Forma Site Design
Intelligent, cloud-based site planning
Autodesk Forma Site Design is a cloud-based AI software solution that helps architects, urban planners, and real estate developers create high-quality project proposals. You can analyze site plans against criteria such as wind, noise, sunlight, and microclimate, and improve early planning with intuitive tools, real-time analysis, and generative design. This allows you to present validated designs in hours instead of days. Working on the same cloud-based 3D model also supports smooth collaboration. Autodesk Forma Site Design is part of the AEC Collection.
Make informed site decisions together
So you benefit from Autodesk Forma Site Design
Better decision-making
Use data-driven insights to identify the best possible solution for your project.
Planning and simulation in one
Work efficiently with intuitive tools and automation features in one single software environment.
Improved collaboration
Work together anytime and anywhere in the same cloud-based 3D model to move your project forward.
Everything included for cloud-based and AI-based site planning
Explore Autodesk Forma Site Design in 3 areas, with all core features grouped from site analysis to planning workflows and connected data exchange.
Forma uses site-specific datasets such as terrain, buildings, and infrastructure. You can analyze noise, microclimate, sunlight, wind, and daylight to assess site conditions, comfort, and project potential with more confidence.
- Ready-to-use site datasets
- Noise analysis
- Microclimate analysis
- Sun analysis
- Wind analysis
- Daylight analysis
Work in 2D and 3D with dynamic planning tools that capture floor area in real time while you draw. Quick site studies and generative design help you test development density, compare early design options, and evaluate how a site can be used.
- Intelligent planning tools
- Generative design
- Automatic area calculations
- Parking planning and parking coverage
Import and export with IFC and OBJ so you can exchange work with software such as Revit and AutoCAD. This supports connected workflows across early planning, design, and further development.
- Import and export with IFC and OBJ
Who is Autodesk Forma Site Design for?
Real estate developers
- Automated area calculations replace manual spreadsheets for strategic decisions
- Generates, compares, and scores a wide range of design options to find the best fit for the site
- Fast access to analysis for site conditions and compliance — validated concepts in hours, not days
Architects / urban planners
- Evaluate up to 100 criteria in real time for efficient feasibility studies
- Analyze, score, and compare multiple site options simultaneously in one integrated workflow
- Optimize designs for density and livability
- Collaborate efficiently with developers, municipalities, and consultants — everyone working on the same 3D model, one platform
Questions about Autodesk Forma Site Design?
Tell us which site analyses or planning workflows matter for your project, and our team will get back to you.