Heeeeelp.

Still new myself but, have you tried the motion options?

The Sun Light is part of the Sky or Realistic Sky Atmosphere. You need to add one of them to the Atmosphere Scene effect and then click Edit to change the sun position. Click on Scene in the Properties Tray, then choose Effects>Atmosphere and Realistic Sky. Click the Edit button.

Message edited on: 01/18/2006 06:13

hmm I tried that but I still can't see where the sun is compared to the rest of my picture. Love esther

OK, if you haven't edited the Sun position at all it will be directly overhead. Click and drag in the Edit dialog sky sphere to reposition. You'll see that the preview will update. Drag the sun to the edge of the sphere (horizon) and you'll see the sky preview color will change to sunset.

To see where the sun is in relation to your scene do a preview render so that you can see the shadows. Note that if you have other lights in your scene their shadows may confuse you so switch those off. NB. North-South is along the X axis.

Message edited on: 01/18/2006 06:52

Have you added a sun as a light source? Adding a realistic sky doesn't do it for you, it has to be added seperately, its in the same menu as the other light types. Also, remove the default light if you haven't already as that will make the lighting unrealistic.

Thanks for the heads up there;)

Thanks everyone! I think what was confusing me is I thought I would see the sun in the scene preview asse3mbly room like I see other lights. Love esther

A couple of things help, first make sure you have turned on both the sun and the aura (click in the checkboxes). Then to help locate the sun in the preview box, make the aura very large. By making the aura very large, it makes it easier to determine when the sun is getting close. Then move the sun around but keep it close to the horizon until you can see the aura. Once you see the aura, then it becomes easier to actually get the sun into the preview screen (and thus into the render). This technique also works well for finding the moon in a night sky.

thanks!