Display options on Visualisation screen
You can incorporate solar shading within the rendered model view by switching the Show shadows check box on and then clicking on the Apply button:
After clicking on the Apply button, a progress control appears to inform of shadow generation and then the view is updated:
If you want to look at more detailed shading, you can include the window frame dividers in the shading calculations by checking the Show window frame shadows check box and clicking the Apply button:
The month, day and time-of-day can be controlled using the controls under the Period header. Note that the time specified here is local mean time excluding any daylight saving. You can account for daylight saving time by adding 1 hour to the local mean time during summer months to see shading for clock time.
Note: Time is defined in decimal hours, e.g. '10.5' is the same as 10:30 a.m..
In the screenshot below the time has been changed to 10:00 and the shadows adjust accordingly.
