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Discover how to integrate embodied carbon analysis into your workflow and get buy-in from both the project team and the customer.
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Hello Forma Community, We're excited to share the latest enhancements and upcoming features for Forma. While there were lots of vacations and times away from our desks over July, but the team has still been rolling out numerous updates over the past month.
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By popular demand, we've added the ability to convert Rhino geometry to 3D Sketch! This enables powerful and intuitive 3D editing as well as enrichment by adding Forma Floors to the geometry.    
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We've evolved 3D Sketch to its next generation with a deep and seamless integration in Forma. Instant launching, no missing elements or graphical inconsistencies, and improved tooling. Check it out!
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I am excited to share this Autodesk Forma series, sponsored by Autodesk. This is a 4 videos series about the basics, interoperability workflow with Revit and Rhino, rapid AI-assisted wind analysis and detailed CFD-based wind analysis, and embodied carbon analysis.
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Learn how to use Dynamo to create boundary or setback elements in Forma for buildings and analyse the building setbacks for compliance with zoning regulations  
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Streamline Reporting and Dashboarding: Export data to Excel from Forma using Dynamo, facilitating seamless integration with your reporting and dashboarding tools for more insightful decision-making and effective presentations.  
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Hello Forma Community, We’re thrilled to share with you the latest enhancements and upcoming features for Forma. What's coming next: Comments: Engage in data-driven conversations and foster collaboration in Board Modeling: Deeper integration of 3d Sketch capabilities in the design canvas Revit Integration: Simplify project creation and bring more Forma value directly within Revit. High-Quality Extensions: Focusing on elevating the quality of select extensions, including FenestraPro for façade design, Symetri for outdoor area analysis, and improvements to the Dynamo integration.
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We'd like to tell you all about 15 updates that we've added to Forma since the last monthly update and say a little about where we're headed next. Available now: Forma Board, Usability improvements in Forma Add-in for Revit, Revit 2025 and import flexibility, Usability improvements in Forma Plug-in for Rhino
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The FenestraPro for Forma extension will enable early stage understanding of the impacts of the building envelope on the internal spaces of the building, and how they relate to energy performance and carbon impacts.
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Last week we tried a fun experiment using Forma ..... ... And we were happy surprised with the results!!
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We'd like to tell you all about 16 updates that we've added to Forma since the last monthly update and say a little about where we're headed next.  
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Every month, we and our partners are hosting many events both online and offline, as well as attending conferences that might be relevant for many of you.
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On March 12th, the Forma community members gathered for their 3rd Community Event in the Netherlands. The gathering was hosted by Heembouw.  
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  We'd like to tell you all about 16 updates that we've added to Forma since last monthly update and say a little about where we're headed next. Available now: Labels Edit Constraints in 3D Additional context for Rhino CSV export of area metrics Filtering for day/evening/night and Rails and Roads in noise analysis
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Ever wondered what happens during a hackathon? Or why developers love the concept so much that they will travel to a different country and even sacrifice a good night sleep to be part of it?  If so – this one is for you!    
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A few weeks ago, I posted on LinkedIn about an Apartment Calculator Dynamo Script I had created using the Dynamo Player in Forma Beta. That post went viral – it has since been liked over 400 times and has been seen by close to 35,000 people! 
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We'd like to tell you all about 20 updates that we've added to Forma since last monthly update and say a little about where we're headed next. Available now: LoD2 buildings in parts of Germany Data provider map More detailed OSM Buildings
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Take your constraints to the next level by editing them in 3D!  
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