This course teaches the discipline of a common data environment (CDE), not just its interface, on Autodesk Forma, the platform that Autodesk Construction Cloud became in March 2026.
The course is run as a simulation. On day one, participants take on project roles, as architect, contractor, document controller, project manager, inside the CDE. They then run a real information exchange: uploading and versioning documents, raising markups and issues, executing review and approval workflows, and issuing transmittals. Collaboration is taught through practice within the Forma interface.
Best practices are anchored in ISO 19650 principles, work-in-progress, shared, and published states, and the single source of truth, so participants take home methods that transfer to any project. Participants also diagnose a deliberately mismanaged project, learning from what goes wrong, not only from what goes right.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Explain the role of a common data environment within the ISO 19650 principles
Identify what changed in the transition from ACC to Forma, and what remained the same
Navigate the Forma interface and its modules
Set up project folder structures and assign member permissions appropriately
Upload, publish, version, and compare documents and models
Communicate through markups, issues, and transmittals
Run structured review and approval workflows for controlled document distribution
Apply best practices for keeping project information organized, secure, and up to date
From ACC to Forma Platform Overview
Project Setup and Permissions
Information Exchange
Reviews, Approvals, and Best Practices
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