Anyone found a useful way to get a Revit model into ECOTECT?
I tried:
RVT>DXF
RVT>FBX>max >OBJ
RVT>FBX>max >3DS
RVT>FBX>max >WRL
All look like a mess in ECOTECT. (Maybe it's just me.)
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Anyone found a useful way to get a Revit model into ECOTECT?
I tried:
RVT>DXF
RVT>FBX>max >OBJ
RVT>FBX>max >3DS
RVT>FBX>max >WRL
All look like a mess in ECOTECT. (Maybe it's just me.)
I don't think Ecotech can import gbXML yet...
Last time we did it we exported to DXF and then into Ecotech - using the import dialogue box in Ecotech you can select objects and makes them into groups or zones etc (or not import them). It does look like a mess to start with because of the complexity of a RVT file is taken back to such basic information in a DXF file...
HTH...
the latest update supports gbXML
as far as i know
Their website says V5.6 supports gbxml, I've done export to dxf and then cleaned it up in CAD before importing into ecotect. Kind of messy though.....I found it only usefull for daylight analysis that way. For other types of analysis I found it much easier to just bite the bullet and draw it in ecotect. Hopefully the new release with gbxml fixes this, although the website says it will be ready towards the end of Feb? http://www.squ1.com/products/ecotect/version_5.60 .....
When v5.60 does get released (it says mid-march 2008 now... but that is long gone now...!) it will also support IFC so that will be another option.
ECOTECT v5.60 on it's way...
After nearly a year of development ... The full release is scheduled for mid-late March.
...New Features
Some of the new features in this release include:
- Direct support for the UK building energy codes as well as some European, United States and Australian regulations.
- A new WizardMaker utility for the visual design of user-generated script-driven wizards.
- Greatly improved scripting capabilities and the ability to interface with COM and OLE objects.
- The ability to create dynamic reports in HTML using embedded scripting and/or Javascript to obtain model images and data.
- Vastly improved dialog box layouts.
- Support for tablet PC and pen computing.
- A new wizard-based approach to the creation of common geometric/paramteric objects.
- More robust network licencing and activation.
- Ability to import and export gbXML file (schema 0.35).
- Preliminary support for importing IFC R2x3 file (working well but subject to ongoing development).
- Ability to embed arbitrary additional project, material and zone data within a model.
- Many interface enhancements and improvements.
I've got ECOTECT v5.60 and do not see any XML or IFC in the Import Geometry > Files of Type list.
Ah -- just got a clue. XML and IFC are in File>Open, not import.
Still, rather harsh results but it's a start.
Hi Truevis,
How did you get ecotect v. 5.6?? I've been looking and looking and can't find the file anywhere. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!