Autocad Calculation

Annual Potential Glare Specular material that reflects Sun beam directed towards the view point is detected as a glare source and is marked in colour banding on the image. Steps to create the Annual Potential Glare image and report Convert the model from Calculation dialog > Convert tab. For annual potential glare Convert to Radiance format and Convert to GPU format can remain unticked. Set the location in Settings > Project Settings > General tab by selecting the weather file....

Setup Model for Part O Report Register the relevant Rooms and Windows. If there are multiple units in the model, the unique Unit name can be assigned either as a Building Name or as Attribute of the Room during Registration or Modify. Open Settings > Project Settings > Part O Set the Risk location of […]

Setup Model for Part O Report Register the relevant Rooms and Windows. If there are multiple units in the model, the unique Unit name can be assigned either as a Building Name or as Attribute of the Room during Registration or Modify. Open Settings > Project Settings > Part O Set the Risk location of […]

Daylight Illuminance (DI) BREEAM Illuminance (DI) Criteria Terms and Definitions  Average daylight Illuminance Daylight illuminance for all points in the space for a specific hour (e.g. 1st Jan 8 AM) is averaged. If this average is over the target lux (e.g. 300 lux) value, the hour will count towards the achieved hour for the target lux. Minimum Daylight Illuminance The lowest point daylight illuminance in the space at a specific hour e.g. 1st Jan 8 AM) on the working plane...

How to display results and labels in one plan view for different building elevations? To display results and labels in a single plan view for buildings with different elevations, you need to create a custom plan view positioned at an elevation that includes the rooms in all of those buildings. To achieve this, the software provides a tool called “Manage Model Plan Views”, which allows you to create floor plans in a structured and efficient manner within our plugin. Please...

How to setup linked model for registration? Before starting the actual registration, we need to follow the below steps to setup the model.  It is recommended to check the below points by opening the linked model on it own: Assign the room use of the Rooms by using the Name property. They cannot be updated from the current Host model. Rooms and Windows can be registered to test if there is any issue with registration or Room-Window attachment. Although the...

How do I modify Glass Transmittance value? To modify the Glass Transmittance value in registered window, please follow the following steps: Open the register dialog and switch to update mode. Make sure you are in window tab. Query the window(s) that need to be updated. Select the suitable Transmittance value from the Transmittance option that is available in Glazing section. If the transmittance value that is required to be used is not available in list, then it can be easily...

How to change colour of façade analysis results? Facade analysis results can be created on gradient or colour band mode. Gradient mode has 4 different colour options. The colour gradient is created for the min and max values provided for the calculation type. For example for VSC it is 0 and 27 by default. All options except Rainbow create 21 colours in total. Rainbow creates 25 colours in total. Intermediate colours are added to avoid colour contrast between values in...

BS EN17037 Illuminance (SDA) Criteria Illuminance Criteria UK National Annex The UK Annex is intended for "hard to light" dwellings. The illuminance targets for BS EN17037 SDA can be accessed via Project Settings Climate Daylighting tab. The target Lux is to be met for 50% of the time over 50% of the space. Notes (Also Applies to EN17037 Criteria too) Daylight Hours: The hours of daylight are determined by rank-ordering (i.e. from highest to lowest) the 8760 values for diffuse...