Mira by Pirros - Free Claude MCP server inside Revit

A quick post to share that Pirros recently released Mira, an MCP server inside Revit that provides access to the free version of Claude.

Learn more here: https://mira.pirros.com/

Here is one example of how you might use this tool... ask Mira to renumber all the doors based on the room number the door swings into. Before making changes, it provides a preview of what will change in the model!

Revit MCP Public Server Tech Preview now available for Revit 2027

Earlier this week, Autodesk announced the first-ever AI capabilities in Revit 2027 via the Autodesk Assistant. This same week, we also get access to the game-changing Revit MCP Public Server Tech Preview. In today's post, I will share how it works and a few quick examples of what you can do with it... 

Big picture: connect your own LLM directly to the current Revit model.

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Unable to exit edit group mode in Autodesk Revit

What to do when the floating Edit Group panel goes missing and you are in the middle of editing a group in Autodesk Revit... that is the topic of today's post.

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AI-Generated 2025 Revit Book Covers using Veras by EvolveLab

This year I used Veras by EvolveLab to generate the covers of my Autodesk Revit 2025 textbooks by SDC Publications. These generative AI-created images are based on the Revit model created in the books and contain no post-processing.

Plus... win a free one-year license of Veras on an upcoming episode of BIM Pure I will be a guest on.

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Google Bard Updated to Create Images

Just yesterday I participated in a webinar talking about all the fast moving and exciting things happening in the world of AI within AEC... and to shore up that notion, I received an email later the same day that announced Google Bard can now generate images.

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Recap of Zweig Group's AI in AEC Symposium - Houston 2024

Last week I had the opportunity to attend Zweig Group's 1.5-day Symposium on AI in AEC. Today's post offers a brief recap of the event.

Minds & Machines: Dominating the Convergence of AI & Strategy in AEC

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Elevating Workplace Intelligence: Leveraging AI for Enhanced Experience and Building Performance

I am excited to participate in this webinar hosted by Plastarc on leveraging AI for enhanced experience & workplace performance.

I will share a few ways in which we are using AI at Lake|Flato, highlights from our recently completed internal research project on AI in architecture, takeaways from two recent AI events I attended, and more.

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Autodesk Forma Series - Episode 03 - CFD Wind Analysis + Proposals & Comparisons

Here is the third episode of my Autodesk Forma video series, sponsored by Autodesk.

In this latest episode, hosted on YouTube, I cover computational fluid dynamics (CFD) wind analysis, including how to run the analysis and interpret the results. Part of the analysis review involves studying design options, including the existing conditions, and comparing them.

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SketchUp Diffusion - AI Extension is Live

Trimble has developed an AI image generator extension for SketchUp, called SketchUp Diffusion, which is now live. I will share my very first use of this tool in today's post, which resulted in a decent set of images based on my model and prompt.

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Autodesk Forma Series - Episode 02 - Noise & Sun Hours Analysis + External Geometry

I am excited to share the second episode of my Autodesk Forma video series, sponsored by Autodesk.

This episode, hosted on YouTube, will cover using Revit and Rhino geometry in simulations such as traffic noise and sun-hours analysis.

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Autodesk Forma Series - Episode 01 - Introduction and Solar Energy

I am excited to share this Autodesk Forma video series, sponsored by Autodesk.

This series, hosted on YouTube, will cover a wide range of features and workflows within Forma, including the just-released Solar Energy analysis.

FYI: Forma, a cloud-based solution, is included with the Autodesk AEC Collection.

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UpCodes adds AI to Building Codes via CoPilot

This week UpCodes announced their implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within their building code tool... which is an excellent application of AI within the AEC industry.

As an UpCode customer, I had early access to this tool while in beta. In today's post, I will share some of my experience... which, overall, was excellent.

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