Forma Forma for Construction: free software for students and educators
Forma for Construction: free software for students and educators
Take them from classroom to career with Forma for Construction. Bring real-world construction workflows to your students. Access Forma for Construction. Free for education.
Overview
What is Forma for Construction?
Forma for Construction provides construction education tools to understand how teams, data, and workflows connect throughout every phase of a building project's lifecycle - from initial design and planning through construction and operations - all with an intuitive, user-friendly interface.
Education benefits
Single source of truth
Teaching and learning are made easy. Ensure plans and workflows are accurate and accessible in a common data environment.
Education benefits
Improves student collaboration
Resolve issues in real time working from the latest sets. Seamlessly connect construction data into actionable information to improve accuracy of students’ team projects.
Education benefits
Work in 2D drawings and 3D models
Transition effortlessly between 2D and 3D views for estimating and model coordination.
Overview
What is Forma for Construction?
Forma for Construction provides construction education tools to understand how teams, data, and workflows connect throughout every phase of a building project's lifecycle - from initial design and planning through construction and operations - all with an intuitive, user-friendly interface.
Education benefits
Single source of truth
Teaching and learning are made easy. Ensure plans and workflows are accurate and accessible in a common data environment.
Education benefits
Improves student collaboration
Resolve issues in real time working from the latest sets. Seamlessly connect construction data into actionable information to improve accuracy of students’ team projects.
Education benefits
Work in 2D drawings and 3D models
Transition effortlessly between 2D and 3D views for estimating and model coordination.
Forma for Construction education software
Build
Comprehensive construction management software solution that integrates into courses focusing on scheduling, project management, and field tracking tools to improve student collaboration.
Takeoff
Empowers students to easily generate automated 2D and 3D estimating quantification from a single comprehensive platform, improving collaboration and transparency.
Design Collaboration
Connects educators and student teams by managing the complete design collaboration and coordination workflow, design reviews, automating model coordination, and improving design quality and constructability.
Data management
Centralized document management solution that acts as a single source of truth connecting educators and students across the project lifecycle.
Cloud Worksharing
Learn new design methods that enrich collaborative work by co-authoring cloud hosted project models simultaneously in Revit or Civil 3D.
AutoSpecs
Enable students and educators to quickly create detailed and accurate draft submittal logs to easily publish to both Build and Docs.
"With Forma for Construction we're able to not only replicate the job site in the classroom, but really bring the job site into the classroom."
"The purpose of the Industrialized Construction Engineering program is to produce graduates with a new set of skills that will enable them to make a difference in the construction industry."
"Kimley-Horn brings a client delivery perspective, Autodesk brings product and industry insight, and community colleges see workforce demand. Together, these views help us understand where the industry is heading."
Free training for educators
Forma for Construction training for educators (US only)
Sign up for a free, in-depth online course aimed at training educators how to use, teach, and implement Forma for Construction into the classroom.
This course is limited to U.S. and Canadian educators.
Free training for educators
Forma for Construction training for educators (US only)
Sign up for a free, in-depth online course aimed at training educators how to use, teach, and implement Forma for Construction into the classroom.
This course is limited to U.S. and Canadian educators.
Free resources for educators
Learning resources
Forma for Construction learning resources
Crafted collaboratively with respected academia, industry, and Autodesk experts, this curriculum prepares students for the job market of today and the future.
Research report
Autodesk's State of Design & Make: Spotlight on Construction report
From AI to sustainability, the way we build is rapidly transforming. Learn the latest insights and trends to prepare students for today’s evolving construction industry.
Autodesk education plans
Frequently asked questions (FAQ) on Forma for Construction: software for students and educators
The Forma industry cloud is Autodesk’s AI-native platform for the AECO industry that connects all stakeholders, fragmented workflows, and data into a single, insight-driven environment. This helps support more informed decision-making across planning, design, construction, and operations.
No, Forma is not replacing Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC). Rather, they are expanding the Forma industry cloud by adding the capabilities of ACC to it. ACC products will be represented as part of the Forma industry cloud brand. ACC’s enterprise controls, infrastructure, and user management will now extend across all of Forma.
No. Current product roadmaps will continue to be delivered as planned. Joining the Forma industry cloud is expected to enable a more seamless experience and accelerate development of new tools.