At the top of the Main window are summaries of the current results and areas of elements in the Revit model (Façade Area, Glazed Area, and Total Area).
If all surfaces are selected (or if no Surfaces/Façades are selected) in the tree list of the Façade Navigator, the Dashboard will display the Total Areas for the whole building. Values will display in relevant units according to the project units set in Revit (metric or imperial). There is no need to set units in in the application, as these will be identified automatically.
Note: The Setting to exclude areas below a certain value may cause a discrepancy when selecting all or selecting none (you might expect the results to be the identical). This tolerance may be adjusted in Settings.
The U-value, Solar Load, and Daylighting results are also shown for the current Surfaces and Façades selected.
Note: For Detailed Models, it is important that Properties have been set for elements in the Revit model eg. that Walls, Floors and Roofs have thermal properties. Glazing should be assigned a construction type also with associated thermal properties for U-value, SHGC (solar heat gain coefficient) and VLT (visual light transmittance). Walls (solid and Curtain Wall) that are external should have their function set to ‘External’ in Revit.
Walls that are set to ‘Internal’ will be excluded by the application. Glazing material, if assigned, should have a minimum transparency set in the materials browser, to be identified as glass. Please see the FAQ’s section below – Modeling Guidelines for further information.
Note: It may sometimes happen that after calculating Solar Loads in the Building Manager that the Dashboard results do not display completely. In this case, please run the Calculations again in the Building Manager.
