FormIt 360 Major Update – Gets Windows Desktop App, and Dynamo!

From the Autodesk FormIt 360 website...

Posted on March 1, 2016 by tobiashathorn

Hello FormIt Fans, Today we’re releasing the latest and by far the greatest release of FormIt 360! Formit on Windows, FormIt on iPad Pro, FormIt and Dynamo, Monotone style, and a Mirror tool?! YES YOU CAN TOO! These are but a few of the many enhancements waiting for you. Read on, watch the video and see what’s now available. Download the Windows app, go Pro (or start your FormIt 360 trial) today!



Release Notes: FormIt 360 for Windows Learn More

• Work Offline: No need for an internet connection once your FormIt 360 Pro or Trial is validated
• Work Online: Connect to the FormIt 360 services like A360 Drive, Insight 360, Real-time Collaboration, Google Maps, and more
• Touch Mode: Model and navigate with touch-enabled Windows devices using your finger, stylus, mouse and keyboard
• Dynamo in FormIt: Place and flex scripts from Autodesk Dynamo Studio Learn More
• Modeling Tools: Shell, Fillet, Mirror, and more
• Export Options: Export Visible, Export Selected
• Export File Types: FBX, SAT, DAE, DXF
• Import Directly: SKP and SAT files can be opened and imported directly to FormIt
• Visual Styles: Monotone Surfaces for a subtle rendering effect
• Materials: Paint with the default material to remove material easily
• Levels: View the area per level
• Groups Tree View: View your nested groups and select your groups from a tree view
• Ungroup Options: Ungroup All, Ungroup Model
• High Resolution Icons: High DPI screens will see high resolution icons with extreme clarity
• Custom Keyboard Shortcuts: Customize, Import, Export Keyboard shortcuts
• Customizable UI: Add, remove, and relocate toolbars, palettes, then set the UI theme to blue or white

Release Notes: FormIt 360 for iPad and iPad Pro

• Full support for iPad Pro resolution
• We now support the Apple Pencil! Sketch more accurately and use pressure to lock into a selected axis
• Sounds tell you when you are snapped to a point and moving along an axis. These can be disabled in the Settings menu
• New gestures for undo and redo. Double flick to the left to undo and to the right to redo
• New monotone surfaces for a subtle visual style
• Improved performance, reliability, and accuracy in Insight 360 Energy Analysis
• Improved performance and bug fixes

Release Notes: FormIt 360 for Web

• Open, Save, Import, and Export files locally: File operations are organized to allow local and A360 Drive access
• Visual Styles: Monotone Surfaces for a subtle rendering effect
• Export Options: Export Visible, Export Selected
• Modeling Tools: Mirror, Offset Edges, Extrude Edges and more are accessible via keyboard shortcuts!
• Improved performance, reliability, and accuracy in Insight 360 Energy Analysis
• Improved performance and bug fixes

Release Notes: FormIt 360 for Android

• Improved performance and bug fixes

Special thanks to the exceptional efforts of the FormIt 360 development team in the creation such an amazing release!

There's more information available on the Autodesk FormIt 360 website.

Credit: Carl Storms (@theBIMsider on Twitter)