Autodesk used Autodesk University 2026 to present Project Intelligence, a connected AI layer meant to coordinate work across its products, Revit included. AEC Magazine’s report by Greg Corke, published October 16, 2026, details what was shown and which parts are still only a vision.
What’s new
According to the report, the core of the announcement is a standalone, agent-first Autodesk Assistant that can reach across products. It is expected to launch next year and is not meant to replace the in-product Assistant already available as a tech preview in Revit, AutoCAD, Civil 3D and other tools.
- Autodesk Context: a memory layer that records project decisions and the reasons behind them.
- Assistant Builder (preview): lets organisations connect their own AI systems through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
- AI Orchestrator: routes tasks between Autodesk models, Claude, OpenAI and open-weight models.
- Revit MCP write access: the official Revit MCP server had been read-only, and a write-capable technical preview was released shortly before the event, with a reversible “Trusted Write” approach described.
- AI-assisted annotation: suggested tags are shown in Revit for the user to approve.
No prices were announced. The magazine reports that routine AI features are expected to stay within subscriptions, while more expensive features will likely be billed through a rate table. In a press Q&A, Autodesk’s Amy Bunszel said “there are better ways of doing things now”, and the article reports her view that Forma will replace Revit over time.
Why it matters
For Revit teams, the most concrete change is write access through MCP, which moves AI agents from reading models to editing them. BIM managers should test the preview on copies of live projects, check how changes are logged and reversed, and set rules on who can let an agent modify a model.
Much of the rest remains a roadmap: the standalone Assistant is a 2027 item and pricing is undefined. The article also flags licensing uncertainty, since local agents could reduce reliance on cloud automation and seat counts, which may prompt Autodesk to revisit terms. Firms budgeting for AI should treat cost forecasts as provisional for now.
Source
Read the original announcement: AEC Magazine
