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In the last blog, we looked at how we can go to different areas within a building and explore how the view would look like. In this post, we take the same file online and see how we may do a daylight analysis, for different times of the day, different days of the year, not just outside the building, but within each room as well.
This can be done with a simple workflow, which is easily shareable.
Open a new Global Scene by clicking on Insert -> New Global Scene
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2. Add the original Revit file by clicking on Map-> Add Data and navigating to the file’s location. We can now publish this scene to the ArcGIS Online portal.
3. Go to Share -> Web Scene. The pane for Share As Web Scene settings opens.
- Change the name to –> ESRI_New_Building
- Add Summary:
New Building on ESRI Redlands Campus - Add the following Tags
BIM, 3D, Example, Building - Select Sharing Selects (Everyone or your organization)4. Click on “Analyze” to see that all the inputs are error-free. And then Click Sharee. You can check the status of this process by clicking on “Jobs”. This usually takes a few minutes, depending on the file size.
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5. After the Scene is done publishing, you will receive a successful sharing message. You can click on Manage the web scene to view it online.
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6. You are navigated to the ArcGIS Online portal. Enter your credentials to login if necessary. The description page for the web scene opens. Click on Open in Scene Viewer.
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7. Click on the Building Explorer icon
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8. Select the Building
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9. Building Explorer will show the Disciplines and Categories
Check Architectural Discipline
Check Structural Discipline
DAYLIGHT ANALYSIS FOR THE BUILDING FLOORS
- Unselect the Windows in the Architectural group in the Building Explorer.
Note: Unchecking the windows is necessary because the Scene viewer treats the windows as opaque if checked.
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2. Click on the Daylight tool.
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3. Use the slider to examine how the sunlight will fall inside the building for different times of the day, different months of the year.
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SLICE INSPECTION
Next, we move on the Slice tool on the Web, which lets you explore the interior plan of the Building model.
- Go to Analyze tool
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2. Select “Slice Objects”. You can now explore the interior of the building’s cross-section interactively using the handles on the scene
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Hope you found this two-part tutorial blog worthy of the time and effort! Please leave your feedback below! If you have questions or comments, please email at nnayak@esri.com.
Now you are ready, to quickly import, georeference, conduct exploratory analysis on your data, share it online and analyze some more!
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