Category: Autodesk Forma Team
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Celebrating Creativity at the AECO Design Slam!
The AECO Design Slam at Autodesk University 2024 was an electrifying event that transformed the Expo Hall of the San Diego Convention Center into a vibrant showmanship of creativity and innovation. Held on Tuesday, October 15th, with nearly 100 registered participants plus an extended crowd of EXPO attendees, the atmosphere was buzzing with excitement, fueled by…
Autodesk Forma Team
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Take your architecture student projects to the next level with Autodesk Forma
Explore how Autodesk Forma, a free software for students, can save you time on projects while enhancing creativity and sustainability. It integrates smoothly with tools like Rhino, Veras, and Archistar. Being an architecture student is a unique journey—filled with long hours, ambitious designs, and the endless pursuit of perfection. Having been in your shoes, I…
Autodesk Forma Team
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What’s New in Autodesk Forma – November 2024
Hey there, Forma enthusiasts! I’m so excited to dive into the latest updates that Autodesk Forma has in store for us. We’ve been hard at work behind the scenes to bring you a faster, smoother, and smarter modeling experience, along with some killer new features for collaboration and analysis. Tune in to our quarterly webinar from…
Autodesk Forma Team
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Top 4 Autodesk Forma highlights from #AU2024
After having the most exciting time at this year’s Autodesk University, team Forma is back fully energized and ready to innovate further! But first, let’s do a quick recap of the Forma related highlights from AU. Whether you caught us live at the event or not, there’s plenty for us to unpack: Here are the most…
Autodesk Forma Team
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Dynamo as a Service: Streamlining Design Automation in Autodesk Forma
The integration of Dynamo into Autodesk Forma has dramatically enhanced design automation capabilities. Now, with the introduction of Dynamo as a service (in closed beta), Forma users can now enjoy more streamlined, efficient, and powerful workflows. What is Dynamo? Dynamo is an open-source visual programming platform for designers that lets you customize your building information…
Product
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Discover A49’s custom plug-in for Autodesk Forma that validates code compliance in real-time
Architects 49 LTD is an architecture firm with more than 250 collaborators working on projects around Asia and the Middle East. Recognizing that code compliance was a bottleneck during early-stage design, A49 developed a custom plug-in for Autodesk Forma that validates code compliance in real-time. By leveraging the Forma API, A49 links zoning regulations from…
Customer Stories
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Smarter Generative Design: Autodesk and Zoneomics Partner to Bring Zoning-Responsive Building Envelopes to Forma
We are excited to introduce a new game-changing addition to the Forma extension library! The “3D Envelope by Zoneomics” brings a whole new approach to incorporating zoning restrictions directly into the generative design process, significantly enhancing efficiency and accuracy. Currently available for cities in the US and Canada, this partnership empowers architects and planners to…
Industry & Insights
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Creating Sustainable Tropical Buildings Through Passive Design Strategies
Designing for more extreme climates is a hot topic these days. Autodesk Forma offers a suite of analysis tools that allow designers to make better decisions and see how the environment impacts our designs. I wanted to know more about how to design in tropical climates, so I turned to someone who knows better than…
Autodesk Forma Team
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Building Harmony: The journey behind Naviate Outdoor Area extension
Frequent users of Forma might already be familiar with one of the newest additions to our third-party extensions: “The Outdoor Area Extension by Naviate“. This extension provides one of the most requested features of all time – especially from our Norwegian users: It helps the user design high-quality outdoor areas in a project – and…
Industry & Insights
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Dynamo x Forma: Exploring the incredible opportunities
Having recently announced our integration with Dynamo, we sat down with Zach Kron, Product Management Lead for Forma, and Sol Amour, Senior Product Manager at Dynamo to explore the many exciting opportunities for Forma users. Dynamo can significantly enhance Forma’s capabilities, enabling you to explore a broader range of design options, craft complex geometries, enhance…
Product