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Patrick Chopson

Sandeep Ahuja

Guidance on geometry, plugins, design workflows, and BIM troubleshooting, 

Modeling Best Practices

Geometry, Required Categories, Plugins, Troubleshooting, and more

Geometry inside analysis.tool

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

Installing the Plugins

Introduction to the general workflow for creating mixed-use projects in analysis.tool

Mixed-Use Projects

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

How to vary the Glazing Percentage

FAQ: exporting geometry into analysis.tool, 50000 triangles

Understanding the "50K triangles" error

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

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

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

3D analysis page glitching?

Introduction to the features and interface of Geometry page

Building Geometry Interface

Geometry Overview

FAQ: exporting geometry into analysis.tool

Fixing the "floor-to-floor height" error

elevated floors, renovations, fit-outs, import, geometry

Importing and Modeling Elevated Floors in analysis.tool

How to create an energy model from a napkin sketch?

Using analysis.tool to create a massing report

How to do a Massing Study in analysis.tool?

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

How can I run a daylight analysis with Frit Patterns?

Removing Wall join gaps or Window gaps in the Revit model

How to Remove Gaps in Your Geometry for the Revit Export

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

Project not visible on 3D Analysis Page

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

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

Below grade geometry guide

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

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

General Design Workflows

BIM, Revit plugin, Video and Written Tutorial, Best Practice Modeling

Plugin Workflow in Revit for 3D Mode and Daylight

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

The Ideal Revit Model for the analysis.tool workflow

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

What to avoid in Revit for analysis.tool workflow?

Core+Shell, core & shell, multiple models, Revit import

Export from multiple Revit models to analysis.tool

How to Refresh your Revit cove.tool views?

Revit Plugin, Best Practice Modeling, Design Options

Using Design Options in Revit for analysis.tool

BIM, Revit plugin, Best Practice Modeling, Linked Model

Revit 3D Plugin (v3.0.0) Updates!

Using Revit phasing for analysis.tool

Upload multiple models to a single analysis.tool project

Revit Mixed Use Workflow with Multiple Model Sources

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

Using Revit Linked Models with the Plugin

Why is my geometry below grade (B)?

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

Uploading a BIM 360 model to analysis.tool

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

Spandrel, curtain wall, glazing, cove.tool views

How do I filter spandrels panels into the Revit 3D covetool spandrels view?

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

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

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

Can the Revit Plugin be used on a working model?

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

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

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

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

How to package and share a Revit Model for Troubleshooting

How to share a Revit File with the cove Team

New features, BIM, Revit plugin, Revit 2024

Revit 3D Plugin (v4.0.0) Updates!

Revit (2017 - 2025)

FAQ: Parametric and Curved Geometry for analysis.tool workflow

Exporting Parametric Geometry with the Rhino/Grasshopper Plugin

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

Preparing Rhino projects for the Grasshopper Plugin

I get an error or my geometry is not showing up

My Grasshopper Upload Is Not Working

Rhino, Grasshopper, 4.2.1, plugin, geometry, import

Rhino/Grasshopper Plugin - v.4.2.1 - Workflow for 3D Mode, Daylight, and Energy

Rhino/Grasshopper Mixed-Use

Rhino & Grasshopper (5, 6, 7, & 8)

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

SketchUp Plugin Workflow for 3D Mode and Daylight

Plugin FAQ - Common SketchUp Obstacles and Solutions

Troubleshooting the SketchUp Plugin

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

Exporting geometry from Sketchup to a mixed-use project.

Sketchup (2017 - 2024)

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

Exporting geometry from ArchiCAD to a Mixed-use project

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

Vectorworks plugin workflow

FAQ: Errors installing BlenderBIM and the plugin for analysis.tool

Installing Python and IfcOpenShell for BlenderBIM

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

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

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

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

Written tutorial for the Archicad plugin (v.1.1.3 and later)

ArchiCAD plugin workflow for 3D and Daylight Mode

Can I export to 3D Analysis with Vectorworks?

Vectorworks 3d workflow

Other Apps & Workflows

Plugins

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