Lighting Controls
Choose presentation lighting, adjust the sun position and inspect the resulting shadows.
In the photorealistic Presentation view, Light provides time presets, a sun position dial and Light Warmth. Style provides Sun strength. These are presentation controls. Use the Analysis workspace with the correct project location and settings when the task is a site sun or shadow analysis.
Open Light and choose a preset
Open the photorealistic view in Presentation, then select Light. Choose Morning, Midday, Afternoon, Golden Hour, Evening, Dusk or Midnight under Time Presets. A preset sets the sun altitude, warmth and darkness; it does not reset the sun’s compass direction.
Position the sun
Drag the marker on the sun position dial. Around the dial changes compass direction; toward the centre raises the sun and toward the rim lowers it toward the horizon. The dial snaps near the main compass directions. When focused, the arrow keys adjust direction and height; Shift uses larger steps. The Shadow preview helps you compare direction and relative length. Set the project location and north orientation when real-world alignment matters.
Adjust warmth and strength
Use Light Warmth to move between Warm and Cool; the current value is shown in Kelvin. The available range is 2000–10000 K. For overall sunlight strength, use Sun strength in the Photo Style controls. Shadow softness and reflections are handled by the scene lighting rather than separate Photo sliders.
Compare with weather or reset
Use Weather to compare the same view under different cloud cover or fog. Reset lighting restores the lighting defaults, including the sun position and warmth. The resulting preset highlight depends on which preset values match; resetting does not mean that all other presentation settings were reset.