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Introduction:

• What is the 3D modeller?
• How does the 3D modeller relate to other Tas apps?
  • Why isn’t the Building Simulator part of Tas3D?
• What can I analyse in Tas3D?

QuickStart:

• Introduction
• Importing a Drawing
  • What do I need?
  • Instructions
  • Show me
• Drawing Walls & Making Spaces
  • Spaces
• Creating Windows
  • Placing Windows
• Pitched Surfaces
  • Joins
  • Walls
  • Construction Lines
• Building Elements
  • Making & Editing Building Elements
  • Assigning Building Elements
• Zoning
  • Make & Name Zones
  • Assign zones to spaces
• Generating the Building Simulator file

Core Concepts:

• Building Properties
  • Longitude, Latitude & Timezone
  • North Angle
• Storeys
  • Creating Storeys
    • Floor Level
    • Default Storey Height
    • Ground Floor Checkbox
    • Used Checkbox
  • New Above
  • Add Walls
  • Special Storeys
• Building Elements
  • Creating Building Elements
    • Building Element Colour
    • Thickness
    • Null
    • Ground
    • Transparent
    • Internal shadows
    • Include Sloping Floor Area
    • Type
    • Used
  • Assigning Building Elements
    • Assign Tools
    • Select Tools
  • Null walls
  • Null ceilings/floors
  • The Default Building Element
  • Secondary Elements
• Zones
  • Creating Zones
    • Zone Sets
    • External Zones
    • Tags
    • Colours
  • Assigning Zones
    • Assigning Tags
  • Zoning Rules
    • Atrium Zoning
    • Perimeter Zoning
    • Voids & Risers
  • Adiabatic Links
  • Multiplicity
• Windows
  • Creating Windows
    • Placement
    • Window Dimensions
    • Level
    • Transparent
    • Internal Shadows
    • Used
    • Frame Dimensions
    • Pane Dimensions
  • Window Groups
    • Creating a window group
    • x-offset & y-offset
    • Mirror
  • Placing Windows
  • Placed Window Properties
    • Fit to wall
• Shades
  • Creating Shades
    • Shade Dimensions
    • Frame
    • Horizontal & Vertical fins
  • Placing Shades
    • Vertical Shades
    • Brise Soliels
    • Rooflight Shades
• Pitches & Planes
  • Adjusting Wall Heights
  • Adjusting Join Heights
  • Creating Planes
    • By Points
    • By Offset
    • By Inclination
    • By 3D Surface
  • Applying Planes
  • Intersect Planes

Analysis:

• Analysis Model
  • Creating
  • Refreshing
  • Exporting
    • Export Zone Sets
    • Omit External Zones and Shades
    • Create Zone Groups for Tags
    • Create Zone Sets For Storeys
    • Shading Calculations
    • Template Options
    • The Exported Model
  • Viewing
• Sun & Shadow
  • Displaying
    • Sun, Sun Arcs & Analemmas
• Shading Calculations
  • Calculating
    • First & Last Day
    • Step
    • Distribute
    • Include DWG/gbXML shade surfaces
• Daylighting
  • Material Properties
    • Building Element Types
    • Building Elements
    • Windows
    • Shades
    • Side
  • Ground Properties
  • Basic Daylight Calculations
    • Sky
    • Calculation Areas
    • Accuracy
  • Viewing Results
    • Summary
    • 2D Plan View
    • Reports
  • Rendered Daylight views
    • Prerequisites
    • Generating
    • Display Calculation Lux Values
  • Advanced Daylight Calculations
    • Climate Based Daylight Modelling
    • Right of light & BRE 209

Tools:

• 2D Views
  • Wall Alignment
    • Align walls on input
    • Merge walls on delete
    • Perpendicular to & Parallel to
  • Grid Setup
  • Snap Options
    • Grid Snap
    • Angle Snap
    • Drawing Snap
• 3D Views
  • Camera Setup
• Other Tools
  • Zoom Tools
    • Zoom to Zone
  • Pan Tool
  • Unzone Building

ImportExport:

• 2D Drawings
  • Prerequisites
  • Drawing Scale
  • Model Mapping
  • Copy Scale and Mapping
  • Layer Selection
  • Multiple files
  • Plan View Overlay
  • Update File Location
  • Image Import
• 3D Shade Surfaces
  • Pre-requisites
• gbXML
  • Pre-requisites
  • Importing gbXML
    • Display Options
  • gbXML vs Tas3D Geometry
  • Creating Floor Plans
  • Adding Zones
  • Shades
    • Simple Shades
    • Shade Buildings
    • 3D Shade Surfaces

Examples:

• Planes
  • Curved Roofs
    • Curved roof
    • Domed Roof
  • Dormer Windows
  • Sloped Walls
• Other Examples
  • Atria
  • Balconies
  • Basements
  • Lifts & Risers
• Zoning: Part L2A & EPC
  • Perimeter Zoning
  • Atrium Zoning

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Indices and tables

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