Hi everyone, I’m trying to recreate a behavior similar to Google Earth in Cesium for Unreal. In Google Earth, the sun remains fixed in world space (as if it’s far away and stationary), and the Earth rotates underneath it to simulate the passage of time (day/night cycle). By default, CesiumSunSky u…

Hi @Piyush_Verma , Yes, I’d suggest making sure that the Cesium3DTileset and other Cesium Actors are parented to the CesiumGeoreference Actor, and then modify the Rotation of the CesiumGeoreference Actor. That will change the orientation of the globe in the Unreal world. For the sun position, you’ll…

hey kevin i want like this [Cesium SunSky Improvement] see video

Hi Cesium team, I’m working on a Google Earth-style application in Unreal Engine using Cesium for Unreal and I have a question about lighting behavior. :bullseye: Goal: I want the globe to rotate, but the sunlight direction should stay fixed, simulating how the real Earth rotates around a fixed su…

@Piyush_Verma I believe I’ve already answered those questions. If you have followup questions, or if something specific wasn’t clear, let me know.

How to Fix the Sun Direction and Rotate the Globe Like Google Earth?

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Kevin_Ring May 8, 2025, 7:30am 4

Looks cool! Do you have a specific question?

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