Specifying the Project Location

When you create a project, specify the geographic location using the street address, nearest major city, or the latitude and longitude. This project-wide setting is useful for generating location-specific shadows for views that use them, such as solar studies and walkthroughs.

The location provides a basis for weather information, which is used during conceptual energy analysis.

To specify the project location

1. Click Analysis tabProject Location panel Location.
2. You are prompted to sign in to Autodesk Online Services. Enter the User ID and password associated with your Autodesk account.

   The Location Weather and Site dialog opens. You can also access this dialog from the Sun Settings dialog , the Energy Settings dialog or in the drawing area, underneath the ViewCube, click the current location Set Location.

3. Click the Location tab.
4. For Project Address, enter the street address, city and state, or latitude and longitude of the project, and click Search. Enter latitude and longitude coordinates as <latitude>, <longitude>.

   When your computer is connected to the Internet, and you have signed in to online services, this dialog displays an interactive map through the Google Maps™ mapping service. Until you specify a different project location, the location is set to the longitude and latitude of the major city specified by Vasari for your locale.

5. If necessary, respond to any of the following alerts as described. For additional information, see Troubleshooting Location Dialog Issues.
   • Address not found. Either refine the project address and click Search or, for a newly established address, enter a nearby address, click Search, and then drag the project location map pin to the appropriate location.
   • Multiple results found. Click one of the hyperlinked locations displayed in the project location tooltip, and click Search.
   • No Internet connection. Check your Internet connection. If no connection is available, click OK to close the Location dialog and save your project address. When a dialog notifies you of a mismatch between the project address you entered and the selected map location, click Continue. If you do not have access to the Internet at all, no further steps are needed; the project address is stored as text. If the Internet is only temporarily unavailable, when Internet service is restored, re-open the Location Weather and Site dialog, click Search, and continue with the steps in this procedure.
   • Use the following tools to adjust the map as needed:
     • Pan. When you place the cursor over the map, the cursor changes to a hand, and you can drag the map to pan the view. You can also use these controls: (Pan up), (Pan down), (Pan left), and (Pan right).
     • Zoom. Click (Zoom in) or (Zoom out), or drag the zoom slider to adjust the zoom level.
     • Return to last result. Click if you have adjusted the map and want to restore the last search result.
     • Map views. Click a map view to select it:
       • Map. Shows street map.
       • Satellite. Shows satellite imagery.
       • Terrain. Default view. Shows street map superimposed on topographical map.
6. Adjust the map pins as needed.

   How to

   • Project location map pin. When you move the project location pin , the Project Address field displays a searchable latitude/longitude value. Click Search to resolve the address and display it in the Project Address field. If multiple results are found, click one of the hyperlinked locations displayed in the project location tooltip, and then click Search.
     Note: Unlike the Google Maps™ mapping service, the Location Weather and Site dialog does not support adding placemarks.
   • Weather station map pins. For Autodesk Subscription members, the map includes a project weather station pin and alternate weather station pins , which represent the 8 weather stations that are closest to the specified project location. The same 8 weather stations display on the Weather Stations list. By default, the closest weather station is defined as the project weather station. Place the cursor over a weather station map pin to display a tooltip with the following weather station information: station ID, year for which the most recent weather data is available, latitude, longitude, distance from project location, and elevation. To change the project weather station, click an alternate weather station map pin, or select a different weather station on the Weather Stations list.
   • If the project is located in an area that observes daylight savings time and you want shadows to be adjusted accordingly, then select Use Daylight Savings time.
7. If the project is located in an area that observes daylight savings time and you want shadows to be adjusted accordingly, then select Use Daylight Savings time.
8. Click OK.