dODDS and ENDS

Getting Started videos for Navisworks Manage and Simulate

Most people who view this 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.

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Join the the Autodesk Virtual Event

Join us for the Autodesk Virtual Event on March 29, 2012. See how Autodesk BIM solutions are transforming the building and construction industries.

With tight budgets, project complexity, and short timelines, the building and construction industry is under pressure. It’s time to move forward or risk falling behind. Building Information Modeling (BIM) and new technologies are changing what’s possible. With our latest software releases, Autodesk^® helps you lead the way in transforming your business now and into the future.

This year’s event features sessions from Autodesk executives, as well as building and construction experts, including:

• Review of Strategic Initiatives for Autodesk by Carl Bass, Amar Hanspal, and Lynn Allen
• Building a Better Architecture Business with BIM, by Joy Stark
• BIM for Building Engineering, by Sarah Hodges
• Implementing BIM in Construction, by Anthony Governanti

Register now: http://experience.autodesk.com/build/

Connecting Pieces, Like Navisworks

The motto of last year's world tour of DevDays developer conferences was Connecting the Pieces, as in Autodesk suites, as in getting bits and pieces to work together seamlessly, as in the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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Prepping Your Model for Construction Scheduling and Logistics

Prepping Your BIM Model for Construction Scheduling and Logistics

Watch this free screencast, hosted by Autodesk Technical Marketing Manager, Anthony Governanti, and see how to modify your model in the Revit format and prepare it for the construction process.

You'll learn how to schedule with the Navisworks timeliner, create construction parts from existing model elements, and organize the model by construction phase or zone using the Revit section box and Navisworks selection sets. 

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