When you have results to work with you can then view them in Model Viewer II.
There are various options to change what and how you visualize your results.
The first option allows you to select what values you want to apply to your model and depends on the analysis performed, for example in kWh/m² or kWh shown in images below.
The second option allows to you to filter results by only applying colour to surfaces that: have values above or below a certain threshold; or have values within or outside a certain range. This could possibly be used to easily identify hot or cold spots on the façade of your building. For example:
The third option allows you to only apply colours to certain types of surfaces on your model. You can choose from: everything; building only; walls only; windows only; roofs only; doors only; or PV panels only. See below:
The fourth option lets you choose what colour scale is applied to the model.
There are 13 colour scales in the list to choose from as standard.
Infrared Standard
Infrared Cold
Infrared Warm
Infrared Hot
Spectrum Full
Spectrum Part
Spectrum Cold
Spectrum Mid
Spectrum Warm
Spectrum Hot
Mono Brown
Mono Sepia
Mono Blue
You can add to this list by creating your own colour scales.These should be in bitmap image format (.bmp; 24bit; 512x1px), and added to the <VE>’s Shared Content directory under the Texture/GradientMaps folder.For example:
The fifth option allows you to change how each surface value is scaled in order to determine the final output colour. The three options are Relative and Absolute and Custom. The colours are calculated as follows:
Relative [min..max] ( value − minimum ) ÷ ( maximum − minimum )
Absolute [0..max] ( value ÷ maximum )
Custom* [min..max] ( value − minimum ) ÷ ( maximum − minimum )
* - user defined scale
The difference is shown below:
And finally, the last option is the display range allowing you to change the time period applied to the model. The range can be anything within the simulated range.
As of VE2016, you can also change the position and colour of the legend to better suit your needs. It can be placed in one of four positions: bottom left (default), top left, bottom right and top right. Any colour can be chosen for the text; the default is white.
Once you have setup your display options, click Apply to bring up / update your model in the viewer.
