Sun and shadow modeling program for architects and
town planners. The program enables you to easily generate shadow profiles
cast by buildings and other objects for any latitude, longitude and time of
year, and design more effective solar shading devices.
The program incorporates a fully-featured CAD Viewer that enables you to
view AutoCAD files 2.5 to 2000.
Keywords
shading calculations, sun modelling, solar shading
Validation/Testing
N/A
Expertise Required
No special expertise is required. The program is highly graphical and
intuitive to use.
Users
New program, released in July 2000.
Audience
Architects, town planners, and architecture students.
Input
Height and orientation of structure.
Output
Shadow profiles are output in the form of AutoCAD DWG and DXF files. These
can be imported into CAD drawings for further analysis, or printed onto
transparencies for use as overlays. You can also view 2D and 3D simulations
and print a variety of reports.
Computer Platform
Windows 98/NT.
Programming Language
Delphi
Strengths
The program is user-friendly and highly graphic. Shadow profiles can be
quickly and easily generated without the need to input complex 3D objects,
and data is presented in a highly usable and an easy-to-understand format.
Weaknesses
N/A
Contact
Availability
A trial version of the program may be downloaded from the Web site. This is a full working version of the program, except that it operates only
for a fixed latitude and longitude.
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