Studies overview
The environmental studies in the Systems view of the Wrengler panel, built on one compute engine.
Each study is one you run from the Systems view of the Wrengler panel, and they are all built on the same compute engine.
How studies work#
- Scope. The study runs over a geometry group or an ad-hoc selection. Groups sync live with Rhino, so what you analyze stays in step with the model.
- Compute. The study runs in the shared engine on the best hardware your machine has, GPU first, and moves to the CPU on its own if it needs to. The answer is the same either way.
- Output. A live viewport heatmap, per-sensor values, and a summary of what the study saw.
Because every study runs in one checked engine rather than separate one-off implementations, the studies compose: reorganize a group or change the massing, and any study you re-run reflects it immediately.
Which study answers my question?#
| You are asking | Run | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Does this courtyard, facade or street get enough sun? Who overshadows whom? | Sunlight | Hours of direct sun per point, over a day or a period |
| What can people see from here? Who can see in? | View study | The share of the targets each observer can see, from 0 to 1 |
| Where does the sun load this facade or roof right now? | Solar radiation | Power in W/m² at one instant: direct, diffuse and total |
| How much solar energy arrives over a season or a year? | Radiation over a period | Energy in kWh/m² from a weather file |
| How much daylight reaches this room? | Not yet | Daylight studies are planned |
Every study runs over groups, so set those up first.
The studies#
Wrengler is in preview, and the studies are not all at the same stage.
Sunlight#
Available. Cumulative direct-sun hours over a chosen period, painted as a live heatmap that updates as you change massing.
View study#
Pro preview. Visible-fraction heatmaps between observers and targets, for view quality and privacy. Individual sightlines (which observer sees which target) are not included yet.
Solar radiation#
Pro preview. Irradiance in W/m² at one instant, over a group, with a total heatmap and per-surface results. Direct, diffuse and total values are reported for every sensor.
Radiation over a period#
Pro preview. Energy in kWh/m² summed over a period of a weather file: the Perez sky and the sun hour by hour, direct, diffuse and total per sensor.
Daylight#
Planned.
Geometry grouping#
Named groups that scope any study and stay in sync with Rhino.