Guide: How to Determine if Your Project Location Requires Daylight Saving Time (DST) When performing shadow and natural light analysis for an architectural project, the accuracy of your time data is essential. One of the most frequently misunderstood settings is Daylight Saving Time (DST).   This guide will help you quickly and accurately determine whether […]

Daylight Saving Time (DST): Why Standard 3D Software Fails at Global Solar Analysis Most current 3D design software shares a significant blind spot when it comes to environmental analysis: they fail to comprehend the dynamic nature of real-world time. The root of this issue is DST (Daylight Saving Time). This is a real-world convention where

Tutorial: Create an Architectural Diagram using SketchUp This guide breaks down the complete process of creating dynamic architectural diagrams, from importing site data to generating animated shadow and symbol analysis videos using SketchUp and two free plugins: Sun Diagram and Dynamic Symbols https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqHZ3m-OYug Applicable for: Site analysis diagrams Sun path and shadow studies Architectural diagram

Step-by-Step Guide: Create Architectural Diagrams Using SketchUp Architectural diagrams not only need to look aesthetically pleasing, but they must also convey the design intent, natural conditions, and functional logic. Below is the process I follow to create accurate, visually appealing site analysis diagrams. Updated August 2025: This tutorial is somewhat outdated as we have released

Tutorial on how to create a ventilation analysis diagram Here’s a step-by-step tutorial on how to create a ventilation analysis diagram using Rwind and Photoshop: Applicable for: Vetilation diagram Wind analysis Architectural diagram and more Softwares used: SketchUp: Modeling and editing 3D before export  Rwind simulation: Environmental simulation software for airflow analysis (I use the