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Welcome to Luxicon Pro......................................................................................................................................................3 Getting Started.......................................................................................................................................................................4 Simple Interior Lighting Project..............................................................................................................................................6 Advanced Interior Lighting Project.......................................................................................................................................12 Import and Export of DWG and DXF Files...........................................................................................................................27 Interior Lighting Project with Emergency Lighting................................................................................................................32
Overview of Features:
Visualization. Planning with LED luminaires and other colored light sources, color lters and colored materials Interactive 3D visualization allows you to wander around the room Film the camera run through the photorealistic visualization of your planning and send lm by email Realistic textures Integrated ray tracing module for photorealistic presentation Using the software. Simple light planning step by step examples Assistants help on request with the planning of indoor and street lighting Drag and drop for simple insertion of furniture, surfaces (textures) and luminaires into the room Automatic positioning of the right number of luminaires on the walls and in the room Intelligent building components always place the wall lights correctly on the wall and the computer on the table With one click luminaires are aligned to the illumination point Step by step guides help with special questions on light planning Functional highlights. The latest calculation methods now even faster and always accurate Integration of 3D objects into light planning Import and export of DWG and DXF les which can be read in and exported with the results after light planning is complete (without additional software) False colors supply quantitative analyses in complex geometries at a glance Emergency lighting according to EN1838; positioning of the correct number of luminaires
To install the software using the CD, insert disc and a welcome screen will automatically open. Follow the on-screen prompts to Install. If an installation screen does not appear, use Windows Explorer to navigate to the CD-ROM drive and double click on Luxicon-PRO-Setup.exe to start program installation. NOTE: If you have already installed the DIALux program on your PC, you only need to install the Cooper Crouse-Hinds Plugin. The Cooper Crouse-Hinds Plugin will work with the standard DIALux lighting software program. To install the Plugin (photometric data) for Cooper Crouse-Hinds products, use Windows Explorer to navigate to the CD-ROM drive and double click on CCH-PlugIn.exe. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.
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Getting Started
This section will cover some of the basic setup elements of the Luxicon Pro program.
The Luxicon Pro CD-ROM contains luminaire data (called a Plugin) for all Cooper Crouse-Hinds products. After you install the DIALux program, you need to install the complete luminaire database tree for the Cooper Crouse-Hinds Plugin by clicking on the Luminaire tab and then double clicking on the Cooper Crouse-Hinds logo on the left side of your screen. The program will then load the complete Cooper Crouse-Hinds database into your project (see Figure 1).
Figure 1.
You can update the list of Plugins easily online without the need to install the latest version of Luxicon Pro. To proceed with an online update, click Luminaire Selection under the Project Manager and select either Luminaire Catalogs or Not Installed Catalogs. Next, select Refresh List from the opening context menu. Luxicon Pro will ask if you agree to connect with the Internet (see Figure 2).
Lamp Plugins
Luxicon Pro includes a lamp Plugin interface. After selecting a luminaire from the luminaire catalog, you can select the alternate lamps as required. Luminaire Plugins only offer standard equipment data for the luminaires. The numerous variations of the same lamp type make it necessary to select the exact lamp type which will be used in the installation. Some of the luminaire Plugins offer the option to select the correct lamps from a lamp Plugin for the desired luminaire. If this feature is not integrated into the luminaire Plugin, the lamp Plugin can be started directly from Luxicon Pro. Lamp Plugins have to be installed by the user much like the luminaire Plugins.
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Conguration Settings
You will want to set Luxicon Pro rst to your needs. 1. Start the program and close the welcome window that rst appears. Click on File -> Settings -> General Options. 2. Select the Global tab. Under the Units section, you have the option to select the Metric or Imperial system by using the drop down menu. Next to Lighting, you can set Luxicon Pro to measure light in lux or footcandles. 3. Explore the other default settings. Click on the Contact tab and enter in your Name, Company Name, Phone Number, etc. This information will be saved and will appear on the lighting analysis reports automatically for you. Click OK when nished (see Figure 3).
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Figure 1.
Figure 2.
Length (a): 20.00m Width (b): 15.00m Height: 4.00m (c): 10.00m (d): 40.00m C. For Reectance Factors, Light Loss Factors, and Work Plane enter the following data:
Ceiling: 50% Walls: 50% Ground: 20% Light Loss Factor: 0.77 Work Plane Height: 0.5m Wall Zone: 0.5m D. On the right side of this window, click on the Catalogs button to open up the luminaire database. Once the Cooper Crouse-Hinds database window loads (see Figure 3), you should see the name, company name, etc. that you entered during the conguration of Luxicon Pro (see page 5 for additional information). You can change any of this data as necessary.
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E. You can add your company logo to your report. Click on the Select Image button and locate a BMP or JPG image le to insert into your report. F. Click Next when nished.
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Figure 5. F. Once the calculations are nished, the Light Wizard will display the results in a gure of isolux lines and a table of lux (or footcandle) values for the work plane (see Figure 6).
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Figure 2. The right mouse button is very important. Depending on the selected object, the program mode and the working area, different important options can be accessed.
The arrow pointer allows you to select objects, luminaires, walls, etc. in your CAD view; this makes it possible to add, delete, or change as necessary The magnifying glass allows you to zoom in and out of the CAD view The double arrow allows you to rotate the view The hand allows you to move the entire view around The footsteps allow you to zoom in and out
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The arrow pointer (selection tool) is powerful. It allows you to move, scale, rotate or select objects or features of the project. Right click to access a context menu.
In the primary toolbar, you should see 5 icons that allow you to change/add CAD views. Hover your mouse over each icon to see what each one will do. You have a choice of 3D view, CAD (Plan) view, front, side, and raytrace views. You can change to another view via the tabs at the top of the screen.
If you select one of these elements (left click), its properties are displayed. A right click opens the context menu for that object, just as it does in the CAD view. Along the bottom left side, you will see several tabs (also called trees) that allow you to focus on one section of your project.
There are separate tabs that cover Project, Objects, Colors, Luminaire Selection, and Output. Try left clicking on each of these to see how the Project Manager Menu will change. Each will be explained next:
Luminaire Selection
Click on the Luminaire Selection tab. This will display the current luminaires available (see Figure 3). The display at the bottom shows the current luminaires used for this project. To add additional luminaires to the project, you can double click on the Cooper Crouse-Hinds icon to open up the photometric database (see Figure 4).
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Figure 3.
Figure 4.
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My Database
You can build your own database of luminaires and also import IES or LDT (Eulumdat) les into Luxicon Pro. 1. Click on the Luminaire Selection tab under Project Manager. 2. Double click on My Database under Project Manger (see Figure 5).
Figure 5. 3. A new window will open that will also allow you to build your own database (see Figure 6). You can also click on the Import button to import external IES les into your project.
Figure 6.
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Figure 7. When the program is running in the background, you can search any desired directories for luminaire data and insert them into the current project (see Figure 8). You can also insert them into your own database by right clicking on the le. Luxicon Pro supports the following formats: Eulumdat (ldt) CIBSE TM14 IES (all variations) LTLi
Figure 8.
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Lamp Plugins
After selecting a luminaire, you have the option to install a Lamp Plugin database to nd alternate lamps that t into the luminaire. The lamp Plugin provides all the technical and marketing data needed, including photometric les and maintenance factors. If a luminaire Plugin is not yet prepared, the lamp Plugin selection can be started within Luxicon Pro instead. In the Technical Data section of the Property page, there is a button with three dots beside the lamp type drop down list. Clicking on this button opens a selection list of all installed lamp Plugins. A Plugin has to be selected to nd the correct equipment according to the requirements of the lighting layout and the ttings.
The Guide section includes some common shortcut icons to assist with your project planning. It provides a connecting thread and helps you achieve your aims quickly (see Figure 12).
Edit Mode
When certain options are used, the program switches to an Edit mode. For example, this happens in the following situations: 1. Free input of a new room 2. Changing room dimensions at a later stage 3. Editing a ground element in an exterior scene 4. Editing a calculation surface 5. Editing an extrusion volume To switch to the Edit mode, go to the Project Manager, select the object you want to edit and right click to Edit Room Geometry, Edit Ground Element or Edit Calculation Surface. Alternatively, you can select the options from the Edit menu. A third way is to click on Edit Room Geometry in The Guide. It is advisable to modify the room geometry in the ground plan view.
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C. Click on the Objects tab to open up the tree. Click and Drag the Vertical Cylinder over to the Plan View and drop it in place. We will edit the column properties next (see Figure 14). D. Notice under Project Manager, you have several tabs available now to edit the column you just added to your project: 1. Name (default is Vertical Cylinder) 2. Geometry position, size, and rotation
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E. Click on the Room-3D view to see how you can change the object properties. Change the size of the cylinder to: (L) Length: 1.50m (B) Width: 1.50m (H) Height: 2.50m F. Notice that the cylinder is now oating above the oor. To place it back on the oor, change the position of the cylinder to 1.25m (which is always equal to half the height of the object).
You can also change the objects location/properties in the Room View. Once an object has been inserted into a room, its context menu can also be accessed with a right click (see Figure 15). The red rotation point enables a rotation around the red axis. Likewise, the blue and green rotation points enable rotations around the blue and green axis respectively. Please keep in mind that the object has its own coordinate system. The object can be moved by clicking and pulling on the arrow cross.
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Figure 15. G. Try it out. Click the Room Floor Plan tab, then click on the center of the cylinder and drag it to another part of the room. Notice that the position coordinates will change to reect your movement of the cylinder. H. You can also copy the cylinders using the right click tool. Move your mouse over the center of the cylinder and then right click to open the Tools menu and then left click Copy. Next, move your mouse to another part of the room and right click again to open the menu. Left click Paste to add an identical cylinder to your project. Experiment with this by copying a few more objects to your project.
Figure 16.
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B. Click and stretch the grid so that it covers the entire room (for now, the grid will extend beyond the exact outline of the room (see Figure 17). Steps to resize the grid will be addressed later in the Training Guide.
Figure 17.
C. Under Project Manager, you should check and edit the properties of the grid you created including Position, Number of Points and Height of Grid Above Floor. Click on the Geometry tab to show this information. For this project, we want to show lux (or footcandle) levels on the oor, so be sure the Z value is set to 0 (see Figure 18).
Figure 18.
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D. Under Project Manager, click on the Calculation Grid tab and then click on the radio button to change from Automatic to Manual. Change the number of Calculation Points to: x: 20 y: 20 This adds more points to the grid (see Figure 19). E. Notice that some of the points are outside the room. These need to be removed. Reposition the grid to conform to the room by following this procedure: 1. Move your mouse over one of the points on the grid and then right click once to open the dialog menu (NOTE: the grid points will turn from blue to red in color if you do this correctly). Left click on Convert for Editing so that you can enter into the Edit mode (see Figure 19).
Figure 19. 2. Move your mouse over one of the grid points a 2nd time and then right click once to open the dialog menu. Left click on Edit Grid Points (see Figure 20).
Figure 20.
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3. When you are in Edit mode, select the grid points you want to edit/move/delete. Select them individually or mark several of them by drawing a frame around them. Right click once and then left click and select Delete to remove the points (see Figure 21).
Figure 21. F. Next, click on the Display tab. Place a check mark in the box next to Display Values. The program will now display the estimated lux values for all points on the grid (see Figure 22).
Figure 22. G. Change the Light Loss Factor: This is a factor to derate the light output based on lamp lumen loss due to aging and dirt depreciation. Together these are usually called Light Loss Factor (LLF). Click on the Room Elements icon. Then click on Plan View to highlight the room. On the left side under Project Manager, several tabs will open to allow you to make changes to the room. Click on the Maintenance Plan Method tab. The default is 0.77 for LLF. Change this to 0.70 and hit Enter on your keyboard.
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H. Change Room Surfaces: Click on the Room Surfaces tab under Project Manager. The current reectance values for the ceiling, walls and oor are shown and also colors of the walls (shades of gray). Here you can change these percentages and also change the colors of the ceiling walls and oor as necessary.
Figure 23. B. View and Print Output: Under Project Manager, click the Output tab. Here you have many options on the type of reports to send to the client. In this example, place a check in the boxes next to: Project Cover, Summary, Input Protocol, Luminaires (coordinates list). Open the Calculation Grid 1 folder and place a check in the box next to Value Chart (E, Perpendicular) (see Figure 24).
Figure 24.
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C. Select File -> Print Preview to see all the pages of the report you have generated. Save a PDF or print a hard copy of your report as necessary and save your project.
Length = 11 ft. Width = 21 ft. Height = 9 ft. Hint: In the Plan View, you may have to zoom out to see the entire room and then reposition by holding down the scroll wheel on your mouse and dragging the room around your screen (see Figure 2).
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Figure 2.
B. From the main drop down menu, click on File -> Import -> DWG or DXF. The CAD Import Wizard window will open (see Figure 3).
Figure 3. C. Click Next to continue and then select Browse to navigate to the Luxicon Pro CD-ROM and locate the sample AutoCAD le (LightingCalc.dwg). Click Open -> Next. The CAD drawing and measurement units for the drawing will be displayed. Click Next to accept.
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Figure 4. D. This sample drawing was set up to measure distance in inches. Use the drop down menu to change the Units in File to inch. Click Next to accept and click Next again to import the drawing. E. Click Next to nish and import the CAD drawing into the Plan View. F. Reset Origin Point. To move the room onto a certain point of the DWG/DXF ground plan, right click on the desired point of the CAD view and use option Set DWG or DXF Origin Here. G. After you have moved one corner of the room to the origin of the DWG/DXF drawing, you can adjust the room geometry if necessary. The easiest way is to drag the corners of your room after selecting Edit Room Geometry from The Guide. Click OK when nished. H. Add luminaires to your project. Click on the Luminaire Selection tab. Double click on the Cooper Crouse-Hinds Catalog to load the luminaire database. Search for the following model: eLLK92058-58. Click once to highlight and then select Add Selected Product to DIALux Project. Close the Cooper Crouse-Hinds Catalog when nished. I. The CAD drawing shows that the client is planning an arrangement of two rows of six lights and has asked for lighting calculations at 2.5 ft. above the oor based on this layout. Under The Guide, select Insert Luminaire Field (see Figure 5).
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Figure 5. J. Under the Mounting tab, change the rows to 3 and luminaires per row to 2. Click Insert when nished. Notice that the luminaire array does not line up with the arrangement shown on the CAD drawing. To correct this, click once on the eld arrangement shown in Plan View. Under Project Manager, click on the Position tab and change the Start Point and Distance as follows (see Figure 6). Start Point: X: 3.5 ft. Y: 3.5 ft. Distance: X: 4.0 ft. Y: 7.0 ft.
Figure 6. K. Add a Calculation Grid. Follow the same steps outlined in the previous section starting on Pages 22-26 to add a Calculation Grid to this project. L. Export to CAD. After calculations are completed, you can export your plan to DWG or DXF format. From the main drop down menu, select File -> Export -> Save DWG or DXF le. The DWG and DXF Export window will open. Here you have the option to select what information to export and also you can name the DWG le as necessary (see Figure 7).
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Figure 7. M. The calculations are now in a separate drawing. To view the results, in AutoCAD, open the original CAD drawing. Select Insert -> Insert Block. Browse for the new DWG le that was exported. NOTE: You may have to set AutoCAD to show all layers to see the footcandle readings in Plan View (see Figure 8).
Figure 8.
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Figure 1.
B. Under the General tab, rename this from Room 1 to Chemical Storage Room. Under the Maintenance Plan Method tab, change the LLF (Light Loss factor) to 0.72. Under the Room Surfaces tab, change the Ceiling Reectance to 50%.
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Figure 2.
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A. In this example, we will use the NFL4232. By left clicking on this once, it will highlight it in blue and add this luminaire to your project. B. In the Room 1 Floor Plan, right click once and then left click on Insert Luminaires -> Field Arrangement. Notice that under Project Manager, the menu will now look like Figure 4. C. Under the Mounting tab, change target lux level to 300 under Rough Calculation and click on the Suggestion button. Luxicon Pro will automatically make a suggestion as to the arrangement and spacing of luminaires for you.
Figure 4. D. Under the Arrangement tab, Individual Luminaire section, change the Z value from 90 to 0 (see gure 5). This will reorient the luminaire eld parallel to the long side of the room. Click Insert when nished.
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Figure 5. In the Plan View, you should now see the room and luminaire layout (see Figure 6).
Figure 6.
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Figure 7. C. Left click to resize the grid so it covers the extent of the room (see Figure 8).
D. Under Project Manager, click on the Calculation Grid tab. The default is to have this grid with an Automatic Number of Points. You can change the number of points or the distance between points (if necessary). For now, we will leave the grid as is. E. Under the Display tab, place a check mark in the box next to Display Values. The program will now show you the expected lux readings for all points on the grid (see Figure 9).
Figure 9.
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B. Alternately, under The Guide, you can click on Start Calculations (see Figure 11). A new window will open.
Figure 11. C. Place checks in all the boxes and click OK. The program will now compute point by point lux calculations. When nished, you should see a 3D visualization of the room with all the lights on (see Figure 12).
Figure 12.
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Figure 13. B. Select File -> Print and click OK. You should now see a display of all the pages on your report.
B. Under Project Manager, click on the Project tab. Right click on the words Field Arrangement. Once you do this the program will change the color of all luminaires in Plan View to red. Left click on Split (see Figure 14). Click Yes when asked if OK to proceed. All lights are now separate entities and can be modied individually. Under The Guide, open up the Emergency Lighting section.
Figure 14.
C. Under Project Manager, you can now edit each luminaire that will be used for emergency lighting. Click on one of the luminaires. In the emergency lighting tab, place a check next to the box Use for Emergency Lighting. Try repeating this for several luminaires in the room. D. Under Project Manager, select Light Emergency Light Scene and rerun calculations again. Review output as before. You should see calculations for this emergency light scene only (see Figure 15).
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Figure 15.
E. To view which luminaires you selected for emergency lighting, click on View -> Display Light Scene Dimming Values in CAD (see Figure 16).
Figure 16.
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Candela - The International System (SI) unit of luminous intensity. One candela is one lumen per steradian. Candlepower - Luminous intensity expressed in candelas. Candlepower Distribution Curve - A curve, generally polar, which represents the luminous intensity of a lamp or luminaire at measured horizontal and vertical angles. Cavity Ratio - A number indicating cavity proportions from length, width and height. This value used in the coefcient of utilization calculation for a given luminaire in a space with specied room reectance and dimensions. Coefcient of Utilization (CU) - The ratio of the luminous ux (lumens) from a luminaire calculated as received on the work-plane to the luminous ux emitted by the luminaires lamps alone. Footcandle (fc) - A unit of illuminance when the foot is taken as the unit of length. It is the illuminance on a surface of one square foot in area on which there is a uniformly distributed ux of one lumen, or the illuminance produced on a surface all points of which are at a distance of one foot from a directionally uniform point source of one candela. General Lighting - Lighting designed to provide a substantially uniform level of illumination throughout an area, exclusive of any provision for special local requirements. Glare - The sensation produced by luminance within the visual eld that is sufciently greater than the luminance to which the eyes are adapted to cause annoyance, discomfort, or loss in visual performance and visibility. High Intensity Discharge Lamp - An electric discharge lamp, including groups of lamps known as mercury, metal halide and high pressure sodium. Illuminance - The density of the luminous ux incident on a surface; it is the quotient of the luminous ux by the area of the surface when the latter is uniformly illuminated. Isofootcandle line - A line plotted on any appropriate set of coordinates to show all points on a surface where the illuminance is the same. A series of such lines for various illuminance values is called an isofootcandle diagram. Light Loss Factor - A factor used in calculating illuminances after a given period of time and under specied conditions. It takes into account the dirt accumulation on luminaires and room surfaces, lamp depreciation, maintenance procedures and atmosphere conditions. Lumen (lm) - International System (SI) unit of luminous ux. Radiometrically, it is determined from the radiant power. Photometrically, it is the luminous ux emitted within a unit of solid angle (one steradian) by a point source having a uniform luminous intensity of one candela. Lumen Method - A lighting design procedure used for predetermining the relation between the number and types of lamps or luminaires, the room characteristics, and the average illuminance on the workplane. It takes into account both direct and reected lux. Luminaire - A complete lighting unit consisting of a lamp or lamps together with the parts designed to distribute the light, to position and protect the lamps and to connect the lamp to the power supply. Luminaire Dirt Depreciation Factor - The multiplier to be used in illuminance calculations to relate the initial illuminance provided by a clean, new luminaire to the reduced illuminance due to dirt collection. Luminaire Efciency - The ratio of luminous ux (lumens) emitted by a luminaire to that emitted by the lamp or lamps used therein. Lux (lx) - The International System unit of illuminance. One lux is one lumen per square meter. Photometry - The measurement of quantities associated with light. Point Method - A lighting design procedure for predetermining the illuminance at various locations in lighting installations, by use of luminaire photometric data. Task Lighting - Lighting directed to a specic surface or area that provides illumination for visual tasks. Visual Comfort Probability (VCP) - A metric which assesses the impact of glare from direct luminaires on the visual comfort of the occupants of a lighted space. Visual Task - Conventionally designates those details and objects that must be seen for the performance of a given activity, and includes the immediate background of the details or objects. Workplane - The plane at which work usually is performed, and on which work usually is performed, and on which the illuminance is specied and measured.
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