HELP: The difference between A360 Drive and A360, BIM360 & Fusion Team

[BrettWright]

The difference between A360 Drive and A360 Team, BIM360 Team & Fusion Team:

 A360 Drive:

• Available as either Free 5GB, or 25GB if you’re a named user on a subscription entitlement.
  • There is no option to increase the size of your A360 Drive. 25GB is the maximum per individual.
• A Folders based sharing solution. (i.e. create a folder, add files, then share with others)
  • Privately at the folder level via email address.
  • Publicly at the file level via public link.
• Connects to the A360 Desktop (allows “syncing” of local set of folders to online A360 Drive)
  • A360 Desktop is only available as part of installation of AutoCAD based vertical products, or Inventor only.
• Is linked to A360 Team via the App Switcher.
  • Can copy single / multiple files over into any A360 Team Project. (cannot copy folders)
  • Files cannot be copied back over into your A360 Drive from an A360 Team hub. (have to download/upload)
• Contains similar viewer as A360 Team, allows zoom, pan, orbit, first person walkthrough, section analysis, explode, 2D measure, track versioning, download, and add comments

  

 

  A360 Team, BIM360 Team, Fusion Team: (Same Product, just different branding)

• Commercially available collaboration solution, with two options.
  • Free Personal hub = (1) Team Member, (1) Project, Unlimited Project Contributors, and 5GB in storage.
  • A360, BIM360, Fusion Team hub = Unlimited Team Members, Projects, and Project Contributors.
    • Storage is allocated at 500GB per Paid Team Member, which is pooled for all to use within the hub.
  • Project (i.e. create a project, add folders and files, then invite others into the project)
  • Two types of A360 Users that can be invited:
    • Team Member – A user with access to the Team hub, can Create projects, browse Open projects and request to join Closed projects. (Secret projects are invite only for all users)
    • Project Contributor – A user that could also be considered an external user. These users only have access to projects they are invited to.
  • No Connection to A360 Desktop product (does not allow “syncing” of local set of folders to online A360 Drive)
  • Is linked to A360 Drive via the App Switcher
    • Single / multiple files can be copied from A360 Drive over into any A360 Team Project (cannot copy folders)
    • Files cannot be copied back over into your A360 Drive from an A360 Team hub (have to download/upload)
  • Contains similar viewer as A360 Drive, (includes all functionality listed for Drive Viewer) + Walk To Navigation, Markup, Live Review, and the Overview option

To get started with A360 go to a360.autodesk.com as well check out the below links.

• Getting Started with A360
• Basic Functionality within your A360 hub
• Advanced Functionality within your A360 hub
• Inviting Users into A360 Team
• Converting your A360 Team Trial into an Active Subscription
• A360 Blog: (see what’s new in A360)

[rick.kremer]

Great Article.

Question you mentioned the "App Switcher". Can you please do a screen capture and point where this "App Switcher" is located?

Thanks,

Rick Kremer, Senior Technical Consultant

Applied Software

[rick.kremer]

I just had the Ahhh haa moment. I think the App Switcher is the icon in the top left where you can switch between "360" AKA 'BIM 360 Team, and "A 360 Drive.

Correct?

[Bud_Schroeder_ADESK]

Hi Rick,

Yes, that is the app switcher.   

Hope this helps and have a great day.  

[rick.kremer]

Thanks Bud

For clarification. I have an architectural firm that is starting a project and was going to use Dropbox. I suggested the use BIM 360 team. My question is, does the firm have to pay per seat per user access? And does the consultants who will be contributors do they have to pay per user access?

Or just the arch firm pays for 1 seat of BIM 360 Team and invite the users access regardless if they have paid or not?

Thanks

[steven]

So how did this work out for you? Did you have to have everyone sign up for accounts individually, or was one owner of the project able to invite each user and have them use it? Not sure how it would work without everyone having an account... we're using BIM360 Fields now at the behest of a GC and it requires an autodesk account to be able to sign in and accept an invitation to access project info...

[Bud_Schroeder_ADESK]

Hi Rick,

Sorry, I missed this and was out of the office on Sabbatical for a while.  Each person that accesses Team needs an account and a license.  Take a look at the following FAQ for more details 

BIM 360 Team Project Contributor FAQ:

Sorry for the delay and hope this helps. 

[rick.kremer]

Bud,
Thank you. I know that, I think it was a customer online asking the question.

Thank you again,
Rick

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[cem.yavuz]

Hello,

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@BrettWright wrote:

The difference between A360 Drive and A360 Team, BIM360 Team & Fusion Team:

 A360 Drive:

• Available as either Free 5GB, or 25GB if you’re a named user on a subscription entitlement.
  • There is no option to increase the size of your A360 Drive. 25GB is the maximum per individual.
• A Folders based sharing solution. (i.e. create a folder, add files, then share with others)
  • Privately at the folder level via email address.
  • Publicly at the file level via public link.
• Connects to the A360 Desktop (allows “syncing” of local set of folders to online A360 Drive)
  • A360 Desktop is only available as part of installation of AutoCAD based vertical products, or Inventor only.
• Is linked to A360 Team via the App Switcher.
  • Can copy single / multiple files over into any A360 Team Project. (cannot copy folders)
  • Files cannot be copied back over into your A360 Drive from an A360 Team hub. (have to download/upload)
• Contains similar viewer as A360 Team, allows zoom, pan, orbit, first person walkthrough, section analysis, explode, 2D measure, track versioning, download, and add comments

  

 

  A360 Team, BIM360 Team, Fusion Team: (Same Product, just different branding)

• Commercially available collaboration solution, with two options.
  • Free Personal hub = (1) Team Member, (1) Project, Unlimited Project Contributors, and 5GB in storage.
  • A360, BIM360, Fusion Team hub = Unlimited Team Members, Projects, and Project Contributors.
    • Storage is allocated at 500GB per Paid Team Member, which is pooled for all to use within the hub.
  • Project (i.e. create a project, add folders and files, then invite others into the project)
  • Two types of A360 Users that can be invited:
    • Team Member – A user with access to the Team hub, can Create projects, browse Open projects and request to join Closed projects. (Secret projects are invite only for all users)
    • Project Contributor – A user that could also be considered an external user. These users only have access to projects they are invited to.
  • No Connection to A360 Desktop product (does not allow “syncing” of local set of folders to online A360 Drive)
  • Is linked to A360 Drive via the App Switcher
    • Single / multiple files can be copied from A360 Drive over into any A360 Team Project (cannot copy folders)
    • Files cannot be copied back over into your A360 Drive from an A360 Team hub (have to download/upload)
  • Contains similar viewer as A360 Drive, (includes all functionality listed for Drive Viewer) + Walk To Navigation, Markup, Live Review, and the Overview option

To get started with A360 go to a360.autodesk.com as well check out the below links.

• Getting Started with A360
• Basic Functionality within your A360 hub
• Advanced Functionality within your A360 hub
• Inviting Users into A360 Team
• Converting your A360 Team Trial into an Active Subscription
• A360 Blog: (see what’s new in A360)

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We have a trial subscription of Fusion 360 with my colleague.

We both have A360 account automatically too.

Later, we created Fusion Team account for trial.

We can collabrate projects and design models with Fusion 360.

We can modify designs and save them and we both see new updated versions on our Fusion360 screen.

so what's the main advantage of being in Fusion team?  are there extra advantages from Fusion360?

Best regards,

Cem

[cem.yavuz]

Hello,

We have a trial subscription of Fusion 360 with my colleague.

We both have A360 account automatically too.

Later, we created Fusion Team account for trial.

We can collabrate projects and design models with Fusion 360.

We can modify designs and save them and we both see new updated versions on our Fusion360 screen.

So what's the main advantage of being in Fusion team?  are there extra advantages from Fusion360?

Best regards,

Cem

[BrettWright]

Hi Cem,

The main advantage of having the Fusion Team hub vs. using the A360 hub that comes along with your Fusion purchase is that you'll then have all the Administration functionality as well included.

Team Hub Settings, Members and Roles, Projects and Subscriptions are the headings you'll see.

If you created a Fusion Team Trial  you should have the ADMIN option under your profile pic in the upper right corner.

[steven]

With all these apps and services, but for A/E/C specifically, are there any storage AND collaboration apps that AutoDesk offers?


* Cloud-based individual and team storage that syncs with a desktop application (so you can access your files and dwgs anywhere)
* Can easily collaborate with people over the internet right from your desktop (no need to log into a brower, can simply "turn it on" directly from AutoCAD or another program)
* Allows you to edit DWGs directly on the server via browser (i.e., AutoCAD Online)

This is what I am looking for really...

Steve

[BrettWright]

Hi Steve,

I don't believe there is one solution that solves all your issues that you're asking for.

Using the Desktop Connector, along with BIM 360 Team or Fusion Team will get you the closest to what you're after since they work with the Collaboration for Revit and Fusion products respectively, however, again that is 3 products working together vs. one.

So, related to your questions.

1. Desktop Connector would work here.

2. There isn't an option for a non browser based collaboration tool. Possibly the Revit Communicator, but that is pretty basic communication..

3. Editing Dwgs, only AutoCAD 360 has that functionality today, however, it's very basic as well in it's capabilities, and likely not what you're looking for.

So at this time the prior listed solution is probably as close as we can get currently to what you're after.

[steven]

Thank you for this.
I hate to ask too much, but would you mind bullet pointing the process by which a project team member would make use of the Desktop Connector when collaborating/working on project drawings? This may seem basic, but it's how the technology or tool integrates into the process that I'm interested in the most, and I find descriptions of tools and apps appear to miss the most.
Reviewing this, I could evaluate better if it would meet our needs.

[BrettWright]

hi Steven, 

I think you'll find what you're looking for HERE, where all the help content is located for Desktop Connector.

[steven]

Thanks for the link and apologies for not responding much sooner... I think this is it. Which is exciting.

Understandings I have after having read this (and which I hope you don't mind affirming):

1. AutoDesk Drive is one of the connected drives

2. AutoDesk Drive is cloud storage connected to a single subscriber's/user's account - there's no "team Autodesk drive" per se.*

3. You can store other types of documents and files such as PDfs and MS Office files in AutoDesk Drive and they will preview as they're in Windows Explorer

4. You can share files much the same way as you would using other well-known cloud storage apps - Gdrive, OneDrive, iCloud, Box...

*This is where BIM Teams come in, right? I'll read more ,but do you still need to manually move a dwg or whichever file into a Team's Project or designate it somehow? How will these show up vis Desktop Connector? Ideally they'd mimic entirely or mostly the current filing structure we use inhouse... 

Again, exciting. Look forward to hearing more!

Regards,

Steve

[steven]

Doesn't look like the product we're subscribed to  -  Revit LT Suite - comes with AutoDesk Drive.... shoot.