Automation of the process of visualization applicable to design solutionsin the autocad environment
Pages 228-236
The authors provide a brief description of the software algorithm designed to automatize some of the final stages of design and research into buildings and structures, namely, computer-aided realistic visualization of a simulated object in the AutoCAD environment. Special attention is driven to realistic shadows that are important whenever a construction site is positioned within the environment. The software simulates sunlight by creating a remote source of light. Diffused light is generated by a set of three additional sources of light. The software algorithm is based on a pattern of light sources simulating sunlight and skylight. The point of location of each additional source of light is pre-set by the software operator. This point is identified by the software as the set of coordinates calculated using a special subroutine. The article has a table of sun angles for any time of the day and each month of the year at the latitude of Moscow.
DOI: 10.22227/1997-0935.2013.3.228-236
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