topic Re: Ecotect in Collaboration with other software

Ecotect

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:55:28 GMT

Hi, anyone here knows what's the best way to export an archicad model to ecotect? I know I can export it to a .3ds file, but I was wondering if there was a plugin or something that would allow me to export in a more "native" way so to speak... or if someone knows what the best settings for importing in .3ds are I'd be very thankful.

Re: Ecotect

vistasp — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 04:01:41 GMT

You can export your model in gbXML format with this:

http://cadimage.com/gbxml

Cheers.

Re: Ecotect

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:25:00 GMT

Thanks a lot! I see that they have versions for archicad 16, 17 and 18. Do you know if the 18 version works on archicad 19?

EDIT: Nevermind, since it's an add-on it probably won't work.

Re: Ecotect

Erika Epstein — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:34:58 GMT

Ecotect is now integrated with Revit:

Autodesk Ecotect Analysis
Sustainable Building Design Software

Effective March 20, 2015, new licenses to Autodesk® Ecotect® Analysis software will no longer be available for purchase.

Autodesk will integrate functionality similar to Ecotect Analysis into the Revit® product family. This change will allow Autodesk to shift resources, maximizing development efforts on BIM and cloud-based solutions for building performance analysis and visualization.

Customers with active Subscription contracts for Ecotect Analysis software will continue to receive access to their benefits, including support and the use of eligible previous versions of the software until their contracts expire. Customers who purchased Ecotect Analysis software with Maintenance Subscription, will continue to use their perpetual license even after expiry.

If you have any questions or would like to understand what options are available to you, please review the customer FAQ and Transition Guide or contact your Autodesk Authorized reseller or your Autodesk sales representative.

Re: Ecotect

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 16:00:13 GMT

vistasp wrote:
You can export your model in gbXML format with this:

http://cadimage.com/gbxml

Cheers.

I installed the add-on on archicad 18 and exported the model to gbXML using interior and exterior zones, but when I open the file on ecotect it seems like it only recognizes the interior zone, because the windows and doors are like floating outside (seems like they are on what should be the exterior face of the walls, but only the interior is recognised) Do you know how to solve this?

thanks

Re: Ecotect

Aaron Bourgoin — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 18:15:24 GMT

The Ecotect toolset is now also present in FormIt Pro. Or substantial parts of it.

Re: Ecotect

Aaron Bourgoin — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 19:26:57 GMT

a later version of Ecotect also existed as the Educational Skunkworks tool known as 'Vasari' which morphed into FormIt