Forma Design Collaboration

Overview
Autodesk Forma Design Collaboration is a cloud-based design collaboration solution that helps architecture, engineering, and construction teams work together across shared models, project data, and controlled workflows. Formerly known as Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro, it connects teams, models, and information from concept through to handover, helping project stakeholders coordinate design work, manage changes, review progress, and reduce rework. By bringing design collaboration into a connected cloud environment, it helps distributed teams stay aligned and work from more reliable project information.

Key Features

• Cloud-Based Design Collaboration: Connect design teams in a shared cloud environment to improve collaboration across disciplines and locations.
• Revit Cloud Worksharing: Co-author, sync, and review Revit models in real time from anywhere.
• Civil 3D & Plant 3D Collaboration: Support connected workflows for Civil 3D and AutoCAD Plant 3D project teams.
• Design Package Exchange: Publish, compare, and consume multidisciplinary design packages on a timeline to track who shared what and when.
• Automated Clash Detection: Detect conflicts across aggregated multidisciplinary models and turn them into actionable issues.
• Change Tracking & Analytics: Track design changes, compare updates, and use watchgroups to stay informed of important project changes.
• Connected Issues: Identify, assign, and resolve design issues across teams with clear accountability.
• Project Standards & Controls: Standardise projects using templates, permissions, design assets, and naming enforcement.
• Project Insights: Review key metrics, coordination activity, and design progress to support better project decision-making.

Benefits

• Improved Design Coordination: Helps architects, engineers, and contractors collaborate around shared models and project data.
• Reduced Rework: Clash detection, change tracking, and issue management help identify problems earlier in the design process.
• Faster Project Collaboration: Cloud-based workflows make it easier for distributed teams to work together without relying on disconnected file sharing.
• Greater Visibility: Gives project leaders clearer insight into design progress, model changes, and coordination activity.
• Better Control of Shared Information: Structured package sharing and milestone workflows help teams manage when and how design information is exchanged.
• More Connected BIM Workflows: Supports collaboration across key Autodesk design tools, helping teams work in a more integrated project environment.

Who It’s For

• Architects & Engineers needing to collaborate on shared models, coordinate design changes, and manage project information across disciplines.
• BIM Managers & Coordinators looking for better control over model coordination, design packages, clash workflows, and team collaboration.
• Multidisciplinary Design Teams working across Revit, Civil 3D, or AutoCAD Plant 3D projects who need connected cloud collaboration.
• Contractors & Construction Teams wanting earlier visibility into design issues, model changes, and coordination risks before work reaches site.
• Project Managers needing better insight into design progress, information exchanges, and cross-team coordination.
• AECO Organisations wanting to improve BIM collaboration, reduce disconnected file workflows, and create a more reliable digital project environment.