Tree Shade Simulation Software
TreeShadeAdvisor can first generate a provisional planting proposal from a mean-shade target—or accept a layout you build manually. Apply the reviewed design, then inspect how simulated shade changes with position, dimensions, date, and time.
- A shadow changes direction and extent with the modeled sun position.
- Spacing and crown dimensions affect where footprints meet or remain separate.
- Repeatable scenarios help inspect one variable at a time.
- Generate or build the design: Start from a shade target and provisional proposal, or place and size trees manually.
- Set temporal context: Choose location, dates, hours, and simulation step.
- Explore output: Inspect shade in 2D and 3D and review available maps, metrics, and reports.
- Inspect one layout across a day: Run a fixed layout in the morning, at midday, and in the afternoon. Move or resize selected trees and repeat the same sequence to reveal what changed.
- Parameters: Tree coordinates, Trunk and crown dimensions, Location, Date, hours, and step
- What to inspect: Inspect shade maps, the complementary 3D view, and available metrics or reports.
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