Posts tagged "Revit"

Using Revit Building Element Thermal Properties

Mesh Geometry into Revit without Triangulated Edges via 3ds Max

This looks really helpful especially for creating entourage ..

IFC Exporter for Revit 2013 or Revit IFC Export Alternate UI Updated

The IFC exporter for Revit 2013 contains up-to-date improvements on the default IFC export capabilities of Revit contributed by Autodesk and our Open Source contributors. While this app is not necessary for IFC support, it is recommended that users that depend on the quality of their IFC export download this app and keep it up-to-date,...

Program Management Integrated with BIM

Recorded at the August 2011 meeting of the NYC Revit Users Group at Pratt Manhattan Center, the featured speaker is Greg Schleusner from HOK. He speaks about using program management tools (dRofus) that are connected and integrated with Revit.

Webinar: Performance Based Design – The Energy Modeling Process

Want to do sustainable design but don’t know what software to use to do your analysis? Like the idea of performative design but want to see if it works before trying it yourself? This session will cover these topics and more, with the goal of showing not just how it can be done but that...

Webinar: Using Green Building Studio with Revit

Autodesk Green Building Studio is a web-based energy analysis tool that can help architects and designers perform whole building analysis, optimize energy efficiency, and work toward carbon neutrality earlier in the design process. In this webinar learn how Green Building Studio works, how to perform common tasks with the software, and how to understand energy...
Project Falcon - Integrated Wind Tunnel for Revit available on Autodesk Labs

Project Falcon – Integrated Wind Tunnel for Revit available on Autodesk Labs

Project Falcon is a free technology preview that simulates air flow around vehicles, buildings, outdoor equipment, consumer products, or other objects of your choosing in a virtual wind tunnel. Falcon technology is extremely geometry tolerant and easy to use, enabling you to begin seeing and understanding air flow behavior within seconds of starting the application....

VE 2012 Feature Pack 1 Hotfix 3 is Now Available for Download

VE 2012 Feature Pack 1 Hotfix 3 is now available for download A new hotfix for VE 2012 Feature Pack 1 is now available to download from the IES Download Centre. This hotfix addresses the following key issues in ApacheHVAC: Unique ID’s are assigned to condenser water loop and heat rejection device when copying a...

Autodesk FormIt – Architectural 3D Modeling for the iPad

Autodesk FormIt has been introduced at last weeks Autodesk University and is the 1st Architectural Form Modeler for the iPad. FormIt is an intuitive, easy to use mass modeling application helping designers make informed decisions while accessing site & climate data. The building and site aware app allows designers to sketch proposed design options that...

Case Study: HGA “Designing for LEED Platinum with Revit & IESVE”

“A fantastic example of best practice integration of performance analysis for sustainable building design.” Via IES VE youtube channel ..  
Welcome to a New Building Performance Analysis Blog

Welcome to a New Building Performance Analysis Blog

Autodesk’s building performance analysis team(s) are just launching ‘Building Performance Analysis – Better by Design‘. This blog is by the folks who develop the products and set product strategy. The intent is to engage in more active dialogue with users and work to be more transparent. Let’s check this frequently on all things Vasari, Ecotect,...

Importing Revit 2013 gbXML into Ecotect Analysis 2011 Problem Solved

On importing gbXML files from Revit 2013 into Ecotecty Analysis you are faced with the following error message: This error is being presented because the gbXML export file is not encoded in a format Ecotect recognises (and for some reason triggers an IFC error message). Unlike earlier versions, Revit 2013 exports in UTF-16 format whereas...