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What is Sun Shadow Study or Solar Study? Shadow Study / Solar Study is a set of illustrations that demonstrate the shadow impact from the proposed development.The illustrations usually differentiate the proposed/approved building’s cast shadow from the existing context’s shadows.The…

Troubleshooting​

Shadow Colour is straightforward and very precise. However, if you find some artifacts in your results, please check the following list: All visible massings and shadow casting elements that are part of the study need to be added to the…

Shadow Colour Interface

In this article we will summarize and overview Shadow Colour interface. A. Help menu, contains links to helpful articles and videos on how to use shadow colour.B. Export a high-quality image or place it on a sheet.C. Elements(Layers) of the study,…

Export Images

There are multiple ways to export your shadow study.The simplest way is to export an image of the view with coloured shadows.To do so you have two options. ‘File’ → ‘Export Image’ → ‘As File’Export to an image file ‘File’…

Conduct a Shadow Study

Add elements and assign colours 1. Add element – click on ‘Add Element’ and pick a mass from the Revit view (any Revit component, mass or linked CAD). The first element will be the top layer (usually the city context),…

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What is Sun Shadow Study or Solar Study? Shadow Study / Solar Study is a set of illustrations that demonstrate the shadow impact from the proposed development.The illustrations usually differentiate the proposed/approved building’s cast shadow from the existing context’s shadows.The…