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    Solar panels that track the sun

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    • Chris FullmerC
      Chris Fullmer
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      But Simone just published some ruby code to help make a plugin that will make DC's respond to scene changes. So it would be possible using that plugin to make a DC that changes with each scene change. Might be interesting.

      Chris

      Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
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      • thomthomT
        thomthom
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        @chris fullmer said:

        But Simone just published some ruby code to help make a plugin that will make DC's respond to scene changes.

        When? Where?

        Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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        • Chris FullmerC
          Chris Fullmer
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          Error 404 (Not Found)!!1

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          he posted the link yesterday in the ruby forum I think?

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          • thomthomT
            thomthom
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            ok thanks.
            I haven't been on top of things during my summer vacation.

            Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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            • GaieusG
              Gaieus
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              @thomthom said:

              I think there's a sun-facing solar panel among the examples. Have you looked at that?

              Hi Thom

              Do you still have that component? I can't find it anywhere...

              Gai...

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              • thomthomT
                thomthom
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                I just saw it once in the component browser - when SU 7.0 first came out. On G Warehouse - think it was made by Google...

                Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                • GaieusG
                  Gaieus
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                  Yes, I can also remember but for the life cannot find it. Thanks anyway.

                  Gai...

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                    dsarchs
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                    The solar panel is under the "solar panel" tab for this component

                    Knowledge is a polite word for dead but not buried imagination.

                    -e.e.cummings

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                    • GaieusG
                      Gaieus
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                      👍 👍

                      Thanks a bunch!

                      Gai...

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                        giusepped
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                        Does anybody know how to create an exact sun tracker?
                        I mean, I saw the DC by google, but the problem is that that DC has the center
                        of the coordinates system in the bottom line of the panel, while, actually,
                        the center of real trackers is in the center of the platform containing the panels.
                        I tried to make a DC by playing with sunangle and sunelevation and putting the axis
                        orientation of the DC yet in the center of a rectangle.
                        But no success!
                        Does anybody know how to set RotX RotZ RotY and the axis ref.?
                        Thank you

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