Create an Object to Act as a Building

Even if reflected light isn’t important, obstructions of significant size should be considered. AGi32’s Direct Only Method will account for light being blocked (but not reflected when in Direct Only calculation mode) by Objects placed in the project.

In this example, we will use an object to model the building to ensure we have accurate light-blocking considerations

• Select the Rooms/Objects Toolkit.
• Click on the Object - Polygon – Flat command.
• In the dialog, enter a Label: Building.
• Enter Height of Sides as 40 feet for the building.
• Select the radio button at the bottom of the dialog to Create Polygon from Existing Drawing Entities.
• Click OK to proceed.
• Select the Building outline as shown below.