Beyond Design

Getting Started videos for Navisworks Manage and Simulate

Most people who view this Navisworks blog are current Navisworks users, but for a number of you we know you're looking for tips to get started, this set of videos should get you up to speed with the basics.

Customize and Save the Display Layout

This video shows you how to customize the ribbon, toolbars, and dockable windows, and save and reuse your preferred layout as workspaces, thus enhancing your productivity.

 

Combine and Manage Your Projects

This video shows you how to combine multiple files into a single Navisworks project.

 

Creating Intelligent Groups of Objects

This video shows you how to create intelligent groups of objects using search and selection sets. This makes it easier to review and analyze your project at each stage, and can save you a lot of time.

 

Creating Animations

This video shows you how you can create animations that record your movement round your project.

 

Using Viewpoints

This video shows you how you can set up and save multiple viewpoints of your project. This means you can jump to preset viewpoints without having to navigate there each time.

 

You can find more Navisworks videos here: -

http://www.autodesk.com/navisworks-youtube

BIM for Survey and Scanning Webinar Series

Ever wondered where laser scanning fits in the BIM picture for your firm? This set of webinars with Autodesk and three of the laser scanning giants, Leica, Faro and Topcon should give you a fascinating insight. The first one is this Friday and places are limited.

Thanks to Jack Strongitharm and the From The Ground Up blog for this.

I have teamed up with some of the equipment vendors to bring to you presentations on how their equipment can bring survey and scanned data into Autodesk BIM products.

These will include some best practices and also including their own specialist software products.

Space is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/890749050

A joint presentation with Autodesk and Faro, sharing best practice in taking surveyed and point cloud data into BIM design applications such as AutoCAD Civil 3D, Revit and Plant 3D and sharing with Navisworks.

Title: Faro and Autodesk – Point Cloud Technology

Date: Friday, February 17, 2012, Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM GMT

 

Space is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/381629522

A joint presentation with Autodesk and Topcon, sharing best practice in taking surveyed and point cloud data into BIM design applications such as AutoCAD Civil 3D and sharing with Navisworks.

Title: Topcon and Autodesk – Survey and Point Cloud Technology

Date: Friday, March 30, 2012, Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM BST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

 

Space is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/726264106

A joint presentation with Autodesk and Leica Geosystems, sharing best practice in taking surveyed and point cloud data into BIM design applications such as AutoCAD Civil 3D, Revit in combination with Leica CloudWorx for Revit.

Title: Leica Geosystems and Autodesk – Survey and Point Cloud Technology

Date: Thursday, April 5, 2012, Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM BST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

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I have teamed up with some of the equipment vendors to bring to you presentations on how their equipment can bring survey and scanned data into Autodesk BIM products.

These will include some best practices and also including their own specialist software products.

Space is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/890749050

A joint presentation with Autodesk and Faro, sharing best practice in taking surveyed and point cloud data into BIM design applications such as AutoCAD Civil 3D, Revit and Plant 3D and sharing with Navisworks.

Title: Faro and Autodesk – Point Cloud Technology

Date: Friday, February 17, 2012, Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM GMT

 

Space is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/381629522

A joint presentation with Autodesk and Topcon, sharing best practice in taking surveyed and point cloud data into BIM design applications such as AutoCAD Civil 3D and sharing with Navisworks.

Title: Topcon and Autodesk – Survey and Point Cloud Technology

Date: Friday, March 30, 2012, Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM BST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

 

Space is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/726264106

A joint presentation with Autodesk and Leica Geosystems, sharing best practice in taking surveyed and point cloud data into BIM design applications such as AutoCAD Civil 3D, Revit in combination with Leica CloudWorx for Revit.

Title: Leica Geosystems and Autodesk – Survey and Point Cloud Technology

Date: Thursday, April 5, 2012, Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM BST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

Autodesk AEC DevCamp – Calling anyone interested in using the API to develop for Navisworks, Revit and Civil 3D

Are you interested in customizing, extending or integrating with Autodesk® Revit^®, AutoCAD^® Civil 3D^®, Navisworks^®,  technologies around Autodesk's BIM 360 vision, including Vault Collaboration AEC and Revit Server, new Autodesk web services and mobile technologies, and more?

If yes then the Autodesk AEC DevCamp is for you!

• When: June 6-7, with a DevLab on June 8
• Where: Boston, Massachusetts -- near Autodesk's AEC Division headquarters
• Cost: early bird discount fee of US $500 valid to April 30, 2012, thereafter US $600

The 2 day DevCamp offers training for beginners and experts on the APIs of each of the products listed above. You get to talk to Autodesk product management and engineering staff, and to meet fellow developers like you. There is also a Business Development track for those steering their company's strategic direction and investments as well as Autodesk specific sales and marketing topics. 

Following on from the DevCamp we are holding a day long DevLab. The DevLab has no agenda as it's all about spending quality time working with you on your specific needs and challenges. ADN DevTech engineers covering Autodesk technologies – Revit, Civil 3D, Navisworks and more - are available to help you – 1 to 1. Bring your laptop and work on your code as you'd normally do in your own office. With DevLab you have a team of experts available to review your code, answer your questions, and make suggestions.

CALL TO ACTION – let us know you're interested!

To receive more information on the DevCamp and DevLab, including the detailed agenda and registration instructions, please send an email to Melrose Ross on email address melrose.ross@autodesk.com giving your full name and company name.

Item Assigment with Autodesk Quantity Takeoff (QTO)

Another article on QTO from Jason Dodds on his dODDS and Ends blog, click the link below to get the full article

Often times I am asked about the process for using Item Assignment in QTO. So to help add a little clarification to the question I created this quick post complete with exercise that you can try on your own.

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