New Autodesk Integration

What this integration unlocks

If you're running projects in Autodesk and your schedule lives elsewhere, you already know the drill. A submittal gets approved. An RFI gets flagged. A drawing gets updated. None of these critical parts of a project automatically get associated with a schedule — they have to be reconciled and manually updated elsewhere. That's the precise gap the Outbuild and Autodesk integration closes.

This new integration brings the data your team already lives in — submittals, RFIs, and drawings — directly into the place where scheduling decisions get made.

• RFIs surface as Roadblocks — linked directly to the Lookahead tasks they're affecting, so open issues are visible before they become delays for a trade.
• Submittals sync from Autodesk and connect to schedule activities — approval status and critical procurement dates appear right alongside the work they're tied to. When you link a submittal to a schedule activity, the required on-site date automatically adjusts to reflect actual schedule dates.
• Drawings attach to Lookahead tasks — so teams always have the most current version tied directly to the work, without hunting through folders or email chains to find it.

"By bringing all this data together in one place, it's going to allow for more accurate, more collaborative scheduling and planning, to help unblock your teams and avoid costly delays across your projects." – Mike Rolfe, VP of Product at Outbuild.

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The practical impact for Autodesk teams

For teams already using Autodesk, this integration changes what the schedule actually is. It stops being a document you update after things happen and becomes the place where you see things coming.

An open RFI becomes a visible roadblock on the lookahead before it holds up a trade. A submittal with a pending approval has a required on-site date that adjusts automatically the moment you link it to an activity. The context that used to live only inside Autodesk is now where your team is making decisions.

If your team lives in Autodesk, this is the scheduling connection you've been waiting for. Book a demo to see it in action.