ModelIT

Creating geometry from scratch:

• Pre-built models:
• Starter geometry
• Schematic geometry wizard (select from standard floor plan layouts)
• Quick model creation:
  • Use different 3D objects to quickly build your model: Rectangular, Non-Rectangular, Spherical, Hemispherical, Cylindrical, Pyramid
  • Shading surfaces can be assigned: adjacent buildings, topographical shades, local shades
  • Windows, doors or holes can be defined on any surface
  • Common objects within and outside of a building can be imported or created such as tables, chairs, trees, columns, photovoltaic panels etc.
• Model editing / viewing/manipulation:
  • Full range of editing features: cut, move, copy, paste, rotate, push/pull, merge, split
  • Attributes can be modified for individual rooms or groups of rooms
  • Rooms can be assigned to different modelling ‘layers’ for easy inspection
  • Geometry can be visualised and edited from standard views; plan, front, back, right, left, axonometric
  • Locks and snaps make it easy to draw and modify rooms: grid, endpoint, midpoint and nearest point
  • Site location and model orientation can be easily set and modified
  • Ruler & protractor tools
  • Automated report generation to highlight quality of geometry and key metrics; areas, volumes, glazing by fenestration, fabric assignment.

Fast Track Functions – tools to help speed up model manipulation:

• Geometry:
  • Storey extruder to create multiple stories from a single zone or multiple spaces
  • Floor and ceiling height editor
  • Zone split to take any existing zone/s and partition vertically into different spaces for stratified zone or floor/ceiling plenums
  • Partition tool to quickly split existing zones
  • Percentage glazing, sill/window heights or window arrays can be changed throughout the entire model
  • Automatic pitched roof generator
  • Drag Face function allow volumes to be resized quickly
  • DXF trace over function for creation of complicated façades
• Data:
  • Assign constructions and/or MacroFlo properties to openings based on current selection criteria
  • Rooms within models can be conveniently grouped to help analysis and assignment of data
  • Room and surface attributes are automatically calculated, displayed on a tabular interface and are editable on integrated views when selected: name, ID, floor area, wall area, eternal opening area
• Building Template Manager
• Each space you create in the model is automatically assigned generic room information which is organised by the Building Template Manager
• All information is editable – you can even create your own library of templates
• The templates contain information such as occupancy profiles, constructions, surface colours and building control information
• You can access the relevant parts of the room information from VE application, and add additional information specific to that application.
• The process is extremely fast and efficient, minimising the risk of data entry errors
• Rooms can be grouped for easy assignment and editing of data
• The system allows you to fast start projects or help prepare project bids without significant data input