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Lightscape Preparation File Daylight Panel 597
Active S egment—
Exports a file for each s elected
frame in the ac tive animation segment.
Range—Exports a file for each selected frame in
the given range. The format of values i n the range
depends on the current time configurat ion.
Fr am e s —Exports the selected frames. Single
frames or f r ame ranges are separated by a
comma. Frame ranges are specified by two frame
separated by a hyphen. These va lues are always
in frames, and don’t depend on the current time
configuration. All files are exported in ascending
frame order, and each file is written only once,
even if it appears multiple t imes in the l ist.
Every N th Fra me—This number gives the number
of frames from each frame exported to the next
frameexported. Thisfieldisenabledonlywhen
Active Segment or Range is chosen.
Lightscape Preparation File
Day light Panel
This panel is used to set the daylight parameters
for the exported model. You can enter the
daylight parameters directly, or choose a light
that represents sunlight in your model. You can
choose from spotlights, either f ree or targeted, and
directional lights.
Note: Lightscape export does not recognize light
from the Daylight system.
Interfa ce
Light—Select the light you want to use for the sun.
Select <no daylight> if you don’t want daylight
included in the model, or <use daylight> if you
want to enter the daylight parameters directly. This
list w ill only have spotlig hts and directional lights
in it. You can enter the daylight parameters, even
if you choose <no daylight>; the parameters w i l l
beexportedandusedifyouchangethedaylight
setting i n Lightscape.
IfyouchoosealightandtheRecalculatecheck
box is tur ned on, the exporter calculates the
daylight parameters that match the direction of
thesunbasedonthedirectionofthechosenlight.
If the parameters cannot be calculated, a label
highlighted in red w ill indicate which value is out
of range. In Lightscape, the sun’s position and
brightness will match the chosen light, whether or
notitarealisticlocationforthesun.
Locati on —Select a city location where the model
is located. You can also enter the latitude and
longitude directly.