete drainage design from concept to detailed design stage while integrating the drainage network within the site design in Civil 3D software and producing flexible reports to meet local authority requirements.

29p

Instructional Demo / San Diego 2024

Optimizing Codes: Connecting the Dots to Digital Delivery

As roadway construction technology advances, bridging design data to construction requirements becomes critical. Optimizing point codes in digital delivery modeling offers numerous benefits. We'll explore crafting subassemblies to unveil corridor point codes for feature line development and transitions. By employing these subassemblies, we'll demonstrate corridor visualization using point and link code styles for design analysis and surface creation. Additionally, we'll develop tailored code sets for diverse digital delivery needs like IFC, exporting attribute-rich data from corridor codes. Lastly, we'll optimize point code organization for feature lines extraction, aiding survey construction modeling and design verification.

13p

Hands-on Lab / San Diego 2024

Civil 3D Grading Optimization

This session will provide hands-on instruction in the use of the Grading Optimization extension in Civil 3D software. We'll explore the product features and put the software to use on a commercial/retail development project. The instruction will use many of the included grading objects (i.e., building pads, curbs, drain lines, ponds, and more) to quickly develop a proposed surface, and import the results back to Civil 3D.

24p

Panel / Las Vegas 2023

Sustainability is critical globally for customers

What are the challenges and the realities of design for sustainability in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry? Is the core question measuring and reducing carbon footprint, or is there more? What can be done right now, and what is a stretch today? Are partners and customers driving change, or are government regulations driving change? Ron Locklin of Autodesk will moderate this panel, which will include Symetri, one of Autodesk's largest global partners, as well as several customers that are leaders in this space

Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2014

A CAD Manager's Guide to AutoCAD Civil 3D

Are you a CAD manager where AutoCAD Civil 3D software is only one of the many software applications you are responsible for maintaining and managing, even though you might not consider yourself an AutoCAD Civil 3D power user? Even if you have an extensive background with AutoCAD Civil 3D software but you just want to learn more from a CAD management perspective, you won't want to miss this class. AutoCAD Civil 3D software is much more than just AutoCAD software for civil/survey users. It has many traits and features that make it powerful, and it can also bring unique needs and challenges to the CAD manager. The great news is that these challenges are not hard to overcome once you understand the reasons behind them. In this class we will discuss managing templates, styles, and settingswhich can be the biggest obstacles to success with AutoCAD Civil 3D software. The class will also explore data compatibility and translation, output options, and different approaches to training. Don't miss this chance to learn ways to more effectively manage AutoCAD Civil 3D software within your CAD system.

Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2015

Managing AutoCAD Civil 3D from the Ground Up

Are you a CAD manager who is responsible for maintaining and managing numerous software applications, one of which is AutoCAD Civil 3D software—even though you might not consider yourself an AutoCAD Civil 3D software power user? AutoCAD Civil 3D software is much more than just AutoCAD software for civil/survey users. It has many traits and features that not only make it powerful, but can also bring unique needs and challenges to the CAD manager. The great news is that these challenges are not hard to overcome once you understand the reasons behind them. In this class we will discuss managing templates, styles, and settings, which can be the biggest obstacle to success with AutoCAD Civil 3D. The class will also explore data compatibility and translation, output options, and different approaches to training. Don’t miss this chance to learn ways to more effectively manage AutoCAD Civil 3D software within your CAD system.

Hands-on Lab / Las Vegas 2017

A Practical Guide to GIS in AutoCAD Civil 3D (Part 2)

If you took part 1 of this class (today or a previous year at AU) and are ready to learn even more, this class takes the next step as we look at the GIS capability in Civil 3D and how it can benefit Civil Engineers and Surveyors.GIS data can be created directly in Civil 3D or imported from other programs. Now that you have access to that data the real fun begins.This class will explore ways to analyze, display and leverage this information to answer questions and automate common tasks.The request to provide design data to GIS departments is becoming more common every day. This class will explore the details of why just sending them a drawing is often not an adequate way to satisfy that request.You will learn ways to export Civil 3D objects to GIS formats that can be used easily and consistently by your GIS department.

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