Alien Forma 0.7.4 — Assemblies in motion

Alien Forma 0.7.4 — Assemblies in motion

An experimental Animation workspace, coordinated joints and a more direct MCP workflow. The robotic arm is an editable CAD demonstration, shown in the Orbital Light theme.

Animation is experimental. For now, the most practical way to set up motion is with an AI agent connected through MCP. We are improving manual setup in the interface to make it simpler and more intuitive.

Improved since 0.6.9

• Complex assemblies: improved opening and editing responsiveness, with more reuse of unchanged geometry.
• Camera and selection: more consistent navigation and focus, with independent user and AI cameras.
• Motion reliability: improved composed joint rotations, pose updates and consistency between the selected pose and its capture.
• MCP control: steadier connection feedback, explicit manual control and fewer repeated requests.
• Everyday operations: refined project opening, orthographic views, hierarchy placement and clearer inspection feedback.

New in this update

• Joint-driven animation, per-joint keyframes and partial joint poses.
• Visual deformation previews and sampled-pose distance inspection.
• PNG sequences and optional GIF output through MCP.
• World-bounds queries and batch edits with Undo.

The trajectory overlay is a presentation annotation, not a native application panel.

From model to technical drawing

Open the drawing PDF · Explore the update

Native A3 export in millimetres, with orthographic views at 1:3 and isometric at 1:4. Some fixed sheet labels remain Portuguese. This is a reference drawing, not complete fabrication documentation.

Downloads and checks

• Windows x64 portable: Forma-windows-x64-portable.exe. No Node.js required. This separate portable download is unsigned.
• CLI/browser application: Forma-cli.tgz, requiring Node.js 22.12+ and a compatible Chrome/Chromium browser for MCP.
• Microsoft Store: Windows installation. Install and manage updates through the Store.

The current maintenance build is 0.7.4. It improves MCP tool discovery and handoff between agents. Windows portable and embedded-Node MCP checks passed for this build. The original 0.7.0 CLI passed native installation and basic MCP checks on Linux x64, macOS Intel and Apple Silicon. SHA-256 checksums are attached.

Known limits

Motion and sampled surface inspection are design aids; they do not certify continuous collision clearance or physical strength. Structural analysis is experimental and needs supported external solver components, not bundled in these public downloads. No private runtime, profiles or project files are included. Isolated MCP sessions switched to English can still have workspace-selector limitations; the visible shared-session workflow and package checks have separate scopes. See the MCP guide for setup.

Developed by CongestedAI with AI assistance and open-source libraries. Third-party components retain their own authorship and licences; notices, Electron and Chromium credits accompany the downloads. The original application source remains private.

Personal, non-commercial use is free. Contribute US$1 to support Alien Forma. Commercial conditions remain in the usage terms.

Alien Forma 0.6.9 Preview

Alien Forma 0.6.9 Preview updates surface workflows, technical drawings and the local MCP tools.

• The default lighting is brighter. Material controls include roughness and metalness, and MCP can capture four render modes with the same camera.
• MCP can trace PNG and WebP, preview and select regions, anchor SVGs to planes or faces, calibrate Sketch reference images and return world-space coordinates for geometry.
• Pocket limits, three-point arcs and executable modeling examples are available through MCP. The 3MF inspector reads the actual exported archive.
• Height-map relief can use separate raise and recess amplitudes. Fine export remains a separate quality setting.

Downloads

• Windows x64 portable — download the EXE and keep its adjacent Forma-data folder when updating. This GitHub executable is unsigned and Windows may show a SmartScreen prompt.
• Windows, Linux and macOS CLI — install the same Forma-cli.tgz from this release with Node.js 22.12 or newer and a compatible Chromium-based browser. The CLI serves the application in the browser. Use the installation guide for platform setup.
• Check SHA256SUMS.txt and the attached license and third-party notices.

npm exec --yes --package=https://github.com/congestedai/Forma/releases/download/v0.6.9-preview.20261106/Forma-cli.tgz -- forma

Validation and channels

Windows x64 passed the installed CLI and portable smoke tests, including MCP modeling, closed-mesh 3MF output and captures. The CLI also passed exact save and reopen. The single-file portable took 21.6 seconds to reach its first ready state in one test. Linux x64, Mac Intel and Mac Apple Silicon passed installation and browser MCP smoke tests for this exact CLI, including SVG extrusion, PNG, 3MF and exact save/reopen. Version 0.6.9.0 is available for Windows x64 on the Microsoft Store. Store updates follow Microsoft’s review schedule.

Alien Forma 0.6.8 — desktop preview

Alien Forma 0.6.8 — desktop preview

Model a part, explore its appearance, and prepare technical views in the same local workspace. This preview brings the recent modeling, drawing, packaging and MCP improvements together.

Explore the actual application, views and examples · Open the native A3 drawing PDF

In this preview

• Technical sheets with orthographic and isometric views, sections, explicit dimensions, balloons and bills of materials. Check the final sheet before fabrication or publication.
• Foldable 3D boxes, rigid 3D boxes with a separate lid, and foldable laser templates. The default printed box now has a hinged lid, 0.45 mm panels and 0.25 mm folds. Open and assembled poses are digital previews; material durability and physical fit still require testing.
• Image-derived details and multicolor examples, plus surface painting and textures. Manual paint strokes now remain committed when the mouse is released; Undo/Redo and save/reopen were checked.
• Native MCP tools for compatible clients, with visible activity, project-state checks, captures and geometry inspection. The integration is not exclusive to one AI model.

The F1 study used for the launch has 70 bodies and 634 history nodes. Its views and A3 general-arrangement sheet come from the actual application. It is a CAD example, not a physically validated RC-car kit or a performance benchmark. The keychain and packaging studies demonstrate additional workflows.

Kraft packaging: AI-finished presentation based on a real native CAD capture. Original Alien Forma viewport. Digital preview; verify materials and fabrication settings.

Downloads

• Windows x64 portable: Forma-windows-x64-portable.exe. Node.js is not required. Close the application before replacing it and preserve your existing adjacent Forma-data folder.
• Command line / MCP: Forma-cli.tgz, for Node.js 22.12 or newer. Install the downloaded file with npm install -g ./Forma-cli.tgz, or use the versioned command in the installation guide. The short npm registry package is not published.
• Compare each download with SHA256SUMS.txt. Terms and third-party notices accompany the packages.

The Microsoft Store is a separate channel. Its update follows Microsoft's review; a GitHub release does not update an installed Store package. Compare the versions shown in the channel guide.

Store update, 4 November 2026: Microsoft has published version 0.6.8.0. Install from Microsoft Store. New GitHub previews may arrive before later Store updates complete review.

Validation and limits

Windows qualification includes the final portable and CLI, persistence, native hardware and pattern tools, rectangle sweep, packaging poses and exports, paint confirmation, and the complete F1 project. The published CLI was also downloaded and checked on Windows, including all 134 installed files, MCP SVG extrusion, 3MF/PNG in the separate output directory, and exact save/reopen.

Checks passed on Linux x64, macOS Intel and macOS Apple Silicon using Node.js 22.12.0 and an isolated browser MCP session. Each runner downloaded the exact CLI hash, verified 134 installed files and the command shim, started the compiled application, performed SVG extrusion, exported 3MF and PNG to a separate output directory, confirmed exact save/reopen, and closed its processes. This qualifies those basic CLI/browser flows; it is not a native Electron build for Mac/Linux or certification of every CAD tool.

This is a preview, not a stable release or a guarantee for every model, tool, printer, material or laser. The portable is unsigned and Windows may show an unknown-publisher warning. Technical exports currently retain some Portuguese labels even when the interface is English. No universal startup time, recalculation time or p99 latency is claimed.

Use, credits and support

Free for personal, non-commercial use. Contribute US$1 to support Alien Forma. Commercial-use conditions are in LICENSE.txt; everyone receives the same CAD tools.

Developed by CongestedAI with help from AI tools and open-source libraries. Third-party components retain their own licenses and credits; the complete notices accompany the downloads. The original application source and internal development material remain private. GitHub's automatic source archives contain this public repository's documentation and distribution checks.

Alien Forma 0.6.3 — desktop preview

Channel update — 2 November 2026: Alien Forma is available on Microsoft Store for Windows x64, version 0.6.4.0. The portable and CLI assets attached to this release remain 0.6.3-preview.20261101. New preview builds will be published on GitHub first; subsequent Store updates follow Microsoft review and may arrive later. The Store is currently ahead of this GitHub download. Compare versions in the channel guide. No attached binaries were replaced.

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Alien Forma 0.6.3 by CongestedAI. Preview, not a stable release.

Changes

• Compact application wordmark: a smaller Alien line keeps Forma prominent and the brand inside the header across the part, sketch and vector workspaces.
• Windows product icon and executable metadata now identify Alien Forma / CongestedAI. This is not a digital signature.
• Microsoft Store packaging preparation separates writable data from the read-only installation directory. The Store edition is not published or certified yet.
• Eight interface languages and the isolated Portuguese MCP automation profile from 0.6.2 are retained.

This update uses the previous language-preview source plus these focused changes. It does not include ongoing, unvalidated performance work.

Downloads

• Windows x64 portable: Forma-windows-x64-portable.exe. Node.js is not required. Close the application before updating and preserve the adjacent Forma-data folder.
• Command line / MCP: Forma-cli.tgz. Requires Node.js 22.12 or newer. Install the downloaded archive with npm install -g ./Forma-cli.tgz, then run forma.
• Verify files against SHA256SUMS.txt. A short npm-registry package has not been published.

Official website · Installation · MCP

Checks completed

Windows: installed command package, MCP discovery, native SVG extrusion, exact save/reopen, 3MF export, PNG capture, actual final portable executable startup, and compact-header visual inspection. Existing distribution-path tests were extended for Store storage. The package and portable contents were scanned for internal instructions, credential patterns and current-machine identifiers; that scan returned no findings. These are focused checks, not a guarantee against every security issue.

Linux x64, macOS Intel, and macOS Apple Silicon: installation, command shim, server startup, MCP discovery, native SVG extrusion, exact save/reopen, 3MF export, and PNG capture passed using Node.js 22.12.0 and this exact package. Native check results. These checks cover a basic workflow, not every CAD tool or desktop environment.

Preview limitations

The portable executable remains unsigned. SmartScreen can still show an unknown-publisher warning; product metadata does not remove it. Microsoft Store certification and signing remain pending. Complex painted-model history editing remains under investigation. No universal startup time, p99 latency or complete CAD-tool certification is promised. Keep backups of projects before trying previews.

MCP works with compatible clients and is not exclusive to one model. Not every interface tool is exposed through MCP. No cloud account is required inside Alien Forma.

Terms, credits and support

Free for personal, non-commercial use. Contribute US$1 to support Alien Forma. Contributions fund development; commercial-use conditions are in LICENSE.txt. All users receive the same CAD tools. Third-party components retain their licenses and credits, including Electron and Chromium notices in the portable application.

The original application source remains private. GitHub's automatic Source code archives contain only this public repository's documentation and installation checks.

Alien Forma 0.6.2 — language preview

First Alien Forma language-update preview by CongestedAI. This is a Pre-release, not a stable release.

Interface languages

Portuguese, English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese, Russian, and Simplified Chinese. Automatic detection follows your browser/system preferences; choose another language in File → Preferences. The choice is saved in the local profile. Language packs are local assets and need no online translation service.

Language changes preserve project names, entered expressions, file formats, and model data. Imported theme names remain as saved. The seven translated catalogs contain 4,031 entries each; translations are AI-assisted and feedback is welcome. The formal product name is Alien Forma; Forma remains its short name and command.

MCP correction

This preview fixes MCP startup on systems whose default language is not Portuguese. The bridge uses Portuguese only in its disposable automation browser so its existing control selectors stay consistent. Your normal application interface and saved language choice are unchanged.

Downloads

• Windows x64: Forma-windows-x64-portable.exe. No Node.js installation required. Close the application before updating and preserve your existing Forma-data folder.
• Command line / MCP: Forma-cli.tgz. Requires Node.js 22.12 or newer. Install the downloaded package with npm install -g ./Forma-cli.tgz.
• Compare downloads with SHA256SUMS.txt. The short npm registry package has not been published.

Checks completed

Windows: actual portable executable startup, eight interface languages, saved language selection, installed npm package and command, MCP discovery and native SVG extrusion, exact save/reopen, 3MF export, and PNG capture. Distribution files were checked for internal instructions, credentials, and current-machine identifiers, with no findings in that scan.

Linux x64, macOS Intel, and macOS Apple Silicon: installation, command shim, server startup, MCP discovery, native SVG extrusion, exact save/reopen, 3MF export, and PNG capture passed using Node.js 22.12.0 and this exact package. Native check results. These checks cover a basic workflow, not every CAD tool or desktop environment.

Preview limitations

Complex painted-model history editing remains under investigation and is not claimed fixed by this language update. No universal startup time or p99 latency is promised. Platform checks cover a basic workflow, not every CAD tool or desktop environment. The Windows executable is unsigned and uses Electron's default icon. Keep project backups before testing.

MCP works with compatible clients and is not tied to a single AI model. Not every interface tool is exposed through MCP. See the MCP guide.

Terms, credits, and support

Free for personal, non-commercial use. Contribute US$1 to support Alien Forma. Commercial-use conditions are in LICENSE.txt. Third-party components retain their own licenses; THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.txt and the portable application's Electron/Chromium notices preserve their credits.

Three original themes are included. Five extra themes are available to the US$5 and US$40 tiers on Patreon, without a Patreon login inside Alien Forma.

Original application source and internal development instructions remain private. GitHub's automatic Source code archives contain only this public repository's documentation and installation checks.

Alien Forma 0.6.1 — language preview

Superseded by 0.6.2-preview.20261101. This version has a known MCP startup issue when the isolated browser defaults to a language other than Portuguese. Use 0.6.2 or newer for the corrected bridge. Existing assets are preserved unchanged.

First Alien Forma language-update preview by CongestedAI. This is a Pre-release, not a stable release.

Interface languages

Portuguese, English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese, Russian, and Simplified Chinese. Automatic detection follows your browser/system preferences; choose another language in File → Preferences. The choice is saved in the local profile. Language packs are local assets and need no online translation service.

Language changes preserve project names, entered expressions, file formats, and model data. Imported theme names remain as saved. The seven translated catalogs contain 4,031 entries each; translations are AI-assisted and feedback is welcome. The formal product name is Alien Forma; Forma remains its short name and command.

Downloads

• Windows x64: Forma-windows-x64-portable.exe. No Node.js installation required. Close the application before updating and preserve your existing Forma-data folder.
• Command line / MCP: Forma-cli.tgz. Requires Node.js 22.12 or newer. Install the downloaded package with npm install -g ./Forma-cli.tgz.
• Compare downloads with SHA256SUMS.txt. The short npm registry package has not been published.

Checks completed

Windows: actual portable executable startup, eight interface languages, saved language selection, installed npm package and command, MCP discovery and native SVG extrusion, exact save/reopen, 3MF export, and PNG capture. Distribution files were checked for internal instructions, credentials, and current-machine identifiers, with no findings in that scan.

A native Linux check of this package failed during MCP startup when its browser defaulted to English. This version is superseded by 0.6.2, which fixes that issue; its successful native results are recorded separately.

Preview limitations

Complex painted-model history editing remains under investigation and is not claimed fixed by this language update. No universal startup time or p99 latency is promised. Platform checks cover a basic workflow, not every CAD tool or desktop environment. The Windows executable is unsigned and uses Electron's default icon. Keep project backups before testing.

MCP works with compatible clients and is not tied to a single AI model. Not every interface tool is exposed through MCP. See the MCP guide.

Terms, credits, and support

Free for personal, non-commercial use. Contribute US$1 to support Alien Forma. Commercial-use conditions are in LICENSE.txt. Third-party components retain their own licenses; THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.txt and the portable application's Electron/Chromium notices preserve their credits.

Three original themes are included. Five extra themes are available to the US$5 and US$40 tiers on Patreon, without a Patreon login inside Alien Forma.

Original application source and internal development instructions remain private. GitHub's automatic Source code archives contain only this public repository's documentation and installation checks.

Alien Forma 0.6.0 — preview 2026-11-01

First public preview of Alien Forma by CongestedAI. Forma is the application's short name. Existing asset names and commands are retained for compatibility. This release's application interface is still in Portuguese; the language update is in development and is not included in these files.

Downloads

• Windows x64: Forma-windows-x64-portable.exe; no Node.js installation required.
• Command line / MCP: Forma-cli.tgz; requires Node.js 22.12 or newer. Install a downloaded file with npm install -g ./Forma-cli.tgz.
• Compare downloads with SHA256SUMS.txt. See the installation guide.

Checks completed

• Startup using the actual Windows portable executable and external Forma-data profile.
• npm package installation, executable command shim and MCP stdio bridge.
• Native project opening, PNG capture and a complete single-body model with 50 operations.
• Byte-identical save/reopen of that model and 3MF export.
• Updated notices for Manifold 3.2.1-forma.4 and its accompanying licenses.
• On Linux x64, macOS Intel and Apple Silicon: installation, server, MCP, simple extrusion, save/reopen, 3MF and PNG using Node.js 22.12.0. Native checks.

Preview limitations

This is a Pre-release, not a stable release. Selecting or editing earlier operations in certain complex painted models remains under investigation and is not considered resolved here. Not every interface tool is available through MCP. Keep project backups before testing.

The native checks cover a basic workflow, not every desktop environment or CAD tool. The Windows executable has no publisher digital signature and uses Electron's default icon. No universal startup time or p99 latency is promised.

Themes and support

The three original themes are included. Five extra themes are available in the Patreon theme post, included in the US$5 and US$40 tiers. They do not require a Patreon login inside Alien Forma.

Free for personal, non-commercial use. Contribute US$1 to support Alien Forma. Personal and commercial use conditions are in LICENSE.txt supplied with this release. Third-party components retain their own licenses; see THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.txt and the additional Electron/Chromium notices in the portable build.

The original application source code and development history are private. GitHub's automatic Source code archives contain only this repository's documentation at the release tag.