#1 most frequent
United States of America
55.0%44 installations of 80
What is Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro?
Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro (formerly BIM360) is a construction software for project managers, site managers, and Building Information Modelling (BIM) managers. It is designed to connect the office and site components of construction, providing cloud-based access to plans and models.
Categories & Use Cases
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Top Performing Features
Plan markups & sharing
Users can annotate plans from the field and easily share plans/markups with other project stakeholders.
Category average: 7.5
Document sharing
Users can share/attach other documents related to construction projects, such as specifications, contracts, drawings, etc.
Category average: 8.4
Plan distribution & viewing
Users can compare different versions of plans, and view live updates/revisions to plans (usually from a mobile device in the field).
Category average: 8.4
Areas for Improvement
Mobile app
Users can easily access the system from the field on mobile devices such as phones and tablets.
Category average: 7.6
Bid creation
Allows users to use bid packages or templates to quickly and efficiently create bids based off of cost estimates.
Category average: 7.8
Cost calculator
Application that calculates cost of estimated quantities and materials, typically within spreadsheets.
Category average: 7.6
Who Buys & Uses Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro
#2 most frequent
Spain
6.3%5 installations of 80
#3 most frequent
Canada
5.0%4 installations of 80
Happy with Autodesk BIM
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
This cloud based design collaboration and design management software allows us to organize multiple project data and connecting a lot of departments in order to hit the dead lines faster. Also project visibility and accessibility improves working with project templates, shared design packages and managing data exchange on multidiscipline and various projects.
Pros
- It stores and manages all our project data in one location
- It manages architectural engineering and building design with project-based workflows
- It tracks most of the issues to improve planning
Cons
- Nothing major to improve
- It's sometimes slow connecting to the cloud
- Some users complain that cannot easily find some commands
Return on Investment
- Saves a lot of time
- Store and manage all project data in one location
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Autodesk Vault
Other Software Used
Autodesk Vault, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk CFD, Autodesk Fusion
What's inside BIM C PRO.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
For the last eight months, I have been working on BIM, and BIM Collaborate Pro is one we use to collaborate on our projects. Our team works on several projects simultaneously, and our clients work on the same with ease. It helps our clients have daily updates on projects as they use BIM C pro, where they can use our projects and compare them with their projects simultaneously.
Pros
- It helps to collaborate on different components of projects that work according to different specifications in one place.
- With this the client can have all date at once where they can review all things.
- The place where an architect and other Engineers coordinate to get a full-fledged model.
Cons
- Well, while collaborating on the architecture and structural model, we need some place commands to make changes in the model rather than asking permission from the modeler.
- In BIM, we mainly collaborate for multiple softwares. Hope it can have interchanging options between two different softwares.
Return on Investment
- Well, I would say it's helpful for me to exchange different models with different specifications.
- Number of people can work and also characterized models based on its modelling.
- Even if a number of people are working, none of the models get disturbed, which is one of the most important points of BIM.
Other Software Used
Revit, AutoCAD, Autodesk Civil 3D, SketchUp, Autodesk 3ds Max
Practical Construction Management Tool, Average Document Review Capabilities for Consultants
Pros
- New update shows project location and weather similar to a phone widget
- Loads relatively fast compared to other document storage options
- Easy to navigate and simplistic platform is perfect for its purpose
Cons
- Small functionality issues like using the search bar and exiting but needing to move the cursor over and click on search bar again for every search. Unsure why the screen moves after searching and this takes extra time when you are making multiple searches in a row.
- Top toolbar shows logo very small and clicking on project doesn't lead to general project info- which I think would be helpful
Return on Investment
- Autodesk is a good tool to use for document management- gets the job done and all in one place. In that sense it is effective for our purposes and is a positive platform for conducting our services
- The search bar takes up additional time because of its small functionality problem and takes a while to search all documents. In that sense it does add some additional time compared to other platforms like Procore
Alternatives Considered
Procore and Newforma Project Center
Other Software Used
Procore, Google Drive, Outlook4Gmail
Bim360 Review from a Contractor
Pros
- Well-integrated with BIM softwares from Autodesk, keeps the BIM workflow run well from design to construction on site
- A lot of great features and functions as per each Bim360 software
- Ability to customize for our own format on checklist, drawings, etc.
Cons
- Need more link-able options between all softwares in Bim360
- Need to improve performance with huge data models on mobile devices
- Need the ability to share licenses between all softwares in Bim360
Return on Investment
- We've consolidated the BIM process with a cloud CDE
- Saves us time and money with communication among shareholders on the field
- Has improved the BIM profile of the company, business development, and marketing
Alternatives Considered
Procore
Autodesk Bim 360......HONEST REVIEW
Pros
- The feature of Clash control to ensure that all systems are coordinated appropriately is the best one.
- The Live updates between design teams keep them up to date for quicker design and free up personnel from having to do file transfers.
- It can store construction data/documents, 3D BIM architectural models, structures & temporary works.
- This software allows Revit models to be stored and collaborated on in the cloud.
Cons
- This software does not integrate with all other software well.
- Its not User friendly and you have to invest time to understand it well.
Return on Investment
- This software will help you to streamline costs and optimize your workflows between your project teams.
- The document feature having all models and documents in one place is also helpful.
- This software is very helpful to be able to view files remotely, even if the computer does not have the appropriate software installed.
Other Software Used
Revit, Navisworks, AutoCAD