Edit the properties of the sun light through the Drawing Explorer.
Note: Sun is a light that mimics the lighting effects of the sun, specifically according to the time and date. You do not realy place the sun, only turn it on and off.
Accessing the Command
command bar: sunproperties
alias: sun
menu bar: Tools | Drawing Explorer | Lights
View | Rendering | Lights | Sun Properties
ribbon: View | Sun | Sun Properties
toolbar: Lights |
: SunProperties
Displays the Lights section of the Drawing Explorer dialog box:
Dialog Box Options
Options |
Description |
General |
Status - toggles the sun on and off:
Intensity factor - specifies the intensity or brightness of the sun; the higher the number, the brighter the light. Shadows - toggles the display of shadows by the sun light:
Note: The color of the sunlight is hard-coded. |
Sun Angle Calculator |
Date - displays the current date; edit the date to show the sun at a different time of year Time - displays the current time; edit the time to show the sun at a different time of day Daylight saving - toggles the effect of daylight saving time on the time property Azimuth - reports the horizontal angle of the sun measured clockwise from the north; this setting cannot be changed as the program calculates it from the other settings in this section. (Read-only) Altitude - reports the vertical angle of the sun, measured from the horizon; this setting cannot be changed as the program calculates it from the other settings in this section. (Read-only) Source vector - reports the direction of the sunlight; this setting cannot be changed as the program calculates it from the other settings in this section. |
Rendered Shadow Details |
Type - Soft (area)- displays realistic shadows with softer shadows based on extended light sources, according to the Softness property. Softness - determines the sampling size of shadows; larger numbers are more accurate but take longer to render |
Geographic Location |
Reports location of the drawing on earth; to change the location, click the Edit button to access the Geographic Location dialog box; see GeographicLocation command. |
Related Commands
Light - creates a new light.
Geographiclocation - sets the geographic location of the drawing.
Lightlist - opens the Drawing Explorer - Lights dialog.
Render - calculates a photorealistic image of the 3D model.