How To’s

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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Since day one of ElumTools, Revit has coexisted and offered several powerful tools for electrical analysis, including Lighting Power Density...
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When a calculation is invoked, ElumTools automatically checks all Lighting Fixture families in the environment to determine whether the family...
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Stairs present an interesting challenge when placing calculation points in ElumTools.  Adding area based points, such as space points or...
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ElumTools now allows calculation points to be associated with both Filled Regions and Areas.  That's right. It is no longer...
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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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It is now possible to calculate daylight illuminance (fc or lux) in ElumTools 2014 (released 2014.4) using the familiar Room,...
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Did you know you can attach any IES photometric file to families of your own creation, or from any source?...
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