Autodesk Hong Kong

2022 Virtual Solutions Launch

© 2021 Autodesk, Inc.

 From Design to Fabrication:
Trends in industrialized construction &
prefabrication.
Ken Lee
Synnex Technology

© 2021 Autodesk, Inc.

 Agenda
1 - Autodesk's Industrialized Construction Vision

2 - From Design to Fabrication:

Using Revit, Robot Structural Analysis, and Advance Steel

3 - Revit to Inventor:
BIM Exchange for Custom Fabrication Hands-On Lab

4 - Revit for MEP Fabrication:

The Process from Start to Finish

© 2021 Autodesk, Inc.

Autodesk's Industrialized Construction Vision

 Class# CS473448

 AU2020 Web Class by: Amy Marks

Autodesk's Industrialized Construction Vision
Class# CS473448
Key Learnings

 Learn about pressures and trends in industrialized construction,

prefabrication, and DfMA.

 Learn the language and nomenclature being used in

industrialized construction and dispel some industry myths.

 Learn about Autodesk's vision and strategy for industrialized

construction.
Autodesk's Industrialized Construction Vision
Class# CS473448

Industrialized Construction
 The application of manufacturing techniques in the built environment
Autodesk's Industrialized Construction Vision
Class# CS473448

Industrialized Construction Ecosystem

 We have to move, make and operate information up into Design.
Autodesk's Industrialized Construction Vision
Class# CS473448

Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA)

 DfMA des not means pre-fabrication..
Autodesk's Industrialized Construction Vision
Class# CS473448

Challenges of applying DfMA

 DfMA is element specific. (e.g. Even 1 pre-cast panel can have 55 DfMA instructions)

 Let the technology ( e.g. Machine Learning, A.I. and Computational) to help.
Autodesk's Industrialized Construction Vision
Class# CS473448

The New Possible Roles

Autodesk's Industrialized Construction Vision
Class# CS473448

The three main tasks

We have to move, make and operate information up into Design.
From Design to Fabrication:
Using Revit, Robot Structural Analysis, and Advance Steel

 Class# BES473699-L

 AU2020 Web Class by: Mihai Sandu, Catalin Lang

From Design to Fabrication:
Using Revit, Robot Structural Analysis, and Advance Steel
Class# BES473699-L

Key Learnings

 Learn how to handle the analytical model in Revit.

 Learn how to use the collaboration with Robot Structural

Analysis from a Revit analytical model to analysis results.

 Learn how to integrate structural analysis results in

Revit steel connection workflows.

 Learn how to collaborate with Advance Steel and create

the fabrication documents (NC, DXF, and detailed drawings).
From Design to Fabrication:
Using Revit, Robot Structural Analysis, and Advance Steel
Class# BES473699-L

Key Learnings

 Learn how to handle the analytical model in Revit.

 Learn how to use the collaboration with Robot Structural

Analysis from a Revit analytical model to analysis results.

 Learn how to integrate structural analysis results in

Revit steel connection workflows.

 Learn how to collaborate with Advance Steel and create

the fabrication documents (NC, DXF, and detailed drawings).
From Design to Fabrication:
Using Revit, Robot Structural Analysis, and Advance Steel
Class# BES473699-L

1 - Begin creating a structural model of a warehouse in Revit.

From Design to Fabrication:
Using Revit, Robot Structural Analysis, and Advance Steel
Class# BES473699-L

2 - Export the analytical model to Robot Structural Analysis Professional

to calculate the structure.
From Design to Fabrication:
Using Revit, Robot Structural Analysis, and Advance Steel
Class# BES473699-L

3 - Bring Back the model to Revit to visualize the analytical results.

Create and verify the steel connections.
From Design to Fabrication:
Using Revit, Robot Structural Analysis, and Advance Steel
Class# BES473699-L

4 - Transfer the Revit model to Advance Steel to create the fabrication documents.
Revit to Inventor:
BIM Exchange for Custom Fabrication Hands-On Lab

 Class# FAB463426-L

 AU2020 Web Class by: Paul Munford

From Design to Fabrication:
Using Revit, Robot Structural Analysis, and Advance Steel
Class# BES473699-L

Key Learnings

 Learn how to create a simplified view in Revit in preparation

for referencing the Revit project into Inventor.

 Learn how to reference a Revit project file into Inventor

to design in context.

 Test the ability to update the Revit file, and

consume the update inside Inventor.

 Learn how to round-trip the Inventor file back into Revit.

From Design to Fabrication:
Using Revit, Robot Structural Analysis, and Advance Steel
Class# BES473699-L

AnyCAD Technology:
Enable Inventor to reference a CAD file from other CAD systems without files translation.
From Design to Fabrication:
Using Revit, Robot Structural Analysis, and Advance Steel
Class# BES473699-L

Workflow for Revit and Inventor Integration

From Design to Fabrication:
Using Revit, Robot Structural Analysis, and Advance Steel
Class# BES473699-L

1 - In Revit, creating a simplified View

From Design to Fabrication:
Using Revit, Robot Structural Analysis, and Advance Steel
Class# BES473699-L

2 - "AnyCAD' a Revit model into Inventor

From Design to Fabrication:
Using Revit, Robot Structural Analysis, and Advance Steel
Class# BES473699-L

3 - Update the Revit model

From Design to Fabrication:
Using Revit, Robot Structural Analysis, and Advance Steel
Class# BES473699-L

4 - Export from Inventor and Link into Revit

Revit for MEP Fabrication:
The Process from Start to Finish

 Class# BLD226683

 AU2020 Web Class by: Bryan Strecker & Dan McCloskey

Revit for MEP Fabrication:
The Process from Start to Finish
Class# BLD226683

Key Learnings

 Learn how to utilize Revit MEP Fabrication parts and assemblies

to create various shop drawings to be utilized in the field.

 Understand workflow strategies to use Revit throughout the

entire MEP subcontractor process.

 See a demonstration of Fabrication CADmep being used to

develop custom Revit fabrication parts for each project.

 Learn about third-party Revit add-ins that can facilitate faster

workflow in the creation of accurate 3D models
Revit for MEP Fabrication:
The Process from Start to Finish
Class# BLD226683

Key Learnings

 Learn how to utilize Revit MEP Fabrication parts and assemblies

to create various shop drawings to be utilized in the field.

 Understand workflow strategies to use Revit throughout the

entire MEP subcontractor process.

 See a demonstration of Fabrication CADmep being used to

develop custom Revit fabrication parts for each project.

 Learn about third-party Revit add-ins that can facilitate faster

workflow in the creation of accurate 3D models
Revit for MEP Fabrication:
The Process from Start to Finish
Class# BLD226683

Key Learnings

 Learn how to utilize Revit MEP Fabrication parts and assemblies

to create various shop drawings to be utilized in the field.

 Understand workflow strategies to use Revit throughout the

entire MEP subcontractor process.

 See a demonstration of Fabrication CADmep being used to

develop custom Revit fabrication parts for each project.

 Learn about third-party Revit add-ins that can facilitate faster

workflow in the creation of accurate 3D models
Revit for MEP Fabrication:
The Process from Start to Finish
Class# BLD226683

Key Learnings

 Learn how to utilize Revit MEP Fabrication parts and

assemblies to create various shop drawings to be utilized
in the field.

 Understand workflow strategies to use Revit throughout

the entire MEP subcontractor process.

 See a demonstration of Fabrication CADmep being used to

develop custom Revit fabrication parts for each project.

 Learn about third-party Revit add-ins that can facilitate

faster workflow in the creation of accurate 3D models
Revit for MEP Fabrication:
The Process from Start to Finish
Class# BLD226683

Key Learnings

 Learn how to utilize Revit MEP Fabrication parts and

assemblies to create various shop drawings to be utilized
in the field.

 Understand workflow strategies to use Revit throughout

the entire MEP subcontractor process.

 See a demonstration of Fabrication CADmep being used to

develop custom Revit fabrication parts for each project.

 Learn about third-party Revit add-ins that can facilitate

faster workflow in the creation of accurate 3D models
Revit for MEP Fabrication:
The Process from Start to Finish
Class# BLD226683

Key Learnings

 Learn how to utilize Revit MEP Fabrication parts and

assemblies to create various shop drawings to be utilized
in the field.

 Understand workflow strategies to use Revit throughout

the entire MEP subcontractor process.

 See a demonstration of Fabrication CADmep being used to

develop custom Revit fabrication parts for each project.

 Learn about third-party Revit add-ins that can facilitate

faster workflow in the creation of accurate 3D models
Revit for MEP Fabrication:
The Process from Start to Finish
Class# BLD226683

Key Learnings

 Learn how to utilize Revit MEP Fabrication parts and

assemblies to create various shop drawings to be utilized
in the field.

 Understand workflow strategies to use Revit throughout

the entire MEP subcontractor process.

 See a demonstration of Fabrication CADmep being used to

develop custom Revit fabrication parts for each project.

 Learn about third-party Revit add-ins that can facilitate

faster workflow in the creation of accurate 3D models
Revit for MEP Fabrication:
The Process from Start to Finish
Class# BLD226683

Key Learnings

 Learn how to utilize Revit MEP Fabrication parts and

assemblies to create various shop drawings to be utilized
in the field.

 Understand workflow strategies to use Revit throughout

the entire MEP subcontractor process.

 See a demonstration of Fabrication CADmep being used to

develop custom Revit fabrication parts for each project.

 Learn about third-party Revit add-ins that can facilitate

faster workflow in the creation of accurate 3D models
Revit for MEP Fabrication:
The Process from Start to Finish
Class# BLD226683

Key Learnings

 Learn how to utilize Revit MEP Fabrication parts and

assemblies to create various shop drawings to be utilized
in the field.

 Understand workflow strategies to use Revit throughout

the entire MEP subcontractor process.

 See a demonstration of Fabrication CADmep being used to

develop custom Revit fabrication parts for each project.

 Learn about third-party Revit add-ins that can facilitate

faster workflow in the creation of accurate 3D models
Revit for MEP Fabrication:
The Process from Start to Finish
Class# BLD226683

Key Learnings

 Learn how to utilize Revit MEP Fabrication parts and

assemblies to create various shop drawings to be utilized
in the field.

 Understand workflow strategies to use Revit throughout

the entire MEP subcontractor process.

 See a demonstration of Fabrication CADmep being used to

develop custom Revit fabrication parts for each project.

 Learn about third-party Revit add-ins that can facilitate

faster workflow in the creation of accurate 3D models
Revit for MEP Fabrication:
The Process from Start to Finish
Class# BLD226683

Key Learnings

 Learn how to utilize Revit MEP Fabrication parts and

assemblies to create various shop drawings to be utilized
in the field.

 Understand workflow strategies to use Revit throughout

the entire MEP subcontractor process.

 See a demonstration of Fabrication CADmep being used to

develop custom Revit fabrication parts for each project.

 Learn about third-party Revit add-ins that can facilitate

faster workflow in the creation of accurate 3D models
Revit for MEP Fabrication:
The Process from Start to Finish
Class# BLD226683

Key Learnings

 Learn how to utilize Revit MEP Fabrication parts and

assemblies to create various shop drawings to be utilized
in the field.

 Understand workflow strategies to use Revit throughout

the entire MEP subcontractor process.

 See a demonstration of Fabrication CADmep being used to

develop custom Revit fabrication parts for each project.

 Learn about third-party Revit add-ins that can facilitate

faster workflow in the creation of accurate 3D models
Revit for MEP Fabrication:
The Process from Start to Finish
Class# BLD226683

Key Learnings

 Learn how to utilize Revit MEP Fabrication parts and

assemblies to create various shop drawings to be utilized
in the field.

 Understand workflow strategies to use Revit throughout

the entire MEP subcontractor process.

 See a demonstration of Fabrication CADmep being used to

develop custom Revit fabrication parts for each project.

 Learn about third-party Revit add-ins that can facilitate

faster workflow in the creation of accurate 3D models
Revit for MEP Fabrication:
The Process from Start to Finish
Class# BLD226683

Autodesk APP Store

 of accurate 3D models
Other Recommended AU Classes related to DfMA
DfMA for Industrialized Construction Myths and Truths
Class# CS469282

Key Learnings

 Discover DfMA.

 Discover how DfMA applies to industrialized construction.

 Learn how to create basic DfMA standards.

 Explore DfMA practices in your current designs.

DfMA and Modular Prefabrication:
Methods for Workforce Training
Class# CS469073

Key Learnings

 Learn how to apply generative design, automation, and

modular assembly to construction DfMA fabrication processes.

 Learn how to employ Revit, BIM 360, and Navisworks for

DfMA production and workforce training.

 Learn how to train personnel performing DfMA and modular

assembly fabrication for construction projects.

 Learn DfMA training techniques for prefabrication of modular

assemblies.
Efficiently enabling optimal workflows using the
AEC Collections in a BIM dominated industry
Class# CS463357

Key Learnings

 Learn efficient workflows (Autodesk software).

 Discover new perspectives into innovation (DfMA case study).

 Learn how to keep up with development and competition.

 Learn how to have consistent high-quality output and uniformity.

 Summary
1 - Autodesk's Industrialized Construction Vision

2 - From Design to Fabrication:

Using Revit, Robot Structural Analysis, and Advance Steel

3 - Revit to Inventor:
BIM Exchange for Custom Fabrication Hands-On Lab

4 - Revit for MEP Fabrication:

The Process from Start to Finish

© 2021 Autodesk, Inc.

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