Forma Data Marketplace

Order high-quality contextual data specific to your site location. Terrain, buildings, and more are added automatically to inform your design.

Terrain editing tools

Order, import, or reshape terrain. Get insights into pad volume and mass balance for better cost estimation and reduced terrain risk from the start.

Import IFC/OBJ

Import IFC or OBJ models from your preferred design tools to unlock new insights while using existing workflows.

Geolocation

Easily geolocate your site by map, coordinates, or address so terrain and contextual data match the real-world location.

3D Sketch

Visualize massing and site potential in minutes. Sketch volumes, test ideas, and iterate with solid polysurface 3D modeling tools.

Site Automation

Generate and evaluate layout options instantly. Compare scenarios, review metrics, and refine designs with the AI-powered Site Automation tool.

Housing tool

Plan low-density housing with speed and flexibility. Place homes in a few clicks, then adjust spacing, orientation, and layout to test options.

Line buildings

Generate buildings instantly. Draw a line, adjust section length and floors, snap to corners, and explore layouts in seconds.

Parking tool

Fill floor plans with parking to estimate parking coverage and understand requirements early in the design process. Make estimation faster and easier.

Floor plans and units

Design and edit units, cores, corridors, and parking with drawing tools. Apply templates or manually adjust floors.

Area analysis

Track key site metrics that update automatically as your design evolves, helping you meet floor area targets. No more manual spreadsheets.

Sun hours analysis

Visualize the number of sun hours that reach facades and ground level at specific times of day and year to inform better design decisions.

Daylight potential analysis

Assess daylight performance of your projects with Sky Component scores to optimize designs and meet daylight requirements.

Wind analysis

Analyze wind speed, direction, and pedestrian comfort with both rapid (real-time machine learning predictions) and detailed (simulation) analyses.

Microclimate analysis

Make informed thermal comfort decisions early. Combine sun, daylight, and wind data with local weather to calculate perceived outdoor temperature.

Total carbon analysis

Evaluate embodied, operational, and total carbon to make informed sustainability decisions with Forma Carbon Insights.

Noise analysis

Understand noise conditions with rapid or detailed options. Rapid gives instant AI predictions; detailed uses simulations to evaluate design choices.

Solar energy analysis

Gain immediate insights into your building's annual solar energy potential. It responds to any geometry and factors in terrain, vegetation, climate.

Shadow study

Easily see how your building and surroundings cast shadow to address overshadowing faster. Select a time range, date, and interval to generate it.

View analysis

Quickly assess visibility between objects and points of interest. Evaluate views from different floors, analyze sight lines, and optimize layouts.

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.

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.

Advanced presentation mode

Switch from design review to presentation mode instantly using slides generated from frames. Support stakeholder meetings within Forma Site Design.

Drag and drop functionality

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

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 proposals and analysis results as OBJ, IFC (Beta), PNG, SVG, or CSV to share visuals or continue work in other tools.

Surface function tagging

Define the intended use of areas like parks or phases by assigning custom functions. Communicate intent with built-in or user-defined options.

SOC 2 Type 1 Compliance

Forma Site Design is independently audited for SOC 2 Type 1, with security and privacy practices based on industry standards.

Access management

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