Use this Quick Start workflow to perform an energy analysis based on conceptual masses when you are new to Energy Analysis for Autodesk® Revit® or you want to perform a baseline analysis using default settings.
1. | Create a mass model. | You can load a mass family into a project for analysis or create an in-place mass directly in a project. |
2. | Create mass floors. |
In the project environment, select the mass model, and create mass floors. |
3. | Define energy settings. | Click Analyze tabEnergy Analysis panel (Energy Settings).
In the Energy Settings dialog, specify the following:
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4. | Create and view the energy model. | Click Analyze tabEnergy Analysis panel (Create Energy Model).
View the resulting energy model in a 3D view. |
5. | Sign in to Autodesk® A360. | To perform an energy simulation, you must sign in to
Autodesk® A360.
Click Sign In Sign In to Autodesk® A360, and enter your Autodesk ID and password. |
6. | Run the energy simulation. |
Display a 3D view of the mass model, and click Analyze tabEnergy Analysis panel (Run Energy Simulation). |
7. | Name the analysis and specify the GBS project. | In the Run Energy Simulation dialog, do the following:
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8. | See the simulated elements. |
The current view displays mass zones and mass shades, and it temporarily dims elements that are not included in the simulation. |
9. | Click the simulation name. | When the analysis is complete, an alert displays. Click the analysis name in the alert to view the simulation results.
Or click Analyze tabEnergy Analysis panel (Results & Compare), and select the analysis from the project tree. |
10. | Review the simulation results. | In the Results and Compare dialog, view the analysis results.
Tip: Use the Settings tab to select the charts to include in the results and to configure the display of energy analysis data on the Results tab.
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11. | Make changes, simulate, and compare. |
Modify the mass model and energy settings as needed. Delete and create an updated energy model. Then repeat steps 6-7 to run a simulation on the modified model. For a side-by-side comparison of simulation results, select multiple analyses and click Compare on the toolbar. |