Hi Folks, hope your having a great day? Here’s my question, of many, i am learning about shadows, how to place the sun, time of day, i got that stuff to work, on the back wall of my SU window, the sun shines thru onto the floor and wall, looks pretty cool if i do say so, so I put a tree in front o…

Is the tree a component ? Is it set to cast shadows?

i dunno, good question, i’ll check, let you know…

Hi Dan, I set the tree to shadows, just like you said, how do i change my viewing, i can orbit my model, how do i orbit my view? hope this makes sense thanks jack g

[image] jackhg: how do i change my viewing Click View (menu) > Scene Tabs so that a check mark appears and the tabs are visible across the top of the view pane. [image] Then use the tabs to switch scene page (or use the Scene Manager, open it from the Window menu.) [image] [image] jack…

[image] jackhg: I put a tree in front of my window, but the sun dosen’t shine thru the tree Is it a 3D tree or an image (with transparency)?

You shouldn’t ask the similar question in different topics… [image] How to place an object such that the 'sun' gives a shadow of said object on a wall SketchUp Hi Group, today i was learning about shadows and how to place the sun to come thru a window, cool that worked, m…

… this was posted in the Tutorials category, and I moved it here where it belongs. (I didn’t know he had also posted in this category as well.) @AlexB could combine the threads , if she wishes.

Thanks Dan for going to the time and trouble to help me.

Sorry, still trying to learn how this forum works.

Placing the 'Sun' to Shine Thru Objects

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Cotty September 5, 2015, 7:31am 7

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Placing the 'Sun' to Shine Thru Objects

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