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。
Architecture
Explore fluidly while maintaining perfect accuracy. Sketch 3D parametric walls. Insert wall-cutting door and window Components. Automated roofs and parametric stairs. Topography from contours. Maintain a lightweight project with externally Referenced files.
form•Z meets the design challenge at any scale.
Film previsualization and set design
From scenery to spacecraft, form•Z is used to develop concept art, props, and sets for major productions.
Quickly develop designs with parametric primitives and booleans. Refine with deformers. Combine free-form with precision with the extensive NURBS toolset. Model organic forms with form•Z subdivisions.
Interior design
From intimate residential to multistory office, designers trust form•Z from sketch though documentation.
Import fixtures and entourage in industry standard formats. Populate assets efficiently using Components. Set up multiple design variations in a single project and present them with Scenes. Review on the go with the form•Z Viewer app for iPad, macOS, and Windows.
Exhibit design
Promote and persuade with form•Z.
Rapidly construct variations with parametric primitives. Propose novel yet practical-to-fab designs leveraging parametric primitives, booleans, deformers, and rounding. Flow 3D signage text between control lines. Simulate glowing LED lighting with emitter materials in the optional V-Ray and Maxwell renderers.
Product design
Design any product you can imagine with polygonal meshes, ACIS solids, NURBS surfaces, and subdivision surfaces. Iterate quickly and precisely with parametrically controlled objects. form•Z’s solid modeling representation is ideal for fabrication and manufacturing.
Animate
Animate architectural walkthroughs, product turntables, construction phasing, mechanical designs and more.
Morph objects, cue lights, dolly cameras, adjust materials– most everything in form•Z Pro can be animated.
Manage Complexity
Store and recall Scenes for rendering, presentations, or phasing. Named Objects, Groups, Layers, and Layer Groups. Component instancing, Reference Files, and Information management.
Ease and Speed
Automatic modeling plane detection.
Sophisticated snap combinations.
Temporary and persistent smart guides.
Dynamic object reshaping.
Pro Tools
From generic parametric solids to architectural specialties like switchback stairs and structural shapes, form•Z has you covered.
Creative Partner
Support you creativity with a wide array of specialized modeling approaches, from live symmetrical modeling, to formula-defined NURBS surfaces, to object morphing. form•Z Pro supports Python scripting for full creative control.
Accuracy
form•Z Pro is backed by the robust ACIS 3D modeling kernel and double-precision floating point numbers. Metric and English unit support. Enter and display values as decimal, feet and decimal inches, or even as fractions.
Interoperability
form•Z Pro is a team player. Seamlessly integrate with your existing pipeline with built-in importers and exporters.
Rendering
Present your project in its best light with V-ray or RenderZone. From stylized to photo-real, these optional renderers have you covered with a wide variety of visualization options.
Twinmotion Direct Link
Wait no more. With form•Z and Twinmotion, you can render and animate in real time. Incorporate thousands of assets like plants, animated vehicles and people. With Direct Link enabled, changes made in form•Z are immediately reflected in Twinmotion.
Live Sections
Clarify intent with real-time clipping planes. Make sections permanent at any time.
Documentation
Prepare drafted documentation of your 3D projects in form•Z Layout. This application has both world scale and paper scale working environments and includes a suite of predefined title blocks in standard paper sizes.
Digital Fabrication
Directly export your model in industry standard formats for use with 3D printers and CNC manufacturing equipment. Our water-tight representation ensures that your model is ready for prototyping and production.
| form·Z Core | form·Z Pro |
| Extensive tool set for polygonal, NURBS and ACIS solid modeling | Advanced modeling and animation solution for professionals |
| UI Easy to learn user interface Contextual help for every tool Customizable keyboard shortcuts |
UI Easy to learn user interface Contextual help for every tool Customizable keyboard shortcuts Customizable tool palettes Customizable heads-up display Customizable UI Workspaces Smart Assistant learns from your choices |
| Modeling Classes Mesh-based (facetted) modeling Parametric ACIS (smooth) modeling NURBS Subdivision Surfaces |
Modeling Classes Mesh-based (facetted) modeling Parametric ACIS (smooth) modeling NURBS Subdivision Surfaces |
| Interactive Parametric Primitives Complete 2D Primitives Complete 3D Primitives Platonic solids, geodesic spheres |
Interactive Parametric Primitives Complete 2D Primitives Advanced 3D Primitives Platonic solids, geodesic spheres Paraboloid, hyperboloid, hyperbolic paraboloid |
| Reshape and Sculpt Reshape (push/pull faces) Union, Difference, and Intersect solids Split, Slice and Stitch surfaces Bend, Bulge, Taper and Twist Deformers Basic Bevels and Roundovers |
Reshape and Sculpt Reshape (push/pull faces) Union, Difference, and Intersect solids Split, Slice and Stitch surfaces Bend, Bulge, Taper and Twist Deformers Advanced Parametric Bevels and RoundoversSymmetry Modeling Mode Bend along path Morph between objects Image-based mesh displacement Increase or Reduce Object Meshing Cap, Cover, and Uncover openings |
| Transformations Move, Rotate, Scale, Mirror Rectangular and radial copy arrays |
Advanced Transformations Move, Rotate, Scale, Mirror Rectangular and radial copy arrays Symmetry Scale to dimensions Tranformation Macros Align and Distribute objects Scatter objects on surface Scatter objects within volume Paint objects on surface |
| Derivative Objects Extrusion, Convergence, Wall, Revolve Offset and Thicken (shell) surfaces |
Advanced Derivative Objects Extrusion, Convergence, Wall, Revolve Offset and Thicken (shell) surfaces Multipath, Boundary and Draft Sweeps Helix Sweep Ruled, Guided, Path and Branched lofting Point cloud, Space frame |
| NURBS Curve Create, Loft surface, Reconstruct Blend, Merge, and Extend curves and surfaces Surface from boundary or UV curves Surface from cross-sections |
Advanced NURBS Curve Create, Loft surface, Reconstruct Blend, Merge, and Extend curves and surfaces Surface from boundary or UV curves Surface from cross-sections Surface by Formula Split, Edit Surface, Insert Knot |
| Subdivision Surfaces Convert to subdivision, Grow faces Soften, Swap with polygonal cage Convert to NURBS surfaces |
Advanced Subdivision Surfaces Convert to subdivision, Grow faces Soften, Swap with polygonal cage Convert to NURBS surfaces Grow edges, Offset faces and edges Squeeze, Divide, Close, Bridge |
| Architecture Dimension in metric or feet-inches Dimension as decimal or fractions 2D & 3D walls Wall-cutting doors and windows Roofs Terrain Models Stairs Spiral Stairs |
Architecture Dimension in metric or feet-inches Dimension as decimal or fractions 2D & 3D walls Wall-cutting doors and windows Roofs Terrain Models Stairs Spiral Stairs Switchback Stairs |
| Product Design 3D print export 3D print preparation utility |
Product Design 3D print export 3D print preparation utility Gears Screws Bolts Unfold model with tabs and labels |
| Precision Robust internal data representation Machining Tolerances Automatic and user-defined drawing guides Snapping to grids, guides, object features Distance and angular measurement tools |
Precision Robust internal data representation Machining Tolerances Automatic and user-defined drawing guides Snapping to grids, guides, object features Distance and angular measurement tools |
| Analysis Fast, Accurate Sun Study Animation Surface area, volume |
Analysis Fast, Accurate Sun Study Animation Surface area, volume Mass, weight, principal axes Moments of inertia Custom object attributes Information Mangement with reporting Zebra, Environment, Draft Angle displays Curvature Comb display |
| Project Organization Layers and Object Groups Components and instancing Store and recall Scenes |
Project Organization Layers and Object Groups Components and instancing Store and recall Scenes Copy & Paste attributes between objects Reference linked, external 3D projects |
| Extensions Python Scripting Plugin API |
Extensions Python Scripting Plugin API |
| Document and Present Dynamic, non-destructive clipping planes 2D and 3D Sections Linear and Angular dimensioning, Notes 3D Text creation and editing |
Document and Present Dynamic, non-destructive clipping planes 2D and 3D Sections Linear and Angular dimensioning, Notes 3D Text creation and editing Text Along Path, Between Paths Hatch styles Line Styles and Weights |
| Supported Rendering Engines1 Interactive Shaded Render Twinmotion V-ray Maxwell RenderZone |
Supported Rendering Engines1 Interactive Shaded Render Twinmotion V-ray Maxwell RenderZone |
| Animation Animate objects, lights, cameras, parameters Timeline editor Morphing between objects Multiple time-based deformers |
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| Exchange Formats STL, Collada, Google Earth, Sketchup DXF, DWG, DWF, OBJ FBX, Datasmith, Lightwave, 3DS, FACT SAT |
Exchange Formats STL, Collada, Google Earth, Sketchup DXF, DWG, DWF, OBJ FBX, Datasmith, Lightwave, 3DS, FACT SAT STEP, IGES, Rhino VRML, Zcorp Printers |
| 360º / AR / VR Twinmotion Direct Link Unreal Engine Direct Link Augment integration SketchFab integration |
360º / AR / VR Twinmotion Direct Link Unreal Engine Direct Link Augment integration SketchFab integration Cylindrical and cubic panoramas Web 360º |
Minimum System Requirements
form·Z
macOS
– macOS 11 or later recommended (macOS 10.15 and 11 are supported with some feature restrictions)
– 8GB of RAM (16GB+ recommended for complex models and large texture maps)
Windows
– Windows 11 or Windows 10 (64-bit)
– 8GB of RAM (16GB recommended for complex models or large texture maps)
– Video card supporting OpenGL version 3.2 or later (A minimum benchmark score of ~3,000 is re commended, and for larger files, ~5,000 or better. Video Card Benchmarks)
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.