Scene and Environment

Basic

Model Type: root · Material Slots: sonne, mond, city, night

This model controls lighting, the sky, shadow quality, and camera behavior. It does not affect the construction, but rather the atmosphere of the scene. It does not require a parent slot— it is placed directly in the scene.

tip

The scene model has its own slot, scene-slot-haus. There, you can attach your own GLB house model to replace the default house.

Time of Day

All lighting depends on a single setting: the time of day. Sun position, light color, shadow length, sky gradient, clouds, and stars are automatically determined by this.

Setting	Prop	Description	Values
Sun’s Position	sonnenstand	Time of day in hours. 12 represents noon with the sun at its zenith; 6 and 18 represent sunrise and sunset. Shortly after 19, the scene switches to night: moonlight, starry sky, no ambient reflections	0–24 (default 12)
IBL / Reflection Intensity	envIntensity	How strongly the environment is reflected on shiny surfaces. Always 0 at night	Number, 0 = none (default 0.1)
Shadow Bias	shadowBias	Fine-tuning to prevent shadow artifacts, i.e., striped patterns on surfaces. Adjust only if errors are visible	Number (default -0.0002)

You can adjust the colors using the Material-Slots:

Slot	Affects
sonne	Daytime light color
mond	Nighttime light color
city	Daytime HDR environment
night	HDR environment at night

If no material is assigned, the plugin selects the light color to match the time of day— warm orange at dusk, bright daylight at noon, cool blue at night.

House Transparency During Camera Rotation

If your client rotates the camera around the porch while looking toward the house, the house can automatically become transparent. This ensures that the porch always remains visible.

Setting	Prop	Description	Values
House Transparency on Camera Rotation	hausTransparenzAktiv	Enable effect	0 = Off · 1 = On
House Transparency: Start Angle	hausTransparenzBeginWinkel	Angle at which the house begins to fade	Degrees (Default 88)
House Transparency: End Angle	hausTransparenzEndWinkel	Angle at which the house reappears	Degrees (Default 272)
House Transparency: Transition	hausTransparenzUebergang	Width of the fade-in and fade-out ramp—smoother at higher values	Degrees (Default 45)
House Transparency: Max. Transparency	hausTransparenzMax	The maximum level to which the house becomes invisible	0–1 (Default 0.98)

Camera Rotation Range

Limits how far the camera can rotate horizontally. Prevents unwanted rear views.

Setting	Prop	Description	Values
Orbit Azimuth	orbitAzimuthAktiv	Whether the rotation range is restricted	0 = restricted · 1 = 360° free
Orbit Azimuth Range	orbitAzimuthGrad	Half the rotation range. 85 means: the camera can be panned ±85° from the starting position	Degrees (default 85)

warning

The logic here is the opposite of the other switches: 0 restricts rotation, while 1 allows the full range of rotation.

Wall Cameras

The plugin automatically registers a separate camera for each wall side. If your customer clicks on a wall segment—or on an empty wall side—the view switches to the corresponding side view. You don’t need to configure anything for this.

The assignment is based on the labels of the wall features: If the label includes the side, such as “Left Wall” or “Right Wall,” the plugin recognizes it automatically. Internally, the order is 0 = right, 1 = left, 2 = front, 3 = back.

info

There is no longer a user interface for manual camera configuration. Instead, under Plugin → Veranda → Settings, you’ll find the admin tutorial.