Key Concepts
Learn some of the key concepts and terminology used in Autodesk for Government.
Accounts
Within Autodesk for Government, an account represents the highest organizational level. Typically, there is only one account for your company.
Projects
Within a given account, your organization can have one or more design and construction projects.
In the example below, the top-level United Construction account contains a number of different projects:
Modules
In Autodesk for Government, a module or service refers to the top-level container of the user interface (UI). Each module contains a unique set of capabilities, and can be activated depending on your organization's subscription plan and your individual Autodesk for Government permissions. The Autodesk for Government products include the following modules, apps, and tools:
- Account Administration: Manage account level details, projects, companies involved, and member permissions.
- Project Administration: Manage project-specific details including services, companies, and members.
- Autodesk Docs for Government: Store and collaborate on necessary project files.
- Design Collaboration: Use project timelines and packages to keep up to date with other teams and companies.
User Access Levels
At a high level, there are three user access levels: account administrator, project administrator, and project member:
- Account administrator: Responsible for managing the account, including setting up the company profile, creating projects, and managing members and companies.
- Project administrator: Responsible for managing individual projects within an account, including managing the project profile, activating and managing services or modules, and managing members.
- Project member: Has access to modules and services as determined by administrators.
For more information about the capabilities of each access level, refer to the User Access Levels topic.
Tip: In addition, project members can be assigned a job role associated with a specific set of permissions that determine the services available to them.