Solar studies enable you to visualize the impact of natural light and shadows on both the exteriors and interiors of Revit and AutoCAD projects. Solar study thumbnails are identified in a project with sun icons. Clicking on those thumbnails opens the sun study viewer.
Render a Solar Study
- In My Renderings, open a project.
- Select an image.
- From the toolbar, click the
Render as Solar Study button
.
- If necessary, adjust render settings and click Render.
View a Solar Study
- In My Renderings, click a solar study thumbnail to display the sun study viewer. The viewer shows you a movie preview of the solar study that you can scrub or play. Each frame is time-stamped with the date and time of the solar study simulation.
Download a Solar Study
- In My Renderings, select a project.
- Select a solar study image.
- From the toolbar, click the
Download button
to download a ZIP file containing the full-size frames of the solar study.