{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1","title":"ZX BIM Brief","home_page_url":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/","feed_url":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/feed.json","description":"Dated BIM, Autodesk, AI, policy and industry briefings with primary sources and practical ZX analysis.","language":"en","items":[{"id":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/bluebeam-legacy-sso-end-of-life-august-2026/","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/bluebeam-legacy-sso-end-of-life-august-2026/","external_url":"https://support.bluebeam.com/revu/subscription/sso-legacy-eol-faq.html","title":"Bluebeam Legacy SSO reaches end of life on 31 August","summary":"Bluebeam says organizations still using Legacy SSO must move to SSO 2.0 to keep identity-provider sign-in. Standard email-and-password access remains available after Legacy SSO is disabled, but administrators should confirm migration and fallback access now.","date_published":"2026-08-31T12:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-08-31T12:00:00Z","tags":["Licensing + access","Action now","Developers + IT","BIM managers","Business leaders"],"authors":[{"name":"ZX Collabs","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/"}]},{"id":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/autodesk-q2-fy27-aeco-ai-digital-twin-signal/","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/autodesk-q2-fy27-aeco-ai-digital-twin-signal/","external_url":"https://adsknews.autodesk.com/en/news/5-things-to-know-autodesk-q2fy27-results/","title":"Autodesk puts AECO, lifecycle AI and operations at the centre of its Q2 update","summary":"Autodesk says AECO—especially construction—helped drive its quarter, while its strategy links AI value to project context across design, make and operate. The update also mentions an unnamed retailer selecting Forma and Tandem for a North American digital-twin programme.","date_published":"2026-08-27T12:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-08-31T12:00:00Z","tags":["Industry business","Watch","Business leaders","BIM managers","Owners + FM"],"authors":[{"name":"ZX Collabs","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/"}]},{"id":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/buildingsmart-ifcx-core-modularisation-project-update/","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/buildingsmart-ifcx-core-modularisation-project-update/","external_url":"https://www.buildingsmart.org/ifcx-core-modularisation-project-update/","title":"buildingSMART moves IFCX Core into funding and delivery","summary":"BuildingSMART says the IFCX Core and Modularisation project plan passed its next approval stage. The work aims to create a minimal, modular and extensible foundation for future openBIM exchange, with technical development and testing still ahead.","date_published":"2026-08-26T12:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-08-31T12:00:00Z","tags":["Open standards","Watch","BIM managers","Developers + IT","Owners + FM"],"authors":[{"name":"ZX Collabs","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/"}]},{"id":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/bluebeam-mobile-offline-photo-capture-august-2026/","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/bluebeam-mobile-offline-photo-capture-august-2026/","external_url":"https://support.bluebeam.com/bluebeam-cloud/resources/bluebeam-cloud-release-notes.html","title":"Bluebeam adds offline photo capture and richer mobile markups","summary":"Bluebeam iOS 1.32 can attach camera or library images to markups offline and sync them back into Revu reporting. Android 1.20 adds polyline and polygon markups, rotation and editable visual properties.","date_published":"2026-08-25T12:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-08-31T12:00:00Z","tags":["Field technology","Action now","Contractors + VDC","BIM managers","Design teams"],"authors":[{"name":"ZX Collabs","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/"}]},{"id":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/autodesk-university-2026-forma-revit-ai-dynamo-guide/","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/autodesk-university-2026-forma-revit-ai-dynamo-guide/","external_url":"https://blogs.autodesk.com/forma/2026/08/24/autodesk-forma-au-2026-guide/","title":"Autodesk’s AU 2026 guide points to AI-assisted Revit, Dynamo services and connected Forma workflows","summary":"Autodesk’s official Forma guide highlights sessions on Revit 2027 AI and data, Dynamo as a Service, low-carbon design, Forma–Revit continuity and agentic workflows. Session descriptions are useful planning signals, not product-release commitments.","date_published":"2026-08-24T12:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-08-31T12:00:00Z","tags":["Industry events","Upcoming","Design teams","BIM managers","Students + educators"],"authors":[{"name":"ZX Collabs","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/"}]},{"id":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/autodesk-aps-data-model-api-pricing-august-2026/","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/autodesk-aps-data-model-api-pricing-august-2026/","external_url":"https://aps.autodesk.com/blog/aps-continues-evolve-data-model-apis-included-subscriptions-plus-flexible-ways-scale","title":"Autodesk adds usage pricing to AEC Data Model APIs","summary":"From 17 August, Autodesk says use beyond the limited APS free tier requires a qualifying product subscription with included capacity or a paid APS option. Teams should map apps to the correct Autodesk team and measure actual API use before a production workflow depends on the new allowance.","date_published":"2026-08-17T12:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-08-22T12:00:00Z","tags":["Plugins + APIs","Action now","Developers + IT","BIM managers","Business leaders"],"authors":[{"name":"ZX Collabs","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/"}]},{"id":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/autodesk-university-2026-preconstruction-sessions/","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/autodesk-university-2026-preconstruction-sessions/","external_url":"https://www.autodesk.com/blogs/construction/session-preview-what-youll-find-for-preconstruction-professionals-at-au-2026/","title":"Autodesk University 2026 is scheduled for 15–17 September in Las Vegas","summary":"Autodesk’s construction preview highlights preconstruction sessions across estimating, risk, data and emerging technology. Teams should choose sessions against a real capability gap, not only a product label.","date_published":"2026-08-12T12:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-08-22T12:00:00Z","tags":["Industry events","Upcoming","Contractors + VDC","BIM managers","Students + educators"],"authors":[{"name":"ZX Collabs","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/"}]},{"id":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/revit-2026-system-requirements-hardware-planning/","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/revit-2026-system-requirements-hardware-planning/","external_url":"https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-Revit-2026-products.html","title":"Revit 2026 guidance calls for disciplined hardware and connector checks","summary":"Autodesk lists 32 GB RAM for balanced use, 64 GB or more for large complex models, and Desktop Connector 16.x or later for relevant collaboration workflows. Actual needs still depend on model size and linked data.","date_published":"2026-08-06T12:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-08-22T12:00:00Z","tags":["Workstation planning","Reference","Developers + IT","BIM managers","Design teams"],"authors":[{"name":"ZX Collabs","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/"}]},{"id":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/eu-ai-act-transparency-rules-aec-bim/","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/eu-ai-act-transparency-rules-aec-bim/","external_url":"https://ai-act-service-desk.ec.europa.eu/en/ai-act/eu-ai-act-implementation-timeline","title":"EU AI Act transparency and enforcement milestones now matter to AEC AI use","summary":"EU transparency rules began applying on 2 August 2026 for specified AI interactions and content. AEC teams need to map actual tools, roles and use cases before deciding which disclosure and governance duties apply.","date_published":"2026-08-02T12:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-08-22T12:00:00Z","tags":["Policy + AI","Action now","Business leaders","Developers + IT","Owners + FM"],"authors":[{"name":"ZX Collabs","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/"}]},{"id":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/ifc-4-4-integration-iso-submission/","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/ifc-4-4-integration-iso-submission/","external_url":"https://www.buildingsmart.org/ifc-4-4-integration-for-iso-submission-approval-voting/","title":"buildingSMART advances IFC 4.4 integration toward ISO submission","summary":"BuildingSMART submitted the IFC 4.4 integration project to its Standards Committee for a vote to proceed toward ISO submission. Voting closed on 21 August; no outcome was published on the linked page when ZX checked it.","date_published":"2026-07-03T12:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-08-22T12:00:00Z","tags":["Open standards","Watch","BIM managers","Developers + IT","Owners + FM"],"authors":[{"name":"ZX Collabs","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/"}]},{"id":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/twinmotion-for-revit-entitlement-access/","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/twinmotion-for-revit-entitlement-access/","external_url":"https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Access-to-Twinmotion-for-Revit-users.html","title":"Autodesk clarifies Twinmotion entitlement and access for Revit users","summary":"Autodesk states that Twinmotion for Revit is available through eligible standalone Revit, AEC Collection, Flex and Enterprise access. Version compatibility, assignment and production workflow still need project-specific checks.","date_published":"2026-06-16T12:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-08-22T12:00:00Z","tags":["Rendering + VR/AR","Reference","Design teams","BIM managers","Students + educators"],"authors":[{"name":"ZX Collabs","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/"}]},{"id":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/buildingsmart-openbim-hackathon-ai-ar-ids/","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/buildingsmart-openbim-hackathon-ai-ar-ids/","external_url":"https://www.buildingsmart.org/the-first-buildingsmart-openbim-hackathon-in-porto-is-complete/","title":"The first buildingSMART openBIM Hackathon produced working AI, AR and IDS prototypes","summary":"Forty-seven participants across nine teams built prototypes including AI-assisted model enhancement, an augmented-reality IFC application and IDS management dashboards. Prototype evidence is not the same as production readiness.","date_published":"2026-06-16T12:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-08-22T12:00:00Z","tags":["OpenBIM projects","Reference","Developers + IT","Students + educators","BIM managers"],"authors":[{"name":"ZX Collabs","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/"}]},{"id":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/nvidia-omniverse-free-development-production-redistribution/","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/nvidia-omniverse-free-development-production-redistribution/","external_url":"https://docs.omniverse.nvidia.com/ov/latest/overview.html","title":"NVIDIA makes Omniverse free for development, production and redistribution","summary":"NVIDIA’s documentation says Omniverse libraries and microservices have been free for development, production and redistribution since May 2026, while enterprise support still requires NVIDIA AI Enterprise. Implementation and compute remain separate costs.","date_modified":"2026-08-22T12:00:00Z","tags":["Digital twins + licensing","Reference","Developers + IT","Design teams","Owners + FM"],"authors":[{"name":"ZX Collabs","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/"}]},{"id":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/autodesk-design-make-marketplace-aec-data-apis/","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/autodesk-design-make-marketplace-aec-data-apis/","external_url":"https://aps.autodesk.com/blog/may-news-recap-2","title":"Autodesk expands its developer marketplace and AEC data APIs","summary":"The APS recap covers the Design and Make Marketplace, Content Catalog API beta, Civil 3D data exchange and developer tooling. BIM businesses should evaluate security, entitlement and usage cost before embedding new services in production.","date_published":"2026-05-28T12:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-08-22T12:00:00Z","tags":["Plugins + APIs","Watch","Developers + IT","BIM managers","Business leaders"],"authors":[{"name":"ZX Collabs","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/"}]},{"id":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/revit-supported-versions-2026/","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/revit-supported-versions-2026/","external_url":"https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Which-are-the-officially-supported-product-versions-of-Revit.html","title":"Autodesk identifies Revit 2027–2024 as the supported set in May 2026","summary":"Supported-version policy affects upgrades, interoperability, cloud-model planning and project IT requirements. Confirm the current support page and contract entitlements before committing a live project.","date_published":"2026-05-14T12:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-08-22T12:00:00Z","tags":["Licensing + support","Action now","BIM managers","Developers + IT","Design teams"],"authors":[{"name":"ZX Collabs","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/"}]},{"id":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/autodesk-platform-services-agentic-ai-mcp/","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/autodesk-platform-services-agentic-ai-mcp/","external_url":"https://aps.autodesk.com/blog/building-agentic-ai-whats-new-autodesk-platform-services","title":"Autodesk Platform Services introduces agentic-AI and MCP infrastructure","summary":"Autodesk announced early MCP servers, expanded cloud data access and Revit 2027 data links. The practical opportunity is controlled, permission-aware access to model context—not an unrestricted chatbot over project files.","date_published":"2026-04-15T12:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-08-22T12:00:00Z","tags":["AI in BIM","Watch","Developers + IT","BIM managers","Business leaders"],"authors":[{"name":"ZX Collabs","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/"}]},{"id":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/revit-2027-autodesk-assistant-tech-preview/","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/revit-2027-autodesk-assistant-tech-preview/","external_url":"https://www.autodesk.com/blogs/aec/2026/04/07/whats-new-in-revit-2027/","title":"Revit 2027 introduces an in-product Autodesk Assistant tech preview","summary":"Autodesk describes model-aware assistance, connected Forma workflows, production-ready accelerated graphics and expanded multidisciplinary improvements. Treat preview capabilities as pre-release until validated in your own environment.","date_published":"2026-04-07T12:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-08-22T12:00:00Z","tags":["Autodesk products","Watch","BIM managers","Design teams","Students + educators"],"authors":[{"name":"ZX Collabs","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/"}]},{"id":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/buildingsmart-openbim-awards-2026/","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/buildingsmart-openbim-awards-2026/","external_url":"https://www.buildingsmart.org/openbim-awards-program/","title":"BuildingSMART opened the 2026 openBIM Awards programme","summary":"The 2026 submission window closed on 15 June and judging concluded in August. The programme’s categories show the evidence teams should collect early for a future standards-led project submission.","date_published":"2026-03-24T12:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-08-22T12:00:00Z","tags":["Awards","Reference","Students + educators","BIM managers","Business leaders"],"authors":[{"name":"ZX Collabs","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/"}]},{"id":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/autodesk-construction-cloud-now-autodesk-forma/","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/bim-news/autodesk-construction-cloud-now-autodesk-forma/","external_url":"https://adsknews.autodesk.com/en/news/autodesk-construction-cloud-is-now-autodesk-forma/","title":"Autodesk Construction Cloud is now part of the Autodesk Forma platform","summary":"Autodesk says ACC is now Autodesk Forma while existing customer data, workflows, licensing and integrations continue without a migration caused by the name change. Teams should update terminology without inventing a platform move.","date_published":"2026-03-24T12:00:00Z","date_modified":"2026-08-22T12:00:00Z","tags":["Industry platform","Action now","Contractors + VDC","BIM managers","Owners + FM"],"authors":[{"name":"ZX Collabs","url":"https://zxcollabs.com/"}]}]}