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Calculation Point based Analyses by AftabRad Revit Add-in
View based Analyses by AftabRad Revit Add-in
Different Types of Analyses and Tools by AftabRad Revit Add-in




Aftab RAD is an Autodesk Revit (2018 - 2023) Add-in to export the 3d model from Revit to Radiance/Daysim and present the calculated results in Revit. There are some more interfaces in this program including an interface for evalglare, falsecolor creation/HDR analysis page, Radiance Control Panel, Sky Generator Page, Radiance Material Modification Page, etc. It can also export the Revit Mass and Generic models into blueCFD program that enable us to do a CFD calculation in OpenFOAM.

This Add-in is scripted in programming languages like Csharp, Ironpython, Python and C++.

If you want to know more about this Revit Add-in program please send an email to us.


By clicking on this link, you can download and install a trial version and use its full function for about 6 weeks. Then if you like it and it satisfies your expectation, you can order for a one year license.

If you are a student, by clicking on this link, you can download and install a trial version and use its full function for about 6 weeks. Then if you like it and it satisfies your expectation, you can order for an educational license that expires in the end of each educational year.

Please installed the software in C:\AftabRadSoft otherwise there is a risk of failure to work properly. To know more about how to install it and other required programs, or if you face any problems running any of its commands, please take a look at this link or check the Tutorial section in the below.


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Tutorials

Add-in Application Diagram

Installation

   Add-in Installation

   Radiance Installation

   Linux-based Radiance Installation

   Daysim 3.1e Installation

   OpenFoam Installation

   Accelerad Installation

   OpenStudio Installation

AftabRad Add-in Prerequisite

   Requirement for Exported Radiance Filename and its path

   Requirement to Turn on the SectionBox

Radiance Preparation

   Simplifying the Exported Model to Radiance

     Simplification by Converting Transparent Solid Elements to Single Surfaces

     Simplification by the Revit SectionBox

     Simplification by Filtering the Exported Elements Based on Their Categories in Revit

     Simplification by Hiding Elements in the Current Revit 3D View

     Simplification by Using a Limitation Rule to Export Surfaces of Elements with Areas More than a Specific Value

     Finding the Elements that are Heaviest When are Exported to Radiance and Try to Simplify Them

   Radiance Material Specifications

     Defining Radiance Materials and Filtering Exported Elements by Revit Categories

     Defining Radiance Materials by Selecting Surfaces in the Model

     Defining Radiance Materials by Selecting each Revit Material

   Radiance View Specifications

     Defining Radiance Views based on Revit Views

   Creating Surface Gird Calculation Points

     By Choosing Rooms/Spaces/Floors of the Selected Levels

     By Selecting Elements or Surfaces

     Defining Calculation Points by using Sensor Grid Family in the Model

     Defining Calculation Points by using a Revit Room Project Parameter

Radiance Calculation

   Doing Daylight Factor on Surface Point Grids

   Doing Cd/m2 View Based Simulation

   Doing Cumulative Sky (Radiation or kLux) View Based Simulation

   Doing Shadow Range View Based Simulation

   Doing Sunlight Hours on Surface Point Grids

   Doing UTCI Based Sunlight Hours View Based Simulation

   Doing Exposure To Sunlight (Based on EN 17037)

   Doing View Analysis (Based on EN 17037)

   Doing Daylight Autonomy Calculation on Surface Point Grids with Daysim

   Doing Daylight Autonomy Calculation on Surface Point Grids with Rcontrib

   Doing Annual Sunlight Exposure Calculation on Surface Point Grids with Rcontrib

   Doing Daylight Autonomy View Based Simulation with Rcontrib

   Doing Visibility Analysis on Surface Point Grids

   Doing DGP Glare Analysis for a View in a Specific Time

   Doing Annual DGP Glare Analysis for a Grid of Calculation Points by Daysim

   Doing Annual DGP Glare Analysis for a Grid of Calculation Points by dcGlare

   Doing Temporal Annual DGP Glare Analysis(with the help of calculations by Daysim) for a Point or Group of Calculation Points

   Doing Temporal Annual DGP Glare Analysis (made by dcGlare) for a Point or Group of Calculation Points

Import Radiance Data Calculation into Revit

   Importing Different Types of Calculation Analyses into Revit

   Creating Room or Space Based Statistic Table When Importing Different Types of Analyses into Revit

   Creating a Temporal Map Diagram for a Point or Group of Calculation Points When Doing Dynamic Daylight Analysis

   Creating “Daylit”, “partially Daylit”, “non-Daylit”, and “excessive Daylight” zones

   Doing a comparison study by importing the results for two different alternatives (like before as reference and after as comparison)

Export the calculation results done by Aftab as a 3D PDF file or as a Web page

   Export the 3d falsecolor results as U3D and convert it as 3D PDF with the help Latex software

   Visualizing the results in a web-based page by exporting the Revit current view 3d model and the calculation results as a GLB file

Electrical Lighting Calculation by Radiance

   Revit Lighting Family creation to be used by Radiance for electrical calculation

   Export the 3d model from Revit to Radiance to do electrical lighting calculation and import the result back to Revit

AftabRad Interface Tools to Open Radiance Exported Files

   AftabRad HDR Falsecolor Page (to Open hdr and pic Files)

   AftabRad Evalglare Interface Page (to Open hdr and pic Files)

   AftabRad Material Editor Panel (to Open and Edit mat Files)

   AftabRad Radiance Control Panel (to Open and Edit rad, mat, rif and sky Files)

   AftabRad Sky Generator Panel (to Open and Edit sky Files)

Dynamo Node

   Doing Daylight Factor on Surface Point Grids in Dynamo

Wind Analysis

   Doing Wind Analysis for Exterior Spaces with the Help of OpenFoam