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Shadow Colour for SketchUp®
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Shadow Colour for Autodesk® Revit®
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Conduct a Shadow Study
Add Elements and Assign Colours
1. Click on ‘Add Element’ and pick a group or component in SketchUp. The first element will be the top layer (usually the city context), and the last will be the bottom layer (usually the proposed building).
![Shadow Colour 1.8 Add Element SketchUp](https://agileform.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2_Shadow-Colour-1.8-Add-Element-SketchUp-768x512.png)
2. Assign colour and opacity for each element (layer) by using the colour picker.
![Shadow Colour 1.8.1 Select Colours](https://agileform.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4_Shadow-Colour-1.8.1-Select-Colours-768x513.png)
3. You may change the order of the shadows laid on top of each other.
Up – Bring element’s shadow forward
Down – Send element’s shadow backward
![](https://agileform.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/5_Shadow-Colour-1.7-Order-768x519.png)
4. Under ‘Actions’, you can disable or delete the element from the study
![Shadow Colour 1.8 Delete Element](https://agileform.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/6_Shadow-Colour-1.8-Delete-Element-768x519.png)
5. Create an outline for the shadow (optional). Choose a colour and outline width using the slider.
![](https://agileform.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/7_Shadow-Colour-1.8-Outline-768x519.png)
6. Under ‘Overlap Colour’, you can assign a colour for the overlapping shadow to the corresponding layer.
![Shadow Colour 1.8 Overlapping](https://agileform.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/8_Shadow-Colour-1.8-Overlapping-768x519.png)
7. Under ‘Appearance’ , you can change the colour and the appearance of the shadows cast on top of the corresponding element (layer).
![Shadow Colour Receive colour Shadow Colour Receive colour](https://agileform.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Shadow-Colour_Icons_Recive-colour.png)
Default – Any shadow that is cast on this element will be coloured using the colour that was chosen for the element that is casting the shadow.
![Shadow Colour Receive as view Shadow Colour Receive as view](https://agileform.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Shadow-Colour_Icons_Recive-as-view.png)
As View – Any shadow cast on this element will be coloured grey using the shadow intensity configured in Revit.
![Shadow Colour Receive no shadows Shadow Colour Receive no shadows](https://agileform.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Shadow-Colour_Icons_Recive-no-shadows.png)
Receive No Shadow – Shadows cast on this element will not be shown.
![Shadow Colour Hide Shadow Colour Hide](https://agileform.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Shadow-Colour_Icons_Hide.png)
Invisible – Element will be invisible, shadows of this element will be shown.
![Shadow Colour 1.8 Appearance](https://agileform.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/9_Shadow-Colour-1.8-Appearance-768x519.png)
8. Press ‘Preview Image’ to get a preview of how your shadow study will look like.
![Shadow Colour 1.8 Preview Image SketchUp](https://agileform.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/8_Shadow-Colour-1.8-Preview-Image-SketchUp-768x516.png)
Area Calculation and Colour on Regions
Shadow Colour allows you to calculate the shadow area within selected regions and apply a designated colour to those shadows.
To generate a shadow area calculation, please ensure the following:
- The view is Top and orthographic/parallel projection.
- The site is fully contained within the view.
1. Click ‘Region’ and select a surface from the SketchUp view.
![Shadow Colour 1.8 Add Region](https://agileform.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/11_Shadow-Colour-1.8-Add-Region-768x519.png)
![Shadow Colour 1.6 SketchUp Select surface](https://agileform.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Shadow-Colour-1.6-SketchUp-Select-surface-768x473.png)
2. Choose a colour for the shadow of the element within the selected region.
Please keep in mind that a colour must be selected for the shadow area calculation. If you want the shadow to be displayed without colour, you can opt for full transparency.
![](https://agileform.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/12_Shadow-Colour-1.8-Area-Calculation--768x519.png)
3. Click on ‘Preview Image’ and the area calculation will be displayed alongside the preview image.
- Please be aware that generating the preview image may take some time.
- You may deactivate the area calculation from the settings.
![Shadow Colour 1.8 Area Calculation Preview Image SketchUp](https://agileform.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/9_Shadow-Colour-1.8-Area-Calculation-Preview-Image-SketchUp--768x215.png)
![](https://agileform.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10_Shadow-Colour-1.8-Area-Calculation-Image-SketchUp--768x710.png)