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AI Project Data Extraction from Autodesk Forma

Autodesk Forma holds the project record for many AEC teams, but useful information is still scattered across folders, drawings, specifications, RFIs, reports, and revisions. Nomic connects to Forma project data and turns those files into cited, searchable project knowledge so teams can extract answers without manually opening every document.

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Nomic project research interface showing AI-assisted retrieval of project information from drawings, specifications, and project documents
Turn Forma project folders into searchable project knowledge
01 / Forma project search

Turn Forma project folders into searchable project knowledge

Project teams often know the answer exists somewhere in Autodesk Forma, but not which folder, sheet, RFI, or report contains it. Nomic indexes Forma project files and lets teams ask direct questions across the connected project record with citations back to the source document.

  • Search Forma drawings, specifications, RFIs, reports, and project files together
  • Retrieve source references with sheet, page, and document context
  • Respect existing project access patterns while making content easier to find
Extract project information without hand-building spreadsheets
02 / Structured extraction

Extract project information without hand-building spreadsheets

Project metadata and document facts are often needed for reports, handoffs, proposals, audits, and owner updates. Instead of manually copying information from Forma folders and PDFs, teams can ask Nomic to summarize or extract the relevant project details with cited evidence.

  • Summarize project scope, status, disciplines, deliverables, and document history
  • Extract structured facts from drawings, specs, RFIs, and reports
  • Create review-ready tables that teams can verify before downstream use
Use Forma data as context for project research workflows
03 / Workflow automation

Use Forma data as context for project research workflows

Once Forma content is indexed, the same project data can support RFI research, bid preparation, document Q&A, submittal review, and change review. Nomic gives teams a common AI layer over project files instead of treating each folder as a separate manual lookup.

  • Answer active-project questions from the current Forma document set
  • Cross-reference requirements across drawings, specifications, and correspondence
  • Reuse the indexed project record across multiple AI workflows
Outcomes

What teams get from this workflow

Less manual folder searching

Reduce time spent opening Forma folders and PDFs just to find project facts, references, or status information.

More reliable project reporting

Ground extracted project information in cited drawings, specifications, RFIs, and records so teams can verify the source.

Better reuse of connected project data

Use Forma project files as the shared knowledge base for document Q&A, RFI research, bid preparation, and review workflows.

Questions about this active project research workflow

Answers to common questions about this workflow.

Can Nomic extract project data from Autodesk Forma?

Yes. Nomic connects to Autodesk Forma and indexes project files so teams can search, summarize, and extract project information from drawings, specifications, RFIs, reports, and other project records.

What Forma project information can AI help extract?

Teams can use Nomic to extract and summarize information such as project scope, drawing references, specification requirements, RFI context, report findings, document history, and other facts contained in connected Forma project files.

Does Nomic replace Autodesk Forma?

No. Nomic works with Autodesk Forma as a connected project data source. Files remain in the systems teams already use while Nomic provides an AI layer for search, extraction, summaries, and workflow automation.

Are extracted project answers cited back to Forma source files?

Yes. Nomic returns cited answers and references so users can verify extracted information against the source drawing, specification, RFI, report, or project document.

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