In the previous tutorial we saw how to create masses starting to identify a complex of buildings and later as study the progress of the sun. Now we are going to improve  those volumes characterizing prospects and their surroundings, to be able to analyze solar radiation.

1. Modeling

we shape our building drawing on prospectuses: after the mass exploded du we click "Edit in Plce", we select "Set" and the area is covered with the "line" all the features such as windows, doors and patio doors, to change later in below the depth.

Upon completion of the facade to create the openings and the depth we use the command "Void Mass" in the window "Create Mass": the selected object with this option you can change the third dimension of our characterization, and also creating recesses of the balconies and lodges. In the image below you will be brought the building modeled.

3. Solar Radiation

We can now move on to the analysis of solar radiation and of the surroundings of our building with the "Solar Radiation". The latter is located in the control bar under the vove "Analyze": it will open a window in which you can change the default settings, such as setting of the sun, the unit of measurement (2) and the style of radiation (3 ). In step 3 you can create via the "style" a style of customized radiation.

It 'important to change the setting of the new style, under "color", the default colors (red generalemnte is the coldest and the hottest blue). If you want you can also add other colors to increase the range of radiadione (it was added to yellow).

Finish customizing our settings, we report the analysis of the radiation of the surrounding area.

The analysis of the solar radiation was Carried out on Mainly for three different periods:

1- ONE YEAR SOLAR RADIATION

2- SUMMER SOLAR RADIATION

3- WINTER SOLAR RADIATION

The first 3 images bring the study of the facade NORTH-WEST and we can see that throughout the year the solar radiation does not present major changes, while remaining low.

These other 3 images bring the study of the facade NORTH-EAST and we also note here, throughout the year the solar radiation does not present major changes, apart from the projections of the balconies and the top floor and winter are more irradiated compared to the rest of the facade.

These other 3 images bring the study of the facade SOUTHEAST that compared to the other two is more exposed to solar radiation during the whole year, it presents values clearly superior to the other facades.

Next we analyzed the radiation windows during winter and summer; The first 2 images show the facade NORTHWEST. In summer the facade has values that come to a max of 40.91 kWh / m ^ 2, while in winter comes to a max of 100.1 kWh / m ^ 2

These 2 images show the facade SOUTHEAST. In summer the facade has values that come to a max of 63.4 kWh / m ^ 2, while in winter come to a maximum of 48 kWh / m ^ 2.