Hi Evan, I see why discerning architectural CADDER's rate Form.Z above similar 3D software programmes, the functionality with so many intricate tools for creation & editing which you're demonstrating with these tutorials just shows the depth of the programme. Looking forward to the next one already ! 🙂👍

Excellent! Thanks.

Superb run through

Excellent.

Great presentation of these tools

At about 6:00, using the closed path, does it have to be a "surface"? I tried sweeping a closed "line" and it only opened a warning dialog. But I may have made some other error. Also hope you will show the Skin and Cross Skin tools. I am having a hard time using them. Thanks!

Fabulous capabilities and presentation.

So weldon sir

Very amazing this lecture sir

Thanks for this tutorial. In another set of tools I'm trying to use, the "Skin" and "Cross Skin", I can't seem to get points to line up to invoke the result. Can I add points to my sources and paths to make the tools work?

thx

Wow! The "Pick By Criteria" is something else! You can get lost in there.😉

Nice work

Good video! I need to watch it again but this stuff looks to be extremely useful!

I'm using Form Z 10.0.1 (Build B137) and the behavior described at around 3:00 in the video doesn't work...To select multiple elements, the "Area Pick" tool must be used to draw a box *completely* enclosing the forms you want to pick..."left-to-right" or "right-to-left" doesn't make a difference. Also, the person in the video seems to be using the basic "Pick" tool to select multiple elements by drawing a box around them---and that's not working for me, whether or not "Allow Drag" is selected. I HAVE to use "Area Pick" if I want to select multiple elements by drawing a box.

1. Allowing the "snap to" grid to use different settings than the "visible" grid in the workspace is INCREDIBLY confusing...I can't imagine any real-world situation where I'd actually want to do that, particularly in the way it's done in this video. 2. Two forms don't *need* to have coplanar surfaces for a Boolean union to work...if they overlap it'll be fine. (The video sort of implies that the surfaces need to be coplanar, which is a bit misleading. I understand the point was to illustrate the use of object snapping, but there might be a clearer way to do that.) 3. I don't want to be Debbie Downer, but, again, this stuff is *extremely* basic 3D and most users can probably figure it out from just reading the tooltips. It would be great to see some videos that go into greater depth about building complex objects.

It's good that these videos exist, but: 1) literally *everything* shown in this video can be easily done (and with more control) using the Revolve tool and 2) in this instance at least, the tool UI is sufficiently straightforward that I would venture to say that most Form Z users *really don't need* a video to understand it. Hopefully the Form Z people will continue producing videos, and hopefully they will address the more complex and abstruse parts of Form Z rather than just plucking the low-hanging fruit.

Fantastic showing of some of the built in power of formZ without any silly add-on extensions necessary! SketchUp, eat your heart out.

Hi Evan, So many Form.Z tools ! even more than your previous Fundamentals course, amazing. The slicing tools seem destructive, unlike the non-destructive clipping planes, so handle with care I guess !

Love it

Cool,

Form Z Still looks like you are using it in back in the days soo old on Windows form Z 10 should have dark mode on Windows you are showing like million of things we can change i wonder why windows can get dark mode i thought is me but when you come on windows is white and when you go on mac is dark even on mac you get it from mac dark mode system so Form Z still need update on dark mode for all platforms Plasticity is getting more users part of it is the user interface with dark more like all of the other software like blender

Awesome explanation Evan👍👍

It looks like you haven't done anything specific on this app for about 10 years. Dialog box notes are not readable at all ...The reference menu fonts are also very small and unreadable.

buttons on top and right in windows version were very small and ugly. why????

It has perfect interface now.....

Que dispositivo usas para girar la camara?

Hello Is it possible to create parametric models of furniture in formz3D, just like in SketchUp DC?

Oops! Never mind. I see you selected all the objects with “pre-pick”. Thanks again.

At about 4:50 in the video, your vertical plane for sectioning is not as tall as the stair stepped object. Will the section always complete the entire object? Thanks.

Very helpful and useful to re visit now and then. Thanks.

I have a problem and need help. I was practicing changing parameters on a cube: position, rotation and scale. When my scroll wheel zoomed the entire project out to the upper right and it "disappeared"! I tried to scroll back to enlarge it again but it didn't work. A dialog said "unable to zoom any closer. Reduce the Numeric Accuracy in the Working Units Options dialog to work at smaller scales". ID = S.29 I can't figure that out. Any help?

Highlighting the power of FormZ without needing silly additional extensions like SketchUp does. Love it!

The Assistant is such a powerful addition to the already speedy package that is FormZ. It is simplya so much more efficient than other 3D applications for many uses!

excellent!!

I've been using formZ for many years and have never used or noticed the options available when positioning objects. Loving these quick tutorials. Thanks Evan & formZ

These are excellent, thank you.

Great video. I started FZ when it was version 2.6 and I have never played with primitives.

keep going about time for formZ to be on KZfaq

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Nice work please let you say that proper all tools used to make video

well done video!

great 3D modeling workflow,, supporting Iges file in Core versions may attract large user of product design. Hopefully these are possible, thank you.

id like to see you do some models from to tall tobys speed chamionships. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e6txhLKlqJrZYoU.html

These are great tutorial for me to "revisit" from previous versions of FormZ. Is there a way to note in upcoming videos what tools, shortcuts and features are ONLY in the latest version? Thanks!

You should fix the ugly aliasing on the edges in the viewports.

Good video! Thanks.

I have met formZ during a trip at UofM. At that time it was the best possible choice for architects. I still think that every university should buy this software cause it’s amazing. I can’t stand its competitors, they can’t 9:00 match all the features that FormZ owns.

I have met formZ during a trip at UofM. At that time it was the best possible choice for architects. I still think that every university should buy this software cause it’s amazing. I can’t stand its competitors, they can’t match all the features that FormZ owns.

I had no idea FormZ was still around! Crazy. I remember passing their offices on Rt 33 in Columbus back in the 90's! Glad to see it's still around!