Lighting simulation with Groundhog
  • Introduction
  • License
  • Installation instructions
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  • Tutorials and learning
    • Getting started
    • Add a Workplane
    • Adding Windows
    • Materials
    • Weather Files
    • Adding Illum surfaces
    • Grouping Windows
    • Exporting Views
    • The design assistant
    • The simulation manager
    • Objectives
  • Basic Lighting Theory
    • Lighting Units
    • Climate Based Daylight Modeling
    • Daylight Metrics
  • Coding for Groundhog
    • Coding standards
    • List of Labels
    • List of Values
  • Appendixes
    • GNU General Public License
    • Known issues
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Weather Files

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Last updated 6 years ago

Climate based daylight modeling (CBDM) requires weather files to perform its simulations. Right now, Groundhog allows using any EPW weather file you want. They are usually obtained from the .

For using them, you just need to select it from the "Location" tab in the Design Assistant.

EnergyPlus weather section