Forma Data Marketplace

Browse and order contextual data from trusted providers to enrich and inform your designs.

Terrain editing tools

Replace or reshape terrain to reflect real-world conditions and test how topography affects your design.

Import IFC/OBJ

Forma Site Design supports importing IFC and OBJ files to help you integrate external geometry into your site.

Geolocation

Set up your site with real-world coordinates to unlock accurate data, analysis, and design context.

3D Sketch

Sketch directly in Forma Site Design to explore massing ideas quickly and intuitively. An essential tool in exploration.

Site Automation

Automate site layouts with AI to explore options faster and make smart planning decisions.

Housing tool

Quickly place and adjust homes to explore low-density housing layouts and test design ideas.

Line buildings

Use parametric line-based tools to quickly generate and shape buildings for early-phase design and layout studies.

Parking tool

Design parking efficiently by adding spots to buildings or terrain, with adjustable parameters for cars and bikes.

Floor plans and units

Sketch floor plans, assign functions, and explore layout options and unit distribution.

Area analysis

Understand area metrics relevant to your site and evaluate how design decisions impact your project scope.

Sun hours analysis

Evaluate your site's sun exposure by assessing sunlight hours at various points on the ground or building façade for any date.

Daylight potential analysis

Ensure your project meets daylight requirements by identifying and redesigning areas with insufficient or excessive daylight.

Wind analysis

Use detailed or rapid wind analysis to assess how your building mass is impacted by the wind conditions on site.

Microclimate analysis

Improve thermal comfort of outdoor areas using analysis results informed by the sun, wind, and local weather data.

Embodied carbon analysis

Measure buildings' embodied carbon impact and work towards carbon objectives with iterative design and parameter changes.

Noise analysis

Assess the site's noise conditions from rail and road by rapid or detailed noise analysis and gauge the effect of design decisions on noise reduction.

Solar energy analysis

Identify a site's yearly solar energy potential and optimal panel placements, and refine design decisions to meet sustainability goals.

Shadow study

Perform shadow studies of your site and export images for each timestamp.

View analysis

Quickly assess visibility between objects and points of interest with the View study extension. Evaluate views from different floors, analyze sight lines in city planning, optimize public space layouts based on visual connections between different areas.

Analysis extensions

Extend Forma Site Design's capabilities by using the Forma API to craft your own personalized analysis extensions.

Compare

Develop a deeper understanding of your designs and their impact by comparing proposals and design qualities side-by-side.

Real-time design review

Invite multiple users to edit boards at once with live updates. Use enhanced commenting and annotation for instant feedback, while embedded analytics tailor content to each audience.

Integration with Forma Data Management and Revit

Integrate views directly from Revit models hosted in Forma Data Management and add individual or multiple sets of sheets, organized by discipline, for easy review and annotation.

Advanced presentation mode

Switch from design review to presentation mode instantly using slides generated from frames. Support stakeholder meetings directly within Forma Site Design, keeping collaboration focused and uninterrupted.

Drag and drop functionality

Build boards quickly by dragging snapshots or live views into proposals. Adjust view sizes, camera angles, and track design changes over time for clarity and context.

Camera position and image exports

Save camera positions and quickly export screenshots from Forma Site Design. Choose to include or exclude graphics.

Flexible export options

Export your proposals and analysis results in multiple formats—OBJ, IFC (Beta), PNG, SVG, and CSV. Share visuals, continue work in other tools, or analyze metrics.

Surface function tagging

Use the Surface tool to define the intended use of areas—like parks, playgrounds, or phases—by assigning custom functions. Choose from built-in or user-defined options to visually communicate intent. Functions are site-specific and update as you design.

SOC 2 Type 1 Compliance

Forma Site Design has been independently audited for SOC 2 Type 1. Autodesk implements security and privacy policies and practices based on industry standards and regularly conducts internal and external audits.

Access management

Invite collaborators to your site or project with flexible access levels and permissions for secure teamwork in Forma Site Design.