Calculate Data
You've gotten your building into Finch- now what?
1. Get data calculations
Finch Key Figures calculate the hard data of design restrictions to allow for an early understanding of a design’s parameters. Massing data is displayed on the right side of the screen, and can be minimized by clicking directly on the key figures. Data is updated in real time and can be affected by building mass, story heights, wall thickness and program exclusion.
Key Figures Metrics
2. Assign custom properties
Custom Properties allow architects to create their own data calculations, such as budget or emissions.
Right-click on a program in the
Programs
accordion, and selectEdit
.In the program editor, select
Add property
.Set a value, relate it to the NIA or GFA, and set a unit.
Residential Budget
example: (1500, NIA, € = €1500 per sqm NIA)
Residential Emissions
example: (70, GFA, kg CO2e = 70 kg CO2e per sqm GFA)
Under the
GFA
drop down menu in the right panel Programs accordion, find and select the new custom property to display the data.
3. Edit your building in Rhino
Not quite met your GFA targets, or want to test adding another floor? It's quicker than ever to make design changes and get instant feedback:
If you have
Auto receive changes from web app
turned on in the plug-in, your Rhino model has been syncing with all the changes you have made in the web app.Otherwise,
Sync
your model and select the web-app version.Make changes to your mass; stretch, scale, add another building, etc and
Sync
.Back in Finch, the data has updated according to the edited building, but all customization and assignment remains.
To edit your building mass using Revit, simply upload the edited mass to the same variant to overwrite the current one, or create a new empty variant and upload to it.
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