ARCH 655 Algorithms and Scripting for Parametric Design ( Project 2)
Soundscape Park Miami Beach, Florida Ladybug Ladybug is an open-source environmental plugin for Grasshopper3D that helps architects and engineers create an environmentally-conscious architectural design. Ladybug imports standard EnergyPlus Weather files (.EPW) into Grasshopper and provides a variety of 3D interactive graphics to support the decision-making process during the initial stages of design. 1. Wind rose analysis In order to make a circular shape diagram to show wind speed and wind direction. I downloaded epw file from https://www.energy.gov/eere/downloads/archive-reference-buildings-climate-zone-1a-miami-florida . Because Soundscape Park is located in Miami, I downloaded the Miami epw file. Import epw file, connect ' wind speed' to ' wind speed', ' wind direction' to 'wind direction'. Double click ' Boolean Toggle'. 2. Shadow range analysis I used the baked model that I made in project 1, and conv