Insolation

Functionality

Thankfully for bpy.context.scene.ray_cast and object.ray_cast. - Having your building object in scene (victim) with a material on it; - and other buildings objects in scene that shades your (predator); - and having vectors rays from zero to sun position by hours you will get: You’ll get vertex colors in material, that express shading, And numbers in hours that left from predator hunted.

see docs: bpy.types.Object.ray_cast and bpy.types.Scene.ray_cast

Input sockets

• Predator - your predator external buildings (polygons takes)

• Victim - your victim projecting building

• SunRays - your sun positions direction from zero to find intersection (list of vertices)

Parameters

parameter	description
limit	Limit of hours, that will be shown in index viewer

Output sockets

socket name	description
Centers	Centers of victim’ polygons
Hours	Hours text for index viewer node text input

Usage

Open templates - insolation example

Use objects (materials should be with cycles nodes active for victim)