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Getting in the mood for AU2014

November 20, 2014May 7, 2017 Luke Johnson

If you are suffering “Autodesk University Excitement Fade”, maybe my tweets about the AU Extension in Australia might help get you back in the mood for learnin’…

“we believe we are on the brink of the biggest change since the industrial revolution” AUx #AU2014
— Luke Johnson (@lukeyjohnson) November 9, 2014

Why the cloud? AUx #AU2014 pic.twitter.com/4CyS7RaUgG
— Luke Johnson (@lukeyjohnson) November 9, 2014

“if you want to full take advantage of the models, it’s about manufacturing off-site…” (general contractor speaking at #AU2014 AUx)
— Luke Johnson (@lukeyjohnson) November 10, 2014

Looking forward “there won’t be subcontractors… there will be supply chain partners.” David Beslich, Hansen Yuncken #AU2014 #construction
— Luke Johnson (@lukeyjohnson) November 10, 2014

“The BIM caves are disappearing” #AU2014 AUx
— Luke Johnson (@lukeyjohnson) November 11, 2014

#BIM360 starting to get very connected and more bidirectional: Revit->Navis->Glue->Layout->Field-> Revit #AU2014 pic.twitter.com/ZFWiYOUVac
— Luke Johnson (@lukeyjohnson) November 11, 2014

Laser scan to Recap, aggregated in Infraworks, export FBX to Navisworks, upload to 360 Glue, to Field for FM. #AU2014 pic.twitter.com/AZUPrrh4l1
— Luke Johnson (@lukeyjohnson) November 11, 2014

#Data Sovereignty and Autodesk #Cloud Products like #BIM360 (at #AU2014 #AUx): Who… http://t.co/Rrc5L9wTwE #revit
— Luke Johnson (@lukeyjohnson) November 11, 2014

Autodesk InfraWorks 360 2015 Links

November 19, 2014May 7, 2017 Luke Johnson

Your portal:
https://infraworks360.autodesk.com/portal

What’s the difference between Infraworks and Infraworks 360? Infraworks 360 is the ‘big brother’…
Autodesk InfraWorks 360 Questions and Answers | InfraWorks 360 | Autodesk Knowledge Network

Hotfix:
Autodesk InfraWorks 2015 Model Builder Security Hotfix | InfraWorks 360 | Autodesk Knowledge Network

Activation:
To activate Autodesk InfraWorks 360 | InfraWorks 360 | Autodesk Knowledge Network

How to activate InfraWorks 360 modules | InfraWorks 360 | Autodesk Knowledge Network

Import Terrain from NASA Reverb Into InfraWorks using QGIS

November 17, 2014May 7, 2017 Luke Johnson

… workflow for obtaining terrain from NASA Reverb using the open source (free) GIS tool called QGIS and then into InfraWorks:

Credit to Nick Falvey, via Civil FX How to Get Terrain from NASA Reverb Into InfraWorks for Free

Adding globally available Aster GDEM Topography to Infraworks (and Infraworks Interference Checking using Drive)

June 10, 2014May 7, 2017 Luke Johnson

The release of the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) Global Digital Elevation Model Version 2 (GDEM V2) was announced on October 17, 2011. This data can be downloaded and imported to Infraworks.

Here’s how:
1) Go here:
http://gdex.cr.usgs.gov/gdex/

2) Create an account / login

3) Browse the world, then Select a region using one of the tools, such as Rectangle

4) Download using ArcASCII

5) Back in Infraworks: Import from file, Raster

6) Select the ArcASCII file

7) Right click the source in Infraworks and pick Refresh. Your topo should now be visible:

8) Now import your Revit or Civil3D models and create your animations…

More info:
ASTER Global Digital Elevation Map

via

Using #InfraWorks? Need elevation data outside the United States? Search for “Aster GDEM”. Free elevation data for 99% of the globe!
— Brian Hailey, PE (@C3DPlus) May 2, 2014

Infraworks Interference Checking using drive command above pipes:

Next stop. #Infraworks use the drive command on pipes to check pipe interferences. Not just for corridors. #Civil3d pic.twitter.com/2izfvzeRGB
— Juan (@Civil3d_Jedi) June 5, 2014

On a related note: you can use AutoCAD GEO command to grab coordinate data