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Sun Exposure
What is Sun-Hour Exposure Analysis?
Sun-hour exposure analysis is a critical assessment tool used to measure the amount of direct sunlight and help optimize the design to ensure natural light and the comfort and well-being of occupants. This tool is essential for proposed developments, open spaces, landscapes, and gardening.
Set Revit view for Sun Exposure Analysis
1. Open a view In Revit
2. On the view control bar, enable shadows. Could be a floor plan or any 3D view.

4. Make sure crop view is enabled.

5. Add a scale bar (a detail family) to the view – Recommended.

6. Open ‘Shadow Colour’ from the Add-Ins tab.

Conduct Sun Exposure Analysis
1. Click on the ‘Sun Exposure’ tab to switch to the sun exposure analysis mode.

2. Select a date for the analysis.

3. Select the time range.

4. Select time intervals. – 2 Hours, Hour, 30 Minutes, 15 Minutes.

5. On the time-increments bar you may:
- Adjust the time increments by dragging the hour marks below the bar.

- Add increments by clicking below the bar.

- Remove increments by clicking the garbage bin icon.

- Assign colours for time increments by clicking the coloured section.

5. Click ‘Preview Image’ to get a preview of how your sun exposure analysis will look like.

Short walkthrough video for sun-exposure: