Integrating: Revit with Ecotect

Summary:

This jam packed mini-course will explore the fundamental concepts of integrating Ecotect into your existing Revit workflow. The concentration on this course is heavily geared toward conceptual design and sustainability analysis.

Objective:

The objective of this course is to enable you to successfully create, prepare and manipulate Revit geometry in the Ecotect environment. You will use analysis tools to inform early conceptual design decisions as they relate to sustainable design. This class focuses on the core concepts and available tools that the majority of users will need to begin working with Ecotect Analysis.

Topics Covered:

• Using Revit conceptual models
• Preparing a Revit project model
• Export options for gbXML
• Compelling reasons for exporting to DXF
• Optimum Ecotect import settings
• Considering site and weather conditions
• Applying parametric rules to Ecotect objects
• Performing early daylight and thermal analysis
• Iterative design and optioning

You will receive specific details on signing in to the web course upon completion of the purchase. A detailed agenda and a link to downloadable datasets will be distributed to all registered attendees prior to the start of the class.

About: 

Sean Burke is a Digital Design Consultant with extensive experience in the architecture profession. Sean has his own strategic BIM implementation practice, sdb consulting, and is a LEED® Accredited Professional. He is considered a leading expert in Building Information Modeling (BIM) processes and tools for the design and construction industry.  Sean has presented at Autodesk University and many local user groups. As a technical consultant with Autodesk, he provided training and implementation for firms throughout North America. He has a B. Arch. degree from Roger Williams University, and currently resides in the scenic Pacific Northwest.

Sean’s blog, “Paradigm shift” - www.seandburke.com/blog, explores the trends and integration of Revit and sustainable design.

For more information on this or other training and implementation solutions, visit: www.seandburke.com