Synchronizing analysis views for multiple proposals
Review noise and sun analysis results for two housing design proposals in multiple views.
Step-by-step guide
Multiple analyses for different designs can be viewed side by side, to examine the trade-offs of each and make data-based decisions regarding the best design alternative.
In this example of a residential site located next to a railway in Oslo, Norway, two important considerations are sun exposure and noise. The relevant analyses have been run.
- In the top bar, click Compare.
- In the left panel, under the relevant proposals, select the desired analyses. In this example, select the Noise analyses for the Alternative 2 and Alternative 4 proposals.
- To make room for the second analysis, on the canvas, right-click each analysis and select Split horizontally.
- Drag the Sun hours analysis for the Alternative 2 and Alternative 4 proposals, and drop them into the respective view panes.
- Optionally, to replace one of the analyses, drag and drop another analysis into the desired view pane.
- Pan and zoom the four synchronized camera views to examine the results.
Looking at Alternative 2 for Sun hours on April 21st, the summary shows that 10,281 square meters, or 36% of the site, has more than 9 hours of sun on the ground.
Alternative 4 has more than 16,500 square meters, or 52% of sun, over 9 hours—a significant difference that may help with the decision to use one design option over the other.
- Expand the summaries for the noise analyses.
- Scroll down to see the results for Ground, Facades, and Roofs.
- When Facades is selected for both alternatives, Forma reports that 72% of Alternative 2 is in green, which is a comfortable noise level, whereas 69% is in green for Alternative 4.
- To expand the view area, click the arrow on the edge of the summary panel to hide it.
Overall, Alternative 2 is better for noise than Alternative 4, but it does not offer as much sun exposure, whereas Alternative 2 offers better sun exposure, but is not as good for noise.