Pollination-to-IESVE plug-in enables global consultancy to import Revit or Rhino models easily
Arup has adopted the Pollination Revit-to-IESVE plug-in from IES, to streamline the creation of energy models for building performance simulation.
The plug in allows users of IES Virtual Environment (IESVE) software to import Revit or Rhino models directly. IES states that this has enabled Arup to reduce modelling time by up to 40%.
The plug-in brings the full BIM model into IESVE, including elements such as slanted roofs, complex shading, and ceiling or floor plenums. According to IES, this allows engineers to begin whole-building performance simulations immediately.
IES also explains that partial model export — allowing export of single floors or even individual rooms — has been particularly valuable for integrating updates from the latest BIM models throughout the design process.
Arup has already applied the technology to projects across the UK, mainland Europe and the Middle East, covering building types from high-rise offices to data centres.
“Pollination Revit to IESVE plug-in enables modelling teams to speed up and to encourage high performance building design from early stage through detailed design,” said Levent Kocalioglu, senior consultant at Arup.
“This workflow offers our team more valuable time to analyse alternatives that we invest in fine tuning the performance of our design considerations. From our recent projects, the workflow helps to reduce the modelling time significantly.”
