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The sky details determine the visual appearance of the sky in a simulation. Those settings are not normally relevant for the numerical accuracy of a simulation.
![[Sky Details Dialog]](images/skyset.gif)
Use Default Sky Color
If this checkbox is activated, then the color of the sky
will be determined automatically depending on the type
of sky used (the clearer the sky, the bluer the color)
Sky Color:
Edit the color of the sky directly. Note that only the
actual color value will be used, the brightness of the
sky is always determined by the sky model in use. This
means that eg. the colors of [0.4 0.4 0.6] and
[0.2 0.2 0.3] are equivalent.
Sky Map:
You can select an image from the library to be mapped
to the sky hemisphere. This is a way to define more
interesting skys with clouds and other features. Note that
the use of a sky map may interfere with the radiance
values as determined by the sky model in use. Do not use
sky maps if you want to get realistic daylight values,
unless the average image brightness of the map image is
normalized to one and it's brightness distribution doesn't
interfere with the one defined by the sky model.
The ground details determine the visual appearance of the ground hemisphere in a simulation. Those settings are not normally relevant for the numerical accuracy of a simulation.
![[Ground Details Dialog]](images/grdset.gif)
Use Default Ground Color
If this checkbox is activated, then the color of the ground
will be automatically set to a greenish brown.
Ground Color:
Edit the color of the ground directly. Note that only the
actual color value will be used, the brightness of the
ground is always determined by the ground model in use. This
means that eg. the colors of [0.6 0.6 0.4] and
[0.3 0.3 0.2] are equivalent.
Ground Map:
You can select an image from the library to be mapped
to the ground hemisphere. This is a way to define a more
interesting ground than the standard plain colored one. Note that
the use of a ground map may interfere with the radiance
values as determined by the sky model in use. Do not use
ground maps if you want to get realistic daylight values,
unless the average image brightness of the map image is
normalized to one and it's brightness distribution doesn't
interfere with the one defined by the sky model.
Ok - use the entered values and close the dialog.
Cancel - discard the entered values and close the dialog.
Revert - discard the entered values and reset all fields to the values they had when the dialog opened.
Help... - display this information.
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