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Design together, online

Architects, developers, and planners use Digital Blue Foam to effortlessly transform their vision into intelligent buildings proposals. Because it's online you can get started right away and never have to worry about software updates again.

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Introducing DBF Teams

It is now easier than ever for project teams and stakeholders to design together in the same location.

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Real-time Collaboration Mode

Our novel DBF XD app provides a real-time environment for 3D communication, ideation, and design.

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Compare solutions and share

Rate, Rank, Compare and share all your saved design options.

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Project homepage

Instantly share project metrics, visuals, and downloads with anyone using DBF Data-Center.

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Refurbished User Dashboard

Completely redesigned to address the needs of teams, developers, and designers better.

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Session-persistence

Internet disconnections amid your project? No worries, it will still be there when you get back.

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Browser Optimizations

A faster, more reliable web environment to design with ease.

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Frequent updates

Online updates. No need to deal with file versions.

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Secure access anywhere

We have beefed up our encryption, so you feel safe to design online anytime.

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Multi-platform

We have optimized our building design tool to work well for all sorts of computer environments.

The world's data at your fingertips

Inform your design process with location-based insights. Digital Blue Foam multi-source contextual data covers just about every location across the globe.

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Data Sources
Detailed 3D Buildings

Highly credible, challenging, and detailed API 3D contextual models.

Urban Analysis
Urban Insights

Design better and livable neighborhoods with “15 Minute Cities” analysis.

Geospatial Data
Import from ArcGIS and QGIS Connect to GIS (ArcGIS and QGIS)

Upload city lots, property boundaries, and land surveys from the GIS database, with the assistance of our new geo-json loader.

Unlimited Uploads & Downloads
Import 3D Models

Bring in your own 3D assets and designs to enrich DBF’s already amazing and impressive contextual information.

Data Sources
Satellite Imagery

Design with high-resolution satellite imagery.

Geospatial Data
Import Geolocated Site Boundary

Bring in your site boundary as a GEO-JSON & KMZ file.

Unlimited Uploads & Downloads
Real-time Metrics

As you shape your design, project metrics update instantly.

Sustainable design for everyone

Compare your building proposals across a variety of sustainable design metrics. Instantly download reports and visuals to make the best projects for the future.

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Sun Studies
Daylight Autonomy Score

Create a productive, comfortable, energy-efficient daylit space with daylight metrics.

Sun Studies
Solar Radiation Simulation

Radiation analysis enables choosing the ideal facade for maximum glazing percentage and plan exterior spaces.

Shadows Studies
Instant Shadow study

Place the building blocks & parks according to shadows throughout the year.

Sustainability Analysis
Environmental Report

Reports to compare and rank different design options based on sustainability.

Historical Wind Studies
Instant Wind study

Now get a succinct view of how wind speed and direction for your site location influence your design.

Historical Wind Studies
Wind Score

Request a state-of-the-art CFD wind analysis report directly from our platform through our API connection to Ingrid Cloud.

Sun Studies
Sun path animation

Animate sun-paths based on the time of year, and see how your project affects its context.

The most user-friendly generative design tool

Digital Blue Foam's proprietary AI makes generative design as easy as sketching with a pen. By eliminating the need to learn coding or visual programming, the power of generative design is now available to everyone in the building industry.

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AI Generative Design
One-Click Generative Design

We have done the hard work so that you can get started promptly!

AI Generative Design
Intelligent 3D Pen

AI-assisted sketching of 3D shapes and sites.

AI Generative Design
Instant Parametric Floor Plans

Draw, measure, and edit floor plans accurately.

3D Editing
Create typology

Feeling creative and innovative? Create your own impactful typologies!

3D Editing
Graph-based Editing

Fine-tuned control of your site boundary and floor plans.

3D Editing
Smart Selection and Editing

We have our mouse selections that allow you to quickly and instantaneously navigate the 3D environment with ease.

AI Generative Design
Revamped Generative Algorithm

Our new Generative Algorithm is, on average, over 100 times faster and 50% more accurate.

AI Generative Design
Urban Prediction System

Head start your design process with pre-set, intelligent, and context-driven constraints.

AI Generative Design
More building typologies

A library of interesting typologies to create next-level futuristic designs.

AI Generative Design
Instant Parametric Site Plans

Draw, measure, and edit site boundaries accurately.

3D Editing
Block, Building, and Plot level modifications

Edit details at different levels to make designs more functional.

3D Editing
Face editing mode

Direct control over the 3D modeling to design inspiring and aesthetically pleasing design.

3D Editing
Improved Mouse Interaction

Navigate the 3D environment with simplified mouse clicks.

3D Editing
Boolean block operations

Place the building blocks & parks according to shadows throughout the year.

AI Generative Design
Volumetric Generation

Generate typologies with different site constraints and parameters.

Pen Tool
Expanded pen tool

Now create a wider range of subplot possibilities.

AI Generative Design
Hybrid building typologies

Try out different combinations of typologies to explore new design opportunities.

AI Generative Design
Procedural texturing

Visualize textures for better feedback over the environmental analysis.

Unified workflows for seamless integration

Hassle free integrations to your favorite BIM, CAD, and spreadsheets. With DBF Hub, you sync your projects directly to Archicad, Revit, and Rhino3D within milliseconds.

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Interoperability
The Hub

One-click sync to your favorite software.

Interoperability
More Download Options

Export your work in any format without any complications - 3D, 2D, geoJSON screenshot, excel - you name it, we have it!

ArchiCAD Live Connection
One-click ArchiCAD Sync

Instant BIM sync for an enhanced basic structural analysis.

Revit Live Connection
One-click Revit Sync

You asked for it, and we’ve got it!

Grasshopper Live Connection (soon)
One-click Grasshopper Sync

Grasshopper sync for all parametric design enthusiasts.

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