2024-11-14T17:13:06-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150303567/architects-can-now-add-accurate-sun-positioning-in-real-time-with-morpholio-trace-s-new-shadow-maker-tool Katherine Guimapang 2022-03-22T08:00:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1d/1d44f1937fefe24c78da407f91f73a78.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/188790/morpholio" target="_blank">Morpholio</a> today launched another powerful tool inside its popular&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/184011/trace" target="_blank">TracePro</a> app&nbsp;that allows architects, designers, and landscape architects to "control the sun." Dubbed "Shadow Maker," the new in-app feature lets users add and adjust solar positioning within a project in real-time, providing an accurate and informative way for shadows to be generated within drawings.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a4/a4e5c4c797f713f5034e8a953e03fa45.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a4/a4e5c4c797f713f5034e8a953e03fa45.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Shadow Maker sun positioning in Morpholio TracePro. Image courtesy of Morpholio. </figcaption></figure><p>Since the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/57747041/the-morpholio-project-launches-trace-for-the-ipad" target="_blank">introduction of their Trace app</a> for the iPad in 2012, Morpholio has been positioning itself as a leader in software applications made for architects by architects. After launching several easy-to-use new tools for designers, their latest feature is "game-changing for designers" according to Toru Hasegawa, Morpholio Co-Founder. "Architects can now instantly overlay their model with accurate, geo-located shadows to set or sample sun patterns and immediately use their impact to draw, sketch or design."</p> <figure><p><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f0/f06f66315c9d0f9a30cf86bac077dffa.gif?auto=compress"></p><figcaption>According to Morpholio, Shadow ...</figcaption></figure>