Shading surface for Daylight Analysis

VinuSubashini · February 10, 2020, 8:59pm

Hello,

How can I add the custom shading surface for daylight analysis (like Vertical fins)? If I add it as a honeybee surface, it is throwing error as it needs to be a closed brep. Which component will work well for this?

Thank you,
Vinu

devang · February 10, 2020, 9:02pm

Daylight analysis does not require closed breps. You should be able to use Honeybee_Surface. Please share a file if you can.

VinuSubashini · February 10, 2020, 9:09pm

Hello @devang

i have attached the file and I have highlighted it in red.

archBldg_error.gh (923.7 KB)

Thank you,
Vinu

devang · February 10, 2020, 9:16pm

Daylight simulation works without any errors at my end.

devang · February 10, 2020, 9:17pm

This does not affect daylight studies

VinuSubashini · February 10, 2020, 9:24pm

Thank you, Yes, it is running why is the decomposeByType component throwing error? I assumed it was broken because of it.

devang · February 10, 2020, 9:51pm

This doesn’t concern your daylight analysis. However, I would recommend you run an imagebased simulation to see if everything is being exported to radiance right