Autodesk Forma

By audience

Architecture

• Publishes and shares Revit models and drawing sets to Docs, controlling sheet versions and issuing for review.
• Reviews and responds to contractor RFIs and submittals, keeping design intent decisions documented in one place.
• Co-authors and coordinates with engineering disciplines through BIM Collaborate (Design Collaboration) on shared cloud models.
• Marks up and compares drawing versions, using overlays to communicate revisions to the project team.
• Hands off coordinated record models and approved documents to the construction team at the GMP/handoff milestones.

Construction Management

• Runs the field and office on ACC Build: managing RFIs, submittals, and meeting minutes with routed approval workflows and full audit trails.
• Tracks budgets, change orders, and contracts in ACC Cost, tying cost impacts back to RFIs and field issues.
• Coordinates trade and discipline models in BIM Collaborate, running automated clash detection before fabrication and installation.
• Uses Docs as the single source of truth for drawings, sheet versioning, and markups distributed to the field via mobile.
• Captures daily logs, punch lists, quality and safety inspections, and photos from the jobsite on phones and tablets.

By phase

Design

• BIM Collaborate / Design Collaboration hosts shared Revit cloud models so architects and engineers co-author across firms.
• Docs manages drawing sets, sheet versioning, and issued-for-review packages with controlled access.
• Design teams run model coordination and early clash checks to resolve discipline conflicts before construction documents.
• Design review and markup tools let stakeholders comment on and compare model and sheet revisions.
• Early Takeoff quantities can be pulled from design models to inform feasibility and budgeting.

Pre-Construction

• ACC Takeoff generates 2D and model-based quantities to drive estimates and scope packages.
• BIM Collaborate runs constructability reviews and clash detection to de-risk the design before mobilization.
• Cost module sets up the initial budget, prime contract, and buyout tracking.
• Docs distributes bid sets and addenda to trades with version control and access logging.
• Coordinated models and quantities feed scope validation and trade scope-gap analysis.

Construction

• Build manages live RFIs, submittals, and meeting workflows with routing, due dates, and audit trails.
• Field crews access current drawings and 3D models on mobile, with markups and version control keeping everyone on the latest set.
• Daily logs, quality/safety inspections, punch lists, and photos are captured from the jobsite in real time.
• Cost tracks change orders, payment applications, and budget impacts as the work progresses.
• Coordinated models support installation sequencing and resolving field conflicts against the BIM model.

Closeout & Operations

• Compiles closeout packages: as-built drawings, O&M manuals, warranties, and submittal records stored in Docs.
• Final punch lists and inspection sign-offs are tracked and closed out in Build.
• Cost finalizes change orders, final payment applications, and contract reconciliation.
• Handover deliverables and asset/record models are organized for transfer to the owner or facilities team.
• The complete document and model history remains accessible as a system of record for operations and future renovations.