Daylight Study - Set Parameters Tab
Within the Set Parameters tab you are able to set both General parameters and those specific to the site location for the study.
Study Name - Enter a name for the daylight study. This will be the name of the Daylight Study file (e.g. My Daylight Study.DVF) and the name of the folder where the study and all images are saved. By default, the folder will be created inside the ...\AGi32\Daylight Study folder.
A Daylight Study name can contain up to 255 characters. Invalid characters are * ? " (asterisk, question mark, quote).
Image Type - Daylight Studies will generate the image types selected and automatically save them as JPG, BMP or PNG files in the study folder. The Daylight Study Viewer will load the saved images for review. For each view created using the Render View Manager (Render mode View menu), you can elect to show RGB, Pseudocolor or both.
It is important to note that
the render views of interest should be set prior to executing the Daylight
Study. Otherwise, the render view will be whatever was visible when the
study is executed.
- If you are planning on using the scale with a pseudocolor view be sure and select it prior to starting the daylight study.
- For cleaner images enable Anti-aliasing prior to starting the study.
Label Images - Rendered images can be labeled with Study Name, Site Name, Latitude/Longitude, Compass, Sky Conditions, Date and Time. The labels are applied in the lower left corner of the image and are included in the JPG file generated as well. Text labels are Times New Roman font and cannot be edited once generated. AGi32 will ignore anti-aliasing if image labels are applied.
Save all Generated AGI files - If you are interested in examining point by point calculations or interacting with any of the individually calculated files as specified in your Daylight Study, this switch must be checked. The Daylight Study Viewer is only capable of viewing rendered images. The switch need not be enabled for the Daylight Study Viewer to access the rendered images as they are saved automatically as JPG images.
Save Rendered Environment Files (Radiosity Solution Files) - As a supplement to saving AGI files, if you would like to be able to recall the interactive rendering associated with any single calculation specified in the daylight study, this switch must also be checked. Do not confuse this with saving the rendered images in the Daylight Study, these still images are saved automatically. By saving Radiosity Solution Files (RSF files) you are saving the entire radiosity solution which enables the AGI file to be opened at some time in the future and display the interactive rendering without having to recompute.
IMPORTANT - RSF files can be quite large and take time to save. Enabling this switch requires that you have plenty of disk space and time.
Create Tab Delimited Text File for Each Sample - Checking this option will include your Daylighting specifications and numerical analysis results (Average, Maximum, Minimum and Avg/Min and Max/Min ratios) as a text file for each sample in the Daylight Study Viewer File (DVF File). The data is not viewed directly in the viewer, but can be loaded into a spreadsheet or other program for analysis. The text files are named Sampl1.txt, Sample2.txt, etc.
Location for Studies - By default, the daylight studies are saved in the ...\AGi32\Daylight Study folder. A new folder titled with the study name is created for each study. The daylight study files can be redirected to another folder if you like. Select the Change button to select a different destination for the daylight study files. When using the Change button, you must select a folder. New folders can be created from the dialog using the standard Windows New Folder button.
Daylight Parameters
Site Location parameters are identical to those set in the Daylighting command. A Daylight Study can only be conducted on a single site location with a single Compass setting.
Sky Dome - Select this checkbox to enable the Sky Dome for all calculations in the Daylight Study. More on the Sky Dome.