Add Shading/Context Honeybee

Hi, I'm using the latest version of honeybee and ladybug. I would like to add a shading context to my geometry, but I cant find the shading-component in this version.

Is the component still there?

Cheers

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Permalink Reply by Anastasia V on June 25, 2014 at 7:30am

Found it, it's called Shading-Mask

Permalink Reply by Anastasia V on June 25, 2014 at 7:42am

The result I get is a custom sky-dome with my shading context as a percantage that is shading. I would like to know now: is it possible do use this value to create a custom sky?

So that my simulation results are calculated with regard to the context that is shading my geometry?

Permalink Reply by Mostapha Sadeghipour Roudsari on June 26, 2014 at 7:46am

Hi Anastasia,

Are you using Honeybee or Ladybug? If you model the geometries as context/HBObjects they will be considered as shading surfaces in the analysis. You don't need to change the sky.

Mostapha

Permalink Reply by Sylwia Pawłowska on September 22, 2015 at 3:29pm

Hello,

I am also in the issue with HB and sun shading.

It is crucial to for me make a shadow studies on complex roofing to optimalize solar panels on top. Unfortunately it contains a lot of faces (600) and HB is creating gif 0mb. when I try same definition with less surfaces script is working properly. How can I fit it to my parametric roofing structure?

Permalink Reply by Elzine Braasch on September 22, 2015 at 4:13pm

Could you provide a file for this to have a look at the problem and what you are trying to do?

Permalink Reply by Sylwia Pawłowska on September 22, 2015 at 4:51pm

File attached.

Attachments:

definition.gh, 567 KB

Permalink Reply by Mostapha Sadeghipour Roudsari on September 22, 2015 at 7:09pm

Hi Sylwia,

For complex geometries it's always better to use MSH2RAD component for daylighting studies. One of the breps was making oconv to crash. Check the attached file.

PS: Thanks Elzine for the note!

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definition_msr.gh, 584 KB

Permalink Reply by Sylwia Pawłowska on September 23, 2015 at 12:57am

Thank you Mostapha for helpful answer!

Kind regards.

Permalink Reply by Ethan on March 26, 2016 at 9:22am

Mostapha, so if we have an overhanging awning or any type of shading structure we add it to the solver as HBContext? Is this correct? Do you have any examples of what RAD Materials settings might be applied to shading? For instance aluminum, GFRC, concrete or fabric?

Permalink Reply by Mostapha Sadeghipour Roudsari on March 27, 2016 at 12:54pm

You need to be more specif. What type of simulation?

Here is a library for Radiance materials: http://www.lighting-materials.com/

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