The Configure Weather Data dialog lets you choose which contents of a weather data (EPW) file you want to use.
(The default.) Chooses a specific date and time to use. By default, this is the first entry in the weather data file.
Change Time Period Click to open a Select A Time Period From Weather Data dialog and choose the period you want to use.
Animates the daylight system based on multiple periods contained in the weather data file.
Start The period where the animation begins. Click Change Time Period to open a Select A Time Period From Weather Data dialog and choose the period you want to use.
End The period where the animation ends. Click Change Time Period to open a Select A Time Period From Weather Data dialog and choose the period you want to use.
Skip Hours When on, omits the hours between the two values, using a 24-hour clock. Default=off.
Skip Weekends When on, skips weekends. Default=off.
One Frame Per Choose the time unit by which the animation is subdivided. The options are:
Total Frames Displays the total number of frames that 3ds Max will generate, based on the period settings you have chosen.
Match Timeline Click to set the end of the active animation time segment equal to the last keyframe generated by the weather data.