Autodesk Ecotect Solar Analysis data can be imported into ParaCloud Modeler and converted as solar numeric matrix. The matrix data can be used as a population matrix or as driving parameters values.

Download the PDF file with detailed procedures of the following subjects:

• Importing surface from ParaCloud into Ecotect
• Exporting Ecotect solar calculation data as text file
• Using Excel indexing equation to match the ParaCloud format
• Rescaling solar matrix in ParaCloud as Cellular component matrix

Download the files used in this example.

• ParaCloud Released Version 1.0.3 – New Features
• Rotating Cellular Components using Angle Map
• Performative Population by Solar Exposure Values
• Creating Performance Matrices
• ParaCloud PDF Bundle

1. very helpful, Thank You.

   Posted by firza | August 14, 2008, 9:49 am

2. [...] the ParaCloud Community Blog you can find a tutorial that covers the following [...]

   Posted by Using Ecotect results with ParaCloud Modeler « bldgsim | August 25, 2008, 4:09 pm

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   Posted by Runddy Ramlo | December 25, 2008, 7:10 pm

4. what is the difference between using solar calculation data from paracloud and using the solar analysis of echotect? Is the availability of using the solar data of a particular period?

   Posted by dw | January 23, 2009, 7:34 am

5. ParaCloud Modeler calculates the solar orientation of every panel - without any shading or self shading. This is just to provide a quick result - and create the performative model framework.

   You can add the results of several studies and treat is as a periodic study.

   Posted by ParaCloud Team | January 23, 2009, 8:47 am

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   Posted by Phegodahome | December 15, 2009, 12:50 am