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...
Vasari Talk 23 – The Work of Kohn Pedersen Fox
Ian Atkins and Charlie Portelli of Kohn Pedersen Fox discuss various case studies of KPF Projects with a focus on the use of parametric data driven and computational design processes.
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....
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...
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,...
Vasari Talk – Design and Analysis Webinars
Have you missed many of those webinars lately too? In this post I am trying to consolidate all of the available Vasari Talk videos from the Autodesk wikihelp site. Come back again to check for updates … Vasari Talk Session 19: How Accurate are Vasari Analysis Tool “In this episode, we will discuss Vasari’s various...
Conceptual Energy Modeling for Early Design Decisions
Understanding big picture energy implications can save time and money by identifying key energy drivers early. Architecture firms can assess the impact of early architectural decisions on energy use. In this course Lura Griffiths, LEED® AP BD+C, E.M.I.T Senior Energy Analyst at Glumac will showcase several examples of real building designs which were analyzed at...
Just Released: Vasari Beta 1
So it looks like one of my favorite BIM tools is approaching to mature into a product. A Public Beta version of the previous Autdesk Labs project Vasari was just launched on this new site autodeskvasari.com. This Beta 1 release will expire on January 31st 2013. The following features are new or enhanced for Vasari...
New Version for Dynamo for Vasari
Build parametric functionality on top of Project Vasari with a graphical user interface. Autodesk has significantly extended the open source effort of Ian Keough, added additional nodes, and packaged it in an installer for Revit and Project Vasari to make it easier to get up and running. We have also provided 8 new example workflows....
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