Lighting helps highlight specific features of your design, bringing textures, tiles, and objects to life. For more guidance on basic lighting, see Lighting basics.
| Adding sunlight to your design can enhance realism, mood, and overall aesthetics. In Virtual Worlds, you can add sunlight to a design that has a recessed window or door with a glass panel. See guidance on placing a recessed window here: Placing Windows and Doors. |
Enable Sunlight
- Click the Select icon in the toolbar.
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Left-click a recessed window.
- Right-click and select Shine sunlight through item.
- To toggle sunlight, click Graphics in the Menu and select Show sunlight.
Adjust Sunlight Settings
To adjust sunlight placement, brightness, and colour, follow these steps:
- Click Lighting Wizard in the Menu ribbon.
- Select Environmental Lights
- Tick the Draw Shadows and Sunlight boxes.
| In the Sunlight Settings window, you can adjust Bearing, Elevation, Brightness, and Colour. |
Understanding Sunlight Settings
Bearing controls the direction of the sunlight around your design, based on a 360-degree scale.
Elevation adjusts the sun’s height from 0° (ground level) to 90° (directly overhead).
Brightness affects the intensity of sunlight. 0 is no light, and 100 is standard sunlight brightness.
Colour Temperature allows you to adjust lighting tones. Warmer tones (yellow/orange) mimic sunsets, while cooler tones create modern aesthetics.
In the Sunlight Settings window, use the arrow keys or enter specific values to modify Bearing, Elevation, and Brightness. Any changes preview in real-time.
Click OK to apply changes or Cancel to revert.