Transcript Topic Overview - ArquitecturaVeliz

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Autodesk Ecotect Analysis:
The Desktop Component Interface
Dr. Andrew Marsh
Principal Software Engineer, AEC-Simulation
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Topic Overview
ELEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED IN THIS ORDER
Topics covered in this tutorial:
Menus and Toolbars
The menu-items and icon shortcuts you use to
get things done.
Control Panels
Tabbed property editors you use to
manipulate and view the model.
View controls
Icons for zooming, fitting and manipulating the
model view.
Status-bar
Displays model statistics and the application
interactive status.
Pages
Tabs that control the main window and how
you work with the model.
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Menus and Toolbars
Displays a brief
description of the
selected item.
Menu and toolbars are located along the top-left of These
the application.
let you toggle
Main Menu
Items in the main menu contain most of the
commands you will use to operate the
program.
Main Toolbar
This contains action items that affect the
properties of objects or direct the operation of
the program.
Date / Time Toolbar
This toolbar allows you to change the date
and time for the current shadow display and
for time-based calculations.
Snap Settings Toolbar
This contains controls for interactive program
features such as snap settings, grid sizes and
transformation settings.
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the visibility of each
toolbar.
Resets all toolbars
to default position.
The User Toolbar
A tabbed set of user tools is also optionally available.
Command Entry Toolbar
Allows you to directly enter script and lua
commands in Ecotect. Use the Enter key or
green arrow to execute the command.
Custom Slider
Interacts with the OnSlider() event within
dynamic models. Typically models with
embedded scripts that use this slider will
modify it’s name and unit values.
Stylus Toolbar
Provides tools to use with a Tablet PC or penbased computer. The Model and Zones buttons
display the current Page’s context menu.
Movie Toolbar
The controls used to create movies and
animations. These are usually located in the
Display Settings control panel, but are moved
here whenever you open this tab.
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User Toolbar
Provides a set of user-customisable
buttons. Use the ‘…’ button to display the
toolbar editor dialog in which you can add,
edit and remove your own buttons. Each
button can be used to execute a command,
call as script or run an external application.
You can use the value shown at the bottom
of this toolbar to observe selected data from
the Selection Information control panel.
Undo Steps List
This is simply a list of the last few action
that you have done that are available to be
undone.
Control Panels
Control panels are located on the right-hand side.
Selection Information
Analysis Grid
Information and settings for the currently
selected object, node or zone.
Controls for positioning and calculating
the analysis grid.
Zone Management
Rays & Particles
A list of zones in the current model.
Controls for spraying acoustic rays and
particles within the model.
Material Assignment
Displays and assigns primary and
alternate materials for the currently
selected object(s).
Display Settings
Tools for controlling what is displayed in
the 3D model.
Visualisation Settings
Visualisation controls for the OpenGL
hardware rendering engine.
Shadow Settings
Controls for displaying shadows and
shading functions.
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Scripts & Wizards
Allows you to add complex parametric
objects as well as listing scripts and
wizards from any folders you choose.
Object Transformation
Controls for numerically transforming
selected objects and nodes.
Export Manager
Quick access to model export options.
View Controls
View control icons are located beneath the control panels.
Zoom Window
Allows you to select a zoom region in
the current view. Simply click the Left
Mouse button at one corner of the
desired region, drag the cursor to the
opposing corner and release it. If this
icon is clicked with the Right Mouse
button, the last view change is undone.
Fit Grid
Fits the display grid to the extent of all
currently visible objects in the model.
Zoom All/Selected
Zooms the view to fit selected objects.
If nothing is selected, all are used.
Zoom Grid
Zooms to fit the current grid within the
3D Editor. If this icon is clicked with
the Right Mouse button, all objects
are fitted within the 3D Editor without
any alteration to the grid.
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Resize Grid
By resizing the grid to a particular
section of a model, it is possible to
zoom in and out of that section of
model quickly and easily. In
conjunction with the Zoom Grid
command, this is the preferred method
for working on sections of a model,
rather than repeatedly using the zoom
in and out commands.
Copy View
This command copies the current view
to the clipboard as either an enhanced
Windows metafile (WMF) or as an RGB
Windows bitmap (BMP), which you can
then paste directly into other image
manipulation or desktop publishing
applications.
Dynamically Changing the View
You can use the mouse or arrow keys to change the view.
Right-Mouse Button
Rotating a 3D view
Clicking and dragging the Right-Mouse
Button allows you to rotate the current
model view.
Panning a view
Click and drag the Right-Mouse Button
whist holding down the CONTROL Key
allows you to pan the current view.
Zooming a view
Click and drag the Right-Mouse Button
whist holding down the SHIFT Key
allows you to pan the current view.
Perspective distortion
Click and drag the Right-Mouse Button
whist holding down the SHIFT and
CONTROL Key allows you to adjust the
perspective distortion within the
current view.
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Arrow Keys
Rotating a 3D view
Simply press the Left/Right/Up/Down
arrow keys.
Smaller increments
Hold the SHIFT Key to reduce the
increment from 10deg to 1 deg.
Panning a view
Hold down the CONTROL Key.
Status Bar
The status bar is located at the bottom of the main window.
The first status bar sub-panel can also
contain a command entry text box, allowing
you to enter command shortcuts based on
ECOTECT script commands.
You can toggle this feature on/off using the
Command Entry Box item in the Tools menu
or by simply double-clicking the left mouse
button in the status bar.
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Pages in Main Application Window
Main Work Area
The area in the centre of the main application window is where you will do
most of your work.
Choosing a Page
The tabs running down the left side allow you to choose Pages which show
different aspects of the model, its associated data and analysis.
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PROJECT Page
Many different types of
This is also where you set the
information can be held within
location and orientation of the
your project.
building site.
PROJECT Page
Shows textual and context
information relating to the
project itself and the site on
which it sits.
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3D EDITOR Page
3D EDITOR Page
Displays the editable buildingThese icons act on
model, allowing you to add, selected objects in the
modify and delete building 3D Editor.
Use these icons to
elements.
create new objects in
your model.
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VISUALISE Page
VISUALISE Page
Shows a rendered view of the
model, complete with all the
analysis elements you choose
to display.
Use these tabs to create,
store and select different
model views.
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Use the Visualization Settings
panel to control render and
sketchiness parameters.
ANALYSIS Page
Use these icons to fit,
capture, scale and lock
the current graph.
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Both graphical and tabulated
text data is available for almost
all types of analysis.
REPORTS Page
You can select …
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reports…options.
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REPORTS Page
Displays an embedded HTML browser that has a
number of uses: to display embedded help within
the software as well as report tables which can
be displayed as either formatted text, styled
HTML or sent direct to MS Excel.
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SUMMARY
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MAIN MENU
TOOLBARS
Contains the commands you
use to operate the program.
Shortcuts to common menu
commands and settings.
PAGE TABS
PANEL TABS
Allows you to select from the
five main work pages.
Select from the eleven panels
tabs for performing actions.
STATUS BAR
VIEW TOOLBAR
Shows settings and progress
of calculations.
Allows you to fit and adjust
the current model view.
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