BlackSmithSoft builds applications that tap into AEC design and engineering data. We can help you build applications and automate your construction processes in the office or field. With our in-depth know-how of Autodesk’s powerful APIs in Autodesk Platform Services (formerly Forge), Autodesk Construction Cloud (Docs, BUILD), BIM 360, AutoCAD, and Revit we build applications that work with the systems you currently have. We also help you implement different modules from Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) based on our experience in the construction industry and configuring ACC Connect to work with the way you work.
Our credentials
ACC and Autodesk Platform Services (APS) Development
Looking for a way to connect your project systems to BIM 360 Management/ ACC?
Or perhaps extracting data from your model and storing it in BIM 360 /ACC or another application? How about creating a triggered workflow or custom reports required by your client?
BlackSmithSoft has extensive experience in building custom applications and bridges between various Autodesk BIM 360 / Autodesk Construction Cloud verticals and APS (formerly Forge). These two Autodesk platforms take the best of Autodesk’s powerful libraries and deliver them as cloud-based building blocks. Many of these are already part of the standard BlackSmith DC offering.
We help customers use these “blocks” to solve some of their most complex requirements. Below is a list of some of the components we have developed for our users:
- Model manipulation, data extraction and import/export to and from other systems
- Adding/removing “custom” properties to your models without the need to go back to Revit
- Advanced document searching – across projects and enterprises
- Model colourization based on statuses: construction progress, material readiness, compliances, RFI status, etc.
- Visual assigning and packaging of BIM components with construction data (including Primavera schedules, documents, drawings, etc.)
- Automated workflows and triggers
- Stamping and QR-coding of documents in BIM 360 / ACC
- Linking of documents to model components
- Constraints management
- 4D and 5D over the cloud
- Point Cloud data vs. BIM over the cloud
- Custom reports and dashboards (grids, charts, graphs, tabular, excel, etc.) from any source including the BIM model data using Power BI or other platforms
Truly, your project requirements (and imagination) are the limit!
Development Experience 
Our development experience includes:
- APS (Forge) API: Authentication, Data Management, Design Automation (Revit, AutoCAD), Model Derivative, Viewer, Webhooks, BIM 360, ACC (Docs and BUILD)
- BIM 360 and ACC APIs: Account Admin, RFI, Issues and Checklists, Document Management, Model Coordination, custom reports/apps integrated to BIM 360 / ACC
- Expanding BIM 360’s search capabilities for documents and even emails. Check out Power Search
- Database Integration (Mongo, Oracle, Postgres, SQL server)
- Third-Party Integration (SharePoint / Primavera / E-Builder / Aconex / JDE, SAP)
Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) and BIM 360 Implementation
ACC (Autodesk Docs, BUILD, etc.) and BIM 360 are user-friendly platforms that are easy to deploy and configure. However, when it comes to implementing and customising these Autodesk systems according to your company and project requirements, it takes more. Our consultants have all worked in the engineering and construction field and know how to collect your requirements, plan the best implementation strategy for ACC / BIM 360 and roll it out at the project level or for the whole company.
Many times the implementation requires simply designing templates, naming conventions, EDIs, and workflows based on predefined requirements. In more complex situations, you may need to extend the reach of certain modules and integrate them with other systems. BlackSmithSoft is an Autodesk Services Provider partner that can assist implementation in several verticals including:
- Autodesk Docs and Document Management
- Autodesk BUILD and BIM 360 Project Management (RFI, MoM, Assets, Issues, Forms, Punchlists/Snags)
- Reporting (Autodesk Insight, Power BI)
- Cost Management
- Design Collaboration
- Model Coordination
- BIM 360 Ops (Facilities Management) and Tandem
Whatever the requirements are, we can implement them.