ReluxSuite

Welcome to the simulation world

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CONTENT
Content ...........................................................................................................2
1 Target group ............................................................................................3
2 Preliminary remark ..................................................................................3
3 System requirements ...............................................................................3
3.1 Installation handling ............................................................................... 3
4 Explanation of symbols ............................................................................4
4.1 2D planning ........................................................................................... 4
4.2 3D-Objects ............................................................................................ 6
5 2D planning .............................................................................................8
5.1 Lighting planning .................................................................................... 8
6 Synchronising changes in Relux ............................................................20
7 Luminaire symbols.................................................................................20
8 Inserting results and product photos in AutoCAD ..................................22
9 3D Objects .............................................................................................23
9.1 Importing Relux projects into AutoCAD ................................................... 23
9.2 Exporting CAD objects into Relux............................................................ 26

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1 TARGET GROUP
This program has been developed for all users:
who have an AutoCAD (not LT!) full Version 2008 - 20014 and wish to use it for
planning lighting.
who place real luminaires in their 2D plans by means of AutoCAD and wish to present
the results obtained in their plans.
who require 3D luminaire data from the luminaire manufacturers in the form of a 3D
object (block) in their own 3D plans.
who wish to export 3D objects from the AutoCAD environment into the lighting
planning and visualisation programs of Relux Professional and Vision.

2 PRELIMINARY REMARK
This manual is designed to help new users find their way around ReluxCAD 1.1 and
provides initial instructions for use.
The following explanations relate exclusively to the ReluxCAD 1.1 interface software,
which makes it possible to start or prepare Relux calculations from within AutoCAD
projects or to supply calculation results to AutoCAD projects.
This manual does not contain instructions on the use of AutoCAD and Relux
Professional; the user is assumed to have the corresponding knowledge.
In what follows, menu entries and mouse commands are written in italics.
This document is the exclusive copyright of Relux Informatik AG.

3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
This program runs under all MS operating systems as of Windows XP.
To be able to install ReluxCAD 1.1 on your system, you require an executable version
of AutoCAD (as of Version 2008), as well as the most recent version ReluxSuite
program.
If you already have the ReluxCAD 1.0 Version, you can continue to use this with Relux
2006. To do this, you should call up the ReluxCAD Selector program (under Start ->
Programs -> Relux 2007) prior to starting AutoCAD and then switch to the required
version. This can be useful when working on running projects, in particular.

3.1 Installation handling

ReluxCAD is part of the ReluxSuite package and will be automatically installed with it.
You require administrator rights, i.e. full access to all the system settings, in order
to install the program under Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7
After the installation, use the activation program ReluxCAD out of the group
ReluxSuite to activate the application on one or more AutoCAD installation on your
system.
Attention: Please note that for new AutoCAD installation, AutoCAD must be started
at least once for the concerned user for AutoCAD to complete its installation. Only
then can ReluxCAD be activated.

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A one-time start and activation of ReluxPro is also very helpful.

The installation program now displays a window for you to select the desired
version(s) of AutoCAD if several AutoCAD Versions are installed on the computer
.

The button “Run” activates the application and starts AutoCAD.

The next dialog prompts you to enter your licence number. If you do not have a
licence number, you can use the demo licence and test the program for 30 days. The
program will install automatically in the existing Relux directory.
After starting AutoCAD you will see an additional menu and two toolbars. A number of
systems will not display this menu automatically, however. In this case you should
use the AutoCAD command Tools -> Customize -> Menus to have the menu shown on
the screen again.
If you want to install the menu files manually you can install the Relux configuration
file: %APPDATE%\Relux Informatik AG\ReluxSuite\ReluxCAD\Support according to
Autodesk instructions.
Hint: Typing the command in AutoCAD automates the loading of the partial menu-
files and helps, in most cases, when there is a problem with displaying the menus.

4 EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS

4.1 2D planning

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ReluxCad Toolbar

Project
Defines the reference block and the scaling of the drawing and symbols.

Luminaire selection / Single placing

Starts the selection of the luminaires. This is where you allocate individual 2D
symbols to the luminaires. The positioning command is used to place luminaires on
the plan.

Place luminaire group

Luminaires can be placed in groups according to a wide range of criteria.

Place luminaire circle

Luminaires can be placed in a circle, as a segment or in an elliptical shape.

Copy symbols
Luminaire symbols that have already been placed can be inserted several times
over and also rotated.

Delete duplicate symbols

Deletes duplicate symbols (symbols that are in the same position).

Correct layer
Checks all symbols in respect of their layers and allocates them the intended layer
for luminaire symbols, where appropriate.

Parts list
Inserts a list of all the luminaires available in the room (see also Chapter entitled
“Insert parts list”).

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Draft layer (1 – 4)
Four different layers with which you can draw straight lines or beams as
auxiliary lines. These auxiliary lines can be used to orient the luminaires, for example.

Setup
Dialog window for setting templates, reference block, symbol path and help layer.

About ReluxCAD / Contact

This shows your current program version as well as a contact address, should you
require support.

4.2 3D-Objects
Relux Interface Toolbar

Draw room
Commands for defining the rooms and hence also for the room dimensions. You
can choose between manual or automatic here.

Select room
Select a room that has already been defined.

Draw objects
Draw Relux objects (windows, doors....)

Import 3D-Projects
Command for importing 3D objects (room, luminaire, objects) from a Relux rdf file
into AutoCAD.
Export 3D-Objects
Command for exporting the 3D objects from AutoCAD into Relux via the Windows
clipboard.

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Commands und shortcuts

Task command shortcut
Project PRJSETTINGS PRJS
Luminaire selection /single LUMSEL LUMS
placing
Place luminaire group LUMROW LUMR
Place luminaire circle LUMCIRCLE LUMC
Copy symbols RLXCOPY XCOPY
Delete duplicate symbols RLXDELDUPLICATE RLXDELD
Correct layer RLXCORRECTLAYER RLXCLAYR
Parts list LUMLIST LUML
Parts list extended LUMLISTEX LUMLEX
Draft layer 1 – 4 RLXHELP1 RH1
Setup RLXSETUP RLXSETUP
About ReluxCAD / Contact RLXHELP RLXHELP
Draw room RLXDRAWROOM RDR
Select room RLXEDITROOM RED
Draw objects RLXDRAWOBJECT RDO
Import 3D-Projects RLXIMPORTPRJ RLXIPRJ
Export 3D-Objects RLXEXPORT3D RLX3D

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5 2D PLANNING

5.1 Lighting planning

Step 1: Project defaults

When you have successfully completed the installation and then open AutoCAD, the
two new ReluxCAD and Relux Interface toolbars will appear on the screen.

Fig. 1
Before you start a new Relux project in AutoCAD, you must set the project defaults.
To do this, click the Project button. If you are using ReluxCAD for the first time,
the dialog window prompting you to register the program will appear. Enter your
personal registration number in the field provided – you will find this number printed
on the rear of the CD. Confirm your entry by clicking on Register.

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The Project settings dialog window will now appear.

Fig. 2
Enter the number of drawing units per meter in the Scale field – as specified by the
current plan.
If you compile your AutoCAD projects in millimetres, for example, then you should
enter 1000 units per meter. Check this, if necessary, by conducting a measurement
on the plan (AutoCAD command “abstand” or “_dist”).
The Relux standard symbols will then be automatically scaled to the correct size. You
can override the Scale symbol if need be, but this will not generally be necessary.
In the Create Relux project file field, you should allocate a Relux RDF file to the
current drawing. A new and still empty file can be created by selecting create.
Hinweis: The project file is only needed if you wish to exchange data with Relux. If
you have not yet defined a project file, you will be automatically taken to this dialog
when you execute a corresponding command, such as Draw room.
The dialog also offers you the following options:
If the above settings are to be adopted for the symbols, click on the button Update all
symbol icons
In the Reference block field you can enter the path in which the reference block that
you have created is located. A reference block makes it possible for you to import
lines and text styles into your project (further details on this are provided in the
chapter entitled “Luminaire symbols”).
In order to create a Relux project in AutoCAD, you require a defined room which must
be made up of a closed polyline. The Relux Interface toolbar offers you the
appropriate tool for doing this.
Press Close to exit the project settings.

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Step 2: Select luminaires

ReluxCAD 1.1 includes facilities for selecting and positioning luminaires directly in
AutoCAD. If you prefer, however, you can also select the luminaires from within
Relux.
Pressing the Luminaire Selection / Single placing button in the ReluxCAD
toolbar will take you to the Luminaire selection / Symbols dialog window.

Fig. 3
Click on the Select luminaires command button to proceed to the Relux luminaire
selection window.
Here you have the same manufacturer libraries and options at your disposal as in
Relux. To select one or more luminaires, proceed in the same way as in a Relux
project and press OK to confirm.
Before you use the luminaires in your AutoCAD drawing, you must allocate a symbol
to them. You can do this by selecting a symbol or creating a standard symbol. (More
information on luminaire symbols may be found in the chapter entitled “Luminaire
symbols”).
By using the Select block command, you can allocate symbols/blocks that already
exist on the drawing to a luminaire.
Hinweis: Please ensure that you only use symbols that depict lights. Changes to
the lights, such as to the light dimensions, can lead to these symbols being modified.

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You can also use the Import command to import luminaires from other AutoCAD
plans that already contain luminaires.

With the Place single luminaire command, you can draw symbols in the plan
directly from within the dialog.

Step 3: Place luminaires

Fig. 4
Once you have marked a luminaire, you can position it by clicking on the Select
Point command button in the Luminaire selection / Symbols dialog window. The
dialog window closes automatically, and you will be prompted to enter a point. Select
the appropriate point in the room at which you wish to position the luminaire and then
specify the angle to determine the position of the luminaire.
If you wish to position further luminaires, repeat the process.
If you would like to position a number of luminaires in a uniform grid pattern, then
you can use the Place luminaire group button to put these in position.
Enter a starting and an end point within the room. The dialog window for luminaire
groups will then appear. Select a luminaire type and enter the settings for positioning
and rotating the luminaires.
To place luminaires in a circular configuration or in an arc, you should use the
Place luminaire circle command.
After this, select the central point for the configuration; the Place luminaire circle
dialog window will then open. Select the luminaire type and enter the settings for the
number of luminaires, the radius and the starting and ending angle.
Independently of this, you can move, copy and delete the symbols with the standard
AucoCAD commands.

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Step 4: Draw room shape

Use the Draw room command to define a closed polyline corresponding to the
Relux room that is to be calculated.
You can select the corner points in an AutoCAD drawing by:
clicking on them manually with the mouse or entering the coordinates
selecting an existing polyline (automatic).

Fig. 5
Hinweis: he “automatic” function is particularly helpful for entering rooms with a
curved contour.
After you have entered the contour of the scene in this way, the following dialog will
appear:

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Fig. 6
You can now enter further details for your scene.
Name: the scene name:
Use settings from:
If scenes have already been entered, it is possible to adopt the settings that have
already been made, such as wall materials, from these scenes.
Scene type:
Here you can specify whether you wish to have an indoor room or an outdoor scene.
In the case of an indoor room, you can also enter the room height.
Align scene:
The dialog disappears and the AutoCAD command line prompts you to define the
positive X-axis for your scene.
This makes it easier for you to process scenes in Relux that are rotated in the world
coordinates system

Fig. 7

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Fig. 8
You can use this option to correct any errors made during the initial entry.
By pressing the Relux... button, you can switch to the Relux program in order to
check your inputs or allocate material to the room surfaces.
Alternatively, you can quit the dialog by pressing OK and then define further scenes
or add other design elements to the scene.

Step 5: Draw objects

Fig. 9
The Draw Objects command prompts you to select the scene. This can still be
modified in the dialog if necessary.
If required, you can enter an appropriate designation under “Name”.
Under “Object type”, select the desired type:
doors
windows
cubes

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measuring area

The input options will adapt as a function of the type in question (window: window-
breast height/Height....).
You should now select the button with the arrow and follow the instructions in the
command line. In the case of a window, for instance, you will be prompted to enter
the starting and end point of the window on the plan.
You can draw a number of objects without having to close the dialog. The Relux..
command will take you into Relux where you can check the result. If an object has
been entered incorrectly, it has to be deleted manually in Relux.
Hinweis: wall elements (windows/doors) do not have to be directly in the wall. The
selected points will be automatically projected into the wall.

Step 6: Calculate scene (select scene)

After you have successfully defined the scene, you can call up the Relux Interface
by pressing
Select room

Fig. 10
Click on Start Relux, and the room will automatically open in the Relux lighting
calculation program, where you can continue working on it.

To go back to AutoCAD from Relux, please select the AutoCAD icon in the Relux menu
bar or close Relux.

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Fig. 11

Fig. 12
Hinweis: Normally, the luminaires will be selected and put in place before the room
is transferred for calculation in CAD (for further information see the Chapter on
“Select luminaires”).

Step 7: Present results in CAD

To return to AutoCAD, please select the AutoCAD Icon in the Relux menu bar, or close
Relux
This will return you to the dialog window shown below again:

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Fig. 13
Select the desired form of presentation for the results in AutoCAD and observe the
impact on the CAD plan after pressing the Close command.

You can align the presentation by means of the button.

You have now completed the lighting planning for a room in just a few steps.

Fig. 14
Hinweis: In AutoCAD it is best to have only one measuring area per room. In the
EN 12464 standard that applies to interior lighting in Europe, and the additional
workplace-related measuring areas for this, it is not possible to have all the areas
output simultaneously. Opt for the most important information in your planning and
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select the measuring areas accordingly. You should document the individual rooms on
a detailed basis with the lighting calculation program.

Step 8: Insert parts list

When you have planned all the rooms that are required, you can compile a table of all
the luminaires installed in the CAD plan with the Parts list command.
Select the Parts list command from the ReluxCAD toolbar. The Configure parts
list dialog window will now appear.
Select the text style that you would like to use in the parts list. Enter the desired
height for the text on the printout.
Specify the plot scale that you have planned for this drawing. The parts list will then
automatically be scaled in such a way that its width fits onto an A4 sheet. The parts
list can thus be readily placed above the planning header.
If you activate the list only placed luminaires control box, all the luminaires
available in the room concerned will be listed. If this control box is deactivated, then
luminaires that have been selected but not yet positioned in the room will similarly be
included in the list.

Fig. 15
You can define the column width for the parts list via Extended.

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Fig. 16
The specified widths/heights are scaled by the program in such a way that, when the
plan is plotted on the specified scale, the parts list will be the size of the specified
values in millimetres.
It is not possible to change the contents and number of columns at present.

Fig. 17

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6 SYNCHRONISING CHANGES IN RELUX

Relux Professional takes over all the room geometries compiled with ReluxCAD in
AutoCAD and the positioning of the luminaires.

Conversely, all the changes made in Relux will automatically be aligned in the
corresponding AutoCAD project. When conducting a lighting-engineering check on a
project, it is thus possible to make corrections without having to switch to AutoCAD or
without AutoCAD needing to be open.
When one of the programs is ended, the project in the other one will automatically be
updated to the latest status.

You can also make your AutoCAD or Relux files available to other planners for them to
work on. As soon as you integrate the files worked on by outside partners in your
system again and further process them with ReluxCAD, the data in AutoCAD and
Relux will be synchronised once more.
Hinweis: ReluxCAD only supports AutoCAD versions as of AutoCAD 2002. If the data is
saved in earlier versions (e.g. DWG or DXF Version 12), the Relux information will be
lost. The file can then only be used as a drawing – it will no longer be possible to
perform Relux calculations from within AutoCAD.

7 LUMINAIRE SYMBOLS

Aligning symbols
To align luminaire symbols to your individual requirements, click on internal symbol
in the Luminaire selection / Symbols dialog window.

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All standard symbols in ReluxCAD are shown to scale on the AutoCAD drawing. You
cannot therefore influence the basic shape of the symbol for the luminaire you have
selected.
It is, however, possible for you to change the colour of the symbols in the Create
symbol dialog window, to have them displayed in a particular colour or to have
different patterns shown on the symbol.

Using your own symbols

ReluxCAD also supports symbols of external origin that are saved as an AutoCAD
Block.
To insert symbols that you have drawn yourself or external symbols, click on the
Select button (with the right mouse button) in the Luminaire selection / Symbols
dialog window.
Look in the window for the file that contains the symbol that has been drawn.
If you use symbols that you have drawn yourself, make sure that the symbol is drawn
in a uniform layer, or ensure that all layers are in the same plane.
Symbols that you have drawn yourself are independent of the luminaire geometry. In
other words, the scale of the symbol is not aligned automatically. If, for example, you
use strip lights with fluorescent lamps in different lengths, you should draw a separate
symbol for each length. Before you insert the symbol, you should make sure that the
drawing is compiled to the same scale (units per metre) as the AutoCAD project into
which the symbol is to be inserted.

Using existing symbols in the plan

If luminaire symbols are already drawn in on the plan, independently of Relux and
Relux CAD, you can allocate these to a Relux luminaire. In this case, you no longer
have to position any luminaires manually afterwards.
Please note, though, that after this operation in which the luminaire and the block are
linked to each other, further operations, such as allocating a new symbol, can change
the original block definition.
Take care only to link block/symbols with luminaires if these are intended for the
purpose, and always save your original drawing.

Specifying style (reference block)

If you make frequent use of line or text styles, you can import these into your
AutoCAD projects with ReluxCAD.
To do this, you must compile a reference block: open a new AutoCAD project and
draw any desired number of lines in the different styles that you wish to import. If you
also wish to import a text style, write a short text in the reference block and allocate
this the desired style.
Select the corresponding file in the Reference block field of the Project settings
dialog window and then click on the insert button.
If you now wish to adapt your symbols, click on Update all symbol icons.
These same settings can also be made via the Setup command.

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8 INSERTING RESULTS AND PRODUCT PHOTOS IN AUTOCAD

Calculation results
If a calculation has been conducted for a room, the calculation results can be adopted
as isolines or a table in the AutoCAD drawing.

When you end Relux Professional after a calculation, you will be returned to the Room
definition / Relux interface dialog window again. You should then press one of the
buttons in the central field in order to insert the overview, isolines or table. A
configuration dialog is available for each output. Here you can adjust the text style
and text height, as well as the colour and values of the isolines and the elements of

the results overview.

Fig. 19
Hinweis: If Relux has been started separately and the project re-calculated, the
results will have to be updated manually in the plan (by pressing the corresponding
button again).

Luminaire information
In the Luminaire selection / Symbols dialog window, you can import additional
information on the luminaire, providing this is available in the Relux library.
In the To clipboard field you can copy the corresponding luminaire information into
the clipboard with the Copy picture and Copy profile buttons. After this, you should
close the dialog window and click on the Insert button in AutoCAD.
The picture or the luminaire profile will appear, together with a dialog window entitled
OLE Properties. This window can be used to format the object that has been inserted
and, after this, the object can be freely adapted to the layout of the drawing.

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Fig. 20
In the To clipboard field click on the ‘…’ button in order to align the composition of the
luminaire profile to your requirements. In the Luminaire profile dialog window,
select the information blocks that the inserted profile is to contain by activating or
deactivating the control box and confirm with OK.

Labelling the symbols

A distinction is essentially drawn between different luminaires in ReluxCAD through
the type of symbol employed.
If you want to label the luminaires on the plan, you can do this by drawing a symbol
yourself and giving it the appropriate label.
Please note, however, that the labelling is firmly allocated to the symbol. If you rotate
symbols, the text will be rotated too and will no longer be horizontal.

9 3D OBJECTS

9.1 Importing Relux projects into AutoCAD

For presentations, it is possible to incorporate the 3D structures from a Relux project
into an AutoCAD plan. To do this, select the Import 3D project command from
the Relux menu or from the toolbar.

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Fig. 21
You can now select a Relux project file in the dialog that opens. The object groups to
be imported can be specified by means of the options shown (room structure,
furniture, luminaires) as well as the name of the layer on which these are to be
inserted.
Hinweis: you can only use files from the latest Relux 2007 version
You should convert older projects by first opening these in Relux and then saving
them again.
If there are several scenes available in the Relux project, you can use Current scene
to select the one that is required.
The insertion point for the scenario can be selected with Select insertion point.
Instead of selecting a file, you can click on Select room to select an already-
defined room (see Chapter entitled “Create room”). In this case, the Relux file
allocated to the room is used.
After the Insert command has been selected, the project will be inserted in
accordance with the specifications.
Hinweis: If you import indoor rooms with the room structures (floor, ceiling,
walls), these will block your view of the objects in the room in the shaded AutoCAD
presentation. In this case, you should deactivate the corresponding layer or delete
individual room surfaces (e.g. the ceiling) so as to gain a view of the room.
There is no logical link to the Relux project at present. If you wish to update a
scenario, for example, you must first manually delete the inserted elements in
AutoCAD and then re-insert the project.
Some examples:
Import of a complete room from Relux into an AutoCAD environment:

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Fig. 22
Import of one or more luminaires into AutoCAD:

Fig. 23

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9.2 Exporting CAD objects into Relux

With Relux CAD, you can now also easily export 3D objects from AutoCAD into your
Relux projects via the clipboard.
To do this, start a Relux project in parallel to AutoCAD and, in AutoCAD, select the
Export 3D object command in the Relux menu or from the toolbar.

Fig. 24
As many 3D objects as desired can be selected on the plan with Select objects. Once
the selection has been completed, you should return to the dialog. Then, using the
Copy to clipboard command, you can copy a Relux 3D object to the Windows
clipboard in accordance with the set options. The Relux 3D object can now be inserted
directly into Relux with the Insert command (Ctrl + v).
In this way you can create the following as Relux objects from the AutoCAD objects:
elevated lines, circles, 2D polylines, etc.
3D areas
3D area bodies
polygonal networks
3D volumetric bodies.
Please note, however, that only “closed bodies” will generally deliver the desired
results. Individual areas that do not form a body with other areas are only visible from
one side in Relux.
In Relux, all the selected objects are grouped together to form a 3D object with sub-
elements. Each sub-element can have its own material allocated to it in Relux. When
the transfer into Relux is performed, corresponding default materials are generated on
the basis of the AutoCAD colours. These can be adapted in Relux.
Which drawing objects can be grouped together to form a sub-element of the Relux
object will depend on their colours and layers as well as on the settings selected in the
Materials dialog:
“by layer” -> each object is given the colour of its layer (irrespective of any colour it
may already have)

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“from the object” -> objects retain their colour

Object classification:
Classify objects according to material -> all objects of the same colour are
grouped together to form a sub-element.
Classify objects by layer -> All the objects on the same layer are grouped to
form a sub-element.
some examples:
Import of the statue of liberty into Relux from AutoCAD:

Fig. 25

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Easy import of outside facilities from AutoCAD into Relux:

Fig. 26

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Relux Control center with the above building

The Control center allows you to define the surfaces of suitably-structured 3D objects.
There you can make your selection from amongst the different reflectances, textures
and materials (for the Vision calculation).
Absolute values on virtual measuring areas that are inside 3D objects (bounding box):
With the aid of Relux CAD 1.1, you can import any desired 3D objects into the Relux
professional software. Relux Professional allows virtual measuring areas to be
positioned inside these 3D objects, such as inside a building. The 3D objects can be of
a highly complex shape under certain circumstances. The results for virtual measuring
areas inside 3D objects should thus be calculated in “high indirect component” mode.

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