form.Z 在過去麥金塔的平台上是一個家喻戶曉的 3D 建模軟體,他豐富的建模工具以及精準的計算能力,早已成了CAD/CAM工程師的最愛之一。form.Z 3D 建模軟體主要訴求的對象是在工業設計以及建築業上,具備了多樣性的3D圖形演算功能:flat、Gouraud、Phong、preview z-buffer、full z-buffer、preview ray-trace、以及 full ray-trace,您可以依照製圖所需要的效果而去選擇不同的3D著色效果。formZ 3D建模軟體身受設計師的喜愛,不論是建築師、工業設計師、室內設計師、景觀建築師,乃至工程師和動畫師都愛不釋手,利用formZ工具創造獨一無二的3D設計。
form.Z 是一個 3D的應用程式,讓一個物件從平面化到完整的建構、動畫的自動建構更加容易。他將流暢的參數模型結合成多邊形來提供設計者最大彈性和自由來表現,利用資料管理、最新的工具和開放想像提供更多的設計空間。
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
- Available for MacOS X 10.11 or later and Windows 7/8/10.
- Surface Modeling tools including Booleans, NURBS and Subdivision Surfaces.
- Native support for 64 architecture on OS X allows for more content creation.
- Imports SKP, KMZ, DWG, DXF, DAE, OBJ, SAT, STEP and STL files.
- Exports SKP, DWG, DXF, SAT, STEP, DAE, and STL for 3D printing.
form•Z pro is a powerful 3D design application featuring a variety of modeling personalities and tools with an easy to use interface to express and communicate your imagination. It is based on advanced 3D solid and surface modeling methods that maintain accurate representations as you progress from design to visualization, layout, animation and fabrication.
SYMMETRY
Object Symmetry creates a plane of symmtrey for an object. Subsequent operations to the object maintain symmetry by updaing the opposte sids of the model to match. The symmetry functionality has special consideration for NURBs curves, NURB surfaces and Sub-D objects.
REFERENCE FILES
Reference Files are simply data from one project displayed inside another project. Reference files allow for complex static data to be mainteined in external files and supports coloboration where files can be shaered between team members as a design evolves.
SCRIPTING
Python is a easy to use yet rich scripting language. Python scripts in form•Z are an easy way to extend the functionality of form•Z to add your own utilities or craete a custom design design tools. Most of the form•Z functionality is avaiable to a form•Z python script.
CREATIVE DESIGN TOOLS
A suite of creative design tools to enhance form generation. Create new and interesting forms especially when combined with each other.These tools suite includes: Voronoi diagram, Point Scatter, Surface Scatter, Volume Scatter, Parametric Map, Wrap tool and Delaunay Triangulation.
NURBS TOOLS
A comprenhesive suite of NURBS tools combines unprecedented ease of use and power. The NURBS analysis features aid in the evaluation and refinement of your design
PARAMETRIC GENERATION
Fully parametric and dynamic generation of 3D forms that can be further manipulated at any time after their initial generation.
INTERACTIVE DISPLAY
The form•Z interactive display takes advantage of modern OpenGL capabilities. This is most noticeable in Shaded Full display mode with real time ambient occlusion, bump mapping, soft shadows and multi sampling features.
FORMULA TOOLS
Powerful formula tools create complex curves and surfaces based on mathematical formulas with ease. The included predefined library of shapes is a launching point for a whole new method of form creation.
SUBDIVISION TOOLS
The suite of Subdivision tools allows shaping and sculpting subdivision surfaces with simple, easy to use controls. Subdivisions are useful for tensile structures; organic surfaces ranging from exotic roofs to character meshes, these tools make form•Z a versatile modeling tool.
ROUNDING AND BLENDING
Advanced rounding and blending operations enable the creation of smooth transitions between surfaces. Advanced features like variable radius and hold line rounding make it possible to create unique solutions.
ANIMATION
form•Z projects can be fully animated in form•Z Pro. This includes animation of the camera, objects and lights. Animation tracks can be created for the individual parameters of the parametric objects which allows for craetion of dynamic designs.
LAYOUT
form•Z Draft Layout is a 2D application that is used for the preparation of drafted documents of 3D projects. This application has both world scale a paper scale working environments and includes a suite of predefined title blocks in standard pater sizes.
3D PRINTING
The internal water tight modeling representation used by form•Z means that form•Z models are ready for 3D printing. Models can be directly exported to industry standard formats for transfer to any 3D printer, CNC or milling process.
COMPONENTS
Components make it easy to reuse and share frequently used content. Components can be embedded in the form•Z project or stored externally in directory of project files. Components can be easily be created and modified in form•Z. A library of entourage components is provided.
MATERIALS
form•Z includes an extensive library of materials that are ready to use. The Materials editor allows you to create your own materials and materials groups.
DYNAMIC INTERFACE
The form•Z intelligent interface senses what you intend to do and protects you from unwanted actions. This includes automatic picking and automatic guides that assist you in drawing accurately.
RESHAPING
The Reshape and offset tools capitalizes on real time Boolean operations to offer sculpting actions that produce robust solid models from interactive actions.
DYNAMIC CLIPPING PLANES
Dynamic clipping planes Dynamic clipping planes allow for non-destructive cutting of models. This real-time dynamic interface allows for complete inspection of a design.
SUN STUDIES
The Sun Palette enables the quick evaluation of natural light in a building on any given day or time. Quickly create animation of the sun light through a day or an entire year.
VR - Augment
form•Z Includes an interface for the Augment reality app. With Augment, you can visualize your form•Z models in real world settings, at real size, in real time on OS X and Android mobile devices.
VR - Sketchfab
Sketchfab a Free platform to publish, view and find 3D models online. With the form•Z an interface for Sketchfab you can upload your textured models directly to the Sketchfab community.
form·Z pro | form·Z jr | |
MODELING COMPARISON CHART | ||
Advanced 3D primitives. Interactively create Paraboloid, Hyperboloids and Hyperbolic Paraboloids. | V | |
Advanced Deformations include Bend Along Path and 3D Morph operations. | V | |
Advanced Rounding and Blending give much more control over rounding operations and offers blending between faces of objects (fillets). | V | |
The Cap tool constructs surfaces across opening in a model. The Cover and Uncover tools convert a wire object to a surface or vise versa. | V | |
Lofting tools include ruled, guided, path and branched lofting. | V | |
Advanced Derivative tools include point clouds, derivative from parts of objects. The frame tool derives a structure such as a truss or space frame from the edges of an object. | V | |
Advanced Sweep tools (Two Source Sweep, Two Path Sweep, Boundary Sweep, Draft Sweep) offer more flexibility and power the sweep capabilities. | V | |
Skinning is a powerful method to create surface or solid objects from a set of source shapes and a set of paths. There are tools for Smooth Skin, Meshed Skin, and Cross Skin. | V | |
Advanced Meshing tools give real control over facets of a model. These include the 3D Mesh, Polygion Mesh, Reduce Mesh and Polygonize tools. | V | |
Displacement creates a 3D object by added relief to a meshed surface based on an image creating the effect of the image being pushed through the surface. | V | |
Architectural specialty tools include: Switchback Stairs. | V | |
Engineering specialty tool include; Gears, Screws and Bolts. | V | |
Advanced creative design tools to enhance form generation. These tools include Point Scatter, Surface Scatter, Volume Scatter, Voronoi Diagram, Delaunay Triangulation, Wrap Objects and Parametric Map. | V | |
Advanced line editing tools: Extend, Connect, Remove Point, Insert Segment, Tangent Line, Perpendicular Line. | V | |
Mass Properties calculations include weight, principal axis and moments of inertia. | V | |
Advanced NURBS curve tools : Curve Convert, Attach, Split, Insert Knot, Edit Curve, Blend Curve to Point, Convert to Arcs NURBS by Formula. | V | |
Advanced NURBS surface tools: NURBS by Formula, Split, Edit Surface, Insert Knot. | V | |
Surface analysis allows you to inspect smooth surfaces in order to detect any imperfections or discontinuities in the surface. The following analysis types are offered: Zebra Stripes, Environment Map, Draft Angle, Curvature Map Normal Map, Porcupine Plot | V | |
Advanced 3D Text tools: Text Along Path, Parallel Text, and Text Between Two Paths. | V | |
Advanced transformations such as transformation macros that allow for a set of transformations to be defined and then re-applied to any object in the project. | V | |
The Align/Distribute tool aligns them or distributes a set of objects based on a variety of optional criteria. | V | |
The Place Along Path and Place On tools create copies of objects along a path or on the faces of an existing object. | V | |
The Project Doctor analyzes the objects in a project and identifies potential problems such as duplicate objects. | V | |
Hatch attributes for objects. A hatch is a graphic technique used to create effects on surfaces for illustration purposes. | V | |
Line Weight and Line Style attributes for all objects. | V | |
Copy Attributes | V | |
INTERFACE COMPARISION CHART | ||
Create web ready VR interactive panoramic and 360 VR presentations of your design. | V | |
Workspaces group related tools and palettes together making it easy to switch between tasks. User defined workspaces allow for creation of custom workspaces. | V | |
Interface customization. Icons can be completely rearranged into a user-designed layout. | V | |
Select by criteria makes it easy to select objects in a model based on characteristics or attributes. Selection sets make it easy to work with a set of objects repeatedly without needing to manually re-select each one. | V | |
LAYOUT COMPARISION CHART | ||
Includes separate form•Z Layout application. | V | |
Pre-defined Title Block library with customizable Title Block dictionary. | V | |
Layout sheets can be used to compose different views of a model and/or sections and/ or construction details together with notes and dimensions and have it printed to send to the construction site. | V |
Memory:
Minimum: 4 GB
* Note that complex models or large texture maps may require additional memory.
Internet Connection:
Required for product activation, software updates and access to on line manuals and tutorial videos.
MACINTOSH:
form·Z 9.1 or later:
- Mac OS 12 (Monterey)**
- Mac OS 11 (BigSur)
- Mac OS 10.11 through 10.15.
form·Z 9.0:
- Mac OS 10.11 through 10.15.
form·Z 8.0/form·Z 8.6:
Mac OS 10.9 through 10.15.
** Python 2.7 must be installed to support Python scripting.
WINDOWS:
- Windows 11, Windows 10 (64-bit).
- 64-bit editions of Windows 8 and Windows 7 are supported but not recommended.
OpenGL:
A video card that supports OpenGL version 3.2 or later is required. For best results, a video card with a minimum benchmark score of ~1500 is recommended, and for larger files, ~3500 or better is preferred. See this link for details: Video Card Benchmarks
form•Z jr
Formerly bonzai3d, form•Z jr. is a powerful, and intelligent form generating tool to explore design alternatives with advanced surface and solid modeling tools, NURBS creation, components, sun studies, and presentations. RenderZone is available for form•Z jr.
RenderZone
RenderZone allows you to create photorealistic renderings based on the LightWorks® rendering engine. It offers three levels of rendering: simple, z-buffer, and raytrace. A user can start developing the image of a 3D model at the simple level and gradually turn on features and render it at the most photorealistic level.