Using Lighting Wizard

In your 3D plan, click the new Lighting Wizard icon in the tool bar.

The Lighting Wizard has an Individual Lights and an Environmental Lights tab.  

The Individual Lights tab provides quick access to Scene Graph (light sources), Light properties and Render settings.  

Tick to select a single light or a group of lights in the light list box to adjust their settings.  All lights placed in your plan will be listed here. You can toggle the Light on and off, or adjust the power of the light in the Filament Power settings section. In the Render settings section, click the Colour button to change the colour of the light emitted.   In the Render Settings section, you can adjust the light Type and Shadow quality in the drop-downs.

• In the Type drop down, you can select Point Light or Spotlight.

• In the Shadow drop-down, you can choose a soft or hard edge to any shadows the light creates.
• In case a light is too close to another object, you can toggle Show Light in Reflections on and off to improve the visual effect.

5. In the Spotlight area you can enter figures into the Cone Angle and Edge Blur fields.

• Entering information here further defines the spotlight selected in the Type dropdown.
• Edge blur can help produce more realistic lighting effects when used with soft shadows.  

6. In the Area Light section, you can adjust the way the light emits from these specialist light sources.  

Once you have made your changes to a selected light or group of lights, click Apply to save and continue making changes to other selections or Apply Close to save and close.

The Environmental Lights tab provides quick access to Global Light settings, Ambient light, VR light and Sunlight.  

1. Global light settings allows you to toggle Shadows, Realtime Mirrors and Filament lighting on and off quickly.

2. In the Ambient light section, use the intensity slider to increase and decrease the brightness of all placed lights in the room.

3. In the VR Light section, use the drop-down to select which VR light you are adjusting.  Then use the Intensity slider to adjust its brightness.  Toggle the VR light on and off and choose if the light can cast shadows.  Click Add New light to add a new VR light.  Click Hide Light bulbs to hide the physical appearance of the VR lights - the light emitted will remain.

4. In the Sunlight section:

• Toggle Sunlight on and off
• Use Bearing, Elevation and Brightness to position how the sunlight shines into the room.
• Click the Colour button to select a hue for the sunlight. 

Any changes made in the Environment tab will be automatically applied in the room.

Bearing

Bearing controls the direction of the sunlight around your design, based around a 360-degree curve.  Entering a figure between 0 and 360 will affect where the sunlight will shine into your room.

Elevation

Elevation is the height of the sun in the sky, based on a 90 degree angle format. The floor of the design is 0, and the highest point is 90.  Entering a figure between 0 and 90 affects how much of the sunlight is shown in the room.

Brightness

Brightness affects how strong the sunlight is.  0 is no light, and 100 is the default brightness for realistic sunlight.  Depending on your adjustments and choice of Colour, you can alter this to a much higher number.

Colour temperature

The lighting in Virtual Worlds can be adjusted by colour.  Natural lighting can make your design feel more inviting and warm, whereas cooler lighting can create a more modern atmosphere. 

You can change the colour of the sunlight to suggest the time of day, such as selecting a darker yellow/orange tone to to look like a sunset.