Preview and add geometries

Step-by-step guide

Once a project is created in Forma, geometries can be added to the canvas from the library.

First, review the status of the data in the project:

1. From the sidebar, select Library.

Here, the data orders and any imports display as a thumbnail.

Once the orders are loaded, preview them in the canvas:

2. Hover the cursor over one of the thumbnails in the library and select Preview.
   

A preview displays with geometries of selected buildings.

To customize which building geometries to include, deselect geometries to exclude them from the current selection:

3. Press and hold SHIFT while clicking individual geometries to deselect them.
   

4. Click Add.

The canvas updates with the geometries added to the base layer.

5. Select another data type to preview. In this example, property boundaries are selected.
6. In the preview, select or deselect the geometries as needed.
7. Click Add.
   

Again, the canvas updates with the selected geometries added to the base layer.

With Forma, it is easy to preview and add data to a project, while customizing the geometry to include.