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Transcript
00:01
In this video, I will demonstrate how to assess key metrics, how to run a sun hour analysis,
00:06
as well as how to use the visual compare tool to compare two or more design options.
00:12
The analysis are located in the top right-hand panel.
00:16
Let's first consider the area metrics on this proposal.
00:20
The area metrics associated with your proposal get updated on a running basis as you design.
00:27
The type of metrics are often country specific.
00:29
And since this project is in France, you will see metric abbreviations specific to France.
00:35
As you can see the area metrics are broken down by function, which gives you a really quick and easy overview.
00:41
In this particular proposal, I've got about 87,000 square meters of residential area.
00:47
I can also look at the parking metrics and see how many spots and also the area per spot.
00:54
It's possible to customize the metrics via the settings icon.
00:58
Here, you can choose which metrics to view and also create your own based on factors or ratios of other metrics.
01:06
Let me demonstrate how that works. Simply click Create area metric,
01:12
type in a name and then define the metric type and input how it should be calculated.
01:21
Lastly, I'd highly recommend you consult the area metric documentation available by our help center,
01:27
to get an understanding of how area metrics are calculated in each geography.
01:32
In addition to key metrics, we can view quality analysis.
01:36
At the time that I'm filming this video, we're able to get insight into sun hours, daylight potential, wind,
01:43
microclimate and the operational energy of a design option.
01:48
Let's first consider the sun hour analysis,
01:51
which indicates the number of direct sun hours on the facades and ground of your selected area on a given date.
01:58
First, we need to select the ground plots and buildings to include in the analysis.
02:03
By default, all elements within the site limit are selected.
02:07
If you want to analyze a larger area, for instance, including your surrounding buildings,
02:12
you can create a new zone and select this zone for the analysis.
02:16
I'm now going to analyze sun hours on two different alternatives.
02:20
First, we need to select the day and month of the sun hour analysis.
02:23
In this case, I'm choosing May 24th and then once I'm ready to go, I can order the analysis.
02:31
This might take a couple of minutes and you will receive a notification when the analysis has completed,
02:37
and you can view the results in a separate window.
02:41
Follow the link in the banner to view the results.
02:44
The colors represent the number of sun hours, the lighter the color, the more hours of sun on that part of the facade ground,
02:52
you can see a legend at the bottom indicating exactly how many hours the different colors correspond to.
02:59
Use the inspection tool in the top right-hand corner to look at specific points on the proposal or on the ground.
03:05
I can immediately see that my north facing facades are struggling a bit and in fact, don't receive any hours of sun.
03:12
The courtyard in the middle of the urban quarter, however, receives over four hours of sun.
03:17
It's also possible to filter the legend for number of sun hours.
03:21
Here, I'm removing all areas that have below six hours of sun.
03:26
When you're done viewing the results, just exit the sun analysis to return to design mode.
03:32
We're now going to duplicate proposal 1 to try to improve the sun hours in the courtyard and between the buildings.
03:39
Duplicate the proposal in the proposal list.
03:42
Give it an appropriate name.
03:44
I'm going to call it proposal 1a and then start drawing.
03:48
First, we're going to address the courtyard.
03:52
We learned that the north facing building was causing the north facing facades to be very dark and also casting shadows on the ground.
03:58
I'm therefore going to delete this building and draw a new line building that's open towards the south.
04:04
This should hopefully improve the sun conditions.
04:08
Next, I'm going to tag this with the residential function and ensure that it's six floors like the other building was.
04:17
I'm also going to slice off a part of the building to the north,
04:21
to see if that will help improve the sun conditions on the ground between the buildings.
04:27
Once I've made my iterations, I'm going to analyze the sun conditions again.
04:32
I'm going to select the zone including all the buildings and then order the analysis for the same day as before, which was May 24th.
04:44
Instead of viewing the results directly, I'm going to set up a visual comparison between proposal 1 and proposal 1a.
04:51
The visual compare tool lets you compare proposals and analysis. It can be accessed via the left-hand panel.
04:58
To set up a comparison, the first step is to select the proposal and then the relevant analysis iteration you wish to view.
05:06
You can add multiple proposals and analysis to your comparison.
05:09
In this example, I'm comparing two different proposals for the sun quality,
05:13
but you could also compare the same proposal for two different analysis.
05:19
I can see that proposal 1 has a significantly improved sun condition in the courtyard,
05:34
If we've added multiple analysis states, we can view them in the right-hand panel.
05:40
At the bottom you also have a camera icon where you can do a screen capture and include images in reports or similar.
05:49
Next, let's look at the area between the two buildings in the north.
05:53
From 1.5 hours of sun to 2.7 of hours of sun, which is a pretty good improvement.
05:59
When you're done comparing, you can return to design mode and continue iterating on your proposals.
06:05
Thank you for watching.
Video transcript
00:01
In this video, I will demonstrate how to assess key metrics, how to run a sun hour analysis,
00:06
as well as how to use the visual compare tool to compare two or more design options.
00:12
The analysis are located in the top right-hand panel.
00:16
Let's first consider the area metrics on this proposal.
00:20
The area metrics associated with your proposal get updated on a running basis as you design.
00:27
The type of metrics are often country specific.
00:29
And since this project is in France, you will see metric abbreviations specific to France.
00:35
As you can see the area metrics are broken down by function, which gives you a really quick and easy overview.
00:41
In this particular proposal, I've got about 87,000 square meters of residential area.
00:47
I can also look at the parking metrics and see how many spots and also the area per spot.
00:54
It's possible to customize the metrics via the settings icon.
00:58
Here, you can choose which metrics to view and also create your own based on factors or ratios of other metrics.
01:06
Let me demonstrate how that works. Simply click Create area metric,
01:12
type in a name and then define the metric type and input how it should be calculated.
01:21
Lastly, I'd highly recommend you consult the area metric documentation available by our help center,
01:27
to get an understanding of how area metrics are calculated in each geography.
01:32
In addition to key metrics, we can view quality analysis.
01:36
At the time that I'm filming this video, we're able to get insight into sun hours, daylight potential, wind,
01:43
microclimate and the operational energy of a design option.
01:48
Let's first consider the sun hour analysis,
01:51
which indicates the number of direct sun hours on the facades and ground of your selected area on a given date.
01:58
First, we need to select the ground plots and buildings to include in the analysis.
02:03
By default, all elements within the site limit are selected.
02:07
If you want to analyze a larger area, for instance, including your surrounding buildings,
02:12
you can create a new zone and select this zone for the analysis.
02:16
I'm now going to analyze sun hours on two different alternatives.
02:20
First, we need to select the day and month of the sun hour analysis.
02:23
In this case, I'm choosing May 24th and then once I'm ready to go, I can order the analysis.
02:31
This might take a couple of minutes and you will receive a notification when the analysis has completed,
02:37
and you can view the results in a separate window.
02:41
Follow the link in the banner to view the results.
02:44
The colors represent the number of sun hours, the lighter the color, the more hours of sun on that part of the facade ground,
02:52
you can see a legend at the bottom indicating exactly how many hours the different colors correspond to.
02:59
Use the inspection tool in the top right-hand corner to look at specific points on the proposal or on the ground.
03:05
I can immediately see that my north facing facades are struggling a bit and in fact, don't receive any hours of sun.
03:12
The courtyard in the middle of the urban quarter, however, receives over four hours of sun.
03:17
It's also possible to filter the legend for number of sun hours.
03:21
Here, I'm removing all areas that have below six hours of sun.
03:26
When you're done viewing the results, just exit the sun analysis to return to design mode.
03:32
We're now going to duplicate proposal 1 to try to improve the sun hours in the courtyard and between the buildings.
03:39
Duplicate the proposal in the proposal list.
03:42
Give it an appropriate name.
03:44
I'm going to call it proposal 1a and then start drawing.
03:48
First, we're going to address the courtyard.
03:52
We learned that the north facing building was causing the north facing facades to be very dark and also casting shadows on the ground.
03:58
I'm therefore going to delete this building and draw a new line building that's open towards the south.
04:04
This should hopefully improve the sun conditions.
04:08
Next, I'm going to tag this with the residential function and ensure that it's six floors like the other building was.
04:17
I'm also going to slice off a part of the building to the north,
04:21
to see if that will help improve the sun conditions on the ground between the buildings.
04:27
Once I've made my iterations, I'm going to analyze the sun conditions again.
04:32
I'm going to select the zone including all the buildings and then order the analysis for the same day as before, which was May 24th.
04:44
Instead of viewing the results directly, I'm going to set up a visual comparison between proposal 1 and proposal 1a.
04:51
The visual compare tool lets you compare proposals and analysis. It can be accessed via the left-hand panel.
04:58
To set up a comparison, the first step is to select the proposal and then the relevant analysis iteration you wish to view.
05:06
You can add multiple proposals and analysis to your comparison.
05:09
In this example, I'm comparing two different proposals for the sun quality,
05:13
but you could also compare the same proposal for two different analysis.
05:19
I can see that proposal 1 has a significantly improved sun condition in the courtyard,
05:34
If we've added multiple analysis states, we can view them in the right-hand panel.
05:40
At the bottom you also have a camera icon where you can do a screen capture and include images in reports or similar.
05:49
Next, let's look at the area between the two buildings in the north.
05:53
From 1.5 hours of sun to 2.7 of hours of sun, which is a pretty good improvement.
05:59
When you're done comparing, you can return to design mode and continue iterating on your proposals.
06:05
Thank you for watching.
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