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.

See what you can do with Forma Design Collaboration

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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.

  • File explorer window showing project folder path.

    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.

  • Group of construction workers in safety vests meeting around a table with laptops and project plans.

    News

    Forma Design Collaboration product news

    Explore new features and product announcements for Forma Design Collaboration.

  • Two construction workers in safety gear hold up a tablet and review information together inside an industrial building.

    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.

Yes. Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro has evolved into Forma Design Collaboration as part of the Forma industry cloud. If you currently use BIM Collaborate Pro, no action is required and your access continues seamlessly under the new name. Forma Design Collaboration continues to support multidisciplinary design coordination, model management, and collaboration across teams, now as a unified part of the Forma experience.

Forma Design Collaboration, Covered Content can be primarily stored on the Australia, Canada, EU, Germany, India, Japan, the UK, or the US regional offerings.

However, if you're using the Collaboration for Plant 3D service, please note that Covered Content can only be hosted on Australia, the EU, or US regional offerings.

For more information or guidance on selecting the right regional offering for your projects, please review our Autodesk regional offering detailed FAQ.

Tandem Essentials is offered as an entitlement with subscriptions for Forma Design Collaboration. You will have access to Tandem Essentials as part of your subscription to Forma Design Collaboration. Tandem Essentials includes an unlimited number of Facilities, 5,000 Tagged Assets, and 100 million Data Points, with configurable stream duration for Times Series History. The number of Tandem Essentials users is unlimited.

Your Autodesk Forma Design Collaboration subscription gives you access to install and use the three previous versions. Available downloads are listed in your Autodesk Account after subscribing. See also previous releases available for subscribers.

With a subscription to Forma Design Collaboration software, you can install it on up to three computers or other devices. However, only the named user can sign in and use that software on a single computer at any given time. Please refer to the Software License Agreement for more information.

Launch your trial software and click Subscribe Now on the trial screen or buy Forma Design Collaboration here. When buying your subscription, enter the same email address and password combination you used to sign in to your trial. Learn more about converting a trial to a paid subscription.

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