Autodesk University Las Vegas: Forging Ahead with Collaborative Cloud-Based Solutions

Autodesk University Las Vegas: Forging Ahead with Collaborative Cloud-Based Solutions

Nov 21, 2017 |NBS

The class, originally presented on 13 November 2017, initially looks at setting up an execution plan to give clarity on which team members are delivering what information and when.

The core part of the class will then look at how Autodesk Forge can be used as the platform to develop a collaborative cloud based solution to allow models and associated information to be viewed through the web-browser.

Learning objectives

  • Learn how the cloud is changing the way that we collaborate and how Forge can help
  • Learn how information traditionally distributed in paper reports can now be linked to the model in the cloud
  • Learn how to agree who is developing what information and when on a BIM project
  • Learn how Revit users can let other members of the project team benefit from the information they produce

To get the most from this class participants should have an understanding of the design and specification process for AEC projects. It is aimed at construction professionals that want to utilise technology to lower risks, increase efficiencies and provide a better service to clients. It will be of particular interest to Project Managers, Programmer/Software Developers, Building Ownesr, BIM/VDC Managers, and Architects.

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Presenters

Jim Quanci
Senior Director, Software Partner Development Autodesk, Inc. 

With more than 30 years of engineering and design experience, Jim Quanci has spent the past 25 years developing relationships for Autodesk with leading technology partners around the world. 

Dr Stephen Hamil
Director of Research and Innovation, NBS

Stephen first started working on NBS products in 1999 and has played a big part in the developments of products such as NBS Building, NBS Create and National BIM Library. He was the project lead for the development of the BIM Toolkit on behalf of the UK Government’s BIM Task Group. Prior to joining NBS, Stephen studied at Durham University. His first degree was in Structural Engineering followed by a PhD in the digital modelling of building structures.

 

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Back in 2016 it was announced that NBS has become the first UK organisation to become an Autodesk Solution Associate and means that both organisations will work more closely together to develop the next generation of information and knowledge management solutions. 

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