Previewing A Solar Study Animation; Exporting A Solar Study - Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC User Manual

7 To specify the level to be used for shadow display, select Ground Plane at Level, and select the
8 To test the new sun and shadow settings, click Apply.
9 When you are finished setting up the solar study, click OK.

Previewing a Solar Study Animation

After you create a solar study animation, you can preview specific frames or the full animation using control
buttons on the Options Bar.
To preview a solar study animation
1 In the Project Browser, double-click a view for which you created a solar study animation.
2 Click View menu
3 In the Advanced Model Graphics Settings dialog, for Sun and Shadows Settings, click
4 In the Sun and Shadows Settings dialog, on the Single-Day or Multi-Day tab, select the solar
5 In the Advanced Model Graphics Settings dialog, click OK.
6 On the View Control Bar, click
7 To play the animation from start to finish, on the Options Bar, click
8 To stop the animation, on the status bar, click Cancel.
9 To control the animation, use the following buttons on the Options Bar:

Exporting a Solar Study

In Revit Architecture, you can export solar studies to a variety of file formats. These files can be easily
distributed and viewed by colleagues and clients. The export file types include AVI, JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF,
and PNG. AVI files are standalone video files. All other export file types have a single-frame format, allowing
you to save specified frames of an animation as separate image files.
level.
When you select Ground Plane at Level, Revit Architecture casts shadows on the specified level
in 2D and 3D shaded views. When you clear Ground Plane at Level, Revit Architecture casts
shadows on the toposurface, if one exists.
NOTE This option does not affect shadows in rendered images.
See Creating a Solar Study
Advanced Model Graphics.
study, and click OK.
To move backward 10 frames, click
To move forward 10 frames, click
To display the previous frame, click
To display the next frame, click
To display a specific frame of the animation, for Frame, enter the frame number.
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(Shadows On), and click Preview Solar Study.
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