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Selected dated developments from primary sources, reviewed on 30 September 2026. An editorial selection, not a live or comprehensive news feed.
· Announcement date
Announced · availability variesThe AU announcement discusses site questions through Autodesk Assistant and multifamily layout comparisons in Forma. Its language mixes existing capabilities with future-facing plans.
Context & next step· Effective change date
Available · vendor documentedGraphisoft’s transition notice says AI Visualizer 1.0 in Archicad 28 accepts English prompts only from 10 September. It schedules full retirement for 9 October 2026.
Context & next step· Preprint revision date · v3
Research preprintThis research preprint explores progressive sketch-to-plan refinement followed by furnishing inside established room boundaries. The first submission was 26 July; this entry uses the 5 September revision.
Context & next step· Documentation verification date
BetaThe guide verified against v0.2.035 explicitly distinguishes program creation and counting from less reliable room-layout work. It also notes that detailed prompts can still produce mistakes.
Context & next step· Experimental access announcement
ExperimentalAutodesk announced experimental access for commercial Forma Site Design users whose data is stored in the US, generating layout options from massing context.
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