OnTarget uses Autodesk Forge to tackle construction in 4D

By leveraging Autodesk Forge, a small start-up, OnTarget, is working to address the woes of the architecture, engineering, and construction industry:

  • Projects suffer delays, and cost overruns are standard.
  • Billions of dollars are lost annually due to fragmented teams, myriads of different software packages on the same projects, and out-of-date data.

OnTarget believes that these woes can be remedied because the industry is ready for transformation:

  • More and more companies are adopting Building Information Modeling. This allows scheduling, cost, and traditional CAD data to be combined.
  • Site workers use mobile devices for field work. FAX machines are almost a thing of the past.
  • The industry is moving to all digital processes and is ready to tackle big data. What starts out as digital is best kept as digital until just before it becomes a physical reality.

OnTarget aims to ride this wave of transformation by offering an integrated solution that features visual…

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