ElumTools

24 May

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...
Read More

31 Mar

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...
Read More

13 Oct

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...
Read More

18 Sep

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...
Read More

12 Sep

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...
Read More

30 May

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...
Read More

09 Feb

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...
Read More

19 Dec

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...
Read More

08 Sep

Calculation Points on Stairs

Posted by Matt Kincaid | How To's |

Stairs present an interesting challenge when placing calculation points in ElumTools. Adding area based points, such as space points or...
Read More

21 Jul

Masking Calculation Points

Posted by Matt Kincaid | How To's |

ElumTools now allows calculation points to be associated with both Filled Regions and Areas. That's right. It is no longer...
Read More

29 Jun

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...
Read More

10 Jun

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...
Read More

15 Jul