Ecotect's internal engines on their turn, are not so strong, at least I wouldn't recommend BRE Split_Flux to anyone who is doing toplighting or indirect reflected lighting. The second thing that makes Ecotect strong - it's Analysis Grid concept and an ability to export data to specified programms, like Radiance/DaySim, E+ or EQ, or CFD engine NIST FDS (which still is in the stage of wishful thinking) and import results back for visualisation. This interactivity makes incredible difference in communication greens ideas within design process, and also allows for designer himself/herself to loosen the imagination. To my mind that is where the big success of Ecotect lies - in it's graphical ability to interactively visualise the predicted performance, it's beautiful OpenGL graphics. I really like the description of design process - that the synthesized design solution may be not the most rational alternative, but rather the most successful mediation between conflicts, priorities, concepts and affirmations.Īs environmental performance is only a part of this bigger game, I think that for a success it is important to bring it in early, so that it may contribute to design process or even re-shift its direction. Yet we are faced with much wider challenges - from site, budget and program considerations, to visual qualities, etc. I think that in general Building Performance in a pretty tricky thing, as an architects we do want to make the buildings that for example consume less energy, be healthier, look nicer daylit, etc. To open the discussion as a fluent Ecotect user and ArchiCad enthusiast, let me share my opinions, mainly focused on future: And how would you like to see the building performance simulation within ArchiCad in future?
what is your current experience while designing buildings within ArchiCad environment, doing performance simulation during the design stage?
And in the context of all these issues, I propose two questions for a discussion: I was reading with interest topics in this and other forums related with Building Performance Simulation, the last one of course is "Autodesk acquires Ecotect".
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