01 · Licensing + accessBluebeam Legacy SSO reaches end of life on 31 August
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.
02 · Open standardsbuildingSMART moves IFCX Core into funding and delivery
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.
03 · Field technologyBluebeam adds offline photo capture and richer mobile markups
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.
04 · Industry eventsAutodesk’s AU 2026 guide points to AI-assisted Revit, Dynamo services and connected Forma workflows
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.
05 · Industry businessAutodesk puts AECO, lifecycle AI and operations at the centre of its Q2 update
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.
