For the most part, every dollar that’s gained or lost happens during preconstruction. If general contractors have the information they need to do their best work, everything that can go wrong on-site can be avoided during preconstruction. This is where BC Pro and TradeTapp come in—the all-in-one preconstruction solution for general contractors. Join Mike Powers as he shows you how BC Pro and TradeTapp seamlessly enable general contractors to identify the right subcontractor for the right project through a collaborative bid-management process. You’ll learn how to choose the best bidder, faster, as you access an ever-expanding, crowd-sourced network of subcontractors in real time. Plus, you’ll see how BC Pro streamlines the bid-management process from start to finish, and helps general contractors accurately and efficiently level proposals at scale to identify the best bids. With TradeTapp, you’ll learn how subcontractor qualification and analysis is generated and how the automated recommendations can help risk teams support their strategies.

Extracting data from Revit software and changing existing data within Revit models is exactly what contractors need, and Dynamo software is perfect for these types of jobs. For example, if you want to determine the bottom and side areas of a ramp for formwork calculations, it’s easy to do in Dynamo software. Do you want to split up floor slabs based on pour joints? Or perhaps you need to export all those adaptive component points out to Microsoft Excel? Well, you can also do those tasks with Dynamo software. Take this class and you’ll learn how to create Dynamo software graphs to perform these and many other practical tasks that are perfect for your office. Design professionals are also welcome to attend this class. Dynamo software experience is not required but Revit software experience is required.

During the construction process, general contractors and trade contractors work together every day in many ways to get the job done. One way these groups commonly work together to plan projects is through the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and 3D coordination. Holder Construction Company, a general contractor, and McKenney's, Inc., a mechanical contractor, have had a working relationship for many years and have built many projects together. In this time we’ve watched BIM become an integral part of the construction process. In this presentation we would like to explore the different ways we approach coordination, the tools we use, how this relationship has changed over the years, and how we expect it to change in the future. Please also consider joining us for a related roundtable discussion to share your views and experiences.

This class will teach MEP subcontractor attendees how to use Revit software for MEP modeling, coordination, and fabrication. We will start by setting up Revit products and Fabrication Parts content, go into modeling strategies, discuss add-ins, and finish with producing coordination drawings and spooling drawings. Having developed this service from scratch, this class will offer a unique perspective on the process from start to finish. This class aims to demonstrate the utilization of both Revit and Navisworks Manage software in developing these construction drawings for a simpler workflow in the field, as well as a more cohesive coordination process. We will discuss modeling strategies utilizing various Revit add-ins to ensure efficient workflow, reducing rework in the coordination process. We will also discuss utilizing Fabrication CADmep software in the development of custom Revit fabrication parts. Finally, we will learn about the various types of drawings that are utilized most readily in the field.

This class will teach MEP subcontractors how to set up and use Revit software for MEP modeling, coordination, and fabrication. Having developed this service from scratch, we’ll offer a unique perspective on the process from start to finish. We’ll start by learning how to set up Fabrication Parts in Revit, adding custom parts to our catalog, and we’ll discuss efficient modeling strategies using these new parts. We’ll then explore add-ins and software that are helpful in the coordination process. Finally, we’ll discuss useful coordination drawings, spooling drawings, and how to create these so they facilitate a simpler workflow in the field.

BIM is a disrupter much more than AutoCAD was many years ago. BIM has the ability to very quickly make something in the virtual world which exactly replicates the real world. The speaker will present a main contractor's struggle to understand what BIM is, what it means for their work, how it can be implemented, and what they can deliver for a customer at handover. The UAE (and the wider MENA region) has particular challenges around tight programmes, constant change throughout the construction phase, multiple multi-cultural stakeholders, complex design, and projects ranging from 20 million AED to 3 billion AED. The speaker will explore BIM through the Navisworks Manager toolkit which brings in many disciplines from the construction field. The company are currently working on a range of projects but 1 British-designed iconic building currently stands out along with another 1+ billion AED project which demonstrates the issues faced including the absence of BIM standards.

BIM (Building Information Modeling) has been a buzzword in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry for years—and yet the construction industry as a whole has been slow to adopt the BIM process. In this session, we will investigate the software and processes used by a single construction company to deliver powerful services to our owners, consultant teams, and trade partners. Learn how to integrate technologies such as 4D scheduling/animations, 3D laser scanning, virtual reality mockups, and 360-degree cameras into your projects—improving overall communication and coordination. This presentation will discuss Revit software, ReCap software, Navisworks software, and Autodesk Rendering, with examples of projects that used virtual design from start to finish, as well as projects that benefited from BIM in select areas of the project. The session will summarize a construction company’s BIM journey from BIM-free to BIM as often as possible, on all stages of a project.

Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is focusing on improving and enhancing its project delivery and construction processes to enable a collaborative and team-oriented contract for construction. To handle risk more effectively, INDOT is placing a greater emphasis on schedule data in the contract and throughout contracts. INDOT has started a three-year pilot using Autodesk Construction Cloud to manage the highest-risk contracts. Autodesk Construction Cloud will provide our construction teams with the collaborative environment to proactively handle risk to deliver our program on time and budget. This presentation will examine some of the major projects within INDOT's program, including the I-69 Finish Line corridor at nearly $2 billion in total work. We will show examples with Autodesk Construction Cloud to demonstrate how a cross-functional team can deliver the highest-risk projects with great success.

What does a day in the life of a contractor look like with and without BIM 360 software? How do Collaboration for Revit cloud service and BIM 360 Docs software work together? Why would we use BIM 360 or Collaboration for Revit? What are the benefits? What does this workflow between Collaboration for Revit and the various BIM 360 products look like? Let's demonstrate Collaboration for Revit and BIM 360 Docs, BIM 360 HQ software, BIM 360 Glue software, BIM 360 Plan software, and BIM 360 Field software. How does BIM 360 Docs empower you to fabricate and come full circle with as-builts?

Mr. Ma is the technical director of China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) 8. CSCEC is the world biggest construction corporation, ranked Fortune 52. CSCEC 8 is the major subsidiary of CSCEC, with more than $40 billion in annual contracts. There are approximately 3,000 Building Information Modeling (BIM) engineers in CSCEC 8 who are dealing with BIM-related business. This class will show you how to use BIM technology (especially Autodesk, Inc., Solutions) to strengthen the construction management capabilities for general contractors in China, and we will share the real BIM values with megaproject experiences. The samples will be CTF Tianjin Financial Center (580 meters in height), Shanghai New International Expo Center (140 million square meters), and ICON Cloud (a landmark in west China). The following values that we may introduce include BIM for planning, site management, quantity takeoff, 4D/5D simulation, BIM+RFID (Radio Frequency Identification and Detection), laser scanning, fabrication, and BIM 360 software, and so on.

Have you ever thought about starting your Building Information Modeling / virtual design and construction (BIM/VDC) department over from scratch? What would you do differently with all the knowledge and experience you’ve gained? What wasted time and energy would you avoid the second time around? What tools, software, workflows, and processes would make the cut, and which would be revealed as fluff? I recently did just this after helping to build and manage the BIM department at an industry leader in technology use, and I’ve found it to be an amazingly refreshing exercise in optimization and refinement of workflows and tools. This class will focus on that transition and the lessons learned that I've gained during the process. Whether you’re a contractor with an established BIM/VDC workflow and you need some tips for spring cleaning your processes, or you’re just getting started in this world of 3D technology and need some ideas for the most important first steps to ensure success, you will walk away with some great ideas to take back to your firm. This session features Revit and A360. AIA Approved

Your teams are experienced with Revit software and Building Information Modeling (BIM). You have a BIM deployment plan, you exchange models with the team regularly, and you have coordination meetings to review model progress. You share your coordinated, "clash-free" models during construction-only to be shocked at the first construction coordination meeting when the design models contain 53,724 clashes. This scenario is every BIM manager's nightmare. Implementing Navisworks software during a project's design will let the team coordinate more efficiently and eliminate issues that typically may not be discovered until later in the project. Navisworks provides powerful tools that you can use during design to streamline workflows and add value to your BIM process. We will present specific use cases for implementation during design and provide understanding of how to implement a refined coordination process. We will also look at strategies for establishing efficient standardized workflows for implementation.

Miron Construction has been using BIM 360 software and the Autodesk Construction Cloud platform for several years now, and has gained valuable experience on how best to set up the building information modeling (BIM) coordination process using all the features of Autodesk Construction Cloud, Navisworks, and Revit software. We will lay out how using cloud-based workshared models that are bridged to and from multiple sites, Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro licensing, and controlled scheduled publishing can bring efficiencies to your BIM coordination workflow. We'll also demonstrate the benefits of operating in a high-trust environment where subcontractors and architects work side by side on each other's sites.

Join Grupo Hermosillo, a world-class design/build company with 60 years of experience, as we explore the transformative journey behind our transition to Autodesk Construction Cloud and Autodesk Build software. Discover how Autodesk Construction Cloud addressed preconstruction limitations—including inadequate task tracking and planning issues—through features such as issue detection and task management. Experience firsthand a general contractor's evolution by demonstrating Autodesk Build software's visual simplicity, versatility, and tangible benefits, with an ecosystem integration driving real change and innovation in our projects. Explore the unification of stakeholders' common data environment (CDE) and the process of eliminating communication barriers, creating a connected construction with a seamless project-integration management. Do not miss the opportunity to learn the keys to correct implementation, fostering open communication with your clients, as well as the experience of taking your company to the next level of innovation in the construction industry.

According to the U.S. Commercial Construction Index, most contractors have a positive outlook on the growth of the construction sector. Concurrently, contractors are worried about filling open positions and technical skill gaps in the current workforce. Technology is growing exponentially in the industry -- from BIM, reality capture, drones and more -- but construction processes are still heavily reliant on valuable institutional knowledge. The industry is primed to attract the next generation construction workforce, so how do we capture and learn from the insights of our veteran construction leaders, while addressing the convergence of People, Process and Technology? Hear directly from seasoned AEC leaders in a lively panel discussion to learn strategies for building technical skills in your teams, how to attract and retain top talent, how to develop a knowledge sharing program, and what lessons we can learn from other industries in talent development.

This session will involve Mercury Construction—European leader in construction, delivering projects for the world's leading corporations—and SSEN Transmission, owner and operator of the electricity transmission network in Northern Scotland. Working on either side of the client/contractor fence, Mercury will discuss its respective digital journey and how it embraced the power of Autodesk Cloud Services to deliver excellence and galvanize collective expertise across its teams. Working in different industries, with different targets, you'll learn how these two organizations developed similar tools and practices to overcome challenges. They will debate the strategies used to achieve success and what may work for one, but not the other. The panel will show the importance of engaging with people outside traditional digital and engineering roles to maximize the impact of digital transformation and ensure everyone is represented, showing that organizations from different industries, with a different outlook, find solutions for similar challenges.

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

Alliances and frameworks are increasingly key procurement vehicles to facilitate large-scale delivery with multiple contractors supporting the delivery of a common goal. We'll discuss how our experience of alliance and framework contracts has been enhanced through using the Autodesk Build software and the integration possibilities enabled by the open API Autodesk Build Service. We'll demonstrate how Autodesk Docs software enables contractors to share information, capture collaborative lessons learned, and use standardized details—and the program, cost, and quality benefits that this creates for clients. In this talk, we'll discuss transparency between contractors as well as the trust and confidence that Autodesk and OpenSpace can provide to clients. With one eye on the future, we'll also explore the potential game-changing impact that Autodesk Informed Design software could have on contractor collaboration through safe sharing of intellectual property in design.

Construction is a relationship-based industry where deals are still closed with handshakes. But in this new competitive world, with limited labor and a growing demand for construction, owners and contractors need a faster way to make connections with the right talent for the right project. Static contact databases and outdated bid-management tools perpetuate disjointed business results, leaving contractors constantly defending their costs and schedules and aggregating potential risk before breaking ground. In this session, you’ll learn how BuildingConnected helps builders discover, invite, and choose the right talent for any type of project while managing their bidding processes from start to finish. You’ll also learn how emerging markets are benefiting from this crowdsourced technology to remain competitive with their clients.

Laser scanning and point clouds are quickly becoming essential tools in the engineering/design/construction workflow. This class will examine a real-world scenario that will show you how to achieve typically needed workflows from within Plant Design Suite 2015 software and Kubit PointSense Plant software. It will also show how to create intelligent piping models, including catalog piping and structural design, tie-in point extraction, clash reporting, isometrics, and equipment all from point clouds. This class will give you a solid foundation for how to turn your laser scanning into accurate construction drawings.