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PLAN TO
PERFORM
The Key to Successful
Construction Projects
The Autodesk guide to preconstruction
solutions for project and business
development leaders.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. CONSTRUCTABILITY
Construction modeling
Site planning
Construction sequencing

3. CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Visualizing change & detailing
Document management

4. QUANTIFICATION

5. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

6. LEARN MORE
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INTRODUCTION

Construction projects are This eBook examines the four

extraordinarily complex. Project prime preconstruction challenges:
success relies heavily on decisions constructability, change management,
made at the initial phases of planning quantification, and business
and during preconstruction. development.

Autodesk construction solutions See how Autodesk tools put data at

connect information from design to the center of every project, perfecting
the planning phase and on to site preconstruction workflows that
execution, reducing information loss at empower builders to improve project
hand-offs and improving predictability. outcomes and make profitable
Using connected workflows for business decisions.
preconstruction can help you to plan
and deliver complex building projects
and delight even the most demanding
clients.

Now, prior to breaking ground,

contractors can:
• Validate project constructability
• Improve cost reliability
• Better manage change and improve
communication
• Gain a competitive edge that helps
win new work and drive repeat
business.
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CONSTRUCTABILITY

How feasible is it to turn a proposed Now collaboration with designers

building project into reality? and construction professionals can
That question is at the heart of happen early in the design process
“constructability.” It’s answered to streamline construction execution.
through 3 essential workflows: detailed Access to integrated multidiscipline
construction modeling, accurate site design and construction tools can help
planning, and realistic construction stakeholders contribute construction
sequencing. Collectively, these 3 knowledge to the design process,
workflows help builders achieve more for better project management and
predictable project outcomes that not understanding of means, methods, and
only satisfy current clients, but also materials, and how they unite to realize
help them win new work. a project’s design.

Construction Modeling For Project Executives (Project Leaders

Construction professionals often and Managers) construction modeling
receive 2D/3D design intent models enables tighter coordination of
that are meant to communicate design information flowing between design
intent and lack the detail needed for and preconstruction stakeholders,
construction. This can create a lot of promoting better collaboration and
ensuring project success. Watch a short video to learn more about Construction Modeling.
guesswork and make the optimization
process more time-consuming and
costly. For Preconstruction Managers
overseeing project costs and
Autodesk Revit + Navisworks are scheduling, construction modeling is
industry standard building information an invaluable workflow for ensuring
modeling solutions that help eliminate that projected costs and schedules
guesswork by streamlining the flow are based on the most feasibly
of data. These tools allow builders constructible designs, minimizing time
to easily move between design consuming and potentially costly RFIs
and constructability workflows, and change orders.
while coordinating model files from
multiple disciplines and catching
constructability issues before they
impact budgets and schedules.
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CONSTRUCTABILITY

Site Planning These tools also work to connect

Site planning moves the project out construction schedules to site
of the pure design environment and logistics plans, allowing teams to
places it within the context of the real better communicate site plans to
world where it will actually be built. stakeholders and mitigate delays.

Autodesk Navisworks, InfraWorks, For Project Executives, site planning

and Civil 3D are powerful solutions is an essential workflow for ensuring
for implementing an effective and that a project meets schedule and cost
accurate site planning workflow. These estimates.
tools enable builders to achieve better,
more accurate, logistical planning
through the visualization of site plans
before groundbreaking.

Watch a short video to learn more about Site Planning.

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CONSTRUCTABILITY

Construction Sequencing For Project Executives and

The coordination and execution of Preconstruction Managers, the
complex building projects is a difficult construction sequencing workflow
and time-consuming process. Small provides powerful visualization and
setbacks in construction sequencing communication tools that give teams
can have the potential to create a better understanding of project
significant delays in project delivery, milestones. Problems are identified
drive up costs, and create client well in advance of construction
dissatisfaction. That’s why a flexible activities, making them easier and
and accurate construction sequencing more cost effective to resolve.
workflow is essential to the overall
preconstruction process.

Autodesk Navisworks allows

construction teams to import schedule
and cost information on top of the
model data to view construction
sequencing in both 4D & 5D formats.
By tying the model into the schedule
Watch a short video to learn more about Construction Sequencing.
and cost, teams see more accurate
simulations and get a clearer picture of
what needs to get done by whom and
by when, plus any cost implications.
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CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Whether it’s adjustments to design Visualizing Change and Detailing

documents or scope modifications, Now it’s possible to share 3D models
change is inevitable and happens produced in Revit with subcontractors
throughout the entire construction who only use 2D drawings. Since 2D
process. Ensuring a smooth change drawings are outputs from 3D models,
management process is an essential all changes made in one view are
workflow within preconstruction automatically updated in the other. File
activities. sharing across multiple disciplines with
different file types is straightforward
This workflow encompasses means and simple. By leveraging the power of
for visualizing changes, managing cloud connectivity with BIM 360 Docs,
those changes so everyone teams can not only view multiple file
affected understands their impact, types and keep all project documents
and streamlining the transfer of in a centralized location, but they can
information from one authoring also quickly see changes made from
tool to another. Effective document one version to the next.
management is also an indispensable
element of this workflow. For Project Executives and
Preconstruction Managers, Autodesk
Autodesk offers several powerful Watch a short video to learn more about Visualizing Change and Detailing.
enables a change to visualization and
change management tools including detailing workflow that makes change
interconnectivity between design management simple, effective, and
authoring tools like Revit and AutoCAD, readily accessible to all stakeholders.
as well as document management
tools like BIM 360 Docs. Used
separately or in unison, these tools
help solve the biggest challenge in
managing change: making sure that
the right people receive the right
information at the right time.
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CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Document Management For Project Executives and

Changes bring document revisions, and Preconstruction Managers, Autodesk
without effect document management provides the tools to efficiently
it’s easy to drown in a sea of obsolete manage documents, and subsequently
versions and inaccurate data. But manage multiple projects
when project teams have the right simultaneously.
information at the right time, work
happens faster.

Autodesk BIM 360 Docs makes

document management easy by always
making the latest versions accessible
to every stakeholder, whether in
the office or at the construction
site. Now everyone can work with
the latest document version, which
aids collaboration across multiple
disciplines and trades, including
designers and subcontractors.
Watch a short video to learn more about Document Management.
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QUANTIFICATION

Construction costs will always be and reliable cost forecasts on schedule,

of prime concern to builders. As a to improve cost predictability, reduce
construction project moves through budget increase and change orders,
its inevitable design modifications, and mitigate budgetary impact by
cost estimators must rapidly generate staying current with design changes.
material takeoffs to maintain accurate
project budgets and better evaluate For Preconstruction Managers
design alternative costs. Failure to do (estimators and others), the Autodesk
so risks reduced profits on projects powered quantification workflow
that exceed budgets. means consistently reliable cost
forecasting for construction projects
Autodesk Revit+ Navisworks provide under tight deadlines.
unique insight into and manageability
of construction budgets, allowing the
estimator to quickly generate material
takeoffs that accurately quantify every
distinct element of the design. This
quantification workflow yields accurate

Watch a short video to learn more about Quantification.

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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Business development and winning By harnessing the power of the

work in today’s competitive Autodesk digital workflow, firms
construction industry is seldom based gain the competitive edge that
strictly on the price or schedule of demonstrates to clients a thorough
the proposed work. Instead, work understanding of the work to be
is won by firms that inspire clients completed and the challenges to be
with impressive visualizations overcome.
and meticulous detail planning
that conveys, in memorable ways, For Business Development Leaders
their company’s vision and project (CEOs, CXOs, VPs, Directors) the
commitment. Autodesk business development
workflow opens the door to growing
Autodesk provides the tools: 3DS business while delighting existing
Max, Navisworks, InfraWorks, and customers.
Recap, that satisfy the expectations
put forward by clients. 3DS Max and
Navisworks can differentiate a firm’s
proposals with near photo-realistic
visualizations and animations that
bring 2D designs to life and showcase Watch a short video to learn more about Business Development.
information in incredibly compelling
ways. InfraWorks and Recap help
builders easily communicate with
owners throughout the project, thus
ensuring client satisfaction.
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LEARN MORE

Autodesk Construction software empowers

builders to succeed by enabling them to:

• Virtually explore project constructability via 3D

building information modeling and simulation

• Improve cost reliability through more accurate

estimation using detailed spatial and materials
quantities from building information modeling

• Better predict and communicate project

outcomes

• Gain a competitive edge

There’s much more to Autodesk solutions for the

preconstruction phase than we’ve presented in
this eBook. To explore more, visit AEC Collection
for Construction or contact your regional Autodesk
sales representative.