API field
Far shading method
How the horizon profile is applied
What it is
Selects how the horizon profile removes sunlight.
Typical values and how to get it
Chosen on the Model tab.
Values
Crossing fraction + diffuse integrals = crossing_fraction (default): the direct and circumsolar light is scaled by the fraction of the timestep the sun spends above the skyline, and the sky and ground-reflected light by year-constant factors of the skyline · Hourly beam gate = hourly_gate: the direct and circumsolar light is kept or removed whole by the sun's position at the middle of the sunlit part of the timestep; the sky and ground-reflected light are not reduced
API
options.far_shading_model