Sets and modifies the properties of the sun and sky.
List of Options
The following options are displayed.
General
Sets the general properties of the sun.
- Status
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Turns the sun on and off. If lighting is not enabled in the drawing, this setting has no effect.
- Intensity Factor
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Sets the intensity or brightness of the sun. The range is from 0 (no light) to maximum. The higher the number, the brighter the light.
- Color (Standard lighting workflow only)
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Controls the color of the light.
Sky Properties
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The sky general properties are as follows:
- Status
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Determines if the sky illumination is computed at render time. This has no impact on the viewport illumination or the background. It simply makes the sky available as a gathered light source for rendering. Note this does not control the background. Values are Sky Off, Sky Background, Sky Background and Illumination. [Sky Off] is default.
- Intensity Factor
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Provides a way to magnify the effect of the skylight. Values are 0.0-MAX. [1.0] is default.
- Haze
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Determines the magnitude of scattering effects in the atmosphere. Values are 0.0-15.0. [0.0] is default.
- Night Color
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Specifies the color of the night sky.
Horizon
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This category of properties pertains to the appearance and location of the ground plane.
- Height
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Determines the absolute position of the ground plane relative to world zero. This parameter represents a world-space length and should be formatted in the current length unit. Values are -10.0 to +10.0 [0.0] is default.
- Blur
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Determines the amount of blurring between ground plane and sky. Values are 0-10. [.1] is default.
- Ground Color
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Determines the color of the ground plane.
Sun Disk Appearance
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This category of properties pertains to the background only. They control the appearance of the sun disk.
- Disk Scale
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Specifies the scale of the sun disk (1.0 = correct size).
- Glow Intensity
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Specifies the intensity of the sun glow. Values are 0.0-25.0.
- Disk Intensity
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Specifies the intensity of the sun disk. Values are 0.0-25.0.
Sun Angle Calculator
Sets the angle of the sun.
- Date
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Displays the current date setting.
- Time
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Displays the current time setting.
- Daylight Saving
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Displays the current setting for daylight saving time.
- Azimuth
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Displays the angle of the sun along the horizon clockwise from due north. This setting is read-only.
- Altitude
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Displays the angle of the sun vertically from the horizon. The maximum is 90 degrees, or directly overhead. This setting is read-only.
- Source Vector
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Displays the coordinates of the direction of the sun. This setting is read-only.
Geographic Location
Displays the current geographic location settings. This information is read-only. When a city is not stored with latitude and longitude, the city does not appear in the list.