Masking Tool
(available from version 2.3.3) Located next to the preview window, the Masking Tool allows you to draw custom shapes to hide or reveal specific areas in your sun and shadow analysis. This helps create cleaner visuals and lets you focus…
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Planary
Planary 5.0.1 New Features and Improvements Share Links: Added 30-day and 90-day expiry options. Shown views are now copied when sharing in edit mode. Terrain and street name settings are now included in camera settings, so shared links display them…
Shadow Colour
Shadow Colour 2.4.0 New Features & Improvements Sun Analysis: Generate a single time frame with area calculation. Shadow Colour: Export multi-day shadow studies into separate folders for better file organization. Masking Tools: New Draw Tool (Pen) for creating custom mask…
Troubleshooting
Planary is being updated regularly, and issues are being fixed. Upgrade to the latest version here Context Map Rendering If you encounter issues rendering your project on the world map, such as buildings appearing unpinned, please ensure that your Windows…
Installation Deployment for IT
As an IT admin, you can deploy the product across multiple machines using a license key, eliminating the need for users to enter the license key themselves. When using the MSI installer, include the ‘LICENSEKEY’ flag to apply a license…
Save, Open and Export Project
Save Project To ensure your work is not lost, you can save your Planary project anytime. Here’s how: Save: To save your current progress, go to ‘File’ → ‘Save’ This will overwrite the previous version of your project with any…
Maps
Integrating a 3D World Map with Planary Planary allows you to integrate a 3D world map into your project for a more comprehensive and better evaluation of the project within the geography and city context. Place Your Project on a…
Project Preferences
Project preferences in Planary enable you to tailor and manage settings for building space usage and analytics formulas for aspects like Gross Floor Area (GFA), Net Sellable Area (NSA), building efficiency, unit mix, parking, and more. Accessing Preferences Navigate to…
Camera Settings
You can find the camera settings in the top-right corner of the view. Reset Camera Position To return the camera to its default position, click on the view reset icon located at the top-right corner of the 3D view. Camera…
Design Options
Planary enables the creation of multiple design options within the same project, allowing for easy comparison and evaluation. To create a new design option, click the plus icon to open a drop-down menu: New Create a new option with the default…