Pretty neat. Even gets the mountain shadows.
this post was submitted on 07 Jun 2025
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I used the tool when looking for a house to buy.
I was looking in a mountainous area so the amount of sun a house gets in winter can vary quite a lot. Even a few hundred meters can make a huge difference in some cases.
As someone that's a design engineer for the solar industry, this might actually be a useful tool for me! Thanks for putting it together!
As a design engineer you don't have CAD software that can predict shading? It's a pretty trivial function, actually. Also, you should know the procedure to construct proper shadows, but sure, that takes a lot more time than having them done by CAD.
you don't have CAD
I do, but I'm an design engineer not a designer so my CAD skills are just basic. And I have better things to do with my time than learn CAD beyond the things I do now just to do what this tool does. My firm has designers that are better equipped for that kind of work, so there isn't really a need.
pretty trivial function
How so?
you should know the procedure
And you should know how to suck me from behind.
Shockingly accurate even for my unremarkable small town. It even has the tree shadows!
This is so amazing. And accurate. Thanks!
Thank you!!!
I've been looking for a way to find out how much sunlight certain spots get at specific times of year.
Internet, today was a good day ❤️
Damned slick! Seems right on the money with my house, given variations for small landscaping changes.
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This is really cool - thank you for sharing!