Autocad Registration

This is an option which can be assigned to Windows during Registration or Update. This option is targeted for VSC and ADF calculations. Useful to analyse windows behind transparent balconies and winter garden. The windows in winter garden and transparent balcony can be registered as Secondary Glazing in order to reduce the inside window result […]

The GPU calculation requires a compatible Nvidia graphics card. The Nvidia card must have compute capability of 3.5 or higher. This can be checked on this NVIDIA site  https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus#compute Some older version supported cards are listed here https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-legacy-gpus The Nvidia card must support CUDA driver version 11.1 or higher The computer must have CUDA driver version […]

In order to include Trees in the SDA annual calculation, the new Annualtree material should be used. It combines the existing TransTree material to specify Summer and Winter materials for trees. The dates for Summer and Winter trees is specified in Project Settings > Climate Daylighting. This is a special material for SDA calculation and […]

ROL DF Calculation This calculation is to test for ROL by including reflected light using the Daylight Factor method. In order to match the Waldram method, the default target is set to 0.2 and the default bounce is set to 1 (Direct light only). The Sky should be changed to Uniform in the same place. […]

How to activate the Trial License? The Trial license is automatically activated when any of the MBS dialog is open for the first time. The license will be valid for 7 days from the time of activation and gives access to Full features of the Plugin. To Check the status of the Trial License Click on the License menu […]

FAQs

Why am I getting "Cannot modify group" errors? The Revit model group doesn't like if an object within the group is modified without entering the Edit group mode. And Revit API doesn't provide any simple option to edit the groups in order to modify objects. It is highly recommended to avoid putting Windows and Rooms in such groups to avoid errors. Why are Rooms not visible in the Plan View? Visibility/Graphics Override for the Plan view must have Rooms-Reference option...

About Material Dialogue Material Dialogue can be opened by clicking on the material dialog icon on the tool bar or by clicking the Tools Menu then Materials. Using of the Material Table requires enabling the option by ticking the Use Material Table box on the Materials Dialogue. -  Using Material Table Mode The material table is empty for a new project. The list is populated with the materials based on the face material in Revit. It can then be modified WITHOUT...

Registration Steps Open the Register Dialogue by clicking icon from menu bar. Go to Facade Tab Enter the Grid Spacing and select the Highlight Colour (Selectedobjects are highlighted using this colour) as per your requirement. Type name for facade in the Facade Name field. Alternatively, you can enable the auto name option from settings which will add the facade name automatically. Auto Naming option can be enabled/disabled from Register section in Application Settings. Similary, you can also set your own custom...