AUTODESK TANDEM FOR AEC WITH AUTODESK BIM COLLABORATE PRO

Transform with digital twin software

Enhance AEC project delivery with Tandem for AEC

What is Tandem for AEC?

Autodesk Tandem for AEC is a cloud-based digital twin software available with a subscription to BIM Collaborate Pro that enables AEC firms to:

  • Build, deliver, and maintain digital twins.

  • Visualize building systems in context to spaces.

  • Measure performance of design decisions post-handover.

Tandem for AEC overview (video: 3:35 min.)

Why use Autodesk Tandem for AEC?

Expand to new opportunities

Offer new services such as building, delivering, and maintaining digital twins for client operations.

Strengthen relationships with clients

Improve exchange and visibility of data and reduce defects through a digitized handover.

Gain performance insights

Gather performance feedback on decisions made during the design-engineering process.

Key features

Quick and repeatable twin building

Asset information model

Structure data in a meaningful way. Use industry-standard classification systems to specify your asset breakdown structure or define your classification scheme.


Facility templates

Establish a repeatable process for building digital twins. Structure data and drive consistency. Choose templates from our library or customize your own to use across multiple facilities.


Parameter library

Engineer your data for maximum value. Define the properties of your digital twin to ensure it’s an accurate representation of the facility and aligns with the desired outcomes. Use standard and custom parameters to quickly import the data of interest from existing Revit files.


Tag assets

Manage asset data with Tandem digital twin software. Quickly locate or update the data and documentation for your assets and make everyday management and maintenance tasks simple and straightforward. (video: 1:44 min.)

Video: Demo of assets panel in Autodesk Tandem

Document linking

Link assets to necessary documentation like operations and maintenance manuals, warranties, product data sheets, laser scans, and more. (video: 1:40 min.)

Video: Demo of document linking in Autodesk Tandem

Spaces

Review and manage all data associated with a building’s spaces with the help of a dedicated list of rooms and levels. Visualize by level, show all associated assets, or see trends in stream data to make well-informed operational decisions. (video: 1:45 min.)

Video: Demo of spaces panel in Autodesk Tandem

Import BIM data 

Source project with data from Autodesk Docs through its integration with Tandem for AEC or manually import IFC and Revit models.


Understand building systems through context

Streams

Connect IoT and BMS data to the digital twin to understand the building operations via heatmaps applied to spaces and systems through time-series charts viewing up to 14 days of data. Apply thresholds to create quick insights and alerts on system performance.


Systems

Create a traceable network of building systems. Combine 3D BIM models with automation to mirror a building’s distribution systems, visualize networks, and correct breaks. Move upstream or downstream through a system to see assets in context and understand the spaces they serve.


System tracing

Visualize and understand systems in context. System tracing simplifies the navigation of complex models by automatically illustrating the path and elements within a system.


Navigate data quickly

Global search

In Tandem digital twin software, quickly locate documents, assets by type, specific assets, spaces, saved views, and dashboards. (video: 1:26 min.)

Video: Demo of digital twin search feature in Autodesk Tandem

Filter

Quickly isolate data down to what you need by leveraging the filters panel. (video: 3 min.)

Video: Demo of Autodesk Tandem filters

Views

Break down immense datasets into simple views in seconds. Filter, color, and save your 3D visualizations of the twin based on data. Prepare dedicated subsets of data for capture, verify workflows, and curate your views to only see what’s relevant.


Inventory

Get a comprehensive view of your facility’s data in a familiar table format. With bulk imports, easy editing, and simple search and filter functionality, it’s quick and easy to navigate or reconfigure. (video: 2:17 min.)

Video: Demo of properties and inventory in Autodesk Tandem

Manage the twin building process

Dashboards

Speed up the twin building process with dashboards by viewing the completeness of your asset data in charts. (video: 1:20 min.)

Video: Demo of data dashboard in Autodesk Tandem

History

Keep an eye on every change that’s made to your digital twin with a comprehensive log of its users and their respective edits. (video: 1:09 min.)

Video: Demo of digital twin history in Autodesk Tandem

Manage teams and usage

Administrators can manage team members and permissions levels and track your use of Tandem across an organization. (video: 2 min.)

Video: Manage overview for Autodesk Tandem

Facility transfer

Once the digital twin is complete, Autodesk Tandem allows the ability to transfer the twin to the facility owner.


Video: How Windover Construction solved the handover gap from construction to facilities management

“Tandem is offering us a great opportunity to provide value for the owner and facility managers who are not experts in BIM.”

—Amr Raafat, Chief Innovation Officer, Windover Construction

Explore essential workflows for Tandem for AEC

Video: Demo of specifying data requirements process

Specify data requirements

Create facility templates with custom classifications and parameters to structure FM data.

 


Video: Setting up a connection in Autodesk Tanem

Create connections for streams

Set up connections in Tandem streams, assign parameters, and map data for visualizing facility operations.

 


Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

What is Tandem for AEC used for?

Tandem for AEC is used for the creation, delivery, and maintenance of a digital twin. 

Who uses Tandem for AEC?

Tandem for AEC serves a broad spectrum of professionals within AEC firms, including project managers, architects/designers, engineers, contractors and construction managers, VDC managers, and BIM managers. It caters to their specific needs and roles in the project lifecycle.

Where is your Tandem for AEC data hosted?

Tandem for AEC is hosted in the US.

How much does a Tandem for AEC subscription cost?

Tandem for AEC is offered as an entitlement with subscriptions for BIM Collaborate Pro, you will have access to Tandem for AEC as part of your subscription to BIM Collaborate Pro. Tandem for AEC includes an unlimited number of Facilities, Tagged Assets, and Streams, with a limit on viewing up to 14 days of Times Series History. The number of Tandem for AEC users is package-dependent based on the number of BIM Collaborate Pro subscriptions. For EBA customers, it is a standalone offering you can request to be made available under your Token Flex agreement.