Audience

Engineers, architects, developers

About Orbital Stack

Orbital Stack is an AI and CFD web-based software thatĀ provides earlier qualitative guidance, comparingĀ a large number of design options while highlighting any potential wind and thermal comfort red flags. It allows for the realization of a variety of climate-conscious, high-performance developments not previously feasible due to cost and/or time constraints associated with traditional studies.

Orbital Stack is the first digital climate-analysis tool built by global leaders in wind and microclimate engineering using real wind tunnel data. It is truly a game-changer for the architecture and building design sector, offering our clients direct access to wind comfort and safety analysis, thermal comfort and shadowing analysis, and cladding pressure simulations. This means architects can run their own wind simulations and quickly understand the climate impacts of their proposed building designs from the start, making decisions that result in higher performing and more resilient projects.

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Free Trial:
Free Trial available.

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Ratings/Reviews - 4 User Reviews

Overall 4.5 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 4.5 / 5
design 4.8 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Company Information

Orbital Stack
Founded: 2019
Canada

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Platforms Supported
SaaS
Training
Documentation
Live Online
Webinars
Videos
Support
Phone Support
Online

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Orbital Stack Product Features

CFD

Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE)

CAD/CAM Compatibility
Fluid Dynamics
Integrated 3D Modeling
Thermal Analysis
Finite Element Analysis
Import / Export Files
Manufacturing Process Simulation
Mechanical Event Simulation
Multibody Dynamics

Orbital Stack Reviews

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  • An Orbital Stack User
    Architectural Designer
    Used the software for: 6-12 Months
    Frequency of Use: Monthly
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 100 - 499
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    "An impressive tool."

    Posted 2023-04-19

    Pros: The user interface and visualizations of the results are pretty neat. The technical support team is quite responsive, and I find that my queries have always been resolved at the earliest.

    Cons: As the software is on the preliminary stages of operations, there are a few limitations if compared to similar programs available in the market. But, I am sure, they are constantly upgrading the engine for better user control and experience.

    Overall: The overall experience using the tool so far has been wonderful, and I highly recommend Orbital Stack to the firms in AEC industry.

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  • Hiram R.
    Design Technologist
    Used the software for: Free Trial
    Frequency of Use: Monthly
    User Role: User, Administrator, Deployment
    Company Size: 1 - 25
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    Features
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    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "Thermal Comfort CFD"

    Posted 2023-04-14

    Pros: Fast and easy to integrate to project with a wide range of options. Computational fluid dynamics is a hard problem to solve and they are solving this at scale!

    Cons: No download of data which makes it a bit hard to integrate to other tools.

    Overall: Really great team and expertise for a hard problem to solve. the fact that you can also reach out to other experts on wind analysis within RWDI that makes it even better.

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  • Afaq S.
    Senior Associate
    Used the software for: 6-12 Months
    Frequency of Use: Monthly
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 26 - 99
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    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "Orbital Stack - Fast and reliable pedestrian wind comfort analysis"

    Posted 2023-04-13

    Pros: Speed of simulation is good and allows for multiple iterations in a short amount of time. The user interface is web based, very intuitive and does not involve any specialized training allowing all the staff the ability to use the platform as needed. The output graphics are very interesting and help convey the problem areas quickly . The graphics can be adjusted for specific time period as needed. The tech support is good and response is within an hour if you encounter any problems.

    Cons: There is need for more refined analysis which would be helpful in all phases of the project. Currently the AI part of the software is helpful in early stage wind analysis, when big massing moves are being made. However the results are less helpful in later phases of the project when you are making small changes e.g. increasing screen wall height from 4' to 6' etc.

    The software needs to allow for download of predicted windspeed and comfort data in spread sheet format. Currently this is not possible.

    The base AI package does not generate the wind flow lines. it would be helpful to get this data in the base package. Currently the wind flow lines are part of the higher tiered Rapid CFD package.

    Overall: Using advanced AI models trained on extensive wind data collected by RWDI, this software helps our us enhance the pedestrian comfort design of our urban environments. The software accounts for factors such as wind speed, direction, and surrounding structures. it has an intuitive user interface which is visually appealing, easy to navigate and makes it accessible to all our staff. Users can quickly upload project-specific data and get analyze results in ~30 minutes. This helps run multiple iterations due to the quick feedback.

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  • Dan M.
    Architect, Partner
    Used the software for: Less than 6 months
    Frequency of Use: Monthly
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 1 - 25
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    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "Perfect"

    Posted 2023-04-12

    Pros: Excellent tool; clear step by step process. Nice division between sets analysis. Nice interface, easy to step between options. Multiple ways to graphically show your analysis.

    Cons: UX needs a bit of work at downloading the graphics content.

    Overall: Efficient, seamless. this tool has an opportunity to be a dominant yet unassuming tool for all architects and urban designers out there. it would be preferable to have a per project pricing offer.

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