simple sky sun settings for dummies

WendyLuvsCatz

I know Physically based render engines love their latitude longitute date time parameters for sun direction.

but

instread of swallowing a sextant and a compass and getting out the atlas every time I set up a scene

maybe another sun mode that just moves the thing any direction around the sky visually for dummies who want a shadow to be cast a certain way or the sun to fall on a certain angle on a face by looking at it would be good.

I have had a camera set up as a sun node suggested but it this could just be part of the environment options besides dome and sky etc say visual sun mode and a sky disc with a dot you move around.

WendyLuvsCatz

or otherwise 4 sliders North south east west .... 

WendyLuvsCatz

or maybe a link sun to distant light option .....

Richard Haseltine

Have you looked at the SunDial prop? You can also define a node, such as a camera, as the Sun Node in Render Settings and use that to aim.

WendyLuvsCatz

there's a SunDial prop?

Richard Haseltine

Yes, it's in the Render presets.