The 5 Most Groundbreaking AI Announcements from AU 2025 — and What Comes Next

Autodesk made it clear at AU 2025: AI is no longer an experiment. It is core to how projects will be designed, built, and operated. Here are the five biggest AI announcements and how they help AEC teams today:

1. Autodesk Assistant across Build
You can now query specs, RFIs, submittals, and change orders in plain language. That means less time searching through files and more time making decisions.

2. Autodesk Estimate
Takeoffs now connect directly to cost and labor data. Estimators can move faster from quantities to budgets without jumping between disconnected tools.

3. AI-driven QA/QC for sheets and models
Assistant brings automated checking into documentation workflows. The benefit is early error detection and less back-and-forth between design and review teams.

4. Expanded Forma + Revit integration
Cloud-based simulations like energy, daylight, and wind can now tie directly into design models. This gives teams richer feedback loops early in design.

5. Tandem for digital twins
Autodesk is strengthening its push toward lifecycle management by bringing design and construction data into Tandem. Owners and operators will have a clearer path to structured digital twins.

These are big steps forward, but they do not close every gap. Procurement and vendor alignment are still manual. Value engineering decisions remain siloed. Handover deliverables are still inconsistent. Sustainability frameworks and permitting need dedicated attention. Safety, predictive insights, and custom standards are out of scope for Autodesk’s defaults.

This is where firms have a choice: accept the baseline or build beyond it.

At Matechi, we help firms extend Autodesk’s foundation with AI agents tailored to their workflows. Procurement that talks to vendor databases. Handover agents that deliver facility-ready data on day one. Twin agents that keep owners connected to building performance. Safety and sustainability checks aligned to real-world compliance.

Autodesk has raised the floor for productivity. The ceiling is defined by how well you customize and extend it. That is what Matechi’s AI enablement is designed to deliver.

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