ClimateStudio Introduces Revit Export for Daylight Analysis
Game Changer for In-House Environmental Analysis
ClimateStudio is happy to announce a new Revit-to-Rhino exporter included with version 1.7, released on April 20th, 2022. The feature is a first step in a long-term goal to expand ClimateStudio’s interoperability with BIM software, freeing it from its native Rhinoceros 3D environment. Click here to request a free trial of ClimateStudio.
The new workflow facilitates the translation of Revit models into Rhino for quick and efficient site, lighting, and visual comfort analysis. By automating daylight model exchange, designers can run daylight and quality views simulations for credit compliance in accordance with LEED, EN-17037, and BREEAM without the hassle of hiring a third-party consultant. You can watch a video tutorial and read more about this functionality on our documentation page.
Learn More About the Workflow
The new Revit plug-in automates several previously-cumbersome aspects of daylight-model translation, including filtering categories, generating analysis grids, and converting glazing solids to single surfaces for Radiance-based simulation. Room ID’s and descriptions are preserved during the export process, facilitating seamless analysis and reporting of results. Default materials from the Illumination Engineering Society’s approved method LM-83 are assigned based on object types. The result is a quick-to-setup model that can be used with any of the following ClimateStudio workflows*:
Site Analysis
Point-in-time Illuminance
Daylight Availability
Annual Glare
Radiance Rendering
Radiation Map
View Analysis
*Thermal Analysis workflows are not currently supported by the ClimateStudio Revit-to-Rhino Exporter.
For a more detailed explanation of the tool’s functionality, head over to the ClimateStudio documentation and read more about the Revit Daylight Model Export Workflow.
