Autodesk launched Bridge, a new collaboration capability that empowers construction teams to share only relevant data with project stakeholders, regardless of whether they are on the same team or building project within Autodesk Construction Cloud. Bridge gives teams control over their respective project data sets by enabling them to share select sheets, folders, and files with collaborators without having to share all project information. The new collaboration capabilities delivered by Bridge lessen the need for manual data transfer and management and provide confidence that everyone is working from the same information, minimizing rework and saving teams time and money that directly impacts their bottom lines.
“Communicating relevant information with each stakeholder in a timely manner can be a manual and time-consuming process that often leads to data loss and miscommunication, putting us at risk of rework, increased costs, and extended timelines,” said Luis Angel Garcia, BIM specialist, SSOE Group.
“On the other hand, sharing entire projects with team members can compromise privacy and requires tedious permission setting. Autodesk Construction Cloud’s Bridge gives us the flexibility to automatically share relevant information with stakeholders, while still maintaining control over our project data. Bridge radically simplifies our collaboration across teams and projects so we can deliver work on time and within budget.”
“Every construction project is different and our customers need flexibility to collaborate according to the needs of each project,” said Sameer Merchant, vice president of product development, Autodesk Construction Solutions. “Additionally, different stakeholders need to maintain agency of the data pertinent to their work on a project. Bridge introduces a transformational new collaboration capability that gives teams the autonomy and flexibility to manage their own data. Project stakeholders can maintain their own project instances and save on the time, cost, and confusion that often results from having to manage external collaborator permissions and manual ‘send and receive’ workflows.”
Bridge connects project data for internal and external teams
Bridge empowers project members with the flexibility they need to share relevant information with different teams and projects using Autodesk Construction Cloud, facilitating smoother collaboration to complete projects on time and within budget.
General Contractors have a simple solution to coordinate work between their trades and provide visibility to owners while ensuring owned project information is documented and saved in a centralized location. Whether they are working on a large project and want to split each component into its own sub-project or want to break out projects for trades to meet privacy mandates set by owners, general contractors can now use Bridge to share data with different teams and projects from one main, easy-to-manage instance.
Specialty trades can share necessary information such as project install progress with general contractors while maintaining their respective data within their own project instances. If they have multiple ongoing projects, trade teams can also aggregate their data into one main, easy-to-manage internal location for an aggregate view that strengthens analytics and future decision making.
Owners have clear visibility into project performance and construction documentation when they link data using Bridge. Information is not lost in manual “send and receive” workflows and the data needed to make timely project decisions becomes easier to find.
Designers can communicate the latest design documents with owners and contractors and keep a pulse on how design intent is being upheld during construction. Bridge enables designers to protect intellectual property and share only necessary sheets and files while also reducing time spent on manual “send and receive” workflows.
Share sheets and files.
With the right permissions, easily select any Sheets or Files to share with another project within the same account, or to a project within a different account.
Set up automations.
Ensure all teams have the most up-to-date versions by setting up and managing automated sheet sharing.
Create direct project linking.
Take information sharing to the next level by connecting stakeholders across accounts, providing contact details for collaborators, and making disconnecting and removing automation at the end of a project a one-click process.
Bridge is now available at no additional cost to customers using Autodesk Construction Cloud’s web applications — Build, Collaborate & Takeoff.
Revithas a flexible subscription model, with new features available with each release and product update. Here’s what’s new in Revit 2023 which falls under these six “key themes”.
Design productivity
Simulation & analysis
Interoperability
Cloud & data
Design optimization
Documentation efficiency
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New features and enhancements
Design productivity
Measure in 3D
Pick a work plane
Save placement for work plane-based families
Duplicate material and its assets
Server path to material textures and decals
View reference search
Enable cutting in views
Additional cuttable categories
Temporary dimensions for shared nested families
Align couplers to create post-tensioning anchors
Reinforced concrete non-bearing partition walls
Updated AISC shape type tables
British rebar shapes update
Adaptive propagation for rebar
Library-based connection design automation
Cloud-hosted rebar display performance
Elevation parameter improvements
Elevation base options
Flip controls for fabrication parts
Elevation controls for fabrication parts
Performance with large selections
Optimized room performance
View performance
Performance for shape edited slabs
Performance when linking DWG files
Performance when copying large numbers of elements
Performance when loading items in Type Selector
Simulation & analysis
New workflow for structural analysis
Structural analytical modeling in the BIM context
Structural analytical model automation
Electrical preliminary load analysis
Interactive solar studies
Cloud & data
Data Exchanges
Fabrication Data Manager (FDM) technical preview
Parameter Service technical preview
Manage Cloud Models in Revit Home
Remember the last account for Revit Cloud Models
Non-destructive model rollback
Interoperability
FormIt Pro in Link CAD Formats
FormIt Pro interoperability enhancements
CAD file improvements
IFC parameters and export mapping dialog
Enhanced mesh capabilities
DirectShape import placement
Design optimization
UI improvements for Generative Design and Dynamo Player
New input types for Generative Design and Dynamo Player
New method names for Generative Design
Documentation efficiency
Floor folding lines and split lines
Preserve area and room values in key schedules
Conditional formatting for family and type in schedules
Filter by sheet in schedules
Rebar cover in schedules and tags
Displace elements in 2D views
Tag all displaced elements in 3D views
Multi-leader tag enhancements
Additional taggable categories
Displaced rebar representation
Effective solid rebar visualization in 3D views
Maintain systems of demolished elements
Circuit number info for electrical equipment
Contour label direction
Improved orientation behavior for generic annotation families
Control filled region patterns with family parameters
Swap views on a sheet
View filter enhancements
Project browser icon for views on sheets
Edit label dialog improvement
Common property for model group and RVT link
Page order in PDF export and print output
Performance in print, publish, and export functions
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What’s New with the Autodesk Build, Takeoff & Docs?
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Autodesk Build provides seamless collaboration as a construction project and field management software. Takeoff generates 2D takeoffs and 3D quantities from a single solution. Autodesk Docs simplifies document management and a common data environment. Learn about new features in the latest release of the Autodesk Construction Cloud platform by joining our webinar.
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