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moving sun on timeline?

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:21 am
by Marco de groot
Hi folks,

Can anybody help me with the following:
I would like to do a solar study where you see how the sun moves from morning to evening. What steps should one take to get this done?

thanks in advance.

Re: moving sun on timeline?

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:59 am
by le13emepanda
I don't know if you are working within MaxwellStudio, but if you're working with 3D studio Max, instead of using Maxwell daylight system, use the Max daylight system and animate it...
I guess, you can do it the same way with other 3d software like maya etc...

Re: moving sun on timeline?

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:07 pm
by Marco de groot
Thanks for the reply. I use maxwell studio to create the scene. Other 3D appplication I have is SolidWorks.
Is there a way to get it done with only the maxwell products?

Re: moving sun on timeline?

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:12 pm
by Half Life
You can do this with the Python scripting for Maxwell -- there might even be an existing sample script for exactly what you want.

You can find some videos to get started here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL ... ature=plcp

Best,
Jason.