Spotlight: Vectorworks 2027, and a cleaner Revit and DWG handoff
Vectorworks 2027 is shipping. Revit families and DWG dynamic blocks import as live objects, and a geolocation wizard lines up surveys.
Spotlight: Forma Street Design, and Civil 3D as a connected client
Autodesk is putting early street design in Forma and making Civil 3D a Forma Connected Client. What civil and BIM teams should try in the closed beta.
Clash detection that closes: a practical standard for architectural models
Hard, soft and workflow clashes only matter if someone owns them. How BIM teams detect, assign and close coordination issues before site.
One LLM for the firm: why BIM teams must set the AI standard
Stop personal ChatGPT, Claude and DeepSeek accounts on project work. Put the firm on one BIM-controlled LLM, starting with Copilot and Claude Cowork.
Spotlight: Firm Details, a Revit library that stays in the model
A look at Firm Details, a native Revit add-in that turns existing project details into a searchable firm library without a migration.
What is BIM, really? A practical guide for project teams
A clear guide to building information modeling, how it works, and where it creates value across an asset's lifecycle.