# Daylight calculation out of facade opening

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**Created:** [April 1, 2020, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/daylight-calculation-out-of-facade-opening/48730 "2020-04-01T11:40:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Hannell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/andrew_hannell/32/103315_2.png) [@Andrew\_Hannell](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Andrew_Hannell)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/daylight-calculation-out-of-facade-opening/48730/3 "2020-04-01T21:19:02Z")

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> [@nick.hannes](#):
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> Is Ladybug recommended for a study like this

Honeybee is the the lighting analysis package- from the same family as Ladybug

I’ve found [VI-Suite](http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/projects/vi-suite) (Blender) very quick/easy to use  
The interface has some similarities to Dynamo/Grasshopper  
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/d/7/d7383b03a6949f6f4c04b8e51571d29f2e11c1f2.jpeg) ](https://bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.brighton.ac.uk/dist/3/21/files/2018/11/df3-zh0n42.jpg)

> [@Solar Analysis node issue](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/solar-analysis-node-issue/1064/13):
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> Not the answer to your question- but in my experience, I’ve tried with a number of Autodesk environmental analysis tools, but given up. They just seem to be a half-hearted attempt & I’ve never been able to get any decent results- but happy for someone to set me straight. Ladybug/Honeybee in Grasshopper are pretty well know. Less well known is VI Suite, which works within Blender. Whilst it is yet another application to come to grips with- I’ve found it fairly easy and the node editor in Blende…

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