Creating a Sun Study

You can animate the rise and fall of sunlight over a specific timeframe.

Sun Study is available only in SOLIDWORKS Visualize Professional.

To create a sun study:

  1. Click Output Tools > Sun Study .
  2. In the dialog box, on the Sun Study tab:
    1. In the Smart Control Bar, select a render profile from the drop-down list or create a custom profile.
    2. Click Render Options.
    3. Set options.
    4. Click Sun Study Options and set options.
    5. Click Send to Queue to add the current rendering to a queue so you can render it later, or click Close to save the current position and composition for later reference.
    When finished, the rendering is saved in the Images library.