| ILLUSTRATING TIME'S SHADOW focusing on education and interesting practical aspects of sundial design FREE SOFTWARE PAGE IS HERE |
| programming DeltaCAD sundials sun dials |
| Book purchase options are here... |
| MAIN VIRTUAL REALITY PAGE [uses the free CORTONA browser plug in] Jaipur in full 3d |
| Email comments or questions to the author at: illustratingshadows at yahoo dot com |
| Check the NASS or BSS web link pages. And this here is the most common master list of links, albeit some links may be non existent. |
| other people's Sundial Specific Programs |
| Sundi Free, popular.. |
| SHADOWS Free, as well as a paid for version with extra features. Good graphical depiction. Even though you enter a longitude, it will ignore it unless you tell it to consider longitude. Animated gnomon shadows. And... www.shadowspro.com comprehensive, license is reasonable and free version covers many common needs , can upgrade to more features |
| ZW2000 Free. very popular.. |
| other people's Sundial Software is this page my free sundial software is here with pictures of program output |
SUNSET www.yoredale.uklinux.net/programs/programs.htm sunset.xls good sunrise and sunset calculator SUNTIMES www.fv01.dial.pipex.com/suntimes.shtml program has a world map and sun times |
| Illustrating Time's Shadow ISBN 0-9765286-8-1 plus 0-9765286-9-X Lib Cong 2005900674 plus 2006930654 Merges Illustrating Shadows and Illustrating More Shadows, deletes duplicated material, and techniques that are complex and replaced by easier methods, adds new material. Hands on, empirical, geometric, trigonometric, CAD, and spreadsheet dial design for small dials plus garden dials using common masonry supplies, clay, and glass, with emphasis on many calendar line techniques, and inclined decliners, while providing details on the use of DeltaCAD programming including the animation of many sheets as parameters vary. Case studies abound with associated problems solved, and cover the infamous inclined decliner, as well as all the other kinds of outdoor dials. The printed book comes with a CD of booklets, spreadsheets, VRML/WRL files, templates, etc with the printed book. The CD has all books and booklets and programs along with source code. You can get the printed book and CD, just the CD, or an online download here. |