• What’s New in Autodesk Forma – June 2024 Update

    It’s June already! The sun sets at 11pm and rises at 3am here up north, so it’s a great time to enjoy the outdoors even at night. My solar panels are zeroing out my electic bill, and life is good. Did you know I am probably the first person in the world to base my…


  • How Baker Barrios Architects made dramatic business gains with Forma

    Since winning the Forma Design Contest in 2023, American architecture firm Baker Barrios Architects (BBA) implemented Autodesk Forma to enhance the schematic design process, boosting creativity and improving client service. Read the full story here about how BBA leveraged Forma as the basis of an innovative digital workflow that consolidates the functions of 4-5 different…


  • How to connect a Forma project to Rhino

    In the below video, we cover how to install the Rhino plugin, show you how to connect a Forma project with a Rhino file, and sync the changes between the software. You will learn how to select the layers, functions, and geometry that you want to sync and see how to check the area metrics…


  • Assess, compare and optimize your proposals for better living qualities with Autodesk Forma

    What if you could predict and perfect the living conditions of your architectural designs during the initial stages?  Understanding the impact of your design proposals on the quality of life of your users is of utmost importance. Success and satisfaction do not end with client approval, in fact, they extend throughout the lifespan of the buildings and…


  • Nordic municipalities are embracing data-driven urban planning 

    “Digital support for urban development improves the process and dialogue with stakeholders. When everyone sees how and why different solutions affect the environment, we can have more constructive conversations and make better decisions.”   These words belong to Oskar Berglund, ​​Land Development Engineer at the Swedish municipality of Malmö who is leading the detailed planning of…


  • What’s New in Autodesk Forma – April 2024 Update

    Hey! It’s the season of new launches at Autodesk, but of course, for us here at Forma, every week is launch week, and this last quarter has been as busy as ever.  This last quarter we released 33 updates   It feels like we’re really getting into the flow of things. I’ve been talking to…


  • Forma’s new Embodied Carbon Analysis: Understand the carbon impact of your early design decisions 

    This article was updated on October 15th to reflect the transition of the embodied carbon analysis from tech preview to beta. Given the pressing realities of climate change, it’s essential that we take decisive action to curb carbon emissions. However, the built environment, responsible for over 40% of all greenhouse gas emissions, remains unchecked to…


  • Lessons in designing sustainable happy homes

    As architects, engineers, and scientists, we are called to reimagine the future. The need to move to zero carbon, regenerative economy is undisputable, and climate change is descending upon us. We have been trained to imagine the future and build the imagined. But are we well equipped to design a future in which we will…


  • Forma’s new House tool: Simplifying the creation of low-density housing

    When I heard that we were building a “Row house”-tool in Forma, my mind went a lot of places. I was both excited about the prospect of a parametrical tool to populate sites and a little worried we would digitize and empower industrial-scale urban sprawl at the click of a button.  How can we enable…


  • AFRY uses Autodesk Forma for Sweden city planning

    Executive summary  A leader in sustainable solutions, AFRY is one of Europe’s largest engineering and design firms. Offering services across markets including infrastructure, industrial, and decarbonisation initiatives, its 19,000-strong team works on projects in more than 100 countries around the world. And with such a strong focus on environmentally conscious developments, AFRY was the natural…