Introduction
Welcome
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What you should know
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Using the exercise files
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1. Obtaining Sunlight Angles
Solstices, equinoxes, and hemispheres
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Geolocating a project site
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Calculating and drawing solar azimuths
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Projecting solar altitudes
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Creating tool for azimuths and altitudes
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2. Using a Massing Model to Analyze Shadows
Geolocating a massing model in SketchUp
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Saving scenes at key times of day and year
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Determining urban site based on shadows
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Analyzing shadows cast by trees
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Integrating solar tool and massing model
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Designing an awning using the solar tool
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Animating time-lapse shadows
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Ex_Files_Sketchup_Shadow_Studies.zip
(33.5 MB)