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The latest versions of ElumTools include the ability to perform calculations which consider only the direct illumination component. By ignoring […]
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New Calculation Point Commands The latest release of ElumTools includes powerful new commands for projecting calculation points onto arbitrary surfaces. […]
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Why Coves? Architectural features like Coves and Coffered ceilings afford the Lighting Designer an opportunity to light the Space and […]
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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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“Out of the box”, Autodesk Revit® has the ability to perform “Average Estimated Illumination Calculations” on a Space by Space […]
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When doing design work, it is often handy to develop several design alternatives and have the ability to easily present […]
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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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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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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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The latest generation of ElumTools is packed with new features, mostly geared to exterior lighting analysis, with some interior applications […]
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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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The Layout Assistant is an easy avenue to quickly estimate average illuminance levels and make adjustments to luminaire quantities as […]
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The latest ElumTools update includes dramatic new capabilities to use 3D views to sort the portions of the model you […]
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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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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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Every time a calculation grid is added to the project, ElumTools places an instance of the ElumTools Calculation Points Family […]
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Revit has an interesting feature that allows you to load duplicate linked models with the same name. This can be […]
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Perhaps one of the most time consuming aspects of preparing your Revit model for accurate lighting calculations is the process […]
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It might seem silly to talk about ElumTools 2014 after the 2015 release, but we communicate with Revit users all the […]
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The obvious answer to this question is “it depends on the application,” and every lighting professional can expound on the […]
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