How to Use Orbital Stack
See how it works.
Getting started with your account
Join Orbital Stack simply by setting up your account and booking your virtual demo. You can either:
- Create a brand-new company account
- Join your existing organization
Initiate your first project
Choose from our range of climate analysis options based on your project’s unique needs. Next, add all your project’s crucial details:
- Project name
- Location
- Weather data source
Upload & customize your designs
Use our intuitive drag-and-drop feature to easily import your CAD geometry files into our viewer. Next, fine-tune your analysis parameters and adjust for metrics like season, time of the day, or site-specific usage.
Get results in minutes
Submit and begin receiving AI results right away. Check out your results using intuitive tools like our split-screen viewer, probing tool, and data download feature.
Connect with colleagues & climate experts
Share your results securely with any colleagues or clients at the touch of a button. Looking for advice? Connect with an RWDI climate expert and receive tailored insights and mitigation suggestions to address your project’s unique challenges.
Discover the power of Orbital Stack today
Why choose Orbital Stack?
Choose from a range simulation-based pricing options, including monthly subscriptions, credits bundles, or pay-per-use pricing.
Our support team is here to accompany you every step of the way, from account set up to technical questions. Connect with us via chat, email, or schedule a virtual demo.
Enjoy global platform access from any desktop device, while our team manages post-processing, freeing up your time and resources.
Unlock a full spectrum of climate analysis options in a single project. Explore wind comfort, airflow, outdoor thermal comfort, cladding, and daylight analysis simultaneously.
Our AI engine delivers simulation results and design insights in minutes, so you can make decisions faster, iterate efficiently, and streamline your design process like never before.
Useful Resources
Built to meet evolving design needs
Orbital Stack incorporates several simulation engines to provide localized, contextualized analysis of your designs.
A solar simulation engine models the movement of the sun, enabling insights into shadowing at your outdoor spaces at different times of the day and seasons of the year.
Additionally, two wind simulation engines strike a practical balance between analysis precision and timeliness:
AI-powered Wind Simulation Engine
A concept-stage wind simulation engine that leverages artificial intelligence to provide on-demand analysis—enabling rapid design feedback and iteration.
Intended for the highly iterative early stages of the building design process, this first-of-its-kind machine learning (ML)-powered simulation engine leverages over four decades of RWDI’s proprietary wind-tunnel data to deliver robust, on-demand insights.
CFD-powered Wind Simulation Engine
A refinement-oriented wind simulation engine that employs computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for more precise wind modeling suited to more mature designs.
Unlike general-purpose physics simulators, Orbital Stack’s CFD engine is specifically tailored to urban flow simulation and is validated against decades of wind tunnel results—providing you with the most accurate insights possible, as efficiently as possible.