Forma Design Collaboration

Forma Design Collaboration: Connected design through handover

Empower AEC teams with Forma Design Collaboration (formerly BIM Collaborate Pro). Co-author, coordinate, and deliver designs with connected data and controlled workflows.

Create, collaborate, and deliver with confidence

Forma Design Collaboration delivers a connected common data environment that enables AECO teams to:

  • Co-author and collaborate across disciplines

  • Organize and control shared project data

  • Coordinate change with structured exchanges

  • Support design management and handover

Drive more predictable digital project delivery with one trusted source of information.

Create, collaborate, and deliver with confidence

Forma Design Collaboration delivers a connected common data environment that enables AECO teams to:

  • Co-author and collaborate across disciplines

  • Organize and control shared project data

  • Coordinate change with structured exchanges

  • Support design management and handover

Drive more predictable digital project delivery with one trusted source of information.

Collaborate

Collaborate confidently in design

Enhance collaboration with repeatable, cloud-based workflows that unify teams, models, and data from concept to handover.

Manage

Manage project data and milestones

Gain visibility into design progress, track changes, and manage data exchanges from work in progress through key milestones.

Handover

Transform handover with a digital twin

Deliver design data that flows into operations, empowering owners to optimize assets that deepen lasting client partnerships.

Revit

Co-author Revit models in real time

Collaborate on Revit models from anywhere. Co-author, sync, and review updates in real time to keep designs coordinated and teams aligned.

Collaborate

Collaborate confidently in design

Enhance collaboration with repeatable, cloud-based workflows that unify teams, models, and data from concept to handover.

Manage

Manage project data and milestones

Gain visibility into design progress, track changes, and manage data exchanges from work in progress through key milestones.

Handover

Transform handover with a digital twin

Deliver design data that flows into operations, empowering owners to optimize assets that deepen lasting client partnerships.

Revit

Co-author Revit models in real time

Collaborate on Revit models from anywhere. Co-author, sync, and review updates in real time to keep designs coordinated and teams aligned.

Features that drive connected design

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Design package exchange

Publish, compare, and consume multidiscipline packages on a timeline to see who shared what and when, so downstream teams can avoid unexpected changes.

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Automated clash detection

Detect conflicts across aggregated multidiscipline models, turning them into actionable issues to resolve faster and strengthen project confidence.

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Advanced change analytics

Track and compare design changes with precision. Establish Watchgroups for automated alerts for faster, informed decisions.

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Connected issues

Identify, assign, and resolve design issues faster across teams with clear accountability. Act directly in Revit or Navisworks for roundtrip issue resolution.

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Project correspondence

Manage project communications in a connected space to keep design records organized, link emails to project data, and improve traceability.

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Project standards and controls

Standardize projects with templates, controlled permissions, design assets, and naming enforcement.

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Bridge

Link cloud models across projects and accounts while maintaining ownership, security, and automatic updates.

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Insights

Examine key metrics and trends from design reviews and model coordination to track progress, monitor issues, and manage team accountability.

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Design Review

Annotate PDFs and drawings in the cloud. Highlight issues, add comments, and collaborate in real time to streamline reviews.

See what you can do with Forma Design Collaboration

Included with Forma Design Collaboration

Extend the value of Forma Design Collaboration with connected content management and digital twin tools that enhance design consistency and handover quality.

Use Tandem to transform handover with a digital twin

Deliver and maintain digital twins that enhance client trust while driving new service offerings and revenue growth.

Key workflows for Forma Design Collaboration

Model coordination

Aggregate models, detect clashes automatically, and track issue resolution to improve coordination.

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“Every discipline shared their models in the common data environment to compare what they intended to construct against our design models.”

— Andrew Schluterman, Vice President, HKS, Inc.

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“As the project went on, we had 22 Civil 3D models, 1,200 data shortcuts, 900 drawings, and teams across 5 offices and 4 time zones—it worked well.”

—Des Kinlough, UK BIM lead at Buro Happold

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“I don't think we could have done this project without BIM Collaborate Pro. All our engineers, designers, and architects worked in the same file together.”

-Daniel S. Lee, Principal at Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Forma Design Collaboration resources

Explore product roadmaps, tutorials, getting started guides, articles, and more to help you learn, improve, and work smarter with Forma Design Collaboration.

  • Create project form showing fields for project name, project number, and account within the Projects page.

    Guide

    Forma Design Collaboration Quick Start Guide

    Jumpstart your use of Forma Design Collaboration with this quick start guide to core tools and workflows.

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    Tutorial

    Manage and share Civil 3D data in the cloud

    Learn how to manage and share Civil 3D data and cloud-based models for seamless collaboration.

  • Edit coordination space dialog showing folder path and checkboxes for Teams, Architectural, and Civil folders.

    Blog

    Enhance design reviews with Forma Design Collaboration

    See how connected workflows simplify reviews and strengthen collaboration in complex projects.

  • Model coordination interface showing clash issues list on the left and a highlighted clash marker in the 3D view on the right.

    Article

    Discover the top benefits of cloud-based model coordination

    Uncover top reasons for implementing cloud based model coordination.

  • Help page for Autodesk Design Collaboration displaying navigation links and an article about Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro.

    User Guide

    Discover the benefits of model coordination

    Access detailed documentation to learn workflows, features, and best practices.

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    News

    Forma Design Collaboration product news

    Explore new features and product announcements for Forma Design Collaboration.

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    Roadmap

    Forma Design Collaboration product roadmap

    Explore what’s coming for Forma Design Collaboration, including new features and enhancements.

Questions? We have answers

Forma Design Collaboration is web-based and has no desktop operating system requirements. See Forma Design Collaboration system requirements for details.

Forma Design Collaboration connects architecture, engineering, and construction teams on a single platform to make collaboration simpler. It improves communication, accelerates project timelines, and reduces rework and RFIs.

Forma Design Collaboration is used by AEC teams across disciplines, but is particularly useful for project managers, project architects, BIM leads, and digital practice managers.