Eaves

Nick Bishop

Updated April 09, 2024 03:26

Overview

Eaves are Horizontal Shade Objects that are Connected to Walls so that their Shading Impacts (i.e. reduced Solar Gains) can be Simulated

Eaves are modelled as Line like objects within Hero and must be Manually Connected by the User to each Wall that the User determines they may shade.

Eaves & Openings

Note all Openings (Windows & Doors) on a Wall will also have the Eaves of their Parent Walls applied to them during Simulation

EAVES IN THE VISUAL VIEW

Creating

Eaves are created using the Eave Drawing mode (Screen & Eave Drawing Modes)

Attaching / Connecting to Walls

Eaves currently must be Manually Connected to Walls by the User for their Shading Impacts to be Simulated.

There are a variety of ways to Attach an Eave to a Wall which are detailed further in the Attach Drawing Mode section of Screen & Eave Drawing Modes

Connection Lines

When an Eave & Wall are Connected, a Connection Line is shown between them on the Visual View, and the Wall is added as a row within the Eave Data-Grid.

The Connection Line is only Visible within the Visual View when the Wall or Eave is Selected or 🖱️ Hovered.

Selecting

Selecting Eaves

You can Select an Eave within the Visual View & Eave Data-Grid by 🖱 Left-Click.

Selecting Connections

A Connection Line can be Selected within the Visual View once is Visible (see above) by 🖱 Left-Click

The Connected Wall Row of an Eave within the Eave Data-Grid is also analogous to selecting the Connection within the Visual View

Deleting

Deleting Eaves

The Eave itself can be deleted by:

selecting the Eave within the Visual-View or Data-Grid and pressing ⌨ Delete; or
by using the 🖱 Right-Click Context-menu Delete action within the Visual View;

Deleting Connections (Disconnecting Eaves & Walls)

A Eave can be Disconnected (i.e. it’s Connection is Deleted) from a Wall through several means including:

Selecting the Connection Line between the Eave& Wall (shown in the Visual View when a Wall or Eave is 🖱 [Hovered]or selected & pressing the ⌨ Delete
Selecting the Connected Wall Row within the Eave Data-Grid & pressing ⌨ Delete

Moving

Eaves can be moved in the Visual View by selecting them and then 🖱 [Dragging] them into their position, and likewise their Start & End Points can be moved in a similar fashion.

You can move an Eave or Eave Point in a straight Vertical or Horizontal direction by holding ⌨ Shift.

Parallel View of the Eave

Eaves are modelled within the Chenath Simulation as a Horizontal Shade object Parallel to the Connected Wall. The Projection Distance of the Eave from the Wall is based on the Parallel Distance between the Centre of the Wall & the Centre of the Eave.

Therefore Eaves that have an angle different to any Connected Walls may not be Simulated as they look Visually, but rather to their Parallel View. This Parallel View is shown as a thin line when a Connected Wall is selected in the Visual View (see image below).

EAVE PROPERTIES

Property	Description	Edited Within
Name	The Name of the Eave	Name Column
Connected Wall	The Name of each Wall connected to the Eave	Connected Wall Column
Projection	The parallel horizontal distance between the Wall (centre of outside face) & the Parallel View line of the Eave in mm (see Parallel View section above).	Projection Column
Eave Height	The Height of the Eave relative to Level Height (in mm)	Eave Height Column
Wall (Top) Height	The Top Height of the Connected Wall relative to Level Height (in mm)	Wall Height Column
Vertical Offset Height	The distance between the Height of the Eave & Top Height of the Wall (in mm) Negative if Eave is below Top of Wall	Vertical Offset Column
Summer Opacity	The shading percentage of the Eave (in %) during the Summer Months Spring/Autumn months have the average of Summer & Winter Opacity for Simulation	Summer Opacity Column
Winter Opacity	The shading percentage of the Eave (in %) during the Winter Months Spring/Autumn months have the average of Summer & Winter Opacity for Simulation	Winter Opacity Column
Length	The Length from start to end of the Eave (in mm)	Length Column (hidden by Default)
Left & Right Horizontal Offset	The distances between the Left & Right Edges of the Connected Wall & the Closest of Edge of the Eave (in mm)	Horizontal Offset Column (hidden by Default)