Softdesk Energy: a Design Tool Integrating Cad and Energy Analysis
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Integrating analytic tools within a production Computer Aided Design (CAD) environment provides designers the opportunity to evaluate the impact of design decisions much earlier in the design process than previously possible. Softdesk Energy is a design tool that integrates building energy analysis capabilities into a highly automated production drafting environment (AutoCAD and Softdesk AutoArchitect). The authors review the technical challenges of integrating analytic tools with drafting tools, the CAD model extensions, and the impact of simplifications on the analytic results. CAD, Building Data, Geometry, Tool Integration, Energy Analysis.
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