Learning Formit Pro

Learn the basics of FormIt Pro—Autodesk’s conceptual design and analysis tool—for massing, schematic design, presentation, and energy analysis.

Introduction

• Explore the benefits of FormIt Pro
• Exercise files

1. Software and Features

• What is FormIt Pro?
• Access and install the product
• BIM 360 Docs or local storage
• Pulldowns and toolbars
• Palettes
• Shortcuts and context menus
• The grid and the axis
• Create linework
• Create surfaces
• Create forms
• The benefit of groups
• The benefit of layers for visibility

2. Modeling: Energy Study Workflow

• Project location and orientation
• Manage the image and rotate the grid
• Site context using imported files
• Create apartment A: Primitive
• Create apartment B: Sketch and mirror
• Create apartment C: Separate AXM file and linework
• Assign levels for an energy study
• Balcony type A: Extruding tools
• Balcony type B: Sweeps
• Balcony type C: Lofting tools
• Linear arrays of balconies
• Set axis and model shade roof
• Site context: Surrounding buildings
• Review weather data and submit to Insight
• The Insight dashboard

3. Modeling: Project Presentation Workflow

• Setup for modeling
• Create 3D forms in groups for building components
• Create Autodesk materials
• Create surfaces for FormIt materials

4. Presentation

• Select sun settings
• Visual styles
• Create a camera animation
• Analyze the model for solar access
• Fly or walk through your model

5. Interoperability

• Export FormIt content to other formats
• Create and use a sharing session
• Convert Revit families to FormIt families
• Import a SketchUp file to a FormIt file
• Batch convert SketchUp file to FormIt
• From FormIt to Revit
• Dynamo-driven forms
• Dynamo plugins

Conclusion

• Enscape
• Twinmotion
• Revit Insight