29 Sep 2025

September News Recap

We don’t want you to miss any of this month’s updates. Below you’ll find a full recap of this month's major announcements, new code samples, documentation updates, events, and more.

Announcements

Autodesk Platform Services at AU 2025: A Week of Innovation, Collaboration, and Community

Autodesk University (AU) 2025 in Nashville brought together innovators, developers, and business leaders from across industries to explore how Autodesk Platform Services (APS) is shaping the future of design and make. From immersive experiences in the Expo to inspiring keynotes and hands-on classes, APS was at the center of some of the week’s most exciting conversations. Relive the inaugural Platform Leadership Forum and Autodesk Platform Services at AU 2025.

Design & Make Data is Powering the Future: Here’s What AU 2025 Revealed

Autodesk University 2025 offered a clear view into how our long-term data strategy is coming to life. For years we’ve invested in making Design & Make data more granular, interoperable, and accessible. Now, with the emergence of agentic AI and the acceleration of Model Context Protocol (MCP) adoption, our data initiatives represent a foundational key to unlock capacity for our customers. Learn more about all the work we've done to prepare our platform and data ecosystem to enable real, scalable impact.

APS Business Model Evolution

Before the end of the year, Autodesk Platform Services (APS) will launch a new business model for cloud APIs, making access more flexible and predictable so you can plan with confidence as your projects grow.  The changes will impact all customers and developers using APS APIs so please read on for two critical steps you’ll need to take as this transition begins. 

Announcing the General Availability of the Manufacturing Data Model V3 API

In an earlier blog post, we explored Fusion's vision behind supporting teams of people working to bring products to market faster. This transformation aims to revolutionize the way teams work together, allowing seamless integration of effort and innovation in real time. The move to concurrent collaboration is a cornerstone of Fusion’s evolution, fostering a more dynamic and efficient workflow for all users. Learn more.

Introducing Autodesk Sustainability Data API - Now in Public Beta!

We're excited to announce that the Autodesk Sustainability Data API is now available in Public Beta on Autodesk Platform Services (APS)! The Sustainability Data API allows you to easily integrate trusted sustainability data into your applications. Learn more.

BIMDeX and Data Exchange Connectors are now available for Beta Testing

Over the last several months Autodesk and Srinsoft have been working together through a platform partnership to bring the industry leading BIMDeX interoperability platform onto the emerging Data Exchange interoperability platform. We are happy to announce that you can now try these BIMDeX and Data Exchange workflows for yourself. Learn more.

Developer Hubs User Guide

This guide helps you understand and use developer hubs within Autodesk Platform Services (APS). Use developer hubs to manage your team's development activities, applications, and API access in one centralized workspace. Learn more. You can also read this blog on "How to Create a Developer Hub and Migrate Your Applications".

Access Revit Geometry with AEC Data Model in Public Beta

Design and construction projects rely on geometry as the backbone of collaboration, analysis, and downstream workflows. With the AEC Data Model API and the Data Interoperability SDK, customers can retrieve, transform, and exchange granular Revit geometry in ways that simplify coordination and accelerate execution across the project lifecycle. Learn more.

Join Autodesk Machine Translation API Public Beta Today!

Unlock free access to the Autodesk Machine Translation API (MT API) by joining the public beta today!  

Changes are coming for Revit Cloud Model Downloads from Autodesk/BIM 360 Docs - starting February 15, 2026

Do you use Data Management API to download files stored in Autodesk/BIM 360 Docs? Do you know downloading a Revit model stored in the Docs sometimes results in a ZIP file? Does your application parse those zipped .rvt files for further processing?  If so, please read on.

APS Parameters API Enhancement: Create Custom Enumerations and Specs

We’re excited to announce the general availability of two powerful new enhancements to the Parameters API — custom Enumerations and Specs! These additions empower developers to build their own Specs based on the customized Enumerations. Learn more.

UPDATE: Secure Service Accounts (SSA) goes GA

We're thrilled to announce that Secure Service Accounts (SSA) has officially graduated from beta to General Availability (GA)! SSA provides a more secure, flexible, and modern way to automate 3LO (server-to-server) integrations with Autodesk Platform Services (APS). Read on.

Code Samples

Events

APS Online Training: ACC APIs

Join our free virtual training for software developers in the basics of Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) APIs, November 10-14. Sign up for free.

APS Accelerators

Ever wondered if an APS Accelerator was for you? Check out our comprehensive guide to APS Accelerators.  At our Accelerators attendees benefit from dedicated time to develop your Autodesk Platform Services application – with direct help and training from APS engineering experts. Join us for one of our upcoming accelerators in Denver, CO, Paris, France, and Athens, Greece.

APS Tuesdays

Autodesk Platform Services (APS) Tuesdays is a free weekly webinar for anyone interested in powering digital transformations, digital twins, insightful dashboards, enterprise integrations, automations, and more. Come join our 45-minute introduction to learn the basics of Autodesk Platform Services, what people are building, and ways you can benefit. Learn more and save your spot here.

Ask the APS Expert call

Ask the APS Expert is a bi-weekly call with Autodesk Platform Services engineers for you to ask your technical questions and learn about the latest API releases, updates, global events and learning resources. Join us every other Wednesday at 11am Eastern Time at no cost.  Sign up

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