IESVE Getting Started Program

This session is part of a program curated to help new users build confidence and capability with the VE software.
This session covered:

• Introduction to ModelIT Interface and Schematic Geometry Wizard
• Tools for Creating, Editing and Adjusting Model Settings
• Import options from other softwares like DXF and SketchUp
• Model verification and QA/QC
• Sample VE model examples for IGBC, Environmental Clearance and Urban planning

This session is part of a program curated to help new users build confidence and capability with the VE Software.
This session covered:

• Solar Geometry and Sun Path Analysis

  • Understanding Solar Position, Altitude and Azimuth
  • Generating and Interpreting sun-path diagrams

• Changing the Weather Files as per the site location and downloading from online resources
• Shadow and Shading Analysis

  • Running shadow range and shadow animation simulations
  • Assessing self-shading and mutual shading between buildings or elements

• Surface Insolation Calculations
• Exporting images, animations and data for presentation, certification or Environmental Compliance submission

This session is part of a program curated to help new users build confidence and capability with the VE Software.
This Part 1 Session covered:

• Overview of Daylight and Artificial Lighting modules in the VE
• Model Preparation & Geometry Setup

  • Preparing Geometry from ModelIT
  • Assigning materials, reflectance and transparency properties.
  • Setting up openings, glazing and shading devices

• Daylight Simulation and Analysis
• Artificial Lighting Setup

  • Lighting Database, Placement and Editing of Artificial Light & Performing Simulation

• Results Visualisation & Reporting

  • Generating illuminance maps, graphical and tabular outputs

This session is part of a program curated to help new users build confidence and capability with the VE Software.
This Part 2 Session covered:

• Review of FlucsDL, FlucsPro, LightPro and RadianceIES modules
• Model Creation Tips, essential parameters for daylight simulation
• Combined Lighting Simulation (Daylight + Artificial Lighting)
• Advanced Lighting Simulation, such as sDA & ASE, UDI, VSC, Glare Analysis
• Results and Analysis

This session is part of a program curated for new users to build confidence and capability with the VE Software.
This session covered:

• Introduction to MacroFlo
• MacroFlo Opening Types & Exposure
• Opening Category, Degree of Opening, Creating Different Types of Opening
• Assigning Opening Types to Windows in the Model & Performing Simulation
• Results Display and Analysis

This session is part of a program curated for new users to build confidence and capability with the VE Software.
This session covered:

• Overview of MicroFlo
• Setting up the context for External CFD
• CFD Setting and Simulation
• Results Analysis
• Internal CFD Analysis & Parameters
• Settings and Simulation
• Output of Internal CFD Analysis

This session is part of a program curated for new users to build confidence and capability with the VE Software.
This session covered:

• Overview of Building Template Manager in IES VE
• Creating Constructions, Occupancy Profiles and Simplified HVAC Systems in ApacheSim
• Internal Load: Thermal Templates for different functions of the spaces
• Assigning Constructions: Thermal Templates to the Geometry Model
  -QA/QC

This session is part of a program curated for new users to build confidence and capability with the VE Software.
This session covered:

• Reviewing the data and Thermal Templates assigned to the model from the previous session
• Performing the Dynamic Thermal Simulation
• Introduction to VistaPro
• Results and Analysis

This session is part of a program curated for new users to build confidence and capability with the VE Software.
This final session is a case study of all the demo projects used in the previous 8 sessions.