AECOsim Building Designer Review

With AECOsim Building Designer, users can accurately and conveniently analyze building system performance. This is with the help of simulation tools to visualize real-world outcomes and evaluate building systems in order to identify the best design options. The software also takes conceptual energy analysis into account and provides peak loads, annual energy calculations, energy consumptions, carbon emissions, and fuel costs.

AECOsim Building Designer allows effective collaboration across multi-discipline teams with the help of tools for architectural, electrical, mechanical, and structural systems design. All is integrated in one platform so that everyone is in a common design environment and streamlined workflow. A built-in clash detector resolves issues quickly and mark-ups of models and documentation can be shared across teams to avoid costly project errors.

Users can develop and design buildings and facilities of any size and complexity with AECOsim Building Designer’s extensive architectural tools. Architects can produce coordinated architectural documentation directly from the building model, as well as create floor plans, sections, elevations, and schedules for any architectural component. These allow designers to work much faster, but without compromising the quality of their work output.

AECOsim Building Designer gives importance to details with tools for designing building structures. Comprehensive features for modelling of steel, concrete, and timber structures from walls, foundations, and columns to other structural components are all available. Since the program also integrates with detailing applications, such as Bentley’s ProStructures, the possibilities are virtually endless.

Aside from the strucutral components, AECOsim Building Designer has features for designing complex MEP systems. Users can model fully parametric air-handling, piping, and plumbing systems, as well as design lighting, power, fire-detection, and other electrical subsystems. Since these capabilities are all integrated in one unified platform, users can create projects more quickly and ensure proper communication across all project stages.

AECOsim Building Designer can produce building documentation and reports directly from a user’s intelligent building model. This capability ensures that drawings are up-to-date and able to communicate design accurately by publishing design model views. In order to support building operations, a model’s specifications, engineering calculations, and equipment documentation are all properly presented.

Users can fine-tune design alternatives by dynamically modeling or manipulating geometry. This is with features to discover more possibilities and explore a broad range of “what-if” alternatives to model different forms, sizes, and complexities without restrictions and limitations. All these are easy-to-learn and can be used fast.

AECOsim Building Designer can produce animations with life-like details and high-quality renderings in order to visualize building designs more accurately. This is possible without the need for additional software or extensions and integrations.