• Autodesk is answering the industry’s call for transformation with Autodesk Forma. Forma is more than a collection of tools; it’s the industry’s first truly unified environment for planning, designing, building, and operating.
• We’re moving closer to our full industry cloud vision by bringing Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) into Forma and uniting design and make, moving from files to granular data, and breaking down silos to enable hyper-collaboration.
• New Forma Building Design empowers everyone from project leaders to CAD and BIM architects to create detailed building models with speed and precision. And with Forma Connected Clients, customers can utilize shared, granular data and Forma’s cloud capabilities directly within the desktop tools they already use.

Forma’s end-to-end, cloud-based, AI-native platform driving forward a paradigm shift in AECO.

The Blaak 333 project in Rotterdam. Image courtesy of Dura Vermeer.

“Our sector is evolving rapidly and digital tools are helping us work smarter and faster,” said Gert-Jan Ditsel, Business Partner Digital Construction at Dura Vermeer. “Using Autodesk Forma and Autodesk Construction Cloud has improved how our teams collaborate—from initial design to final construction. For example, we’ve significantly reduced coordination time and improved project delivery timelines. These technologies are helping us deliver better outcomes for our clients and unlock new opportunities for innovation within our business.”

Building on Forma’s end-to-end capabilities, we’re also excited to introduce Forma Building Design, the first of many new Forma solutions that will support a broader range of industries and project phases. Launching in beta in the coming months, Forma Building Design is an easy-to-use detailed building design solution with automated design tools and integrated analyses. This empowers project leaders, CAD, and BIM architects to create detailed building models with speed and precision. Designed for accessibility and intuitiveness, Forma Building Design enables users of all skill levels to design with intent and deliver with impact.

Forma Building Design empowers every participant, from project leaders to CAD and BIM architects, by providing seamless transitions from initial concepts to detailed BIM-level designs and fostering inclusive participation in the design process.

Connecting desktop and cloud workflows

As Forma evolves, we’re also continuing to invest in the core tools our customers trust and use every day. That’s why Autodesk is introducing Forma Connected Clients, a label recognizing when a desktop product is deeply integrated into the Forma industry cloud, bridging the gap between the desktop applications our customers already use and their growing cloud-native workflows.

Revit will be the first official Forma Connected Client. As a Forma Connected Client, Revit users will be able to tap into Forma’s contextual data marketplace, environmental analyses, and collaboration features without leaving their desktop environment and without the need for exports, imports or rework. Over time, Autodesk will evolve additional desktop solutions into Forma Connected Clients, unlocking broader capabilities and enabling more powerful cross-product workflows for more customers.

As a Forma Connected Client, Revit users will be able to tap into Forma’s cloud capabilities without leaving their desktop environment.

At the center of this transformation is open, connected data

Open, connected data is integral to unlocking AI’s potential and enabling even better workflows for our customers. Powered by Autodesk AI, Autodesk Assistant is now coming to Revit, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D, enabling teams to use natural language prompts to automate tasks and surface insights instantly. For example, in AutoCAD, users can analyze their projects against drawing standards and have violations flagged immediately— breaking down hours of tedious review into minutes of intelligent analysis. This in addition to Autodesk Assistant advancements in our construction solutions– project data advancements give teams a quick and intuitive way to tap into everything from specifications and submittals to RFIs, issues, change orders, and schedules.

We’re also bringing automation into the operations phase with Tandem Insights, a new capability within Autodesk Tandem that surfaces information that’s most critical, transforming facility operations from reactive to proactive.

These capabilities aren’t just incremental improvements—they’re bold leaps that help unlock our customers’ capacity to do more.

Autodesk Assistant in Revit enables teams to quickly surface project insights using natural language prompts.

Moving from silos to hyper-collaboration with Forma Data Management

Data is fueling new levels of collaboration. By combining data with immersive technology and AI, we’re moving toward a new norm of hyper-collaboration, in which teams collaborate across phases, industries, from desktop to cloud (and vice versa), both synchronously and asynchronously. Digital whiteboard tools like Forma Board let teams ideate, sketch, and discuss live concepts in real time, while immersive environments like Autodesk Workshop XR enable life-size design reviews, helping teams catch issues early and prevent costly rework. At the heart of this hyper-collaboration is a powerful common data environment.

Autodesk Docs is now officially the common data environment for all of Forma, and we will call it Forma Data Management, the centralized hub for all AECO project information. This means every Autodesk customer, whether working on desktop or cloud, can benefit from unified data access and collaboration—no migration needed. Everyone is working from the same source of truth, radically improving transparency and real-time decision-making across disciplines and geographies.

Additionally, Forma Data Management Essentials will be entitled to all standalone AutoCAD, Revit, and Civil 3D users, to support nimble collaboration and information sharing across project stakeholders.

With the Forma industry cloud at the center, the industry moves toward a new future

Autodesk’s vision is simple but impactful: move from files to granular data, from silos to hyper-collaboration, and to augment outcome-based BIM with AI and automation. The Forma industry cloud is the first end-to-end, AI-native platform for AECO— and set to redefine how teams plan, design, build, and operate for a better tomorrow.

Customer success stories showcased at AU25, like Stantec’s work on Dubai’s first fully integrated cancer hospital, and Denver Airport’s expansion of a bustling active terminal, demonstrate that the future is already here. Data, AI, and connected workflows are empowering professionals to deliver more innovative, sustainable, and resilient projects than ever before.

The journey is far from over—but the path forward is clear. Together with our customers, we are moving the industry forward and unlocking new potential to transform the way our homes, workplaces, infrastructure, and communities are designed and built. With Autodesk Forma, the future of AECO is connected, creative, and limitless.