Technical Guidance
What are the geometry requirements?- What should I do if my “City is Too Big”?
- What should I do if my files are too large?
- How does Orbital Stack integrate Future Climate Data into simulations?
- What is the smallest size (thickness) object that Orbital Stack can handle when it goes to meshing?
- Some of the buildings have offsets, what are the smallest dimensions that we should use so the model meshes correctly?
- What is Orbital Stack’s Future Climate Data feature?
- What distance should I consider when choosing my upwind terrain for each wind direction?
- Why do I need to select an upwind terrain option for all directions?
- Why use Future Climate Data for microclimate simulations?
- How should I model the terrain around my project?
- What are the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs)?
- What types of landscaping can we include?
- How do I specify the porosity of my landscaping and mitigation objects?
- Does AI support landscaping and porous elements?
- Can we customize the porosity of fences with any %?
- How should I model palm trees?
- What % porosity does Orbital Stack Support?
- What is the difference between inbounds [-1, 1] results with the inbounds [-2. 2] results?
- My results are distorted/ only showing as blue and green. Why is this happening?
- I have some deep 7-8 feet continuous balconies, how should we model these?
- Is it possible to use weather data from multiple locations in one simulation?
- How is the height of the data specified and why is it important?
- Can I edit or replace my custom weather file after uploading it?
- What should I do if I encounter errors while uploading my custom weather file?
- Where can I find sample data to help me format my TC360 weather file correctly?
- What should I do if my weather data source is not in TC360 format?
- How do I label my custom weather file after uploading it?
- Can I upload multiple custom weather files for a single project?
- What is the proper format for the wind direction column?
- What units should I use for wind speed in my TC360 weather file?
- How do I measure wind speed and at what height should it be measured?
- What if I only have wind data and no other meteorological information?
- How do I format the date and time in my TC360 weather file?
- What is TC360 weather data and why is it required?
- How do I aggregate and compare multiple result layers?
- Can I download multiple result layers at once?
- Is there a limit to the number of times I can download the data?
- Do I need any special software to view glTF files?
- Which software do I need to access and view VTP files?
- What is the difference between VTP and glTF file formats?
- Where can I access and download the data files?
- How can I utilize the downloaded data?
- What types of data can I download from my project scenario?
- Why is the simulation engine version important?
- Is it possible to change the simulation engine after the project is completed?
- My project doesn’t indicate which simulation engine was used. How can I find out?
- What are the different versions of simulation engines available?
- How can I determine which simulation engine was used for my project?