Workflow
Demo
Tip
If Insight reports that it's having trouble connecting to Autodesk's servers from within Revit, try connecting to the Insight website directly using the Chrome browser. Just go to:
Login using your Autodesk ID, and you'll be taken to the same interface -- but in a way that works more reliably.
Practice Exercise (Optional)
Download Practice File: Starting Point
- Open the Generating Insights from a Conceptual Mass Model - Start model.
- Generate Insights for this model.
- Open the Generate tool.
- Confirm whether you want to use the existing energy analytical model or update it.
- Wait a few minutes as the insights are generated.
- Open the Insight interface using the Optimize tool to view the simulation results.
- Set the Insight interface preferences for viewing the results.
- Click the Back to Insight link.
- Open the Settings tool from the right toolbar in the Insight interface.
- Set the desired:
- Unit system: Imperial
- Values to be rolled up: EUI
- Sorting order for widgets: By Importance
- Click on the project tile to return to the simulation results.
- Set the Insight interface preferences for viewing the results.
- Use the Benchmark Comparison tile to see how the current assumptions for your project compare to the ASHRAE 90.1 and Architecture 2030 benchmarks.
- Click the Location tile to view the location and weather station information.
- Use the Visualization menu (at the top of the Insight interface) to visualize:
- Photovoltaic (PV) Analysis
When you have completed this exercise, your model should look like this:
