Geographiclocation

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Pro and Platinum

Sets the geographic location of the drawing.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  geographiclocation

alias:  geo

toolbar:  Render |

Settings

Setting

Description

Latitude

Sets the latitude of the drawing in decimal format. The valid range is -90 to +90. Positive values represent north latitudes. Either specify a negative value for south latitudes or choose South from the latitude option button. The value is saved to the LATITUDE system variable.

Longitude

Sets the longitude of the drawing in decimal format. The valid range is -180 to +180. Positive values represent east longitudes. Either specify a negative value for west longitudes or choose West from the longitude option button. The value is saved to the LONGITUDE system variable.

Choose Location

Displays the Choose Geographic Location dialog box.

  • Choose a city from the City drop-down list.

  • Choose a time zone from the Time Zone drop down list.

  • Click the OK button to close the dialog box.

Timezone

Choose a time zone from the Time Zone drop down list.

The setting is saved to the TIMEZONE system variable.

North Direction Angle

Specifies the angle of the sun from north, in the context of the world coordinate system.

The setting is saved to the NORTHDIRECTION system variable.

Related Commands

Render - Calculates a photorealistic image of the 3D model.

Sunproperties - Displays the Sun Properties of the Active Viewport editor in the Drawing Explorer - Lights dialog.

 


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