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Autodesk Assistant

Autodesk Assistant is the AI chat assistant Autodesk builds into its desktop and cloud products. In AutoCAD 2027 it works through a local MCP server that AutoCAD installs, and in Revit 2027 it is where you use Revit's MCP tools. Autodesk calls it a technical preview in AutoCAD, Fusion, Inventor and 3ds Max, and says it is graduating from Tech Preview in Fusion.

Status as Autodesk states it: Technical preview in AutoCAD; status not stated in Civil 3D, Revit, Vault, Maya, Autodesk Forma and Flow Production Tracking; Tech Preview in Autodesk Fusion, Inventor and 3ds Max.

AutodeskChecked 10 Nov 2026

Status in each product

Labels are copied from Autodesk's own pages. "Not stated" means we found no label for that product on the vendor's pages.

  • AutoCADTechnical preview

    Queries the open drawing for information such as layer lists and block usage, selects objects from a plain-language prompt and checks the drawing against a standards file.

    Autodesk: “テクニカル プレビュー の位置付け (positioned as a technical preview), Autodesk developer blog, in Japanese”

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  • Civil 3DNot stated

    Supported in Civil 3D 2027 and later, according to Autodesk's FAQ.

    Source

  • RevitNot stated

    Answers questions about Revit features, extracts information from the open model and automates tasks from prompts. Revit 2027 and later.

    Source

  • Autodesk FusionTech Preview

    Natural-language help across modelling commands, manufacturing and project collaboration.

    Autodesk: “Autodesk Assistant is graduating from Tech Preview in Fusion and transitioning into a generally available Fusion experience.”

    Source

  • InventorTech Preview

    Autodesk: “Autodesk Assistant (Tech Preview)”

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  • 3ds MaxTech Preview

    Helps you find information about features and workflows from inside the program. 3ds Max 2027 and later.

    Autodesk: “Introducing Autodesk Assistant (Tech Preview)”

    Source

  • VaultNot stated

    Supported in Vault 2027 and later, according to Autodesk's FAQ.

    Source

  • MayaNot stated

    Supported in Maya 2027 and later, according to Autodesk's FAQ.

    Source

  • Autodesk FormaNot stated

    Supported in the current version, according to Autodesk's FAQ.

    Source

  • Flow Production TrackingNot stated

    Listed as supported in Autodesk's FAQ, with no version given.

    Source

What it does

Help and guidance

  • Answers questions about Revit features and workflows from inside Revit. Source
  • Helps you find information about 3ds Max features and workflows without leaving the program. Source

Questions about the open model

  • Extracts information from the open Revit model in answer to a question. Source
  • Queries an AutoCAD drawing for information such as its layers and block usage, and selects objects described in plain language. Source

Carrying out tasks

  • Automates Revit tasks from a typed prompt. Source

Other

  • Checks the current AutoCAD drawing against a standards file. Source

What it can do differs by product and release; check Autodesk's page for your product.

How it relates to MCP servers

Uses the vendor's own MCP server. In AutoCAD 2027, Autodesk Assistant carries out tasks through a local MCP server that AutoCAD installs with the product. Autodesk documents no way for outside AI clients to connect to that server. Source

  • Autodesk's AutoCAD and Civil 3D MCP server names Autodesk Assistant as its supported AI client and runs inside the Assistant in AutoCAD or Civil 3D on Windows. Source
  • Revit's help says that in Revit you use MCP tools within Autodesk Assistant. Source
  • Autodesk lists its AutoCAD and Civil 3D server and its Revit server as "Tech Preview (Public Beta)", and its Fusion, Fusion Data and Product Help servers as "General Availability". Source

Autodesk's MCP servers and skills on Tresca

MCP serverOfficial

Autodesk AutoCAD and Civil 3D MCP Serverby Autodesk

Autodesk's in-app server that lets Autodesk Assistant query and select objects in your open AutoCAD or Civil 3D drawing; edits are mostly Civil 3D-only.

WindowsCan modify models
MCP serverOfficial · Preview

Revit Public MCP Serverby Autodesk

Autodesk's own local MCP add-on for Revit 2027.2, in Read, Write and Experimental editions, still a technical preview.

LocalWindowsRead-only or read-write (configurable)
MCP serverOfficial

Autodesk Fusion MCP Serverby Autodesk

Built into Fusion desktop: turns your open session into a local MCP endpoint for live modelling and commands.

RemoteCan modify models
MCP serverOfficial

Autodesk Fusion Data MCP Serverby Autodesk

Autodesk-hosted server for Fusion hubs, projects, folders, items and BOMs, signed in with your Autodesk account.

Remote
MCP serverOfficial · Beta

Autodesk Fusion Compute MCP Serverby Autodesk

Runs Fusion headless in Autodesk's cloud for modelling, CAM set-up, assemblies and export. Public beta.

RemoteCan modify models
MCP serverOfficial · Documentation only

Autodesk Product Help MCP Serverby Autodesk

Autodesk's hosted, read-only server that searches Autodesk Help documentation for 110+ products; it answers questions but never opens a drawing or model.

RemoteWindows, macOS, LinuxRead-only

Autodesk Assistant or an MCP server with Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?

Autodesk Assistant works inside Autodesk's own products, with the abilities Autodesk builds into it. An MCP server takes the other route: it lets a general AI assistant that you choose, such as Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor, call the software's functions, and each project decides which functions to expose.

For AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit, Autodesk Fusion (Fusion 360) and Inventor, Tresca lists 37 MCP servers and 13 agent skills; between them, their documentation covers Autodesk Assistant, ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, Claude Cowork, Claude Desktop, ClawdBot and Cline and other clients. See each tool page: AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit, Autodesk Fusion (Fusion 360), Inventor.

Vendor AI assistants vs MCP servers · All vendor AI assistants · Vendors' MCP servers and skills

Cost and licence

Autodesk doesn't state the price on the pages we checked.

Dates

  • 16 March 2026, Fusion release notes describe a new Tech Preview that expands Autodesk Assistant. Source
  • 3 September 2026, Fusion release notes say, under "coming soon", that the Assistant is graduating from Tech Preview in Fusion. No date is given. Source

AI-generated models, drawings and results must be checked by a qualified engineer before use.

Sources

Checked 10 Nov 2026. Only Autodesk's own pages count as sources here.

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