Skylights need to be modelled within a Project for their solar gains, heat-loss & ventilation effects to be modelled. Note we typically use “Skylights” below
Skylight Type
The term “Skylight” is used both as a generic term for all Skylight / Roof Window objects unless otherwise noted.
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, however there are actually three distinct Types of Skylight available for use in Hero. This property is shown in the Skylight Data-Grid Type column.
Type | Description |
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Skylight | |
Tubular | |
Roof Window |
Skylight Shape
Skylights uniquely have two possible Shapes: Polygon & Circular. The shape is determined by the initial Skylight Drawing Sub-Mode and can be changed after creation by changing the value in the Shape Column of the Skylight Data-Grid.
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SKYLIGHTS IN THE VISUAL VIEW
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Skylights are created using the Skylight & Hole Drawing Mode
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Selecting
Skylights are shown on the Visual View and can be selected as per normal objects. Holes are added to the Floor Data-Grid as a child row under the Parent Floor and can be likewise selected there.
You can also use the Visual View’s Select Parent context-menu action for a Hole (or it’s 🖱 Double Left-Click mouse shortcut). In this case, the action selects the parent Floor of the Hole.
Deleting
Skylights can be Deleted as per normal model objects using the ⌨ Delete keyboard shortcut, or 🖱 Right-Click Context-menu action Delete or via the Data-Grid’s Delete button. Points can be deleted off the Hole polygon shape by 🖱 Right-Clicking the Point and selecting Delete Point.
Moving Skylights
Skylights can be moved in the Visual View by selecting them and then 🖱 Dragging them into their position.
You can also 🖱 Drag the Points of a Polygon Skylight to move that Point and extend or shrink the length.
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Skylights cannot be moved outside the bounds of the Zone |
You can move a Skylight or a Skylight Point in a straight ↔ or ↕ direction by holding ⌨ Shift.
Adding Points
Points can be added to a Skylight by 🖱 Right-clicking the Skylight near it’s edge and selecting the Add PointContext Menu action.
Selecting
You can Select a Skylight either within the Visual View or the Data-Grid.
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selecting the Skylight within the Visual-View or Data-Grid and pressing
⌨ Delete; orby using the 🖱
Right-ClickContext-menuDeleteaction within the Visual View
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Moving Skylights
Skylights can be moved in the Visual View by selecting them and then 🖱 Dragging them into their position.
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Skylight cannot be moved outside of their Parent Ceiling and in these situations, Hero will block any attempts to move further. |
Selecting
Select parent etc
Deleting
Moving
Resizing
Adding & Deleting Points
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Property | Description | Edited Within | ||||||
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Name | The Name of the Skylight | Name Column | ||||||
Type | The Type of Skylight (Skylight, Roof Window or Tubular). Available options depend on Ceiling Assembly Type (see Type section above for more details) | Type Column | ||||||
Shape | Change the Shape of the Skylight between Polygon or Circular | Shape Column | ||||||
Specification | Specification Column | Orientation | Orientation Column | Pitch | Pitch Column | Area | ||
Pitch | The Pitch or Incline of the Skylight on the Roof (in degrees) with 0 being Horizontal / Flat and 90 degrees being Vertical | Pitch Column | ||||||
Orientation | The Direction the Face of the Skylight is facing (it’s normal face direction). Ignored if Pitch is 0 degrees. | Orientation Column | ||||||
Area | The Pitched Area of the Skylight (in m2) | Not editable | ||||||
Openable Percentage | Roof Windows only | Openable % Column | ||||||
Internal Shade Device | Roof Windows only | Internal Shading Column | ||||||
External Shade Device | External Shading Column | |||||||
Shaft Sub-Properties | ||||||||
Shaft Length | Skylight & Tubular Types only | Shaft Length Column | ||||||
Shaft Reflectivity | Skylight & Tubular Types only | Shaft Refl % Column | ||||||
Shaft Insulated | Skylight & Tubular Types only | Shaft Insulated Column | ||||||
Shaft Diffuser | Skylight & Tubular Types only | Shaft Diffuser Column | ||||||
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Skylight Library
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