Autodesk Construction Cloud

Autodesk Inc.

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About this app

The best-in-class construction management app for Autodesk Build, Autodesk BIM Collaborate, Autodesk Docs and PlanGrid that makes it easy for teams on more than 2.5 million projects to manage their construction projects.

Construction teams leverage Autodesk Construction Cloud’s simple automation, smart connections between tools and comprehensive workflows to deliver quality construction projects on time and under budget.

The Autodesk Construction Cloud mobile app brings Autodesk Build, Autodesk BIM Collaborate, Autodesk Docs, Revit, Navisworks, PlanGrid and AutoCAD to the site with construction and document management, collaboration tools and project data available from anywhere.

Autodesk Construction Cloud is made for the project team, like…

• the site manager managing quality on site
• the project manager tracking progress in real time
• the BIM team identifying issues ahead of installation
• the architect on a site walk
• and the owner leveraging construction data and as-builts to improve daily operations

Here’s how we do it.

CONSTRUCTION COLLABORATION
+ Issues
Track issues, from design to handover, all in one place. Resolve issues faster by adding due dates and responsible parties, and easily reference photos, associated files and RFIs.

+ Schedule
Keep projects on track with a centralised schedule. View the schedule by different time spans or filter by critical items, review dependencies and assess schedule suggestions.

+ Forms
Gather critical information with forms that adapt to project requirements. Build a comprehensive safety programme or track daily checklists.

+ Assets
Easily manage the lifecycle of project assets from design to commissioning and handover. Assets are tracked, stored and connected to other workflows.

+ Meeting Minutes
Stay ahead of the next meeting by creating meetings and agendas. Link references like issues, models, RFIs or photos. Check on outstanding items and follow up, all from the site.

FILE MANAGEMENT
+ Sheets and Drawings
Quickly access the latest drawings and shared plans with quick downloads and dynamic search. Compare, share and markup sheets directly from the site to take the guesswork out of installation.

+ Models
Make critical decisions faster with access to 3D models on site. View installation details and effortlessly navigate single- or multi-trade models to build with confidence. Supports Revit and AutoCAD file types and many more, including RVT, DWG, NWC, IFC and NWD.

QUALITY CONTROL
+ RFIs
Reduce the risk of data loss with seamless RFI management. Connect RFIs across the project lifecycle to cut down on duplicate work.

+ Submittals
Keep all relevant submittal information on hand. With search, quickly find the necessary submittal to view progress and next steps.

+ Photos
Use photos to track progress and add references to issues, RFIs, schedule activities and more. With autotags and filters, quickly find the photo you need.

Ratings and reviews

Excellent idea. Terrible operation among different OS. The layer function is not even available in the webpage app. Only on mobile. You cannot edit lines in the desk app. Editing a markup in the IOS app takes more steps than on android... among other issues that are really annoying Edit. Just keeps getting worse. If you are an admin you can't really edit sheets on mobile. You have to do it in desktop version. So stupid Edit: would lower to 0 if possible. Now it logs you out every 10 minutes...

The general idea of this platform is good. As an engineer, I find its ability to quickly load, pan, zoom, and change pages in the project specific PDFs excellent. It is much faster than any other PDF software I've used on my phone. Its ability to tag a location on a drawing and make a specific note and attach one or more pictures regarding the note is a great feature. The service - desktop, web, and mobile apps - is great for collaboration. || So why only 2 stars after reading that? Simple -- it assumes you have unlimited data. Not everyone has unlimited mobile data (including me). There is no way in the app to prevent it from uploading data and pictures over mobile data. I take a lot of pictures when I visit a job site. During my last use of the app, it uploaded over 700 MB of data even when I took steps to prevent it from happening. || I used their online chat support the day before I used the app in the field. Their support tech told me I needed to disable mobile data for my entire phone while using the app, which of course, cripples the phone. Then, I had to make sure that the OS setting for using mobile data in the background for this particular app was turned off. It is. While on site, I turned off mobile data on my phone. At the end of my visit, I noticed that there were over 600 items waiting to upload. So it seemed to work. I then closed the app before turning mobile data back on so I could check my messages and use the map for traffic conditions. When I got home, I found out the app decided to upload all of those files while I was driving. There was no need to upload them as I have WiFi at home and in the office. I wasn't going to do anything with that information till I got to one of those places. || I contacted tech support again and expressed my frustration with this issue. I happened to chat with the same person as the previous session. He seems to think the issue is with Android not the app. I pointed out that many, many other apps have options to enable/disable uploading/downloading data over mobile data or only when connected to WiFi. I presented several examples including OneDrive, Google Photos, and a podcast app. There are many other examples as well as subscription services like Spotify that allow you to download music for listening when not on WiFi. I was told my feedback will be forwarded to the Product Team to see if they could implement my suggestion. || Until this issue is corrected, I will no longer use the app while in the field. This is too bad since it really does save time when writing reports. Please correct this oversight and I will gladly revise this review.

Every time someone on my project takes a picture within the app, PlanGrid syncs it to my phone's Gallery. I've denied permissions, but it still happens. I chatted with support for over 30 minutes and got nowhere. They said they'd look into it and get back to me later that day. It's been over two weeks, so I'm becoming doubtful that will ever happen. Every day, I have to delete 100+ individual photo albums from my phone. It's such a headache and the developers are useless and lazy.

What's new

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