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Autodesk Fusion 360® enables the comprehensive evolution of your designs, spanning from initial concept to the fabrication stage. With its robust array of CAD, CAM, CAE, and PCB design tools, Autodesk Fusion 360 empowers you to transform your ideas into tangible reality.
In this webinar, we will explore the following topics:
In this webinar we demonstrate how to effectively merge an existing Autodesk® Inventor® Factory layout model into Autodesk® Revit®, followed by a comprehensive walkthrough of model collaboration through Autodesk® Navisworks®.
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Learn how to configure Inventor for iLogic, understand the difference between internal and external rules, and explore the world of parameters and properties. We show you how to create automation rules and develop best practices for iLogic, resulting in smoother and more efficient rule creation and testing.
Whether you're looking to streamline your design workflow or ensure adherence to standards and requirements, iLogic is a powerful tool that can help. Join us for this insightful webinar and discover how to make the most of iLogic in your Inventor designs.
Unlock the power of Autodesk® Advance Steel as you learn how to effortlessly create and share custom connections, making your projects more efficient and impressive.
Are you looking to streamline your document management workflows and achieve your business goals more efficiently? This webcast, "Meridian's Additional Modules: Enhancing Your EDMS Workflow," will demonstrate how you can take your document management to the next level. Our document management specialist, Jeremy Clay, will be discussing the various modules available to help you automate processes, improve compliance, and enhance collaboration. From workflow automation to audit trail tracking, Meridian's additional modules have you covered.
Are you struggling to digitize your processes? A well-defined, efficient change process is vital to deliver products on time, under budget, and with high customer satisfaction.
We discuss how Autodesk software can ensure changes are handled properly and efficiently.
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This webcast is for Autodesk® Advance Steel users who have worked with the Drawing Styles and are still mystified and frustrated. Maybe you've wasted time trying to locate a setting. Or perhaps you've repeatedly changed a setting, watched it not work, and wondered why. We'll help you work more efficiently and spend less time on the styles, allowing you to focus on finishing the drawings.
We highlight one significant feature - the Signal Arrows update - in AutoCAD Electrical 2023.
The 2023 Electrical toolset is included with AutoCAD® and will help you boost productivity with electrical design features that help you create, modify, and document electrical controls systems.
You can synchronize all source and destination arrows using the same signal code. The source and destination arrows with the same signal code in any drawing can be updated with the click of a button.
We explore the following commands:
We discuss the basics of managing your BOM, adding virtual components, additional columns and BOM export capabilities within Autodesk Inventor®.
Here we discuss the basics of managing your BOM, adding virtual components, additional columns and BOM export capabilities within Autodesk Inventor®.
Discover how Dynamo can assist building designers with schematic design ideas in Autodesk Revit®. It can help model many elements driven by mathematical calculations, leaving the designer to ponder the results and make changes rather than obsess over minor details. Did we mention changes? Dynamo allows you to quickly make changes and tweak designs with the click of a button or a simple adjustment on a slider. Things that would have previously taken hours to re-model will appear on your screen in seconds.
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Autodesk Fusion 360® is the first 3D CAD, CAM, and CAE tool of its kind. It connects the entire product development process in a single cloud-based program.
Fusion 360 extensions unlock advanced capabilities, tailored to business needs in a single platform so customers can customize and enhance their workflows.
In this webinar we discuss:
Over the past few years, University Facilities Management groups have had to shift how they work. Fully remote and hybrid work has become the standard model for many positions. Our IntelliWizards for Meridian has evolved in the same way – moving towards the future of how work gets done.
Meridian Cloud, the first SaaS-based and CAD-integrated engineering document management solution, brings you all the advantages of a full SaaS-based solution
See why more and more companies are moving to SaaS-based solutions and Meridian Cloud for their engineering document management needs!
In this webcast, we discuss the importance of accurate BOM transfer and how Hagerman can help reduce the risk and unknowns of BOM integration projects.
Automating Bill of Materials integration between Autodesk® products like Inventor® or Vault Professional and other business systems is a simultaneously tempting and daunting idea. All too often, the promises of efficiency gain and the elimination of costly mistakes are dashed as the scope of the potential integration project spirals hopelessly out of control. While integration needs can sometimes be complex, that’s not always the case. Many times some very simple and reliable automation can dramatically improve BOM transfer from Engineering to the rest of the business.
In this introduction to Innovyze webcast, we learn about the customers that Innovyze serves and how we’ve been able to deliver over 40 years of solutions to the water industry. We then take a closer look at InfoDrainage, Innovyze’s drainage design solution, and discuss how it can address common workflow challenges to provide sustainable, optimized, and safe drainage design solutions.
Attendees should walk away with:
For decades, machined parts have been made using conventional 3-axis milling machines, and using these machines' traditional X, Y, and Z movement is still the most popular way to produce parts in the machining industry. Later, fourth and fifth-axis capabilities were added. While adding two new axis capabilities to a conventional 3-axis machine technically creates a machine with five axes, not all five-axis machines have the same capabilities.
This webcast covers everything you need to know about the differences between 3+2 and 5-Axis machining using Autodesk® Inventor® CAM and the Fusion 360® Machining Extension.
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Watch as we explore the new product enhancements and issues resolved in the latest point release of Autodesk® Revit®. Autodesk has made some great enhancements, including improved routing solutions for MEP systems, multiple workflow improvements for Sheets, MEP Fabrication Parts improvements, and many Structural upgrades. Another huge addition is the integration with Twinmotion. With this enhancement, you can click one button and virtually explore your fully rendered model in real-time.
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This webinar shows you how to customize your workspace for your needs, making the user interface a little more user-friendly.
When it comes to efficiency with CAD workflows in AutoCAD®, Custom AutoCAD workspaces can be your best friends. Have you ever struggled with the “as built-in box” default ribbon, spending time switching between tabs or pull-down panels hunting down the one elusive command you are looking for? This webinar shows you how to customize your workspace for your needs, making the user interface a little more user-friendly.
An AutoCAD® Electrical project can contain data to help with downstream reporting. By entering that data into your drawings, you can extract it into reports, such as a Bill of Materials, Wire Labels, To-From, Drawing Lists, etc. Knowing where that data originates and configuring the reports to meet your organization’s needs may seem impossible, but we will show you the way!
In this presentation, we explore these reports through an AutoCAD Electrical project. Topics will include:
This webinar illustrates the basic use of 3ds Max to create a simple assembly sequence.
Autodesk® 3ds Max® provides easy-to-use tools for animations, motion, materials, rendering, and more, allowing you to produce professional-grade renders with complete artistic control. This webinar illustrates the basic use of 3ds Max to create a simple assembly sequence.
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To design an efficient factory, you need efficient design tools. Quickly create Factory Design Layouts using default system assets provided by Autodesk®, or publish your own assets for quick design layouts amongst your design team.
In this presentation, we tour the Autodesk Factory Design Utility Tools inside of Autodesk® Inventor® 2023.
High staff turnover in the last few years has brought to the forefront two unfortunate facts of managing an Engineering department: it's hard to find good people, and it's risky for your product knowledge to be locked up in people's heads.
Design Automation can solve both of those problems in one go. If your design process is automated, increasing productivity doesn't necessarily rely on finding and onboarding new engineers. In addition, the very act of automating your design process ensures your product knowledge is captured and safe, even if Bill wins the lottery.
Join us as we discuss how you can begin automating your design processes, likely with the tools you have today. Topics will include:
Are translation errors or geometry repairs taking up too much of your time? The product development process involves collaboration between multiple teams, often with data shared from various software applications. Reduce frustration and improve collaboration with robust CAD interoperability.
In this presentation, we discuss some of the concerns related to file translation, the functional differences within the translation tools within Inventor, as well as a brief demonstration of the Navisworks® tool for reading data across multiple design platforms.
Autodesk Fusion 360® is the first 3D CAD, CAM, CAE, and PCB tool of its kind, connecting your entire product development process into one cloud-based software. Join us as we discuss the core capabilities available in Fusion 360 for complete design from concept through manufacturing. We will review the methods and benefits of connecting existing designs with Fusion 360 and explore some of the product extensions that enhance productivity and extend the capabilities of the core software.
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Autodesk Construction Cloud®, BIM Collaborate Pro, BIM 360® Docs, and Autodesk® Docs - what does it all mean?
Join us as we explore & explain the current Autodesk cloud offerings for the AEC industry and show you which tools can help your workflow!
Most products and equipment these days incorporate both mechanical and electrical components. While eventually, both halves must come together to form a whole product, those responsible for designing those halves often operate on islands. This divide means that when changes can have the most beneficial impact – early on before the design is finalized – is often plagued by poor communication, mismatched data, and disjointed processes.
These early-stage woes can be eased by using a solid data management system that can manage all aspects of the design, and Autodesk® Vault Professional is a perfect candidate. Join us as we explore how Autodesk® Vault® can manage both Mechanical and Electrical CAD data and help you deliver a better quality, unified design in less time.
Repeated symbols, notes, and markings are typical in CAD drawings across all industries. Any one industry could have several hundred common characters to choose from. Such an extensive range takes time to sort through to find the correct symbols.
AutoCAD® Blocks allow users to group objects to build those symbols but filing them away is another challenge. Grouping like symbols together into one parent or Master Symbol streamlines the operation. AutoCAD Dynamic Blocks can help build a Master Symbol with multiple variations within it to fit various documentation purposes.
In this webinar, we cover:
Are you an engineering-based company still using AutoCAD® for your design plans? Are you tired of revising several objects instead of just one and letting the software dynamically update the rest? Are you tired of mistakes in labels from one drawing to the next? Are you worried about training?
It's about time you looked into the capabilities of Civil 3D® and what it can bring to the table that AutoCAD can't:
We cover these and more topics showing that Civil 3D can save you hours of design/revisions over AutoCAD.
After all, it's about time.
Data security is top-of-mind for many of us today, but not necessarily for the same old reasons. Random attacks by external actors are a growing risk, and as a result, those responsible for Information Security in companies of all sizes are looking to move as much data off-premise as possible. By its nature, mechanical CAD data is traditionally one of the last types of data to make that transition, if it ever does. And when it does, it often leads to a poor experience for the end-user.
Autodesk Upchain is here to change all that. In this webcast, we discuss how Upchain can deliver a quality PDM experience while keeping your data safe regardless of location.
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We review Autodesk Fusion 360® Preference settings, Project set-up, Fusion Team, and other aspects of the Fusion interface.
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Autodesk® Revit® 2023 was recently released and contains many great new and improved features and functionality. Please join us for an in-depth look at all of these enhancements to an already robust platform. This webcast is for all Revit users, covering topics related to Architecture, MEP, Structural, Interiors, Contractors, Facilities Managers, and more. We will cover six key themes: Design Productivity, Simulation & Analysis, Interoperability, Cloud & Data, Design Optimization, & Document Efficiency.
Topics Included, but not limited to:
Design collaboration between architecture, engineering, and construction disciplines using Plant 3D® software and Revit® software is possible with the proper workflows. This webcast explores best practices and tips for referencing models between AutoCAD Plant 3D software and Revit software, managing design changes, and optimizing models in the Autodesk Construction Cloud.
If you are new to the AutoCAD® Electrical Toolset, this webinar is for you!
We focus on building intelligent ladder diagrams and panel layouts and demonstrate how to leverage this intelligence. This webinar provides an overview of AutoCAD Electrical (ACADE) utilities designed to allow the end-user to quickly build and manage an electrical controls drawing set.
If you are an Autodesk® Vault Workgroup customer, you have probably already heard that your specific level of Autodesk Vault is being discontinued. Don't worry! Autodesk Vault as a product line is still going strong, but all Vault Workgroup customers will eventually need to transition to Vault Professional.
During this webcast, we'll cover everything you need to know, including:
Autodesk® Inventor® 2023 is packed with user-requested enhancements to help streamline the design process, reduce repetition, and speed up the connected engineering workflows.
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Keep your designs up to date with Autodesk® AutoCAD® 2023 software enhancements! Please join us as we explore the newest functionality.
Leveraging Shared Parameters in Autodesk® Revit® is a great way to customize your Revit content. Shared parameters allow you to create custom information displayed in tags and schedules across multiple projects and families, which is helpful for Revit users, especially MEP or Structural Engineering, Interior Design, and Architecture. This webcast will demonstrate creating and implementing Shared Parameters for each discipline. This topic will deal heavily with the Family Editor, so we plan to discuss other relevant topics, including where to find vendor-provided Revit Families and how to implement them into your projects.
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We highlight the newest improvements and enhancements found in Autodesk's latest release of Advance Steel 2023.
We present our annual review of the new features in the latest release of Autodesk® Vault®. This webcast covers features introduced in the 2022.1, 2022.2, and 2023 releases.
Autodesk® Inventor® has tools for creating sheet metal-specific features that follow a manufacturing standard, ensuring your ability to flatten your 3D model, allowing manufacturing to cut the flat patterns accurately. Here we explain the process of converting parts using Inventor.
Our Higher Education Team at Hagerman & Company offers a thoughtful approach to discovering and outlining your organization's document management needs. Our team provides recommendations and guidance for best practices through a needs assessment, which investigates your big picture goals and drills down into document and data needs. Various stakeholders in your organization are included in discussions covering: big picture goals, Organizational/Functional Departments and Groups, current systems, current challenges, etc.
During this webinar, we discuss:
Do you struggle with managing your organization's standards? Are you experiencing frequent issues surrounding any of these topics:
In this webinar, we'll share ways AutoCAD® can help your organization manage these standards utilizing built-in functionality and tools.
Meridian's maintenance connection module is designed to significantly improve the maintenance processes for a company. With this module, the maintenance team has direct access to the engineering documentation required for completing their daily tasks. Everyone has access to the same information and can be confident that the documentation is the most current version. Let's review the ways the Meridian Asset Manage Model can help improve the cost and safety of your daily maintenance project.
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Viewing and marking up files without editing software can help all members across a project collaborate and communicate updates, changes, and other information that may otherwise be difficult to convey.
Many of you manufacture items that are similar in design or have a “base” design that you tweak slightly from project to project. You may use one drawing containing a table for the variations, or maybe you use “Save as” for each variation. If this sounds familiar, this webcast may provide a better solution for you. We will review Autodesk® Inventor® iPart and iAssembly authoring.
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If your organization struggles to collaborate and quickly access accurate, comprehensive information, we can help. Connecting processes, data, and people can give you the edge you need to compete for resources, deliver your products on time, and stay profitable while doing so.
Join us for a webcast to learn how to easily manage your Solidworks data in the cloud with no additional IT requirements.
Benefits of a cloud-based solution:
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With AutoCAD® Electrical, you can generate reports to extract the intelligence from the project drawing, format it, and display it on the screen, producing a standard set of schematic and panel reports. Schematic reports extract intelligence from schematic components only. In contrast, panel reports extract intelligence from the panel components, except for the panel bill of materials, including any schematic components not referenced on a panel layout.
During this webinar, we will cover:
This webcast will illustrate the basic workflow between Autodesk® Revit® and 3ds Max® with a focus on materials and rendering.
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Sloped piping is used in gravity-based piping to avoid accumulating substances in the pipeline. It is commonly used in various types of drainage systems or other piping runs that do not have a pumping system or pressurized components. The pipe is sloped downwards away from the source and toward the destination so that the substance flows from the high to the low point due to the force of gravity. In AutoCAD® Plant 3D, you can set the rise and run for the slope when routing pipe or modify the pipe slope in existing runs.
This webcast highlights the process for creating Sloped Piping within a Plant 3D project.
Component roads in InfraWorks® are assemblies, much like in Civil 3D®, that represent different parts such as lanes, gutters, etc. Using these assemblies, you are able to create and save custom roadway configurations to your library, allowing you to use them over again without re-creating.
Autodesk® Inventor® has iPart & iAssembly configurations, which allow for design variations when sizes change. But there are hurdles when the design needs to change more than size increments. With Inventor 2022 Model States, not only can sizes be adjusted, but features can be included or suppressed to vary the design intent, which allows for 1 IPT to be used for both Left-Hand and Right Hand configurations.
This ability does not stop with only IPT's but works in the assembly IAM as well. Model States allow designs to be streamlined and simplify the file structure necessary for multiple configurations. See what Inventor 2022 Model States can do and how they could increase your design's flexibility and file structure simplifications.
You know Meridian as a secure document repository with workflow capabilities to manage approvals and changes, but the real power of Meridian is the ability to FIND documents! During the life of your buildings, multitudes of project documents are generated. Quickly finding the latest and greatest information can save time and money. During this webinar, we will take a look at the search capabilities within Meridian Power.
Generate PLC drawings automatically from a spreadsheet, database, or comma-delimited text file!
Learn how the PLC information, including PLC modules and connected components, can be read from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, Access database table, or a comma-delimited text file. A single data file can generate multiple drawings, taking your AutoCAD Electrical skills to the next level!
We use Autodesk® Inventor® CAM to explore a variety of 4-axis machining operations. In addition to rotary machining techniques, we will also present different modeling design concepts that can impact your machining operations.
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The word “Validation” is often used but not truly understood. Watch as we review what it means to “Validate” your Meridian system and the benefits that come along with it. After watching this video, you will understand what validation is and how you and your company can benefit from Validating your Meridian system.
Autodesk® Inventor® iLogic is a functionality of Inventor that allows users and administrators to create logic in the form of VB.net to accomplish tasks. Rules are developed and organized using snippets and other code-writing statements to run at given times to do some of the work engineers and designers consistently need.
Join us as we take an introductory look at the custom programming tool built into Autodesk Inventor, Inventor iLogic.
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We are pleased to introduce Upchain, the new Autodesk solution for SaaS PLM and PDM. That's right – Upchain is cloud-based!
Please join us to learn about Upchain's capabilities and where it fits into the existing Autodesk data management environments. Topics will include:
We outline the top 6 ways that having an engineering document management system for your plant or facility will pay for itself, including:
We demonstrate each of the above capabilities utilizing Autodesk Vault, Synergis Adept, and Accruent Meridian.
In addition, we use an ROI spreadsheet to calculate how much each of these items can provide in annual payback for your organization! A copy of this spreadsheet will be made available to all attendees.
Watch as we go through the process of opening non-native CAD files inside Autodesk® Inventor® using the functionality of AnyCAD to convert those files to Autodesk Inventor files. File types to include, .step, .sat, .iges, and more.
Whether you're a new user of Autodesk® Vault or a grizzled veteran, you've probably encountered some situations where Vault did something confusing or just plain wrong. Why did that happen?
There was likely a method to the madness, but it may have resulted from specific Vault behaviors that are commonly misunderstood. During this webcast, we'll take a deep dive into some intricate Vault behaviors that can leave users confused and angry.
Revit® Families are the backbone of almost all of your Autodesk® Revit® projects. Join us for an informational webcast where we will discuss the three main kinds of Revit Families. We will elaborate on Component Families and discuss some basic terminology and features that can be included in these models.
This webcast is intended for all disciplines including, but not limited to Architects, MEP & Structural Engineers, BIM Managers, Drafters, Building Product Manufacturers, and more. New users will find this very helpful, and intermediate users might pick up a tip or two.
Different kinds of Revit Families:
Component Families:
AutoCAD® Plant 3D stores all of the data for your P&ID's and 3D Models in a live SQL database running in the background. The Data Manager in Plant 3D lets you see all of this intelligent information in a user-friendly interface, enabling you to modify the data as needed. There are also tools for exporting and importing the data utilizing Excel, plus additional tools for configuring how you view the data and what specific data you would like to export or import. Setting up these configurations will enable users to maintain accuracy while lessening the chance of error within the information used in your project reports and bill of materials.
This webcast will highlight the process of using, configuring, exporting, and importing data in a Plant 3D project.
Watch as we explore some great tips & tricks for the AutoCAD Electrical User!
First, we cover how to move beyond the Catalog information furnished with your default AutoCAD Electrical toolset installation with added tables that can expand and modify to meet your specific needs. Use the Catalog Browser to edit the catalog database, or use a database program to read/write the Access or SQL file format.
We also show how the Mark/Verify tool can help you track changes made to a project drawing set during any phase in the engineering process.
Hagerman's IntelliPort Tool is a bulk upload application that provides metadata validation in Meridian. This tool is used in conjunction with our IntelliWizards for Project Documents.
In this webinar, we will cover:
Autodesk Fusion 360® has simple but effective tools for rendering. Join us for this free webinar and learn how to setup your environment, materials and lighting to convey a message about your product.
There are two key roles when working with BIM Collaborate Pro - Admin and Project Members. In this presentation, we will focus on the different workflows for Project Members invited to a project by the Project Admin and look at the three common modules used in the design workflow, Autodesk Docs, Model Coordination, Design Collaboration.
We will take a look at a Project Members workflow in the following key areas:
We explore some best practices for implementing and managing a document management system. Following these practices will allow any company to maximize the benefits of their Meridian system while creating a solid foundation for operation throughout the life of the software.
In this presentation, we discuss how to create custom Frame Generator profiles in Autodesk Inventor.
Autodesk's Product Design & Manufacturing Collection is an integrated set of professional-grade applications that can take your designs from concepts through manufacturing and streamline your product development process. We discuss how this powerful collection of tools can benefit you and your company.
With the release of AutoCAD® Plant 3D 2022 comes several new features that will enhance your software's working environment and the efficiency of your drafters and designers. This new version includes one of the most sought-after features: the ability to copy and transfer project properties, symbols, and settings from an existing project to your current project.
This webcast highlights the new features of AutoCAD Plant 3D 2022
In this webcast, we cover the latest enhancements and additions to Autodesk® Advance Steel.
The idea of Design Automation is not new. For years, businesses have been using it to capture engineering intent to automate the creation of engineering deliverables, reduce errors, and remove repetitive and tedious CAD tasks.
What is new is Hagerman Automation Connection. This new software product will help you take your existing Design Automation efforts to the next level, with minimal deployment and configuration effort.
Join us as we discuss the functionality and implications of this exciting new software. Topics will include:
Do you know what Project Managers, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Operations, Customer Service, and Shop Floor Personnel all have in common? The need to search, retrieve, view, and print CAD files and documents stored in your data management system.
Hagerman QVP Connection provides a web-based search form for all your employees and integrates with popular viewing software.
QVP Connection advantages:
The first steps taken tend to set the tone of the journey. Learn how to start the Autodesk® NASTRAN® journey in this introductory webinar.
You've determined that a document management solution is necessary for your organization, but which product is a good fit for the way you do business? What options are available to provide the most benefit across the organization? We can help you determine the right Meridian product suite that aligns with your business processes and goals.
In this webinar, we discuss:
Learn more about working with Hagerman & Company to improve your document management processes.
This webinar covers recent changes and advances in Accruent's full Meridian product line, including Meridian Enterprise, Meridian Cloud, and Meridian Portal.
Items discussed in this webinar include:
The recent release of Autodesk® Revit® 2022 includes many new features and improvements. As usual, there are a large number of really great general platform improvements, and Autodesk has taken great care to provide plenty of enhancements for all individual disciplines. Therefore, this presentation is for all Revit users; whether you focus on Architecture, Engineering, or another specialty, you won't want to miss this webcast. Some favorite updates so far include the integrated PDF writer, Revision Numbering Enhancements, and new parameters to add a prefix and suffix to dimension types.
Other new features we discuss include:
With AutoCAD® Electrical, you can insert smart footprint outlines of electrical components and devices onto layout drawings. This webcast will show you how to pick the insertion point and orientation for the footprint and assign values on the footprint such as tag, catalog assignment, location, installation, descriptions, ratings, and miscellaneous values.
We cover several different options for inserting Footprint Symbols into your Panel Drawing(s). Those options will include:
Join us as we explore various techniques that will help you program smarter and faster using Autodesk® Inventor® CAM. We demonstrate time-saving solutions for a wide variety of repetitive tasks, which can add up to considerable savings to you and your company.
In this presentation, we cover:
Join us as we explore the interoperability between Autodesk® Inventor® and Fusion 360®. We will demonstrate how to send Inventor models to Fusion 360 and then use AnyCAD features to open Fusion models in Autodesk Inventor 2022.
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For years anyone working in the automation industry knows that one of the biggest bottlenecks in design is the communication between mechanical engineers and controls engineers. Some of the issues that come into play are late design changes that effect the build and test of equipment, the owner of the BoM, and obviously the fit of electrical and fluid power components and cables into the actual assembly.
Attend this webinar to hear from industry experts on how AutoCAD Electrical and Inventor can share a single parts database to insure communication from the concept design phase through build and test.
The hits keep coming – Autodesk® Vault 2022 has been released, and it's better than ever! Between the 2021.1 updates and the full release of Vault 2022, Autodesk has brought some very impactful changes that you won't want to miss. Here we review the changes and what they can do for you.
Customers are successfully using Autodesk® Vault for Plant and Facilities Engineering in healthcare, utilities, pulp & paper, primary metals, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and other similar industries.
In this webinar, we will share some features that serve users exceptionally well in these industries. Join us to learn more about these features and how you can use them to boost your productivity.
Autodesk® Inventor® 2022 is packed with customer-driven updates and enhancements to help you speed up your design workflows, reduce repetitive tasks, and improve experiences so you can focus more time on design and innovation. Please join us for this webinar as we go over the highlights included with Inventor 2022, including:
Manage and communicate more efficiently with AutoCAD 2022! Please join us as we explore the new functionality.
AutoCAD® has been around for almost 40 years, while Plant 3D and P&ID were initially released roughly 13 years ago. As a result, it is not uncommon for companies to have a large number of P&ID drawings that were created in Vanilla AutoCAD. However, if you search the internet for a method to convert these AutoCAD drawings to a Plant 3D P&ID, you will find links that state, “There is currently no Autodesk tool to convert plain AutoCAD drawings to AutoCAD P&ID drawings,” as well as blogs and videos that show methodology with less than desirable results, limited capabilities and time-consuming techniques like tracing the drawing.
While there is no magic button to instantly convert an unintelligent AutoCAD drawing into an intelligent Plant 3D P&ID, there are things you can do on both the AutoCAD side and the Plant 3D side that will enable a faster, more accurate conversion. You can't mass-convert multiple drawings in one click, but you can convert a single drawing relatively quickly and accurately without redrawing everything.
This webcast will highlight the process for Converting a Plain Vanilla AutoCAD Drawing of a P&ID into an Intelligent Plant 3D P&ID Project Drawing.
Available only as part of the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection, Autodesk® Inventor® Nesting helps to optimize yield from flat raw material and easily compare nesting studies to maximize efficiency and reduce costs.
In this presentation, we will cover:
Many facilities groups have thousands of documents, both hard copy and electronic, and the idea of scanning and entering metadata for each one is a daunting, seemingly impossible task. It takes resources, and these can be hard to come by during this time of budget shifts, many due to changes that have to be made to satisfy COVID-19 guidelines. By utilizing Meridian as the system for archive documents, the benefits of a project this large are felt across the organization.
In this webinar, we will discuss the following:
We can help determine the right strategy to accomplish your archival goals while working within your resource constraints. Let our knowledge and experience help you get those archives organized, searchable, and utilized!
In addition to being the industry-leading application for generating a federated BIM file, Navisworks® has many impressive features and practical uses. With Navisworks Simulate, some of these include Model Review Tools, Mark Up Tools, Quantification for Material Takeoffs, and Rendering capabilities. Navisworks also has some powerful features like creating animations, custom Scripts, and incredible Construction Simulations. If all of that wasn't enough, Navisworks Manage can do all of Navisworks Simulate features with the added bonus of The Clash Detective.
The Clash Detective allows users to compare models for potential issues and coordinate their design with all other trades before materials are purchased and fabricated, avoiding the unfortunate and expensive mistake of finding a clash on-site.
Please join us for this webinar, as we briefly explain all of the things Navisworks can do and take a more in-depth look at The Clash Detective with a live demonstration.
Pharmaceutical companies continually face challenges concerning managing documents and engineering information. These can include:
In this webinar, we outline how and why 100% of the Top 10 largest pharmaceutical companies use Accruent software to meet these challenges and much more!
Whether you are just now exploring working with projects in the cloud or if you are already leveraging Autodesk® BIM 360®, join us as we delve into the new cloud offerings for AEC design. We will navigate between projects on the BIM 360 platform and the Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) platform, discover how the tools can help your team stay connected, co-author your design, and leverage data to make better-informed decisions on your projects.
We will review:
The three new cloud offerings for AEC design
This webcast will illustrate the basic use of Autodesk® 3ds Max® to visualize a variety of building models. While other Autodesk products are used for authoring, 3ds Max can enhance your workflow by enabling smooth walkthroughs and flybys. This webcast will also provide an overview of materials and how they can be leveraged in 3ds Max.
While Product Data Management (PDM) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) are often discussed as two different business applications, the different concepts they describe are really part of a single, holistic approach to managing information and processes. That said, it's useful to understand those concepts and capabilities, and how implementing them can help your business.
In this fifth and final entry in our 'Using PLM' series introducing the concepts of PLM we'll discuss Supplier Management. Topics that will be covered in this webcast are:
In this fourth of a five-part series introducing the concepts of PLM we'll discuss how PLM can accelerate the process of bringing new products to market. Topics that will be covered in this webcast are:
In this second of a five-part series introducing the concepts of PLM we'll discuss Change and Quality. Change Management is one of the most important and challenging aspects of delivering quality products on-time and under-budget. Topics that will be covered in this webcast are:
In this third of a five-part series introducing the concepts of PLM we'll discuss Bills of Material (BOMs). BOMs are the primary vehicle for describing a product. They typically serve as the foundation for various fundamental business processes, which makes their proper management vital. Topics that will be covered in this webcast are:
Electrical schematic drawings contain control references to components that may also be shown on different system drawings. In AutoCAD® Electrical, the drawings and the relationship between them and the electrical schematic are referred to as peer-to-peer linking and drawings. Peer drawings contain nonschematic and nonpanel components that need to be linked to schematic components. Typical components displayed on different types of drawings include solenoids, motors, and meters.
Join us as we discuss peer relationships between drawings and attributes required for peer-to-peer symbols.
Join us as we embark upon a five-week journey to better understand the key concepts of PDM and PLM, using Autodesk's Vault PLM product offering as a guide. The first webcast will serve as an introduction to the series and cover the following topics:
The Drawing Styles and Processes in Autodesk ® Advance Steel® do an excellent job out of the box of labeling assemblies and parts. However, they may not do this per your company standard. Therefore, you might need to modify the styles and/or processes or create new ones to meet your needs. Join us for this webcast, in which we will explore an out of the box Drawing Process example, which creates an assembly drawing that labels all of the single parts except for the main part. The goal will be to have the main part labeled in the same manner as the rest of the assembly components.
Autodesk Fusion 360® contains Manufacturing functionality built around the InventorCAM (HSM™) technology. All stages of your manufacturing process can be found in one cloud-based environment. Support for milling, turning, mill/turn, and fabrication, including lasers, waterjets, and plasma, can be found in an easy-to-use interface.
During this presentation, we will review the following:
Creating an AutoCAD Electrical toolset symbol includes adding the necessary attributes based on the symbol type and selecting an appropriate file name for a schematic symbol. Symbol builder uses attributes templates to facilitate adding the attributes. If you select a schematic symbol type, symbol builder suggests a file name based on the AutoCAD Electrical toolset naming conventions.
Join us for this free webinar to learn how to:
Project Management systems are not usually an effective archive system for documents. Once a project has been closed, it may become very difficult to find those documents again. What options do you have to keep important documents accessible to staff after closeout? Meridian is your answer to this common problem.
In this Webinar, we take a look at the tools we utilize in conjunction with Meridian and our IntelliModules:
One of the more common requests from users involves dealing with bolt lengths. In a previous webcast entitled "Connections That Really Class Up A Joint," the topic was loosely touched on but not tightened up. In this much-requested sequel, we will fasten down all the adjoining parts within the software that make up each connection's bolt lengths.
This webcast highlights the process of managing Bolt Lengths within a Plant 3D project. Topics included:
Note: Please watch our previous webcast, "Connections That Really Class Up A Joint," which covers EndCodes and Pipe Connection Settings, in preparation for this webcast.
Meridian Portal allows you to easily manage a portfolio of projects in a single integrated platform and facilitates efficient and controlled document exchange from internal and external stakeholders.
Working standalone or in conjunction with on-premise Meridian system, Portal:
The ability to simplify and share Inventor designs to Revit, making it possible for manufacturers to design their products in Inventor and later simplify and insert them into Revit projects, has been around for a decade. As BIM has evolved, we see more of our customers looking to open Revit models directly into Inventor. Autodesk Inventor's AnyCAD technology allows you to reference Revit files directly into your Inventor design.
With AnyCAD, you can work with colleagues who are using Revit without translating their files—giving you the confidence that you can create references to geometry knowing that the linked file will update when you receive a new version.
If you use Autodesk Vault with Autodesk Inventor, you probably know you can use your Vault Server to manage Inventor Content Center libraries. But should you? We'll do our best to help you answer that question, as well as other questions you may have about managing Inventor Content Center libraries and files in Vault. Topics will include:
The traditional 2D drawing print, while adequate for nearly all designs, does leave some room for misinterpretation. The traditional 2D view of an object is limiting, and things can be misunderstood during the manufacturing process. Enter Model Based Definitions. MDB aims to refocus annotations onto the actual 3D model geometry, displayed in a 3D space, that allows the user to change view orientation to understand better the annotation and where it is applied. This webinar will introduce MBD and its impact on design lead times and areas of use and features.
Today, there are multiple ways to perform interference checking, also known as clash detection, across Autodesk's product catalog. While some users leverage cloud services such as BIM 360 to do this, it can still be achieved even if you have little or no experience working with building models in the cloud. In this webcast, you will explore a way to accomplish this task using only Revit®.
BIM 360 is a cloud-based solution that integrates seamlessly with Civil 3D and is designed specifically with Civil 3D collaboration workflows. Being project focused allows you a straightforward way to organize, navigate and view multiple projects. BIM 360 decreases communication time and project decisions, increasing the productivity of your project team.
During this free webinar, we will begin to introduce you to the process of sharing Civil 3D design data using BIM 360.
This webcast discusses the transition from multi-user licenses to named user licenses and what users and Autodesk Contract Managers can expect when making this change.
Questions we answer during this webcast include:
Accurate engineering data is critical for any manufacturing company. Almost every engineering team that uses Vault to create drawings needs to produce a PDF, STEP, or other neutral file drawings format to share with purchasing, the shop floor, and external organizations.
However, many manufacturing companies continue to create hundreds to thousands of neutral files every month manually. This approach can lead to costly errors in addition to being tedious for highly paid designers and engineers.
The “New Normal” has also created a need to share these neutral files to vendors, customers, team members. As part of these tools, this can be automated as well.
This webinar will show you how to easily solve this issue with our software and service offering designed to automate publishing.
Topics covered include:
Hagerman Lifecycle Connection (HLC) adds automatic email notifications for all transitions into Vault WG and Vault Pro lifecycle states. With this addition, the shop floor manager can receive email notifications when files are released to manufacturing. Project managers can receive email notifications when files transition into the review or approved states. CAD managers and/or engineers can receive emails when files are sent back to engineering. The connection app can help create email notifications and send them to a pre-defined user list.
In this webinar, we will look at the email settings, lifecycle settings, and different options for utilizing the Hagerman Lifecycle Connection software.
BIM 360 Design's integration with Civil 3D (2020.2) is created specifically for better collaboration workflows. With seamless sharing across both functions and locations and a central platform for all of your project data, you spend less time making decisions and developing workflows—and more time getting the job done.
This webcast introduces the online deployment tool that is now available in your Autodesk Account. While still at an early stage of development, please join us as we explore the first wave of tools made available by Autodesk in this online environment.
Fusion Team is a cloud-based collaboration tool provided by Autodesk. Fusion Team offers a centralized workspace for your projects.
Learn how to collaborate with users, whether in your company or outside vendors.
Some of the topics we will cover in this webinar are:
The current Autodesk Vault Professional Thin Client is an effective but limited tool for sharing Vaulted File and Item information for those users that do not have access to a desktop client. With the pending release of the Autodesk Vault Mobile App, however, those limitations are about to be shattered.
Join us for a webcast showcasing the Autodesk Vault Mobile App Release Preview, where we'll discuss:
To surface or not to surface? That is a legitimate question today considering the level of complexity of some designs. Surfaces can offer a unique modeling approach that solids would struggle to create with excessive clean-up or workarounds. Advanced surfacing tools are extremely powerful but seem to be some of the least understood tools of Autodesk Inventor. Join us as we explore the potential benefits of the surfacing toolset within Inventor.
If your Campus Facilities Operations and Maintenance team members need access to drawing, document, or equipment information from a mobile device, Meridian Mobile may be the perfect solution. Meridian Mobile can connect to your on-premise Meridian Enterprise system and provide your staff with the ability to:
In today's remote working environment, Meridian Mobile is the go-to solution for Maintenance and Operations staff to find exactly the documents they need, when they need them. Meridian Mobile also allows you to better implement safe and efficient social distancing by reducing the need to come into crowded office spaces to get information.
If you are an existing Meridian customer or have identified this need within your organization, this webinar is for you!
Eliminate your disconnected product development process. Unify design, engineering, electronics, and manufacturing into a single platform. Autodesk Fusion 360™ solves the bottlenecks created by traditional CAD, CAM, data management, and simulation solutions by eliminating the disconnected development process that you encounter every day. In this free webinar we will review Fusion 360, explore the interface, work processes and provide an overview of the various capabilities.
Dynamo is a brilliant tool that comes with your Revit software. This presentation will give a brief overview of what it is and how you and your team can use it to increase productivity and accomplish tasks you could only previously imagine. The possibilities are infinite with this piece of software.
However, if you prefer to stay inside the Revit User Interface, there is great news for you. Many workflows created in Dynamo can be implemented from within Revit by the click of a button via the Dynamo Player.
Looking to do even more? With the newest releases of Revit 2021, there is a new feature called Generative Design. With Generative Design, we can give the tool a few parameters to work with and let the software calculate the best possible scenarios for us to explore. Once we choose the best option, we can let the software update our model accordingly.
Did you know that companies that invest in smart factory initiatives report as much as 10-12% gains in areas like manufacturing output, factory utilization and labor productivity?
Join us for a free webinar that will detail 5 focus areas that must be considered in any smart factory initiative. You will also meet our Manufacturing Consulting team and learn how our consulting services can streamline your operations.
Topics to be covered
Meridian Cloud is the new hosted version of the popular on-premise Meridian Enterprise system and provides the same benefits as Meridian Enterprise but in a SaaS-based environment.
Like all SaaS-based software, Meridian Cloud offers several advantages, including:
In addition, Meridian Cloud offers the same basic engineering data management capabilities as Meridian Enterprise including 2D CAD integration, workflow, easy search-view-print, management of engineering projects and files, maintenance integration, collaboration with outside engineering firms and contractors, and much more!
While Meridian Cloud and SaaS-based software, in general, may not be a fit for all customers, we encourage you to learn more about this exciting new Meridian option.
With Plant 3D, you can create isometric drawings based on your 3D models. Out of the box, the isometric functionality is very robust and impressive. However, like most features in Plant 3D, you may want to tweak it to match your company standards and personal preferences. Many of these changes can occur within the Isometric DWG Settings of the Project Setup, but not all. For those more advanced customizations, you must modify the isoconfig.xml file and enter a world of schemes, themes and brackety things. You can fine-tune and configure the isometrics in a more detailed manner than you might have thought possible.
This webcast picks up where our Isometric Title Block Configuration webcast ended and will highlight Advanced Configuration of Plant 3D Isometrics within the isoconfig.xml file. All examples are the direct result of support cases, training questions and webcast surveys that have been encountered and requested by end-users of Plant 3D.
Examples Addressed In Webinar:
Query. View. Print. Yes, it is that easy to find CAD docs, paint specs, maintenance manuals and more inside your data management product. Administrators set the searching criteria on the server and all the users need is a web address to access the search parameters. If you want to only search by file name, project number, and engineer, you can easily set it up. If you need to add more criteria for searching, such as description or part number, you can add to it at any time. The next time the webpage is launched or refreshed, the search interface is updated.
Please join us as we take an in-depth look at the Hagerman QVP Software and how easily it can be implemented in your environment.
AutoCAD Plant 3D projects with multiple users, until now, have been configured on a company server in a networked environment. As long as all designers were physically located in the same location, that was ok. When a project was in one location, and users were working remotely, a VPN was required to access it, or a remote desktop application was also needed. Unfortunately, Plant 3D is not designed to work that way effectively. Remote users experienced lengthy delays and latency issues, no matter how fast the Internet connection. You need a tool that will enable true collaboration with Plant 3D. The solution is BIM 360.
What will be covered:
For years, Inventor has had some great functionality to publish BIM Content for use in Revit. However, sharing the resulting Revit families with customers and collaborating on design changes continued to pose a challenge. With the recent introduction of sync capability between Autodesk Vault Professional and BIM 360, that problem is largely solved. During this webcast we'll explore the capabilities of this new functionality, including:
The Project File is critical to proper operation and stable workflow when using Inventor. Few new users understand the importance of this file, and few seasoned users appreciate its impact on daily workflows. This webinar will endeavor to break the Project File down to its simplest form. We'll outline initial setup, required settings such as template & Content Center paths. We'll identify which areas of the project file work best when kept to a local computer versus which areas can be referenced to a network share.
Topics to cover:
If your company's team members (managers, engineers, maintenance staff, field techs, etc.) need access to drawing, document, or equipment information from a mobile device, Meridian Mobile may be the perfect solution. Meridian Mobile can connect to your on-premise Meridian Enterprise or Meridian Cloud system and provide your staff with the ability to:
And in today's environment, Meridian Mobile allows you to better implement safe and efficient social distancing by reducing the need to come into crowded office spaces to get information.
We believe Design and Manufacturing should be part of one seamless workflow.
In this presentation, we show you how to use your existing designs, and generate Computer Aided Machining (CAM) toolpaths, without the hassle of changing software. By utilizing Inventor CAM for manufacturing, there is always direct toolpath associativity with your design model.
Since you already work inside Inventor, you can easily fill holes and pockets as needed for manufacturing. You can also model work-holding components and create fixtures as needed for collision avoidance. When you add this together, you will quickly realize the benefits of working directly inside your modeling environment, not to mention the benefits of a reduced learning curve.
We will introduce you to Inventor CAM and the benefits of CAD-embedded 2.5-axis to 5-axis milling, turning, and mill-turn capabilities.
In AutoCAD Electrical, you can annotate panel footprint symbols after you add wire numbers to your schematics. You can build panel footprint symbols with target attributes used for the wire connection information. If these attributes are not present on the panel footprint, a new or updated MTEXT entity displays the wire information.
Which BIM 360 Collaboration workflow is the best workflow for you?
Design Collaboration is a BIM 360 module that dramatically improves multi-firm project teams' ability to meet the demands of a modern construction project. Each project requires unique approaches and has different dynamics between the teams tasked with delivering on time and on budget. Based on this diversity, Design Collaboration allows teams to choose how they work with other teams. Sometimes they need to be in constant sync, while in other cases, they need to control the exchange of information between each other.
In this presentation, we will look at the setup and workflow for the following BIM 360 Collaboration options:
Join us as we take a look at new Revit 2021 features plus some of the updates in the recent 2020.1 and 2020.2 point releases. There have been many useful improvements to the entire platform, and some much-needed discipline-specific enhancements. Some of the best new platform features are updates to View Filters, Tags, and many others. Discipline-specific improvements include the slanted walls feature, Steel shapes and modeling workflow enhancements, and Electrical circuiting updates, to name a few. No matter what discipline you use the software for, please join us for this informative webcast as there is something new for all users to see.
Some of the Features we will explore include:
How does your organization manage the multitudes of documentation generated over the life of the campus? The Meridian product suite can take your document management to the next level. Join us for an overview of Meridian Power, Explorer, Portal, and Mobile and how they have helped many organizations solve their document management challenges.
Keep your designs up to date with AutoCAD 2021 software enhancements! Please join us as we explore the new functionality.
Autodesk Inventor 2021 is a culmination of 12 months of customer feedback, development effort, and market research. We think the result is something you're really going to like. Please join us as we go over and cover many of the updates and enhancements delivered in Autodesk Inventor 2021 focused on User Experience, Customer Driven requests, and Workflows.
You just spent days or weeks carefully refining the design for your latest project. Now comes the best part: clicking Open, then Save Copy As, then PDF. Not just once, but dozens - maybe hundreds - of times. Perhaps you have a list somewhere, and you cross each drawing off the list as you convert them. Maybe you don't, and you try not to remember what happened the last time you missed one. Meanwhile, the next project is still in the queue, waiting to get started.
It doesn't have to be this way – and it shouldn't be this way. If you have Autodesk Vault Workgroup or Professional, the publish of PDF, DXF, and even more specialized non-CAD file formats can be published automatically, as part of your standard document workflow. Join us for a brief webcast as we discuss both the benefits and the importance of automating the publish of your Engineering deliverables. Topics will include:
Although Autodesk Navisworks is a desktop application, more and more users are sharing projects with extended teams. Uploading, downloading, and emailing project files has become an inefficient method for sharing. However, BIM 360 has enabled project stakeholders to accomplish this. Luckily, you can still leverage Navisworks while taking advantage of BIM 360 for model coordination. This webcast will give you an overview to show how Navisworks and BIM 360 work together.
What's covered:
We review the new features in not only Vault 2021, but also the 2020.1 and 2020.2 updates.Topics will include:
Knowing whether or not your design will fit together is vital, but knowing if your design ranges work together is even more critical. If parts are all made to the minimum or maximum tolerance values, will they still fit together? The Inventor Tolerance Analysis utility tests stacked dimensions, allowing for proper fit and clearance under both min and max tolerance conditions.
Dynamo is a brilliant tool that comes with your Revit software. This presentation will give a brief overview of what it is and a deeper look at what you can do with it and how you can use it. Some of the things we will demonstrate are code-driven design modeling, pulling data from Excel, and pushing it into Revit, as well as how to make it simple and easy for the average Revit user via the Dynamo Player. Dynamo has something to offer users of all levels and abilities. Whether you need to run a script from time to time, identify as a hacker and prefer to automate everything, or just want to see what Dynamo can do, this live webcast is for you.
Some topics we will cover include (Time Permitting):
The AutoCAD Electrical Environment File (WD.ENV) can be a critical path to successful implementation and deployment. This is especially true when dealing with a multi-user or multi-standard environment.
The AutoCAD Electrical environment file (.ENV) is a text file that contains settings and paths that direct the software to look for specific files and actions.
This file can include:
The Electrical Environment Connection is an application that allows for easier creation and editing of the .ENV file by providing a graphical user interface and help topics so that you can understand the purpose of each variable.
This webinar will include:
Discover how Hagerman enhances Meridian's capability to capture quality metadata for Higher Education Facility Organizations. By leveraging information from other systems of record, such as Locations Management Systems (CAFM), Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) for Assets and Work Orders, and Project Management Systems (CPPM) for Project Lists, Meridian becomes a trustworthy document management system that is easily searchable by anyone in your organization.
What you will learn:
See how organizations like Michigan State University and the University of Colorado Boulder (among many others) have achieved success in creating a single source of truth with Meridian by leveraging data.
As a Document Manager, you need to distribute project drawings, models, and documents for review and approval.
The approval workflow feature enables document managers to facilitate, control, and automate the distribution of documents to project members.
Members designated as reviewers can then review and comment on the documents, and members designated as approvers can give final approval for the documents to be used.
The Review and Approval Process is now available to both the BIM 360 Plans and Project folder workflows.
Join us as we look at the process to utilize the Review and Approval workflow.
Autodesk Fusion 360 is much more than just a CAD/Design solution. Autodesk Fusion 360 supports the entire design process by utilizing a cloud-based, innovative platform. During this presentation, we will take a high-level look at Fusion and its overall capabilities.
Parametric drawing is a technology that is used for designing with constraints, which are associations and restrictions applied to 2D geometry.
There are two general types of constraints:
Do these challenges sound familiar?
A well organized and maintained document management system, such as Accruent's Meridian software, eliminates these issues.
Meridian software is designed specifically for plant and facilities operations and provides direct links between asset management systems and records and the associated drawings and other documents. Users can search for asset records or documents and then quickly toggle between them with a single click.
Meridian is a fully configurable system that can be implemented on-premise or in the cloud and can be accessed from both PCs and mobile devices.
Join us and learn how implementing Meridian for managing plant and facility documentation will benefit your organization!
In Plant 3D, Orthographical Drawings are 2D representations of the Plant 3D models that include the intelligent data within the source file. These drawings are made up of multiple Orthographic Views that display plans, elevations, sections and details which can then be annotated using the source data to create the construction documents. These Orthographic Views are created using the Ortho Cube in an Orthographic View Selection drawing. Understanding how to use these tools to create custom views, as well as advanced techniques for rotating views and the removal of unwanted objects in a view, can help improve project accuracy, clarity and efficiency.
This webcast will highlight the process of creating Orthographic Views within a Plant 3D project. Topics will include:
AutoCAD Electrical uses the footprint database to map catalog information from a schematic component to a specific panel footprint library symbol. There is a table for each manufacturer code.
This webinar will include topics such as:
In this webinar we discuss the tools used to create sheet metal components. We will also review the default rule options for material thickness, sheet metal bends and corners.
Topics to be covered include:
Have you ever wanted to add an object that was not in the base library of InfraWorks? During this webinar, we cover the processes needed to import custom content into not only your models but also to your catalog so they can be used again.
Do you frequently ask or get asked these questions:
A well implemented document management system eliminates these issues. Projects can generate a great deal of documentation and those records are relevant long after the project is closed. How do others find project documentation easily for the life of the assets built/installed? Meridian is a configurable document repository that eliminates the seemingly endless searching through network folders for project documentation.
Join us and learn how implementing a document management solution for projects is worth the investment for your organization.
Autodesk Advance Steel for structural steel design detailing software gives structural engineers and detailers a large library of intelligent parametric structural elements, steel connections, and plates.
This presentation will provide an overview and cover the following topics:
Whether you are new to Inventor Frame Generator or already a user, we can help get you on the fast track with this free informative webinar. Join us and learn how to create a skeleton part as your reference for adding frame members and many other helpful tips and tricks to help you in your work.
With the 2020 release, Autodesk rebranded Inventor HSM as InventorCAM. During this presentation, we will explore the helpful features within InventorCAM that you may not be aware of. This session will be beneficial to current users and also those new to the product.
Finite Element Analysis is no longer a specialty tool only for PE's but is now a design tool for everyday use. This means more interaction with your design intent and possible design failure. Inventor Nastran In-CAD delivers a wide range of analysis tools within Inventor's familiar interface design. The distinction between which test to run is simple and results are delivered quickly.
Items to be covered:
Managing and tracking all of the documents and data for large engineering and construction projects for your plant or facilities can be a huge challenge. Accruent's Meridian software solution is specifically designed to make this project data management challenge manageable.
Meridian's capabilities in this area include:
Do the different departments within your campus facilities organization retain their own drawings and documents, frequently limiting access to only those within that department or even to only one person within their email box? Are they each keeping their own silos of information? Does coordination and communication happen too late; only after decisions have negatively impacted other groups due to lack of access to information? Operating in this manner can impact more than just budgets and schedules. Working in informational silos can produce inferior outcomes; making it more difficult to maintain and operate the campus and creating an “Us versus Them” mentality between departments and individuals. Join us and learn how creating and maintaining an effective document management strategy can alleviate many of the stresses caused by these silos of information.
Piping Connection Settings can be found in the Project Setup of Plant 3D but are generally overlooked. However, these settings control the behavior between pipes, nozzles, valves, and many other components used in a 3D Piping Model by maintaining continuity between the connected components such as diameter, pressure class, facing and other selected class properties. Most connection types are included out-of-the-box, but they can be modified to fit unique project requirements or even personal preferences. New types of joints can also be created and setup to work with custom catalog components that require an end type that is not included in the software.
This webcast will highlight the process for managing and creating various types of Joints in the Piping Connection Settings within a Plant 3D project. Topics will include:
We review the tools used to create welds in an assembly. We will look at creating weld preparation features, the different types of welds, and also machining operations performed after welding is complete. Additionally we will examine the various view tools and how to properly document your weld assemblies on drawings.
Autodesk Vault Data Standard, an add-in for Vault Workgroup and Vault Professional, is an important data control feature that helps ensure relevant information about designs and documents gets captured up-front. With a little tweaking, though, it can provide easy and powerful access to customizing Vault functionality and behaviors.
Join us for this webcast as we explore both the default capabilities of Vault Data Standard as well as how it can be extended to provide powerful new Vault functionality. Topics will include:
Navisworks is commonly used for model review, coordination, and clash detection. In our previous webcast we showed how to use two more features; the Timeliner and Animator. In this webcast you will see how you can add and configure Lighting and produce renderings. While these tasks are typically performed in other products like Revit, Inventor, and 3ds Max, it is helpful to know how to do it in Navisworks too, in case you are not familiar with the other products.
AutoCAD Blocks enable users to reuse groups of objects such as lines, arcs, circles etc. as one object. Blocks such as bolts, walls, doors and enclosures are very similar except for their lengths and widths. Instead of using many separate blocks to represent each size or variation of an object, you can define a single Dynamic Block to manage all of the sizes and variations.
Topics to be covered in this webinar:
We explain the best applications for Autodesk Inventor Studio, as well as what it is NOT for. This important distinction can save you a lot of time and headaches by determining the best software for your design application. Autodesk offers various software options, many included with the latest 2020 Product Collections, and it can be difficult to know which product to use for your particular job. Let us help!
This presentation will focus on exploring the enhancements and changes to the BIM 360 platform, Document Management and Design collaboration features.
Autodesk is working on unifying the tools available in the Project files and Plan folder and we will look at some of the tools now available for the Project file folders.
We will also discuss Account and Project Administration improvements and new features for the BIM 360 Project Team members in the web viewer session.
Account Admin:
Project Administration:
Document Management Module
Project Home Module:
Mobile Apps:
AutoCAD Electrical comes with an extensive catalog database and library of symbols & manufacturer footprints commonly used in the industry. However, it is not all-inclusive for every available component. Many manufacturers are not included out of the box and the included manufacturers are frequently updating and adding to their product lines. For this reason, it becomes necessary for users to add custom content to AutoCAD Electrical.
In AutoCAD Electrical, there are five areas of the software that need to be addressed when customizing the content: Catalogs, Symbols, Footprints, Footprint Lookup and the Icon Menu. This webcast will highlight the process for creating custom content and related data using AutoCAD Electrical.
In this webinar, you will learn how Accruent's Meridian software offers a suite of flexible engineering data management solutions that can be:
Please join us for this webinar highlighting the flexibility and broad capabilities of the Meridian product!
The rendering feature in Revit has been streamlined in recent releases and is quite straightforward to use. But what do we do when a light fixture doesn't work? While this webcast will not cover an introduction to rendering, it will show how to modify the family when a light fails to illuminate a room or lacks the appearance of a functioning light. Also, you'll see techniques to render scenes quickly whether you're doing it in Revit or the cloud.
In this webcast, we will take a look at all of the great new features in Revit 2020, plus a few of the features added in the 2019.1 and 2019.2 incremental releases from the past several months. One of the most important things we will cover is how to upgrade a BIM 360 Design model to the current version year. Some of the really interesting improvements include support and features for 2D PDF underlays, a new feature for path of travel, and the Elevation from Level Parameter.
We will also take a look at many industry-specific improvements. Whether you use Revit for Architecture, Structure, MEP Design, or even Fabrication, there is something new and useful for all users.
Some New Features we will discuss:
AutoCAD® 2020 software includes industry-specific toolsets; improved workflows across desktop, web, and mobile; and new features such as the Blocks palette.
Topics to include:
It's that time of year again: Autodesk Vault 2020 is now available! Join us as we highlight the new features in both Vault 2020 and the 2019.1 update. In addition, we'll be discussing some features of Autodesk Vault that you may not be familiar with.
Inventor 2020 software for mechanical design is here and better than ever before. Inventor 2020 improves workflows with increased performance, better collaboration, and new professional-grade design tools. Please join us for this webinar as we explore some of the new features and functionality inside Inventor 2020.
A complete design is more than just a model and a set of drawings; each part often has a collection of associated metadata. For accuracy and optimal productivity, this metadata should be collected only once, and ideally by the individual with whom the data originates. Autodesk Vault can help, but whether you're migrating existing designs into Vault or creating new design information, it can be a challenge to ensure the right information is provided at the right time.
In this webinar you will learn:
Autodesk Vault lifecycles provide a great way to keep track of the status of documents or part numbers and control the revision process. However, they are primarily for tracking status and revision; Vault lifecycle functionality lacks some key features that often limit their usefulness as true workflow engines.
Learn how Brown University achieved fast, secure, and reliable access to their vital Facilities Documentation! Is it difficult to find documents in your archive/plan room and is the room taking up precious space?
Are you one disaster away from losing your vital facilities documentation?
Have you scanned your archives, but now stakeholders can't quickly and securely find the documents they need?
Have you “stopped the bleeding” and effectively addressed the onslaught of documentation being created and received?
You're not alone.
Hear from Monty Combs, Director of Systems & Services, on how Brown University reduced the time it takes to provide Architects and Engineers full sets of plans and manuals from hours or days to minutes.
During this presentation, you will learn:
Engineering doesn't operate in a vacuum. Passing information downstream, especially Bill of Material information, can be a tedious, error-prone process. While most organizations understand the benefits of automating communications between departments, the complexity of full-scale integration often prevents such implementations.
Autodesk Vault provides the capability to automatically publish and share PDFs of drawings during the release process. For many organizations, the Vault out-of-the-box PDF capability doesn't fully meet their needs. In addition, some consumers need neutral CAD data such as DXF, DWG, or STEP. Customization is possible through the Vault API but can be too complex for many Vault customers.
AutoCAD Electrical software, which is included in the AutoCAD Toolset, is the leading application built specifically to create and modify electrical control designs. It delivers the tools you need to design and modify electrical controls systems quickly and accurately with significant cost savings.
This webinar will cover:
A Process Flow Diagram (PFD) is a type of flow sheet that illustrates the relationships between major equipment within the project. PFD's specify flow rates, temperature, pressure and other information of interest. Plant 3D is not setup to create PFD's out of the box, but it can be customized not only to create the PFD's but to build a relationship between the PFD's and the P&ID's. In turn, any relationships between the P&ID's and the Plant 3D Model will also be maintained within the PFD's.
This webcast will highlight the process for creating Process Flow Diagrams within a Plant 3D project.
Navisworks is commonly used for model review and clash detection. What else can it do? This webcast will show how to illustrate the construction sequence of adding and removing model elements based on a schedule. The models used were authored with Autodesk Revit, Autodesk AutoCAD Plant 3D, and Autodesk Inventor.
We will take a look at how to activate your BIM 360 Design Account and more importantly how to find the required information needed to process renewals and orders for new seats. We will discuss the initial activation and how to overcome any possible speed bumps along the way. We will then talk about how to find the required information needed to process orders. Finally, we will do a brief overview of the best features of BIM 360 Docs, Design, & Glue. After this webcast you will have a great understanding of how to setup your account and how these products can help your team provide the best design services possible.
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Designing has always been a visual process. From the earliest sketches of Leonardo da Vinci to the latest VR engineered bicycle, the depiction of a design can make or break an idea with the target audience. Inventor offers the Studio sub-environment to simplify the task of generating still images, animations and fly-throughs of your design in either static or 3D immersive “landscapes”. Join us for a brief look at how to setup and generate high-resolution still images, component motion animations, lighting animations and camera movement animations of your designs. The ROI of one hour spent in Inventor Studio might be the make or break of your design idea.
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Many organizations have been using Vault for years to manage their Inventor and AutoCAD data, but did you know that Vault can effectively manage any file type? Vault doesn't have to be just for Engineering – the entire organization can take advantage of Vault's capabilities. Join us while we explore the various options for managing non-CAD data in Vault for both viewers and editors. This webcast will cover the following topics:
The Project Navigator is a drawing management system that both AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD MEP share. While many of the tools within the two AutoCAD toolsets can be used in a standalone drawing environment, in order to utilize the full functionality of the software as a BIM platform you will need to work within a project environment. Using the project navigator enables multiple drawings to share information making it a valuable resource in your building information modeling tool chest.
This webcast, AutoCAD Architecture & AutoCAD MEP: The Project Navigator, will include:
In this two-part series, you will learn more about the workflow between Inventor and 3ds Max. In Part 2 you will continue learning basic skills for animating an Inventor assembly such as linear motion and camera movement.
Inventor 2019.2 and 2019.1 updates make creating complex frames faster with enhancements and onscreen previews. Join us for this upcoming webinar as we discuss and demo some of the new features, including:
Inventor 2019.2 Frame Generator Updates:
Inventor 2019.1 Frame Generator Updates:
Revit's out-of-the-box visualization tools offer many useful benefits to users. Turn detailed models into impressive Renderings with just a few simple steps. In this webcast, we will take a look at how to create Renderings in Revit. We will also discuss and show other techniques like Walkthroughs and enhanced Camera Views that can also be used for very quick and effective visualizations of your designs.
The capabilities and features of Autodesk's Vehicle Tracking software have expanded. It is no longer a single program but a suite of transportation-related programs that include vehicle swept path prediction for steered vehicles, light rail vehicles and aircraft, parking layout design, and roundabout design.
During this webinar, we'll cover the following:
Note: Vehicle Tracking is only available in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction collection.
Factory Design Utilities software helps you plan and validate factory layouts for efficient equipment placement to improve production performance. Join us as we examine the asset tools included in the Autodesk Factory Design Utilities available in the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection.
When design project teams have the right information at the right time, work happens faster. BIM 360 Design lets you co-author shared Revit models, and curate, coordinate, and manage deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
Learn how to connect your entire design team and project data in one place so that you spend less time fighting with files and more time designing.
Meridian is the industry leader in data management for plant engineering and operations and is widely used throughout the primary metals, chemicals, pharma, oil & gas, utilities, pulp & paper and other process-based industries.
In a single integrated environment, Meridian allows you to:
If you are an existing Meridian user, learn about the latest features and additional modules that can take your productivity to the next level. If you are not yet a Meridian user, you will learn about all the ways that Accruent can make your engineering and plant operations safer, more efficient and more cost effective.
Join us for this informative webcast that will cover the basic workflow for importing an Autodesk Inventor assembly into 3ds Max and animating it.
Preparing materials for Inventor parts
Creating a simplified view of an assembly
Setting up a simple driving animation
Importing the assembly into 3ds Max for further visualization
With the introduction of the industry-specific toolsets included in the AutoCAD 2019 subscription, identifying the right toolset for your business can be overwhelming. Many companies work with multiple disciplines and need to work with a variety of AutoCAD software applications, and now thanks to One AutoCAD, they can!
In this presentation we will focus on the Mechanical toolset and will cover:
Autodesk's recent release of the new Inventor Nesting Utility can be used in conjunction with Inventor HSM to quickly nest and manufacture sheet metal parts. In this presentation you will see an overview of the Inventor Nesting Utility and then we will take that data to Inventor HSM to quickly generate toolpath and G-Code.
The AutoCAD Map 3D toolset is the leading engineering solution for creating/managing spatial data, bridging the gap between geographic information systems (GIS) and computer-aided design (CAD). Integration of GIS functionality in your design processes allows for more efficient workflows. Map 3D provides direct access to the leading data formats used in mapping and design, resulting in better data quality, better designs and increased productivity.
This webinar will touch on the following topics as time permits:
More and more companies today need a flexible data management tool that:
In this series we will focus on each toolset so that you can easily choose which one is best for your application. This webinar is intended for AutoCAD users who are new to the toolsets.
We will cover the following features available in AutoCAD MEP:
You now have access to the AutoCAD Architecture Toolset with AutoCAD 2019. If you are wondering what it can do for you, please join us for a short informational webcast all about AutoCAD Architecture. We will show how this product can help Building Designers not only model their buildings but also generate 2D views to help create a sophisticated set of Construction Documents.
We will cover the following features available in AutoCAD Electrical:
In this webinar, we will review Inventor's tool and pipe environment. We will look at the types of tube and pipe design that can be created with the tools along with the various included styles. We will examine methods for creating styles and demonstrate the creation of a simple pipe and flexible hose design.
Does your organization struggle with these issues?
Cleanup Connection can:
In this series we will focus on each toolset so that you can easily choose which one is best for your application. This webinar is intended for AutoCAD Users new to the toolsets.
We will cover the following features:
In this webcast we will take a brief look at all of the features added to Autodesk Revit in the last year as well as an extensive look at the newly Released Revit 2019. Some of the general improvements we plan to showcase are:
We will also discuss industry specific enhancements like the newly added Ribbon of tools dedicated to Steel Design, Piping enhancements, and many more! We will also take a brief tour of BIM 360 Docs and highlight some of its best features.
Do you want to see what your Civil 3D design looks like in context? Do you need to make a presentation to shareholders, municipalities, the public, etc. using a 3D model that clarifies new construction, instead of causing more confustion with a 2D plot? InfraWorks can handle that! Once your detailed design and documentation have been completed, Civil 3D can hand-off the project to InfraWorks to create a detailed visualization of your on-going project.
New AutoCAD software updates have been released and there are many exciting enhancements included. In this free webinar, we will explore the new features, such as the industry-specific toolsets known as One AutoCAD, improved workflows and the new DWG compare.
Autodesk has provided a wealth of truly valuable updates to Autodesk Vault since the 2018 RTM release. Some of these updates were provided mid-year via the 2018.1 and 2018.2 updates, while others were provided with the official 2019 release. Join us as we review these important changes, including:
Freeform shapes surround us every day, from the support of our lower back in a chair to the comfort grip of a push mower handlebar. Today's designs are becoming more organically shaped and Autodesk® Inventor® can support this design workflow with surfacing and the recent introduction of freeform modeling. Using either workflow alone can get you far in a design, but combining the two provides a powerful set of tools to model as fluidly as possible. Inventor combines the rigid form modeling approach with freeform modeling to deliver the entire design, in one easy to use modeler.
The latest release of Revit is here. The entire product has received quite a few enhancements, and a few of them will be mentioned here. However, this presentation will focus on an overview of the latest additions to Revit MEP.
The plant engineering industry has special data management needs, including:
Learn how all of the above can be achieved with a combination of Autodesk Vault and unique Hagerman tools, services and experience.
Using real-world examples of work our Hagerman Simulation Specialists Division has performed, we will demonstrate how our simulation group can become an extension of your engineering team to optimize and validate product design and building performance. We will describe work from both manufacturing and AEC industries. We'll also have a guest client share their experience in working with the Hagerman team and how it has benefited their company and bottom-line.
If your company designs, develops product, or is concerned with airflow in buildings, you will benefit from this free webinar.
Join us as we discuss the newest enhancements and features of the Inventor 2019 release.
AutoCAD Electrical drawings are designed to work within a project as a set of interrelated electrical drawings. The Title Block used on these drawings can be automated making it easier to manage both project and drawing information. Any existing AutoCAD block with attributes can be setup to be used as an AutoCAD Electrical Title Block. AutoCAD Electrical Title Blocks can be setup globally for all projects or as a project specific title block.
This free webcast, Part 2 of the series, will highlight the process for working with an Electrical Title Block and will include:
Project managers play an integral role in ensuring the success of a Revit implementation.
This presentation will discuss the key ways that a Project manager can assist their team, identifying the tools and processes that best benefit the project and entire team.
AutoCAD Electrical drawings can be organized and managed using the Project Manager. Having the ability to define a folder structure for each project makes it easier to manage default settings for new drawings and apply new settings when necessary. Working with a project also enables multiple drawings to share information by linking components so that the software understands the relationship of each representation within the entire set of drawings.
Part 1 of this two-part webinar series will highlight the process for working with an Electrical Project and will include:
How do the experts approach an FEA or CFD problem? Are there practical steps that can be taken to increase the likelihood of good results, and minimize frustration and wasted time?
Join us as we discuss some fundamental best practice concepts that should be of use to the new simulation user, or the veteran user.
Nastran In-CAD is a very powerful, full-featured FEA tool that is now available within Autodesk's Product Design & Manufacturing Collection (PD&MC). This versatile application is aimed squarely at the design engineer who wants to quickly assess product performance prior to building physical prototypes or manufacturing.
To learn how to use the software, there are basic tutorials available; however, in order to maximize the power of this software and get accurate results quickly, professional training is highly recommended.
This free, unique online event will take you through a condensed training session with one of our professional simulation instructors. We'll cover:
These concepts will be presented in the context of static stress and steady state thermal analysis.
For anyone who does not yet have the software, but is curious about its capability, we'd also encourage you to attend this session to find out more.
Have you ever wanted to easily convert information from your Civil Engineer's Civil 3D file to a Revit Toposurface? Have you ever wanted to model a street or site component in your Revit model and have the topography adjust to match the new street? This is now possible with the Site Designer plugin for Revit!
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the frame that supports the picture might be worth a million. Framing support is everything in a structural design. Whether that structure is a small appliance or a larger, multi-stage process machine, without the framing structure, the design would fail. Inventor has framing tools to aid in the design and changing of a framed project and those tools can work within the active design so that you never leave the familiar Inventor interface. The Frame Generator can utilize many different modeling techniques to place and align frame members, including model edges and 3D sketches. While there are similarities between 2D & 3D sketches, there are some key differences that we'll discuss in this presentation.
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You can now experience the revolutionary power of full design automation without custom programming! Hagerman & Company is proud to introduce our new ETO (Engineered to Order) Connection software that can help you do just that. Building on our 20+ years of success in design automation and engineered-to-order software, ETO Connection takes design automation to new levels of productivity and accessibility.
Capabilities include:
If your company is involved in engineered or configured-to-order design work, you won't want to miss this free informative webinar.
The AEC Collection has gotten bigger and better AGAIN! Join us for this free presentation and learn about the latest changes to this set of tools and how they work together.
Do you use Revit? Are you curious what Navisworks is all about? Then please join us for this useful live webcast showing some of the great things you can do with your Revit models inside Navisworks. Whether you are unfamiliar with Navisworks and what it can do or are just getting your feet wet, you will find great value in this informative session.
Most Autodesk Inventor workflows can benefit from some level of automation. Whether you design one-of-a-kind equipment or engineer a configurable product, there are undoubtedly a few repetitive tasks you'd like to eliminate. Fortunately Autodesk Inventor provides a way.
This presentation will focus on how to get started with iLogic in Autodesk Inventor.
The Project Manager has asked the designer (you) to add the site to the project, but you're not a Landscape Architect or a Civil Engineer. You don't have time to learn how to model it in Revit, so how are you going to pull this off without simply underlaying a CAD file of the site plan and calling it done?
This webcast will focus on a method using data extraction from a 2D or 3D AutoCAD drawing to create a site in Revit in very little time without having to model it.
Learn all about the new enhancements to Autodesk Inventor, with the Inventor 2018.2 Update.
AutoCAD Electrical has built-in functionality for creating Single Line Diagrams. However, most users do not realize that these drawings are easily integrated with components on schematic and panel drawings. Maintaining these relationships and sharing data between the Single Line Diagrams and other project drawings will result in greater consistency, fewer errors and the ability to surf all instances within the entire project.
Sheet Metal designs require a different mindset than traditional modeling and therefore also require different tools. Autodesk® Inventor® 3D mechanical design software includes the tools that you will need to rapidly create accurate designs and documentation for your sheet metal needs.
In this presentation we will cover:
Finite elements have rules that govern what loads and constraints they can support. We call them degrees of freedom. In this webcast, we'll shed some light on what degrees of freedom are and why they matter.
From an operations perspective, ensuring the right people have the right access to the right information at the right time is vital for any organization. From a data integrity perspective, it's important that vital business software is protected from both accidental and intentional manipulation.
Join us as we discuss the various aspects of Autodesk Vault security, including:
BIM 360 Team provides access to the building information for the entire project team, regardless of their location. Collaboration for Revit enables the entire project team to work on shared building information models simultaneously regardless of their location.
Join us for this free webcast to see what role each of the products play in streamlining the collaboration process. We will provide an overview of each product in this dynamic duo as well as demo how each product works and how they work together.
BIM 360 Team Overview
Revit Communicator Overview
We discuss the new updates and enhancements delivered with the Inventor 2018.1 update.
Autodesk's Geotechnical Module (GM) is an extension to AutoCAD Civil 3D which allows the user to display subsurface materials, i.e. borehole location and geology data. The GM is a starting point to understand a project's geology and its effect on surfaces, design, etc. within a typical Civil 3D project.
This webinar will introduce you to the functionality of the Civil 3D's Geotechnical Module:
If you are currently using a 3D parametric modeler and interested in switching to either Inventor or Fusion360 or looking to purchase a new 3D parametric modeler, please join us for this free informative webinar. We will examine the differences and reveal the benefits of Autodesk's 3D CAD modeling offerings so that you can find the right product to meet your needs.
When out-of-the-box templates do not contain the exact design and dimensions for a new component in the AutoCAD® Plant 3D catalogs, one available option is to add the component using Python scripting. In this free webinar we will demonstrate this technique by adding a nozzle with a slip-on flange to replace the out-of-the-box weld neck nozzle flange.
Some of the topics to be covered include:
(Files used in this webcast are available for download and included in a link near the end of the webcast.)
Exciting news from Autodesk puts advanced Simulation and CAM technologies in your hands today! You can now use your Inventor design data for virtual performance testing and CNC machine programming with tools you may already have. How do you access this technology and who can help you adopt it?
Join us as we discuss the newly announced Product Design and Manufacturing Collection, Nastran In-CAD, Inventor HSM and more:
Have you ever wanted to model a street in your Revit Model and have your site topography automatically adjust to match the street? Have you ever wanted to automatically generate a set of hundreds of randomly placed trees in your model?
In this webcast, we will show you how this is now possible with a little help from The Site Designer and Dynamo Plugins for Revit. Site Designer is free for subscription customers and Dynamo is free for everyone. We will also show some of the pros and cons of Site Designer and discuss the endless possibilities Dynamo opens up.
We will also:
As an interior designer, you have probably spent time wondering whether Revit software with BIM processes is the right fit for your firm. In this informative webcast we will be discussing some of the reasons why it is so important for interior designers to utilize Revit and how to seamlessly implement BIM into the design process.
In this hour-long presentation, we will discuss:
The evolution of BIM projects and the software that facilitates delivery from concept to completion has greatly increased the capabilities of design teams, but has also complicated the transfer and sharing of information. Advances in technology and connectivity have brought about greater challenges in keeping teams on the same page.
In this webcast we will discuss:
BlueCielo Meridian has been designed from the ground up to handle the special needs of utilities, pipelines and asset-based manufacturers involved in the production of steel, automobiles, chemicals, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, paper, food, etc.
In this webcast, we will demonstrate how Meridian can handle your needs in the areas of:
BlueCielo Meridian is the premier engineering data management solution for process industries such as utilities, steel production, chemicals, oil and gas, food processing, pharmaceuticals, etc.
In this webcast, we will discuss how companies within these industries have used BlueCielo's specialized data management tools and modules to:
BlueCielo Meridian's core software and advanced modules such as Advanced Project Workflow, Asset Management, Explorer, Global Collaboration Framework and Publisher make all of the above possible. With BlueCielo, you can improve delivery of engineering projects, reduce plant downtime, streamline regulatory compliance, and minimize time and costs associated with project handovers.
In this free webinar, we will demonstrate and discuss the available software tools for companies involved in the large-scale production and processing of steel, aluminum, and other metals, and how they can help you meet challenges specific to your industry.
Companies involved in the large-scale production and processing of steel, aluminum, and other metals face similar challenges and require a data management tool that allows:
In this free webinar, we will demonstrate and discuss the available software tools and how they can help you meet the above challenges.
Autodesk Vault has been one of the most successful data management products of all time. However, it previously had limitations for companies in the utility, pipeline and process-based industries such as steel, automotive assembly, chemical, oil and gas, paper, food, pharma, etc.
In this webcast, you will learn how new Vault features along with Hagerman's new Project Connection for Vault will address many of these shortcomings. Project Connection can help companies in these industries:
While the benefits of data management tools such as Autodesk Vault are enormous, their implementation and migration of legacy data can sometimes prove challenging. In this webinar, we discuss these challenges and best practices for making a migration to Autodesk Vault smooth and simple.
Topics to be covered in this webinar include:
If you are considering a migration to Autodesk Vault, we guarantee that this webinar will be well worth your time and attendance!
Plant 3D has built-in functionality for creating equipment from basic 3D modeling shapes. When it comes to more complex designs, Inventor has advanced tools for creating accurate models. Adding nozzles at angles or coming off the tangent of a cylinder is almost impossible to accomplish in Plant 3D, while Inventor can perform these tasks with ease. However, getting those Inventor Models converted into a usable error-free piece of Plant 3D equipment is not as easy as clicking a button. There are steps to perform in Inventor to prepare your model for Plant 3D, as well as steps to finalize this equipment once it has been converted to Plant 3D.
This webcast will highlight the process for creating compatible Inventor models for conversion into Plant 3D equipment. Topics will include:
Transform the entire process of developing, executing and managing infrastructure projects by using initial surveying and data collection, environmental review, public participation, design and documentation, bidding, construction, and operations and maintenance. The model-centric approach enables planners, engineers, and designers to explore and validate innovative design ideas and what-if scenarios with project investors.
Before ground is broken, all parties have a better understanding of scheduling (4D) and cost (5D), environmental impacts are assessed and understood, and the public can visualize what the project will look like at various stages of completion. Once the model is sighted, you can export back to Revit so the model can be geo-referenced for conceptual planning. This workflow provides you an accurate model for elevations, building position, sun studies and ability to coordinate with other softwares (i.e. Navisworks) and other disciplines.
Join us for this informative webcast and learn how you can:
Examining the flow of air in and around buildings and water movement in civil structures using CFD provides designers with insight into some of the common challenges faced in these industries.
This webinar will describe the procedures and techniques used to effectively simulate each of the major types of applications that AEC and Civil designers encounter, such as:
Understanding how air and thermal energy moves within occupied spaces is key to predicting and optimizing the performance of a building design. CFD, or Computational Fluid Dynamics, is increasingly utilized by industry leaders to control energy use in new building designs, and in retrofitting existing buildings. In the past, CFD was the realm of the research scientist, but advancements in CFD and computer technology in recent decades has put its power in the hands of generalist engineers, designers and even architects.
Join us for this free webinar that will include a demo of CFD in action using Autodesk CFD. Topics to be covered:
Autodesk Storm & Sanitary Analysis (SSA), included in AutoCAD Civil 3D and AutoCAD Map 3D, provides users accurate data to fully address growth and urbanization efficiently and sustainably.
Join us for this overview of SSA and see how it can effectively support the refurbishment and replacement of aging storm and sanitary sewer systems, address water conservation, water quality, and smart water initiatives.
With Autodesk A360 Collaboration for Revit, project teams collaborating on AEC projects can simultaneously co-author models across companies or locations. Revit Collaboration includes tools that enhance communication and better connect the entire project team, including those who need access to project models without installing Revit software or exporting to PDF.
Autodesk Industry Collections offer convenient and flexible access to a wide selection of essential Autodesk software used in your industry, while enjoying a steady stream of new releases and product enhancements for improved workflows. While Autodesk Industry Collections simplifies the software purchasing process, you may still have questions about the benefits for you and your organization. If you are wondering whether switching to Industry Collection is right for you, join us for this informative webinar.
