agileform.ca

What It Is

AgileForm Inc. provides specialist plugin tools for architects and urban planners. Its core products include Planary and Shadow Colour. Planary focuses on site planning and feasibility studies, while Shadow Colour is used for sunlight, shadow coverage, and area analysis. Rather than being a general-purpose collaboration SaaS, it is positioned as a vertical workflow tool embedded into design environments such as Revit, AutoCAD, and SketchUp.

Core Features and Integrations

Planary enables early-stage design testing inside Revit and AutoCAD. Based on objects such as Filled Regions and Polylines/Hatches, it provides real-time metrics, 3D massing, and scenario comparisons, covering indicators such as parking, FSI, GFA, NSA, land use, and area distribution. It also supports visualization of maps, satellite imagery, terrain, and geographic data, and can export to Google Earth, Excel reports, and visual boards. Shadow Colour generates colored shadow studies, sun exposure, and shadow coverage analysis inside Revit and SketchUp, targeting planning approval submissions.

Pricing and Licensing

Planary offers a full 14-day free trial with no credit card required. A fixed seat costs $57/month, or $52/month when billed annually, and is limited to 1 user. A floating license costs $185/month, or $169/month when billed annually, supports unlimited users, but includes 1 concurrent seat. Student and educational licenses are free. The license includes Revit and AutoCAD plugins, free upgrades, expert support, and one-click cancellation. The main text does not disclose specific pricing for Shadow Colour.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths lie in deep integration with design software, reducing exports, platform switching, and manual calculations. The feature set closely matches feasibility studies, massing exploration, and shadow studies for approval submissions. The trial is easy to start, and the licensing model accommodates both individuals and teams. Limitations include dependence on the Autodesk/SketchUp ecosystem, and the publicly available information lacks details on APIs, self-hosting, enterprise-grade security compliance, and Chinese localization. Team controls also appear to focus mainly on seats and concurrency management, with no complex permission system visible.

Who It’s For and Access from China

It is suitable for architecture firms, planning consultants, BIM teams, and early-stage real estate development research teams, especially users who frequently need to validate regulatory metrics quickly or generate sunlight/shadow submission materials. Access from China cannot be determined from the main text, and the only payment information visible relates to credit card management. Users in mainland China should evaluate Autodesk version compatibility, network accessibility, and USD credit card payments. Comparable options include Autodesk Forma, TestFit, Hypar, and local BIM/planning analysis tools.