Some enhancements to further improve Sunshader:
1. Presently, animation of the sun's path throughout a day is possible. It would also be beneficial to be able to animate the sun's orbit for a longer period such as for a typical year. This is useful in locations closer to the equator as the sun can move from being north of a building to being south and this impacts how a building is designed, including location and orientation of rooftop PV's etc.
2. Include key dates such as the equinox and solstices (NH and SH) allowing a quick assessment of these maximum times,
3. Add a Record button to be able to record and save to file each animation (MP4/AVI).
4. Add the ability to display line overshoots and some sketch line types to aid the conceptual look with saved images,
5. Add a similar option to the 'Save image to DataCAD' / Superimpose saved image which works great with plan views, and do something similar for elevation views. With a white background and only shadows visible, this should allow shadows to be added to elevations in a similar manner.
1. Presently, animation of the sun's path throughout a day is possible. It would also be beneficial to be able to animate the sun's orbit for a longer period such as for a typical year. This is useful in locations closer to the equator as the sun can move from being north of a building to being south and this impacts how a building is designed, including location and orientation of rooftop PV's etc.
2. Include key dates such as the equinox and solstices (NH and SH) allowing a quick assessment of these maximum times,
3. Add a Record button to be able to record and save to file each animation (MP4/AVI).
4. Add the ability to display line overshoots and some sketch line types to aid the conceptual look with saved images,
5. Add a similar option to the 'Save image to DataCAD' / Superimpose saved image which works great with plan views, and do something similar for elevation views. With a white background and only shadows visible, this should allow shadows to be added to elevations in a similar manner.
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Mark Bell
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ATELIER MARK BELL
Australia
https://www.ateliermarkbell.com
Regards
Mark Bell
Principal
ATELIER MARK BELL
Australia
https://www.ateliermarkbell.com