Adjust Sun And Sky Background Dialog Box

Defines the position, color, and effects of the sun and sky for a view.

SUNPROPERTIES (Command) Find: Sky Properties

Only available in photometric lighting workflow (LIGHTINGUNITS = 1 or 2).

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Displays the results of the current sun and sky settings for the current view.

Sets the general properties of the sun.

Status: Turns the sun on and off.
Intensity Factor: Sets the intensity or brightness of the sun. The higher the number, the brighter the light.
Color: Controls the color of the light.

Status: 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.
Intensity Factor: Provides a way to magnify the effect of the skylight.
Haze: Determines the magnitude of scattering effects in the atmosphere.
Night Color: Specifies the color of the night sky.

This category of properties pertains to the appearance and location of the ground plane.

Height: 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.
Blur: Determines the amount of blurring between ground plane and sky.
Ground color: Determines the color of the ground plane.

This category of properties pertains to the background only.

Date: Displays the current date setting.
Time: Displays the current time setting.
Daylight Saving: Displays the current setting for daylight saving time.
Azimuth: Displays the angle of the sun along the horizon clockwise from due north.
Altitude: Displays the angle of the sun vertically from the horizon. The maximum is 90 degrees, or directly overhead.
Source Vector: Displays the coordinates of the direction of the sun.

Displays the current geographic location settings. When a city is not stored with latitude and longitude, the city does not appear in the list.