Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2012: No Experience Required

Creating a Solar Study

A solar study is a shaded 3D view that provides a time-elapsed visual image of how the building will cast shadows over the course of a day or multiple days.

The objective of this procedure is to create a single-day solar study by specifying the geographical location of your building. Follow along:

1. Go to the view {3D} in the Project Browser.
2. Right-click, and choose Duplicate View Duplicate With Detailing.
3. Rename the new 3D view One Day Solar Study.
4. On the View Control toolbar, click the Sun Path button, and choose Sun Settings.
5. In the Sun Settings dialog, click the Single Day radio button, as shown in Figure 19.24.
6. Set Location ...