The Location & Time page controls the where and the when of the scene; this affects the Physical Sky environment when it is enabled, and the position of the Sun.
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While North lies along the positive y-axis by default, you can use this parameter to quickly change it to point in another direction. This is much easier than physically rotating the actual model.
Daylight Savings
When Daylight Savings is active, Maxwell understands the clock has been turned forward 1 hour, so sunrise and sunset happen one hour later and there is more light in the evening. This is not automatic, as in each country this can happen on a different day (the different governments can change this), so it has to be activated manually to perfectly match the sun exposure of a building on a given location, time and date. If you are not sure about it, you may find this information on the web, in sites like this: https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/spain/madrid
Date & Time Control
This control provides convenient methods for setting a specific date/time for the scene. Clicking on the down-arrow will show a graphic calendar, while selecting a part of the date/time and scrolling the mouse-wheel up or down will increment the selected value. The format shown in the control may be customized by right-clicking it and choosing ‘Customize Format’. Doing so brings up a window which includes instructions on how to define the date/time format:
SunView Control
The SunView globe provides an easy and intuitive way of setting the current date and time of day.
Conceptually, it shows you the Earth from the Sun’s point of view, allowing you to intuitively perceive how the changes you are making will affect the Sun’s position in relation to your scene location. Operation is accomplished using the mouse:
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To provide an alternative means of control in the event that the plugin is unable to obtain the necessary OpenGL rendering context on your video card & monitor, the plugin also provides a slider-type user-interface for adjusting date and time. This is enabled using the toggle-button located next to the date and time picker:
