[Back to Blog](/blog) # DevConnect’26: AI agent on real DWG, STEP and IFC models

Open Design Alliance November 12, 2026 [\#News](/blog/tag/news) [\#AI](/blog/tag/ai) [\#MCP](/blog/tag/mcp)

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On November 18 and 19, the ODA MCP Servers team shows the AI agent you already use working on real DWG, STEP and IFC models. Join the free [DevConnect’26 session](https://devconnect.opendesign.com/) for live demos and Q&amp;A with the developers.

The agent asks, the ODA SDK computes. The agent does not parse files or guess numbers: it calls operations on the model and gets results computed by the SDK. The model stays on your side, and with a local LLM nothing leaves your network.

**What you will see**

- Real engineering tasks done by the agent: furnishing a building by the purpose of each room, dimensioning a part, drafting from instructions, building an AS9102 inspection report.
- AI inside Open IFC Viewer and Open STEP Viewer: circle something on screen and ask about it; the agent highlights, isolates and sets the view for you.
- Edits you can take back: changes apply all at once or not at all, and one step undoes them.
- An agent that checks its own work: it measures the result, reports what it did and flags what it could not resolve instead of guessing.

**Straight from the developers**

- Two ways to run it: as a stand-alone server or inside your own application.
- How the server and its format toolsets are built, and how to add your own.
- What comes next: Revit, DGN and Navisworks.

Ask the team your questions live, or book a [1-on-1 meeting](https://calendly.com/oda-devconnect-call/30min) from November 23 to December 4 to go through your own case.

Global session: November 18, 12:00 UTC+01:00  
US session: November 19, 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT  
Session in Chinese: November 24, 14:00 UTC+08:00

Register free: [https://devconnect.opendesign.com](https://devconnect.opendesign.com/)

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