The Power of Collaboration: Solving Real-World Challenges
The true measure of the accelerator was the tangible progress made on real-world challenges. The energy and focus were immediately apparent, leading to breakthroughs that would typically take months.
Anton Ivanov, Senior BIM Engineer at Mott MacDonald, a global engineering consultancy, focused on solving a critical challenge: the administrative overhead of user management in Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC). In multi-regional, complex project environments, tasks such as onboarding, offboarding, and managing permissions often consume valuable time and create bottlenecks.
Their APS-based solution, powered by an AI agent, automates these repetitive processes, reducing manual effort, improving accuracy, and freeing BIM Managers to focus on higher-value tasks. The result is greater efficiency and smoother project delivery.
"It was an exciting and well-organized experience overall — from the tech support and presentations to the hosting and social activities. I managed to build the PoC app based on my initial proposal, and the support from the APS Team was absolutely spot on. Their help truly accelerated my development process, and I’m planning to move forward with this app as an in-house product."
— Anton Ivanov, Senior BIM Engineer, Mott MacDonald
Vibe Coding in Action: From Idea to Impact in Record Time
A major theme of the week was the adoption of vibe coding—a new approach to accelerated development—which gained strong traction, with nearly half the teams using it to build impressive prototypes.
Projects ranged from APS Viewer integrations with terrain maps to recursive traversal of ACC project data and even SharePoint synchronization. One standout was Exyte, who advanced from concept to a full, polished prototype within days, even adding advanced MEP routing algorithms and ACC UI integration before the week ended.
Michael Beale, Autodesk APS Engineer, joined the event to see this new methodology in action:
"I joined the Munich APS Accelerator as a guest engineer from the U.S. APS team, focused on seeing how far vibe coding could go in a real-world, high-speed prototyping environment. After a quick opening presentation on the Monday, adoption took off — nearly half the teams gave it a try, and several built remarkably strong prototypes. Everything, from APS Viewer with terrain maps to recursively traversing ACC project files and role permissions, to sync with Sharepoint folders... The experience proved that vibe coding isn’t just a novel tool — it’s genuinely changing how teams prototype, empowering both coders and non-coders to move from idea to impact in record time. Vibe coding seems unstoppable!"
AI-Driven Manufacturing: Uniting Siloed Data
Another highlight came from Hapro Electronics and Moicon, who set out to bring real-time AI intelligence to factory operations. Hapro, a Norwegian electronics manufacturer, wanted to improve its Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by uniting ERP, IoT, and 3D digital twin data—systems that traditionally operated in silos.
Petr Broz provided insight into the team's breakthrough:
"Through the APS Accelerator Program, Hapro and Moicon developed an integrated solution that unites ERP, IoT, and 3D model data in one operational view using Autodesk Platform Services. Leveraging the Model Derivative API, complex factory models were transformed into lightweight, interactive digital twins enriched with live production and sensor data. On top of this, AWS Bedrock with Claude 3 Haiku introduced an AI layer capable of explaining bottlenecks in natural language, calculating OEE in real time, and predicting potential slowdowns before they happen."
This AI layer now:
- Explains bottlenecks in natural language
- Calculates OEE in real time
- Predicts potential slowdowns before they occur
The result is a proactive, AI-driven approach to manufacturing performance—improving throughput, reducing downtime, and accelerating decision-making across teams.
Catalina Diaz from SAP Digital Manufacturing shared her perspective on the potential of the collaboration:
"Participating in the Accelerator was a great opportunity to see firsthand how developers are extending APS with cloud and AI capabilities. We observed strong potential for complementary workflows between APS and SAP Digital Manufacturing, especially in areas where engineering, visualization, and production execution intersect."
Engineers to Engineers – The APS Accelerator
An APS Accelerator is a free, week-long software engineering event for innovative developers building on Autodesk Platform Services. Participants receive mentorship, training, and hands-on guidance from Autodesk engineers—and, in this special edition, from AWS and SAP experts as well.
Each APS Developer Accelerator empowers teams to move quickly from concept to prototype, fostering collaboration, innovation, and tangible real-world outcomes.
The future of Design & Make is being built on the foundation of AI and platform integrations. These technologies together have the power to revolutionize workflows—automating complex processes, enabling real-time decisions, and unlocking predictive insights.
By participating in accelerators like this one, developers gain access to:
- Collaborative Learning: Working side-by-side with Autodesk and partner engineers.
- Exclusive Networking: Connecting with peers and industry leaders shaping the Design & Make ecosystem.
- Hands-on Experience: Quickly leading to working prototypes, production-ready solutions at speed, and new business opportunities.
💡 Ready to turn your PoC into a product? Join an upcoming Accelerator!
Visit the Autodesk Platform Services event page to apply.
Code Samples for Further Exploration:
- Autodesk + SAP ERP integration PoC
- AI-enabled Autodesk + AWS Bedrock chatbot PoC
- Vibe Coding Part 1 – Build an APS Viewer in Minutes