Hello, Forma community!
I am Maud Claudot, a Product Manager at One Click LCA in the Generative Design Squad (not affiliated with Autodesk). Our mission is to simplify early-stage real estate design with the power of AI. One Click LCA is pleased to introduce the One Click LCA Generative Design Extension for Forma, a generative design tool to create building scenarios tailored to site conditions and zoning requirements.
About the extension
This extension enables you to generate compliant, optimized, and diverse project scenarios within minutes — perfect for feasibility studies. Whether you’re dealing with zoning codes or specific user-defined constraints, One Click LCA Generative Design helps you save time, improve creativity, and focus on refining project quality.
This extension streamlines your workflow, offering creative options to prioritize your project's quality. Follow these steps to utilize it effectively:
Accessing the extension
To access the extension, use the ID: e81f4e90-b181-4a30-a93e-0e8ddd0d9056.
Enter this ID in the “Unpublished” tab of the Forma extensions page. Your feedback is valuable to us — leave a comment here or email me directly at maud@buildrz.io.
Using the extension
Create a project in Forma and define a site boundary (up to 10,000 m² with street access).
When you open the extension, you’ll see site details, including existing buildings. You can manually remove structures or let the extension clear everything for a fresh start.
Extension interface
The "Generate buildings" block will first prompt you to select the type of building you want, along with specific characteristics such as height, width, and façade length. You can also specify zoning codes or other rules for the AI to follow.
The team has pre-integrated zoning code rules for the 10 largest French metropolitan areas. However, you can easily input your requirements in just a few clicks, making the extension usable anywhere in the world. Select the appropriate options for building height, parcel coverage, setbacks from site boundaries or other buildings, and permeable soil areas. For some rules, an LLM-powered AI processes natural language text to streamline your workflow and support multiple languages!
Once your rule set is ready, save it, press "Start," and enjoy a coffee break. Your building scenarios will be ready in just 3 to 5 minutes.
Ai generated building scenarios
You can compare scenarios based on their shape and view the potential floor area. You can also experiment by editing the buildings, with real-time compliance checking to guide you. If you make changes and then click the back arrow to select “Rules checking,” you’ll see a display like this:
Buildings that comply with your requirements are highlighted in green, while those that do not are shown in red. Clicking on any building provides textual explanations detailing why it is compliant — or not — with each geometric constraint. You’re ready to refine and finalize your project before exporting it as a BIM model.
The app operates on a free-run system: each time you generate project scenarios, it uses one free run — rule checking is entirely free. You start with 10 free runs, and you can request more by completing a short survey or formalizing a subscription through our sales team.
We’re eager to hear your thoughts on this extension and have exciting features planned for the future, such as natural language input for all types of constraints and interior floorplan generation. In the meantime, your feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Maud Claudot
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