Thank you for your interest in FMDesktop. Of course we think FMDesktop is the best option for organizations and their design partners who are actively implementing BIM using Revit and other Autodesk products.
FMDesktop has been, and continues to be, our proving ground for using BIM to operate facilities. Version 7.1 was recently released and consumes any model data from Revit Architecture, AutoCAD Architecture or their companion MEP solutions.
We are actively developing the next release of the FMDesktop suite of products. That release will still be "Access-based."
We do recognize the limitations of the current Access platform. We are developing an additional FM offering which is based on a more scalable technology stack. The best concepts from FMDesktop are being carried forward in this new product. The new technology will enable us to take them farther and give facility managers more ways to leverage the Building Information Model.
The new product will include a migration path for FMDesktop data. So we encourage architects and building owners or tenants to start exploring BIM today with Revit and FMDesktop, knowing that a more scalable solution is coming and current investments in data, work flows, and training will be leveraged in the new product.
Mark Evans
Sr. Product Manager, FM Solutions
Autodesk
Mark Evans
Senior Product Manager
AEC Division, Simulation Product Line
Autodesk, Inc.