Collaborating asynchronously with Bench3D can help design engineering teams exchange feedback, track issues, and work on projects more efficiently.
With Bench3D's asynchronous collaboration features, teams can flag, review, and approve issues outside of traditional design review meetings. This takes pressure off design reviews and allows teams to move faster without sacrificing quality. Team members can provide feedback and resolve issues as they arise, leading to faster project completion and more successful outcomes.
In this guide, we'll explain the different use-cases for asynchronous collaboration and guide you through using some of the key features.
Asynchronous collaboration is helpful for design engineers who may have questions about a project. They can “@”-mention a colleague in the comment feature on an issue to ask their question, and any team member can respond when they have time.
For technical advisors, asynchronous collaboration is useful for checking in on how a project is going and providing feedback or assigning issues when it suits them.
Project engineers can use asynchronous collaboration to assign tasks to the right people. This helps ensure that each team member is working on the most appropriate part of the project.
If you collaborate with teams or people in other timezones, the async features can greatly improve communication and collaboration, as it allows each team member to work on their part of the project when it's convenient for them. No longer do team members need to be awake or available at the same time to make progress on a project.
To assign an issue to another team member, simply click on the issue and select the Assignee. Then, you can assign the issue to one or the team members who can then continue to work on it.
If you want to bring another team member's attention to an issue or comment, you can mention them by typing '@' in the comment box and selecting their username from the list. They will receive an email notification within 20 minutes.
These features allow you to share a link to an issue in an email or MS Teams chat. To use this feature, simply click on the issue and select 'Copy Link' or 'Copy Rich Text Link.' You can then paste the link into an email or chat and send it to your team members.
