# Sample daylight simulation with honeybee\[+\]

**URL:** <https://discourse.ladybug.tools/t/sample-daylight-simulation-with-honeybee/2633>\
**Category:** honeybee\[+\]\
**Created:** [March 1, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://discourse.ladybug.tools/t/sample-daylight-simulation-with-honeybee/2633 "2018-03-01T22:33:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Ibby](https://discourse.ladybug.tools/user_avatar/discourse.ladybug.tools/ibby/32/57_2.png) [@Ibby](https://discourse.ladybug.tools/u/Ibby)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://discourse.ladybug.tools/t/sample-daylight-simulation-with-honeybee/2633/1 "2018-03-01T22:33:22Z")

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Hi,

Can any one please share a sample daylight calculation recipe using honeybee[+]? Preferable one showing how to calculate sDA.

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![mostapha](https://discourse.ladybug.tools/user_avatar/discourse.ladybug.tools/mostapha/32/15244_2.png) [@mostapha](https://discourse.ladybug.tools/u/mostapha)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://discourse.ladybug.tools/t/sample-daylight-simulation-with-honeybee/2633/2 "2018-03-01T22:43:42Z")

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Check the sample files that come with the installation package.

Also see this discussion about the current status for calculating sDA and what will come next: [Blinds/shades operation in sDA calculation](https://discourse.ladybug.tools/t/blinds-shades-operation-in-sda-calculation/2546/6)

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**Author:** ![Ibby](https://discourse.ladybug.tools/user_avatar/discourse.ladybug.tools/ibby/32/57_2.png) [@Ibby](https://discourse.ladybug.tools/u/Ibby)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://discourse.ladybug.tools/t/sample-daylight-simulation-with-honeybee/2633/3 "2018-03-01T23:02:39Z")

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Hi Mostapha,

There are no sample files in the installation package for Honeybee[+] 4 I have downloaded from food4rhino. Is there any other location, I need to look at?

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![mostapha](https://discourse.ladybug.tools/user_avatar/discourse.ladybug.tools/mostapha/32/15244_2.png) [@mostapha](https://discourse.ladybug.tools/u/mostapha)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 11:05pm UTC](https://discourse.ladybug.tools/t/sample-daylight-simulation-with-honeybee/2633/4 "2018-03-01T23:05:16Z")

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oops. That’s a mistake. However you can also download them from GitHub.

> **[ladybug-tools/honeybee-grasshopper](https://github.com/ladybug-tools/honeybee-grasshopper/tree/master/plugin/grasshopper/sampleFiles)**
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> :honeybee: :green\_book: Honeybee library and plugin for Grasshopper, also known as honeybee\[+\] - ladybug-tools/honeybee-grasshopper

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**Author:** ![Ibby](https://discourse.ladybug.tools/user_avatar/discourse.ladybug.tools/ibby/32/57_2.png) [@Ibby](https://discourse.ladybug.tools/u/Ibby)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://discourse.ladybug.tools/t/sample-daylight-simulation-with-honeybee/2633/5 "2018-03-01T23:51:57Z")

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Hi Mosapha,

I see that you have two file for five phase grid based calculation. What is the difference between these two?

Thank you

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**Author:** ![mostapha](https://discourse.ladybug.tools/user_avatar/discourse.ladybug.tools/mostapha/32/15244_2.png) [@mostapha](https://discourse.ladybug.tools/u/mostapha)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2018, 11:45pm UTC](https://discourse.ladybug.tools/t/sample-daylight-simulation-with-honeybee/2633/6 "2018-03-03T23:45:02Z")

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They show two different post-processing workflows.