How does Specset work with Autodesk Forma Build?
Specset (formerly Specbook AI) syncs submittals, RFIs, and documents with Autodesk Forma Build (formerly Autodesk Build), reviews each submittal against the governing spec and the drawings, and responds to the mapped review task (Autodesk Build integration). When a review is finalized, Specset can also create an issue with the review summary and spreadsheet. The design team makes the final disposition 4. Use Forma Build alone for logging and routing; add Specset when each package needs a cited technical check.
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What does Specset sync with Forma Build?
Specset syncs submittals, RFIs, and documents both ways with a linked Forma Build project, and publishes Specset specifications and sheets to it (Autodesk Build integration). Specset's docs note that Forma Build does not expose the files behind its specification sections and drawing sheets, so to bring specs and drawings into Specset you sync the folders that hold the PDFs 5.
Where does Specset sit in the Forma Build submittal review?
Specset responds to the mapped review task and can create or update an issue with the review summary and XLSX when the review is finalized (integrations). With "Review automatically" on, a submittal that arrives or changes starts a review, and the findings show up in the Issues tool with the rest of the project 5.
What does Forma Build keep doing?
Forma Build keeps the submittal log, review routing, RFIs, and specifications, and Specset adds the technical review of each package (Autodesk Build integration). Autodesk's Forma Build page lists "customizable review workflows" for submittals and AutoSpecs, which "analyzes specification documents and automatically generates submittal logs in minutes" 6.
Did the rename from Autodesk Build to Forma Build change the Specset integration?
Autodesk says its March 2026 rename of Autodesk Build to Forma Build does not affect existing integrations or APIs, and Specset syncs with Forma Build projects today (Autodesk's announcement). The announcement renamed Autodesk Construction Cloud to Autodesk Forma and Autodesk Build to Forma Build, and says "any automations, integrations or APIs currently in place will not be affected" 7; Specset's sync is described in its docs 5.
What does each system do?
Forma Build runs the submittal log, review routing, and RFIs, and Specset adds a cited technical review of each package; the table splits the jobs by what each company publishes (integrations).
| Job | Specset | Autodesk Forma Build |
|---|---|---|
| System of record | Not the system of record when Forma Build is connected 4 | "Manage project, cost, safety, and quality all in one construction management platform" 6 |
| Submittal log | Cited, editable register from the specifications 2 | AutoSpecs "automatically generates submittal logs in minutes" 6 |
| Submittal review | Reviews each package against the governing spec section and the drawings, including shop drawings 1 | "customizable review workflows" and "Built-in markups and review tools" 6 |
| What comes back | Response to the mapped review task; optional issue with the review summary and spreadsheet 5 | Response recorded on the Forma Build submittal 5 |
| RFIs | Drafts proposed RFI responses; RFIs sync both ways and responses travel with the RFI 3 5 | "Customizable RFI workflows"; Autodesk AI can "generate a context-rich, ready-to-review RFI" 6 |
| Specs and drawings | Publishes Specset sections and sheets to Forma Build 5 | "Smart, searchable specifications" 6 |
| Access to data | Acts as the connected Autodesk user and sees only what that user can 5 | Hub and project administration for users, access, and integrations 6 |
| Who decides | The design team makes the final disposition 4 | Reviewers assigned in Forma Build's customizable review workflows 6 |
When do you need Specset on a Forma Build project?
Specset fits when a Forma Build submittal needs a technical check against the governing spec and the drawings before the review task closes, and Forma Build alone fits when your process is logging, routing, and tracking (submittal review).
What teams ask about Specset and Autodesk Forma Build.
01Does Specset work with Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)?
Yes. Autodesk renamed Autodesk Construction Cloud to Autodesk Forma and Autodesk Build to Forma Build in March 2026. Specset syncs submittals, RFIs, and documents with Forma Build projects and responds to the mapped submittal review task.
02What does Specset need to connect to Forma Build?
An Autodesk account that is an account administrator or a project administrator on the projects to link. Specset acts as that user, so it can only see and change what the user can. Each Specset project links to one Forma Build project.
03Does Specset create issues in Forma Build?
Yes, for finalized submittal reviews. When a review is finalized, Specset can create or update an issue with the review summary and the review spreadsheet, so the findings appear in the Forma Build Issues tool.
04Does Specset replace AutoSpecs?
No. Both can build the log from the specifications, and Specset also reviews each submitted package against the spec section and the drawings. Specset returns that review to the Forma Build review task.
05Do daily logs and photos sync with Forma Build?
No. Daily log and photo sync with Specset is available on Procore only. On Forma Build, Specset syncs submittals, RFIs, and documents, and publishes specifications and sheets.
Sources
Checked October 20, 2026. Numbered notes in the page link here. All comparisons