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Change Time Period Click to open a Select A Time Period From Weather
Data dialog
on page 5150 and choose the period you want to use.
Display Data as Animation Animates the daylight system based on multiple
periods contained in the weather data file.
Start The period where the animation begins. Click Change Time Period to
open a Select A Time Period From Weather Data dialog on page 5150 and choose
the period you want to use.
End The period where the animation ends. Click Change Time Period to
open a
Select A Time Period From Weather Data dialog on page 5150 and choose
the period you want to use.
Skip Hours When on, omits the hours between the two values, using a
24-hour clock. Default=off.
Skip Weekends When on, skips weekends. Default=off.
One Frame Per Choose the time unit by which the animation is subdivided.
The options are:
■ Period
■ Day
■ Week
■ Month
■ Season
Default=Period.
Total Frames Displays the total number of frames that 3ds Max will generate,
based on the period settings you have chosen.
Match Timeline Click to set the end of the active animation time segment
equal to the last keyframe generated by the weather data.
Select a Time Period from Weather Data
Dialog
Create a Daylight system. > Create or Modify panel > Daylight Parameters
rollout > Position group > Choose Weather Data File. > Click Setup. > Configure
Weather Data dialog > Click Change Time Period. > Select a Time Period from
Weather Data dialog
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