AI in Architecture and Engineering
AI in Architecture and Engineering
AI-powered workflows for end-to-end solutions.
AI-powered workflows for end-to-end solutions.
The value of AI in Architecture & Engineering
The value of AI in Architecture & Engineering
Autodesk AI is built for designers and engineers who want to move faster—without compromising their vision. Our tools are designed to accelerate project timelines while keeping you in full control: editable, directable, and always aligned with your creative intent. Whether you're planning, concepting, or analyzing, Autodesk AI supports your process at every stage of the AECO lifecycle. And because trust matters, we’re transparent about how our AI is trained and how your data is used—so you can deliver with confidence.
Autodesk AI is built for designers and engineers who want to move faster—without compromising their vision. Our tools are designed to accelerate project timelines while keeping you in full control: editable, directable, and always aligned with your creative intent. Whether you're planning, concepting, or analyzing, Autodesk AI supports your process at every stage of the AECO lifecycle. And because trust matters, we’re transparent about how our AI is trained and how your data is used—so you can deliver with confidence.
Key Customer Outcomes
Automate Workflows
Automate Workflows
Speed up repetitive but necessary tasks so you can spend more time on creative decisions.
Speed up repetitive but necessary tasks so you can spend more time on creative decisions.
Augment designs in real time
Augment designs in real time
Make informed decisions throughout the design process with AI-powered analyses and simulations that help drive towards desired project outcomes.Â
Make informed decisions throughout the design process with AI-powered analyses and simulations that help drive towards desired project outcomes.Â
Make AI-assisted decisions
Make AI-assisted decisions
Autodesk AI assists users by turning overwhelming data into real-time, actionable insights that highlight what matters most for creating the smartest solutions.
Autodesk AI assists users by turning overwhelming data into real-time, actionable insights that highlight what matters most for creating the smartest solutions.
Why Autodesk AI
Why Autodesk AI
Because we believe AI should serve you—not the other way around. Autodesk AI is built on three core principles: creative control, workflow integration, and trusted transparency. Our tools are designed to fit into your workflows, adapt to your processes, and respect your data. That’s why architecture and engineering firms around the world trust Autodesk to help them bring their boldest ideas to life.
Because we believe AI should serve you—not the other way around. Autodesk AI is built on three core principles: creative control, workflow integration, and trusted transparency. Our tools are designed to fit into your workflows, adapt to your processes, and respect your data. That’s why architecture and engineering firms around the world trust Autodesk to help them bring their boldest ideas to life.
Autodesk AI tools in Architecture & Engineering
Real-time analysis
Real-time analysis
Perform predictive analysis for wind and noise in real time, so you can make smart design decisions that improve outcomes.
Perform predictive analysis for wind and noise in real time, so you can make smart design decisions that improve outcomes.
Embodied Carbon Analysis
Embodied Carbon Analysis
This feature provides near-instant results, detailing lifecycle embodied carbon data with accessible visualizations and insights.
This feature provides near-instant results, detailing lifecycle embodied carbon data with accessible visualizations and insights.
Site Automation
Site Automation
This feature significantly accelerates the process of site and building layout design, helping users explore and evaluate a larger range of options.
This feature significantly accelerates the process of site and building layout design, helping users explore and evaluate a larger range of options.
Machine learning deluge tool
Machine learning deluge tool
Predict flood maps quickly and accurately when applying water on the site surface, while also highlighting the best spots for storage structures and stormwater controls like ponds and swales.
Predict flood maps quickly and accurately when applying water on the site surface, while also highlighting the best spots for storage structures and stormwater controls like ponds and swales.
Autodesk Assistant
Autodesk Assistant
Use conversational AI to conveniently access helpful AI-generated support and solutions related to AutoCAD.
Use conversational AI to conveniently access helpful AI-generated support and solutions related to AutoCAD.
Markup Import & Assist
Markup Import & Assist
Markup Import & Assist allows users to bring markups directly into the AutoCAD environment and guides users in automatically incorporating those markups into the design.
Markup Import & Assist allows users to bring markups directly into the AutoCAD environment and guides users in automatically incorporating those markups into the design.
My Insights: Macro Advisor
My Insights: Macro Advisor
Provides curated tips and valuable information—at the right time and in the right context—to increase productivity.Â
Provides curated tips and valuable information—at the right time and in the right context—to increase productivity.Â
Generative Design
Generative Design
Quickly generate design alternatives based on your goals, constraints, and inputs to give you higher performing options for data-driven decision making.
Quickly generate design alternatives based on your goals, constraints, and inputs to give you higher performing options for data-driven decision making.
Responsible AI that elevates creativity
Responsible AI that elevates creativity
AI should empower designers, architects, and engineers to do the work they are most passionate about. That's why our AI is designed to work - speeding up workflows to increase project capacity, offering predictive insights through project data analysis, and enhancing creative exploration by automating tedious tasks. Our AI tools are transparent, and shaped by the professionals who use them.
We’re building AI you can trust, because the future of the built environment depends on it.
AI should empower designers, architects, and engineers to do the work they are most passionate about. That's why our AI is designed to work - speeding up workflows to increase project capacity, offering predictive insights through project data analysis, and enhancing creative exploration by automating tedious tasks. Our AI tools are transparent, and shaped by the professionals who use them.
We’re building AI you can trust, because the future of the built environment depends on it.
What do Architecture & Engineering leaders really think about AI?
What do Architecture & Engineering leaders really think about AI?
Our global 2025 State of Design & Make research reflects a drop in overall sentiment, signifying that AI is following the classic tech hype cycle, as leaders face the reality of implementation, an ongoing technical skills shortage, and the limitations of the current technology. Despite these challenges, the majority of leaders say they will increase their investment in AI technology in the coming years.
Our global 2025 State of Design & Make research reflects a drop in overall sentiment, signifying that AI is following the classic tech hype cycle, as leaders face the reality of implementation, an ongoing technical skills shortage, and the limitations of the current technology. Despite these challenges, the majority of leaders say they will increase their investment in AI technology in the coming years.
Featured Products
Forma Site Design
AutoCAD
Revit
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Today architecture and engineering professionals can automate their processes, unlock efficiencies, and fuel creativity and innovation with AI-powered capabilities in Autodesk’s AECO product solutions. Whether it’s real-time environmental analyses in Forma, generative modeling for drainage systems in Civil 3D, faster iterations in AutoCAD or smarter Scan to BIM workflows with Recap Pro, Autodesk AI empowers our customers to not just work better and more efficiently, but to deliver projects with sustainable outcomes.
Autodesk AI helps AutoCAD users accelerate previously tedious and repetitive tasks, unlocking more time for creation and exploration. Features like My Insights: Macro Advisor, Markup Import and Markup Assist, Smart Blocks and more are all available with AutoCAD. Learn more here.
Forma includes a growing list of AI-powered features including rapid noise and wind analysis, site optioneering, and embodied carbon. Learn more here.