
Autodesk BIM 360 Feature Comparison
BIM 360 is available in four subscription offerings: BIM 360 Docs, BIM 360 Design, BIM 360 Coordinate and BIM 360 Build. Explore BIM 360 capabilities in the comparison chart to determine which subscription, or combination of subscriptions, is best suited for your teams’ needs.
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BIM 360
DOCS
BIM 360
DESIGN
BIM 360
COORDINATE
BIM 360
BUILD
Publishing
Support for any file type.
Assign standard or custom attributes to files
Organize and manage specific versions of documents into Sets or Packages for a specific purpose during the project lifecycle
Title Block OCR for automatic naming and attribute assignment of PDF files (Plans folders only)
Connect BIM 360 cloud workspace to your desktop for file syncing (Project Files folders only)
Revit and AutoCAD Publishing
Publish Linked/X-ref’d Files
Extract 2D sheets from Revit files
Version Control
Track every update, including automatic slip sheeting, to maintain a current set
View previous versions
Viewing
Single viewer for both 2D & 3D design files
Viewer available on Web and iOS/Android mobile apps
Viewer support for design files, PDFs and Photos
BIM 360
DOCS
BIM 360
DESIGN
BIM 360
COORDINATE
BIM 360
BUILD
Revit Cloud Worksharing
Enable multiple users to co-author Revit models stored in BIM 360 within one firm or across multiple firms, extending Revit worksharing to project teams in any location
Control the exchange of Work-In-Progress data between multi-disciplinary teams with access permissions and separated team spaces
Deliverable Coordination
Track project progress in a shared project timeline
Easily understand the current state of the Revit project model in an aggregated view
Exchange curated packages containing Revit sets and associated models
Track project progress across teams for transparency & accountability
Change Visualization
Visualize changes to any BIM artifact contained in a package
Compare differences between versions of Revit models shared between project team members
Compare differences between versions of 2D sheets (RVT/DWG/PDF) or PDF drawings, or compare differences between two different 2D sheets (RVT/DWG/PDF)
Explore shared deliverables before accepting into your team’s space to understand how new design information will impact work in progress.
Easily navigate from 2D to 3D views in the hypermodel to understand design progress in context
Navigate change information by team, project phase or building level
BIM 360
DOCS
BIM 360
DESIGN
BIM 360
COORDINATE
BIM 360
BUILD
Collaboration for Civil 3D
Enable a cloud based project workflow for Civil 3D design files, data shortcuts, and external references. Collaborate securely outside of company firewalls.
Streamline deliverables coordination, visualize changes, coordinate deliverables, and manage issues.
New start tab in Civil 3D that integrates with BIM 360 project file interactions.
Referencing
Create & reference data shortcuts.
Reference synchronization and notification.
Security & Access
Automated file locking/unlocking of drawings managed through Civil 3D.
BIM 360
DOCS
BIM 360
DESIGN
BIM 360
COORDINATE
BIM 360
BUILD
Collaboration for Plant 3D
Enable a cloud based project workflow for Plant 3D design files and external references.
Streamline deliverables coordination, visualize changes, coordinate deliverables, and manage issues.
Security & Access
Control access to project files to allow project teams and the extended stakeholders to securely collaborate and share files and data across locations and disciplines.
Seamless DWG check-In/check-out to manage project drawing editing access2.
Automated file locking/unlocking of drawings managed through Plant 3D2.
BIM 360
DOCS
BIM 360
DESIGN
BIM 360
COORDINATE
BIM 360
BUILD
Model Aggregation & Clash Detection
Merge published models in the cloud to collaborate and coordinate with project stakeholders.
Upload models to coordination folders and get an immediate view of identified clashes.
Collaborate when needed with other disciplines to review clashing objects without waiting for coordination meetings.
Filter clashes by model, discipline or user to speed the process of clash resolution.
BIM 360
DOCS
BIM 360
DESIGN
BIM 360
COORDINATE
BIM 360
BUILD
Markups
Add shapes or text notes to 2D or 3D files, and keep private or share with other team members.
Add linear, angle or area measurements to provide additional detail to drawings.
Add hyperlinks to other designs, or to files with additional information or context like photos, RFIs or specs.
Issues
Create issues and assign to team members to resolve design problems or clarify information.
Pin issues to 2D or 3D design locations.
Maintain a complete audit trail of Issues.
BIM 360
DOCS
BIM 360
DESIGN
BIM 360
COORDINATE
BIM 360
BUILD
RFIs
Create, assign and manage RFIs, including workflow routing and visibility into status and approvals.
Maintain a complete audit trail of RFIs.
Submittals
Review, approval and distribution workflows for Submittal packages.
Assign project team members to submit information to Submittals package.
Create Submittal packages.
Meeting Minutes
Assign specific action items to users, roles or companies and track progress of items.
Create meetings and agenda items, invite participants and track meeting minutes.
BIM 360
DOCS
BIM 360
DESIGN
BIM 360
COORDINATE
BIM 360
BUILD
Budgets and Contracts
Manage budget items, including hierarchical build-ups and custom segment options.
Create, edit and view supplier contracts.
View variances between budgets and cost items.
Automatically generate contract documents.
Establish a bi-directional relationship with your accounting system to streamline invoice reviews and approvals.
Actual costs automatically populate in the budget summary allow you to view a breakdown and accurately forecast.
Change Orders
Create a bi-directional link between RFIs and Potential Change Orders (PCOs) to easily track the origin of change orders.
At-a-glance view of all Potential Change Orders (PCOs) and cost-related impacts.
Manage all aspects of the change order process including PCO, RCO, OCO, RFQ & SCO.
Create project-level markup configurations to apply to change orders.
Automatically generate documentation for all parts of the change order process.
Pay Applications
Automate pay application processes, including generation of SOVs, connect payments to main contract and get real-time budget summaries.
Track both pending and completed supplier payments against the total work to be completed.
Setup billing periods from schedules and easily manage each supplier SOVs for each billing period.
BIM 360
DOCS
BIM 360
DESIGN
BIM 360
COORDINATE
BIM 360
BUILD
Checklist Creation and Assignment
Create or import checklists to support quality and safety inspections, and punch lists.
Modify checklists with a drag and drop interface.
Checklist Execution
Assign checklists or individual checklist sections to project teams, including due date.
Checklists available on Web or mobile devices, for online or offline use; sync to the cloud when online.
Create issues for non-conforming checklist items.
Project Site Issue Management
Assign checklists or individual checklist sections to project teams, including due date.
Checklists available on Web or mobile devices, for online or offline use; sync to the cloud when online.
Automatically create issues for non-conforming checklist items.
Pin site issues to 2D or 3D design locations.
BIM 360
DOCS
BIM 360
DESIGN
BIM 360
COORDINATE
BIM 360
BUILD
Set up / Customization
Excel Import
Custom Category Management
Custom Status Sets & Colors
Custom Attributes
Asset Management & Tracking
Barcode/QR Code Support
Create or Link Issues
Create or Link Checklists
Link Documents
Excel Export
Associate Checklist Templates With Asset Categories
Permissions
Mobile Accessibility
iPhone Support
BIM 360
DOCS
BIM 360
DESIGN
BIM 360
COORDINATE
BIM 360
BUILD
Reporting
Track all project activity in a single activity log.
View, filter & export project-wide list.
View, filter & export project-wide field issues list.
View, filter & export project-wide RFIs & Submittals list.
Dashboards
Customisable Project Home dashboard to access important, relevant, and actionable information from across projects and sites in BIM 360.
View status of issues and checklists for individual projects.
BIM 360
DOCS
BIM 360
DESIGN
BIM 360
COORDINATE
BIM 360
BUILD
iOS and Android
Access & modify 2D, 3D and other types of project information from phone or tablet.
Sync files for offline use.
View & complete quality & safety checklists.
Create, view and manage RFIs.
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DOCS
BIM 360
DESIGN
BIM 360
COORDINATE
BIM 360
BUILD
Project Administration
Manage unlimited projects in single account.
Apply project templates for folder structure and permissions.
User Management
Centrally manage all users, roles & companies.
Set five permission levels at user, role or company-level — Upload only, View only, View + Upload, View + Upload + Edit, View + Upload + Edit + Control.
Define team workspaces, i.e. a separate folder for each team’s data and a shared folder for data that all teams can reference and use.
Locations
Setup a location structure for projects to quickly search and filter information by location.
BIM 360
DOCS
BIM 360
DESIGN
BIM 360
COORDINATE
BIM 360
BUILD
Forge APIs
BIM 360 is built on the Autodesk Forge development platform and includes APIs to allow for the exchange of inforIntegrations for use.
References
- Cost Management is sold as an add-on subscription to BIM 360 Build.
- It is critical that Project Manager in Plant 3D be used for any “file manipulation” (rename, move, delete, version control, and other related tasks).