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'''DT Online''' has created online tools to help calculate the '''Hour Lines''' for different '''Sundial''' types. They are:
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rdxuEJJgqAk4VXVkqeqxUDnfm2TNRz9pe9VwKzB6tLI/edit?usp=sharing '''Sundial Calculator'''] - a Google Sheet
* '''[[Horizontal Sundial Designer]]''' -  '''[[CAD|Parametric]]''' design tool.
* '''[[Vertical Sundial Designer]]''' -  '''[[CAD|Parametric]]''' design tool.
 
 
=====Features and Uses=====
 
* The Google Sheets [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rdxuEJJgqAk4VXVkqeqxUDnfm2TNRz9pe9VwKzB6tLI/edit?usp=sharing '''Sundial Calculator'''] accepts the Sundial location '''[[Latitude]]''' as the main input and returns values for all '''Hour Lines''' as follows:
** for Horizontal and Vertical Sundials, the number of degrees each one falls away from the central Noon line;
** for Polar Sundials, the distances along the 'Dial Plate' of each '''Hour LIne''' for a given height of '''[[Sundials and Gnomons|Gnomon]]'''.
* The '''[[Horizontal Sundial Designer|Horizontal]]''' and '''[[Vertical Sundial Designer|Vertical Sundial Designers]]''' accept the Sundial location '''[[Latitude]]''' as the main input and outputs the following:
** a table showing the number of degrees each '''Hour Line''' falls away from the central Noon line;
** the option to input also your chosen dimensions for the completed 'Dial Plate';  
** a CAD drawing of the resulting 'Dial Plate' which can be used as a '''[[Template]]'''.
 


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Revision as of 16:20, 24 October 2016

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Description

DT Online has created online tools to help calculate the Hour Lines for different Sundial types. They are:


Features and Uses
  • The Google Sheets Sundial Calculator accepts the Sundial location Latitude as the main input and returns values for all Hour Lines as follows:
    • for Horizontal and Vertical Sundials, the number of degrees each one falls away from the central Noon line;
    • for Polar Sundials, the distances along the 'Dial Plate' of each Hour LIne for a given height of Gnomon.
  • The Horizontal and Vertical Sundial Designers accept the Sundial location Latitude as the main input and outputs the following:
    • a table showing the number of degrees each Hour Line falls away from the central Noon line;
    • the option to input also your chosen dimensions for the completed 'Dial Plate';
    • a CAD drawing of the resulting 'Dial Plate' which can be used as a Template.


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