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Sun path diagrams can tell you a lot about how the sun will impact your site and building throughout the year. Stereographic sun path diagrams can be used to read the solar azimuth and altitude for a given location.
Solar radiation analysis is useful for passive heating, daylighting, and PV energy generation. It’s important to know what these radiation values represent before you can effectively use them.
Loads and constraints must be applied after the analysis type is selected, the basic parameters like materials have been set, and the part is meshed.
The sun is the primary source of heat and light. When designing for it, you need to account for how it moves through the day and through the year, and when it is obscured by clouds.
This guide will teach basic Finite Element Analysis (FEA) theory, the various meshing options, available load and constraint options, and how to create results presentations (including images, animations, and HTML reports).