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Autodesk Fully Releases Takeoff for 2D and 3D Estimating

March 24, 2021 Shane Hedmond
screenshot of Autodesk Takeoff, courtesy of Autodesk

screenshot of Autodesk Takeoff, courtesy of Autodesk

Autodesk announced the impending release of 3 new products, combining the best of all of their existing products and adding new features, at last year’s virtual Autodesk University. Those products (Build, Takeoff, and BIM Collaborate) are now fully available on a global scale, with Takeoff being the most recent release.

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In Project Management, Technology Tags Autodesk, Autodesk Construction Cloud, autodesk takeoff, autodesk quantity takeoff, autodesk quantity takeoff 2020, autodesk quantity takeoff 2021, autodesk takeoff release date, autodesk takeoff software, what is autodesk quantity takeoff
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Autodesk Build is Available to All, Combines Capabilities of BIM 360 and PlanGrid

February 9, 2021 Shane Hedmond
courtesy of Autodesk

courtesy of Autodesk

At last year’s virtual Autodesk University, Autodesk announced a trio of new products: Build, Quantify, & BIM Collaborate. Build, the platform that combines the features of PlanGrid and BIM 360, is officially available on a global scale as of today.

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In Project Management, Technology Tags construction, Autodesk, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Autodesk Build, Autodesk Build release date, PlanGrid, BIM 360, autodesk bim 360
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Autodesk Construction Cloud Releases 3 New Products: Build, Takeoff, & BIM Collaborate

November 17, 2020 Shane Hedmond
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At last year’s Autodesk University, the company’s yearly AEC technology conference, Autodesk announced the release of Autodesk Construction Cloud, which unified their in-house and recently acquired construction software under a single unified platform. Announced today, Autodesk will be expanding the Construction Cloud to include 3 new products: Build, Takeoff, and BIM Collaborate.

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In Technology, Project Management, News Tags construction, Autodesk, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Autodesk Construction Cloud updates 2020, Autodesk Build, Autodesk Quantify, Autodesk BIM Collaborate
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Survey Reveals the Impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Contractors

September 22, 2020 Shane Hedmond
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For the past six months, we’ve known the construction industry In the US has been highly affected by the coronavirus pandemic, but how much? A new survey conducted by Autodesk and AGC of America is giving us a deeper look into the impacts so far.

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In News, Project Management, Safety Tags construction, coronavirus, effects of coronavirus on construction, AGC, Autodesk
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Newly Formed ABC Tech Alliance to Connect Contractors to Construction Technology

September 1, 2020 Shane Hedmond
via ABC

via ABC

Construction technology has come a long, long way in the past decades. There are now hundreds of construction-specific apps available, ranging from project management, to compliance and reporting, to photo documentation, to estimating, and many more. At times, it can be overwhelming keeping up with all of the available options in the market, especially for smaller to medium sized construction businesses that don’t have a dedicated technology team or budget.

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In Technology Tags construction, construction technology, ABC, Associated Builders and Contractors, ABC Tech Alliance, Procore, Autodesk, Riskcast, Safesite, StructionSite, BuildOps, Flashtract, myComply, Penta, ProEst, Real Time Risk Solutions, SubHQ, Tenna
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Autodesk Releases 15 Updates for PlanGrid, BIM 360, and BuildingConnected

July 29, 2020 Shane Hedmond
screenshot of BIM 360, via Autodesk

screenshot of BIM 360, via Autodesk

After Autodesk’s acquisition of PlanGrid and BuildingConnected, the company has definitely not stifled either of their continuous improvement efforts. The two acquired companies, as well as Autodesk’s own BIM 360 continue to be updated on a regular basis throughout the year.

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In Technology, Project Management Tags construction, construction technology, Autodesk, Autodesk Construction Cloud, PlanGrid, BIM 360, BuildingConnected, PlanGrid updates 2020, BIM 360 Updates 2020, BuildingConnected updates 2020
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Autodesk Construction Cloud Releases New 3rd Party App Integration Platform, ACC Connect

May 27, 2020 Shane Hedmond
courtesy of Autodesk

courtesy of Autodesk

As many across the construction industry have figured out, there is no single software that can fully encompass all of a company’s technological needs. According to a recent Construction Technology survey, nearly 75% of companies are integrating data at from at least 1 other software provider, highlighting the need of different software to talk to one another. Without these integrations, you’re forced to manually transfer redundant data from one program to another, wasting time and energy, while also increasing frustrations for your company’s daily users.

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In Project Management, Technology, News Tags construction, construction technology, Autodesk, Autodesk Construction Cloud, PlanGrid, BIM 360, Assemble, BuildingConnected, Autodesk Construction Cloud Connect, ACC Connect, New Integrations into BIM 360 2020, New integrations into PlanGrid 2020
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Autodesk Announces BIM 360 Assets For Easier Material, Fixture, and Equipment Tracking

May 19, 2020 Shane Hedmond
photo courtesy of Autodesk

photo courtesy of Autodesk

The most satisfying part of construction is seeing all of your hard work physically come to life as the project nears completion. The worst part? Going back to the project after completion to fix quality issues. To help ease the pain of that process, Autodesk is offering a new Assets Module on its BIM 360 platform to more efficiently track relevant information for materials, fixtures, and equipment.

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In Technology Tags construction, Autodesk, Autodesk Construction Cloud, BIM 360, BIM 360 Assets, project lifecycle, asset tracking
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Autodesk is Seeking Construction Innovators for Their Annual AEC Excellence Awards

May 7, 2020 Shane Hedmond
via Autodesk

via Autodesk

There are a ton of fantastic construction companies throughout the world right now, but all too often they don’t get the recognition they deserve. Autodesk is providing a platform for your company’s projects or individual innovators in construction to receive that recognition with their 9th annual AEC Excellence Awards competition.

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In News Tags construction, AEC Excellence Award, construction project competition, Autodesk
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Autodesk Invests in Owner Software, Aurigo, Will Fully Integrate into Autodesk Construction Cloud

April 16, 2020 Shane Hedmond
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After acquisitions of PlanGrid, Assemble, and BuildingConnected in 2018, Autodesk used the next year to simplify and integrate those programs with BIM 360 and create Autodesk Construction Cloud. After taking a short break in acquisitions, the company is back at it again, but it’s a little different this time.

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In Project Management, Technology, News Tags construction, construction technology, Autodesk, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Aurigo, Autodesk invests in Aurigo, Autodesk software for owners
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