cadmovie862 – What’s New in Vectorworks 2013 – Part 12

Physical Sky – Heliodon Changes – The physical sky is a new background in Vectorworks 2013 and it is tied to the heliodon tool. The difference between previous skies and the new physical sky is that the physical sky changes its appearance according to the time of day shown in the Heliodon.

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In the image below, both viewports have the same physical sky. Notice that the viewport on the left is showing the sky and clouds at midday because the Heliodon in this view is set to 1 PM. The viewport on the right is showing a night sky because the time on the helidon is set to evening. 
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