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12 - The Heliodons Inspector

Manages the calculations for sunshine according to the position of the sun, determined by the place, time and type of sunshine. One heliodon may be associated with one or more viewpoints.

Heliodons List: for handling heliodons on the list shown.

Sunlight:

1. Projection of the Sun's rays: Location, Manual or 45°.

• Location: Select a city from the local menu.

2. City editor: edits the list of cities
3. Set date and time:

• either by clicking the arrows, editing the date dd/mm/yyyy and time hh:ss, or by moving the associated sliders.

4. Sunlight Power:

• Move the slider or type in a percentage value in the field. Clicking on the red diode resets the power to its initial value.

5. Color Filter:

• Click on the color box to modify the color of the light coming from the sky. All elements in the scene receiving projected light will be tinted with this color.

NB: Does not tint the sky.

6. Shadows:

• The heliodon can cast shadows.The slider enables you to vary the shadows from hard to soft.

Light from the sky:

7. Power of light from the sky:

• Move the slider or type in a percentage value in the field. Clicking on the red diode resets the power to its initial value.

8. Color Filter:

• Click on the color box to modify the color of the light coming from the sky.

NB :tints the sky and the elements in the scene.

Clouds:

9. 4 types of cloud Cirrus, Stratus, Cumulus, Cirrocumulus.

• Move the slider or type a value into the numeric field to vary the size of the clouds.

Example: editing a 3D sky.

10. Cloud distribution:

• Click on to vary the distribution of the clouds or enter a value in the numeric field.

11. Clouds mask sun:

• If the box is checked, the sun remains behind the clouds. The sun rays will not be projected.

12. Click to open the Advanced Parameters dialog: pollution, halos, fog.

NB: clouds are visible in the current view if the 3D Sky option is set in the Viewpoints inspector.

City Editor

Heliodon List

Advanced heliodon settings

NB: editing the scene information such as the infinite ground, movement of the origin, redimensioning of the model and the coordinates may be accessed via the Window menu.

Heliodon Animation

Working in the Timeline Window

List of settings which can and cannot be animated