Autodesk Forma: Get more done in the design phase

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What is Autodesk Forma?

Autodesk Forma is your go-to AI-powered cloud software for data-driven planning and design. Combine Forma with your favorite tools such as Revit, ACC, and more. Architects and designers use Forma to:

  • Stay ahead of deadlines: Set up projects in just a few clicks, get automatic area metrics, and use AI automations to cut tedious manual tasks and free up more time for design.

  • Leave the guesswork behind: Make informed decisions with contextual data and real-time AI analyses for noise, wind, embodied carbon, and more.

  • Improve teamwork in the cloud: Present a convincing design vision, stay aligned, and speed up design reviews with Forma Board. 

Autodesk Forma is included in the AEC Collection

Already have the AEC Collection? Then you have access to Autodesk Forma at no extra cost. The AEC Collection provides a cost-effective bundle of CAD, BIM, and cloud software for those who design, build, and make.

Manage your design and planning needs in one place

Site context

Set up your site faster with contextual data at your fingertips and save rework by turning your Forma proposal into a geolocated Revit project.

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3D modeling

Create, explore, and iterate massing concepts with Forma's intuitive design tools or connect to your existing tools and bring the geometry into Forma.

 

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Environmental analysis

Make data-driven design decisions, compare alternatives, and improve building performance using Forma's easy-to-use analyses.

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Forma Board

Collect ideas, metrics, visuals, and feedback with Forma Board. Keep the team on the same page and get buy-in from clients earlier.

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Connect Forma with Revit

Discover a smoother concept-to-detailed-design workflow.

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Forma Board being used for project feedback

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Forma Board for collaboration

Bring clients and consultants closer together from day one.

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ACC and Forma

Connect design and construction processes.

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Deliver more with less stress, with Autodesk AI

Forma's AI-powered tools enable you to create, analyze, and optimize more options than ever before.

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Easy to learn

"The smooth learning curve meant the team could get up and running in a short amount of time” –Páraic Walsh, Digital and Design Technology Manager at Gray Puksand

Connect Forma with your existing tools for efficient workflows

Send your Forma proposals to Revit to fast-track the detailed design process

Directly view Docs files and Revit Sheets in Forma Board

Automate repetitive tasks with the Dynamo Player Extension

Move easily between design and construction work

Bring your geometry directly from Rhino to Forma

Go further with Autodesk Forma's APIs and extensions

Customize Forma by creating your own extensions or use a growing library of third-party extensions.

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Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

What is Autodesk Forma?

The Autodesk Forma in-market offering is the first set of capabilities of the industry cloud for AEC. Forma provides powerful yet easy-to-use AI-powered tools to architects and designers working in feasibility studies and concept design. Available as part of the AEC Collection or as a standalone subscription.

Who uses Autodesk Forma?

Anyone who is involved in feasibility studies and concept design can use Forma. Whether you’re an architect, urban planner, or real estate developer, Autodesk Forma helps you make the right decisions during the planning phase.

How is Autodesk Forma different from Autodesk Platform?

The Autodesk Platform consists of industry clouds and a set of common, cloud-based services that will provide a single environment that connects the tools, data, and capabilities you and your partners need at every phase of a project.

 

Autodesk has released the Autodesk Forma in-market offering, an initial set of capabilities of the AEC industry cloud for feasibility studies and concept design.

What is the pricing and availability of Autodesk Forma?

The price of an Autodesk Forma subscription is € 212 monthly, € 1.731 annually, or € 5.191 for 3 years.

 

Autodesk Forma is also available through the Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection. The price of the Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection subscription is € 515 monthly, € 4.102 annually, or € 12.306 for 3 years. Please visit the AEC Collection to learn more.

How do I log into Autodesk Forma?

If you have an active AEC Collection or standalone subscription, you can log into Forma with your Autodesk account. Login to Forma here.

 

Not a subscriber? You may be eligible for a free trial.

 

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How do I convert my Autodesk Forma free trial to a paid subscription?

Buy Autodesk Forma here. When buying your subscription, enter the same email address and password combination you used to sign in to your trial. Learn more about converting a trial to a paid subscription.

 

Forma is also included in the AEC Collection software bundle. Learn more.

How secure is Autodesk Forma?

Visit the Autodesk trust center (US Site) to understand how we build trust, secure your assets, respond to security incidents, and protect your data.

How does Autodesk Forma connect with other Autodesk products and external applications?

Autodesk Forma has import/export support for a range of AEC software, including support for IFC and OBJ, as well as connections to Revit, Dynamo, and Rhino.

In which locations does Autodesk Forma offer automated data?

Available data sources vary across from country to country. You can find a breakdown of what is available in your market here.

How does Spacemaker relate to Autodesk Forma?

On May 8, 2023, we released the Forma in-market offering, which combined many of Spacemaker’s AI and predictive analytics capabilities for early-stage architectural design and urban planning with many of FormIt's conceptual modeling tools. We’ve also added new capabilities such as expanded data availability and new analyses.

 

With many Spacemaker capabilities now available in Forma, we have retired the Spacemaker software, and existing subscribers were migrated to Forma.

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