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What's your favorite early-stage-design software and why?

I have been long thinking if I were to choose only one tool that would give me the adequate flexibility to do conceptual design stage analyses what that would be?

Please name your favorite tools/GUIs and the pros and cons.

I am particularly interested in options that allow FAST and RELIABLE access to weather analysis, massing, shape, orientation, daylighting, and natural ventilation studies with easy transition/integration with more detailed HVAC and passive systems analysis.

What's your favorite early-stage-design software and why?

I have been long thinking if I were to choose only one tool that would give me the adequate flexibility to do conceptual design stage analyses what that would be?

Please name your favorite tools/GUIs and the pros and cons.

I am particularly interested in options that allow FAST and RELIABLE access to weather analysis, massing, shape, orientation, daylighting, and natural ventilation studies with easy transition/integration with more detailed HVAC and passive systems analysis.

What's your favorite early-stage-design software and why?

I have been long thinking if I were to choose only one tool that would give me the adequate flexibility to do conceptual design stage analyses what that would be?

Please name your favorite tools/GUIs and the pros and cons.

I am particularly interested in options that allow FAST and RELIABLE access to weather analysis, massing, shape, orientation, daylighting, and natural ventilation studies with easy transition/integration with more detailed HVAC and passive systems analysis.