Everything you need to know
Data and reports for context-responsive designs
- Detailed 3D Buildings
More reliable and detailed API 3D contextual models.
- Urban Insights
Design better and livable neighbourhoods with “15 Minute Cities” analysis.
- Environmental Report
Reports to compare and rank different design options based on sustainability
- Project homepage
Instantly share project metrics, visuals, and downloads with anyone using DBF Data-Center.
- Transportation Isochrome
Visualize access to destinations within your neighborhoods based on travel times for different modes of transport
- Neighbourhood Score
Assess, compare, and rank the quality of your neighborhoods based on the presence and proximity of different programs
- Land Use Data
Visual contextual buildings by land-use.
- Diversity Index
Analyze the programmatic diversity of the surrounding urban context; , a key component of compact liveable communities
- Mobility Score
Evaluate the neighborhoods based on walking, biking, and transit accessibility
- Urban Morphology
Check out the descriptive statistics of the elements that shape your neighborhood
- Monthly Updated API’s
Walkability Score? Popular places around ? We have it all now, with more data, you can design better cities
- Social Media Heatmaps
Know more about your neighborhood’s qualitative aspects, with the social media data
Bring in your own 3D assets and designs to enrich DBF’s already amazing contextual information.
- Satellite Imagery
Design with high res satellite imagery
- Import Geolocated SiteBoundary
Bring in your site boundary as a GEO-JSON & KMZ file.
- Import from ArcGIS and QGIS Connect to GIS (ArcGIS and QGIS)
Upload city lots, property boundary and land-survey from GIS database with our new geo-json loader.
- IFC Import
Experience the BIM connection and get in your IFC models
- Daylight Autonomy Score
Create a productive, comfortable, energy-efficient daylit space with daylight metrics
- Compare solutions
Rate, Rank, Compare, and share all your saved design options
More playful to inspire creativity
20. Smart Selection and Editing
We have our mouse selections that allow you to quickly navigate the 3D environment with ease.
A library of interesting typologies to create next level futuristic designs
Feeling creative? Create your own typologies!
- Intelligent 3D Pen
AI-assisted sketching of 3D shapes and sites.
- Graph-based Editing
Fine tuned control of your site boundary and floor plans.
- Revamped Generative Algorithm
Our new Generative Algorithm is, on average, over 100 times faster and 50% more accurate.
- Urban Prediction System
Head start your design process with pre-set, intelligent and context driven constraints
- Face editing mode
Direct control over the 3D modelling, to design inspiring and aesthetically pleasing design
- Improved Mouse Interaction
Navigate the 3D environment with simplified mouse clicks.
- Boolean block operations
Place the building blocks & parks according to shadows throughout the year
- Volumetric Generation
Generate typologies with different site constraints and parameters
- Expanded pen tool
Now create a wider range of subplot possibilities
- Hybrid building typologies
Try out different combinations of typologies to explore new design opportunities
- Procedural texturing
Visualize textures for better feedback over the environmental analysis
Make using Digital Blue Foam even more intuitive.
More practical to create feasible projects
We have done the hard work so you can get started quickly!
- Instant Parametric Site Plans
Draw, measure and edit site boundaries accurately
- Instant Parametric Floor Plans
Draw, measure and edit floor-plans accurately
- Block, Building and Plot level modifications
Edit details at different levels, to make designs more functional
- Real-time Metrics
As you shape your design, project metrics update instantly.
- Introducing DBF Teams
It is now easier than ever for project teams and stakeholders to design together in the same place.
- Instant Shadow study
Place the building blocks & parks according to shadows throughout the year
Animate sun-paths based on the time of year and see how your project affects its context.
- Instant Wind study
Now get a succinct view of how wind speed and direction for your site location influences your design.
- Wind Score
Request a state of the art CFD wind analysis report directly from our platform through our API connection to Ingrid Cloud.
- Solar Radiation Simulation
Radiation analysis, to choose the ideal facade for maximum glazing percentage, and plan exterior spaces.
A simplified on-boarding experience
46. Refurbished User Dashboard
Completely redesigned to better meet the needs of teams, developers and designers
47. Re-designed User Resource Center
An easier way to navigate the Resource Centre with comprehensive support for users.
- Interactive Tutorials
A streamlined onboarding explaining the tool to new users.
- Enhanced User Interface
Our refined and iconic Wheel UI makes your design process easier and more beautiful.
- User Community
Share your knowledge with other people and help build a knowledge repository.
- Live technical support chat
More than ever faster chat support to solve your in tool issues.
- Video tutorials
Covering all aspects of the platform.
One-click syncing to your favourite software
Export your work in any format without any complications - 3D, 2D, geoJSON screenshot, excel - you name it we have it !
Instant BIM sync, for better basic structural analysis.
You asked for it, we got it !
- One-click Grasshopper Sync Grasshopper sync for all the parametric design enthusiasts
Yes, that's true. Sync all your designs in just one click.
58. Real-time Collaboration Mode
Our new DBF XD app provides a real-time environment for 3D communication, ideation and designing.
Faster, secure, and more reliable
59. Session-persistence
Internet cut out in the middle of your project? No worries, it will still be there when you come back
- Browser Optimizations
A faster, more reliable web environment, to design with ease.
- Frequent updates
Online updates. No need to deal with file versions .
- Secure access anywhere
We have beefed up our encryption, so you can feel safe to design online anytime.
- Multi-platform
We have optimized our building design tool to work well for any kind of computer environment.
- 24 Hour Technical Support
We are an always-on company
Cost-effective subscriptions that match your needs.
- For Professionals
All new design workflow and a tool to add in your arsenal
- For Enterprises
No matter what is the size of your firm, we are there for you
- For Students
Economical, useful and time saving tool for all the students
- For Professors
Now you have the ability to create DBF-Classrooms
- 2 Week Trial
Sign-up and get a 2 week trial
- Multiple payment options
Choose the payment option which is convenient for you.
- Payment notifications
All payment notifications are easier to find now
- Unlimited project-saving and data
No limit to the number of saved projects, because your creativity has no limits
