Introduction to Forma

Forma (formerly Spacemaker) is now included with AEC Collection subscriptions, creating a better-connected workflow for bringing your ideas to life. This course provides you with the skills to intelligently explore numerous design options in a way that would not be possible without Forma’s artificial intelligence and cloud computing.

Course content for Introduction to Forma

• Understand design categories and the logic associated with each
• Learn the different methods of designing buildings 
• Your go-to tool for quick and easy early-phase building design
• Understand the different terrain capabilities in Forma
• Design simple floor plans and explore area use and other space analysis
• Geolocate objects and terrain  
• Use Forma’s suite of analysis tools to quickly assess risks and opportunities
• Compare up to six analysis results side by side to view design options
• Compare different qualities of the same design simultaneously such as sun, daylight, wind
• Assess the qualities and key metrics of a massing study
• Improve façade allocation for better daylight   
• Harness Forma’s 3D Sketch to create and modify complex shapes
• Apply 3D Sketch features to your building such as tilting a façade or pitching a roof
• Manage Hub members and their access
• Send your Forma model to Revit to add a greater level of detail
• Use Testfit for smart, parameter-driven parking structure design
• Use Shapediver to integrate your Grasshopper scripts into your Forma design
• Send your Forma model to Revit to add a greater level of detail
• Use Testfit for smart, parameter-driven parking structure design
• Use Shapediver to integrate your Grasshopper scripts into your Forma design