Autodesk Construction Cloud

Score8.7 out of 10

19 Reviews and Ratings

What is Autodesk Construction Cloud?

The Autodesk Construction Cloud provides a bundle of construction management products to suite various use cases. Current bundles include Construction Operations, Preconstruction, as well as Virtual Design and Construction.

Categories & Use Cases

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Collaboration & approvals
Users can comment, send messages, and/or approve documents.
Category average: 8.4
Document sharing
Users can share/attach other documents related to construction projects, such as specifications, contracts, drawings, etc.
Category average: 8.4
Meeting Minutes
Tools that help you keep track of minutes in meetings.
Category average: 7.7

Pay calculation
Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.
Category average: 7.2
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
Provide employees access to wages accrued during the pay period before the end of the pay cycle.
Category average: 7.1
Employment history
Employment history is the ability to track previous positions held.
Category average: 7.9

Most Frequent Users

Top 3 industries using Autodesk Construction Cloud.

Based on HG Insights installation data

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#1 most frequent

Construction

30.8%

623 installations of 2,021

#2 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

28.8%

583 installations of 2,021

#3 most frequent

Manufacturing

11.0%

223 installations of 2,021

Pros

Centralized platform for managing project information
Robust document management with version control for drawings and sheets
Granular permissions management for precise user access control

Cons

User interface and navigation performance, particularly with large drawings and models
Complex and cumbersome setup for permissions and user administration
Challenges with managing large project data footprints efficiently

Joshua Bumgarner, CCM View profile

Project Manager in Professional Services at Jacobs (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Autodesk Construction Cloud everyday to manage data on our construction project. Autodesk Construction Cloud allows us to store all project information in a single location. The ability to have different levels of permissions also allows us to store sensitive information that some parties should not see alongside information that all project members can see in the same place, which is very convenient.

Pros

Daily Reports
Requests for Information
Submittals
Photographs
File Storage

Cons

Interface of drawing sheets, very jagged and slow moving through sheets
Ability to export punchlist to a cleaner excel spreadsheet
Deficiency tracking

Return on Investment

Allows everyone to work efficiently
Reduces redundant work
Reduces confusion amongst stakeholders

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Autodesk Build

Verified User

Manager in Engineering (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Autodesk Construction Cloud is out in house data management system for all things Revit. We use Revit primarily in our office so being able to store and access projects and references in the cloud help tremendously with collaborative work environments. We are also a hybrid office which allows us to work outside of the office seamlessly. Some problems often arise when new features are provided that often needs a troubleshooter or someone familiar with Autodesk Construction Cloud to understand the new features. The problems can often been addressed through experimentation and often benefits the office as a whole.

Pros

Data Management
Collaborative Work
Seamless integration of other programs

Cons

Forma integration
Data checks
Protection

Return on Investment

Collaboration
Data Management
Document Sharing

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro, Autodesk Docs and Autodesk Forma

Other Software Used

Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro, AutoCAD, Autodesk Forma

Scotty Galloway, PE View profile

Construction Consultant in Engineering at dress gray consulting (1-10 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Autodesk Construction Cloud creates a one-stop solution for managing construction documents from correspondence, invoices, pay applications, change orders, submittals, RFIs, and meeting minutes. The ability to interconnect items is a huge time saver. For example, when taking meeting minutes, you can link an RFI/Submittal/issue to the agenda item so you are aren't having to go to a different module to find the item. The ease of assigning tasks and due dates to items encourages accountability. The ability to customize modules/reports/views is very intuitive and appreciated. It's easy to use out of the box and then allows you to increase the breadth and depth of the integration into your organization.

Pros

Meeting Minutes: Simple to use and adapt from Agenda to Minutes, attach reference documents efficiently, and assign accountability to attendees.
Budget/Cost Reporting: There is a learning curve, but the visibility of budgets and costs from inception to closeout is beneficial for the user and makes reporting to investors simple and consistent.
Document Management: The version history on drawings "sheets" is very helpful when managing a project through design and construction. Issuing addenda, drawings, or tracking down a change in design is simple.
Pay Applications/Change Order Workflow: the customizable workflows along with time stamps of reviews and response makes tracking down status and bottlenecks very easy.

Cons

External Users: The ability to have external users review and respond to items or even just distribute items like invoices for example would be beneficial.
Budget Format: There are so many layers to budgets/contract/etc. When you need to update a budget code, it feels like you need to do it in 3 places in 3 different ways to make it take effect.
User Management: This has become easier since you don't have to login to a different system anymore but is still a bit cumbersome.
Program Tracking: The ability to have multiple projects roll-up under a program would be a suggestion.
Dashboard: The ability to have a dashboard reporting across multiple projects by type/region/program/etc.

Return on Investment

Consistent processes for a development team to manage a portfolio of projects using different designers and contractors.
Improved reporting and tracking to investors. We are able to provide our clients a consistent product when it comes to change orders, pay applications, and cost reports. This increases our professionalism and reduces the amount of time wasted in creating/updating excel sheets.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Procore, Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and Constructware (discontinued)

Other Software Used

Bluebeam, Microsoft 365

Kevin Brisbin

VDC Electrical Engineer in Engineering at SSOE (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The scope of my use was over multiple large scale (100K+ Sq. Ft.) projects. I works well at unifying the source of the most current information and submittals across a project.

Pros

Manage Folder Structures
Search Files/Documents
Hierarchy Folder Access Permissions
Maintain communication strings and meeting minutes.

Cons

Managing Data
The footprint large projects leave within Desktop Connector and Mitigating that data
REMOVE "add up to 80 projects" from the Desktop Connector Select Projects Screen! It is better to cycle the project data in/out for syncing latest greatest rather than have users load up their desktop connector full of projects and let data stagnate/have to be racked to update.

Return on Investment

Not personally involved with ROI, Budgets or $ in any way.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan), Autodesk Civil 3D, Autodesk Inventor, Procore and Bentley ProjectWise

Other Software Used

Navisworks, Revit, AutoCAD

Verified User

Engineer in Engineering (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it to keep track of submittals and RFIs in construction. By having one cloud platform, it stops documents from getting lost in emails. It also eliminates the need for a separate to-do list per project, as all consultants can see what needs to be done and the status of each task. I also use it to see the most up to date project documents.

Pros

Easy to view submittal/RFI status
Assigning roles to certain consultants

Cons

The ability to customize RFI/submittal responses (some clients have separate preferences)

Return on Investment

Positively impacts productivity!

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Procore

Other Software Used

Procore, Oracle Primavera Submittal Exchange

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