Dear SOLIDWORKS Community,
I am using SOLIDWORKS 2026 Maker version and have encountered an issue with the Sunlight feature under Render Tools.
When I set the location to Munich, Germany, and choose 13:00 (GMT+1) on any date of the year, the calculated sun elevation is negative, which is clearly incorrect. Below you can see the info provided in the Sunlight tool
Has anyone else experienced this problem?
Is this a known issue with the Maker version or the Sunlight tool in general?
Additionally, what is the correct way to report this bug directly to the SOLIDWORKS development team?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Location: Munich
Latitude: 48.15deg
Longitude: 11.56deg
Time: 13:00:00
Date: 28/01/2026
Sunrise: 07:49
Sunset: 17:04
Length of day: 09:15(hh:mm)
Annual Solar Access: 4380 hrs
Sun's Azimuth: -113.06deg
Sun's Altitude: -7.91deg
