Object Types

Object Types

The following Object Types are available in all products of the Shadow Analyzer Collection.

The short list shows only the Type-Name and the Type-Description of each object type.

Use links of the short list to jump to the corresponding item of the long list that shows also the object's parameters.

2D Primitives

2D_3 -- Triangle on the XY-plane of its own CS

2D_4 -- Convex quad with 4 vertices on the XY-plane of its own CS

2D_5 -- Convex polygon with 5 vertices on the XY-plane of its own CS

2D_Circ -- Circular polygon on the XY-plane of its own CS

2D_Ell -- Elliptical polygon on the XY-plane of its own CS

2D_GrR -- Rectangular centered Grid above the XY-plane of its own CS

2D_Rect -- Rectangle on the XY-plane of its own CS

2D_Sec -- Circular sector on the XY-plane of its own CS (CCW from X-axis)

2D_Seg -- Circular segment on the XY-plane of its own CS

3D Primitives

3D_Box -- the box that is centered on the XY-plane of its own CS

3D_Cone -- the cone that is built on a circular polygon that is centered on the XY-plane of its own CS

3D_Cyl -- the cylinder that is built on a circular polygon that is centered on the XY-plane of its own CS

3D_Cyl_nH -- the cylinder that is built on a circular polygon that is centered on the XY-plane of its own CS. Refined reflection appearance.

3D_CylE -- the cylinder that is built on an elliptical polygon that is centered on the XY-plane of its own CS

3D_CylSg -- the cylindrical segment that is built on a circular segment that is centered on the XY-plane of its own CS

3D_Ell -- the ellipsoid that is centered in its own CS

3D_EllSg -- the ellipsoidal segment that is centered on the XY-plane of its own CS

3D_Sph -- the sphere that is centered in its own CS

3D_SphSg -- the spherical segment that is centered on the XY-plane of its own CS

Arrays

Arr Rect1s -- Array (a rectangular matrix) of one-side parallel rectangles above the XY-plane of its own CS (initially not a shadower)

The "solar" windows of Shadow Analyzer interpret objects of the following object types as solar collectors:

Arr RectInc -- Array (a rectangular matrix) of inclined rectangles

Arr RectST -- Array (a rectangular matrix) of suntracking-2-axes rectangles

Simple Buildings

Bld_41 -- Building (4 walls, 1 roof plane) is centered on the XY-plane of its own CS

Bld_42 -- Building (4 walls, 2 roof planes) is centered on the XY-plane of its own CS

Bld_43 -- Building (4 walls, 3 roof planes) is centered on the XY-plane of its own CS

Bld_44 -- Building (4 walls, 4 roof planes) is centered on the XY-plane of its own CS

BlF_Orl -- Building fragment: Oriel (2 roof planes) is built on a polygon on the XY-plane of its own CS