We have an anti-hype approach for exporting valid analytical models from Revit. We neither simplify the problem nor pretend we have found the magic bullet. Instead, we have developed a practical product that helps you get a valid model from the real-world imperfect Revit models.
Before we start the process, here are the 3 facts about Revit models for energy modelers:
- You will never ever ever receive a Revit model from an Architect ready to be exported as an energy model. Just get over it!
- Revit models are prepared for a different purpose than energy modeling. Mostly, documentation. This will not change because you don't like it.
- Even though Revit models are imperfect and messy, they are full of useful information. That's why the last model that you built was traced over a PDF generated from Revit!
That means every export process requires a minimum amount of work. To speed up this process, we have developed to help you save a significant amount of time with a minimum but necessary user interaction.