Category: Design with Forma
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How to: present your Forma Site Design findings in Forma Board
Create a new board for your site Add a new frame Add widgets from Site Design Edit widgets Sun hours analysis widget Add external images Share the board Annotate your board Present the board You now have a collaborative online whiteboard that brings together data, visuals, and insights in a clear, shareable design narrative.
Learning
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Inside Forma Building Design: How architects’ feedback shapes better products
As Principal Product Manager for Autodesk Forma Building Design, a big part of my work involves testing what we build with the people who will rely on it every day. Getting user feedback gives us clear input on the direction we should take in the development of the product. The whole team is involved, from the software engineers to UX designers, so they can engage with users directly and really see…
Product
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Looking ahead to 2026: Building on a strong AECO foundation
Carl Christensen is Vice President, Product at Autodesk As we kick off 2026, there’s a lot to be excited about—and it all builds on the progress we made last year in shaping the Forma Industry Cloud. 2025 was very much about connecting the pieces and laying the groundwork for AECO’s first end-to-end industry cloud. At…
Design with Forma
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Designing the Future: Creativity Takes the Stage at the 2025 AECO Design Slam
Forma Site Design, available in the AEC Collection or as a standalone subscription, offers powerful AI-powered tools for architects and designers in pre-design and schematic design phases. Global competitors reimagined “Music City Living 2050,” blending AI, data, and innovative ideas live at Autodesk University 2025. Every year, the AECO Design Slam brings together the brightest…
Design with Forma
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Designing resilient communities: Arcadis’ data-driven approach with Forma and ArcGIS
Autodesk Forma, available in the AEC Collection or as a standalone subscription, offers powerful AI-powered tools for architects and designers in pre-design and schematic design phases. Our world is changing, and the way we design our environments much shift accordingly to meet new climate and societal demands. Having accessible context and environmental data from the…
Customer Stories
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Stantec case study: how to reduce embodied carbon in the schematic design phase
Autodesk Forma, available in the AEC Collection or as a standalone subscription, offers powerful AI-powered tools for architects and designers in pre-design and schematic design phases. Early, informed insights during the design phase are crucial for achieving sustainable outcomes in architectural and urban planning projects. Leveraging advanced yet easy-to-use tools like Autodesk Forma not only…
Design with Forma
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Autodesk Forma meets ArcGIS: how integrating geographic data gives designers a decision-making edge
Autodesk Forma, available in the AEC Collection or as a standalone subscription, offers powerful AI-powered tools for architects and designers in pre-design and schematic design phases. The new ArcGIS for Autodesk Forma app combines Autodesk Forma’s intuitive planning, design, and analysis tools with powerful geographic information system (GIS) data from Esri’s ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS…
Design with Forma
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Terrain editing made easy with Forma Site Design
Autodesk Forma, available in the AEC Collection or as a standalone subscription, offers powerful AI-powered tools for architects and designers in pre-design and schematic design phases. Autodesk Forma is pleased to introduce the new Terrain Pad tool, now available under the Landscaping tool in Forma Site Design. This enhancement brings terrain editing closer to your…
Design with Forma
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New connections between Forma and Autodesk Construction Cloud provide seamless transitions between design and construction workflows
Autodesk Forma, available in the AEC Collection or as a standalone subscription, offers powerful AI-powered tools for architects and designers in pre-design and schematic design phases. You may remember that at AU 2024, Autodesk announced that it would be enabling new capabilities via connections between Autodesk Forma and Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC). Autodesk has now…
Design with Forma
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How Gray Puksand centralizes early-stage workflows to overcome interoperability bottlenecks and meet deadlines efficiently
Autodesk Forma, available in the AEC Collection or as a standalone subscription, offers powerful AI-powered tools for architects and designers in pre-design and schematic design phases. Executive summary Leading Australian architecture firm Gray Puksand integrates design and technology to deliver thoughtful spaces that prioritize people and the environment. Every project presents an opportunity to explore…
Customer Stories