NOTE: If you want to use the rendering dashboard from a 360 publish rendering view (see Publish 360 panoramic views).
To know about Light Effects with Redway 3D engine, see Light Effects
See also: Rendering Preferences.
Sun
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To edit sunlight effects, click the Light Effects button
in the Rendering Dashboard.
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In the Light Mode pane, select Sun.
The long vertical bar displayed in the Sunlight Properties window (see picture above) is the recommended intensity level. If you don't want to set the sunlight intensity to the suggested level, you can move the slider to the right or left to gradually increase or decrease the light intensity. -
To position the sunlight, press and hold the mouse button while moving the sun to the best location in the Sunlight Properties preview pane; refer to the rendering to see how the sunlight will appear on the rendering.
Scene (room)
NOTE: If you want to get a more realistic and natural rendering, we suggest that you play with natural light and avoid using the artificial light sliders.
Complete the following steps to quickly render without worrying about other settings:
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Click the Light Effects button
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In the Light Mode pane, select Scene.
If you want to create artificial light along walls, move the Artificial slider until you achieve the best effects.
If you want to create Natural/Realistic light to your design (natural light coming in through windows and doors with ), move the slider bar until you achieve the best effect. -
To see additional light sources in the rendering, such as lamps and spots, move the User Added slider bar to the best light intensity.
Light intensity sliders in Light Mode can be reset to initial values
You can use the Reset button in the Light Mode dialog box to set light intensity adjustment sliders to their default settings.