BUT, it should not matter when using Radiance to run the analysis, as it will only use whatever surface reflectivity is visible from the analysis nodes or camera, and this is typically only one of the two surfaces. In that way, you can adjust your analysis grid to exactly your space.Ĭomment 3: No, the reflectivity of the material does not have to be the same for the exterior and interior surfaces.

This will only hide the selected node, not delete it. It is possible, however, to edit any one of these 'rogue' nodes by simply deleting them: in the Analysis Grid Control panel click on the Select Grid Nodes button > select the individual nodes that need to be 'deleted' > click on the Hide button. But because your model is not orthogonal with the Ecotect grid and you cannot rotate the analysis grid, you end up with these 'teeth' and corners that can sneak out of the intended analysis space. As I said earlier, I am thinking of a script that could do this automatically, but that always takes timeĬomment 2: Yes, that is correct. I know it is painful to have to delete these single panes, and it is hard on the eyes, but there isn't any work around, unless you adjust the property of the glazing to account for the two panes. The contours on the analysis grid can be turned on/off by checking the Show Contour Lines option in the Analysis Grid control panel.Ĭomment 1: good. Is there a faster way such that the Ecotect will know the material/objects instantly?Ī) After finish running the daylight analysis, Is there a faster way to know the lux level on a particular location, without having manually hide/show the analysis grids? Normally, I would individually select the objects and categorised them into respective categories.

Yes, I agree with you on a lot of 0-area wall objects. file, which would then import to the Ecotect. Is it correct?įor question no.3, usually does the internal and external reflectance of the materials have to be the same? As for the ceilings, I have amended the reflectivity to be 80%.įor question no.4, I convert the Google Sketchup model to dxf. Regarding the 1st image that you have shown, how did you get those contours and the result looks reasonable.įor question no.1, I have removed one of the window panes.įor question no.2, I am using the “Auto-Fit Grid to Objects” -> “Within” type.

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