About Idea Station

This topic aims to help you effectively use and navigate Idea Station, a platform for suggesting improvements, submitting feature requests, and providing feedback for Autodesk Construction Cloud™ (ACC) products.

This topic includes the following sections:

• About Idea Station
  • Access Idea Station
  • Use Guidelines for Posting Ideas and Providing Feedback
  • How to Use Idea Station
  • Idea Statuses

Access Idea Station

To submit an idea:

1. Go to the Submit an Idea page.
2. From the Select a board drop-down menu, choose ACC Ideas.
3. Enter a subject for your idea or feature.
4. Describe your idea for an improvement or feature request.
5. Select a relevant category for your idea.
6. Add tags.
7. Select or deselect the Email me when someone replies option.
8. Drag and drop files that you may want to include or browse to select the files.
9. Click Post.

Use Guidelines for Posting Ideas and Providing Feedback

To ensure that your ideas are impactful and receive proper consideration, follow these guidelines:

• Check for Similar Ideas: Before posting, search existing ideas to see if someone else has already suggested something similar. If a similar idea exists, join your feedback to the current idea to amplify its impact.
• Review Other Ideas: Periodically review other ideas to see what your fellow members are requesting. Commenting on and voting for existing ideas can help prioritize them.
• Focus on Enhancements: Instead of providing exact specifications, explain why you need the new field, tool, or feature. This helps the product team understand your problem and potentially offer quicker solutions.
• Submit One Idea at a Time: To efficiently catalog and consider ideas, limit each submission to a single idea. Create submissions for each additional idea.
• Understand Implementation Challenges: Some ideas may take longer to implement due to complexity or alignment with product vision. Don't be discouraged if your idea is not picked up immediately.

How to Use Idea Station

How customers can search and engage with Ideas

1. Open the Autodesk Idea Station website, which is linked from the main Autodesk website or through a specific product community page: ACC Ideas - Autodesk Community.
2. Log in to the Autodesk Account. If you don't have an account, you may need to create one to access all features.
3. Once logged in, locate the search bar. It is typically positioned at the top of the Idea Station page.
4. Type keywords related to the feature or improvement you are interested in. Be specific to get more relevant results.
5. You can use filters to narrow down your search results. Filters may include categories, product names, date ranges, or status; for example, under review, implemented.
6. Browse through the list of results. Each result will include a title and a brief description. Click any result to view detailed information about the idea.
7. If you find an idea that matches your interests, you can vote for it, add comments, or share it with others. This helps Autodesk prioritize popular requests.
8. If you don't find an existing idea that matches your request, you can submit your own feature request or improvement suggestion by clicking the “Submit Idea” or similar button.

Idea Statuses

Autodesk's product development teams regularly review ideas and assign statuses to indicate their progress:

Idea status can be one of the following:

• Gathering Support: Default status for newly submitted ideas, ready for voting and commenting.
• Under Review: Ideas requiring a deeper dive for technical scoping before potentially moving into development.
• Future Consideration: Ideas that are favored but not ready for immediate development, to be revisited later.
• Accepted: Vetted ideas added to the development backlog for future inclusion.
• Implemented: Ideas that have been developed and are now live in Autodesk products or services.
• Archived: Ideas not considered for implementation due to low strategic fit or technical feasibility, encouraging rework, and resubmission based on feedback.