Discover learning resources for Forma

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In this module, we present the learning resources available for Autodesk Forma and where to find them.

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Please note that this presentation was recorded in August 2023, and if you are watching this module at a later date,

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there may have been changes or additions to the resources.

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The learning objectives are as follows.

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First of all, to be able to register for live webinars or watch them on demand.

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Secondly, be able to complete the in-app product tours, and checklists to consolidate knowledge.

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Thirdly, know where to find technical documentation and guides in the Forma Help Center.

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And finally, be able to leverage the community forum to ask questions and engage in discussions.

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Let's take a look at the recommended learning resources.

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First of all, let's consider how to register for live webinars or watch them on demand.

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The Forma adoption team currently runs two webinar series.

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The first one is a get going with Forma, one-hour long onboarding webinar.

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The aim of these webinars is to provide a general technical introduction to the software and some key workflows.

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The second webinar series is an Ask the Expert series,

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which aims to supplement the onboarding series by providing deep dives into particular capabilities or features.

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These are often a combination of discussions and demos,

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where we are typically joined by a product expert who sheds light on future developments within the area as well.

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Webinar registration can happen via the webinar landing page that's available on the Forma Help Center.

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That landing page includes upcoming webinars and also, recordings of previous webinars.

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The second point in the recommended learning pathway here is to engage with the in-app product tours and checklists,

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to consolidate your knowledge.

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The hub landing page, which is accessible from the home tab in your hub,

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contains the product tours and checklists along with your recent projects.

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Product tours to help you discover form capabilities in an interactive way,

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and the tours can be launched by clicking "Take tour" and you will be guided through features in the user interface in a virtual manner.

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There are different tours available depending on the intent that you are trying to achieve with Forma.

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You can take a tour that shows how to enrich your project with real world data,

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a tour to help you discover analysis settings, and a tour to help you get creative with the design tools.

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The checklists aim to supplement the product tours.

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These are a set of tasks that take you through workflows and the software in a step-by-step educational manner.

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Like product tours, there are different checklists available depending on your intent.

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The checklist can be launched via the landing page or via the tasks bar located via the help button inside the Forma software.

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Third point in the recommended learning pathway is the Forma Help Center.

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As you can see, the documentation is grouped by theme.

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For instance, you can discover get started guides, technical documentation,

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how to guides on design and analysis capabilities, use case descriptions, and also videos, if you are a visual learner.

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Here, you can see what the help button looks like and it's the top Help menu there.

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As mentioned, if you are a visual learner, do check out the video tutorials that are found in the get started collection.

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These cover a range of themes from project creation to more advanced design workflows.

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Finally, we encourage you to leverage the community forum to ask questions and engage in discussions.

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There are many benefits of engaging in the forum.

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For example, you can share and receive tips and tricks on features and workflows.

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You can ask questions and speak directly to our product managers and developers.

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You can see what we are working on.

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Often, we share discovery work, possibilities to join early future testing groups, and similar.

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And it's also a great way to share your feedback with our team.

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And finally, we'll just end with a summary of the recommended learning resources that we have gone through.

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First, it was to register for live webinars or watch them on demand via the webinar landing page.

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Secondly, we encourage you to complete in-app product tours and checklists to consolidate your knowledge.

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Finally, please discover relevant documentation in the Forma Help Center.

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And finally, do leverage the community forum to ask questions, get in touch with us, and engage in discussions.

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Thank you.