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If a site product is active, select the building for which you to
create shadow profiles.
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In the
Shadow Profiles dialog box, under
Select Building, click the
Cast shadows for input box.
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From the
3D area
or the
tree,
select a building.
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In the
Shadow Durations Profiles dialog box, under
Date and Time:
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From the
Date calendar, select a date.
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From the
Time Zone, select the Coordinated
Universal Time (UTC) without accounting for Daylight Savings Time.
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If the date you select is during Daylight Savings Time, select
the
Daylight savings check box.
The dialog box displays
Sunrise time and
Sunset time for the
Date and Time selections.
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To create Shadow Duration Profiles:
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Enter the shadow
Duration time Hours and
Minutes.
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From
Color, select the color for the shadow
duration profiles.
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From the
Precision list, select the level of
precision for that shadow duration computation.
Note:
Your selection impacts the analysis time. High precision
takes the longest time.
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Select the
Generate duration labels check box to add text
labels that display the length of time that the duration profile covers.
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Select the
Generate faces check box to display shadow
duration faces around the building.
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To generate profiles on other planes or building faces:
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Click the
Generate profiles on input box. The value
is set to
xy plane by default.
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From the
3D area
or the
tree,
select a plane or a building face.
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Click
Apply to view the shadow profiles for the
present settings.
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Click
OK.
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