Autodesk recently released their Project Vasari 2.1, an easy-to-use, expressive design tool for creating building concepts. Vasari goes further, with integrated analysis for energy and carbon, providing design insight where the most important design decisions are made. And, when it’s time to move the design to production, simply bring your Project Vasari design data into the Autodesk Revit platform for BIM, ensuring clear execution of design intent.
Project Vasari is focused on conceptual building design using both geometric and parametric modeling. It supports performance-based design via integrated energy modeling and analysis features. This new technology preview is now available as a free download and trial on Autodesk Labs. More videos and information on the software after the break.
Latest Updates:
Ecotect Wind Tunnel – Use the Wind Tunnel feature in conjunction with Ecotect Wind Rose analysis to dynamically simulate the impact of wind speed and direction on your projects. This prototype plugin provides a simplified computational fluid dynamics simulation that provides designers and engineers a ‘virtual wind tunnel’ to gain an insight on aerodynamic effects early in the design process. Main uses for this tool are:
- Exterior Air Flow: 2d and 3d tools provide a highly visual understanding of how air will flow across your building and site. - Pedestrian Comfort: 3D simulations of key airflow circulation paths to provide an indication of the potential impact on pedestrian comfort. - Natural Ventilation Boundary Conditions: 3D simulations of air flow across buildings to estimate the external pressure envelope.
Improved Automatic Zoning for Energy Models – Now when you create energy models and run energy simulations, an enhanced algorithm results in automatic interior (core) and perimeter zones that follow ASHRAE 90.1 Appendix G Thermal Block requirements for a conceptual model.
Performance Enhancements – The Conceptual Energy Analysis feature is now faster across the board. The time needed for separate processes (creation of the energy model, transmission time, and simulation of energy use) have been reduced significantly.
