What is a Heliodon used for?
A Heliodon is a device used to simulate the sun and shadow patterns that occur at various locations and times across the surface of the earth. Scale models of objects or environments placed on the Heliodon devices will experience the same sun and shadow patterns as their full scale counterparts.
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What is a Heliodon used for?
A Heliodon is a device used to simulate the sun and shadow patterns that occur at various locations and times across the surface of the earth. Scale models of objects or environments placed on the Heliodon devices will experience the same sun and shadow patterns as their full scale counterparts.
How do you use the Heliodon tool in Vectorworks?
To insert a heliodon: Click the tool. Click to place the object in the drawing, and click again to set the rotation. The first time you use the tool in a file, the Settings dialog box opens; set the default properties.
How many types of heliodon are there?
These would be the two types of heliodon, depending on how they are used, that are currently available for simulating sunlight trajectories. However, they could also be categorised into two additional types that can be defined according to use and purpose.
How do you create a sun study in Vectorworks?
To perform a shadow analysis:
- Add the objects to the drawing that will cast a shadow on the site (a house, for example).
- Orient the drawing to page north.
- Insert each directional light source by selecting View > Set Sun Position.
- Verify the parameters of each directional light source in the Object Info palette.
How do you make a shadow in Vectorworks?
To add a drop shadow to an object:
- Select the object and click the Drop Shadow button on the Attributes palette.
- Click the settings button to the right of the button to open the Drop Shadow dialog box.
- If desired, click Preview to view the results of the drop shadow settings.
What does the azimuth angle measure?
The azimuth angle is the compass direction from which the sunlight is coming. At solar noon, the sun is always directly south in the northern hemisphere and directly north in the southern hemisphere. The azimuth angle varies throughout the day as shown in the animation below.
