Bluebeam has announced the acquisition of Firmus AI, a move that brings powerful AI-based risk detection and cross-discipline comparison directly into the company’s widely used PDF workflows. The acquisition represents a significant step toward automating preconstruction review and elevating the quality and reliability of design documents across the AEC industry.

AI-Powered Analysis Integrated Into Bluebeam’s Workflow

Firmus AI has built its platform around a simple premise: construction risk is hidden in drawings. The company’s technology analyzes 2D PDFs to uncover early warning signs such as missing information, scope gaps, inconsistencies between disciplines, and discrepancies across project phases. These insights, which previously required time-consuming manual review, will now be available directly in Bluebeam’s markup and review environment.

By combining Firmus with Bluebeam’s established tools, project teams will be able to identify issues earlier, track them more effectively, and reduce the number of late-stage surprises that often disrupt schedules and budgets.

New Capabilities Coming to Bluebeam Users

The integration of Firmus AI brings several new capabilities into Bluebeam’s ecosystem:

AI-Driven Drawing Review
Firmus automatically scans PDF plan sets and generates AI-based markups, dashboards, and trackable issues within the workflows Bluebeam users already follow.

More Intelligent Overlays and Comparisons
Bluebeam’s existing comparison tools will gain deeper accuracy, highlighting mismatches across architectural, structural, MEP, civil, and other disciplines, as well as changes between project phases.

Speed, Scale, and Efficiency
Manual checks across hundreds of sheets can now be automated, helping teams shorten review cycles while improving the completeness and quality of their documents.

Enhanced Collaboration Through Studio
Firmus insights will appear directly in Bluebeam Studio, giving teams a consistent, unbiased view of hidden risks and helping reduce miscommunication and rework among project partners.

According to Bluebeam, these capabilities will begin rolling out in early 2026.

Leadership Perspective

Shir Abecasis, CEO of Firmus, emphasized the importance of meeting engineers inside their existing workflows:

“Drawings are the universal language of construction, and that’s where risk hides. By joining Bluebeam, we’re placing Firmus’ drawing-first intelligence exactly where millions of AEC professionals already work.”

Bluebeam CEO Usman Shuja highlighted how the AI strengthens project delivery:

“Firmus brings an AI engine that understands 2D PDFs at a granular level—spotting scope gaps, inconsistencies, and changes across disciplines and revisions. This reduces review times and prevents the ‘stop-everything’ moments that occur late in a project.”

Both leaders pointed to a more informed, efficient, and collaborative future enabled by bringing AI-driven analysis into core preconstruction workflows.

Preview Coming at Bluebeam Unbound

The first preview of Bluebeam’s Firmus integration will be shown at Bluebeam Unbound, the company’s annual global event for AEC professionals, scheduled for September 30–October 2, 2025, in Washington, D.C. This will be the industry’s first opportunity to see how AI-powered drawing review will appear inside Bluebeam’s applications.

About Bluebeam

Bluebeam creates digital tools that support design and construction teams worldwide, offering desktop, mobile, and cloud-based solutions that improve collaboration and streamline workflows. More than 3 million users across over 160 countries rely on Bluebeam for their project documentation needs. The company is headquartered in Pasadena, California, and is part of the Nemetschek Group.

About Firmus AI

Firmus AI provides cloud-based, drawing-first analysis for preconstruction teams. Its products, AI-REVIEW™ and AI-MATCH™, interpret 2D PDF drawings to detect missing information, identify cross-discipline inconsistencies, and generate prioritized issue reports. Firmus is used by contractors, developers, and designers to improve document clarity, reduce financial risk, and strengthen collaboration.