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Autodesk Build, based on the former PlanGrid, is construction productivity software. It includes tools to collaborate, collect, and manage project information throughout the project’s construction and operations lifespan. It enables document centralization and tracking.
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Autodesk Build (based on the former PlanGrid) is construction productivity software used on more than 500,000 projects around the world. The company provides contractors and owners in all construction verticals the tools to collaborate effectively and collect and manage project information throughout the project’s construction and operations lifespan.
Autodesk Build aims to increase team productivity by: streamlining document management and control, providing collaborators with easy access to all project information from any device, and enabling seamless collaboration. This leads to building the most comprehensive record set for the entire construction and operations lifecycle and consistently delivering on time and on budget.
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- Supported: Plan distribution & viewing
- Supported: Plan markups & sharing
- Supported: Document sharing
- Supported: Issue tracking & punchlists
- Supported: Photo documentation
- Supported: Jobsite reports
- Supported: RFI tools
- Supported: Collaboration & approvals
- Supported: As-built drawings
- Supported: Mobile app
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Autodesk Build Technical Details
| Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | Apple iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Mobile Web |
| Supported Languages | English, Spanish, French, Finnish, Hungarian, Italian, Chinese, Korean, Polish, Swedish |
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Autodesk Build, based on the former PlanGrid, is construction productivity software. It includes tools to collaborate, collect, and manage project information throughout the project’s construction and operations lifespan. It enables document centralization and tracking.
Reviewers rate Mobile app highest, with a score of 9.4.
The most common users of Autodesk Build are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Autodesk Build has become an essential tool for a variety of use cases in the construction industry. Users have found the software to be particularly effective in streamlining project management processes and enhancing communication within their organizations and with stakeholders. With Autodesk Build, users can create punch lists, track their completion, and easily share updates with team members. This has significantly improved efficiency and reduced errors in the field.
Another major benefit of Autodesk Build is its ability to facilitate collaboration among different departments and subcontractors. Users appreciate how the software allows them to upload and update project drawings, ensuring that everyone is working with the most up-to-date information. The overlay feature in Autodesk Build has been widely utilized to locate and resolve issues by overlaying different plans, saving time and improving problem-solving capabilities.
Moreover, Autodesk Build offers various tools that enhance job efficiency across multiple departments. It provides easy access to project documents on mobile devices, making it convenient for note-taking during meetings or site observations. Users have also praised its ability to connect the office with field teams, enabling real-time communication and immediate access to project drawings. By centralizing document management activities, Autodesk Build simplifies construction project management and helps maintain accurate project records.
Overall, Autodesk Build has proven to be an invaluable asset in commercial construction, addressing critical needs such as efficient plan navigation, improved communication, collaboration among team members, and accurate documentation throughout the construction process. Whether it's generating estimates, reviewing drawings, managing punch lists, or distributing project documents, this software has become a go-to solution for professionals looking to enhance productivity and streamline their workflows in the construction industry.
Efficient Collaboration: Users highly praised PlanGrid's mobile apps for their ability to easily share and collaborate on construction project documentation, with multiple reviewers highlighting this feature as extremely valuable. This aspect of the software facilitates communication and collaboration among team members, both on-site and off-site, throughout various phases of construction projects.
Responsive Technical Support: The promptness and helpfulness of PlanGrid's email-based technical support team were greatly appreciated by users. Several reviewers mentioned that they received prompt assistance in addressing any technical issues or inquiries. This level of support contributes to a positive user experience.
Intuitive Interface: Reviewers commended PlanGrid's website layout for being easy to use and understand, allowing new users to quickly jump in and perform basic to moderate tasks without extensive training. The intuitive and user-friendly interface was highly praised, enabling users to navigate the software effortlessly.
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Limited Document Management: Some users have expressed frustration with the document management capabilities of PlanGrid, stating that it is difficult to find and organize attachments within the software. This lack of effective organization and search capabilities hinders productivity for these users.
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Pricing Constraints: Several reviewers have mentioned that the pricing of PlanGrid can be a significant drawback, especially for smaller companies or projects with limited budgets. The current pricing structure is considered expensive by some users, who suggest offering more tiers of cost to accommodate different sizes of companies.
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Lack of Customization Options: Users have highlighted the limited customization options in PlanGrid as a con. They desire the ability to personalize and customize the interface and layout to better suit their specific needs. The current interface is perceived as inflexible, making it challenging for users to adapt the software according to their preferences.
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August 24, 2017
PlanGrid Review
Whole company uses it to control the flow of information on a project.
- Manages multiple revisions within the same project.
- Punch list function is best I have found
- Numbering of the Issues. I would be nice to be able to control the numbering of the issues (i.e. QC issues during construction, GC's Pre-Punch List, Final Punch List, etc. are separate list starting at #1)
- Better functionality in plan markups. I currently use Bluebeam for markups, because it is easier to use for that.
- Ability to integrate with other programs (Raken, Procore, Prolog, etc)
August 24, 2017
PlanGrid is the bomb!!
Plangrid is used for construction projects across the construction planning and design department within facilities. It is also used to note deficiencies during different inspections. It addresses being able to use it on the fly to note items that are deficient.
- You can use the default buttons to note deficiencies or you have the option to make your own buttons.
- It's easy to load and sync dwgs.
- The reports that PlanGrid makes are very well suited to what I use it for.
- It lacks the ability to delete buttons in one action. If I have a sheet that has multiple buttons on it but things have been resolved and I want a fresh sheet, I have to individually delete all of the buttons. Time consuming task.
August 24, 2017
Best Package for Project, PlanGrid.
We are currently using PlanGrid for all of our large projects that we are running in our service/special projects department. The biggest item addressed by PlanGrid for us is that we can instantly download the drawings to PlanGrid and our foreman have at their finger tips the most up to date set of drawings without us ever having to print out a set and have the foreman run to our office to pick up these drawings wasting time and money. We will have the set of paper drawings sitting in our offices until the foreman need to make a specific trip to our office then we can turn over to them.
- Foreman have access to drawings on their iPads or laptops instantly.
- As drawings are updated the most current drawing is always the first drawing foreman see.
- Keeps us GREEN since we don't need to print out large sets of drawings.
- Love it as it is currently so anything you do to make it better only makes it better for us.
August 24, 2017
PlanGrid for subcontractors
We have been using plangrid company wide for about 2 years now as a solution to document distribution issues. We offer access to the plangrid software to anyone willing to use it, it is our best resource for ensuring our entire team is up to date with the latest drawings available.
- Plangrid is still the quickest PDF reader on the market. It's the only app that keeps pace with our industry.
- The unlimited storage of attachments means that on projects where the number of RFIs can often reach into the hundreds, we never have to make a decision regarding which documents to share with the field.
- The simple to use tools, such as quick document mark-up and photo capture have made generating RFIs simpler than ever before.
- It'd be nice to have access to upload and edit documents from the app. Only for certain users.
- A small business billing option that addresses multiple users of a single account would make managing access simpler. Being able to load unlimited sheets, but only access a specific limit on your team's devices.
- Allow users to integrate their own RFI templates into the app, so RFIs can be generated in your own format right from the field, immediately ready to ship.
August 24, 2017
PlanGrid review
PlanGrid is being used throughout our department to help manage jobs and projects of varying sizes. It helps us with keep up to date with each project from the management team to the field employees who are installing the work. As-builts are much easier to keep up to date and by saving on paperwork with submittals, etc. it has been a real bonus.
- Being able to include submittals and any other documentation as an attachment either per sheet or per project on 1 device is a lifesaver.
- Marking up drawings for review between everyone involved is a very nice feature.
- Having all of your projects at the touch of a finger through an iPad is awesome. The whole system is a time saver.
- I would like to see it be better at scaling measurements, I feel there is plenty of room for improvement.
August 22, 2017
PlanGrid saves you time and money
We use Plangrid to record all of our snagging on site. This is an invaluable tool and increases the quality and speed at which we record defective issues. All recorded issues are held online which enables multiple team members to view at the same time. We would not be able to complete our work to the same standards without the use of Plangrid. We have tried many other similar products but none are as quick and easy as Plangrid.
- We record items very quickly on Plangrid. Far quicker than by pen and paper and quicker than similar products.
- All issues are available online for all of the team to view.
- Uploading sheets is easy and quick.
- It would be useful if issues could be assigned to more than one person.
- It would be useful if the cost and schedule impact buttons were below 'add photo'. They are rarely used and it slows down scrolling to add photos.
- The report produced is poorly formatted sometimes. Photos from an issue regularly are located on the next page. confusing for people.
August 22, 2017
Work Smarter Not Harder
PlanGrid is currently being used by our organization our department and across the whole organization. It helps with preventing mistakes out in the work field. It helps with communication as well.
- PlanGrid helps save time and most importantly helps provide quality production.
- With this tool communication is much better across our organization.
- PlanGrid is very user-friendly.
- At the moment, I haven't encountered any areas where PlanGrid has given me difficulties.
August 21, 2017
Project Superintendent's PlanGrid Review
We are using PlanGrid as a daily document control tool across our project. We have a team network established and use it to ensure that all documents are up-to-date and information is available. We are also using it as a tool to track and monitor quality control items from day one on the project.
- Construction drawing document control. All of the plans that I need as a superintendent are always at my finger tips when I am out on a job.
- RFI management. Having the ability to create, mark and track RFI's in the program keeps everyone on the same page.
- Quality Control management. I use it as daily tool to track punchlist type items throughout the construction project.
- There needs to be a way that PDFs can be uploaded to an open issue in the punch list feature. Often we use the QA/QC log to track deficient testing reports from inspectors or design team reviews.
August 21, 2017
PlanGrid User Review
Our project based employees use PlanGrid across the whole team. We use PlanGrid for compilation of the record drawing set and to maintain the current construction drawings.
- Using PlanGrid allows us to store files electronically on a fully accessible internet based server which allows immediate availability of construction plans for users in the field.
- PlanGrid has a user friendly interface and continues to update components that allow its users to use the product in the most proficient manner.
- Having access to construction plans without having to use hard copy full size plans or multiple packages greatly reduces the opportunity for error, since the contractor is always using the most recent plan.
- Having the ability to open details in the same window would be useful, potentially with a split screen option. This would allow the user to review multiple sheets without having to leave the original sheet and move back and forth between sheets.
August 18, 2017
PlanGrid - A Good Tool
PlanGrid is being used across the whole organization. We are electrical contractors and PlanGrid is used by all our employees in every project in order to keep track of all the changes made by the architects or other specialties. It is a very useful tool for connecting people from all over the country.
- Red lines and changes.
- Attaching pictures showing different existing situations.
- Attaching change orders to the projects.
- Copy and paste functions are difficult to use for using Plan Grid on the computer
- Drawing lines would be a good feature.
- Changing font text will be nice.
August 18, 2017
Great resource for hospital facilities staff; perfect way to access & verify Life Safety drawings & features in the field!
We use PlanGrid in the hospital facilities maintenance world regularly to view our life safety drawings and confirm the integrity of fire and smoke barriers, etc., during environmental rounds, and to note any life safety deficiencies found during weekly rounds or unscheduled inspections. We are also able to check the size of suites and smoke compartments while in the field, and to capture any changes in life safety features (due to remodels., etc) so our LS plans are updated accordingly.
We used PlanGrid on an iPad while walking portions of our 6m S.F. academic health center campus during our most recent joint commission survey, and the LS code surveyor loved it! Carrying one iPad where we had everything he might ask for at our fingertips sure beat carrying around 4 or 5 sets of LS drawings, some of which have up to 40 pages!
Now that joint commission engineers (LS surveyors) are being forced into the digital age and utilizing tech more, I expect more of them will expect to see hospital facility managers utilizing mobile access to their building floor plans during the survey, and PlanGrid is perfect for this.
- Accessing drawings on the fly. By having the PDFs readily available, you don't have to worry about internet connection issues or lagging issues by going to your plans on a website.
- Being able to measure suite sizes, mark issues etc right on the iPad while out in field, instead of carrying a note pad.
- PlanGrid has been focused on design & construction; I'd like to see more focus on user-friendly features (and marketing) to those of use MAINTAINING those facilities once they are built.
- We met with rep from PlanGrid last summer here in our office and listed some features we'd like to see included eventually. We were told she would take these notes home to the development team, but no one ever followed up with us for more details or to give us an update.
- PlanGrid missed a huge opportunity to market itself to healthcare facilities (where the need for such a product is increasing constantly) by not having a booth or presence at the national ASHE (Healthcare Engineering) conference. Many companies with similar technology were there; I was disappointed PlanGrid was not.
August 18, 2017
PlanGrid Review
[It's being used for] New construction projects. [It's also used to] Store drawings and specs to access via an iPad in the field and punch list development and tracking at the end of a project.
- Current drawing file management
- Quick drawing review with detail links to corresponding sheets
- Ability to take pictures and attach to any drawing for RFI comments
August 18, 2017
Useful Tool
At KV Workspace, we use PlanGrid when installing our product in the field. It enables our field employees to have immediate access to all of the drawings and communicate quickly and clearly with headquarters. We also use the reports to communicate with the client on status.
- It is extremely easy to use.
- Functions are well organized.
- The ability to pinpoint on the drawing [to] any problems is invaluable.
- It would be better if I could create my own standards and reuse them for each project.
- The self-paced instructions are a little hard to use.
August 17, 2017
PlanGrid is Worth the Money
Able to read plans on site. Don't need to waste paper. Can link RFIs to the plans. Easy to update drawings.
- Linking RFIs to Sheets
- Easy to upload sheets onto Plangrid
- Supports many devices
- New online system is annoying it goes straight to add sheets
- Takes a while to edit title of documents
We use PlanGrid for organizing our projects as they are constructed. We keep all drawings, RFI responses, Shop Drawings, and other documents in PlanGrid for easy access while at the jobsite. The ability to have all of these documents in one place makes things so much easier and more efficient compared to the old days of lugging around rolls of drawings and books full of paperwork. We also use PlanGrid for generating punch lists and tracking their completion.
- Punchlists. I have not found another product that is as simple to use for punchlists.
- Drawings, including updated versions of sheets. It's great to be able to simply swipe down on a sheet and see the older version(s) of the sheets.
- Sheet comparisons are good and getting better. It's nice to be able to simply overlay different versions of sheets and clearly see what has changed.
- More customization for punchlists would be appreciated. The ability to add the company logo and creating lists were nice additions to help the process. However it would be nice to be able to select items created by more than one person in the filters.
August 16, 2017
PlanGrid is a No-Brainer for Construction Productivity
We use PlanGrid in our construction division - mostly Project Managers, Project Engineers and Foreman. We use it to update drawings to the field to ensure they have the latest plans. The biggest issue it addresses in making sure the field has the latest drawings, easily referencing past drawings, and a tool for communication between the office and the field. Prior to PlanGrid, there were many instances where architectural or owner updates were not communicated to field efficiently and a lot of time was spent either slip-sheeting or updating paper binders of changes, resulting in re-work and lost time/money.
- Organize plans and reference past drawing sets.
- Communicate with the field.
- Make sure the field has the latest plans.
- Link architectural or owner changes (by way of attachments) on the drawings so the field has the latest changes (vs previous paper model where RFI's were stuck in a binder somewhere and stuff got missed).
- Post submittals and schedules so the field has everything they need in one place.
- We are an electrical firm. I would love to specify which drawings to view first in a whole set of drawings. Currently I label E1.0 to "_E1.0" so it will be up top, but update the drawings with the latest set means I need to manually add the "_" in front which is a pain.
- Quick count.
- Turn off specific markups, organized by date. I think you can do this on web but haven't been able to do on iPad.
- Send an email summary of changes to the team so the field (who often does not refresh PlanGrid on a regular basis) knows that there has been an update.
August 16, 2017
PlanGrid Review
Hello, my name is Marty Verduzco and I'm a Senior Project Manager at Egan Company. We use PlanGrid on a daily basis for our construction projects, which includes plan and spec, design build and even our estimates. We always have most current documents and have access to multiple project at your fingertips either in the office or on the road. PlanGrid is used by our whole company on all types of devices.
- The compare sheet is amazing. I used to have to use a light table on some projects.
- Revision control is amazing.
- Very easy to use for all types of people.
- The document section of PlanGrid could be easier to use. Sometimes it's difficult to find what you are looking for.
August 16, 2017
Best drawing handler!
We began using Plangrid 3 years ago, when we did work for Deangelis Diamond. It was a great tool to access drawings and make notes on the drawings. However, six months ago our company decided to move to Procore, which is the platform we are using now.
- Fast opening drawings
- Compare sheets
- Better annotations tools
- Drawing tools similar to autocad
- Better OCR for uploading sheets (titles)
We use PlanGrid to estimate projects. PlanGrid allows us to quickly review the drawings for a quicker and accurate understanding of the scope of work. We also use it for project management once we have a contract on a project. This allows for communication within our company, RFI's with the engineer, owner and pertinent information in the field.
- One of the best features is being able to hyperlink from a section drawing to a specific detail on another sheet. This is done by clicking on the detail and hyper linking to the specific detail.
- We are able to keep records of all revised drawings on a project to track changes based on changes to a specific drawing.
- While setting up the drawings, we can only use the drawings pertinent to our trade so the field can effortless look at information only viable to them for effective understanding of the scope.
- PlanGrid would be more helpful if it had additional places to store documents related to the project but not just related to the drawings allowing a more complete management tool.
August 16, 2017
Architect's point of view on PlanGrid
It's being used mostly for coordination purposes between all trades. At this time, only a few people within our architectural department are using this program. We are a full Architecture and Engineering firm. As an example, for one of my projects, the contractor is not taking advantage of what PlanGrid has to offer. They are not using any of the following programs: Issues, RFIs and Field Reports.
- The overlay or "compare sheets" works great for coordination purposes.
- The fact that you can share your comments to each sheet with others in the team.
- For Punchlist items or Field Observations Reports, it's great to snap a picture and place it on a plan sheet for reference.
- At the compare icon, it would be great if it had the ability to shift the inserted drawing in order to align with the walls. In most cases when dealing with outside consultants the plans do not align with each other for coordination purposes.
- For the attachment, if it had the same capabilities as the drawings sheets this would be better.
- It would be great if you could insert word documents or another type of file and inset it to the plan like an image. In my case, the contractor is not using the RFIs icon to its full capacity so when they issue a PDF/Word doc as a RFI it would help for coordination purposes in the field.
August 16, 2017
Must-have app for construction professionals
We use Plangrid mostly on-site for review construction process and prepare reports, across all the company departments. It allows to coordinate between disciplines and different plan versions easily and with access to the current project info
- Prepare punch-list reports
- Administrate and compare different plan versions
- Document the project photographically in relation to plans
- Annotate and draw on plans, include undo option and add a note layer
- Allow users to generate reports from iPad app
- The annotate photo option should be made easier, part of the photo taking process and not as an additional step.
August 16, 2017
Construction Bias
PlanGrid is used throughout our company and provides the latest and updated plans and documents so we can complete tasks in a timely manner without redundancy and confusion as to which direction we are taking.
- Keeps documentation and plans in one place.
- Keeps plans updated and shows when they were changed or added.
- They are continually updated and current.
- I would like to use as punch list creator but haven't had time to research all aspects.
August 16, 2017
Easy Field Review of Plans
I use PlanGrid to view project plans on my iPad Pro at job sites. I often have the only current plans on hand when there are questions. More and more, Project Superintendents have out-of-date paper sets (sometimes Owners won't let Superintendents have the current set because it is not formally permitted yet - but that is what we are building in the field). I'll fault Cities and Counties as much as Owners, because most still require paper sets for permitting and approvals - and probably at job trailers too. Maybe you target municipalities and their massive plan rooms full of giant file drawers (I haven't had a plan file drawer for about 15 years now - and no plotter for about 5 years). Just make sure that PDF is the standard - don't let CAD enter into any municipal requirements. Thanks and good luck.
- Easy navigation between plan sheets - even while walking a job site with no table.
- Great zooming for review in the field.
- Loading and deleting plan sets can be confusing and time-consuming.
- Deleting plans or plan sets is difficult - I do it infrequently enough that I have a hard time finding what to click on.
August 16, 2017
Construction
We are using PlanGrid across the whole organization. It helps us to maintain drawings for multiple projects in multiple states but stills allows access for everyone involved in the project.
- The organization of drawings and to be able to tag and find drawings with ease.
- Multiple platform use. Whether on an iPad or a computer, they are both relatively the same use and instructions.
- Being able to pull the history of a particular drawing or form is always helpful especially when changes are being made every day.
- Being able to organize drawings after they have been uploaded needs some improvement. Currently if it is uploaded to a certain place and you need it in another folder it is difficult to get it there without deleting and then re-uploading.
- Maybe I'm not doing it right, but when you back out and go to sheets it takes you back to the beginning instead of where you were searching for a drawing. If you were searching through 300 drawings you want to go back to that position not to the top.
August 16, 2017
PlanGrid is a construction app like no other
Plangrid is used throughout our organization to share/maintain current project drawings and information between Field Superintendents and Project Managers. We also utilize it to communicate with Owners and Architects on various issues requiring field changes and use the iPad app to do pre-punchlist walk-throughs with subcontractors. It is a very effective tool to maintain accurate project records, and cut down on the expense of getting paper copies of updated drawings to the field. On the estimating/sales side of the organization, it's helpful in preconstruction bid work by giving quick, accurate take-offs that we can use to help qualify unit pricing from subcontractors. Lots of really great tools are built into the system.
- Quick, Accurate take-offs when qualifying pricing or tabulation of job takeoffs for reference in the field.
- Easy and quick sharing of information and revisions with field staff, as well as easy sharing of information with project owners and architects.
- Easy manipulation of the desktop and iPad versions of the software for field use and walkthroughs/punchlists.
- I personally haven't found any issues with the platform that causes any trouble, or that can't be learned/taught to field staff.