Pollination

Pollination is a collection of applications and services for environmental building simulation, developed by Ladybug Tools LLC. Its CAD plugins help building professionals create, visualize, validate, and translate energy models from Revit and Rhino, reducing repetitive work and allowing teams to focus on engineering and simulation. The Revit plugin generates energy models directly from Revit geometry, while the Rhino plugin uses Rhino3D’s modeling tools to build models from a range of geometries.

Pollination models can be translated into formats for tools including Honeybee, Dragonfly, OpenStudio, DesignBuilder, IES VE, eQuest, EnergyPlus, TRACE, IDA ICE, and CBECC. The company describes its model translation as accurate and offers a full refund if it cannot resolve issues translating valid Pollination models. Customers can access a free trial, product pricing, user manuals, and testimonials.

Pollination also provides a community forum for technical questions, bug reports, and feature requests, alongside a contact form for purchasing inquiries. Its team is available Monday through Friday, with responses potentially taking longer on weekends and US holidays