Function Description

Simulate realistic sky scenes by setting Parameters to improve navigation and Display Effects. This feature not only provides various Parameter Settings, but also supports real-time volume cloud, flow cloud, lens glow and day and night alternation to achieve ever-changing realistic effects.

Function entrance

• Scene tab-> Attribute group-> Scene Effects button-> Scene Effects Panel-> Sky Module

Operating instructions

1. In Workspace Manager, open the Scene for which you want to set Sky Effect.
2. On the Scene tab, in the Properties group, click the Scene Effects button. The Scene Effects "panel pops up. Select the Sky module.
3. Sky box: Without affecting the rendering performance, it simulates the sky background at different times and weather through an image, such as early morning, dusk, cloudy, cloudy, sunny, etc. The system provides matching sky box material (extraction code: smsw, click the blue word to access).
   • Image: Click the Select button and select *.png/*.jpg skybox image in the pop-up dialog box; click the Delete button to remove the skybox image in the current scene.
   • Rotate: The default is 0. Set the rotation angle of the sky box image by the rear arrow or typing.
4. Enable and set Sky Effect: Select the Sky Effect check box to set various Sky Effect parameters.
   • Weather: Sunny, Partly Cloudy, Cloudy and Overcast.
   • Cloud Height: sets the height of the cloud, in meters.
   • Wind speed (m/s): the value can be directly entered as the wind speed, and the unit is m/s.
   • Wind direction (degree): Set the wind direction. The wind direction here refers to the clockwise angle with the north direction, and the unit is degree.
   • Precipitation types: No precipitation, rain, snow, sleet, and Rain and hail.
   • Rainfall (mm/H): The value can be directly entered as the rainfall, and the unit is mm/H.
5. After setting, Scene displays Sky Effect in real time. The following figure shows an example of Sky Effect on a cloudy day with snow.