Autodesk AEC Collection
The Autodesk AEC Collection is Autodesk's bundled subscription for architecture, engineering, and construction, including Revit, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Navisworks Manage, and Forma tools.
Definition
The Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection packages Autodesk's main BIM and CAD applications into a single subscription. Autodesk's included-software list covers Revit, AutoCAD with its specialized toolsets, Civil 3D, InfraWorks, Navisworks Manage, Advance Steel, Robot Structural Analysis Professional, Structural Bridge Design, Fabrication CADmep, ReCap Pro, 3ds Max, Vehicle Tracking, Insight, and FormIt Pro, along with Autodesk Docs, Autodesk Drive, and Forma tools such as Forma Site Design, Forma Building Design, and Forma Data Management. Architects use it for design and documentation, engineers for structural and civil work, and contractors for model coordination and schedule simulation in Navisworks. Autodesk Assistant is available in Autodesk Forma and in tech preview in Revit 2027, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D, where it answers product questions, queries the model, and runs tasks such as creating a door schedule, using Model Context Protocol (MCP) under the hood. Revit 2027 is also the first Forma Connected Client in tech preview, bringing Forma Site Design data and environmental analyses such as wind studies into the model. Subscriptions are sold by term through Autodesk and its resellers.
In Depth
For many design firms and contractors, the AEC Collection is simply how they license Autodesk. Instead of assigning Revit, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Navisworks one product at a time, a firm standardizes on the collection and gives staff access to the whole toolset. The practical result is that an architect can model in Revit, open a consultant's DWG in AutoCAD, and run a site study in Forma without a new license request, while a contractor's VDC team uses the same subscription for Navisworks clash detection and 4D sequencing.
Autodesk's AI work is arriving inside those applications rather than as a separate product. Autodesk Assistant is available in Forma and in tech preview in Revit 2027, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D, where it can answer how-to questions, query the open model, and carry out tasks such as building a schedule or creating a named floor plan view. It runs on Model Context Protocol, and Revit 2027 also offers an MCP server in tech preview for outside AI clients. Revit 2027's Forma Connected Client preview brings site data and environmental analyses like wind studies into the model.
When planning around the collection, check which products your staff actually open, since some firms pay for the bundle but use two applications, and track which Assistant features are tech preview versus generally available. Nomic connects to Autodesk Construction Cloud (Forma) to work on the drawings, specifications, and submittals teams publish there and can answer questions over IFC exports, but it does not run as a Revit or Navisworks plugin.
Examples
An architecture firm licensing the collection so the same staff can model in Revit, draft details in AutoCAD, and run site studies in Forma
A general contractor's VDC team using Navisworks Manage from the collection for clash detection and 4D sequencing
A designer asking Autodesk Assistant in Revit 2027 to create a door schedule sorted by level
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection packages Autodesk's main BIM and CAD applications into a single subscription. Autodesk's included-software list covers Revit, AutoCAD with its specialized toolsets, Civil 3D, InfraWorks, Navisworks Manage, Advance Steel, Robot Structural Analysis Professional, Structural Bridge Design, Fabrication CADmep, ReCap Pro, 3ds Max, Vehicle Tracking, Insight, and FormIt Pro, along with Autodesk Docs, Autodesk Drive, and Forma tools such as Forma Site Design, Forma Building Design, and Forma Data Management. Architects use it for design and documentation, engineers for structural and civil work, and contractors for model coordination and schedule simulation in Navisworks. Autodesk Assistant is available in Autodesk Forma and in tech preview in Revit 2027, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D, where it answers product questions, queries the model, and runs tasks such as creating a door schedule, using Model Context Protocol (MCP) under the hood. Revit 2027 is also the first Forma Connected Client in tech preview, bringing Forma Site Design data and environmental analyses such as wind studies into the model. Subscriptions are sold by term through Autodesk and its resellers.
An architecture firm licensing the collection so the same staff can model in Revit, draft details in AutoCAD, and run site studies in Forma. A general contractor's VDC team using Navisworks Manage from the collection for clash detection and 4D sequencing. A designer asking Autodesk Assistant in Revit 2027 to create a door schedule sorted by level.
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