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BIM Collaborate Pro (May 2024 Release)

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BIM Collaborate Pro (formerly BIM 360 Design) is a cloud-based software developed by Autodesk which enables diversely located project teams to co-author their BIM models in Revit, Plant 3D and Civil 3D. The software is part of the design phase of the Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) suite, a cloud-based construction management and collaboration platform offered by Autodesk. It connects BIM data with construction workflows on a Common Data Environment, enabling remote and distributed teams to collaborate easily on the web browser. The software includes features such as speedy model review, automated clash detection, document management, web viewing, issue capturing, project administration, progress tracking through project timeline and advanced analytics.

In addition to all the features offered by BIM Collaborate – a software developed only for design reviewers and decision-makers, BIM Collaborate Pro provides features such as real-time co-authoring and coordination for designers working on Revit, Plant 3D and Civil 3D through a remote collaboration workflow. The license includes modules of the ACC suite such as Design Collaboration, Model Coordination, BIM 360 and Autodesk Document Management.

Autodesk Construction Cloud was launched in February 2021. It is more like rebranding the BIM 360 platform only. For example BIM 360 Design is now BIM Collaborate Pro. Users with a license of ACC will automatically get access to BIM 360 products, but the same is not true vice versa. Similarly, BIM 360 Docs has now made way to Autodesk Docs. While the functionality of the two platforms remain same, there are slight differences in the features offered by each.

Key features

  • Model co-authoring: Realtime model co-authoring in Revit, Civil 3D and AutoCAD Plant 3D.
  • Real-time design collaboration: Allowing individual teams to work in their own spaces and collaborate using enhanced permission levels.
  • Design Review: Compare iterations of project model in 3D view or sheet layouts side-by-side.
  • File support: Support with over 50 file types including RVT, C3D, DWG, IFC, MS Office 365 and other Autodesk file types. Comment and markup on the files and compare different file versions on the web browser itself.
  • Change analysis: A combination of different 2D and 3D files of different disciplines can be viewed to understand changes. It also has a feature of automatic version control highlighting the changes made across different versions of the files.
  • Clash Analysis: The software offers an automated clash analysis of all the model files added to the sandboxed coordination spaces. The clashes are grouped and represented in the form of an intuitive matrix.
  • Issue Management: Create, track and manage all issues by generating interactive dashboard reports helping the teams reduce rework and change orders with better documentation.
  • Access Control: Control project folder access through multilevel permissions and data exchange management facilitating simultaneous design work among multidiscipline teams.
  • Advanced project analytics: Providing valuable project insights for tracking common issues aiding in better decision making.
  • Revit Issues Ad-in: Directly fix issues raised on the cloud in Revit or Navisworks.

Typical workflow

Account setup

  1. Set up an account profile either as an account administrator or a project administrator. Upon subscription, the account administrator gets the mail to activate the BIM Collaborate Pro account.
  2. Create a new project file entering all the relevant project information and activate the desired services such as design collaboration and document management and model coordination.

Document Management

  1. Set project permissions for different users based on their roles. The permissions include manage (full admin control), edit, create and view.
  2. Start with the preconfigured folder structure or create your folders and assign teams to them.
  3. Directly view different software files such as PDF, DWG, RVT etc. on the web browser without the need of installing each software. Comment/markup on the file and publish it for others to view.
  4. Create project issues and assign them to a particular team member.

Design Collaboration

  1. Share files with different user groups such as civil, MEP, architecture by creating separate packages. A live link of each file is created which allows the file to get updated each time a change is made.
  2. Explore and review the changes impacting your team and consume the package updating the aggregated project model.
  3. Use the design collaboration tool to co-author design models built on Revit.

Model Coordination

  1. Create model coordination spaces containing the models that you want to review and coordinate.
  2. Clashes are detected automatically with models that are added to the folder in the coordinated space.
  3. View the number of active clashes in a matrix sheet map.
  4. Click on a cell of the matrix to navigate to the location of the clash.
  5. Directly resolve the clashes or assign them to the desired team member for resolution.

What’s new

The May 2024 update for Autodesk BIM Collaborate introduces enhanced functionalities for model coordination and data visualization. Key new features include a Power BI template for clash data, customizable object colors, predefined issue types and templates, and expanded issue list capabilities.

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