Forma Build and Forma Build Essentials

General Updates

• Naming Updates - There are multiple naming updates across the platform:

  • Autodesk Construction Cloud is now Autodesk Forma.

  • Autodesk Docs is now Forma Data Management.

  • Accounts and Account Admin are now hubs and Hub Admin, respectively.

  • The Autodesk Construction Cloud mobile app is now the Forma mobile app.

    See the Autodesk Forma Naming Updates FAQ topic to learn more. Make sure to update your email allow list to continue receiving email notifications from Autodesk Forma.

Data Management

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Project Management

• Correspondence | Company-Wide Visibility Permissions - A new viewing permission level lets members view all public correspondence involving anyone in their company, even when they are not a direct recipient. Administrators can assign this view to members, roles, and companies, as well as set it as the default view for the entire project.
• RFIs | Default Co-Reviewer in RFI Types - Administrators can now set default co-reviewers for RFI types, to automatically assign co-reviewers whenever the type is applied to an RFI.
• RFIs | Quick Create RFI Enhancements - When using Autodesk AI to generate an RFI form, AI will be able to populate the Location field and Custom Fields when relevant information is provided in the prompt.
• Specifications | Enhanced Auto-Sectioning – Improvements to auto-sectioning deliver more accurate and reliable structuring of specification documents, especially for non-CSI MasterFormat and non-English specifications.
• Specifications | Current Version Based on Issuance Date – Issuance date of a version set will drive what is considered current in the Specifications tool. This update aligns with the logic of the Sheets tool.
• Specifications | Delete Spec Sections – Specifications now supports the ability to delete individual specification sections from a version set.
• Specifications | Submittal Log Generation Workflow in Build – Construction submittal logs can be automatically generated from CSI MasterFormat specifications in the Specifications tool. Submittals can be created for the entire document or by area of scope, with customizable naming conventions using spec code, section name, and submittal type or set. After generation, submittals can be reviewed in context with the specification document and published directly to the Submittals tool, maintaining data connections between Submittals and the corresponding spec section. Learn more.
• Submittals | Custom Fields - Public Beta - Submittals supports custom fields that can be created for tailored data collection specific to a project, as well as shared across projects in the same account for cross-project data analysis. Submittals Custom Fields are created by using the Parameters Service, which serves as a central place to create and manage custom fields.
• Work Plan | Task Comments - Workplan now supports commenting on tasks on web, Android, and iOS. Add comments, mention users, roles, and companies, and receive notifications for comments and mentions. Managers can add comments during replanning. Supported on web, iOS, and Android platforms.
• Work Plan | Plan data in Data Connector - Plan data is now supported in the Data Connector export. Export information about individual work plans, tasks, and task progress, commitments, handoff and task comments to create BI dashboards on a project and company level.

Field Management

The following field management releases are available to users with a subscription to Forma Build or Forma Build Essentials.

• Issues | Persistent Issue Markups – Members can now create and edit 2D markups that remain directly linked to specific issues, ensuring markups are always associated with the relevant context.

• Issues | Quick Issue Creation – The Quick Issue Create workflow enables members to rapidly capture multiple issues on site. Take photos, add details, and generate several issues efficiently in a single streamlined process.

• Issues | Copy and Paste - On both web and mobile, members can now copy and paste one or multiple issues with markups to a new location on the same 2D sheet/file or to a different 2D sheet/file, helping teams capture repeated conditions faster. Learn more.

• Issues | Nested Markups - Markups associated with an issue can now be nested, allowing teams to better organize and manage complex issues with multiple markups. Learn more about nested markups on web. Learn more about nested markups on iOS and Android.

• Forms | Custom Tables Calculations – Form builders can now create simple calculations within custom table rows. Members can add or multiply numerical fields or calculate the difference between two time fields.

• Forms | Recover Deleted Forms - Project Admins can now view and restore forms discarded within the past 60 days. Restored forms return with their attachments, and actions are tracked in the activity log.

• Forms | Complete Assigned Sections in Sequential Order - Forms can now require section assignees to complete in order, one section at a time.

• Photos | New Enhanced Photos Experience - Projects created after March 24, 2026 will have an updated photos experience which includes organizing photos in albums, permission controls, and bulk actions.

• Albums and permissions - New Build projects can organize photos into albums and restrict access to those albums through permission management.

  • Bulk download, delete and move - Members select multiple files when they want to make changes such as deleting, moving, or downloading.

• Mobile App | Faster Project Entry – Members using the Forma mobile app can now enter projects faster, with data downloading in the background.

• Mobile App | Improved Mobile Photo Sync – Improves access to photos on mobile by downloading optimized images first, reducing sync times and storage use. Full‑resolution photos remain available on demand when higher detail is needed.

• Mobile App | Share Effortlessly - Members can send content via deep links using their mobile device's native share options.

Handover/Assets

• Assets | Exporting Asset Markups to PDF – Members can now export a sheet into a PDF that includes the asset markups on that sheet. Asset markups can be selected during export alongside issues, photos, and standard markups.

• Assets | Multi Select Model-based Assets on Mobile – Members on site can now select multiple model-based assets in the viewer or from the list to perform bulk edits or update properties directly within the Forma mobile app.

• Assets | System QR Codes - Members can automatically generate QR codes for asset systems. QR codes can be printed and placed on site, allowing teams to scan them with a mobile device to open the asset system in the app.

• As-Built Export | Enhanced Photos Experience Support - As-Built Export now supports photo albums created with the enhanced photos experience in new projects. Photos are organized by album in the export, making it easier to deliver site photos, inspections, and progress documentation as part of project closeout.

• Handover | Expanded Export Configuration - Handover now supports additional export configuration options for Sheets, RFIs, and Submittals, matching the capabilities available in As-Built Export.