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noob question: How to chnage sun direction in rhino?
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:23 pm
by nappy
Hey guys,
I prefer not to re-orient my scene so how do i change the sun angle ?
or rather..how do i know how the scene is oriented in maxwell (ie. which way is north, east, south, west).
THANKS!
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:39 pm
by JDHill
North lies in the direction of the y-axis in Rhino, and you can change that using
Scene Manager > Environment > Scene Rotation. It's easier to see what you're doing if you enable the viewport sun-light:
http://www.maxwellrender.com/manual/rhi ... m#show_sun
hi again JD
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:27 pm
by nappy
Hi again and thanks especially for your long and thorough explaination of how to texture the trees.
Also, is it important whether or not my model is near the 0,0 point in rhino? As is..it isn't anywhere near there. ty
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:29 pm
by nappy
" Scene Manager > Environment > Scene Rotation"
can i use it in the maxwell rhino plugin? or must i be in Maxwell studio?
Because I can't seem to find "Scene Rotation" anywhere
ty
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:48 pm
by JDHill
Here you go, it's the fifth parameter from the top:
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:50 pm
by nappy
thanks jdhill..I guess i don't see that because on my lap top i'm using maxwell 1.5. I see it in maxwell 1.7 though.
Also, does my model being at the 0,0 point or near there matter?
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:16 pm
by JDHill
Sorry, I forgot to respond to that part; no, it shouldn't matter much to Maxwell, but Rhino doesn't like it sometimes.