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    Shadow issue - really weird!

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    • utilerU Offline
      utiler
      last edited by

      Hi guys, I live in Australia UTC+10 hours and have never had a problem with being able to set shadows correctly but this is happening which is really weird.
      Generally when I would toggle the slider across the months the time slider would show dawn and dusk time; now it shows 12am and 11:59pm which means if I set the month slider to say the first few month of the year the shadows disappear [sun sets] at 12pm and visa versa for the later months...

      I've attached a link of a quick screen video to show what is happening. [unfortunately it was a little over 4Mb so I couldn't directly upload it]

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      Anyone else experiencing this??

      Just Curious...

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      • cottyC Offline
        cotty
        last edited by

        Did you check the geolocation of the model?

        my SketchUp gallery

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        • utilerU Offline
          utiler
          last edited by

          No issues with geo-locating, mate. Checked that.

          Just Curious...

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          • K Offline
            kaas
            last edited by

            Maybe the model is at some 'insane' location, far from the ORIGIN? That seems to cause some problems as well.

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            • Rich O BrienR Offline
              Rich O Brien Moderator
              last edited by

              @andy

              notice that your shadow sunset/sunrise times aren't set.

              it does suggest that your model has no geo-location.

              PicPick-014.png

              check to see if it is located.

              here u can see that for UTC 0 that the sunset/rise times are set...

              PicPick-015.png

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              • BoxB Offline
                Box
                last edited by

                3 bananas short of a bender.

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                • utilerU Offline
                  utiler
                  last edited by

                  Ahh, I got it!

                  recently created a new template file and what didn't I do...?

                  Geo locate. 😳

                  Go on, open target.... 'not the sharpest tool n the shed, sandwich short of a picnic, lifeguard wasn't duty at the gene pool the day he was born.....

                  Just Curious...

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                  • S ShepherdS Offline
                    S Shepherd
                    last edited by

                    Human

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