Forma Design Collaboration: Cloud Co-Authoring and Model Coordination
Forma® Design Collaboration, formerly Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro, is Autodesk's cloud software for design teams working on the same project. It provides cloud co-authoring for Revit, Civil 3D, and AutoCAD Plant 3D, plus clash detection, issue tracking, and design reviews in a common data environment.
- Co-author Revit, Civil 3D, and Plant 3D models in the cloud
- Share design packages between teams and track what changed
- Find clashes automatically and track them as issues
- Includes Autodesk Tandem Essentials and Model Analytics Essentials
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What Forma Design Collaboration Does
Forma Design Collaboration runs on Forma Data Management. Each team works in its own space, then shares a set of models and sheets with the other teams as a design package. Other teams consume the package when they're ready, so work in progress stays separate from shared work.
| Feature | What it does |
|---|---|
| Cloud co-authoring | Several people work on the same Revit, Civil 3D, or Plant 3D model in the cloud at the same time |
| Design packages | Teams share and consume sets of models and sheets on a schedule they control |
| Change analytics and Watchgroups | Compare versions and get alerts when objects you care about change |
| Automated clash detection | Finds clashes between models and turns them into issues |
| Connected issues | Issues round-trip between the cloud and Revit or Navisworks |
| Design Review | Formal review and approval workflows for drawings and models |
| Project correspondence | Keeps project communication with the project data |
| Standards and controls | Permissions and settings to keep teams on project standards |
| Bridge | Shares data between separate projects, including projects run by other companies |
| Insights | Dashboards on project and model data |
Supported Apps
| App | What you can do |
|---|---|
| Revit | Cloud worksharing (real-time co-authoring of Revit cloud models) |
| Civil 3D | Cloud collaboration on Civil 3D drawings and data shortcuts |
| AutoCAD Plant 3D | Cloud collaboration on Plant 3D projects |
| Navisworks | Clash and issue round-trip |
*Autodesk supports the current version of each app plus the three previous versions. Plant 3D cloud projects are available in the Australia, EU, and US data regions only.
Included Essentials
A Forma Design Collaboration subscription includes two Essentials products:
| Included product | What it is |
|---|---|
| Autodesk Tandem Essentials | Entry tier of Autodesk Tandem, Autodesk's digital twin software |
| Model Analytics Essentials | Entry tier of Autodesk's model analytics for checking model data |
How to Buy
Forma Design Collaboration is sold as a monthly, annual, or 3-year subscription per user. It's web-based; the co-authoring features work inside your installed copies of Revit, Civil 3D, or Plant 3D. Autodesk offers a 30-day free trial.
It's also included in the Forma for Model Management bundle.
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