AUTODESK CONSTRUCTION CLOUD TRANSITIONED TO FORMA ON 24TH MARCH

The Future Takes Shape: Welcome to Forma

The Industry Is Changing. So Is the Platform.

The design and construction industry is under more pressure than ever. Projects must move faster. Costs continue to rise. Skilled labour is harder to secure. And expectations around efficiency and sustainability are increasing.

In response to these challenges, Autodesk is making bold moves — expanding Autodesk Forma into a more comprehensive, connected platform for the AECO and manufacturing industries.

As Andrew Anagnost, President and CEO of Autodesk, recently shared:

“The choices we make over the next five years will shape our world for the next fifty — and we’re on the knife-edge.”

For our customers, this signals something important: the tools you rely on are evolving to better connect design, construction, manufacturing and operations in one unified environment.

What the Expansion of Forma Means for You

Autodesk Construction Cloud is transitioning to Autodesk Forma, which is growing beyond conceptual design into a more complete, AI-enabled industry cloud. The goal is to to better represent its evolving role as the common data environment (CDE) across the entire AECO lifecycle.

As your Autodesk partner, our role is to help you understand how this evolution impacts your workflows, licenses, integrations, and long-term technology strategy but more importantly, how to turn this shift into a strategic advantage for your business.

Plan, design, construct, and operate in one connected environment.

Share information effortlessly across teams, disciplines, and project phases.

Leverage AI insights to make better design and planning choices from day one.

Track progress and performance across the entire lifecycle

We’re hosting a webinar series to help you:

Understand Autodesk’s expanded vision for Forma
Evaluate what this evolution means for your team
Plan your next steps with clarity and confidence

FAQS

The ACC → Forma rebrand and UI updates take effect on 24 March 2026.

Autodesk Construction Cloud → Autodesk Forma

Autodesk Forma → Autodesk Forma Site Design

Autodesk Docs → Forma Data Management

Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro → Forma Design Collaboration

Autodesk Build → Forma Build

Autodesk Takeoff → Forma Takeoff

Autodesk Estimate →Forma Estimate

Autodesk Construction Cloud Mobile → Autodesk Forma

Autodesk Construction Cloud Connect → Forma Construction Connect

Model Management Bundle (Previously BIM Collaborate) → Forma for Model Management

Preconstruction Bundle → Forma for Preconstruction

Construction Operations Bundle → Forma for Construction Operations

Forma for Construction Operations includes: Forma Build, AutoSpecs in Forma, Pype AutoSpecs, Pype Closeout, Forma Data Management
Forma for Preconstruction includes: BuildingConnected Pro, Bid Board Pro, TradeTapp, ProEst, Forma Takeoff, Forma Estimate, Forma Data Management
Forma for Model Management includes: Model Coordination, Design Collaboration, Navisworks Manage, Autodesk ReCap Pro, Assemble, Tandem Essentials, Forma Data Management

ACC logo will change to Autodesk Forma
Docs will appear as Data Management
Account Admin will change to Hub Admin
Navigation to other Forma solutions will surface
ACC Mobile App will be re-named to Forma

These products will continue to operate as connected solutions within the Autodesk ecosystem. Although they are not being renamed as part of the ACC → Forma transition, they remain integrated with the same workflows, and their functionality continues unchanged at this stage. As mentioned above, they will also be included as some of the bundles.

No. Your Symetri Technology products—including Naviate Cloud Manager, Naviate Correspondence and Naviate Nebula—will continue to work as normal. Autodesk’s transition from ACC to Forma does not change URLs, logins, workflows, APIs, integrations or data structures, so all existing Symetri Technology integrations remain fully supported.

However, this transition is a great opportunity to get more value from your Symetri tools. As Autodesk moves toward a more connected, data‑driven Forma ecosystem, Naviate’s automation, data management, and workflow‑optimisation capabilities can help you standardise project setup, improve data quality, reduce manual work, and strengthen your overall data strategy — all of which become even more important in the new Forma environment.

No changes to URLs, logins, APIs or integrations.
No changes to licensing or user provisioning.
No changes to workflows or automations setup in ACC.
No data migration. All projects, members, settings and data remains as is.

No. The AI Assistant in Autodesk Forma is currently in Beta and cannot be switched off or restricted by project or user. While project access is controlled by project administrators, there are no permissions or settings available at present to disable the AI Assistant. Autodesk may add more controls in future updates.

The change to Forma isn’t just about a rebrand — it’s about aligning people, process and data.

Symetri supports you by:

Assessing your current digital maturity
Defining how early-stage planning connects to BIM and downstream delivery
Structuring workflows between Forma and tools like Autodesk Revit and more
Training your teams to adopt new digital planning methods
Embedding standards to ensure consistency

Forma is one component of a broader digital journey.

Symetri provides:

Digital strategy development
BIM implementation and information management consultancy
Change management and adoption support
Workflow optimisation
Integration across Autodesk ecosystems

We guide organisations through complexity — providing clarity, structure and measurable outcomes at each stage of change.

We begin with a discovery conversation.

Together, we assess:

Your current planning and feasibility challenges
How decisions are made today
Gaps between early-stage analysis and delivery
Your existing Autodesk or BIM environment

From there, we advise whether Forma is the right solution — and if so, how to implement it effectively.

GET YOUR DATA READY FOR THE FUTURE

Technology is moving fast. Your data strategy should too.
Get ahead with the clarity, tools and support to guide your next move.

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