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Autodesk Forma

Autodesk Forma

Autodesk Forma

When an Autodesk Forma project is linked to a Nomic project, Assistant automatically has access to all project files—drawings, specifications, submittals, and documentation. No manual file attachment required. Files sync as they're added or updated in Autodesk Forma. Autodesk Forma is a Business and Enterprise integration — Individual plan users upload files instead.

What Assistant Can Access​

Assistant has access to:

  • Drawing sheets — Individual sheets from project drawings
  • PDFs and documents — Specifications, submittals, and project documentation
  • Project metadata — Project structure and file organization

You only see files from Autodesk Forma projects you have access to. Assistant stays in sync with Autodesk Forma—new and updated files are indexed automatically.

What You Can Do​

With Autodesk Forma context, you can:

  • Ask project questions — "What's the wall thickness on Level 2?" or "Show me all fire rating requirements"
  • Check code compliance — Enable Codes Search to check drawings against building codes with cited requirements (Code Compliance)
  • Review submittals — Ask Assistant to check a submittal against the synced specs and drawings, or run the Automated Submittal Review workflow for a repeatable version
  • Research across the project — Active Project Research lets you search and compare across all project data
  • Compare drawing versions — "What changed between revision 2 and revision 3?"

RFI Automation​

Assistant can automatically respond to RFIs in Autodesk Forma. When enabled, it analyzes project drawings, specifications, and documentation to provide cited answers—helping you respond to contractor questions faster.

Export drawing review findings​

When you run a Drawing Review on drawings from a linked Autodesk Forma project, you can push validated findings into Forma from the findings table.

  1. Accept finding on each row you want to track (findings start as New).
  2. Open ⋯ → Export to Autodesk.
  3. Choose:
    • Create Issue — Coordination, QA/QC, constructability, or code-related findings (default path for most items).
    • Create RFI — Formal clarification when design intent or documents need a written response.

After export, the finding is marked Exported in Nomic and you can open the Forma issue or RFI from the menu. Title, description, severity, discipline, and citation context are included; track resolution in Forma.

See Review and export drawing findings for the full status model and reviewer workflow.