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Send a proposal from Rhino to Forma, where you can view, add, and edit area metrics for the Rhino model in the Forma proposal.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
3 min.
Transcript
00:03
Through the Forma—Rhino connection, you can easily send a Rhino proposal to Forma to leverage its capabilities.
00:10
For example, you can view and edit area metrics for your Rhino proposal and perform detailed environmental analyses on it in Forma.
00:19
In this example, a Forma project is open in Rhino.
00:23
All the Rhino model geometry has already been tagged, and all the layer information has been verified.
00:30
To send the proposal to Forma, in the Forma panel, click Send Layers to Forma.
00:37
Now, in Forma, in the Navigator, select the proposal you just sent from Rhino.
00:42
In this case, select Rhino Empty site.
00:46
If the data does not immediately appear, then refresh the page.
00:50
Your Rhino model displays on the Forma canvas.
00:54
In the right panel, click Area Metrics to see your site data, including the gross floor area, rentable area, and floor area ratio.
01:03
For example, expand GFA to see the gross floor area data for each of your layers.
01:09
Hover your cursor over each to see its percentage of the total GFA.
01:15
Zoom in on the site and pan the model.
01:18
From the Navigator, click Settings.
01:22
In the Settings dialog, click Area metrics.
01:26
Here, you can customize these area metrics to suit your project.
01:30
For example, click the RA panel to expand it.
01:34
Here, you can change the rentable area multiplier for each of these layers.
01:39
For instance, next to the Commercial layer, click Edit and change the multiplier value to 0.8.
01:47
Repeat this for the Hotel layer and change its value to 0.75.
01:53
Click Apply changes.
01:55
Then, collapse the RA metric panel by clicking a different one.
01:59
You also have the option to create your own area metrics based on the defaults.
02:04
Adjacent to the Metrics heading, click the plus to add a new metric.
02:09
From the drop-down, you can select a Factor metric or a Ratio metric.
02:14
In this example, Ratio metric is selected.
02:18
A new metric panel appears at the bottom of the list of metrics named “New ratio metric,”
02:23
which contains two drop-downs between a division slash.
02:27
To create the expression, expand the left drop-down to set the first term, such as GFA.
02:33
Then set the second term to Site area.
02:37
Click Apply changes, then exit the Settings dialog.
02:42
Now, in the right pane, you can see the New ratio metric listed with the other metrics.
02:48
Expand it to see the Rhino layers, and that Forma has performed the ratio calculations.
02:53
When you pass your cursor over each,
02:56
the corresponding geometry highlights in the canvas.
02:59
By leveraging Forma to provide you with data on your Rhino model,
03:03
you can maximize the capabilities of both programs to enhance your designs.
Video transcript
00:03
Through the Forma—Rhino connection, you can easily send a Rhino proposal to Forma to leverage its capabilities.
00:10
For example, you can view and edit area metrics for your Rhino proposal and perform detailed environmental analyses on it in Forma.
00:19
In this example, a Forma project is open in Rhino.
00:23
All the Rhino model geometry has already been tagged, and all the layer information has been verified.
00:30
To send the proposal to Forma, in the Forma panel, click Send Layers to Forma.
00:37
Now, in Forma, in the Navigator, select the proposal you just sent from Rhino.
00:42
In this case, select Rhino Empty site.
00:46
If the data does not immediately appear, then refresh the page.
00:50
Your Rhino model displays on the Forma canvas.
00:54
In the right panel, click Area Metrics to see your site data, including the gross floor area, rentable area, and floor area ratio.
01:03
For example, expand GFA to see the gross floor area data for each of your layers.
01:09
Hover your cursor over each to see its percentage of the total GFA.
01:15
Zoom in on the site and pan the model.
01:18
From the Navigator, click Settings.
01:22
In the Settings dialog, click Area metrics.
01:26
Here, you can customize these area metrics to suit your project.
01:30
For example, click the RA panel to expand it.
01:34
Here, you can change the rentable area multiplier for each of these layers.
01:39
For instance, next to the Commercial layer, click Edit and change the multiplier value to 0.8.
01:47
Repeat this for the Hotel layer and change its value to 0.75.
01:53
Click Apply changes.
01:55
Then, collapse the RA metric panel by clicking a different one.
01:59
You also have the option to create your own area metrics based on the defaults.
02:04
Adjacent to the Metrics heading, click the plus to add a new metric.
02:09
From the drop-down, you can select a Factor metric or a Ratio metric.
02:14
In this example, Ratio metric is selected.
02:18
A new metric panel appears at the bottom of the list of metrics named “New ratio metric,”
02:23
which contains two drop-downs between a division slash.
02:27
To create the expression, expand the left drop-down to set the first term, such as GFA.
02:33
Then set the second term to Site area.
02:37
Click Apply changes, then exit the Settings dialog.
02:42
Now, in the right pane, you can see the New ratio metric listed with the other metrics.
02:48
Expand it to see the Rhino layers, and that Forma has performed the ratio calculations.
02:53
When you pass your cursor over each,
02:56
the corresponding geometry highlights in the canvas.
02:59
By leveraging Forma to provide you with data on your Rhino model,
03:03
you can maximize the capabilities of both programs to enhance your designs.
Through the Forma—Rhino connection, a Rhino proposal can be sent to Forma to leverage its capabilities. For example, area metrics for the Rhino proposal can be viewed and edited to perform detailed environmental analyses on it in Forma.
In this example, a Forma project is open in Rhino. All the Rhino model geometry has already been tagged, and all the layer information has been verified.
To send the proposal to Forma:
The Rhino model displays on the Forma canvas.
To customize the area metrics to suit the project:
To change the rentable area multiplier for each of these layers:
To create area metrics based on the defaults:
A New ratio metric panel is added to the list of metrics, with two drop-downs between a division slash.
To create the expression:
In the right panel, the New ratio metric is now listed with the other metrics.
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