ONE APPLICATION. ROOM TO CREATE.
From first line
to finished project.
Precise 2D drawing, image processing and integrated laser output. Explore the tools that help an idea develop from a classroom sketch into something you can make.
01 / FORMA2DDraw an idea into shape.
Start simply, then build the detail at your own pace.
- Lines and connected line sequences
- Bézier curves, arcs and freehand drawing
- Rectangles, circles, ellipses, polygons and stars
- Click to start and click to finish drawing
- Live previews before committing geometry
- Editable text and single-line lettering
- Reusable shapes and custom stroke glyphs
02 / FORMA2DMake every millimetre count.
Give learners precise control without interrupting the drawing.
- Type dimensions while aiming with the pointer
- Enter-to-confirm line lengths and shape sizes
- Configurable endpoint, midpoint, node, centre and intersection snapping
- Automatic tracking and X/Y alignment guides
- Ortho constraints, grids and readable rulers
- Exact geometry and coordinate entry
- Place objects by centres, endpoints or nodes
- Dimension annotations and measured transformations
03 / FORMA2DRefine without starting again.
Turn simple elements into useful, editable designs.
- Direct node editing and movement of multiple endpoints
- Unite, subtract, intersect and exclude overlapping shapes
- Fillet and chamfer corners, including open or overshooting lines
- Offset outlines and join open paths
- Group, ungroup and explode vectors into components
- Align, distribute, mirror, rotate, scale and shear
- Grid, circular and along-path repeats
- Clip artwork, add gradients and create hatch fills
- Undo and redo as a design develops
04 / FORMA2DGive lettering a purpose.
Make text part of a tag, sign, stencil or engraved detail.
- Edit text size, spacing and placement
- Explode supported text into closed vector outlines
- Retain the inner contours of letters
- Fit lettering along a path
- Create single-line lettering for line-based work
05 / FORMA2DBring the real world into CAD.
Work from a photograph, sketch or live camera view.
- Import bitmap images and preview a compatible webcam or tablet camera
- Freeze a camera frame and trace it into editable vectors
- Trace closed outlines, colour regions, drawing centrelines and photographic detail
- Adjust detail, smoothing, simplification and speck removal
- Generate horizontal or vertical engraving scanlines
- Floyd–Steinberg, Atkinson, Jarvis–Judice–Ninke and Stucki dithering
- Ordered Bayer 4 × 4 and 8 × 8 dithering
- Brightness, contrast, gamma, threshold and inversion controls
- Compare results and retain an original-image backup layer
06 / FORMA2DA head start on a bigger project.
Use design wizards as a starting point for investigation and making.
- Gears with configurable geometry
- Living-hinge patterns
- Folded box and container nets
- Tabbed-joint templates
- Material thickness, clearance and kerf options where applicable
- Editable vector results for further refinement
07 / INTEGRATED LASER OUTPUTCreate in Forma. Send to your laser.
An integrated drawing and production workflow for the Specialised range.
- Send designs directly from Forma2D to Atom, Solo and Solo Plus
- Machine profiles matched to the Specialised laser range
- Organise cutting and engraving operations by layer
- Choose settings from an integrated materials database
- Set job power, speed and passes within the same application
- Preview the job and estimated running time
- Start, pause and follow job progress from Forma
Explore the design-to-laser workflow ↗08 / FORMA2DBuilt around the classroom.
Keep the lesson focused on designing, making and evaluating.
- Browser drawing on Chromebooks and compatible desktop and tablet browsers
- Touch and pen workflows with two-finger pan and zoom
- Windows desktop edition
- Local drawing files and on-device image processing
- School account access and desktop volume licensing options
- In-browser tutorials linked to UK curriculum activities
- Printable pupil worksheets, teacher guidance and project challenges
09 / FORMA2DKeep your work yours.
Save a project, organise its contents and share useful formats.
- Editable .forma projects and local recovery
- Named, hidden, locked and output-enabled layers
- SVG and supported ASCII DXF import
- SVG, DXF and HPGL export
- PNG and JPEG export with resolution controls
- Print and PDF through the device print workflow
- Drawing checks for open contours, bounds and duplicate path data
- Page presets for paper and the Specialised machine range