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Revit 2013 – You can see the actual Sun

Luke Johnson

How to do it:

  1. Open a view in which the sun could ‘possibly be seen (ie. 3D View, Elevation view)
  2. Graphic Display Options – Lighting – Single Day
  3. Graphic Display Options – Background – Sky
  4. Your view needs to actually be able to see the sun (see steps below) … and it should be there.

You can even do this in a Hidden Line or Wireframe view.

Shadows do not need to be turned on.

If you want to quickly move the sun around WITHOUT having to use the graphic sun path:

  1. Follow steps 1 to 3 above
  2. Graphic Display Options – Lighting,  Tick the ‘sunrise to sunset’ button
  3. Turn Shadows On
  4. Click the Sun icon, then Preview Solar Study should be available
  5. This will reveal a little ‘player’ in the Options bar
  6. Click the Next Frame, Previous Frame buttons until you see the sun

Make the sun stay in its proper location in the Universe

Luke Johnson

How do you keep the sun in the correct, real-universe location when dealing with shadows in Revit 3D views?

Here is how:
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On the Status Bar (that’s the one on the bottom) click on the Sun Path icon and then select Sun Settings.
Uncheck the tick box for Relative to View.
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Thanks to:
BIMbyScottC: Using the Sun to your Advantage

Image from BIMbyScottC