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    AdamB
    last edited by 17 Jul 2008, 20:42

    I've been playing with some early tech for a possible future tool that visualizes the total sunlight on every surface in your model in a 24 hour period.

    It takes account of the Sketchup date and so you get some surprisingly complex patterns emerging.

    Take a look here ; I thought it was all rather pretty.

    Adam

    Developer of LightUp Click for website

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      RickW
      last edited by 17 Jul 2008, 21:37

      That's some pretty interesting stuff you have going there! ☀

      RickW
      [www.smustard.com](http://www.smustard.com)

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        Edson
        last edited by 17 Jul 2008, 22:48

        very interesting indeed. there are apps that do that with enourmous effort. you seem to be creating the same functionality without the hassle envolved in those.

        edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
        http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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          Mike Lucey
          last edited by 18 Jul 2008, 01:26

          Your on the right track with this development Adam. If it could
          be possible to get feedback figures I think the product would be
          useful for analysis of existing buildings also but I imagine some
          way of taking weather conditions into account would have to be
          found (cloudy days etc).

          Mike

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            Phil Rader AIA
            last edited by 18 Jul 2008, 01:45

            Ah it's always amazing to see what people can do with a simple little tool like Sketchup. Keep up the great work Adam.

            http://www.philrader.com

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              remus
              last edited by 18 Jul 2008, 06:05

              Thats pretty sweet, that would be an extremely useful tool for architects, i am sure.

              http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                ilay7k
                last edited by 18 Jul 2008, 07:26

                light analysis or insolation in realtime?!
                amazing!
                i think shadows are too soft(need area-light shadows or controlling of shadows) like indoor scene in sample video...
                try to render some by indigo, or commerc.demos of maxwell, fryrender

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                  plot-paris
                  last edited by 18 Jul 2008, 08:07

                  a great tool, Adam!

                  especially to compare the different sun-situations at different days of the year... so you can perfectly check, if your windows are shaded in summer but catch full sunlight in winter.

                  I am looking forward to this tool being implemented.

                  ps: how did you do the reflection in the water? obviously you didn't simply take the environment map as reflection reference - for the buildings show up in the reflective surface as well...

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                    AdamB
                    last edited by 18 Jul 2008, 10:45

                    As always, you guys are very generous with your comments. Thankyou.

                    @mike lucey said:

                    Your on the right track with this development Adam. If it could
                    be possible to get feedback figures I think the product would be
                    useful for analysis of existing buildings also but I imagine some
                    way of taking weather conditions into account would have to be
                    found (cloudy days etc).

                    Well because it takes account the height of the sun above the horizon, you get a more oblique sun on surfaces in winter so it is accounted for. I see this tool as about analysis of 'limit cases' - ie if its cloudy every day you'll get less heat than this.

                    @unknownuser said:

                    Must be really simple to do in code but I still think it's amazing.

                    Its just ones and zeros, how hard can it be. 😄

                    @plot-paris said:

                    I am looking forward to this tool being implemented.
                    ps: how did you do the reflection in the water? obviously you didn't simply take the environment map as reflection reference - for the buildings show up in the reflective surface as well...

                    LightUp allows you to plonk markers around your scene (called IrrCache) that capture what's visible at that point and are queried by reflective surfaces nearby. It does have limitations of course but as a realtime method of giving a sense of 'its shiney, its bumpy, its in the scene' its pretty effective.

                    Adam

                    Developer of LightUp Click for website

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                      linea
                      last edited by 18 Jul 2008, 11:24

                      This sounds brilliant Adam. Great to see that a BIM software function is possible within Sketchup.

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