Category: Product


  • Develop early insights on the daylight potential of your design projects  

    Individuals residing in major countries spend over 90% of their lives indoors, within buildings that receive limited exposure to daylight. Research highlighting the benefits of daylight on health, happiness, and productivity, suggests that we should be more concerned about the effects of this environmental factor. It is appropriate, therefore, that many countries have requirements and…


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    Interoperability workflow between Forma and Revit

    Forma and Autodesk AEC Collection subscribers can benefit from the interoperability feature between Forma and Revit. This add-in allows you to expedite the delivery of environmentally sound projects created in Forma using the powerful documentation features in Revit. The Forma Add-in for Revit allows users to transfer a proposal from Forma into Revit through the…


  • Sun hours analysis using Autodesk Forma

    Balancing comfort and efficiency with Forma’s sun hours analysis 

    In architecture, the hours of sunlight a building receives is one of the major driving factors that impact design decisions. The orientation of the building in relation to the sun and the ability to effectively control it can make or break the success of a project. In fact, a study from New Zealand, found that…


  • Designing cantilevered buildings with Forma’s 3D Sketch tool

    Designing cantilevered buildings with Forma’s 3D Sketch tool  

    In this blog, we’ll be working through some of the basics of 3D Sketch: Forma’s powerful modeling mode that enables the creation and modification of complex shapes. We’ll also quickly learn how to leverage this tool to design cantilevered buildings featuring various unique angles.  The chosen site for our demonstration is located in downtown Denver,…


  • Forma’s AI-powered rapid noise analysis offers instant insights into noise conditions

    Leveraging machine learning, the rapid noise analysis is a predictive analysis that complements our standard noise analysis. What’s the difference between the two, you might be asking? To find out more, we caught up with Principal Machine Learning Engineer and rapid noise project lead Renaud Danhaive from our Boston office. He gives us a quick…


  • Forma’s rapid wind analysis offers instant insights into wind conditions

    Analyzing wind conditions on your site are essential to avoid your buildings creating unwanted wind impacts, making outdoor spaces unpleasant and even hazardous for pedestrians and cyclists. Autodesk Forma‘s rapid wind analysis makes this process even faster and more fluid. Rapid wind predicts wind conditions instantaneously, giving you an immediate indication of how your building…


  • Microclimate analysis allows for intuitive insights into perceived temperature

    Great outdoor spaces encourage public life, inviting people of all ages and backgrounds to meet, play and socialize. Perhaps they might stroll along a promenade, linger for coffee on a café terrace, or simply just hang out on seating steps and people-watch. Especially in an urban context, good outdoor public spaces are essential for improving people’s…


  • Design a Better Future with Forma’s Suite of Sustainability Solutions 

    Cities consume more than two-thirds of the world’s energy and account for over 70% of global carbon emissions*. This means architects, real estate developers, and urban planners have an exceptional opportunity to mitigate the environmental impact of our cities by designing buildings and communities with sustainable outcomes in mind.  Sustainable outcomes are best achieved through a…