Thanks remus, this will be a good starting point for me to make a full dynamic solar panel.

Arslan

Not too worried about friction right now, its a bracket for a solar panel and I just want to be able to move it around that way since it will be tracking the sun. I also need to do some shading studies so it would be great if this could move like that so i do not need to create a new bracket every time.

Arslan

Hello,

Please take a look at the attached jpeg files, look at them in order as it was supposed to be a movie but this forum does not accept .avi files. It was done using Solidworks, I’m wondering if SketchUp is able to create something like this with a dynamic component where in the model if I rotate one part (as in the pictures) along the bottom axis and another part is connected to the top, it will move with that part without skewing like with nodes in planes.

Arslan

Thanks Chris

Yes, the date and time that the area is shaded. Maybe even the percentage that a roof would be shading for that paticular time?

Arslan

Hello,

I'm trying to do a sun study on a property for use with solar panels. There are a few trees around the property. Currently, I am entering the times of the year that the shadows cover the roof into an excel file manually. Is there a plugin that could simulate this throughout the year and spit out an excel or note file?

Arslan