Amethyst ShadowFX V3
Amethyst ShadowFX is a sun and shadow analysis program for architects, designers and town planners. With the program, you can generate shadow profiles cast by buildings and other objects for any latitude, longitude and time of year.
The program is an essential solar tool for all design professionals. Data is presented in a highly usable and easy-to-understand format. With Amethyst ShadowFX you don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure out the movements of the sun.
Have you ever asked any of the following questions?
- What are the times of sunrise and sunset for a
particular date and location?
- What is the position of the sun for a particular
time of day at a particular latitude and longitude?
- What is the length and direction of shadow cast by
an object of a particular height for a particular time,
date and location?
- What is the length and direction of shadow cast by
an object on an inclined plane?
- Can I produce solar reports that are expressed in
magnetic coordinates as opposed to coordinates from True
North?
- What is the shading impact of a particular building
on the surrounding location?
- How can I design a window shade that will give me
the maximum shading during the summer months, yet will
allow the maximum solar heat gain during the winter?
- What is the shading percentage for any particular
design of window shade for any time, date and location?
- What is the sun's angle of incidence on a surface
plane for a particular date and location?
- How can I produce a sun path diagram for a
particular latitude and longitude?
- Can I import a 3D model from AutoCAD or Google SketchUp, and perform a real-time simulation of shadows cast?