Re: Ecotect Free Download Crack For Windows
Mina Delahoussaye
Hi, I would like to ask if there is a possibility to download student version of Ecotect Analysis 2011 for windows-64 bit system? and if I had already installed version of 32-bit system on my 64-bit operating system can some problems may occur during using Ecotect?
The trick to creating circular - or any shape - openings or windows in Ecotect, is to first create the geometric shape on the floor plane, using either the plane or the line tool. For a circle, I would simply use the parametric object tool under the Script and Wizards control panel, and use the Circle/Cylinder/Cone object, setting the same radius for the top and base and setting the height to 0. This will create a circle.
Thanks a lot for the solution for which I have been sesarching for. I tried it..but I am a bit confused about how to assign the circular object as a void and how to link it with the parent plane? Do we need to assign the plane with which the circular void is to be made as a parent plane?
Then, to link that object to your wall, select both the wall and the circular object, then on your keyboard press Crtl + K to link both objects. You can also go to the Edit menu > link objects, or the button that looks like a chain (link).
Thanks a lot. It helped me. I have further more question about how to make the slope roof, hipped roof in a model. Also, I have installed radiance in my computer which is 32 bit and i tried to install it in my laptop which is 64-bit. Is it not installing because of its 64 bit?
After installing Desktop Radiance, do you navigate through the radiance analysis wizard to specify where the rad.exe file is? (It's in the bin folder under the Radiance folder of your C: drive directory.
I am Daylighting PhD student. I am tryng to use Ecotect an Radiance. I install Radiance but, it does not work. I try to intall Desktop Radiance and I cound not do, because appeared an error installig. I have Windows 8, I do not know if there is any incompatibility.
I tried to use Ecotect to set up a room model and then use Radiance control panel in Ecotect to plot a luminance pattern. But the luminance pattern seems strange cause some of the windows look 'dark' while the others don't and for those 'dark' windows the sun spot of them on the ground looks normal. What's wrong with it?!
CASE 1: When the view(camera) is set as facing the wall and parallel to the window and the position is 500mm away from the window( time: 8:00 am, Spring Equinox) which is right the situation I've mentioned above, only 2 windows look dark while the others look normal( illustrated as fig 1) and I'm sure that all the windows are set the same material. CASE 2When the camera is set a little bit further away the windows whilst the view is facing the window then no such strange thing happens.
I imported building from revit. I have there the wall with many windows. In visualisation in ecotect this wall is transparent. When i deleted windows and imported again, wall looks normal. But in both of instances when i selected this wall, ecotect show that it is a wall. I wonder if it count this element as a wall or as a window.
2. Make sure the window objects are within the wall object: if they are outside the wall object by just a few mm, the wall will become transparent and the window would appear red in the 3D editor. It looks like they might be below your wall object as seen in your image.
3. Select your window objects and check in the Selection Information control panel that they are indeed child of the wll object (that will be a number). If not, select all the windows AND the wall and clisk Crtl + K to link them together.
Hi,
Thank You for reply. I would like to give right solution, but i don.t have. I checked all issues which You gave above. Windows are linked with walls.
I solve this problem by deleting one of this windows. It was third from left. When I deleted them, wall became normal. When I deleted other window, nothing has change. So it was problem with this one. I was looking for a difference between this windows, but i didn't found.
I will write if I find better solution.
I have another problem. I don't understand this. I made solar access anllysis. How is it possilble that, part of roof, is not illuminated, when part around them is the most illuminated. The same with window and wall.
Thanks for sending the file, it helps. The transparent wall is indeed caused by that door being too close to the bottom of the wall - move it 1/32" upward and it will fix the problem. It could be that this particular door object in Revit is only slightly lower than the other doors for some reasons.
As per the solar analysis, this does not look quite right indeed, but this method is not quite accurate as Ecotect calculate the solar radiation on each object and depending on the accuracy selected, will average the radiation for each object. The problem is that these objects have different shape and size and can sometimes receive shade on some of their area, while another object next to it receive shading in a different way. Because the results are averaged over large surfaces, you can see these strange results.
4. Set a size for the tiles; make sure there is an offset distance (in the direction of the surface normal) at least a couple of inches; you can experiment with the other options depending on your needs and model.
We have a project where the floor plate is 120'x120' with 12' high windows on 3 sides of floor plate. open offices as fully glazed private offices line the perimeter windows up to 45' into the floor plate. The center of the floor plate are support spaces like copy rooms/storage/etc. The client would like to know whether this type of space is qualified for LEED daylighting. We've never dealt with this depth and proportion of floor plate before for an office. We would suggest putting skylights in to add more daylighting into the deep offices at the back but otherwise it seems okay. I read the reference guide a couple of times though it doesn't mention anything about building depth it's quite intuitive that it should matter and that alternative daylight strategies need to come into play.
Can anyone point me in a direction where I can find information on building depth and daylight in the LEED CI 2009. Also, because this is the very beginnings of the project is there a quick and dirty way of measuring daylighting to ensure that we get the daylight points? I really don't want to go to a daylight simulation route as that can get tedious (unless someone knows how to do this quickly) I've looked into both software Radiance and Daysim and it makes my head spin.
I believe the prescriptive path would be what you want to follow to help you determine compliance if you don;t want to go with simulation.You would be using the daylight zone, which would be the depth from the window wall, twice the window height, or at a 63 degree angle.
From what you are saying, I'm assuming perimeter offices about 10 feet in depth, then a corridor with more interior offices. The prescriptive path will not work in shared daylighting scenarios, so only the offices along the perimeter can be looked at. If thats the case, you would probably need a bilateral daylighting scenario, which would be toplighting and sidelighting. Areas under skylights can be analyzed using the prescriptive path.
There are simulation programs which do not have such a large learning curve as those you have mentioned. SPOT is one which can do simply geometries. Not sure what other programs you are using or have. If you have AutoCadd, there is 3D Studio Max or Ecotect. The learning curve is not as large (my opinon) as others.
Since this project is in the earliest stage of design, i would use this opportunity to look at the daylight, not to earn a LEED credit, but to provide the best daylighting scenarios to the occupants and for energy savings. This requires more work in the design phase, and to be done correctly you really need to use simulation.
Thanks for the reply. In actuality we have 25' of open offices around the perimeter, 5' corridor, then 12' deep offices (glazed towards the open office to allow for "borrowed" light to come through) With this layout, between the perimeter glass to the back wall of the offices is 45' or so. the core itself contains a meeting room and there are a lot of offices which do not have daylight from perimeter windows because they are located in the core. I think your opinion is dead on, having skylighting would definitely benefit in terms of health and well being standpoint.
I'll take a look at SPOT for quick analysis. We've been getting a lot of assessment related issues early on in the process to decide on what space is viable for LEED and daylighting. I guess this will be worth the investment in time to learn something quick.
Just an update. I tried sketchup and Daysim and it seems to be working out except intuitively I should be getting light into the offices (fully glazed wall oriented towards where the daylight is coming through) and the readings in the offices are 0. has anyone got a method to deal with this? i made a wall in sketchup and added a default single pane glass on it but no reading of light coming through, it's acting as though it's a solid wall.
Not knowing the location or climate of the project, clerestories are something you may also consider. Depending on the ceiling height and the size of the skylight, it may cause glare issues (over daylit) in individual offices because of the skylights orientation to the sky dome and climate. Clerestories can help reduce this issue because of the geometry. Roof monitors can also be implemented and orientation needs to be considered to reduce the effects of direct solar penetration. Another option may be solar tubes. they are smaller than skylights and can provide a effective level of illuminance in individual offices or small conference rooms. But simulation or measurements would be needed to demonstrate LEED requirements.
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