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FRANCISCO, May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Autodesk,
Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today unveiled the first set of
capabilities of Autodesk Forma, an industry cloud that will unify
workflows across the teams that design, build and operate the built
environment. Forma's initial capabilities target the early-stage
planning and design process with automations and AI-powered
insights that simplify exploration of design concepts, offload
repetitive tasks, and help evaluate environmental qualities
surrounding a building site, giving architects time to focus on
creative solutions.
Today's release marks the first step for the architecture,
engineering, construction, and operations industry cloud, as new
features and capabilities will be added to Forma on a continual
basis.
"Forma gives architecture professionals the agility to work
iteratively rather than sequentially between planning and detailed
design, supercharging what they can accomplish," said Amy Bunszel, Executive Vice President of
Architecture, Engineering and Construction Design Solutions at
Autodesk. "From rapidly evaluating a large set of factors–from
sun and wind to noise and operational energy– to offloading
computational tasks to the cloud and connecting with Revit,
Forma unlocks great value for our customers."
Forma will help users to rapidly evaluate dozens of design
options and improve upon the desired qualities of a
design. Productivity gains will be realized from quick project
setup; users can unlock advanced capabilities without requiring
deep technical expertise; and data can be used to tell a convincing
story about the design vision to secure buy-in and bring
stakeholders along.
These outcomes will help architecture firms to better meet
client demands and achieve higher-quality deliverables, thereby
winning more bids and driving business growth.
Included in Autodesk Forma's initial capabilities:
- Contextual modeling radically simplifies the process to
start a new building information modeling (BIM) project. Users can
now set up a 3D model of the entire project area within minutes,
inputting their own data or buying data sets for selected
geographies, all seamlessly within Forma.
- Conceptual design capabilities offer freeform building
design tools for users to creatively express their design intents
and create complex designs in full 3D in just minutes.
- Automation radically speeds up early exploration of
design concepts. With simple yet powerful parametric tools, users
can quickly develop many design concepts and variations to ensure
the full solution space is explored, giving users time back to
focus on their creativity.
- Machine learning performs real-time analyses across key
density and environmental qualities such as sunlight, daylight,
wind, and microclimate, without users requiring deep technical
expertise. Now, environmental analyses can be completed from day
one of the design process to meet sustainability requirements and
targets.
- Revit add-in provides a file-less sync between Forma and
Revit, allowing users to detail their Forma data in Revit and bring
it back to Forma for analysis.
CUBE 3, an architecture, interiors and planning firm, is
migrating its work to digital, cloud-based solutions to
future-proof its business.
"We pride ourselves on creative, intelligent designs that take
our clients' needs, budgets and the environment into
consideration," said Tony Fiorillo,
Chief Information Officer at CUBE 3. "When we evaluate software
solutions, we're looking for ways to improve communication with our
clients, increase speed to market, allow our team to work with
flexibility in a hybrid environment, and help us adapt quickly
to change. Solutions like Autodesk Construction Cloud and
Forma are a huge value-add–giving us unprecedented access to
data, which allows us to work smarter and go where our clients need
us."
With Forma, Autodesk now offers a
full end-to-end solution for building design–from
early-stage planning through to design in Revit with its vast
ecosystem of connected products including Autodesk Construction
Cloud. For existing subscribers, Forma is now included in the
Autodesk AEC Collection.
"This is just the beginning," said Bunszel. "I'm excited for the
future as we continue to build out Forma, reimagining BIM to focus
on achieving outcomes instead of modeling, and connecting data,
teams, and workflows across the entire project lifecycle."
Learn more about Autodesk Forma.
About Autodesk
Autodesk is changing how the world is designed and made. Our
technology spans architecture, engineering, construction, product
design, manufacturing, media and entertainment, empowering
innovators everywhere to solve challenges big and small. From
greener buildings to smarter products to more mesmerizing
blockbusters, Autodesk software helps our customers to design and
make a better world for all. For more information visit
autodesk.com or follow @autodesk. #MakeAnything
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