Description
This technical deep dive will present an automated site-development workflow linking Civil 3D, Revit, Autodesk Forma Site Design, and Dynamo as a Service (DaaS). First, Civil 3D extracts the contextual data from a Forma project, analyzes grading limits, and generates back in Forma hatched “buildable pad†areas (max flat footprint without major walls/earthwork). Next, a Dynamo graph reads building program data from a spreadsheet. Then, the user selects the site boundary and pad outline in DaaS. And a Python node places buildings based on editable criteria (daylight, sun angle, wind, noise, orientation) to rapidly generate and compare options.
Key Learnings
- Learn about contextual data exchanged between Civil 3D and Autodesk Forma, and learn how it supports automated feasibility studies.
- Learn how to create a max buildable-area layer by analyzing topography and generating Autodesk Forma-hatched areas representing optimized grading.
- Learn how to define building placement logic and program requirements through DaaS using contextual data and site analysis.
- Learn how to generate multiple buildings instantly in Autodesk Forma via Dynamo, enabling rapid iteration across multiple design scenarios.