Formwork construction is a key to the success of R.C. construction projects. There are large innovation opportunities for traditional formwork processes because of their ineffectiveness. Many ways have been generated to improve the situation. One of these is to adopt computer-aided formwork layout systems during the formwork planning stage. The focus of this paper is to develop a virtual reality (VR) formwork layout system. The system first creates a three-dimensional building layout. Next, an available formwork panel database is developed and connected to the VR system, and appropriate panels are then selected to constitute the formwork layout. Fainally, formwork planners can navigate the three-dimensional formwork layout in the VR environment so as to review the workability of the formwork layout.