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Posts by Matt Kincaid

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How many illumination engineers does it take to screw in a light bulb? Zero, that's the electrical contractors job. Besides, they probably spec'd LEDs anyway...

    29 Mar
    7

    Direct Lighting in ElumTools

    Posted by Matt Kincaid ElumTools, Latest Features, Things about Lighting, Tips and Tricks

    The latest versions of ElumTools include the ability to perform calculations which consider only the direct illumination component. By ignoring […]

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    09 Jan
    4

    New Features in ElumTools!

    Posted by Matt Kincaid ElumTools, Latest Features, Tips and Tricks

    New Calculation Point Commands The latest release of ElumTools includes powerful new commands for projecting calculation points onto arbitrary surfaces. […]

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    15 May
    12

    Cove Lighting in ElumTools

    Posted by Matt Kincaid ElumTools, How To's, Tips and Tricks

    Why Coves? Architectural features like Coves and Coffered ceilings afford the Lighting Designer an opportunity to light the Space and […]

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    22 Feb
    3

    What’s new in 2019.6 (2018.11 and 2017.14 too)

    Posted by Matt Kincaid ElumTools, Latest Features, Tips and Tricks

    Material Mapping The latest release allows the Material Map list to be filtered, based on which elements are selected in […]

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    10 Dec
    3

    Lighting in ElumTools vs. Lighting in Revit

    Posted by Matt Kincaid ElumTools, Things about Lighting

    “Out of the box”, Autodesk Revit® has the ability to perform “Average Estimated Illumination Calculations” on a Space by Space […]

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    24 May
    2

    Managing Design Alternatives

    Posted by Matt Kincaid Real User Posts, Tips and Tricks

    When doing design work, it is often handy to develop several design alternatives and have the ability to easily present […]

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    31 Mar
    5

    The Anatomy of a Daylight Calculation

    Posted by Matt Kincaid How To's, Tips and Tricks

    If you’ve ever tried to do daylight calculations, using any piece of software, you’ve likely run into questions and perhaps […]

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    13 Oct
    3

    Lighting Power Density using ElumTools

    Posted by Matt Kincaid How To's, Latest Features, Tips and Tricks

    Since day one of ElumTools, Revit has coexisted and offered several powerful tools for electrical analysis, including Lighting Power Density […]

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    18 Sep
    1

    Luminaire Family Validation Made Easy

    Posted by Matt Kincaid How To's, Latest Features, Tips and Tricks

    When a calculation is invoked, ElumTools automatically checks all Lighting Fixture families in the environment to determine whether the family […]

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    12 Sep
    1

    What’s new in 2018.3 (2017.6 and 2016.10 too)

    Posted by Matt Kincaid Latest Features

    The latest generation of ElumTools is packed with new features, mostly geared to exterior lighting analysis, with some interior applications […]

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    30 May
    2

    Why Can’t I Suppress the Rendering?

    Posted by Matt Kincaid Things about Lighting, Tips and Tricks

    Often when using ElumTools, you won’t be interested in a rendering and will only need the point-by-point illuminance values, and […]

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    09 Feb
    2

    Layout Assistant as a “Quick Calc” tool

    Posted by Matt Kincaid Tips and Tricks

    The Layout Assistant is an easy avenue to quickly estimate average illuminance levels and make adjustments to luminaire quantities as […]

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    19 Dec
    1

    New Commands Available in 2017.3, 2016.7, 2015.10!

    Posted by Matt Kincaid Latest Features

    The latest ElumTools update includes dramatic new capabilities to use 3D views to sort the portions of the model you […]

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    08 Sep
    3

    Calculation Points on Stairs

    Posted by Matt Kincaid How To's

    ***Update – January 9th, 2020 *** The methods described in this article have been superseded by the new Add Calculation […]

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    21 Jul
    2

    Masking Calculation Points

    Posted by Matt Kincaid How To's

    —- Updated: July 29th, 2020 —- The latest version of ElumTools includes the ability to mask calculation points by category […]

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    29 Jun
    1

    Calculation Point Family Management

    Posted by Matt Kincaid How To's, Real User Posts

    Every time a calculation grid is added to the project, ElumTools places an instance of the ElumTools Calculation Points Family […]

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    10 Jun
    1

    Duplicate Linked Models – a cautionary tale

    Posted by Matt Kincaid How To's

    Revit has an interesting feature that allows you to load duplicate linked models with the same name.  This can be […]

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