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Being proficient with technology is critical.
Still, it’s human beings who sign contracts and lead projects.

This presentation on soft skills focuses on developing self-awareness around human-to-human (H2H) relationships.
It encompasses clear and confident communication so that AEC professionals gain the trust and respect of decisionmakers who can hire them.

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Managing custom Revit tools for you firm and looking for lessons learned? Do you wish your firm had a custom Ribbon? Join this group of managers/coders and AEC leader, get experience managing a custom Revit ribbon from firms that are getting great engagement. You can do the same!

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This session will show how to create an Electrical analysis model from a linked architectural model or a 2D DWG or PDF.

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A live webinar where we take audience questions on just about any topic related to Autodesk infrastructure software.

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By now, you have probably heard the news about a strategic partnership between Autodesk and Epic with the goal of better integrating Revit and Twinmotion. One of the benefits of this partnership will apparently be ALL Revit users getting access to Twinmotion as part of their subscription to Revit.

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Leveraging data is fundamental to smart business. This session will explore how a design studio of over 240, captures, visualizes, and makes data dance to drive innovation, inform decision-making, and meet the demands of an evolving industry.

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Do you work with talented individuals who yearn to push the boundaries of architectural practice? Uncertain how to get the most out of their energy while retaining talent. Join this class if you’re interested in hearing how Flad strategically built its F(x) team.

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One of our industry’s most significant challenges centers on streamlining data sharing across teams and apps, through the cloud. Learn how to use Autodesk Data Exchange today to do just that – so you can reduce collaborative overhead across the tools you use and can focus on your creative work.

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Revit 2023 has completely overhauled the analytical modeling workflow. Now the physical and analytical models have the freedom to act independently. These changes are drastic, but do not worry, we are here to help explain how it all works. If you are a seasoned structural engineering modeler or know someone who is this class is for you. That includes you architects, contractors and other engineers.

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Part of the DTS Track based on the preceding Keynote & 1.2 presentations. How to develop a technology focus business model within a design firm.

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America’s aging infrastructure includes many small downtowns in disrepair. This session explores using digital tools to reimagine one such historic downtown area. Learn about the collaboration between the Perennial Project (A local non-profit), municipal authorities and Autodesk to create a fictional redevelopment located on a real site in Brownsville, PA.

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No code and low code platforms (middleware) allow users to create and automate processes and workflows related to construction platforms without the need to write code or with a limited amount of code. Using this type of automation aims to make it easier and faster to build and deploy automation solutions for the construction industry.

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Code analysis can be complex and repetitive. So why go through the same struggles each time? Learn how to build code standards into your template with key schedules. Quickly calculate your occupancy to inform egress, parking, plumbing, and more. Create color-coded plans to easily communicate with clients and code officials.

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This lecture will provide a deep dive into how to track embodied carbon data throughout the design process. We will focus on ways to structure the data and present environmental impacts in a way that allows project teams to better understand their decisions and opportunities for improvement.

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Do you trust that your project data is completely secure? Are our cloud solutions effective in maintaining confidential information? The adoption of technology accelerates our design quality and performance on quality project delivery. Understanding where project data resides will provide assurance that you are achieving your clients’ requirements for data residency.

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Let’s face it, change is hard. Whether it is learning new software or implementing new workflows, there is always disruption when changing the way we’ve historically done something. In this interactive session, we discuss change management strategies, evaluation tools, and how IMEG successfully navigates change due to growth and technology.

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Worried your organization isn’t getting the benefits from your technology investments? Join Eagle Point’s Steve Biver as he delivers strategies around driving adoption and value from software and specialty technologies. You’ll walk away with knowledge and guidance on ensuring your technology investments get used to their fullest potential.

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Revit 2024 has introduced some big changes in the realm of landscape and site modeling, primarily with a new Category: Toposolid. In this class, we will explore the features of this new topo element, looking at both the OOTB Revit functionality and automation possibilities with the FOREground app.

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Most of us have skipped over, or possibly not even noticed the sample projects that have come with Revit for years. In 2024 there are new models for each discipline. The structural model is different from those of its predecessors in that it takes advantage of more data from the elements for tagging, scheduling, and filtering to showcase elements

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Modeling complex geometry in Revit can be frustrating, but Rhino can allow architects to unleash their creativity and create truly stunning designs. However, how can we document Rhino geometry within Revit? Rhino.Inside makes it easier than ever to transition between Rhino and Revit, expanding the possibilities for design and documentation.

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This session will teach how to create an energy model and get detailed design data from placing spaces.

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In this session, the speaker shares their experience as an MEP professional with BIM and presents their basic workflow for BIM projects. Emphasizing the significance of Kick-Off Meetings for project success, they discuss their thoughts on the matter. Additionally, the speaker stresses the importance of gathering vital data during the different design phases, which is required for the MEP design team to produce a well-designed MEP model for the client. They also draw attention to critical decisions that can significantly impact a project’s outcome. Ultimately, the speaker underscores the importance of a well-planned BIM process and offers insights into the essential components needed for success. This session offers a valuable perspective on BIM from an MEP professional’s point of view.

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Industries outside of AEC have been implementing data driven decisions for decades. That concept is much newer to our industry, and we must play catchup when providing information to experienced clients. Using Generative Design in Revit there are additional steps to take before providing data that is “client ready”.

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Panelists in this session will discuss strategies for overcoming common obstacles in technology adoption and implementation. We will review the impacts of people/personalities, resource management, and technology updates on successful technology adoption.

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Revit 2024 has introduced some big changes in the realm of landscape and site modeling, primarily with a new Category: Toposolid. In this class, we will explore the features of this new topo element, looking at both the OOTB Revit functionality and automation possibilities with the FOREground app.

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After you learn the basics and after you have put together a structural model or even twenty, there will come a time when the basic suite of elements won’t be enough to convey the design intent. So what do you do? You’ll have to actually model something from scratch.

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Design automation combines data, expert knowledge, and algorithms systems. This class will teach you how to decompose design problems into these three components and show different ways. We will cover simple workflow relying on expert inputs to data-rich complex multi-variable optimization and the steps in between.

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Fed up of considerations of “interoperability”, ineffective geometry translation and the drawbacks of infrequent model exchanges? We will look at Nvidia Omniverse as a potential collaborative solution to this. Omniverse offers much more than simply model federation and we will explore some of its core capabilities.

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Code requirements for Façade Access equipment are becoming more restrictive and building facades continue to get more complex. Designers must consider the implications of Façade Access early in the design process. Come learn the tools of the trade and how they can be implemented in your next big project.

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This isn’t just shared coordinates; this is integrated modeling and advancing our tools to work as we’ve always wanted – and expected – them to be able to do.

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Part of the DTS Track based on the preceding 1.3 & 1.4 presentations. Discussion on design technology being a business goal rather than a means to an end.

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Join Advance2000, CGL Companies, Quorum Architects, Inc., and STV, Inc. for a multiple Texas based design firm case study on private cloud migrations. Throughout this session, they will explain their reasons for moving to the cloud and overall process as they highlight the benefits, challenges and successes firms can experience when partnering with a private cloud provider. As small firms and multi-location firms continue to grow and evolve, the cloud has become an essential part of their operations. Learn more about these firms experiencing real tangible benefits by migrating to the cloud such as multi-firm collaboration in real time, unlimited scalability, global mobility and increased security.

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Get kickstarted coding with this training guide and learn the easy-to-use Python with Dynamo to and create custom solutions for your next project.

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Built for Friends
By Friends

A decade ago, we set out to revolutionize social experiences and create a place where groups of people can come together to create some of their favorite memories.

However, we had a problem … none of us had built a bar before. So, we turned to our friends and discovered that we not only knew bartenders and chefs, but some of the most brilliant and selfless people across every industry imaginable.

Together, we took our most beloved experiences from pubs in London to dive bars in Dallas and everything in between to create something uniquely special; Electric Shuffle.

High Tech Shuffleboard is Born

We spent years researching and testing ways to revamp the game of shuffleboard for large groups to enjoy. After throwing thousands of pucks, focus grouping hundreds of people, and spending countless hours on tech development, Electric Shuffleboard was born.

Our custom-built tables and high-tech shuffleboard is like nothing you’ve ever seen before. Our camera technology tracks every puck, automatically keeps score, and seamlessly integrates up to 24 people with selfies. group photos, and a variety of team-based games and tournaments.

The Electric Shuffle Experience

Our passion for innovation does not stop at the shuffleboard table. We tasted 27 different espressos to perfect the recipe for our Espresso Martini and ate way more test pizzas than we care to divulge. We have hand-picked every song on our playlist as well as explored local antique markets across the world to source our one-of-a-kind décor.

Why do we this? We don’t believe in settling for average and don’t think our guests should either. They are at the heart of everything we do, after all Electric Shuffle was built for them.

Some call it obsessive, we call it love.

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In this class we will explore a Dam model in Revit, discuss workflows, learn tips to create a complex model while planning for modifications, determine what tools to use for a tieback, concrete barrel, pile, baffle block, buttress, and the end Sill. Also, we will discuss how to use phases to develop a Dam construction sequence drawings.

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Although we will never have a crystal ball to tell us what the future holds, there are things we can do today to create more resilient designs. A crossover project of the sustainability and research teams at Flad, has resulted in a Resilience Tookit we want to share with you.

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Discover new tools and techniques to drive efficiencies and innovation in your daily workflow.

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Discover the often-hidden world of nested families and begin to unlock the power – and understand the constraints – of this seeming labyrinthian workflow to embed families in families (in families…in families…)

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This session will discuss ways to approach interiors such that all materials and information is linked to better utilize the power of Revit and its scheduling capabilities.

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This discussion revisits and further explores the concept of trust and its impact on project outcomes. Attendees/panelists will discuss problems they have encountered, our industry’s culture of mistrust and litigation, components and tools that help or hinder, and share best practices for building and rebuilding trust in a project team.

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If you develop AEC applications, you really should be testing your code. In this class, we’ll give an overview of the different types of testing, why it’s important and can speed up your development process, and demonstrate how our company does our testing (and how we avoid over-testing too!).

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Rhino.Inside.Revit is a powerful tool that allows users to run Rhino and Grasshopper inside of Revit, enabling them to use Rhino’s advanced modeling capabilities within the Revit environment. It is also very useful for getting designs created in Rhino into Revit in a meaningful way. This class will go over the basics of how to use this amazing new technology and how to solve your Rhino to Revit interoperability issues via a hands-on lab session.

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Identifying the characteristics that helped you succeed as AEC Technology Guru creates barriers to managing priorities, building teams and successful leadership.

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This is an opportunity for those whose work focuses on content production, management and use to get together and chat, to build a network, and to discuss what support and resources they could benefit from into the future, and how DBEI and the BCS event might support those needs and goals

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Hypar Space makes space planning fast, easy, and intuitive. Learn how HED uses Hypar Space to quickly create 3D test fits in Revit, complete with metrics and furniture.

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This session will discuss essentials of family creation along with tips to gain a deeper understanding of the nuances for making families stable. Understanding this information will result in more stable families keeping them from breaking during an upgrade or having instability issued.

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Perkins and Will Dallas has been honing a process that I call Campus Models that will enable us to take advantage of the Revit models we develop for our primary repeat clients.

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Learn where to source content, how to evaluate their usefulness, thoughts on organization, and how to “conform” those pieces to your office standards.

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Leading design firms are embracing AI as a critical visualization tool. The emerging AEC applications of AI will be shown through a review of available software tools, case studies from practice, and the latest research from the Chaos Group showing how AI will power the next generation of visualization tools.

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In this talk, Adam Chernick shares his journey through the AECO industry, discussing the value of curiosity, adaptation to new technology, and outside-the-box thinking in a rapidly-evolving industry. He reflects on his experiences leading teams, building relationships, and failing fast, and encourages listeners to embrace learning and risk-taking.

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InfraWorks is a quick and easy way to create visualizations of your site, combining publicly available data to create terrain, roads, waterways, etc. along with your design in both Civil 3D and Revit. This can then be shared via a video or the model directly with your project stakeholders.

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Excel can make your information work for you. It is a powerful tool that can run complex calculations, automatically highlight information, or filter large lists of information. This class is for users who have data that Excel can accept and want an easier way to manage that data.

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This session will dive into the interoperability, similarities and differences between Revit and Advance Steel. We will discuss workflows and techniques to streamline collaboration between these products and create the structural models of your dreams.

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For Revit users who want to quickly assign elements in their models a classification or values from a standardized list, the free Standardized Data Tool from Autodesk can be a useful addition to their toolkit.

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In this class, we will provide up-to-the-minute updates for the Autodesk Construction Cloud. Understand how the latest new features and enhancements can improve your workflows in design, planning, building, and operations

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Based on years of experience building custom Revit component families for various organizations, join me as I walk you through the principles of how to approach the workflow of how to create a solid custom Revit library your users will not just use, but that will actually improve their Revit projects.

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There’s a big world outside of Revit and believe it or not you can still use Dynamo out there! So come along as we explore some of the many things you can do using Dynamo sans Revit.

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Part of the DTS Track based on the preceding 2.3 presentation. Discovery-based discussion on technology’s absence/ presence in AEC career paths, relationships to adjacent industries, and defining one’s own trajectory.

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This presentation will be a demo, lecture, and case study. The theories presented are intended for all Revit users of all industries. It will show-case best practices for utilizing Revit in a unique way to achieve results for substation design, an industry in which Revit is not typically used.

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This lab will provide an overview of how to connect your BIM content to web-based resources using REST APIs. We will utilize the open source pyRevit application and the Python Requests module in order to export and import data directly between Revit and the web.

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Being able to “look and touch” your projects bring much depth to your designs. This is easier now with Revit 2023. In this class, we will explore the process of taking a Revit project and using it in Twin Motion, and then exporting it to Unreal, and setting up the logic to make it interactive. It will be a fun wild ride! No Game Engine experience is necessary.

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Can generative design help MEP designers? We will examine this divisive topic from an engineer’s perspective. This class is open to beginning and advanced attendees as we cover the design principles, algorithm approaches, and techniques for optimizing MEP design in an easy-to-understand manner.

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In 2021 we set off to start testing energy design software that could be easily and affordability fit within our company’s design process. Two years later this is where we are. With a small research team, we were able to demo, test, and deploy an energy design solution that met our company’s goals.

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Knowledge Management is the process of creating, sharing, and managing the knowledge and information of an organization, to avoid the costly process of having to re-learn. Understand how our dedicated department was created, continues to impact our workflows and strategy, and how a firm of any size can do it.

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Utilizing the Cloud means you automatically have access to intelligent data – what can it tell you? Setting up dashboards to analyze your project data is only one part – the other is how to supplement what you’re gathering for more targeted analysis.

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A discussion format summary of the two day DTS track.

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The deployment and use of Dynamo can assist teams in becoming more effective. The challenge with deploying Dynamo is that not all users are Dynamo wizards. In this presentation, I will go through a variety of useful tips that will help your team deploy Dynamo more effectively for inexperienced users.

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This class will show you how to make your Revit families stretch with grip handles that are visible in 3D and controllable like never before!

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As designers we model the panels, model the embeds, why not be able to provide the additional service of the panel layout book? But 3 views, 2 schedules, and dimensions for every panel on the job? Can we do this with Revit? Yes we can.

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Scan-to-BIM isn’t dead yet (thump); but if you’re willing to print your point clouds on paper, there are some interesting options for as-built documentation that don’t require accurate as-built modeling. If you’ve ever wanted to demo and phase your point clouds, this is the class for you!

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Performing detailed energy analysis on buildings is more important than ever given the push for energy efficiency, decarbonization, and resiliency of buildings. We’ll discuss these concepts and introduce simplified energy modeling (SEM) tools and how they address the barriers to deeper energy analysis, enabling the optimization of building performance.

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This session will introduce the U.S. National BIM Program, aimed at accelerating digital transformation of lifecycle information. It will review the current challenges and opportunities the industry faces due to lack of standardization. It will summarize strategies and the five year roadmap for improving digitization of the built environment.

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Explore various engagement methods and find the best approach for you and your trainees. Join our discussion of learning styles, presentation styles, training tools, on-demand content development, ways of testing progress, and identifying topics relevant to your users.

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Creating the ability to rotate geometry in a Revit family can be a very difficult skill to master. Because Revit does not currently have rotational feature to easily rotate, users have created different ways to accomplish rotation ¬– some good, some very bad. This course will go through some best practices for rotating geometry as well as the pros and cons of the different approaches.

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Digital Twins has been key to marketing the potential of design data translating into operational and predictive, causing a gap in how AEC perceives digital twins and how the growing market of digital twins is being implemented. How does AEC engage with the reality of digital twins in a meaningful way?

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Hypar is a cloud platform for generative design with a library of drag and drop apps that combine into powerful AEC applications. In this class, learn how to use Hypar to quickly create and configure new AEC web apps with no coding required. Lab participants will create two architectural web applications, finally using AI techniques to interact with a completed Hypar workflow.

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As a BIM Manager, I often encountered misunderstandings and improper implementation of Building Information Modeling (BIM). Adopting the ISO 19650 standard’s definition of BIM and incorporating Lean principles can lead to more effective implementation and improved project outcomes. The goal is to move beyond a narrow understanding of BIM and achieve its full potential.
Follow me in my journey redefining BIM (and why not rename it too) and deploying ISO 19650 at Intel using the Lean Culture.

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Show how you can easily use Dynamo to extract trimble points for use with Total stations on site. Focus on MEP content like hangers and sleeving to improve construction quality and efficiency.

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In this workflow-focused class, we will harness the power of the Enscape-to-V-Ray integrated workflow to create exterior visualizations from Revit. You’ll learn how to use both products’ site and entourage features to quickly transition from real-time rendering to photoreal images, building rich and realistic context around your Revit designs at every project stage.

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There is using a software solution and there is combining areas to create more helpful workflow Tricks. Using these tools in creative ways to get more value while exploring basic yet effective Tips. Let’s explore 30 of the most popular, unique, or efficient Tips and Tricks

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We’ve identified a pathway for users to automatically make the best choices by utilizing Iconic BIM’s Guardian Add-in. With Guardian’s background automation, we have removed the tedious, organizational tasks that often go overlooked. This allows designers to focus on design without distracting them with modeling best practices and standards.

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This session will explore advanced families and family strategy for Autodesk Revit MEP.

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Navisworks is a powerful program that can be cumbersome to use. Contractors have become masters, while most AEC firms struggle to find individuals to learn and master its use. There must be an easier-to-use, faster-to-create, and more up to date way. The ACC Clash and Issues modules provide that now.

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Health means different things to different people. In this class we will walk you through how to create a model health dashboard and customize the metrics to your particular requirements.

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Revit families are the backbone to a good workflow within Revit. Revit Pipe Fittings and Accessories are one of the more complex families to build within Revit. In this presentation, I will go through 10 tips and tricks that every developer should know when creating Revit Pipe Fittings and Accessories.

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Get out of the dark ages and learn how to understand and appreciate how you can use color within Revit to increase design comprehension. Whereas monochrome drawings have gotten us to where we are today, with color we can truly take it to another level.

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There will come a time when you think, “I should record this workflow to share with others.” You might wonder where to begin if that is something you have yet to do. This class will cover all the essentials to create excellent eLearning content.

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Updating content is a pain, but it needs to be done. This roundtable will discuss deciding when to update content, what process to use to plan the update, who does the actual updating, and how the changes are deployed.

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Coordinating models of building systems is a complex task. It requires a platform in which to compile, view, and clash models. It requires issue tracking, communication, and integration with other processes. In this session, two VDC coordinators will compare the ACC’s Model Coordination to Revizto, based on real project experience.

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Over the past five years, IMEG has grown its automation capabilities from a handful of Dynamo graphs to a full-fledged software development team. The cornerstone of this growth is usage data. In this presentation, we will discuss how we collected and leveraged this data to convince leadership to invest heavily in custom tools and build a team dedicated to supporting this effort.

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You know your type catalogs, but do you know lookup tables? They are so powerful, that you shouldn’t ignore their potential in your content library. Join us as we learn the ins and outs of Lookup Tables for use in all discipline content libraries.

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On large scale building projects, the role of BIM coordinator and model manager is critical to the success of the project and can improve overall collaboration and efficiency. In this presentation, we will discuss innovative BIM workflows for structural design, including the use of advanced software and collaboration tools to streamline the design process and improve accuracy. We will also highlight recent case studies and best practices in the industry.

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Join a group of Dynamo experts to build and play Monopoly in Revit. The class is packed with a
variety of examples that mirror common Dynamo and Revit workflow. With tips and tricks
peppered throughout, everyone is bound to learn something new and have some fun.

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Early Release Packages, Incremental Submittals, Design Assist, Design-Build … How can design teams accomplish these different types of deliverables efficiently? Join this session to see multiple case studies about developing workflows in Revit and communicating strategies and expectations to guide teams through accomplishing each deliverable component.

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We will demonstrate how we utilized AirTable and accompanying process to coordinate a team of 10 modelers, modeling for 50+ engineers, fast-tracked with bi-weekly deadlines, on a 1.85 million SqFt terminal.

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In the modern BIM environment, are skilled AEC Technicians a thing of the past? Are they making a comeback, and are we using them correctly? Join the discussion on who, when, where, why and what to use them for.

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Learn how to create and manage detailed, adaptive casework families and develop a library of resources to use in future families. In this session, I will demonstrate techniques developed while building a comprehensive casework database ranging from wainscoting to stand alone fixtures to built in displays .

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Lookup tables can be utilized to input data for a single type that has many instances. In this presentation users will learn how to decrease the number of families within their routing preferences to eliminate type catalogs and increase the amount of data within a single family.

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Decisions made in the earliest stages of design have the most impact on a building’s carbon footprint. Unfortunately, they’re often uninformed because the tools for analyzing carbon don’t target the people making these decisions.

This Lab empowers all architects to make and explain environmentally responsible decisions using Spacemaker’s AI-powered analyses.

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Join us for a drink before we head into the Gala Dinner

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Wrap-up the Digital Built Week in style with a semi-formal dinner in the ballroom – or wear your cowboy outfit and compete for the best dressed prize!