Autocad Calculation

Annual Potential Glare Specular material that reflects Sun beam directed towards the view point is detected as a glare source and is marked in colour banding on the image. Steps to create the Annual Potential Glare image and report Convert...

Setup Model for Part O Report Register the relevant Rooms and Windows. If there are multiple units in the model, the unique Unit name can be assigned either as a Building Name or as Attribute of the Room during Registration...

Daylight Illuminance (DI) BREEAM Illuminance (DI) Criteria Terms and Definitions  Average daylight Illuminance Daylight illuminance for all points in the space for a specific hour (e.g. 1st Jan 8 AM) is averaged. If this average is over the target lux...

What are the steps to add calculations to the list? Select the relevant regulation (eg: ROL, BRE, BS EN17037). The associated calculations get displayed below each regulation. Set the Group on the relevant boxes. Click on the + icon next...

Spatial Glare Autonomy (SGA) This is an annual DGP calculation (Daylight Glare Probability). DGP is calculated against a threshold of 0.45. This can be changed in Project Settings > Climate Daylighting > EN17037 Criteria. Each grid point in the room...

In order to include Trees in the SDA annual calculation, the new Annualtree material should be used. It combines the existing TransTree material to specify Summer and Winter materials for trees. The dates for Summer and Winter trees is specified...

ROL DF Calculation This calculation is to test for ROL by including reflected light using the Daylight Factor method. In order to match the Waldram method, the default target is set to 0.2 and the default bounce is set to...

Minimum recommendation This is to be checked in the reference point at the centre of the window width and at theinner surface of the aperture (façade and/or roof). For multiple apertures in different façades it is possible to cumulate the...

View out criteria View to the outside provides visual contact with the surrounding, so as to supply information for orientation, to experience the weather changes and to follow with the time over the day. The view quality depends on the...