Weather Effects
Set the atmospheric conditions for the presentation view using a preset or individual weather controls.
Open Weather in the Presentation sidebar for the photorealistic view. Weather settings control cloud cover, rain, falling snow, settled snow, fog, temperature, drought and foliage wind. These are presentation settings, not a drainage, irrigation or plant-health calculation. Some controls are also available to AI Presentation; Wind is omitted there because it controls live motion.
Choose a starting preset
Under Presets, choose Clear, Partly Cloudy, Overcast, Light Rain, Heavy Rain, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, Foggy or Winter Scene. A preset changes a group of weather values. Check the result before adjusting individual controls.
Adjust sky and precipitation
Use Cloud Cover, Rain, Snow and Fog to adjust the scene. Their sliders run from 0% to 100%. Falling snow and settled snow are separate: a scene can have snow on the ground without snow falling through the air.
Set settled snow depth
Use Snow Thickness to change accumulated snow. This control displays length using the project measurement settings; its range is equivalent to 0–30 cm. Release the slider to commit the new depth. It is part of the seasonal appearance, so Reset season can also change it.
Set temperature and drought
Enter Temperature in the displayed °C field or Drought as a percentage. Commit a numeric entry with Enter or by leaving the field. These values describe the presentation conditions; they are not a forecast or a guarantee of how a particular plant will perform on site.
Set live wind motion
For the live photorealistic view, use Wind and the direction selector to adjust foliage motion. The current speed control is labelled in m/s and runs from 0 to 30. Choose a compass direction below it. Wind is not shown in the AI Presentation weather controls.
Reset weather
Click Reset weather to restore the default weather values: 20% cloud cover, no rain, falling snow or fog, and the default breeze and temperature. Settled seasonal snow depth is managed separately; check Snow Thickness if snow remains visible.