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Longitude Displays the longitude of the current location. You can enter a
value or select a location on the map. (
LONGITUDE on page 1403 system
variable)
The valid range is -180 to +180 as a floating point number.
Latitude Sets the latitude of the current location. You can enter a value or
select a location on the map. (LATITUDE on page 1383 system variable)
The valid range is -90 and +90 as a floating point number.
Daylight Saving Displays the current setting for daylight saving time.
Azimuth Displays the angle of the sun along the horizon clockwise from due
north. This setting is read-only.
Altitude Displays the angle of the sun vertically from the horizon. The
maximum is 90 degrees, or directly overhead. This setting is read-only.
Display Sun Light Turns the sun on and off. If lighting is not enabled in the
drawing, this setting has no effect.
Intensity Factor Sets the intensity or brightness of the sun. The range is from
0 (no light) to maximum. The higher the number, the brighter the light.
Color Controls the color of the light.
Cast Shadows Turns display and calculation of shadows for the sun on and
off. Turning shadows off increases performance.
Sun - Sun Disk Appearance
Disk Scale Specifies the scale of the sun disk (1.0 = correct size).
Glow Intensity Specifies the intensity of the sun glow. Values are 0.0-25.0.
Disk Intensity Specifies the intensity of the sun disk. Values are 0.0-25.0.
Sky
Display Sky Determines if the sky illumination is computed at render time.
This has no impact on the viewport illumination or the background. It simply
makes the sky available as a gathered light source for rendering. Note this does
not control the background.
Intensity Factor Provides a way to magnify the effect of the skylight. Values
are 0.0-MAX. [1.0] is default.
Haze Determines the magnitude of scattering effects in the atmosphere. Values
are 0.0-15.0. [0.0] is default.
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