Autodesk 2D and 3D Design and Engineering Software

Building Information Modeling

Services

Cloud services enable efficient and easy-to-use Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows for detecting and coordinating clashes, simulation, and visualization for both building and infrastructure projects.

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Collaboration and Access

Description	How to Access
Clash Detection, Coordination, and Collaboration Autodesk® BIM 360™ Glue is a data-centric, cloud-based management solution for building and infrastructure projects that provides easier access to project models and data to support collaborative, multidisciplinary workflows across authoring tools and project control applications. It enhances cross-team coordination globally as updates are immediately available in project models. Also available as a mobile app for iPad. Top Features Bring together 2D CAD, GIS, raster, and 3D models Create and manage multiple alternatives in a single model Securely publish, store, and manage large models in the cloud Customer Quote "Time is money, especially in the construction world and every owner wants more value for their money. Autodesk BIM 360 Glue is a key tool that helps us accomplish that." —Weston Tanner, Virtual Construction Manager, The Walsh Group	Interested in this Service? You can purchase the service directly from Autodesk. Learn more about Autodesk BIM 360 Glue. Interested in the Mobile App? It's available for iPad in the iTunes App Store.
Conceptual Design and Feasibility Evaluation Autodesk® InfraWorks 360 enhances Autodesk® InfraWorks workflows by enabling users to publish, store, and manage large models centrally and more securely in the cloud. Users can collaborate with multiple stakeholders by inviting team members to access, download, and edit shared models simultaneously and review multiple project proposals using the same data. Models can be accessed regardless of location, format, or transmission, and are synchronized and versioned at the object level. Overview Video Top Features Model existing infrastructure, import models Manage civil infrastructure proposals Use powerful design tools Customer Quote "We have been able to share our early design concepts to better evaluate feasibility on our infrastructure projects. This has been a great addition to what we can already do with our Autodesk products and has extended our ability to share even the largest models more efficiently with remote teams." —Keith Warren, Virtual Design Technology Manager, VTN Consulting Compatible products: Autodesk® Building Design Suite (Ultimate), Autodesk® Infrastructure Design Suite (Premium, Ultimate)	With Autodesk Subscription Access to this service is included as an Autodesk Subscription benefit. Without Subscription or Compatible Product Find a reseller near you to purchase Autodesk Subscription or a compatible product. Interested in the Mobile App? It's available for iPad in the iTunes App Store.
Field Management, Commissioning, and Handover Autodesk® BIM 360™ Field software, formerly Vela Systems, enables construction and infrastructure industry professionals to combine mobile technologies and BIM at the point of construction. Automation of field processes such as quality, safety, and commissioning checklists; distribution of plans and drawings; and mobile model access helps to provide measurable time and cost savings for architecture, engineering, civil infrastructure and construction projects. Top Features Manage construction quality, safety, commissioning, and handover programs Use checklists and issues to accelerate field communication Navigate and annotate drawings, models and photos Proactively manage your field performance with executive dashboards Customer Quote "Tying together field data with the model creates new opportunities for construction delivery methods and oversight. By using the integrated Autodesk and Vela Systems solution on this project, we demonstrated how we can connect the virtually built building to the physically built one. It is the obvious next step for contractors looking to maximize the value of BIM." —Bob Tierney, General Superintendent, Tocci Building Corporation	Interested in This Service? Try Autodesk BIM 360 Field free for 30 days. Have Autodesk contact you to purchase the service directly from Autodesk or learn more about the product. Interested in the Mobile App? It's available for iPad in the iTunes App Store.

Simulation

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Mechanical Simulation—NEW Autodesk® Simulation 360 enables you to assess potential points of failure and validate the long-term durability, dynamic response, and nonlinear behavior of parts, such as heavily loaded components in steel and concrete structures. Specialized tools help engineers simulate fatigue, stress, cracking, and identify areas of potential instability or damage. Air, Fluid Flow, and Thermal Comfort—NEW Autodesk Simulation 360 can help you better understand patterns of air and fluid flow. Take advantage of advanced tools for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to better predict project performance, optimize designs, and validate behavior, helping ensure the comfort and safety of occupants as well as the proper operation of equipment.	Interested in These Services? Try Autodesk Simulation 360 services free. Learn more about how to buy Autodesk Simulation 360.
Energy Analysis Autodesk® 360 Energy Analysis for Autodesk® Revit® enables users to quickly gain insight into the energy consumption and building lifecycle costs of design concepts, helping create more sustainable building designs. Compatible products: Building Design Suite (Premium, Ultimate), Autodesk® Revit® Architecture, Autodesk® Revit® MEP, Multi-Flex, Enterprise Flex, Autodesk® Design Academy, Autodesk® Education Master Suite, Autodesk® Infrastructure Design Suite for Education Whole Building Energy Analysis Autodesk® Green Building Studio® can help designers, architects, and engineers perform faster and more accurate energy analysis of multiple building design iterations in the cloud. It enables building professionals to optimize energy efficiency and support carbon neutrality. Evaluate energy profiles and carbon footprints of various designs and share outcomes and data between engineering software programs making sustainable design more efficient and cost-effective. Compatible products: Building Design Suite, Autodesk® Factory Design Suite, AutoCAD® Architecture, Revit Architecture, AutoCAD® MEP, Revit MEP, Autodesk® Ecotect® Analysis, Enterprise Flex, Multi-Flex, Design Academy, Education Master Suite, Infrastructure Design Suite for Education Structural Analysis Autodesk® 360 Structural Analysis for Autodesk® Revit® provides cloud-based structural analysis as a part of the BIM process. Extend design models to the cloud for analysis. Once analysis is complete, you can visualize and explore results within the Revit environment. Compatible products: Building Design Suite, Infrastructure Design Suite (Ultimate), Autodesk® Plant Design Suite (Premium, Ultimate), Autodesk Revit Structure, Multi-Flex, Enterprise Flex	With Autodesk Subscription Access to the Simulation services is included as an Autodesk Subscription benefit. Without Subscription or Compatible Product Find a reseller near you to purchase Autodesk Subscription or a compatible product.

Visualization

Description

How to Access

Rendering
Autodesk® 360 Rendering enables designers, architects, engineers, and contractors to reduce time and project costs and produce compelling, near-photorealistic visualizations—without tying up the desktop or requiring specialized rendering hardware.

Compatible products:
AutoCAD® Design Suite, Building Design Suite, Autodesk® Product Design Suite, Autodesk® Factory Design Suite, Infrastructure Design Suite, Plant Design Suite, AutoCAD®, Revit Architecture, Multi-Flex, Enterprise Flex

With Autodesk Subscription
Access to this service is included as an Autodesk Subscription benefit.

Without Subscription or Compatible Product
Find a reseller near you to purchase Autodesk Subscription or a compatible product.

Simplified BIM Coordination

Incorporating technology currently used by leading owners, builders, and designers integrated with advanced Autodesk products as well as other design solutions, the Autodesk® BIM 360™ Glue service delivers a new, cloud-based approach to multidisciplinary coordination, model aggregation, clash management, and BIM collaboration for building and infrastructure projects.

The Autodesk BIM 360 Glue service simplifies multidiscipline model coordination. With support for more than 50 design tools, it’s easier to create a consolidated model, find clashes, and resolve conflicts before the construction phase begins.

Clash Detection and Reporting

Identify and avoid potential problems before construction starts. Merge models and perform clash detection tests. Save element types to compare and rerun clash detection as soon as models are updated. Review clash reports and object-level details about clashing elements.

Integration with and Support for Leading Design Tools

Autodesk BIM 360 Glue provides in-product, round-trip support for coordination and clash detection in Autodesk® Revit®, AutoCAD®, AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, and Autodesk® Navisworks® software, the tools most widely used by building architects, engineers, contractors, and owners. In addition, BIM 360 Glue supports coordination across more than 50 industry file formats and all of the most commonly used design and engineering tools from multiple software vendors.

Model existing infrastructure, import models

Combine 2D CAD, GIS, raster, and 3D models, including those created with Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D® civil engineering software.

Manage civil infrastructure proposals

Create and manage multiple alternatives in a single model.

Use powerful design tools

Sketch early-stage designs directly into a model.

Manage construction quality, safety, commissioning, and handover programs

Implement and measure project and corporate programs for quality, safety, commissioning, and handover through web-based collaboration.

Use checklists and issues to accelerate field communication

Take photos of jobsite conditions and associate them with specific locations on 2D drawings or 3D models using “pushpins.”

Navigate and annotate drawings, models, and photos

Navigate intelligent models in the field, online or offline, and update object attributes for commissioning, handover, operations, and maintenance.

Proactively manage your field performance with executive dashboards

Detailed reports and high-level dashboards enable easier review and management of field performance.