Considered one of the greatest examples of the use of BIM for infrastructure, London’s Gatwick Airport is coming to the end of a $1.2 billion project to modernize its infrastructure.

Kick-started by the UK BIM Initiative (which has a goal to reduce the cost of government construction projects by 20% and to reduce the UK's carbon intensity in line with its EU carbon commitments), the project team used Autodesk technology to drive efficiencies and success.

Today’s architects and engineers can now analyze building performance early in the design stage thanks to 3D building performance simulation and finite element analysis.

Autodesk University (AU) 2014 is fast approaching and between now and October 19^th you can get a discount of $500 off conference passes. Sneak peek below!

If your training budget permits, this year’s passes are currently $1,675 each. With 650 classes for designers and engineers, plus special events, networking receptions, and more, this is a not-to-be-missed offer.

Don’t delay! The cost of a pass increases to $2,175 on October 20.

Autodesk Vehicle Tracking software allows designers to see how transportation will interact with their building and infrastructure designs before they are built.

Some of the benefits of Vehicle Tracking include:

1. Faster planning and design
2. Accurately predict movement
3. Reduce rework
4. Easily evaluate for safety factors
5. Optimize designs

Watch the video below for a quick overview of the interface and capabilities:

With federal fiscal year coming to an end on September 30^th, CAD managers may be wondering how to make the best use of those “use-it-or-lose-it” tax dollars.

What about upgrading that CAD hardware you use?

Cadalyst recently published a great article that guides CAD users through the various scenarios and use cases that impact any decision you make about choosing your next hardware. Should you focus on the speed of your next CPU? What about memory and storage? How will you be using the machine?

It’s likely that your agency’s procurement office requires proof of performance before even considering the purchase of a new software solution.  But government case studies are often hard to come by, after all agencies have a habit of keeping their projects and innovations quiet.

In recent years this has changed as more and more agencies are stepping forward to showcase their achievements. And, what better way to demonstrate that tax payer dollars are being used wisely and efficiently than case studies.

New York City’s Empire State Building – one of the Top 20 tallest buildings in the world. Completed in 1931, this iconic skyscraper was designed the old fashioned way, with pen to paper and physical tools. Of course, they weren’t constructing something like the Shanghai Tower or Dubai’s Burj Khalifa building.

Dorado County, CA, contains more than 1,100 miles of road. Nothing unusual about that, but when you consider that these roads stretch from the suburbs of Sacramento to the shores of Lake Tahoe, then you’re dealing with some interesting terrain.

It’s the job of the El Dorado County Department of Transportation (EDCDOT) to manage these roads and highways in line with California’s stringent safety and environmental standards.

For many of us, productivity is always an issue, as well as the time it takes to perform each individual task. If you can save a few seconds here and a few seconds there, before you know it, you will have increased your productivity without the need for big changes. With this simple AutoCAD guide to shortcuts, you will soon find yourself flying through your projects and saving time one click at a time.

Autodesk Cloud Credits allow you to use services like cloud rendering and simulation. We get a lot of questions around cloud credits so we wanted to give you the most relevant information to motivate you to try the cloud components today.

You can see all this information and more on the Autodesk Knowledge Network page on Autodesk Cloud Credits.  We wanted to break it down to the basic need to knows.