Cloud platform for early-stage design with real-time environmental analysis and massing studies.
Why we recommend it
Forma brings analysis into conceptual design, where decisions have the largest impact on performance and the smallest cost to change.
Strengths
- Real-time environmental feedback while massing
- Cloud-based, no heavy local hardware
- Connects to Revit
Drawbacks
- Still maturing as a product
- Adds another Autodesk subscription
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