mike m oz Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Sun studies are a lot easier with the new Heliodon tool. Make the time to view the movie on it. Powerful and customisable to your specific location. Quote Link to comment
C. Andrew Dunning Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Echoing Mike... This is a very interesting tool. Not one to miss... Quote Link to comment
Jonathan Pickup Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I like using the Heliodon tool, we have had this tool in NZ and Aust. for a while and it really makes it easy to add and edit a sun. once placed in your file, you can easily edit the time of day, month and so on. You can add your commonly used cities... Quote Link to comment
VincentCuclair Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Nice, however I can't get the 2D Graphic + 3D light setting to work?! Quote Link to comment
VincentCuclair Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Correction, I just realized the 2D symbol isn't supposed to show in a 3D view with this setting, I got tricked by the new features documentation which seems to suggests this...... Quote Link to comment
Bryan G. Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Vincent, me too. I sorta liked the 3D representation in the features doc. not always but sometimes would look good. Quote Link to comment
Jeffrey W Ouellette Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) The movie does contain some marketing "fluff" (don't most?). The graphics of the Heliodon do NOT include the large compass "gimbal", just the smaller color graphic widget. I believe this artistic license was taken for illustration purposes ONLY. However, the large compass is a collection of 2D layer plane objects, visible in 3D rendered views. It is something the user could conceivably produce for him- or herself. The 2D graphics of the Heliodon are "screen-based" so, they don't show in a 3D view. In the 3D view, the directional light object indicator can be seen. Besides the option in the Heliodon object, the Vectorworks Preferences option "Display Light Objects" also controls whether it is visible in a rendered view or not. Edited September 17, 2011 by Jeffrey W Ouellette Quote Link to comment
VincentCuclair Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 (edited) The heliodon tool is an excellent addition, and as an experienced user I have no problems using it effectivly however to make the learning curve less steep for new users clear graphics can be very helpfull for making different settings comprehensive eg.: http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=32023&Number=157517#Post157517 Edited September 17, 2011 by Vincent C Quote Link to comment
Jershaun Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 I agree with Vincent C. The Revit representation is much better. Quote Link to comment
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