Guidelines

How do you make a sun path in SketchUp?

by Rhyley Bryan

How do you make a sun path in SketchUp?

Turning on the sun

  1. Choose Window, Shadows to display the Shadow Settings dialog box.
  2. In the upper-left corner of the dialog box, click the Show/Hide Shadows button. Clicking it turns on the sun in SketchUp, casting shadows throughout your model and, generally speaking, making everything much more exciting.

How do you make a sun path diagram?

The Steps

  1. initial map.
  2. use Sun Calc to find your sun path.
  3. adjust to a generic date and time.
  4. locking layers can be quite useful.
  5. adjust the sun path image.
  6. the circle is the base for the sun path diagram.
  7. clipping masks.
  8. draw the sun angles.

How do you do a shadow analysis in SketchUp?

SketchUp Shadow Study / Solar Analysis Tutorial

  1. Model Set Up. 1.1 Open your model. Ideally, the model should be correctly scaled with north pointing up.
  2. Style Set Up. 2.1 Set top view. Camera > Standard Views > Top.
  3. Shadow Projection. 3.1 Apply Shadows. Window > Shadows.
  4. Compositing. 4.1 Open Images in Photoshop.

How to make a 3D sun path diagram?

Figure 1 – A screenshot of the 3D Sun-Path Diagram app running inside a web browser. Launch web app in new tab… This app connects an interactive Google World Map to a 3D Sun-path diagram, shadow map generator and a 2D SVG chart displaying a range of solar information.

Is there an app for 3D sun path?

You can also directly relate location and the 3D Sun-path to day-length and a range of different 2D Sun-path projections. Figure 1 – A screenshot of the 3D Sun-Path Diagram app running inside a web browser.

Who is the creator of the 3D sun path?

Please try again later. 3D Sun-Path is an application created by Andrew Marsh that demonstrates the relationship between geographic location and solar position throughout the year.

How can I see the path of the Sun?

This app demonstrates the relationship between geographic location and solar position throughout the year. You can use the map to drag the location around and interactively see how the Sun-path diagram and shadow projections change.