Transitioning your company from 2D AutoCAD® software to 3D BIM, civil, or mechanical modeling is tough, but you already knew that. In this class, we learn the key factors of 3D work process success by examining common causes of transitional failure. Key topics include user transition, software transition, ideal hardware configurations, IT issues, training, standards, and management support. We use a chronological approach, taking you from required planning and budgeting to testing through implementation and training. Along the way, real-world tips on how to manage resistance to change and management hesitancy are presented in the framework of saving time and money. No matter where you are in your company's 2D to 3D transition, you're sure to pick up a few good ideas on what not to do in this informative class.

What the heck are these Fabrication Parts doing in Revit? In this class, we will discuss the history of Fabrication and the features that have developed this software into the premier software package used by the majority of MEP contractors in the United States. You will have the opportunity to explore and edit the data inside of a Fabrication Part to understand how the changes made will affect your project as a whole. If you are new to Fabrication this is a must attend!

This class is filled with timesaving tips and tricks that you can use to increase your productivity immediately, no matter what version of AutoCAD software you currently use. If you have attended previous offerings of this class, you know there is always something you didn't know you could do, so don't miss this year's class. We have many tips to expose, including a few tips from the new and exciting AutoCAD 2015 software. Recent upgrades have introduced some of the most effective, production-enhancing tools. Attend this class and discover what might take you years to discover on our own. Leave this class with knowledge that will dazzle your co-workers back home—a great way to get yourself a ticket to attend next year's Autodesk University.

In this presentation, we'll highlight how using level of development (LOD) status by element helps model authors know how complete their models are. We'll also demonstrate how, at different coordination events in a project, all parties can use LOD to indicate to each other their completion of design in the project by using the LOD score as a trigger for other dependent trades to move forward with their design efforts. For example, a structural engineer can use LOD element status in his or her own structural model to know what parts of the model are still subject to change. When the structural engineer is finished with exterior columns and many of the internal columns, those confirmed elements have a LOD status of 350. However, the steel around the internal elevator shaft area will be at a LOD status of 300 because the elevator equipment hasn't been selected yet. By visualizing the LOD status at a glance, the structural engineers know where the model still needs attention.

As disruptive technologies compress work that used to require the efforts of many into work that now requires fewer staff to accomplish the same tasks and for less money, it's time to start looking outside of the traditional roles in the architectural and design arena. This class teaches you how to take full advantage of your decades of experience in BIM to move into new roles and opportunities you didn't know existed. In the process, you can discover which companies are willing to pay a premium for expertise.

In this class, we'll discuss using Fabrication Parts in Revit software from Comfort Systems' point of view. We'll discuss the current state, the struggles the firm has encountered so far, and what it has done with the API to enhance Fabrication Parts in Revit with the 2018 release. You'll also see examples of models created using Fabrication Parts, what we can do with the data from these models, and how Comfort Systems is fabricating from them.

Come to the reality computing booth in the exhibit area to see various reality computing technologies in action, including laser scanners, handheld depth sensors, unmanned aerial vehicles, 3D printers, augmented reality glasses, and more. Selected partners and the Autodesk, Inc., Team will perform tech demonstrations.

We've all been there: it's an hour until your deadline and the project manager wants to make one little change. The problem is, this change will take hours of tedious work...hours you simply don't have. However, through the power of Revit macros and some basic programming, you learn how a little automation can save you a ton of time on your next project and make you the hero you always knew you were.

Take a deep dive into converting a design intent model into Fabrication LOD 400 content. More specifically we will discuss how to convert things like valves, strainer, and dampers. From creating families to editing the Fabrication database to Design Line button mapping, this class will get technical and is not for the faint of heart! 

We are all trying to reduce waste and issues on our sites, and co-ordination issues sit right at the top of this list. Clash management can be a time consuming task when we consider setting up the application, keeping it up to date with models, and approving non clashes. This session shows you how technology is beginning to help us deliver a managed and automated service, where automatic model federation and clash groups are generated and any issues can be tracked until closed out. Find out how to efficiently accelerate the creation of clash tests and manage ongoing clash data with Dynamo and BIM 360 Next Gen. You will learn how to automate the creation of clash sets from Revit Categories and Uniclass2 classification system using Dynamo for use in BIM 360 Next Gen.•Working with Dynamo and Revit Categories•Working with Dynamo and Uniclass2 Classification•Creation of automated clash reports•Clash dashboards with Dynamo and Microsoft Power BI

How often have you gone to a training class, returned to the office, and forgot what you've learned? This class covers reasons for training (or not training) your employees and what managers can do to make sure their people are in the right classes at the right times. We will also look into the ways individuals learn when they attend a training class and how they can retain that knowledge. Finally, it covers ways in which managers can help their employees to retain class knowledge.

So you just won a major new project and your client has told you to go buy a big box of BIM Level 9 with the Collaboration & CDE add-ons. You've booked a meeting room too, so things just got real. Luckily, we've banged our heads against this wall for you, so come hear some of our stories on projects ranging from the new Heathrow expansion to Biomes in China or the Oman desert and others in between. We'll discuss challenges such as mobilisation, the human side of BIM (TM), data workflows and how we tackled them, and more.

Join other licensing experts and innovators from the enterprise community. Autodesk Enterprise licensing offerings have evolved significantly in recent years. Find out how these changes have influenced management techniques and what works well in your area of industry. Veteran Autodesk University speaker and licensing evangelist Jerry Milana will host the session, starting with 15 minutes for introductions and topic nomination and prioritization. We will then allot 20 minutes to each of the top-3 topics. We will finish up by summarizing the highlights of our session, including a wish list for the Autodesk Licensing Team.

Dynamo Studio is typically associated with Revit; however, it offers a fantastic platform for algorithmic-driven design and easy parameter manipulation in Fusion 360. It also features great T-spline and surface support for complex geometry creation, for those wishing to bring a degree of parametric control to their surfacing with ease. In short, it makes sense to learn this program alongside Fusion 360, and build a community for this, which this talk hopes to kick start.

AU 2020 is digital, so you won’t run into a keynote speaker while waiting in line for coffee, but you still can talk to Autodesk leadership and keynote speakers, LIVE with your home brew in hand, to ask questions about their presentations. Join Autodesk President and CEO Andrew Anagnost, along with our Industry Leadership teams during a LIVE moderated discussion. We’ll answer your questions and hope to further discuss the role that data, automation and insight play in empowering innovators like you to not just adapt to the new normal, but to achieve the new possible.