I have come across a problem with defining overall U-Values for glazing units I want to apply to my model. I want to apply different glazing configurations like Aerogel glazing where I have manufacturers U-Values, SHGC e.t.c. There is no option for the glazings I want to use so I have tried using single pane and double pain glazing and entering the manufactures values with no success. Any time i enter the values the software applies calculations changing the overall values I need. (1) Is there a way around this, (2) if I was to import the model from Revit where I have defined the values for the glazing, will IES see the values I want and use them for analysis?
Thanks
Manufactures Glazing Spec
Re: Manufactures Glazing Spec
Hi,
If you are running VE-Toolkits calculations from the plug-in then you have to select from the pre-defined set and can't override these but if you are doing your analysis in the VE Applications suite (Engineers or Architects) then you can define your own Constructions in Apache Constructions Database.
There is information in the Constructions Database on how to build up a window form scratch by importing and applying the material layers then adjusting parameters to match you manufacturer data.
Once it has been done once you can assign it to your model and run analyses in different applications and by using Master Template then you have the option to bring that one into other project in future whether you choose to build them up in ModelIT or import from other Revit files.
If you are doing serious analysis then you will eventually find you are doing most of your work in VE to define the model data to a level of detail that you need to get the most accurate and useful results from your models and inform your building designs.
Phil
If you are running VE-Toolkits calculations from the plug-in then you have to select from the pre-defined set and can't override these but if you are doing your analysis in the VE Applications suite (Engineers or Architects) then you can define your own Constructions in Apache Constructions Database.
There is information in the Constructions Database on how to build up a window form scratch by importing and applying the material layers then adjusting parameters to match you manufacturer data.
Once it has been done once you can assign it to your model and run analyses in different applications and by using Master Template then you have the option to bring that one into other project in future whether you choose to build them up in ModelIT or import from other Revit files.
If you are doing serious analysis then you will eventually find you are doing most of your work in VE to define the model data to a level of detail that you need to get the most accurate and useful results from your models and inform your building designs.
Phil
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