Drawings with Shadows |
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Shadows tend to be used for two purposes: analytical (Figure 12.1) and expressive (Figure 12.2). For analysis, shadows are used to see how a building will be affected by its environment and real-world sun angles based on the location of the site. This analytic use is explored in depth in Chapter 14 and is covered here primarily to introduce the shadowing tools. The expressive use of shadow, our focus in this discussion of presentation issues, conveys depth in drawings and gives them more character; it may or may not be tied to real-world sun positions.
Revit provides a tool for both use cases, and you’ll see how to use each of these. The nice thing about shadows in Revit is that it’s easy to enable them, and voila!—shadows are there. |
Figure 12.1
Analytical use of shadows in a site plan shows the effect of buildings on their environment. |
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Figure 12.2
A more expressive view using shadows in a shaded view without edges |
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