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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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Milwaukee Tool’s One-Key is an application that is both built into some of their power tools for tracking and security purposes and is also a powerful reporting database for usage and location information. Originally released in 2015, One-Key allows users to edit certain settings of One-Key enabled tools and even lock them out if their tool leaves a certain area. Managers can use the app to track inventory and determine maintenance needs.
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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.
Read moreAs construction sites continue to limit outside visitors due to the Coronavirus, a large number of meetings have transitioned to video conferencing. Zoom has emerged as a favorite video conferencing software for basically the entire country – and construction is no different.
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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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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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If this coronavirus pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we need to have the ability to keep projects moving while outside of the office or jobsite. There are tons of tools available to make that possible, two of which are Autodesk’s BIM 360 and PlanGrid.
Read moreAt Autodesk University in late 2019, the company announced dozens of updates for PlanGrid, BIM 360, Assemble, and BuildingConnected. They have continued that effort in 2020 with the announcement of 8 additional updates to BIM 360 and PlanGrid.
The BIM 360 updates include the addition of Meeting Minutes, Pay Applications, Submittals to the Field, and usability upgrades to Submittals.
Meeting Minutes allows users to create agendas, add invitees, assign individuals to action items, and easily store the minutes for future reference. More information about the addition in BIM 360’s tweet below.
⏰ No more hunting for lost meeting minutes, questioning accountability, or running the risk of unanswerable claims. Introducing #BIM360 Meeting Minutes! https://t.co/jgzWA23cs2 @ADSK_Construct pic.twitter.com/eQfj85Y6hi
— Autodesk BIM 360 (@BIM360) January 30, 2020
Pay Applications aims to allow better management of contracts through automation and forecasting
Submittals to the Field gives instant access to approved submittals and submittals in progress. iOS users can search and filter.
The usability upgrades to Submittals includes contractual date tracking, the ability to re-open/edit closed submittal packages, export submittal data, enhanced submittal items & list view, and improved filter options.
For more information and videos about these updates, check out BIM 360’s blog post here.
PlanGrid users will see upgrades to Submittals on mobile, additional custom form templates, additional custom form questions, and root cause for tasks.
Like BIM 360’s updates above, Submittals on PlanGrid mobile will be easier to access within their new list view.
Field Reports receives two updates, including additional custom form templates and additional custom form templates. Templates are now optimized for mobile, automatically adjusting the reports to fit any sized screen. Form questions can also now be marked as required before a form can be submitted to reduce missing information.
Finally, Tasks receives the addition of a box to document the Root Cause of the issue. Determining root cause is perhaps the most important step in any incident investigation, because it helps keep the same problem from happening again, assuming action is taken. Now, tasks can be filtered by root cause and reports can be generated to get a better understanding of your project.
For more information about these updates, check out PlanGrid’s blog post here.
