Part 1 - How to prepare and import SketchUp models for Velux Daylight Visualizer

This two part tutorial will show you how to perform a daylight analysis using SketchUp and Velux Daylight Visualizer.

The first part demonstrates how to model a simple house in SketchUp and how to get it ready for Velux Daylight Visualizer. The second part demonstrates how to perform a daylight analysis in Daylight Visualizer and how to evaluate the results.

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Download material used in both parts of the tutorial:

Chapters:
00:00 Model setup
06:05 Walls and the floor
09:58 Modelling windows
13:16 The staircase
16:01 1st floor
22:46 Ceiling, interior walls and the roof
26:43 Modelling roof windows
39:19 Modelling the terrain
40:56 Creating zones
45:48 Applying materials
47:59 Export

[diogosantana]

OH MY GOD, THERES NO NEED OFF ALL OF THIS STEPS

[osmani]

Thank you for making such useful tutorial. I would like to ask if we can anaylize daylight distribution for existing buidling consist of atrium. Is Velux Daylight Visuallizer relaible and accurate for such analysis. I am doing research on " The effect of atrium size on daylighit distribution of a buidling" Also can we import revit model into Velux. I would be really glad if you answer my question. Thank you

[enu]

I have assigned the materials to my building as instructed but when it is imported to VELUX the assigned building materials don't appear, only the zone materials. What should I do to fix it?