Organized project data
Organize and manage project data in a centralized, cloud-based environment built for AECO workflows. Control access, track changes, and keep documents better aligned with drawings, models, and reviews, so teams collaborate with confidence and help reduce coordination risk as projects move forward.
Version control
Maintain a complete version history for drawings, models, and documents as files change. Review past versions, compare updates, and restore previous versions when needed, helping to reduce errors to keep teams working from current information supporting clear project decisions and confident collaboration.
Desktop-to-cloud connection
Connect desktop design tools to a centralized project workspace to keep files accessible and up to date. Work in familiar authoring environments while project data is managed in the cloud, supporting smoother file access, version tracking, and continuity between desktop and connected workflows.
Reviews & approvals
Enable structured workflows for formal document review and sign-off within a centralized project workspace. Route deliverables through defined steps, track status and decisions, and maintain a clear approval record to help reduce risk and provide more trusted information across teams.
Custom metadata and attributes
Add custom attributes to project files and folders to capture important project information. Use structured, consistent data to improve search, provide clearer context, and support more reliable information management across teams as projects grow in size and complexity.
Naming standards
Maintain a complete version history for drawings, models, and documents as files change over time. Review past versions, compare updates, and restore previous versions when needed, helping to reduce errors to keep teams working from current information supporting clear project decisions and confident collaboration.
Automated drawing extraction
Automatically split multipage drawing PDFs into individual sheets, extract title block attributes, and generate hyperlinks between related sheets so teams can quickly find and reference drawings. Save extracted sheets into access-controlled folders to improve organization and coordination.
API access
Enable programmatic access to project data through Autodesk Forma and AEC Data Model APIs. Support integrations with external tools, automate workflows, and connect information across platforms to extend how project data is used beyond the project workspace.
Civil tools
Review Civil 3D drawings in the web model viewer with alignment-aware tools for stationing, navigation, sectioning, and precise measurement. Understand design intent better in context by visualizing centerlines, reviewing cross sections, and extracting key information without returning to authoring tools.
Markups
Add markups directly to drawings and models to capture comments, questions, and design feedback in context. Keep discussions tied to specific locations in the design, helping teams communicate intent, resolve questions faster, and stay aligned as work moves from design to construction into operations.
Issue tracking
Note, track, and manage project issues within a centralized project environment. Capture details, assign ownership, and maintain visibility from identification through resolution. Keep a clear, searchable record of issues over time to improve accountability and support faster issue resolution.
Reviews & approvals
Enable structured workflows for formal document review and sign-off within a centralized project workspace. Route deliverables through defined steps, track status and decisions, and maintain a clear approval record to help reduce risk and provide more trusted information across teams.
Connected support files
Connected support files extend integration with Forma Data Management Essentials, giving CAD managers centralized control over cloud-based support files. Project-aware tool palettes and CUI help the correct resources load automatically, streamlining administration and consistency.
Revit cloud models
Support coordination with current design data by saving Revit cloud models to Forma Data Management Essentials and publishing them for 2D and 3D review. Built-in tools for sectioning, measurement, filtering, and inspecting model properties help teams evaluate design intent and stay aligned as work progresses.
Data exchanges
Enable focused coordination by creating data exchanges from published Revit cloud models and sharing only the model data collaborators need. Exchanges include relevant geometry and properties, updated with published model changes. This supports cross-application workflows without sharing the entire model.
File management
Work with files directly in Forma Data Management by opening, creating, and saving drawings from Civil 3D, with automatic file locking to help prevent conflicts. Publish drawing sheets directly to the cloud, to help keeping all deliverables organized and connected to the latest project data.
Activity insights
Access essential design data using detailed multi-user event logs, which includes tracking for over 35 activity types including version history and file comparison tools with support for files managed on Forma Data Management Essentials or stored locally or on third-party cloud storage.
Connected support files
Civil 3D lets CAD managers define one set of project-aware support files and settings for projects in Forma Data Management Essentials giving teams the ability to view and edit DWG files with the intended support files without requiring additional steps to configure individual users or Civil 3D installations.
Connected references
Quickly identify and resolve missing external drawing references (xrefs). When working in Forma Data Management Essentials, Civil 3D automatically suggests updated file paths for renamed or moved references helping to reduce manual fixes and keep projects moving with fewer interruptions.
Markup import and sync
Import and connect PDF markups from Forma Data Management Essentials. Once synced, markups made using Forma Markup and Issue tools continue to update in a Trace layer in Civil 3D, so you can review and incorporate feedback without having to switch between applications.
Organized project data
Organize and manage project data in a centralized, cloud-based environment built for AECO workflows. Control access, track changes, and keep documents better aligned with drawings, models, and reviews, so teams collaborate with confidence and help reduce coordination risk as projects move forward.
Version control
Maintain a complete version history for drawings, models, and documents as files change. Review past versions, compare updates, and restore previous versions when needed, helping to reduce errors to keep teams working from current information supporting clear project decisions and confident collaboration.
Desktop-to-cloud connection
Connect desktop design tools to a centralized project workspace to keep files accessible and up to date. Work in familiar authoring environments while project data is managed in the cloud, supporting smoother file access, version tracking, and continuity between desktop and connected workflows.
Civil tools
Review Civil 3D drawings in the web model viewer with alignment-aware tools for stationing, navigation, sectioning, and precise measurement. Understand design intent better in context by visualizing centerlines, reviewing cross sections, and extracting key information without returning to authoring tools.
Markups
Add markups directly to drawings and models to capture comments, questions, and design feedback in context. Keep discussions tied to specific locations in the design, helping teams communicate intent, resolve questions faster, and stay aligned as work moves from design to construction into operations.
Connected support files
Connected support files extend integration with Forma Data Management Essentials, giving CAD managers centralized control over cloud-based support files. Project-aware tool palettes and CUI help the correct resources load automatically, streamlining administration and consistency.
Revit cloud models
Support coordination with current design data by saving Revit cloud models to Forma Data Management Essentials and publishing them for 2D and 3D review. Built-in tools for sectioning, measurement, filtering, and inspecting model properties help teams evaluate design intent and stay aligned as work progresses.
Data exchanges
Enable focused coordination by creating data exchanges from published Revit cloud models and sharing only the model data collaborators need. Exchanges include relevant geometry and properties, updated with published model changes. This supports cross-application workflows without sharing the entire model.
File management
Work with files directly in Forma Data Management by opening, creating, and saving drawings from Civil 3D, with automatic file locking to help prevent conflicts. Publish drawing sheets directly to the cloud, to help keeping all deliverables organized and connected to the latest project data.
Activity insights
Access essential design data using detailed multi-user event logs, which includes tracking for over 35 activity types including version history and file comparison tools with support for files managed on Forma Data Management Essentials or stored locally or on third-party cloud storage.
Connected support files
Civil 3D lets CAD managers define one set of project-aware support files and settings for projects in Forma Data Management Essentials giving teams the ability to view and edit DWG files with the intended support files without requiring additional steps to configure individual users or Civil 3D installations.
Connected references
Quickly identify and resolve missing external drawing references (xrefs). When working in Forma Data Management Essentials, Civil 3D automatically suggests updated file paths for renamed or moved references helping to reduce manual fixes and keep projects moving with fewer interruptions.
Markup import and sync
Import and connect PDF markups from Forma Data Management Essentials. Once synced, markups made using Forma Markup and Issue tools continue to update in a Trace layer in Civil 3D, so you can review and incorporate feedback without having to switch between applications.
More capabilities. Built in.
Discover the capabilities included with Forma Data Management and Forma Data Management Essentials to support connected project workflows.
Connect project data, and analysis in a shared visual workspace to help capture design intent, compare options, and align decisions across project phases.
Forma Data Management | Forma Data Management Essentials |
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Forma Data Management | Forma Data Management Essentials | |
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| Per-user monthly | $70 | N/A* (Not sold as a standalone offering. Included with AutoCAD, Revit, and Civil 3D standalone subscriptions, as well as the Product Design and Manufacturing Collection) |
| Per-user annually | $540 | N/A* (Not sold as a standalone offering. Included with AutoCAD, Revit, and Civil 3D standalone subscriptions, as well as the Product Design and Manufacturing Collection) |
| Overview | Common data environment for project data and structured workflows across the project lifecycle. | Cloud-based project data management and core collaboration for AECO teams. |
| Organized project data | ✓ | ✓ |
| Permission-based access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Version control | ✓ | ✓ |
| Specifications | ✓ | — |
| Custom metadata | ✓ | — |
| Naming standards | ✓ | — |
| Search and share files | ✓ | Limited |
| Desktop-to-cloud connection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated drawing extraction | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reports | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insights | ✓ | — |
| API access | ✓ | — |
| Drawing and model viewing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Civil tools | ✓ | ✓ |
| Markups | ✓ | ✓ |
| Issue tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Project activity tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile access | ✓ | — |
| Bridge | ✓ | ✓ |
| Transmittals | ✓ | — |
| Reviews and approvals | ✓ | — |
| Packages | ✓ | — |
| Forma Board | ✓ | ✓ |
| Content Catalog | ✓ | ✓ |
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