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Site & climate · Sun Path

Export and print

Export the sun path as SVG or PNG, print the page, make a one-page site climate board, or save the scheme file.

Everything here is under Export ▾ in the toolbar. Who can download what is the same in every tool; see Exports.

Export the sun path #

  • Sun path — SVG: the diagram with the site's name, coordinates and a note on the hours, to edit in Illustrator or Inkscape.
  • Sun path — PNG: the same picture as an image, for Pinup or slides.

Both use the hours you're viewing: solar time, or clock time with or without daylight saving.

Print / Save as PDF prints the page as shown. In the print window, pick a printer or save as PDF.

Make a site climate board #

Click ▦ Board for the one-page site climate board: the sun path and solar radiation, with wind, temperature, precipitation and the design numbers, on one landscape page. With the board showing, Export ▾ has it as SVG and as PNG (for Pinup or slides), and Print / Save as PDF prints it on the paper you pick above it. See The site climate board.

Download the climate card #

Download as text saves the station's climate card as a Markdown (.md) file you can paste into notes or a report.

Save the scheme file #

Scheme file (.json) saves the scheme (its name, station and site) as a file. Open it again with Import.

Sun angles are computed; the radiation is a typical-year station record. Both are design aids, not engineering.