Eddy3D — Outdoor
Installation
Plugin
- Windows: Install Eddy3D for Windows
- Mac: Install
Eddy3D-OutdoorPlusvia Rhino Package Manager (yak)
Simulation Engines (Windows / Mac)
Choose a simulation engine (one of the following): - Docker: Download (Recommended cross-platform, includes pre-configured umcf image) - BlueCFD 2020 (Windows Only): Download (Requires urbanMicroclimateFoam to be installed manually) - WSL (Windows Only): Installation guide (Requires urbanMicroclimateFoam to be installed manually)
If you would like to use the experimental MRT component, please install Radiance 5.3 in the default folder: C:\Program Files\Radiance (Windows) or via your package manager (Mac).
Templates
- Eddy comes with starter templates that you can find by right clicking on the
Template
component, see below.
- Select a template of your choice and follow the enumerated markers through the canvas.
Parallel computation
There is currently an issues with Microsoft’s and BlueCFD’s MPI dll which is why a run with multiple CPUs might fail. You need both dlls to be the same file, see here for instructions on how to ensure that.
Simple workflows
We value efficient workflows! See below for a one-directional urban CFD setup.

