Product Nemetschek Turned 'Max' Into a Tier Across Three Brands. The MCP Servers Are the Part That Travels. On 28 and 29 October the Group shipped Allplan Max 2027 and gathered Archicad Max, Allplan Max and Bluebeam Max under one platform — architecture, engineering, construction, one premium AI tier each. Three weeks ago this publication reported Graphisoft's AI as mostly a roadmap. It has landed — and on the construction leg, Bluebeam Max, the Group names Claude, GitHub Copilot CLI and AnythingLLM as supported MCP clients. Hugo Pegley · Oct 29, 2026
Analysis 28% of US AEC Firms Run AI in Production. A Year Ago Bluebeam's Number Was 27%. Bluebeam's 2027 AEC Technology Outlook, published 13 October, reports adoption flat and the middle of the market filling up: 7% with AI across multiple core workflows, 32% parked in pilots, 31% exploring. Its methodology section is the part worth reading: it tells readers why its own year-over-year comparison should not be read as a trendline. Hugo Pegley · Oct 15, 2026
Product Archicad 30 Arrives With an MCP in Beta, a Third Subscription Tier, and a Cloud Platform Still Coming Graphisoft's 2026 portfolio pairs a conventional Archicad release — dark mode, multi-storey walls, label shapes — with an Archicad MCP its own product page marks (Beta) and a new Archicad Max plan aimed at 'AI & data driven practices'. The release itself files most of the AI under a roadmap. Hugo Pegley · Oct 8, 2026
Product Bluebeam Is Giving Its Paid AI Tier to Students for Free, and That Is a Distribution Strategy Bluebeam said on 24 September that Bluebeam Max — the AI subscription tier it launched globally in May, carrying an introductory price of $590 per user a year — is now available at no cost to eligible students and educators worldwide. The tier includes Revu connected to language models over MCP. Hugo Pegley · Sep 24, 2026
M&A Nemetschek Acquires HCSS, and the Construction Software Map Gets Redrawn The Munich-based software giant's acquisition of HCSS — the Texas company whose HeavyBid and HeavyJob tools run estimating and project management for thousands of heavy civil contractors — is the largest contech deal of spring 2026. It also changes the competitive landscape in ways that won't become clear for at least 18 months. Hugo Pegley · Jun 12, 2026
