The EASE® software suite provides system designers and consultants with an invaluable set of tools for all aspects of professional practice, from detailed, realistic modeling and simulation of venue acoustics and sound system performance to informative and engaging client presentations, as well as professional data assessment and verification.

EASE 4 Tutorial

We recommend our EASE Tutorial to every user looking for a comprehensive introduction to EASE. An update of the tutorial to EASE 4.4 is currently in preparation. In the meantime, please use the version below. As an introduction, no substantial differences are to be expected.

I draw my EASE room in SketchUp. If I import it in EASE, I do not see all layer names as proposals for EASE materials. What did I do wrong?

The SketchUp import process uses two possible sources for the EASE material of an EASE face.

  1. If the SketchUp face has a SketchUp material attached, then this is the preferred proposal for the EASE material.
  2. If the SketchUp face has the Default material attached, then the layer name is used as a proposal for the EASE material.

Example 1:

How do I create a new EASE 4.x Project from a Sketchup model?

The first step is to keep in mind the usual requirements of an EASE 4.x project. Users creating a model in SketchUp should be aware of the conventions adopted by EASE. For instance, the proper orientation of Faces, and the correct application of Two-Fold Faces, among others.

Here you will find some hints for the construction process in order to successfully import a room into EASE 4.x.

The following Tutorial-Room can be imported and will pass the Check Data process in EASE 4.x without errors: