Advancements in data, industry cloud and investments
in core portfolio lead the transformation towards
outcome-based BIM
- New connection between
Autodesk Forma and Autodesk Docs, Autodesk’s AECO data
repository - The beta release of Autodesk
Assistant in Autodesk Construction Cloud lets users ask
questions around their specification
documents.
Australia & New
Zealand – October 16, 2024 – Announced at the
annual Design & Make conference, Autodesk University,
Autodesk is introducing new artificial intelligence (AI)
capabilities and data connections to accelerate the digital
transformation of the architecture, engineering,
construction, and operations (AECO) industry, and support
organisations’ ability to deliver smarter, more resilient
ways of designing and making homes, workplaces, and
communities.
“We understand the challenges to
achieve this future: the $3.7
trillion needed to meet infrastructure needs, the staggering
amount of waste generated yearly from construction and
demolition, the increasing project complexities, and
tightening budgets,” said Amy Bunszel, EVP of
architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) solutions
at Autodesk.
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“We believe that outcome-based building
information modeling (BIM) is the solution to achieving
outcomes like carbon neutrality or reduced waste throughout
the project lifecycle. The foundation of outcome-based BIM
is data — data that’s granular, accessible, and open,
uniting teams across the project lifecycle. Better data
helps to meet accelerated timelines, provides AI-powered
insights to improve productivity, and enables more informed
decision-making, lowering risks down the line.”
Autodesk
AI Capabilities accelerating AEC digital
transformation.(Photo/Supplied)
Data-powered
collaboration across the project lifecycle
Autodesk
is building Autodesk
Forma, the AECO industry cloud, to connect project
data–within Autodesk and third-party solutions alike –
to unify BIM workflows across the teams that design, build,
and operate the built environment. The key to unlocking the
value of this data is Autodesk Docs, a common data
environment for the AECO industry. Autodesk Docs is the
central hub that will connect, organise, and secure data
across solutions like AutoCAD, Autodesk Construction Cloud,
Revit, Tandem, Civil 3D, and Autodesk Workshop XR so that
the right data can reach the right people, at the right
time, throughout the project lifecycle.
Earlier this
year, Autodesk released the AEC
Data Model API – an important step towards enabling
granular data for Autodesk Docs users. Now, Autodesk
Forma has been connected to Autodesk Docs,
Autodesk’s AECO data repository,
and over time, this will bring with it new
workflows and opportunities that connect teams, and project
data, together to supercharge collaboration.
Over
time, Autodesk Forma’s connection to Autodesk Docs will
enhance the integration between Forma and Revit, laying the
groundwork for a powerful, fluid connection between
Forma’s planning tools and Revit’s detailed design and
documentation capabilities.
Autodesk has
also announced commercial availability of Autodesk
Workshop XR, an immersive design review
workspace connected to Autodesk Docs. Workshop XR allows
design teams and stakeholders to walk through their 3D
models at human scale for the ultimate design review
experience. The extended reality environment provides a
deeper understanding of the spatial experience within the
built environment, helping teams create and catch design
issues, preventing costly rework, delays, and project
waste.
Accelerating better outcomes with
data and AI
Getting data right is foundational to
advancing outcome-based BIM and improving customer workflows
with AI. At AU, we’ll discuss exciting advancements from
Autodesk AI that improve productivity, creativity, and
sustainability.
Advancement to Autodesk AI to improve
productivity, creativity and sustainability include Embodied
Carbon Analysis in Autodesk Forma, now in beta.
The earlier in the design process you can measure the carbon
footprint of building materials, the greater impact you can
have on outcomes. This AI-powered capability will allow
designers to test material design decisions from day one.
It’s part of Autodesk’s Total Carbon Analysis for
Architects in theAEC
Collection, which measures carbon impacts from things
like lighting, HVAC, architectural elements, and building
materials.
Autodesk
AI is also making it easier to surface information from
mountains of data. With the beta release of Autodesk
Assistant in Autodesk Construction Cloud, users can
easily ask questions around their specification documents.
Using natural language prompts, Autodesk Assistant can
answer specific questions, generate lists of items, or even
draft summaries for project communications. Over time,
Autodesk Assistant will become more engrained in everyday
workflows to help teams save time and reduce
risk.
Autodesk
Assistant in Autodesk Construction Cloud helps users
to find relevant information around their Specification
documents
(Photo/Supplied)
Additionally, the
use of real-world data and context is especially valuable
for designing and making better outcomes for the built
environment. Autodesk continues to invest in its strategic
alliance with Esri,
and announced plans to expand Esri’s data
availability within Autodesk Forma, giving
architects access to valuable contextual data earlier in the
design process. In addition to existing access to Esri’s
terrain data, there are plans to incorporate contextual
geographic data from ArcGIS, including both Esri and
consensually shared customer data for buildings, zoning,
roads, property boundaries, imagery and more. This expanded
integration will help architects and planners use Autodesk
Forma to design with location in mind and deliver projects
that are more sustainable, resilient, and can better support
local communities.
Building the future by investing
in the core
Also unveiled at Autodesk University,
updates to Autodesk’s core portfolio of products that are
connected to Autodesk Docs – Revit, AutoCAD, Civil 3D and
Autodesk Construction Cloud – include:
- AutoCAD
2025: is now twice as fast to open
files as AutoCAD 2024, so users spend less time waiting and
more time designing. Autodesk will soon launch a private
beta of a new type of insight that delivers near real-time
information to help users get the most out of AutoCAD, right
within users’ workflows. - Civil
3D: in Autodesk Collaboration for Civil 3D, Autodesk
enhanced existing capabilities to enable key infrastructure
measurements, sectioning, and integration of 3D models. As
well, updates to Sheet Set Manager for the Web brings its
capabilities more in line with the desktop
version. - Revit
2025: continues to deliver on customer
feedback, with highly requested releases like Sheet
Collections and PDF upgrades for managing document sets,
interoperability improvements for more open workflows in
BIM, and upgrades for performance, personalisation and
insights that benefit productivity.
“The core
portfolio is the on-ramp to outcome-based BIM. We’re
committed to partnering with our customers on this
transformation by helping them succeed today while we build
towards the future and advance Autodesk Forma as the AECO
industry cloud,” said
Bunszel.
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