BIM 360 Design Collaboration- Collaboration in Design Process

 BIM 360 Design Collaboration is a new module for controlled cloud worksharing in multi-discipline projects. It’s part of the new BIM 360 Design offering.

BIM 360 Design is Autodesk’s cloud worksharing, design collaboration, and data management product for improved project delivery. BIM 360 Design is made for distributed and multi-disciplinary teams.

In general, BIM 360 Design has these components:

1.   Revit Cloud Worksharing for multi-user model co-authoring (also with BIM 360 Team as you have been doing in Collaboration for Revit).
2.   Document Management module for data management, access controls, and web and mobile collaboration
3.   Administration modules for account and project setup
4.   Autodesk Desktop Connector to connect your cloud repository to your desktop
5.   The new Design Collaboration module for milestone tracking and deliverable coordination

BIM 360 Design Collaboration allows controlled cloud worksharing in multi-discipline projects including milestone tracking and deliverable coordination. Here’s an overview of the main features and functionality:

• Quickly set up teams by user, role, or company
• Easily define data workspaces, i.e. a separate workspace for internal design development and a shared folder for data that other teams can reference and use
• Use more granular file- and folder-based permissions and access controls, if desired

• Enable multiple users to co-author Revit models with Revit cloud worksharing
• Extend worksharing to project teams in any location, while centralizing efforts of distributed teams
• Manage 2D sheets and 3D models in a central repository
• Better allocate resources and assign the best team members with the most relevant skill sets to each project
• Control and manage Work In Progress data exchange so that only reviewed information is shared with other teams

• Track project progress in a shared project timeline
• Easily understand the current state of the project model in an aggregated view
• Exchange curated packages containing Revit sets & project models between teams
• Reduce rework with trackable activity recorded for all teams
• Enable transparency and ensure accountability for deadlines and milestones.

• Explore and understand the project model aggregated with other collaboration teams’ models.
• Navigate and view the project model as teams think about data – in building levels, project phases, or collaboration teams.

• Enable change visualization with one click on any BIM artifact contained in a package.
• Easily compare differences between versions of Revit models or views shared between project lead and consultants.
• Explore shared deliverables before accepting into your team’s space to understand how new design information will impact work in progress.