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    Solar panels that track the sun

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    • Chris FullmerC Offline
      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 Offline
        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 β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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        • Chris FullmerC Offline
          Chris Fullmer
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          Dynamic Components that react to scene (aka page) changes

          Have you ever wanted to have a Dynamic Component that reacts to Scene changes? Well, this blogpost tells you how to write one (th...

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

          Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
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          • thomthomT Offline
            thomthom
            last edited by

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

            Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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            • GaieusG Offline
              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 Offline
                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 β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                • GaieusG Offline
                  Gaieus
                  last edited by

                  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 Offline
                      Gaieus
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                      πŸ‘ πŸ‘

                      Thanks a bunch!

                      Gai...

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                      • G Offline
                        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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