AI Usage at a Glance
Timeline
Jan 1, 2019
Data AnalysisPractice documented: Autodesk deployed Construction IQ, a machine learning tool within the Autodesk Construction Cloud that analyzes project data daily to identify and prioritize safety, quality, design, and schedule risks on construction projects. The tool has been available since 2019.
Practice DocumentedView practice →Apr 21, 2022
Data AnalysisNew evidence: Leverage Machine Learning to Reduce Risk with Construction IQ
Evidence AddedView practice →Jan 1, 2024
Customer SvcPractice documented: Autodesk offers the Autodesk Assistant, an AI-powered chatbot built into select products that answers user questions about product features and guides users through support workflows. Initially launched in AutoCAD 2024 and later expanded to Fusion and Construction Cloud, it has since evolved into what Autodesk describes as an 'agentic AI partner' capable of automating tasks through natural language.
Practice DocumentedView practice →Jan 1, 2024
ProductivityPractice documented: Autodesk offers Smart Blocks: Object Detection in AutoCAD 2025, a machine learning feature that automatically scans drawings to identify repeated geometry that can be converted into reusable blocks, reducing manual drafting cleanup work. This launched as a technology preview with the AutoCAD 2025 release in 2024.
Practice DocumentedView practice →Mar 19, 2024
ProductivityPractice documented: Autodesk deployed machine learning-based tools in the Autodesk Construction Cloud that automatically parse lengthy construction specification documents, generate submittal logs, and suggest potentially missing items. These features, including the Specifications tool and AutoSpecs, became available in Autodesk Build and Autodesk Docs starting in 2024.
Practice DocumentedView practice →May 1, 2024
Creative GenPractice documented: Autodesk tested Project Bernini, an experimental generative AI model that creates 3D shapes from inputs such as text prompts, 2D images, sketches, point clouds, and voxels. As of 2024, the project was strictly in a research phase and not available for public or commercial use.
Practice DocumentedView practice →May 8, 2024
Creative GenNew evidence: Autodesk unveils Research Project Bernini for generative AI 3D shape creation
Evidence AddedView practice →May 8, 2024
Creative GenNew evidence: Exclusive: Autodesk's AI turns text or still images into 3D models
Evidence AddedView practice →Oct 11, 2024
ProductivityNew evidence: AI-Powered Design and Make Updates for AECO
Evidence AddedView practice →Oct 15, 2024
ProductivityPractice documented: Autodesk offers Drawing Automation in Autodesk Fusion, an AI-powered feature that automatically generates 2D manufacturing drawings from 3D models, including views, dimensions, and annotations. The feature became available in early 2024 and was enhanced with AI in late 2024.
Practice DocumentedView practice →Jan 1, 2025
ProductivityPractice documented: Autodesk deployed AutoConstrain in Autodesk Fusion, an AI feature that automatically detects and suggests dimensional constraints and spatial relationships in CAD sketches. It became available to all Fusion commercial subscribers starting January 2025.
Practice DocumentedView practice →Jan 1, 2025
Creative GenPractice documented: Autodesk announced neural CAD, a new category of AI foundation models that can generate fully editable CAD geometry from text prompts and sketches, at Autodesk University 2025. The technology was demonstrated in pre-beta software for Autodesk Fusion and Forma but had not been released commercially as of the announcement.
Practice DocumentedView practice →Jan 1, 2025
Creative GenPractice documented: Autodesk offers MotionMaker in Maya, a machine learning-based animation tool that generates character motion from high-level user directions such as a motion path or key targets, rather than requiring animators to set keyframes for every movement. MotionMaker was introduced in 2025.
Practice DocumentedView practice →Jan 1, 2025
ProductivityNew evidence: Autodesk Fusion | 3D CAD, CAM, CAE, & PCB Cloud-Based Software
Evidence AddedView practice →Jan 1, 2025
ProductivityNew evidence: AI for Construction | Autodesk Forma
Evidence AddedView practice →Jan 1, 2025
Customer SvcNew evidence: Autodesk Assistant | your agentic AI partner
Evidence AddedView practice →Apr 24, 2025
Creative GenPractice documented: Autodesk offers Site Automation in Autodesk Forma Site Design, a feature that automatically generates and evaluates multiple building layout options for a site based on user-defined parameters such as building typology, zoning rules, and floor counts. It has been generally available since 2023 and was enhanced in 2025.
Practice DocumentedView practice →Jun 4, 2025
Creative GenNew evidence: Meet MotionMaker: Maya's New AI Animation Tool
Evidence AddedView practice →Sep 16, 2025
Creative GenNew evidence: Upcoming 3D generative AI foundation models for Autodesk Fusion and Forma
Evidence AddedView practice →Sep 17, 2025
Creative GenNew evidence: Autodesk introduces "neural CAD" at AU 2025
Evidence AddedView practice →Oct 15, 2025
Creative GenNew evidence: AI-Powered MotionMaker for Animation: Your Top Questions Answered
Evidence AddedView practice →Nov 7, 2025
Customer SvcNew evidence: Autodesk Assistant – AI Spotlight Directory
Evidence AddedView practice →Jan 19, 2026
Creative GenNew evidence: My Top Five Favorite Features of Forma Site Design in 2025
Evidence AddedView practice →Recent activity
Autodesk tested Project Bernini, an experimental generative AI model that creates 3D shapes from inputs such as text prompts, 2D images, sketches, point clouds, and voxels. As of 2024, the project was strictly in a research phase and not available for public or commercial use.
Project Bernini was developed by the Autodesk AI Lab within Autodesk Research and announced in May 2024. It was trained on ten million diverse publicly available 3D shapes, including CAD models and organic forms. Unlike general-purpose 3D generators, Bernini focuses on generating structurally sound geometry — for example, ensuring a generated water pitcher is hollow and watertight. Autodesk described it as a proof-of-concept and did not announce a commercial release date; it seeded the later neural CAD foundation model work announced at AU 2025.
Autodesk offers MotionMaker in Maya, a machine learning-based animation tool that generates character motion from high-level user directions such as a motion path or key targets, rather than requiring animators to set keyframes for every movement. MotionMaker was introduced in 2025.
MotionMaker uses an autoregressive neural network trained on motion capture datasets to predict a character's next pose based on its current position and trajectory, producing natural, fluid motion sequences. Animators give high-level direction — such as instructing a character to walk, jump, or sit along a path — and the AI generates the corresponding motion dynamically. The tool includes a 'bring your own data' feature that allows studios to train their own local MotionMaker models using their own production rigs and motion-capture data, with Autodesk stating this data is not shared back to Autodesk. Autodesk explicitly states the tool is intended to support animators, not replace them.
Autodesk offers the Autodesk Assistant, an AI-powered chatbot built into select products that answers user questions about product features and guides users through support workflows. Initially launched in AutoCAD 2024 and later expanded to Fusion and Construction Cloud, it has since evolved into what Autodesk describes as an 'agentic AI partner' capable of automating tasks through natural language.
The Autodesk Assistant was first introduced as a natural language chatbot in AutoCAD 2024.1, available in English, German, and Japanese. By 2025, it expanded to Revit, Civil 3D, Fusion, and other products. In Revit it can execute design tasks like calculating window-to-wall ratios or replacing windows via natural language prompts; in AutoCAD and Civil 3D it can check compliance with drawing standards. It is built on Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and APIs.
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Autodesk tested Project Bernini, an experimental generative AI model that creates 3D shapes from inputs such as text prompts, 2D images, sketches, point clouds, and voxels. As of 2024, the project was strictly in a research phase and not available for public or commercial use.
Autodesk offers MotionMaker in Maya, a machine learning-based animation tool that generates character motion from high-level user directions such as a motion path or key targets, rather than requiring animators to set keyframes for every movement. MotionMaker was introduced in 2025.
Autodesk offers Site Automation in Autodesk Forma Site Design, a feature that automatically generates and evaluates multiple building layout options for a site based on user-defined parameters such as building typology, zoning rules, and floor counts. It has been generally available since 2023 and was enhanced in 2025.
Autodesk announced neural CAD, a new category of AI foundation models that can generate fully editable CAD geometry from text prompts and sketches, at Autodesk University 2025. The technology was demonstrated in pre-beta software for Autodesk Fusion and Forma but had not been released commercially as of the announcement.
Autodesk deployed machine learning-based tools in the Autodesk Construction Cloud that automatically parse lengthy construction specification documents, generate submittal logs, and suggest potentially missing items. These features, including the Specifications tool and AutoSpecs, became available in Autodesk Build and Autodesk Docs starting in 2024.
Autodesk offers Smart Blocks: Object Detection in AutoCAD 2025, a machine learning feature that automatically scans drawings to identify repeated geometry that can be converted into reusable blocks, reducing manual drafting cleanup work. This launched as a technology preview with the AutoCAD 2025 release in 2024.
Autodesk deployed AutoConstrain in Autodesk Fusion, an AI feature that automatically detects and suggests dimensional constraints and spatial relationships in CAD sketches. It became available to all Fusion commercial subscribers starting January 2025.
Autodesk offers Drawing Automation in Autodesk Fusion, an AI-powered feature that automatically generates 2D manufacturing drawings from 3D models, including views, dimensions, and annotations. The feature became available in early 2024 and was enhanced with AI in late 2024.
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Trace Foundation. (2026). Autodesk: documented AI practices (data as of 2026-09-02) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/company/7601ac1e-549b-4207-97e1-c2eb9b257d06. Accessed September 7, 2026.
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- September 2, 2026
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