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During the American Institute of Architects’ 2025 Conference held in Boston June 3, Autodesk released ArcGIS for Forma, a public beta for a cloud-based connection that links up Esri’s ArcGIS and Autodesk’s Forma design environment.

Startups and established players are all vying to replace desktop and file-format-bound design tools with something that utilizes the power of the internet to enable true design collaboration.

Platform showcases an infinite, collaborative canvas with markup capabilities similar to Bluebeam Revu and sketching capabilities similar to SketchUp. 

The technology giant says it is reorganizing its construction and design software divisions under one umbrella, while also announcing a 9% cut to its global workforce.

In order to track progress, workers with Samet Construction are using 360° cameras on their hard hats to record their work on the 670,000-sq-ft, 27-story The Novus mixed-use tower in Durham, N.C.

With Motif, Amar Hanspal and Brian Mathews are returning to AEC software and collaboration to deliver cloud-native, collaborative design and construction.

Numbers for fiscal 2025 third quarter show software firm's operating margin continues to recover from a Q1 delay in release of its earnings, it said.

Industrializing design and building practices using manufacturing techniques has long been promised as a more efficient construction method. But recent advances in the kit-of-parts approach is bringing the idea closer to fruition.

Autodesk reiterated its commitment to artificial intelligence-enhanced workflows for architects, engineers and construction professionals and introduced a new data exchange with Esri at its annual Autodesk University user conference in San Diego.

Integration with the firm's iTwin and iModel formats speeds integration with existing design software.