V Location
The Location panel allows you to specify a location for your model based on the nearest major city. This option is useful to determine accurate shading of architectural and geographical models.
' Note - There is a different process for specifying a location for your model using Google SketchUp (free). Refer to Specifying a Model's Location in the World for more information.
Geographic Location
Country: USA
Location: 6oulder(CO)
Custom location..
Solar Orientation
North angle: frÖ-H Select
Show in model
Geographic Location
The Geographic Location portion of the File panel allow you to assign a geographic location to your model.
Country: Select a country from the Country list box to assign a country of origin for your model. Location: Select a city from the Location list box to assign a city of origin for your model.
Custom Location: Click on the Custom location button to display the Custom Location dialog box. This dialog box allows you to manually enter Country, Location, Latitude, Longitude, and Timezone for any geographic location that is not already in the Country or Location drop-down list boxes.
Solar Orientation
The Solar Orientation portion of the Location panel allow you to set the path of the Sun in relation to the axes.
North Angle: Enter a North Angle to establish the path of the Sun. East, West, and South (0.0 by default for a model whose faces are directly aligned to the axes). Enter a new North angle if your north is at an angle to your model. Or, to determine a less precise North angle using the Select button:
1. Click on the Select button. The cursor changes to a cross within a circle.
2. Place the center of the cross at the origin of the North angle (usually the axes origin)
3. Click the left mouse button.
4. Drag the cursor away from the origin in the north direction
5. Click again to establish the new north angle.
Show in Model: Click the Show in Model checkbox to highlight the North angle in orange. Section Planes
The Section Planes panel allows you to change the appearance and behavior of Section Plane entities in your model.
Lines
The Lines section of the Section Planes panel allows you to identify a cut line width for section cuts.
Cut Line Width: Enter a Cut Line Width to define the thickness (in pixels) of all cut lines in the active section plane.
Colors
The Colors section of the Section Planes panel allow you to establish colors for the section cut line, active section plane, and inactive section plane. See the Sections topic for more information.
Section Cut Line: Click on the Section Cut Line button to define the color for the active section plane's section slice line.
Active Section Plane: Click on the Active Section Plane button to define the color for the currently active (highlighted) Section Plane entity.
Inactive Section Plane: Click on the Inactive Section Plane button to define the color for the currently inactive (not highlighted) Section Plane entities in your model.
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