Joe Simmons of HVAC Solutions just sent me some interesting material on their software and how it connects to Revit. I wanted to share the following info with all of you:
What is HVAC Solution Pro Software
Revit and HVAC Solution Pro Software
Revit and HVAC Solution Pro Software Connect:
Project Implementation:
What do you think? Have you used the HVAC Solution software? Have you used it with Revit?
For those interested in getting more info on the upcoming Revit 2014 product new feature set these are two great resources:
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On the BPA Blog there is a very interesting post about Analyzing Embodied Environmental Impacts with Building Information Modeling Tools.
Last summer, KieranTimberlake’s Research Group—building on an existing Revit-based workflow—partnered with the Sustainability Solutions team through the Autodesk Developer Network to build a plug-in that calculates embodied environmental impacts through all phases of project delivery. Recognizing that design moves fast—and all flavors of sustainability analysis have to keep up with that pace to provide actionable feedback—KieranTimberlake have created an early version of the Real Time Environmental Impact Tool (or RTEI™ for short).
If this topic is interesting to you please also take a look at this related post.
Check out this interesting post on the Building Performance Analysis (BPA) blog about Revit Add-ins on Autodesk Exchange Apps for BPA and MEP engineers
I just found out that Harry Mattison who is an expert Revit API developer has been running a very prolific blog called Boost Your BIM dedicated to developing on top of the Revit API. This is a good complement to the great The Building Coder blog run by Jeremy Tammik. Harry has also got a free Revit Add-in on Autodesk Exchagne Apps called Image-O-Matic. (Any product with "O" in the name is worth a look-see if you ask me.) Check it out and tell us what you think.
New versions of the Revit 2013 IFC Exporter (v2.7) and IFC Exporter UI (v1.7) are now available.
If you're not familiar with the open source IFC exporter for Revit you can learn more in a previous post. The project is located in SourceForge.
IFC Exporter New Functionality
IFC Exporter Bug Fixes
New In IFC Export UI
I will be signing off for a few days around the winter holidays and wanted to take a moment to wish everyone Happy Holidays and a prosperous and healthy New Year.
As I was organizing things in preparation for my vacation I noticed that I had two items from AU that I wanted to share with you:
Lighting Analysis using ElumTools. This is a very interesting tool that has been around for a few years and is well integrated into Revit. I had a chance to talk to them in the exhibit hall at AU and it looks like the product is being well received by their user base. You can find a number of detailed videos demoing the product on their web site.
ecoScorecard by SMARTBIM: On my last day at AU I had a chance to talk to a few people from SMARTBIM who are working on the ecoScorecard product. This is quite an interesting product that can link to Revit. ecoScorecard is a web-based platform for manufacturers to host product content for architects to search with various filters. The add-in for Revit allow users to “tag” model elements with manufacturer data, and then evaluate models against building certification prescriptive thresholds. If you need to do LEED certifications this tool may help you out with a portion of that work.
Take a look at both products and tell us what you think. If you have already used either of them we are interested to know how you use them. In the mean time, have a great holiday season.
By: Emile Kfouri
SI Xchange™ for Revit® Structure and STRAP
Atir Engineering Software Development Ltd. and Structural Integrators, LLC have teamed up to create SI Xchange™ for Revit® Structure and STRAP. Buildings modeled in Revit Structure can now be easily sent to STRAP for analysis and design. Read more.