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Download the Autodesk Forma Plug-In for Rhinoceros and connect a Forma project to your Rhino project.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
2 min.
Transcript
00:03
Forma—Rhino interoperability enables you to easily connect a Forma project to a Rhino project.
00:10
This is a first step in sharing data between the two programs.
00:14
If needed, download and install the Rhino plug-in for Forma.
00:19
With Forma open, in the sidebar, click Extensions.
00:23
In the Extensions panel, click Add extension.
00:27
The Extensions dialog displays extensions and integrations available for Forma.
00:33
Scroll to find the Rhino plug-in.
00:36
Here, you can view additional information about the plug-in.
00:40
When you are ready, select Download and then Agree to install the extension and agree with the terms of use.
00:47
With the plug-in installed, begin with your relevant project data open in Rhino.
00:52
In the Command bar, type “Forma” to open the Forma dialog.
00:56
Then, drag it over toward the Layers panel to dock it as a panel next to it.
01:01
Now you need to connect to Forma.
01:04
Under Enter Project URL, enter the Forma URL that you want to connect your Rhino project to.
01:11
Switch to Forma.
01:13
Open the appropriate project, and in the navigation bar, copy the URL.
01:18
Switch back to Rhino.
01:20
In the Forma panel, in the Enter Project URL field, paste the URL.
01:26
Then expand the Proposal drop-down and select a proposal.
01:30
In this case, Proposal 2 is selected.
01:33
Then, click Load Site Data.
01:36
Your Rhino project is now connected to your Forma project.
01:40
You are now ready to fetch data from Forma to Rhino,
01:43
so that you can begin utilizing the capabilities of both programs in your design workflow.
Video transcript
00:03
Forma—Rhino interoperability enables you to easily connect a Forma project to a Rhino project.
00:10
This is a first step in sharing data between the two programs.
00:14
If needed, download and install the Rhino plug-in for Forma.
00:19
With Forma open, in the sidebar, click Extensions.
00:23
In the Extensions panel, click Add extension.
00:27
The Extensions dialog displays extensions and integrations available for Forma.
00:33
Scroll to find the Rhino plug-in.
00:36
Here, you can view additional information about the plug-in.
00:40
When you are ready, select Download and then Agree to install the extension and agree with the terms of use.
00:47
With the plug-in installed, begin with your relevant project data open in Rhino.
00:52
In the Command bar, type “Forma” to open the Forma dialog.
00:56
Then, drag it over toward the Layers panel to dock it as a panel next to it.
01:01
Now you need to connect to Forma.
01:04
Under Enter Project URL, enter the Forma URL that you want to connect your Rhino project to.
01:11
Switch to Forma.
01:13
Open the appropriate project, and in the navigation bar, copy the URL.
01:18
Switch back to Rhino.
01:20
In the Forma panel, in the Enter Project URL field, paste the URL.
01:26
Then expand the Proposal drop-down and select a proposal.
01:30
In this case, Proposal 2 is selected.
01:33
Then, click Load Site Data.
01:36
Your Rhino project is now connected to your Forma project.
01:40
You are now ready to fetch data from Forma to Rhino,
01:43
so that you can begin utilizing the capabilities of both programs in your design workflow.
Forma—Rhino interoperability enables the connection of a Forma project to a Rhino project. This is a first step in sharing data between the two programs.
If needed, download and install the Rhino plug-in for Forma:
To connect to Forma, enter the Forma URL and proposal to connect the Rhino project to:
The Rhino project is now connected to the Forma project, and data can be fetched from Forma to Rhino to utilize the capabilities of both programs in the design workflow.
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