Environment

From the Environment tab, you can set the appearance of the atmosphere in the 3D Window:

§  Horizon distance, fog starting distance

§  Sky and fog color

§  Sky and cloud textures

§  Water effect.

Project Settings - Environment Tab  

Parameter

Activity

Sky Color

Fog

Click this arrow and select the required fog color from the dropdown list of fill colors or click Other, and select the required color from the Colors dialog. SeeColors Dialog” in this chapter for information. The actual fog color is a gradient of colors from the Fog color at the horizon to the Sky color at the middle of the sky.

Sky

Click this arrow and select the required sky color from the dropdown list of fill colors or click Other, and select the required color from the Colors dialog. SeeColors Dialog” in this chapter for information.

Sky Texture

Sky texture

If you want a sky texture to be displayed, select the check box, and select one of the texture options, or select Custom, and browse to the required texture file.

Clouds

Custom map

If you want a cloud cover to be displayed, select the check box, and select the Cloud cover option, or select Custom, and browse to the required Cloud map file.

Base altitude

Enter a number between 10000 and 20000 as a base altitude for the cloud cover.