Wednesday, November 4, 2015

How to use sketchup and 3d warehouse for solar energy analysis & solar design – A case study by Lumos Solar

Watch the following exclusive sketchup video to learn how Lumos Solar from Boulder, CO, has utilized sketchup and 3d warehouse to convert solar panels into artistic and efficient design elements by relating their design intentions with sketchup.

The Solar Designers can use sketchup to sketch a solar array as well as visualize array shading. There is option in sketchup for projecting shadows in every day of the year & each time of the day. The Solar Designers can easily find out whether any solar panels are afflicted with shade effect from specific locations of the building.


Download various solar models from 3d warehouse 3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/by/lumossolar


For any solar design requirement, visit lumossolar.com/projects/canopies


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Rajib Dey
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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

How to apply Vismat material in V-ray for sketchup

This is an exclusive sketchup video presentation provided by Mufasu CAD. One will learn through step-by-step processes for using vismat materials for v-ray plugin. If anyone wants to use .VISMat file for v-ray sketchup, just attribute a material or color to face and label the material in sketchup.

Open the Vray material editor and search for the material to be substituted with the .vismat. Right click on it and select your preferred material. Explore through and choose .vismat.



Vismat material in v-ray for sketchup

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