Automatic Model Geometry and Material Property Analysis
After the thermal blocks have been defined, the architectural model (BIM) is transformed into a Building Energy Model (BEM) by the automatic model geometry and material property analysis functionality of ArchiCAD. This analysis does the following:
•analyzes the visible structures and openings according to their orientations and positions relative to zones and generates the space boundaries on them. (Space boundaries describe the building’s geometry in a format that works for energy simulation input.)
•populates the space boundary lists. Structures and Openings are automatically listed with their properties that are relevant for the energy evaluation.