Sun
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The Sun command opens the Sun panel.
The Sun panel controls the sun and sunlight preview in rendered viewports.
Sun Panel
Sun Options
On
Turns on the sun. The sun is a strong directional light whose location and direction is determined by the Sun Position, Date and Time, and Location settings. The sun position can also be controlled manually.
Manual control
Sun angles are taken direction from the Sun Position settings which become editable. The Date and Time and Location settings are hidden.
North
Specifies what angle (measured counter-clockwise from the positive x direction) is considered to be North in the model. By default, this is the world positive y direction (90 degrees).
- Enter a direction angle, or drag the North control to set the direction.
Intensity
Controls brightness of the Sun.
Import
Opens a previously saved sun setting from a .rsun file.
Save As
Saves the current sun settings to a .rsun file.
Sun Position
In Manual control mode, sets the sun's direction.
Azimuth
Specifies the sun's direction in angle degrees from north (0).
Altitude
Specifies the sun's height in the sky in angle degrees from the equator (0).
Date and Time
Specifies the date and time for the sun angle calculator.
Year
Specifies the date. As you move the slider or enter a date in the edit box, the texture dynamically updates to reflect the change. The slider bar colors indicate the relative brightness of the sun at the specified date.
Time
Specifies the time. As you move the slider or enter a time in the edit box, the texture dynamically updates to reflect the change. The slider bar colors indicate the relative brightness of the sun at the specified time.
Now
Sets the time and date from your computer’s clock.
Daylight saving
Adjusts the time to daylight savings (summer) time.
___ mins
Sets the amount of time adjustment for daylight savings time for the specific time zone.
Location
Specifies the location and the Time Zone on Earth which is typically set from the closest city to the selected location.
- Click and drag the map to pan.
- Pick a location on the map.
The cursor jumps to the nearest city.
City list
Sets the location from a city list.
Here
Sets the time to the current system location.
Find place
Specifies a city in the city list.
Lat
Specifies the location's latitude.
Long
Specifies the location's longitude.
Time zone
Specifies the location's time zone.
To access hidden command-line options
- Type a hyphen in front of the command name: -Sun.
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ShowPanel |
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Options |
ImportImport settings from a Rhino Sun file (.rsun) SaveSave settings to a Rhino Sun file (.rsun) |
See also
Lights
Open the Lights panel.
Snapshots
The Snapshots command saves and restores Named Views, Named Positions, Layer States, as well as rendering settings, object settings including locked/hidden state, display mode, material, position, light settings, curve piping, displacement, edge softening, shutlining, and thickness.