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Acouso-ROOM · Room Analysis
Review a room in Room AnalysisOpen a room Click Room Analysis on the Acouso ribbon, then select the room in Revit. When the window loads, confirm the room name and number. You can also select a room in Project Schedule and click Open Room Analysis. Room Anal…
Technical Reference
Room AnalysisRoom quantities and assignments Analysis volume is derived from floor area multiplied by analysis height. Review the effective quantities and applicable overrides, especially with variable ceiling heights, sloping roofs or complex…
Acouso-ROOM · Collections
GuidesRoom Analysis Review a room in Room Analysis
Technical Reference
Speech indicators and estimatesRoom Analysis — statistical STI potential A screening estimate derived from octave-band reverberation times, assuming an idealised exponential decay and quiet conditions. The reverberation-only relationship below describes the bas…
Acouso-ROOM · Tutorials
Analysing a RoomSet up and run your first acoustic analysis on an individual room. Recorded interface This recording can show an earlier interface. Use the related current written guide for the 2.2 workflow. Open the current written guide Analysi…
Acouso-ROOM · Main window
Main windowPrepare the project, run room analysis and review saved schedules from the Acouso-ROOM main window.
Acouso-ROOM · Room Analysis
Add room comments and notesWrite a room note Open the room in Room Analysis. Type your note in Room Comments/Notes. Click outside the box to finish, and let it save before closing the window. Good notes record a design assumption, a material change or an…
Acouso-ROOM · Main window
Export analysis reportsExport a complete analysis report Create a ZIP of readable CSV schedules for the saved rooms you choose. You’ll need A completed analysis, a signed-in account with export access and a connection.
Acouso-ROOM · Start here
Getting startedWork through the first analysis Open the Acouso-ROOM main window. Choose a project standard and assign occupancies. Map surface materials and resolve any messages. Check Settings, including linked-room scope and units. Run Aco…
Acouso-ROOM · Main window
Project Schedule and room resultsFind and inspect a room Use Search rooms or Schedule view to find the room. Select its row. Read its saved acoustic properties, analysis date, comments and exposed materials. Click Show in model to locate it, or Open Room Analy…
Technical Reference
Revit model requirements and BIM preparationRooms, height and volume For Room Analysis, prepare placed, enclosed Rooms with usable boundaries. Compare the analysis floor area, height, volume and exposed surfaces with the intended space. Volume derived from area × representa…
Acouso-ROOM · Product reference
ROOM accessCheck assigned analysis access Your ROOM access identifies the licence used for cloud analysis. Refresh the list after an assignment changes and deliberately choose the intended licence when several usable choices are available.
Acouso-ROOM · Account
Sign in and choose ROOM accessChoose your ROOM access Pick which assigned licence to use for cloud analysis. You’ll need To be signed in. Signing in or downloading ROOM doesn’t assign a paid licence by itself.
Acouso-ROOM · Main window
Standards and occupanciesAssign room uses Select the rooms that share a use. Select the Occupancy Type. Click Set Occupancy. Repeat for the remaining rooms. Revit room list with assigned occupancies and the Set Occupancy action. Selecting rows here on…
Acouso-ROOM · Acoustic Ray Analysis
Acoustic Ray AnalysisPrepare a first analysis Open Acoustic Ray Analysis from the Acouso ribbon. Select New or choose an existing analysis. Work through Model, Positions, Materials, optional Heat map, and Review & run. Select Run Analysis and wait…
Acouso-ROOM · Main window
Analysis settingsChoose room-boundary detail Start with Coarse. Switch to Medium or Fine only when the model needs more detailed room boundaries, then recheck room geometry and materials. Learn more The equations and assumptions behind each metho…
Acouso-ROOM · Room Analysis
Check occupancy and geometryReview room geometry Geometry shows Room Height, Room Floor Area and Room Volume. If these look wrong, check the room’s boundaries in Revit first. Geometry panel showing room height, Apply, Default, floor area and room volume. To…
Technical Reference
Results and definitionsAdditional ray-analysis outputs The additional outputs below are available in supported early-access builds, where the result contains the required data. Output Meaning Where to read more Sound strength, G (dB) Received sound stre…
Acouso-ROOM · Main window
Run a full-project acoustic analysisRun the analysis Click Run Acoustic Analysis once. If a scope, source or input message appears, read it and decide whether to continue. Wait for calculation and saving to finish, then read Analysis Runtime Notes. Run Acoustic A…
Acouso-ROOM · Support
Support and troubleshootingAnalysis cannot run Review the application’s message and the relevant setup guide. Resolve missing sources, standards or materials rather than repeatedly starting the same incomplete setup.
Technical Reference
Acoustic materials and source inputs…nsionless C. F. Eyring (1930), Reverberation Time in “Dead” Rooms. Absorption varies by frequency, mounting and installation. Record the source of material data and the test or mounting conditions where available. Equivalent absor…
Technical Reference
Acoustic Ray Analysis…to its calculated responses. Open Early Access Acoustic Ray Analysis is included in the standard Acouso-ROOM 2.2.0 installer and is available in Open Early Access. Check your assigned licence in Account before opening it. Availabl…
Acouso-ROOM · Room Analysis
Add finishes, treatment and coverageAdd a finish or treatment You’ll need The room open in Room Analysis, with its baseline Reverb Time noted so you can compare.
Acouso-ROOM · Product reference
Command referenceChoose a window Ribbon/window entry Use it for Acouso-ROOM Project setup, room analysis runs, Project Schedule and Import/Export. Room Analysis Inspect or refine one room’s materials and predictions. Acoustic Ray Analysis Source/l…
Acouso-ROOM · Product reference
Material assignments and statuses…e Materials for shared construction baseline mappings. Use Room Analysis for intentional room-specific finishes, treatment and coverage. Use Material Library to inspect or author a material’s data. Review Acoustic Ray Materials…
Acouso-ROOM · Material Library
Material Library…’t assign it to anything. Assign it in Surface Materials or Room Analysis. Learn more How material data is used in the analysis: absorption and exposed area.
Acouso-ROOM · Acoustic Ray Analysis
Read Acoustic Ray reverberation…ange and position behind each value. Acoustic Ray decay and Room Analysis reverberation are different predictions — label them separately. Learn more Receiver energy and decay fits and decay-fit support and limitations.
Acouso-ROOM · Tutorials
Reflection Ray AnalysisSee how an earlier Acouso-ROOM release visualised reflection paths. Recorded interface This recording shows the earlier Reflection Ray Analysis workflow. Use the current written guide for Acoustic Ray Analysis in 2.2.0. Open the c…
Acouso-ROOM · Release notes
Release notesv2.2.0 Release preview Acoustic Ray Analysis is included in the standard Acouso-ROOM 2.2.0 installer and is available in Open Early Access. Setup starts with Model, where you choose the calculation view and review how elements are…
Acouso-ROOM · Main window
Reset room overridesChoose only the changes to clear Analysis Override Resets in the main window clears room-level changes during the next run. Leave every box unticked for an ordinary analysis. Choice What it clears Occupancy Types Room-use changes…
Technical Reference
Reverberation and decayReverberation time (RT60) Room Analysis estimates RT60 statistically using room quantities and absorption. Its method is described in Room Analysis. Ray EDT, T20 and T30 are derived from backward-integrated receiver energy and fit…
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Statistical critical distance…ates where direct and diffuse reverberant levels are equal. Room Analysis uses Q = 1 for the reference case. Critical distance is approximately 0.057 times the square root of directivity factor Q times room volume divided by rever…
Acouso-ROOM · Room Analysis
STI potential and critical distanceRead STI potential Open the STI tab in Room Analysis. Read the treated estimate and its description. Compare it with the untreated baseline. STI tab showing a treated potential of 0.42, a Poor rating and the unchanged untreated…
Acouso-ROOM · Main window
Surface materials…tion types to appropriate acoustic materials before running analysis. You’ll need Your project open, with linked-room scope already chosen in Settings.
Technical Reference
Technical Reference…examples and validation evidence currently refer to Acouso-ROOM. Product-specific behaviour and availability are identified where relevant. Documentation updated 6 October 2026. Acoustic Ray Analysis · Open Early Access Acoustic…
Acouso-ROOM · Main window
Transfer a project packageReview the receiving project Confirm the standard and room occupancies. Resolve any missing material or library references. If remapping was offered, confirm the linked-room matches. Open Project Schedule and check room names a…
Acouso-ROOM · Material Library
Use the Material Catalogue…with its source details. Assign it in Surface Materials or Room Analysis to use it. Background and limits Check the source and licensing information supplied with catalogue items. A catalogue entry doesn’t guarantee the material…
Acouso-ROOM · Collections
Video tutorialsVideo tutorials Activating Your Licence Analysing a Room Adding & Editing Materials Creating Custom Acoustic Standards Running a Full Project Analysis Importing & Exporting Project Data Reflection Ray Analysis
Acouso-ROOM · Acoustic Ray Analysis
Create and align heat-map layers…lick Add layer. Choose Draw outline, Select surface or Use Rooms. Add layer menu offering Draw outline, Select surface and Use Rooms.
Acouso-ROOM · Acoustic Ray Analysis
Export Acoustic Ray results…eck the positions, sections and units match what you see in ROOM.
Technical Reference
Model and output limitations…ing benchmark results do not establish performance in every room or for every output.
Acouso-ROOM · Acoustic Ray Analysis
Use Ray PlaybackExplore retained sound paths from the saved analysis in a compatible Revit view. You’ll need A saved result with retained paths and a compatible Revit view.