Overview
Wing-Walls are shade objects used to model Vertical Shading that is projecting out Perpendicularly from both Left & Right ends of a Wall so that their Shading Impacts (i.e. reduced Solar Gains) can be Simulated.
Wing-Walls can be Automatically Created by Hero (recommended) or Manually Created or Overidden by Users depending on the situation (see further details below)
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Wing Walls are a Shading Object (similar to Eaves & Screens) within the Hero Model.
Visual View
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Wing Walls & OpeningsNote all Openings (Windows & Doors) on a Wall share the Wing Walls of their Parent Walls during Simulation |
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Screens as Automatic Wing Walls Using Hero’s automatic detection of Screens as Wing Walls feature, is a highly recommended way to improve your productivity and reduce data-entry errors. This unique feature can be slightly confusing to new users who are used to more Manual Wing Wall style creation experience from other software packages. It is also slightly different to how Screens are used as parallel Vertical Shade Objects (i.e. their “traditional” functionality as Screens inside Chenath) inside Hero where you are required to manually attach them. You don’t need to do that for Screens as Automatic Wing Walls. When you use a Screen to represent a Wing Wall(s) and let Hero automatically detect that Screen (as a Vertical Shade object) and automatically create a Wing Wall Shade object (used in Chenath), you give yourself much greater flexibility and accuracy. Benefits of Screens as Automatic Wing Walls
How To Use Screens as Wing Walls Enter the Height of the Screen as you would for when using it as a Parallel Shading Screen. Remember there’s no need to Attach Screens to Walls for them to be utilised as Automatic Wing Walls, we calculate and detect these automatically at the end of certain Hero actions! Attaching Screens to Walls is only required for Parallel traditional Shade Screen model creation where some user judgement is currently required. |
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When is Manual Wing Walls Appropriate then? |
WING WALLS IN THE VISUAL VIEW
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The Properties below (except for Parent Wall) are duplicated for both the Left & Right Wing Wall Column groups.
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Parent Wall | The Name of the Parent Wall of the Wing Wall(s) | Parent Wall Column | ||
Automatic / Manual Setting | Toggle the Wing Wall from being an Automatically Calculated to Manual Wing Wall (see above section).
| Left & Right Automated Column | ||
Projection | The Projection (Perpendicular Distance) of the Wing Wall from the Wall (inside face) (in mm)
| Left & Right Projection Columns | ||
Left or Right Horizontal Offset | The Distance between the Left or Right Edge of the Wall & the Starting Edge of the Wing Wall (in mm) | Left & Right Offset Columns | ||
Height | The Height of the Wing Wall relative to Level Height (in mm) | Left & Right Height Columns (hidden by default) | ||
Vertical Offset Height | The Distance between the Top Height of the Wing Wall & Top Height of the Wall (in mm) Negative if Top of Wing Wall is below Top of Wall | Vertical Offset Column |