Our office is currently evaluating options conceptual energy analysis software. Looking at the Autodesk options on the sustainability workshop website (http://sustainabilityworkshop.autodesk.com/building-design/software), it appears that the tools in Revit and Vasari overlap almost completely (the one exception: wind analysis is avail. In Vasari).
We are looking for a quick and clear summary of why one would choose to start in Vasari and then move into Revit, as opposed to starting in Revit from the beginning?
Are the massing tools in Vasari much more easier to use than in Revit (doesn’t appear so at first glance on the tutorials)?
What does a Vasari file look/act like when it is imported into Revit?
I’ve done some exploring on the web but haven’t found any succinct and clear answers to these questions. Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks!
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Vasari is actually a super strpped down version of Revit, so the modelling tools, and file format are te same. When you open a Vasari file in Revit, the elements should be the same as they are in Vasari (masses, etc.).
It used to be that a lot of the Conceptual Analysis stuff was in Vasari, and not Revit, but a lot of those tools are being integrted into revit (with the exception of wind analysis).
If you have more questions, i would post them here:
This might help:
Conceptual Energy Analysis:
The conceptual Energy Analysis capabilities enable you to create an energy model, perform whole building, annual energy analysis and look at the results right in Vasari. Note this feature is also available in Revit and works similarly on Revit Mass elements.
A little known fact is that Vasari is usually better than Revit for creating energy models from mass models because the automatic zoning more closely follows ASHRAE standards (see more about auto-zoning in Vasari in this article by Lilli Smith).
For more info about the Conceptual Energy Analysis feature see the Sustainability Workshop.
Source:
http://autodesk.typepad.com/bpa/2013/03/autodesk-vasari-for-building-performance-analysis-1.html
ThomU