zowie123 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Hi, I can appreciate all the tools we have to get the sun just right, but most of the time I just want some sun in the window for a good render... I know we can make multiple sun angle and adjust..blah and adjust more blah blah. But would anyone be against a suggestion for a simple sun angle tool like is used in Sketchup? Thank you, Cheers and godspeed to you and your planning department? Barry 46 remodel design/plans since Jan...so yes, any efficiency makes a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 I want one but no tool exists as you want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 yep either that or an option to turn off the Sun and just have "good" light everywhere unless doing a final view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I posted a technique a little while back that enabled the sun to follow the camera so that the sun always shone on the visible sides of the building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge_Runner Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Glenn, was that the old forum? I did a search on this one and could not find it. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Mike, This is the thread. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/2175-super-quick-access-to-sun-angle-dvx-in-camera-mode/page-2?hl=shadows Have a look at my post #30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge_Runner Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge_Runner Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I usually just grab the north arrow and spin it and watch the sun angle in plan to get the quick sun angle I want for rendered views. I read in another post (I think a comment from one of the Chief guys) about turning off "use enhanced lighting" in render preferences; that was supposed to make the camera results look like what we used to get in Chief. Tried that, but that gives some weird results. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zowie123 Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Thank you for the suggestions. After reading all the work-arounds I'm certain we've proven why Apple Computer excluded program engineers from their usability meetings. An amazingly complex system for a simple task. Chief! I just want to move a ball around structure that emits light, not program the freaking solar system. Thanks again for all your help. Cheers! Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 ...we've proven why Apple Computer excluded program engineers from their usability meetings. An amazingly complex system for a simple task. ...been making this point for a long time and it's time for Chief to change. Keep the genius software programmers designing software. Let the users or some other group design how those tools should be used. We need some easy to understand and easy to implement interactive tools just like it was 2015. Did I just type easy twice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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