At its first all-virtual Autodesk University conference, software vendor Autodesk announced three new construction cloud products, a partnership for electrical design and a new digital twin offering for owners and operators.

In an effort to create a common environment for design visualizations across multiple platforms, Autodesk has partnered with Nvidia to bring its broad suite of design software to Nvidia Omniverse, a recently launched collaborative 3D environment that allows users of different software to see their 3D designs in one shared online space.

A new coordination workflow between Autodesk BIM 360 Model Coordination and Navisworks allows users to assign and track clashes and other issuers from anywhere to anywhere without meetings and other face-to-face activities.

Keeping track of power tools and other assets through a Bluetooth-based distributed network has been the intended purpose of Milwaukee Tool’s One-Key system. 

More than 100 architecture firms are now requesting more development of Revit as Autodesk admits it hasn't been investing in building out the platform in recent years.

25 British architecture firms have written a letter to Autodesk asking for more development of its Revit design software platform, citing license costs that have increased 70% over the last five years.

In its latest investment to fill out offerings for project data management, the software giant bought the maker of the Pype AI-analysis and project planning platform.

Autodesk released an integration platform called Autodesk Construction Cloud Connect on May 27 that expands its cloud partner network and solidifies connections to other widely used construction software.

Getting a bird’s eye view of the jobsite is often delegated to drone flights and satellites.

Trying to keep projects moving during a viral pandemic and partial construction freeze is no small task, and project teams are finding new ways to keep things on schedule when site visits and office meetings are no longer viable.