As of version 0.4 the VI-Suite has the following features:
- Import of accurate terrain height map data from Esri Ascii formatted files
- Wind rose creation and display from data held within an EnergyPlus weather file.
![windrose2](http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0003/179049/windrose2.png)
- Sun path projection with user controllable day and hour for dynamic and animatable sun position and colour. Automated sky brightness, based on a Hosek/Wilkie sky.
![sunpath3](http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0004/179050/sunpath3.png)
- Shadow study analysis for any static or animated geometry within the Blender scene, with interactive 3D results visualisation and point metric display.
![shadow2](http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0005/179051/shadow2.png)
With the VI-Suite LiVi pre/post-processor for the Radiance lighting simulation suite:
- Basic lighting metric analysis (Lux, Daylight Factor, Irradiance) based on static or animated geometry, materiality and artificial lighting.
![irradmap](http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0006/179052/irradmap.png)
- Static or animated CIE, or user defined, Radiance sky description generation.
- Glare analysis using the included evalglare package.
![glare0](http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0007/179053/glare0.png)
- Lighting compliance testing against BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes standards
![comp1](http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0008/179054/comp1.png)
- Advanced Climate Based Daylight Modelling with results output for thermal analysis.
![salvation1](http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0009/179055/salvation1.png)
- Visualisation of the simulation output within the Blender scene.
- Visualisation of the simulation output as an OpenGL overlay on Blender's 3D view.
With the VI-Suite EnVi pre/post-processor for the EnergyPlus thermal simulation engine:
- Creation of EnergyPlus thermal zones with simple heating, cooling, occupancy and infiltration schedules.
- Specification of pre or user defined construction details.
- Automated geometry conversion process to convert complex Blender geometry into a form suitable for energy analysis.
- Experimental specification of advanced natural ventilation networks, using a novel nodal approach.
- Specification of EnergyPlus simulation parameters and simulation control.
- Publication quality 2D plotting of selected results, and output to CSV file.