Record Movie - Sun Study

Tool(s): Record Movie

Using Sun Study (How), you study the effect of sunlight on a building over a period of time. Instead of letting the camera wander, you set a fixed view and let the sun wander.

Activate Sun Study in one of the following ways

• Actionbar:Role Draft Task Visualization Task area Camera Record Movie

• Menu bar: Create Presentation Animation Record Movie

• Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

Animation Record Movie

• Shortcut menu: Navigation Mode selected - Right mouse button - Record Movie

Tip: You should switch off any light illuminating the model from the outside. These are the light sources you defined with Set Project Light. Switch on the lights inside the building. The lights in your house will be ‘on’ should the sun study extend into the night.

Note: Do not place bitmaps in HDR format that include information on the sun in the background of sun studies. Use Color or Physical sky instead.

Important!
If you want the model to cast shadows in conjunction with the Animation calculation method, make sure you have selected a shadow type in the Settings for the Animation view type. If the shadow type is OFF, the model will not cast any shadows.

To run a sun study

1. Set the view as you need and make light settings.
2. Click Record Movie (How).
   

   Activate Record Movie in one of the following ways

   • Actionbar:Role Draft Task Visualization Task area Camera

   • Menu bar: Create Presentation Animation

   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   Animation

   • Shortcut menu: Navigation Mode selected - Right mouse button

   The Record movie palette opens.

3. In the New movie area, click Sun study.

   The Sun study palette opens.

4. Set the parameters for the sun study.

   Tip: If you want to run the sun study without recording it, leave the Name box empty.

5. Click OK to confirm.

   The sun study starts.