Sun at Last

Since it is showing itself again in Germany today after a long absence: a tool that can make the sun rise in 3ds Max.
User interface of VR Sun Tool Lite for 3ds Max

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Onofrio Sisto, an artist from Germany, has released version 1.0 of the VR Sun Tool for 3ds Max. According to the developer, it can make it easier to create the setup of a V-Ray sun in 3ds Max scenes.

Among other things, the tool can be used to select a winter or summer setup, determine the position of the sun with a 360-degree compass rotation, select a time of day and hide the sun again with one click. The VR Sun Tool is free and compatible with 64-bit 3ds Max from version 2010 and V-Ray from release 1.5.

You can find the download link here.