Setting up BIM360 (5:40 min)

00:11

Let's start with setting up a BIM 360 project.

00:14

The first thing you need to do is actually buy at least one seat of BIM 360.

00:19

No, it does not come with your current subscription to the AEC Collection.

00:23

It's separate.

00:24

There are also different tiers of BIM 360.

00:27

You're going to need to contact your Autodesk reseller to see which bundle is right for you.

00:32

I think I know, but these bundles change a lot.

00:34

And the advice I give you at the time of the filming of this video will probably be different by the time you watch it.

00:41

That being said, the objective of this video is to set up a BIM 360 project.

00:47

I'm going to open up any Internet browser.

00:49

I happen to be in Chrome.

00:52

I have shortcuts, of course.

00:54

So, if you go to "b2.autodesk.com/access" and log in with your credentials, you'll get to your hub.

01:05

Depending on what seats you've purchased, you may have more or less than I have here.

01:11

I'm going to go right to my BIM 360 Account Admin.

01:21

By default, it ends up somewhere, so I'm going to click my drop-down here. And I can change my account or go to another account.

01:28

So, if I change my account, I go to my CNS Companies account.

01:36

And here's all my projects.

01:38

I'm going to add a project right now, so click "Add".

01:44

My project name will be "Autodesk Mixed Use Community".

01:59

The Project Type, actually, for this one, it's going to be a hospital.

02:04

So we'll go down to "Health Care", we'll go to "Hospital".

02:10

Construction Type, it's Brand New.

02:14

Project Value: I don't know, we'll say 4,000,000 in US dollars.

02:23

Contract Type: Design-Bid-Build.

02:29

You have to give it a project start date. So, I'll start it today.

02:33

And I guess I'll end it today next year.

02:38

Project Job Number: 1234567.

02:45

We don't have any Business Unit set, but that's okay.

02:49

Project Image: I think I'll grab an image.

02:51

So we'll just click Browse and we can go to where we're keeping our Exercise Files.

02:58

Now let's grab my Logo.

03:01

For the rest of it, we can fill out the Project Address, the city, and everything else later.

03:09

I'm going to click Save and Continue.

03:16

Now there's a few items that we can activate.

03:18

Again, you may have more or less than I have, but I'm going to activate Document Management.

03:23

So, I'll click Activate here.

03:27

I'm going to put my name in or I could just type in Eric Wing, and that's me right there.

03:40

I'll put my company in.

03:44

Now Save it.

03:47

I like to Hide the Admins because it gets a little sloppy when we start activating others.

03:53

So, I'm going to click Activate for Project Management.

03:56

Eric Wing.

04:02

I'll put in my company, I'll save it.

04:08

Hide it.

04:10

Design Collaboration: I'm going to activate this.

04:13

Eric Wing, it's me.

04:19

My company, I will save it.

04:23

Hide Admins. BIM 360 Glue: I'm going to activate it.

04:30

Now we can go with Classic or Model Coordination.

04:32

In this case, I'll go with the newer Model Coordination.

04:37

I am Eric Wing and my company.

04:43

Save it.

04:45

Hide those Admins.

04:47

Now I'm going to activate Field Management.

04:52

Enter my name.

04:57

My company.

04:60

I'm going to save it.

05:02

Here we go, Finish.

05:06

And now here is my Autodesk Mixed Use Community.

05:11

So, we can double click on this.

05:15

And we only have one Project Member.

05:18

I'm going to give myself access to Insight. I am the Project Admin.

05:22

But now, if we notice, if we click on the 9-dot button,

05:26

we can go to Project Home, Document Management, Project Management, Model Coordination, and of course, Account Admin.

05:33

So, there you go. That's how you set up a BIM 360 Project.

Video transcript

00:11

Let's start with setting up a BIM 360 project.

00:14

The first thing you need to do is actually buy at least one seat of BIM 360.

00:19

No, it does not come with your current subscription to the AEC Collection.

00:23

It's separate.

00:24

There are also different tiers of BIM 360.

00:27

You're going to need to contact your Autodesk reseller to see which bundle is right for you.

00:32

I think I know, but these bundles change a lot.

00:34

And the advice I give you at the time of the filming of this video will probably be different by the time you watch it.

00:41

That being said, the objective of this video is to set up a BIM 360 project.

00:47

I'm going to open up any Internet browser.

00:49

I happen to be in Chrome.

00:52

I have shortcuts, of course.

00:54

So, if you go to "b2.autodesk.com/access" and log in with your credentials, you'll get to your hub.

01:05

Depending on what seats you've purchased, you may have more or less than I have here.

01:11

I'm going to go right to my BIM 360 Account Admin.

01:21

By default, it ends up somewhere, so I'm going to click my drop-down here. And I can change my account or go to another account.

01:28

So, if I change my account, I go to my CNS Companies account.

01:36

And here's all my projects.

01:38

I'm going to add a project right now, so click "Add".

01:44

My project name will be "Autodesk Mixed Use Community".

01:59

The Project Type, actually, for this one, it's going to be a hospital.

02:04

So we'll go down to "Health Care", we'll go to "Hospital".

02:10

Construction Type, it's Brand New.

02:14

Project Value: I don't know, we'll say 4,000,000 in US dollars.

02:23

Contract Type: Design-Bid-Build.

02:29

You have to give it a project start date. So, I'll start it today.

02:33

And I guess I'll end it today next year.

02:38

Project Job Number: 1234567.

02:45

We don't have any Business Unit set, but that's okay.

02:49

Project Image: I think I'll grab an image.

02:51

So we'll just click Browse and we can go to where we're keeping our Exercise Files.

02:58

Now let's grab my Logo.

03:01

For the rest of it, we can fill out the Project Address, the city, and everything else later.

03:09

I'm going to click Save and Continue.

03:16

Now there's a few items that we can activate.

03:18

Again, you may have more or less than I have, but I'm going to activate Document Management.

03:23

So, I'll click Activate here.

03:27

I'm going to put my name in or I could just type in Eric Wing, and that's me right there.

03:40

I'll put my company in.

03:44

Now Save it.

03:47

I like to Hide the Admins because it gets a little sloppy when we start activating others.

03:53

So, I'm going to click Activate for Project Management.

03:56

Eric Wing.

04:02

I'll put in my company, I'll save it.

04:08

Hide it.

04:10

Design Collaboration: I'm going to activate this.

04:13

Eric Wing, it's me.

04:19

My company, I will save it.

04:23

Hide Admins. BIM 360 Glue: I'm going to activate it.

04:30

Now we can go with Classic or Model Coordination.

04:32

In this case, I'll go with the newer Model Coordination.

04:37

I am Eric Wing and my company.

04:43

Save it.

04:45

Hide those Admins.

04:47

Now I'm going to activate Field Management.

04:52

Enter my name.

04:57

My company.

04:60

I'm going to save it.

05:02

Here we go, Finish.

05:06

And now here is my Autodesk Mixed Use Community.

05:11

So, we can double click on this.

05:15

And we only have one Project Member.

05:18

I'm going to give myself access to Insight. I am the Project Admin.

05:22

But now, if we notice, if we click on the 9-dot button,

05:26

we can go to Project Home, Document Management, Project Management, Model Coordination, and of course, Account Admin.

05:33

So, there you go. That's how you set up a BIM 360 Project.

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