Autodesk Vasari - Getting Started

Who is this for:

Architects and engineers interested in Building Performance Analysis (BPA) at the early / conceptual stages of the design process.

Takeaways:

How to use Autodesk Vasari to create a conceptual model that can be used for BPA. Subsequent posts will cover using Vasari for BPA and using Vasari's visual programming capabilities to improve your design

By: Emile Kfouri - Sr. Manager of the Autodesk Building Performance Analysis Group

 

Getting Started with Vasari:

Autodesk^® Vasari is an easy-to-use, expressive design tool for creating building concepts. Vasari goes further, with integrated analysis for energy and carbon, providing design insight where the most important design decisions are made. And, when it’s time to move the design to production, your Vasari design data can simply be brought into the Autodesk^® Revit^® platform for BIM, ensuring clear execution of design intent.

Vasari is focused on conceptual building design using both geometric and parametric modeling. It supports performance-based design via integrated energy modeling and analysis features. Download and try the free Beta version.

Below is a quick introduction to Vasari:

 

The following are two videos on creating forms in Vasari - Part 1 and Part 2

There are an extraordinary collection of YouTube videos and blog posts on using Vasari. It has a very vibrant and active community of users. Check out the Vasari product channel on YouTube where the Vasari Essential Skills videos will teach everything you need to know to model in Vasari. You may also want to follow the Blog and Forums to stay up to date on what is going on with Vasari

Once the model has been created it is easy to use the model for a variety of Building Performance Analysis (BPA) related work including whole building annual energy analysis, wind analysis, Solar Radiationand others.

In a subsequent set of blog posts we will cover how to do BPA in Vasari and also how to use Vasari's visual programming capabilities to take better control of your design.

Tell Us what you think:

Have you used Vasari for Building Performance Analysis? If so please tell us how you have used it and what your experience has been like.