Lighting
Set lighting transition line and area display options.
Syntax
Lighting <ScenarioPath> {LightingType} {DisplayOptions}
Related commands
Description
Use the Lighting command to set UmbraPenumbra and SunlightPenumbra transition line display options, and Day and Night area display options in a 2D Graphics windows.
Valid values for {LightingType} are: UmbraPenumbra, SunlightPenumbra, Day, Night.
The following tables describe the {DisplayOptions} for the Lighting types.
Options for UmbraPenumbra and SunlightPenumbra Lighting Type
UmbraPenumbra controls outline transition options for the umbra/penumbra line.
SunlightPenumbra controls outline transition options for the sunlight/penumbra line.
| {DisplayOptions} | Description |
|---|---|
| ShowLine {On | Off} | Show or hide the line. |
| LineStyle {LineStyle} | Specify the style of the outline. {LineStyle} can be a name such as Solid, Dashed, Dotted, etc, or a number 0, 1, 2, etc. For all valid {LineStyle} options see Common Options |
| LineWidth <Width> | Indicates the width of the outline. <Width> is a value between 1.0 and 10.0. |
| LineColor {Color} | Specify the outline color. For all valid {Color} options see Common Options |
| WindowId <WinNumber> | Specify the 2d Graphics window where the lighting options are being set. The default is the first 2D Graphics window. |
Options for Day and Night Lighting Type
Day controls fill options for day area.
Night controls fill options for night area.
| {DisplayOptions} | Description |
|---|---|
| Fill {On | Off} | Turn Fill on or off. |
| FillColor {Color} | Specify the fill color. For all valid {Color} options see Common Options |
| EdgeTranslucency <Width> | Indicates the width of the edge translucency. <Width> is a value between 0.0 and 100.0. |
| CenterTranslucency <Width> | Indicates the width of the center translucency. <Width> is a value between 0.0 and 100.0. |
| WindowId <WinNumber> | Specify the 2d Graphics window where the lighting options are being set. The default is the first 2D Graphics window. |
Lighting fill may not be available for older video cards.
Examples
To set display options for UmbraPenumbra line:
To set display options for SunlightPenumbra line:
To set display options for Day area:
To set display options for Night area:
Return message
Group membership
This command belongs to the following group(s):
Version
10