Hello, Pollination community!
We are excited to announce the public release of the Rhino plugin version 1.5.2 with some special features and bug fixes.
Highlights
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Support partial export: Pollination export extensions are now compatible with Rhino’s
export selected
option. This feature is especially useful for those who want to export a partial model from Rhino. -
Support for partial validation: In addition to partial model export, you can use the
PO_ValidateModel
command to QA/QC your partial export. This feature will help you run quick validation on a smaller part of the model instead of running validation on a whole building model. -
Improved IES GEM import and export.
- Importing holes from GEM files are now supported. The holes are translated into AirBoundaries in Pollination and are translated back to holes when the model is exported as a GEM file.
- If shades are created from closed BREPs then will be translated to shade groups. The shades with a single face are extruded to create a volume. This change ensures that the shades work well with
SunCalc
. - Importing and exporting adjacent buildings is now supported.
- Previous versions of the Pollination Revit Plugin resulted in bugs with importing skylights. This is now fixed for almost all horizontal faces. For more information, see this link.
Notable Fixes
- The
PO_AddRoomByLayer
command now keeps the display name the same as the layer name. For context on this issue, check out this topic on Discourse.
Other Changes
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Support selecting groups for creating apertures, doors, and building shades. For context on this issue, check out this topic on Discourse.
Credits
Special shoutout to @lharr, @asisnath, @amirtabadkani, @tfedyna, and Toby Akehurst for their contributions to this release by providing feedback and reporting bugs.