def calculateAnalemmaCurves(self):
"""Calculate analemma curves for an annual sunpath.
After calculating the curves check 'dailyCurves' property for curves.
"""
day = 21
# point and plane for triming the curves
pt = Point.ByCoordinates(0, 0, -10 + self.basePoint.Z)
plane = Plane.ByOriginNormal(self.basePoint, Vector.ZAxis())
for hour in range(0, 24):
anySunUpHour = False
anySunDownHour = False
monthlySunPositions = []
for month in range(1, 13):
sun = self.calculateSunPosition(month, day, hour=hour)
if sun.isDuringDay:
anySunUpHour = True
else:
anySunDownHour = True
monthlySunPositions.append(sun.position)
# all night hour
if not anySunUpHour:
continue
# create the curve
analemmaCurve = NurbsCurve.ByPoints(monthlySunPositions, True)
if anySunDownHour + anySunUpHour == 2:
# some of the hours are up hours and some are down
# trim the curve
curves = Geometry.Trim(analemmaCurve, plane, pt)
# Dynamo trim doesn't work as expected
# or I don't know how it is supposed to work so I check the curves
selectedCurves = []
for curve in curves:
# find mid point
midPar = (curve.EndParameter() +
curve.StartParameter()) / 2
midPt = curve.PointAtParameter(midPar)
if midPt.Z >= self.basePoint.Z:
selectedCurves.append(curve)
else:
curve.Dispose()
if len(selectedCurves) == 1:
analemmaCurve = selectedCurves[0]
else:
try:
# join curves
analemmaCurve = selectedCurves[0].Join(
selectedCurves[1:])
except StandardError:
analemmaCurve = selectedCurves
go.disposeGeometries(monthlySunPositions)
self.__analemmaCurves.append(analemmaCurve)
def calculateAnalemmaCurves(self):
"""Calculate analemma curves for an annual sunpath
After calculating the curves check 'dailyCurves' property for curve geometries
"""
day = 21
# point and plane for triming the curves
pt = Point.ByCoordinates(0, 0, -10 + self.basePoint.Z)
plane = Plane.ByOriginNormal(self.basePoint, Vector.ZAxis())
for hour in range(1, 25):
anySunUpHour = False
anySunDownHour = False
monthlySunPositions = []
for month in range(1,13):
sun = self.calculateSunPosition(month, day, hour = hour)
if sun.isDuringDay:
anySunUpHour = True
else:
anySunDownHour = True
monthlySunPositions.append(sun.position)
# all night hour
if not anySunUpHour: continue
# create the curve
analemmaCurve = NurbsCurve.ByPoints(monthlySunPositions, True)
if anySunDownHour + anySunUpHour == 2:
# some of the hours are up hours and some are down
# trim the curve
curves = Geometry.Trim(analemmaCurve, plane, pt)
# Dynamo trim doesn't work as expected
# or I don't know how it is supposed to work so I check the curves
selectedCurves = []
for curve in curves:
# find mid point
midPar = (curve.EndParameter() + curve.StartParameter())/2
midPt = curve.PointAtParameter(midPar)
if midPt.Z >= self.basePoint.Z:
selectedCurves.append(curve)
else:
curve.Dispose()
if len(selectedCurves)==1:
analemmaCurve = selectedCurves[0]
else:
try:
# join curves
analemmaCurve = selectedCurves[0].Join(selectedCurves[1:])
except StandardError:
analemmaCurve = selectedCurves
go.disposeGeometries(monthlySunPositions)
self.__analemmaCurves.append(analemmaCurve)
def calculateDailyCurve(self, month, day = 21, isSolarTime = False):
"""Calculate daily curve the day
After calculating the curves check 'dailyCurves' property for curve geometries
"""
# calculate sunrise, noon and sunset
datetimesDictionary = self.calculateSunriseSunset(month, day = day, depression = 0, isSolarTime = isSolarTime)
datetimes = [
datetimesDictionary['sunrise'], \
datetimesDictionary['noon'], \
datetimesDictionary['sunset']
]
dailySunPositions = []
for datetime in datetimes:
sun = self.calculateSunPositionFromDateTime(datetime, isSolarTime = False)
dailySunPositions.append(sun.position)
dailyCurve = Arc.ByThreePoints(*dailySunPositions)
self.__dailyCurves.append(dailyCurve)
go.disposeGeometries(dailySunPositions)
