CATEco v0.1 is a proof of concept connection between Catia V5r19 and Ecotect 2011.  CATEco uses vb.net and DDE (dynamic data exchange) to communicate between the two platforms.  The attached video shows Catia geometry being sent to Ecotect, analyzed for solar insolation, then returning the solar insolation value to a parameter in Catia.  Much thanks goes out to Jonatan Schumacher for getting us started and Nathan Miller’s http://theprovingground.wikidot.com/ecotect-dde and of course UTO’s Geco.

More development to come…

-Ben Howes & Matt Naugle