Modeling Best Practices

Geometry inside cove.tool

Geometry, Required Categories, Plugins, Troubleshooting, and more

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Installing the Plugins

How do I install the cove.tool plugin for Revit, Rhino/Grasshopper, SketchUp, and ArchiCAD?

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Mixed-Use

How to make a Mixed-use project?

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Manual Mode vs. 3D Mode

FAQ: What are the differences between Manual Mode and 3D Mode?

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

How do the Plugins know which direction is North? How can I check?

Plugin FAQ

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

How to vary the Glazing Percentage

Written by Sandeep Ahuja
Updated over a week ago

Understanding the "50K triangles" error

FAQ: exporting geometry into cove.tool, 50000 triangles

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Error: Please upload your 3D geometry before visiting the daylight page

FAQ: Unable to pass geometry page, First Project Error, Grasshopper Plugin Troubleshooting

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

3D analysis page glitching?

FAQ: troubleshooting 3D Analysis, Chrome Browser, Clear Cache

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Importing and Modeling Elevated Floors in cove.tool

elevated floors, renovations, fit-outs, import, drawing.tool, geometry

Written by Sara Laudeman
Updated over a week ago

Fixing the "floor-to-floor height" error

FAQ: exporting geometry into cove.tool

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

How to create an energy model from a napkin sketch?

FAQ: Using Manual Mode in cove.tool

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

How to do a Massing Study in cove.tool?

Using cove.tool to create a massing report

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

How can I run a daylight analysis with Frit Patterns?

Descriptive methods for simulating the effective visual transmittance from frit patterns and frit density.

Written by Patrick Chopson
Updated over a week ago

How to Remove Gaps in your geometry for the Revit Export

Removing Wall join gaps or Window gaps in the Revit model

Written by Zahra Zolfaghari
Updated over a week ago

Project not visible on 3D Analysis Page

FAQ: "The daylight simulation has completed, but I don't see my model. What happened?"

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

I have multiple Revit buildings, should I model them at once or each one individually?

A workflow from Revit to cove.tool with multiple buildings in one model. This method streamlines the export of layers for accurate analysis.

Written by Patrick Chopson
Updated over a week ago

Below grade geometry guide

How to deal with below-grade geometry?

Written by Jayati Chhabra
Updated over a week ago

Master Planning, Campus Planning, Urban Design Using cove.tool

How to do site analysis, master planning, urban design, or campus studies

Written by Twisha Raja
Updated over a week ago

Plugin Workflow in Revit for 3D Mode and Daylight

Revit plugin, Video and Written Tutorial (v2.4.0 and later), Best Practice Modeling

Written by Udiksha Kapini
Updated over a week ago

The Ideal Revit Model for the cove.tool workflow

FAQ - Cleaning up, prepping, and following best practices for Revit

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

What to avoid in Revit for cove.tool workflow?

What Revit categories, families, and situations should I avoid when preparing a model for the cove.tool plugin export process?

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Export from multiple Revit models to cove.tool

Core+Shell, core & shell, multiple models, Revit import, drawing.tool

Written by Udiksha Kapini
Updated over a week ago

Using Design Options in Revit for cove.tool

Revit Plugin, Best Practice Modeling, Design Options

Written by Udiksha Kapini
Updated over a week ago

Using Revit phasing for cove.tool

Best Revit Modeling Practices, Phasing

Written by Udiksha Kapini
Updated over a week ago

Revit Mixed Use Workflow with Multiple Model Sources

Upload multiple models to a single cove.tool project

Written by Patricia Kusumadjaja
Updated over a week ago

Why is my geometry below grade (B)?

Below grade geometry, basement

Written by Udiksha Kapini
Updated over a week ago

Uploading a BIM 360 model to cove.tool

How to upload a Revit model connected to the cloud sharing platform - BIM 360 to cove.tool? BIM360

Written by Jayati Chhabra
Updated over a week ago

How do I export building geometry for a mixed-use project with the Revit Plugin?

Video Tutorial for multi-use project in Revit

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

How do I filter spandrels into the Revit 3D view? (Revit Plugin v2.4.0)

Spandrel, curtain wall, glazing, cove.tool views

Written by Udiksha Kapini
Updated over a week ago

How does the Revit Plugin Work? Can I create my own View Templates?

FAQ: Revit Plugin

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Ideal modeling workflow of Revit Curtain Walls for exporting to cove.tool

Modeling prep for curtain walls with the Revit Plugin for both Windows and Exterior Walls layers.

Written by Patrick Chopson
Updated over a week ago

Using Revit Linked Models with cove.tool

FAQ: How to export geometry to cove.tool for linked models in Revit

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Can the Revit Plugin be used on a working model?

Plugins FAQ

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Using an Architectural Model vs Mechanical Model for the Plugin Export Process

Plugins FAQ

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Does the Revit Plugin import my project's material properties?

Plugins FAQ

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Why has the Revit Plug-in created an empty 3D view(s)? or incomplete?

Plugins FAQ

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Why did the Revit Plug-in miscalculate my building's height?

Plugins FAQ

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

How to share a Revit File with cove.tool

How to package and share a Revit Model for Troubleshooting

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Rhino/Grasshopper Plugin - v.4.1.0 and later - Workflow for 3D Mode, Daylight, and Energy

Rhino, Grasshopper, Plug-in, import, daylight, energy, troubleshooting

Written by Twisha Raja
Updated this week

Exporting Parametric Geometry with the Rhino/Grasshopper Plugin

FAQ: Parametric and Curved Geometry for cove.tool workflow

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Preparing Rhino projects for the Grasshopper Plugin

How to make sure your file will export from Rhino/Grasshoper.

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

My Grasshopper Upload Is Not Working

I get an error or my geometry is not showing up

Written by Patrick Chopson
Updated over a week ago

Troubleshooting the Grasshopper Plugin (v2.0.2 and later)

Plugin FAQ - Common Rhino/Grasshopper Obstacles and Solutions

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

SketchUp Plugin Workflow for 3D Mode and Daylight

Video and Written Tutorial for SketchUp Plugin v.3.0.0 and later

Written by Jayati Chhabra
Updated over a week ago

SketchUp Plugin (v.2.0.0) Workflow for 3D Mode and Daylight

Video and Written Tutorial for SketchUp Plugin v.2.0.0 and later

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Is there a SketchUp Plugin

Yes, we have an all new SketchUp Plugin

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Troubleshooting the SketchUp Plugin

Plugin FAQ - Common SketchUp Obstacles and Solutions

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Compatible modeling approaches in cove.tool's SketchUp Plugin

Plugins FAQ

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Exporting geometry from Sketchup to a mixed-use project.

A written tutorial on how to export two building types of one building to one project.

Written by Patrick Chopson
Updated over a week ago

Exporting geometry from ArchiCAD to a Mixed-use project

Written tutorial on how to export multi-use building types to one project

Written by Udiksha Kapini
Updated over a week ago

Vectorworks plugin workflow

A written tutorial for the 2D version of the Vectorworks Designer 2021 plugin

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

Installing Python and IfcOpenShell for BlenderBIM

FAQ: Errors installing BlenderBIM and cove.tool add-on

Written by Marco Aguirre
Updated over a week ago

TestFit Plugin Workflow and Tutorial

Is there a TestFit Plugin for cove.tool?

Written by Jayati Chhabra
Updated over a week ago

How do I connect my cove.tool project to Autocase?

A step-by-step guide to linking cove.tool to Autocase.

Written by Patrick Chopson
Updated over a week ago

BlenderBIM Plugin Workflow for 3D Mode, Daylight, and Energy

FAQ: Is there a Blender Plug-in for 3d mode, daylight, energy, troubleshooting?

Written by Patrick Chopson
Updated over a week ago

Giraffe Plugin Workflow for 3D Mode, Daylight, and Energy

FAQ: Is there a Giraffe Plug-in connection for 3d mode, daylight, energy?

Written by Patrick Chopson
Updated over a week ago

ArchiCAD plugin workflow for 3D and Daylight Mode

Written tutorial for the Archicad plugin (v.1.1.3)

Written by Udiksha Kapini
Updated over a week ago

Vectorworks 3d workflow

Can I export to 3D Analysis with Vectorworks?

Written by Patrick Chopson
Updated over a week ago