Autodesk FormIt

The holidays are in the air, FormIt fans!

FormIt 2024.1 is here with a quick fix for an issue where the navigation tools were no longer visible when running FormIt on iPadOS 17.

For a full list of bug fixes and additional information on improvements to our other platforms, visit:

https://formit.autodesk.com/page/release-notes#release-notes-ipad

Spring is in the air, FormIt fans!
FormIt 2024.0 is here with another round of fresh-picked performance improvements and behavior fixes to make your FormIt sessions bloom!
For a full list of bug fixes and additional information on improvements to our other platforms, visit:
https://formit.autodesk.com/page/release-notes#release-notes-ipad

Happy Fall FormIt fans!
FormIt 2023.1 is here with another round of features and fixes to make your FormIt sessions even more productive!
Updates include:
• New Intersect (boolean) and Vertex Placement tools
• Improved behavior when sketching on Terrain
• Support for import of AXMF files from Autodesk Docs for improved Revit family integration
• Automatic silhouette toggle when performance is degraded
• And lots of bug fixes for inferencing, tools, materials, camera and more!

For a full list of bug fixes and additional information on improvements to our other platforms, please visit:
https://formit.autodesk.com/page/release-notes#release-notes-ipad

It’s that time again: A new release of FormIt is available!

FormIt 2023 is here with a new brand style and:
• A new 2-point perspective camera mode
• Autodesk account management access from the user account menu
• Improvements to the Adjust Material Placement tool
• Improvements to material thumbnail display as well as the ability to use bump or normal maps
• Improvements to the display of bump/normal mapped materials
• Improvements to inferencing
• Performance improvements for Display Back Faces, Display Watertight Issues, toggling Section Planes, silhouette edges, toggling Visual Styles, and certain move and navigation actions
• And lots of bug fixes for inferencing, graphics, selection, tools, materials and more!

For a full list of bug fixes and additional information on improvements to our other platforms, please visit:
https://formit.autodesk.com/page/release-notes#release-notes-ipad

Happy fall, FormIt fans!

Just as the season is changing, we’ve been making some changes so your FormIt experience will be better than ever!

FormIt 2022.1.0 is here with:
• New Scenes capabilities with the addition of Animations (collections of Scenes)
• Improved Autodesk Docs gallery behaviors
• Improved Camera behaviors
• Improved Inferencing/Snapping including to Levels
• Improved graphics for textures and objects below the ground plane
• Extensive performance improvements including tools, groups, shadows and Solar Analysis
• And lots of Bug Fixes improving modeling, graphics, analysis and more!

We’ve also since released FormIt 2022.1.1 and 2022.1.2 which address a crash and a loss of textures when using sample materials.

For a full list of bug fixes and additional information on improvements to our other platforms, please visit:
https://formit.autodesk.com/page/release-notes#release-notes-ipad

Happy fall, FormIt fans!

Just as the season is changing, we’ve been making some changes so your FormIt experience will be better than ever!
FormIt 2022.1.0 is here with:
New Scenes capabilities with the addition of Animations (collections of Scenes)
Improved Autodesk Docs gallery behaviors
Improved Camera behaviors
Improved Inferencing/Snapping including to Levels
Improved graphics for textures and objects below the ground plane
Extensive performance improvements including tools, groups, shadows and Solar Analysis
And lots of Bug Fixes improving modeling, graphics, analysis and more!

For a full list of bug fixes included in this release, as well as additional information on improvements to our other platforms, please visit:
https://formit.autodesk.com/page/release-notes#release-notes-ipad

Happy fall, FormIt fans!

Just as the season is changing, we’ve been making some changes so your FormIt experience will be better than ever!
FormIt 2022.1.0 is here with:
New Scenes capabilities with the addition of Animations (collections of Scenes)
Improved Autodesk Docs gallery behaviors
Improved Camera behaviors
Improved Inferencing/Snapping including to Levels
Improved graphics for textures and objects below the ground plane
Extensive performance improvements including tools, groups, shadows and Solar Analysis
And lots of Bug Fixes improving modeling, graphics, analysis and more!

For a full list of bug fixes included in this release, as well as additional information on improvements to our other platforms, please visit:
https://formit.autodesk.com/page/release-notes#release-notes-ipad

It’s summer, FormIt fans!
We’re excited to give you a few new fixes and improvements to keep your models looking great!

FormIt 2022.0.1 is here with:
• Improved performance when selecting and deselecting objects in certain cases.
• Fixed a graphics issue where Array would show incomplete results while the tool was in progress.
• Fixed an issue where entering and exiting Group Edit mode would display outdated graphics if the Display Watertight diagnostic was toggled earlier in the session.
• Fixed an issue where inferencing to the world or Group origin point would fail when an object on a hidden Layer occluded the origin point.
• Fixed an issue where selecting unlocked objects would fail when locked objects occupied the same space.

For a full list of bug fixes included in this release, as well as additional information on improvements to our other platforms, please visit:
https://formit.autodesk.com/page/release-notes#release-notes-ipad

Happy spring, FormIt fans!
We hope you and yours are still remaining safe and healthy. We’re sprouting with a bunch of new improvements for you!

FormIt 2022.0 offers performance improvements and feature enhancements, including:
• Improved performance of moving, rotating, scaling, mirroring, arraying, and two-finger quick copy of large Groups.
• Improved shadow generation time.
• Improved performance of selection using lasso tool.
• Added the ability to snap to the world and Group origin points.
• Added the ability to lock layers so their objects cannot be selected.
• Added the ability to “Select All on Layer” across groups.
• Fixed various graphics issues with selection highlights, Levels display, shadow z-fighting, and moving Meshes.
• Fixed various modeling issues that could cause unexpected results.
• Fixed an issue where images would fail to import from Apple Photos.

For a full list of bug fixes included in this release as well as additional information on the features listed above, please visit:
https://formit.autodesk.com/page/release-notes#release-notes-ipad

Happy fall, FormIt fans!

While we hope you and yours are remaining safe and healthy, here’s another dose of improvements for your autumn enjoyment!

FormIt 2021.3 is full of performance improvements and feature enhancements, including:

· Improved performance of navigation, selection, inferencing, editing, and Group operations in large models.

· When setting Location and importing satellite imagery, terrain data is now included.

· Added support for applying Levels to Meshes and viewing updated area readouts when Meshes have Levels applied.

· Added automatic flattening of nearly-planar surfaces when converting from a Mesh to a Body.

· Imported images, satellite imagery, and terrain are now automatically placed on their own Layers.

· Added the ability to rotate, scale, and mirror materials on curved surfaces without introducing seams between faces.

· Added the ability to specify the chord length dimension when drawing 3-point Arcs.

· Added "hover inferencing" to reveal vertices, midpoints, and centroids when hovering over edges and faces.

· Improved graphics and reliability of generating inference lines when hovering over vertices for a couple of seconds.

· Improved ease and reliability of generating an inference to an arc or circle centerpoint when hovering over an arc or circle.

For a full list of bug fixes included in this release as well as additional information on the features listed above, please visit: https://formit.autodesk.com/page/release-notes#release-notes-ipad

Hello FormIt Fans!
We hope you and yours continue to be safe and healthy. We’ve got a few FormIt improvements for you!

FormIt 2021.2 for iPadOS
Enhancements
• Added dozens of new materials, and improved hundreds of others, in the Material Library offerings.
• Removed the automatic creation of the "FormIt" folder when accessing BIM 360 Docs.
Fixes
• Fixed an issue where BIM 360 Docs thumbnails would display a black background unexpectedly.
• Fixed an issue where selecting France as the iPadOS region would cause editable dimensions to stop working correctly.
• Fixed an issue where edges that should have been hidden behind a surface would display on top of the surface in Orthographic Camera mode.
• Fixed an issue where selecting images would fail when other images were on hidden Layers.

Learn about events, releases, and new features at the FormIt blog: https://formit.autodesk.com/blog

Hello FormIt Fans!
We hope you and yours are safe and healthy, and we’ve got a healthy dose of improvements for you!

Introducing FormIt 2021:

Enhancements
• Reorganized and improved the offerings in the Material Library.
• Added a new green Success message when files are successfully uploaded to BIM 360 Docs.
• Added the ability to disable the Group Work Plane in Visual Styles.
• Section Planes are now ignored when exporting to non-FormIt file types.

Performance
• Materials in different Groups now share bitmap data, which reduces FormIt file sizes dramatically and generally improves performance.
Note: files saved in FormIt 2021 (v19.0) but opened in a previous version of FormIt, or converted to Revit using an outdated Add-In, will not display or convert Materials correctly due to this change.

Update 2021.1
• Fixed an issue where entering large dimensions in mm and cm units would unexpectedly display the entered number without the correct amount of zeroes, in certain language and region settings.
• Fixed an issue where the Ground Plane could partially disappear in Group Edit mode.
• Fixed an issue where the Group Work Plane would Z-fight with the Ground Plane in Group Edit Mode.

See the complete list of fixes and improvements for all releases at https://formit.autodesk.com.

Hello FormIt Fans!
We hope you and yours are safe and healthy, and we’ve got a healthy dose of improvements for you!

Introducing FormIt 2021:

Enhancements
• Reorganized and improved the offerings in the Material Library.
• Added a new green Success message when files are successfully uploaded to BIM 360 Docs.
• Added the ability to disable the Group Work Plane in Visual Styles.
• Section Planes are now ignored when exporting to non-FormIt file types.

Performance
• Materials in different Groups now share bitmap data, which reduces FormIt file sizes dramatically and generally improves performance.
Note: files saved in FormIt 2021 (v19.0) but opened in a previous version of FormIt, or converted to Revit using an outdated Add-In, will not display or convert Materials correctly due to this change.

Update 2021.1
• Fixed an issue where entering large dimensions in mm and cm units would unexpectedly display the entered number without the correct amount of zeroes, in certain language and region settings.
• Fixed an issue where the Ground Plane could partially disappear in Group Edit mode.
• Fixed an issue where the Group Work Plane would Z-fight with the Ground Plane in Group Edit Mode.

See the complete list of fixes and improvements for all releases at https://formit.autodesk.com.

Hello FormIt Fans!
We hope you and yours are safe and healthy, and we’ve got a healthy dose of improvements for you!

Introducing FormIt 2021:

Enhancements
• Reorganized and improved the offerings in the Material Library.
• Added a new green Success message when files are successfully uploaded to BIM 360 Docs.
• Added the ability to disable the Group Work Plane in Visual Styles.
• Section Planes are now ignored when exporting to non-FormIt file types.

Performance
• Materials in different Groups now share bitmap data, which reduces FormIt file sizes dramatically and generally improves performance.
Note: files saved in FormIt 2021 (v19.0) but opened in a previous version of FormIt, or converted to Revit using an outdated Add-In, will not display or convert Materials correctly due to this change.

Fixes
• Fixed a crash on Save Image.
• Fixed an issue where Tilt Face would stop correctly displaying and accepting numeric inputs when the widget's orientation was flipped.
• Fixed an issue where a Material cutout map would be ignored in the composite thumbnail.
• Fixed an issue where Flatten would flip surfaces unexpectedly.
• Fixed an issue where zooming or panning could get stuck and exhibit no camera movement in some cases.
• Fixed an issue where Merge was using a different tolerance than expected, failing to merge edges in some cases.
• Fixed an issue where selecting faces in Groups would fail to highlight in some cases.
• Fixed an issue where highlighting of identical Group instances would disappear on camera change.
• Fixed an issue where Save As to BIM 360 Docs could fail in some cases.
• Fixed an issue where trying to save over a locked file on BIM 360 Docs would result in an unclear message.
• Fixed an issue where HTML markup would be unexpectedly visible in some messages.

Known Issues
• The Group Work Plane may exhibit Z-fighting in some cases, including when in Orthographic Camera mode. This will be fixed in a future release.
• Edges may show through surfaces unexpectedly in Orthographic Camera mode. This will be fixed in a future release.

Hello FormIt Fans!
With the New Year we’ve got a few new improvements for you!
• Fixed a crash when trying to join a Collaboration session.
• Fixed an issue preventing opening of FormIt files from the iPadOS Files app in some cases.
• Fixed an issue where Energy Analysis would fail to run on files saved to BIM 360 Docs.

Hello FormIt Fans!
We've got a fresh v18 release with some fresh FormIt content for you!
• Enhancements
o Added the ability to model using smaller units: millimeters, centimeters, and inches.
o Added an interactive tool to adjust the position of materials on surfaces.
o Added a tool to align the camera to the selected face.
o Added a gesture to Deselect All.
o Added the ability to import files from and export files to local iPad storage locations.
o Improved the connection to BIM 360 Docs, including:
• Added the ability to view FormIt models in the BIM 360 Document Management view.
• Added the ability to navigate nested folders when opening, importing, saving, and exporting to BIM 360 Docs.
• Improved performance when exchanging data with BIM 360 Docs.
o Zoom All and Zoom Extents now respond accordingly when geometry outside the active Group is hidden.
• Fixes
o Vastly improved performance when deleting Layers, and when undoing or redoing Layer deletion.
o Fixed an issue where Redo from the Main Sketch would redo operations in the wrong order in some scenarios.
o Fixed an issue where Undo/Redo would unexpectedly affect operations in deleted Groups.
o Fixed an issue where Orbit would move the camera in an unexpected path in some scenarios.
o Fixed an issue where Zoom All or Zoom Selection failed when editing a Group with the context hidden.
o Fixed an issue where placing primitive shapes and Content Library objects would exhibit unexpected orientations when the target destination had a custom workplane.
o Fixed an issue where faces would fail to highlight inside a Group when the entire solid body was selected.
o Fixed an issue where the Shadows toggle in the Sun + Shadows toolbar could get out-of-sync with the Shadows setting in Visual Styles.

Hello FormIt Fans!
We’ve got some helpful fixes for you in FormIt v17.4:
•Fixed an issue where hidden Layers may become unexpectedly visible during modeling.
•Fixed an issue where entering or exiting Group Edit mode would unexpectedly trigger an “unsaved changes” dialog on app exit.
•Temporarily removed Ambient Shadows due to performance issues with newer iPads.

Hello FormIt Fans!
We’ve got some great enhancements and fixes in store for FormIt v17.3:
• Enhancements
o Restored ability to import local FormIt files without a BIM 360 Docs subscription
o Added the ability to view colors in OBJ files that have embedded color information, like 3D scans from Recap
o Group bounding boxes now reflect the Group’s coordinate system orientation, and Non-Uniform Scale uses this info to place its grips
o Improved performance of opening large OBJ files, and reduced overhead when saving large files and also for downloading BIM 360 Docs thumbnails
o Improved units handling for OBJ/STL files
• Lots of bug fixes, especially in the areas of selection highlighting, shadows, and core tools like Move and Drag Face (extrude)

Hello FormIt Fans!
This release is huge! FormIt v17 includes a ton of new features and improvements:
• Enhancements
o Added a new geometry type: Meshes
o Added Orthographic Elevation Views
o Added a Non-Uniform Scale tool
o Added Standalone Vertices
o Added an interactive Sun Editor
• Service Changes
o Switched to BIM 360 Docs for cloud file hosting
o Switched to Bing Maps for Location and Satellite Imagery
• Lots of Bug Fixes!

Hello FormIt Fans!
This release is huge! FormIt v17 includes a ton of new features and improvements:
• Enhancements
o Added a new geometry type: Meshes
o Added Orthographic Elevation Views
o Added a Non-Uniform Scale tool
o Added Standalone Vertices
o Added an interactive Sun Editor
• Service Changes
o Switched to BIM 360 Docs for cloud file hosting
o Switched to Bing Maps for Location and Satellite Imagery
• Lots of Bug Fixes!

Hello FormIt Fans!


This release includes a fix that restores the ability to import satellite imagery when setting a location.

Hello FormIt Fans!

Spring has sprung and we have a couple of FormIt improvements for you to enjoy!

Bug Fixes:
•Fixed an issue preventing files from saving in specific cases
•Fixed an issue where Ungroup All would fail in specific cases

Hello FormIt Fans!

Hopefully your 2018 is off to a good start, and to help it along here's some FormIt improvements!

Here is what’s new:
•Improved support for direct-selecting a mix of object types
•Added ability to filter selections when using the Lasso tool
•Improved support for modeling using millimeters
•Improved support for customers using Metric units, including using the previously-set Unit setting in new sessions
•Improved reliability of tools when modeling far away from the origin, including Drag Face and Offset Face
•Improved functionality of the Spline tool, by removing the limitation that required Splines to be planar
•Added a Flatten Faces tool

Bug Fixes:
•Fixed issues caused by iOS 11 incompatibilities, including an error when using inches symbol in dimension dialogs, and a crash when importing images
•Fixed an issue where the View/Navigation menu was unexpectedly hidden in Group Edit mode
•Fixed issue where decimals were unexpectedly rounded in Scale and Scale Face tools
•Fixed an issue where shadows would fail to draw for Groups that were mirrored or rotated such that they were upside-down
•Fixed an issue where placing primitive shapes inside a rotated Group didn’t align with the Group LCS as expected

Hello FormIt Fans!

Hopefully your 2018 is off to a good start, and to help it along here's some FormIt improvements!

Here is what’s new:
•Improved support for direct-selecting a mix of object types
•Added ability to filter selections when using the Lasso tool
•Improved support for modeling using millimeters
•Improved support for customers using Metric units, including using the previously-set Unit setting in new sessions
•Improved reliability of tools when modeling far away from the origin, including Drag Face and Offset Face
•Improved functionality of the Spline tool, by removing the limitation that required Splines to be planar
•Added a Flatten Faces tool

Bug Fixes:
•Fixed issues caused by iOS 11 incompatibilities, including an error when using inches symbol in dimension dialogs, and a crash when importing images
•Fixed an issue where the View/Navigation menu was unexpectedly hidden in Group Edit mode
•Fixed issue where decimals were unexpectedly rounded in Scale and Scale Face tools
•Fixed an issue where shadows would fail to draw for Groups that were mirrored or rotated such that they were upside-down
•Fixed an issue where placing primitive shapes inside a rotated Group didn’t align with the Group LCS as expected

Hello FormIt Fans!

This minor update will allow you to navigate better and provides more Undo/Redo flexibility than ever before in your models!

Here is what’s new:

•Global Undo/Redo
•When editing the Main Sketch (not inside a Group), Undo/Redo now works globally and chronologically, so the last change will always be affected, even if that change happened inside a Group
•When editing a Group, Undo/Redo is still per-Group as before
•Improved the Orbit algorithm to be more consistent, especially with selections that are behind (or partially behind) the camera
•When importing a model (via File > Import or Content Library) that contains Section Planes, the Planes are now discarded to avoid potential issues
•Fixed an issue where opening a file Saved with History doesn't restore the histories properly