Contents

Chalmlite™ Version 4.04 - Minimum Requirements ........................................3

To Install: .........................................................................................................3

Project Set-Up .................................................................................................5

Project Set-Up .................................................................................................5

Snap Values ....................................................................................................7

Target Grids.....................................................................................................9

Icon Method - Definition.................................................................................14

Icon Method - Placement...............................................................................19

Floodlight Method - Definition ........................................................................23

Floodlight Method - Placement ......................................................................26

Luminaire Control & Zoom.............................................................................32

My First Room ...............................................................................................40

Lighting the room & Reflections.....................................................................47

Predefined room shapes ...............................................................................59

Drawing rooms & Ceilings .............................................................................63

Emergency Luminaires..................................................................................69

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Chalmlite™ Version 4.04 - Minimum Requirements

October 2007

Any P.C. presently running Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP or N.T.4

(Chalmlite™ will not run on Windows 3.1x)

H.D. spare capacity: 150 Mb

RAM 32 Mb
Screen Resolution 1024x768
Screen Colour True Color 32(bit)
Fonts Small
Printer Any Windows is using (preferably colour)

To Install:

From the START button go to RUN and type D: SETUP.EXE (or whatever your CD
drive letter is)

Follow the instructions

Setup will give the choice of either accepting the default path for Chalmlite™ location
(C:\CHALMLITEV4.04) or choosing a different path location.

The final question from Setup allows you to have an Icon shortcut placed on your
desktop. If you choose not to do this you can operate Chalmlite™ from the Start –
Programs – menu bar.

The configuration file is CMW.CFG. located in the Chalmlite™ Directory

It contains the Pathnames of the following Folders:-

Photo (contains the I.E.S. database photometric files)

Projects (contains the project files with *.IN extension)
Pictures (contains BMP files of Chalmit products and the Printout.txt file)

Note: The last three pathnames require trailing back slashes.

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If you move any of the above folders after installation the CMW.CFG pathnames
should be changed to suit.

In addition, Set-up loads two other folders:

Help (this contains all of Chalmlite™ Help files in HTML format)

Backup (this holds any files that have been overwritten if you re-install Chalmlite™
over an existing installation)

Two validation documents (Val-ext-v4.pdf and Val-int-v4.pdf) can be found in the

Help file folder, simply follow the links on the index page when you launch help.
These testify to the accuracy of the Chalmlite™ program for Exterior and Interior
Calculations.

Chalmlite™ Version 4.04 can be installed onto and accessed via a Network server
but is not itself a true Net-workable program. Two users cannot access the program
at the same time.

Alternatively Chalmlite™ may be installed onto individual PC’s and the Project Files
saved to a Network location for security purposes.

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Project Set-Up
The first stage of any lighting design is to create a new project. To do this follow the steps outlined below.

¾ You can create a new project by clicking the Projects button.

¾ Creating a new project.

o Select File
o Select New

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¾ New Project Settings

o Job/Project Save Location - You must choose the file directory to save this project to.
o Enter FILENAME
o Enter PROJECT NAME (if applicable)
o Enter SITENAME (if applicable)
o Enter ENGINEER (if applicable)

¾ Define Limits window - You must now determine the working area
o Enter Width of area
o Enter Length of area

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Snap Values
Snap Values are the term used to determine where the mouse will be operating from on the page.

¾ The lower right hand corner that is highlighted area shows the use positioning of the mouse on the working area.

¾ Select Snap menu from the toolbar

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¾ Snap - the snap value determines the frequency in metres the mouse is snapping in the working area
o Snap Status – remain on
o Snap Value – measurement in metres

¾ The lower right hand corner that is highlighted area shows the use positioning of the mouse on the working area.

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Target Grids
The Target Grid enables You to calculate the lighting levels represented on the project being created.

¾ Select Target Grid menu from toolbar

o Define new grid
o New x-y grid

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¾ The New x-y grid window opens and enables You to determine the proximity for each point.

¾ Target Grid
o Left click on the grid to place the first corner on the Target Grid
o Click on the opposite corner to secure the grid area

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