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Permalink Reply by to] on January 5, 2011 at 1:47pm

I Michela

thanks for your reply.

i have sent you an email with an updated version which includes the custom-material component with an example file.

Please inform me if this suites your workflow so that we can include this component in the next release.

take care,

to]

Permalink Reply by Michela Turrin on January 5, 2011 at 3:38pm

Hi Thomas, I will discuss with Florian too and let you know if I am missing something - but as far as i see from the tests I did on our models, the component fully fits the everything was needed. Simply great, thanks! Gr, Michela

Permalink Reply by vitto on November 30, 2012 at 8:06am

Hi to],

I think your work could be useful for me.

I'm student and I try to do a daylight analysis with a parametric model of a room build with GH linked to Ecotect. Now I need to understand how can I modify with a "number slider" the properties (colour reflectance) of of my mesh esported by "exported mesh to ecotect".

Regards,

Vittorio

Permalink Reply by Florian Heinzelmann on January 6, 2011 at 7:02am

Hi Thomas.

Many thanks for your efforts and advice. I'm checking out all the stuff you guys prepared.

About the library: I was experimenting a while ago with daysim and radiance.

That was with an earlier version of Ecotect where I changed the default material library.

Once I installed Ecotect 2011 it kept the daysim library.

I was not aware of that.

We keep you guys updated with the results.

Best,

Florian

Permalink Reply by to] on January 6, 2011 at 8:41am

Hi Florian & Michela

thanks and looking forward to see your process.

I didn't used daysim much,what was your experience?....hope we ca soon finish our radiance plugin

best

Ursula & Tom

Permalink Reply by Michela Turrin on January 9, 2011 at 7:09pm

Great news you are working with radiance too! My own experience with Daysim is irrelevant so far, I think Florian did more: we are letting you know. Keep in touch very soon, Michela

Permalink Reply by Florian Heinzelmann on January 11, 2011 at 2:03pm

Hi U&to

I tried Daysim very shortly and it always had problems with my geometry. Therefore I tried Radiance directly from Ecotect using it as a geometry exporter. The materials I defined then directly within the radiance GUI window and did not use any exported ecotect material. During this process I also imported the Daysim material library into Ecotect which is supposedly more relevant for Radiance. But honestly the whole process is a bit of Jungle. I also had a short look at the Diva for Rhino plugin which I have to explore a bit more since it's also doing some "unforeseen" stuff.

best,

Florian

Permalink Reply by Matt on March 4, 2011 at 12:52pm

You may have already covered this but does Geco and Mesh tools work with Rhino 4 or 5 with the most current version of Grasshopper?

Thanks,

Matt

Permalink Reply by to] on March 4, 2011 at 1:03pm

Hi Matt, both are working as normal. We didn't get any bug reports yet and do not really expect one.

cheers

[uto]

Permalink Reply by Ninja on March 19, 2011 at 11:30am

sry, i am having yet another request. I am working on a chancing facade element, which is adaptable to the indoors needs.

So is their away to change the material properties from a parameter inside grashhopper, instead of just picking in ecotect?

Regards

Permalink Reply by to] on March 19, 2011 at 11:32am

please check our manual (startmenu) or example files or the previews posts above

cheers,

[uto]

Permalink Reply by cmt on March 22, 2011 at 4:40am

Hi [u to],

Is it possible to analyse solar radiation of a building model with a given site massing? I have been trying to import the building together with the site massing, which took me a lot of time calculating the site also.

thanks!
calvin