Autodesk Build currently does mass sheet number and title recognition upon uploading a new drawing version set. However, the next step I typically need to take is to find what changed compared to the last version set.
The existing sheet comparison tool can only be used one sheet at a time. This is impractical to use to compare a fresh set of hundreds of sheets for changes against the previous set. My current workflow is therefore to export the current and previous set from Autodesk Build for offline comparison in Bluebeam, which will compare entire files.
The ideal process would be for Autodesk to compare the new and previous sets upon upload, and present a view of each changed detail on the next screen following sheet tagging and titling, as well as prepare a spreadsheet list of the affected details. However, it would be a substantial reduction in the work required to compare drawing sets if Autodesk simply allowed me to confirm I want the sets compared, emailed me once the comparison was complete, and allowed me to view or download a comparison set that included only the sheets with changes.
With mass sheet comparison, I would be able to provide more timely change pricing to clients, prevent multiple subcontractors from having to comb through sets for changes, and rely less on non-contractual designer narratives of changes.
