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TableofContentsIntroduction
AboutInsightLightingAnalysis
Requirements
Workflows
Overview
LEEDStudies(Singlepointintime)
LEEDsDA&ASEStudies(Annualsimulation)
SolarAccess
CustomIlluminanceStudies(Singlepointintime)
IncludingElectricLighting
PerspectiveIlluminanceRenderings
ManagingResults
Accessing&SavingResults
AnalysisDisplaySettings
CustomizingAnalysisVisualStyles
RoomParameters
BestPractices
AdditionalSettings&Considerations
ModelRequirements
Views&Schedules
DesignOptions
MaterialSettings
TransparentMaterials
OpaqueMaterials
LightAnalysisSettings
SkyModels
AnalysisCosts
CloudCreditPricing
ManageCloudCreditCosts
Validation
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Support&FAQ
Troubleshooting
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InsightLightingAnalysisHelpThisguidecoverstheInsightLightingAnalysiswithRevit2017workflowsavailablewithInsightpluginv3.0.0.
AdditionalRevitsupport.
Introduction
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AboutInsightLightingAnalysisInsightLightingAnalysiswithRevitprovidesincontextdaylightingandlightinganalysisresultsandautomatedschedulingtohelpyoudocumentlightlevelsthroughoutyourdesign.Thepluginprovidesautomatedsettingsforspecificstudytypes,aswellascustomizableoptions.Thefollowinganalysistypesarecurrentlyavailable:
AnalysisType Description
IlluminanceAnalysis Fullcustomcontroloverdate,time,threshold,andanalysisplaneheight
DaylightAutonomy(sDApreview)
SamplecalculationforLEEDv4EQc7opt1(sDA&ASE)Reducedcost&calculationtime
LEED2009IEQc8opt1 AutomatedsettingsforLEED2009IEQc8opt1settings
LEEDv4EQc7opt1 AutomatedsettingsforLEEDv4EQc7opt1(sDA&ASE)settings
LEEDv4EQc7opt2 AutomatedsettingsforLEEDv4EQc7opt2settings
SolarAccess Customizablehoursofsunstudy
InsightLightingAnalysiswithRevitleveragestheA360Renderingservice,acloudbasedrenderingservice,toprovidequickandaccuratelightinganalysisresults.ThediagrambelowrepresentshowInsightLightingAnalysiswithRevitworks.
AboutInsightLightingAnalysis
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AboutInsightLightingAnalysis
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RequirementsInsightLightingAnalysisissupportedforRevit2016andabove.MorerecentversionsofRevitwilloftenfeaturemorefunctionality.RefertotheInsightLighting&SolarAnalysisForumforavailableversionsandfunctionalities.
AccessrequirementsforusingInsightLightingAnalysiswithRevit:
AutodeskRevit2016oraboveMostrecentInsightpluginAccesstoaRevit,BuildingDesignSuite,orAECCollectionssubscriptionCloudCreditsifconductinglargeranalysesProxySettings:HereisthelistofproxiesandportsthatshouldbeopenedtoallowunhindereduseofRenderingandLightingAnalysis
*.akamaiedge.net*.amazonaws.com*.autodesk.com*.google-analytics.com*.cloudfront.net*.getsatisfaction.com
Firewallsshouldallowports80and443toeverythingifpossible.
Domainsapi.autodesk.commetering.autodesk.comraas2.autodesk.comrendering.cloud.autodesk.comrendering.360.autodesk.com
Learnaboutmodelrequirementshere.
Requirements
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WorkflowsRegardlessofthetypeofanalysisyouwishtodo,togetstartedwithInsightLightingAnalysiswithRevit,youshould:
1. InstallthemostrecentversionoftheInsightplugin.Findoutwhichversionsareavailablehere.
2. Prepareyourmodel:Settheprojectlocationandselectaweatherstation.Definesurfacereflectivityandglazingmaterialproperties.
Fromthereyouwillbepreparedtocompleteanyoftheworkflowsoutlined.
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OverviewThisvideoshowsaquickoverviewofInsightLightingAnalysis:AutodeskInsightLightingAnalysis.
OpenabuildingelementmodelinRevit.NotethatforlightinganalysisstudiesyoumustuseabuildingelementRevitmodel.Aconceptualmassmodelwillnotwork.AlsobesuretologintoyourA360account.LightinganalysisconsumesCloudCredits,soRevitwillneedtobeabletoaccessyourA360accounttocompletetheanalysis.
Fornewprojects,makesurethatyourlocationissetandaweatherstationisselected.
FromtheAnalyzetab,selectLightingfromwithintheInsightpanel.TheLightingcommandisaseparatepluginyoucandownloadfromhere.
Thefirstdialogthatappearsprovidesresourcesandbestpracticesforconductingalightinganalysisstudy.Thesebestpracticesarenotrequired,butwillhelpyouachievemoreaccurateresults.SelectContinue.
Next,youwillhavetheoptiontorunanewanalysistypeorrecallpreviouslysavedresults.SelectRunNewAnalysisandthenGo.
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TheLightingAnalysisintheClouddialogboxwillallowyoutocontrolyourstudysettings.
Overview
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A.Analysisallowsyoutoselectbetweendifferentstudytypesincluding:
AnalysisType Description
IlluminanceAnalysis Fullcustomcontroloverdate,time,threshold,andanalysisplaneheight
DaylightAutonomy(sDApreview)
SamplecalculationforLEEDv4EQc7opt1(sDA&ASE),Reducedcost&calculationtime
LEED2009IEQc8opt1 AutomatedsettingsforLEED2009IEQc8opt1settings
LEEDv4EQc7opt1 AutomatedsettingsforLEEDv4EQc7opt1(sDA&ASE)settings
LEEDv4EQc7opt2 AutomatedsettingsforLEEDv4EQc7opt2settings
SolarAccess Customizablehoursofsunstudy
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B.SelectwhichLevelsyouwouldliketovisualizeresultsfor.Dropdownthemenu,anddoubleclickonyourselection.Toselectmultiplelevels,holddownSHIFT,selectthelevels,thenclickoutsideofthedropdownmenu.
NotethatCloudCreditcostsaretiedtofloorareaincludedintheanalysis.LearnmoreaboutCloudCreditcosts.
C.TheEnvironmentsettingsincludeLocationandanalysistimeorrange.TheLocationspecifiedfortheRevitprojectiswhatwillbeusedfortheanalysis.ThedateandtimesettingsareautomaticallypopulatedforLEEDanalysistypes,howeverifyouselectIlluminanceAnalysisorSolarAccess,youhavetheabilitycontrolyoursettings.
D.IlluminanceSettingsarealsoautomaticallypopulatedbasedonLEEDcriteria,butcanbemanuallycontrolledforIlluminanceAnalysisandSolarAccessstudies.
E.Resolutionincludestwoanalysisgridsizes;a72inchgridand12inchgridandalsodrivescloudcreditcosts.Forsomeanalysistypes,thesegridsizesarepresetandcannotbeedited.
NotethatCloudCreditcostsaretiedtoanalysisresolution.LearnmoreaboutCloudCreditcosts.
F.SelectStartAnalysistobeginthesimulation.Cloudcreditswillnotbechargeduntiltheanalysisiscomplete.
AfterselectingStartAnalysis,themodelgeometrywillbeuploadedtothecloudrenderingengine.DonotclosetheprojectorRevitduringthisprocess.
Oncethemodelissuccessfullyuploadedtothecloudandtheprojectissaved,itisokaytoclosetheprojectorcontinueworkinginRevit.Notethatanychangesyoumaketothemodelgeometryormaterialsettingswillnotbereflectedinyouranalysisresults,asthemodelhasalreadybeenuploadedforanalysis.
Youcanchecktheprogressoftheanalysisbyinitiatingthepluginagain,andusingthedropdownmenutofindinprogressanalyses.
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Revitwillnotifyyouoncetheresultsareready.AcceptorDeclinethecloudcreditchargesatthispoint.Itisrecommendedyoualsosavetheprojectafteracceptingthecharges,soyouwillbeabletorecallthelightinganalysisresultsafterexitingRevit.
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Openthe_LightingAnalysisModelViewunder3DViews(oranyother3Dview).Notethatany“_Lighting…”viewsareautomaticallycreatedtoeasilyaccessresultsinplan,3D,andasaschedule.Analysisresultswillpopulateinwhatever3Dviewiscurrentlyactive.
FromtheInsight360panelselectLightingtoaccessyouranalysisresults.Thistime,selecttheresultsfortheanalysisthathasbeencompletedandselectGo.
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You’llbepromptedwithadialogboxwithasummaryofyourresults.IfyouaredoingaLEEDtypeanalysis,thentheamountofachievablepointswillalsobeincluded.
UsetheSectionBoxtoviewtheresultsin3Doropenthecorresponding“_Lighting”floorplan.
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Notethat“_Lighting”floorplansareonlyproducedifroomsareplacedforthelevels.
Foranalysistypesthatrepresentasinglepointintime,youcantogglebetweenthetwodatesandtimesthatweresimulatedbyselectingtheanalysisplane,andchangingtheAnalysisConfigurationinthePropertiespanel.
Open_LightingAnalysisRoomSchedule.Ifyoudefinerooms,thoseroomsandcorrespondinganalysisvalueswillbepopulatedhere.
Anychangesmadeinthescheduledonotrequireyoure-runtheanalysis.SimplyselectLightingandaccessthestudyresultstoregenerateresultsconsideringtheinformationupdatedintheschedule.
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LEEDStudies(Singlepointintime)YoucanuseInsightLightingAnalysistodetermineyourdesign’sprogresstowardsachievingLEEDdaylightingcriteria,specificallyLEED2009IEQc8opt1andLEEDv4EQc7opt2.Bothofthesecreditsrequirespecificilluminancelevelsattheequinoxes.
Toconducteitherofthesestudies,followthestepsoutlinedintheOverviewandtakenoteofthefollowing.
WhenselectingeitherLEEDanalysistype,notethatthemajorityoftheanalysissettingsarepresetaccordingtotheLEEDspecifications.
A.TheLocationissetbasedontheRevitprojectlocation.
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AnalysisType Description
LEED2009IEQc8opt1
AsdefinedbyUSGBC,thissimulationrequiresaclearskyconditionwithin15daysofSeptember21at9amand3pm.
LEEDv4EQc7opt2
AsdefinedbyUSGBC,thissimulationrequiresaclearskyconditionandusesaverageweatherdatawithin15daysofSeptember21andMarch21.
LEEDsinglepointintimeanalysistimesautomaticallyusethePerezSkymodel.
B.LEED2009andv4specifydifferentthresholds,soyouwillseethesevalueschangedependingonwhichversionofLEEDyouchoosefortheanalysistype.Additionally,LEEDrequirestheanalysisoccurat30inchesabovethefinishedfloor.TheanalysisplaneautomaticallyisgeneratedatthisheightforLEEDstudies.
WhenyougeneratetheresultsinyourRevitmodel,youwillalsogetasummaryofpercentageofroomspassingandestimatedLEEDcreditpointstheprojectiseligiblefor.
Itisoftenthecasethatyouwillwanttoexcluderoomsthatarenotregularlyoccupiedfromtheanalysissonottoskewyourresults.Youcancontrolthisthroughtheschedule.
AutomatedShadesarealsoavailabletoincludeandwillextendtheacceptancethreshold.
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Anychangesmadeinthescheduledonotrequireyoure-runtheanalysis.SimplyselectLightingandaccessthestudyresultstoregenerateresultsconsideringtheinformationupdatedintheschedule.
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LEEDsDA&ASEStudies(Annualsimulation)YoucanuseInsightLightingAnalysistoproducesDAandASEresultsaccordingtoLEEDv4EQc7opt1.Thiscreditrequiresannualsimulationatanhourlytimestep.
Toconductthisstudies,followthestepsoutlinedintheOverviewandtakenoteofthefollowing.
SimilartotheLEEDstudiesforasinglepointintime,manyofthesettingsforthisanalysistypeareautomaticallypredefined.
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A.Thetimerangewillbeautomaticallysettoafullannualsimulation,from8amto6pm.LEEDsDAandASEstudiesautomaticallyusethePerezSkymodel.
B.PertheLEEDrequirements,sDA300/50foratleast55%or75%regularlyoccupiedfloorareaisachieved.Additionally,ASE1000/250ofnomorethan10%fortheoccupiedfloorareathatisdaylitpersDA300/50.LEEDrequirestheanalysisoccurat30inchesabovethefinishedfloor.TheanalysisplaneautomaticallyisgeneratedatthisheightforLEEDstudies.
C.sDAandASEcalculationsrequireat24inchanalysisgrid,whichisautomaticallyset.
SincethesDAandASEsimulationismoreintensivethanasinglepointintime,theanalysiswillcostmoreCloudCreditsandtakemoretimethanasinglepointintimeanalysis.SelectCheckPricebeforesubmittingthemodelforanalysistoseetherequirednumberofcloudcreditsfortheanalysis.
ResultssummarieswillprovideguidanceonhowtoimprovedesigntoachieveLEEDrequirementsaswellasmoreinformationaboutthemetrics.
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VisualresultsandscheduleresultswillpresentsDA300/50andASE1000/250results,sDAandASEAnnualHours,aswellascombinedmetricresults.
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NotethatsincethesDAandASEsimulationsmuchmorecomputationallyintensivethanasinglepointintimeanalysis,theCloudCreditcostsandtimewilllikelybegreaterthanforotheranalysistypes.TheDaylightAutonomy(sDAPreview)studytypewillanalyzeasamplingofthe3650hoursusedinthefullLEEDv4EQc7opt1(sDA+ASE)analysis.ThesDAPreviewstudytypewillrunfaster,andcostlessCloudCredits.ResultswillbeinlinewiththosefromthefullLEEDv4EQc7opt1(sDA+ASE)analysis.
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SolarAccessYoucanuseInsightLightingAnalysistostudysolaraccess,orhoursofdirectsunoveragivendaybyselectingtheSolarAccessstudytype.RequirementslikeSEPP65canbetestedandvalidatedusingtheSolarAccessworkflow.
Toconductthisstudies,followthestepsoutlinedintheOverviewandtakenoteofthefollowing.
SolarAccessstudiesareconductedforadayandselectedtimerange,withseveralcustomizablesettings.
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A.Selectthedateandtimerangeforthestudy.Forallhoursselected,theDirectNormalIrradiance(DNI)andGlobalHorizontalIrradiance(GHI)willbesetto1000W/m2,andtheDiffuseHorizontalIrradiance(DHI)willbesetto1W/m2.SolarAccessautomaticallyusestheCIEClearSkymodel.
B.Settheminimumnumberofhoursthatwillberequiredtohavedirectsolaraccessandanalysisplaneheight.Inordertomeettheminimumthreshold,anypointintheroommustexceed4000lux.
Theresultssummarywillusethethresholdyouspecifiedtocalculatethepercentageofpassingroomsandproduceincontextresultsandacorrespondingschedule.
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CustomIlluminanceStudies(Singlepointintime)SelectingIlluminanceAnalysisasthestudytypewillallowyoutocreateacustomizedsinglepointintimeanalysis.
Toconductthisstudies,followthestepsoutlinedintheOverviewandtakenoteofthefollowing.
IlluminanceAnalysisstudytypewillallowyoutoselectadate,time,acceptancethreshold,andanalysisplaneheight.
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A.Selecttwodifferentdateandtimesfortheanalysis.Customilluminanceanalysisstudytypeswillletyouanalyzetwodifferentscenariosforthecostofoneanalysis.
SelectaSkymodel,Date,andTime.Theweatherdatafortheselecteddateandtimewillautomaticallybefilledinbasedonwhatisavailableinthecorrespondingweatherfile.Ifyouwishtooverridethesevalues,uncheckUseWeatherData,andenteryourowndataforGlobalHorizontalIrradiance(GHI),DirectNormalIrradiance(DNI),andDiffuseHorizontalIrradiance(DHI).Whenusingtheweatherdatavalues,theskycoverpercentagewillbeshownfortheselecteddate/time.0%indicatesaclearsky.
B.SpecifylowerandupperThresholdvaluesandunits.Thesevalueswillbeusedtocalculatepass/failresultsandpopulatetheschedule.
TheAnalysisPlaneHeightdictateswheretheanalysisplanewillbeininchesabovetheRevitfloorelement.
Theresultssummarywillusethethresholdyouspecifiedtocalculatethepercentageofpassingroomsandproduceincontextresultsandacorrespondingschedule.
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Toswitchbetweenthetwodatesandtimesthatweresimulated,selecttheanalysisplane,andchangetheAnalysisConfigurationinthePropertiespanel.
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IncludingElectricLightsBydefault,allanalysistypesconsidernaturaldaylightfromthesunonly.However,ifyouwouldliketounderstandlightlevelconditionswhenelectriclightsareconsidered,youhavetheoptiontoincludethemaspartofthecustomilluminanceanalysisstudytype.
IfyouarenewtousinglightsinRevit,reviewtheresourcesavailablehere.
Toincludeelectriclightsinyoursimulations,you’llneedtomakesureyourmodelhaslightingfixturefamilies,andspecifically,associatedIESfiles.
InitiatetheLightingAnalysisplugin,andselectRunNewAnalysis.ClickonthesettingsiconinthetoprighttoaccesstheLightAnalysisSettings.
UncheckOverride“Lighting>Scheme”andpressSave.Whenthissettingischecked,RevitwilloverrideanyRenderingSettingsandincludeonlydaylightingfromthesun.Unchecked,thissettingallowsyoutochangetheRenderingSettingstoincludeelectriclights.
ClosetheLightingAnalysisintheClouddialogbox.
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Openthe“_LightingAnalysisModelView”3DviewandselectRenderingSettingsfromthePropertiespanel.
ChangetheSchemetoinclude“Artificial”orelectriclights.
Schemesetting Outcome
Interior:Sunonly Onlydaylightfromthesunconsidered(defaultforalllightinganalysistypes)
Interior:SunandArtificial Daylightfromthesunandelectriclightsincluded
Interior:Artificialonly Onlyelectriclightsincluded
Onceyouhaveselectedanoptionthatincludeselectriclights,youcanselectArtificialLights…andcontrolwhichlightswillbeon(Dimming=1)andwhichlightswillbeoff(Dimming=0)fortheanalysis.
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Afteryouhaveincludedelectriclights,andcontrolledwhichoneswillbeonoroff,initiatetheLightingAnalysispluginagain,andthistimesetthedate,timeandothersettingsandstarttheanalysis.
Afterreceivingyourresults,savetheproject.YoualsomightwanttoopentheLightAnalysisSettingsandcheckOverride“Lighting>Scheme”again.Thiswillmakesurethatallfutureanalysesonlyincludedaylightfromthesun.(ElectriclightswillbeincludedforfutureanalysesforallprojectsuntiltheOverride“Lighting>Scheme”ischeckedagain—thissettingpersistswithRevit,nottheproject.)
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PerspectiveIlluminanceRenderingsInadditiontoincontextanalysisplanes,youcanalsorenderilluminancelevelsin3DperspectiveviewsfromRevit.ThestepsoutlinedbelowfollowadifferentprocessfromthestandardInsightLightingAnalysisworkflow,howevertheyusethesamesettingsandA360Renderingengine.
OpenabuildingelementmodelinRevit.AlsobesuretologintoyourA360account.LightinganalysisconsumesCloudCredits,soRevitwillneedtobeabletoaccessyourA360accounttocompletetheanalysis.
Fornewprojects,makesurethatyourlocationissetandaweatherfileisselected.
FromtheViewtab,selectRenderinCloud.
TheRenderinClouddialogwillappearwhereyoucancontrolyoursettingsandconfigurations.
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A.Perspectiveilluminancerenderingsrequirea3DView.All3Dviewsavailableinyourprojectwillbepopulatedinthedropdown.Selectone,ormultiple,3Dviewsthatyouwishtorenderresultsfor.Notethatthedateandtimesettingsusedwillbeappliedtoall3Dviewsselected.
B.SettheOutputTypetoIlluminance.
C.SettheImageSizeandresolutionoftheoutputimage.ThiswillimpactCloudCreditcosts.
D.SelectanyDateandTime,oralternativelyselecttousesettingsfromthe3Dviewselected.
SelectaSkyModelfortheanalysis.Optionsinclude:
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PerezAll-WeatherSkyCIEOvercastSkyCIEIntermediateSkyCIEClearSkyCIEUniformSkyDaylightFactorSky
EntertheappropriateDNIandDHIvaluesfortheanalysis.Thesevaluesdonotupdatewithyourlocationanddateandtimesettings.Itisnecessaryyoumanuallyenterthesevaluesinordertogetaccurateskyconditions.
SettheUnitsandLegendpreferences.Bydefault,alinearscaleisusedwith10proportionalsubdivisionsbasedontherangechosen.
E.PredictedCloudCreditusagewillupdateasthesettingsaremodified.SelectStartRenderingtobeginthesimulation.CloudCreditswillbechargedoncethiscommandisselected.
Whentherenderingsarecomplete,youwillreceiveanotificationinRevitaswellasanemailifyouselectedtoreceiveone.FromtheViewtab,selectRenderGallerytoaccessrenderings.
RenderingsintheRenderGalleryaresortedbyprojectnameanddatesubmitted.Locateyourproject,andclickontherenderingthumbnailstoenlargetheimages.
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RenderingscanbedownloadedasJPGbyselectingthedropdownmenuofthethumbnailsorselectingActionsinthetopright.
Tochangeanyoftherenderingsettingsforaparticularview,selectRe-renderusingnewsettings.
Youwillnotbeabletochangethe3Dviewitself,butyoucanre-renderanexistingviewandmodifydatesandtimes,skymodels,orlegendscales.Tochangea3Dvieworanyofthematerialproperties,youwillneedtoinitiatetherenderingfromRevit.
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ChangeanyofthesettingsandselectStartRendering.ThenewrenderingwillautomaticallyappearinyourRenderGallery.
TheRenderingSettingsforeach3Dviewanalyzedcontrolifelectriclightsareincludedintheanalysis.Toincludeelectriclights,openthe3DviewyouwillbesubmittingandaccessRenderingSettings.SettheSchemeaccordingtothedesiredoutcome.
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ManagingResultsResultsareaccessedbyselectingacompletedanalysis,andpopulatingresultsinRevit.Fromthere,views,corresponding2Dfloorplans,andscheduleswillbeupdatedwithresults.
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Accessing&SavingResultsWhenanalysisresultsarecomplete,youwillbepromptedtoaccepttheCloudCreditchargesandsavetheproject.Theresultswillthenbeaddedtothedropdownlistforselection.
Thedropdownmenuwilllistallavailableanalysisresults.Theanalysisdenotedwitha“*”identifiesthemostrecentsetofresultsthatwerepopulatedintheRevitmodel.Thisisimportanttoindicate,becauseitmeansthesearetheresultsthatarestoredwiththeRevitmodel.
WhenyousaveandclosetheRevitmodel,theresultswiththe“*”willbeaccessiblebythenextuserwhoopensthemodel;regardlessoftheiruseraccountID.AllotherresultswillonlybeaccessiblebytheuseraccountIDthatoriginallysubmittedthem.
Youcanchangewhichsetofresultsisaccessiblebyselectingadifferentsetofresultstogenerateinthemodel,thensavingtheRevitmodel.Youwillseethe“*”movetothelatestsetofresultsaccessed.
Inadditiontoaccessinganalysisresults,youcanalsomanageandexportanalysisresults.
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A.TheAnalysisListManagerallowsyoutoDeleteorRenametheselectedanalysis.Renamingcanbehelpfulwhenyouhavemultipleanalysistypesyouaretryingtoorganize.Analysesyouhaverenamedwillappearabovethebreakinthedropdownlist.
B.Exportwillexportallthesettingsassociatedwiththeselectedanalysis.ItproducesanXMLfilethatincludesinformationsuchasdateandtimesettings,skyconditions,andlocation.
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AnalysisDisplaySettingsInsightLightingAnalysiswithRevitusesRevitFloorelementstoproduceanalysisplanes.
Formoststudytypes,multipleresultsareavailable.Tochangebetweenresults,selecttheanalysisplaneandchangetheAnalysisConfigurationinthePropertiespanel.
Youcanalsoturnanalysisplanesonandoffbylevelin3Dviews.Opena3DviewandselectAnalysisDisplaySettingsfromthePropertiespaneltoselectwhichanalysisplanesarevisibleintheview.
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YoucanalsochangeresultUnitsthroughthisdialog.
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CustomizingAnalysisVisualStylesForallanalysistypes,defaultanalysisdisplaystylesareusedtovisualizeresults.Thestepsbelowwillallowyoutomodifytheseorcreateyourown.
Openanyviewthathasvisibleanalysisresults.InthePropertiespanel,selectthe[…]forDefaultAnalysisDisplayStyle.
TheAnalysisDisplayStylesdialogwillappear.Thestylesontheleftarealldefaultstyles.Selectanyoneofthesetoseechangethevisualizationstyleinthecurrentview.
Tocreateyourownstyle,selectNew.
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Forlightinganalysisresults,ColoredsurfaceandMarkerswithtextarethestylesthatshouldbeused.
ControltheSettings,Color,andLegendintherespectivetabs.
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Addingvaluesassociatedwithspecificcolorswillallowyoutohighlightspecificthresholds.
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RoomParametersWhenRoomsarespecifiedinthemodel,andalightinganalysisisrun,Roomparametersgetautomaticallycreated.Theseparametersareusedfortheschedulecalculations.Theseparametersareeditableinthe“_LightingAnalysisRoomSchedule”aswellaswhenaroomisselectedandthePropertiesareedited.
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BestPractices1. GenerallywealwayssuggestrunningananalysisonasingleLevelwithacoarse
resolution(72-inchgrid)tomakesureeverythinglooksrightbeforedoingthewholebuilding.
2. RememberthatyoucanalwayschangeRoomssettingsafterananalysisiscomplete,withouttheneedtoreruntheanalysis.IfyouchangeRoomproperties(egIncludeInDaylighting,AutomatedShades),oraddorremoveRooms,justregeneratetheresultstoupdatetheschedulesandplanviews.RefertotheManagingResultssectionofthisguide.
3. The'_LightingAnalysisModelView'istheviewthatisexportedforanalysis.Checktobesurethateverythingyouwantincludedornotisinthatview.Youcan'HideInView'anyElementsthatyoudon'twanttoinclude.
4. IfyouhaveanyWorksetsthatarenotvisibleintheview,theseelementsmaystillbeincluded.Ifyouhavethatsituation,removetheworksetfromthemodelifyoudon'twanttoincludetheelements.
5. AllFloorelementsvisibleinthe'_LightingAnalysisModelView'willbeusedtogenerateanalysispoints(andthereforecloudcredits).IfyouareusingFloorobjectsforthingsthatarenotactualFloors(egshadingdevices),orifthereareFloorobjectsoutsidethebuilding,puttheseonaseparateLayersoyoucanexcludethoselayersfromtheanalysisrunandreducecreditcosts.
6. SinceFloorsareusedtogenerateanalysispoints,checkthatyourmodeldoesnothaveun-joinedlayeredfloors.Thisissometimesdonetohaveastructuralslab'floor'withdifferentfinish'floor'elementsontop.Inthosecasesyouwillgettwosetsofpoints,andthecostwillbehigher.Fortheseconditions,eitherHidethefinishFloororthestructuralFloor,JoinalltheassociatedFloorlayers,ifpossible,sotheyarerecognizedasasingleelementbytheLightingAnalysis,orputthestructuralFlooronaseparateLayertobeexcludedfromtheanalysisrun.
7. ChecktheMaterialsthatareInUseinthemodelforthefollowingconditions(alsorefertotheMaterialSettingssectionofthisguide):
8.AppearancePropertiesareusedforRenderInCloudandLAR,buttheGraphicsPropertiesarewhatyouseeinmostRevitVisualStyles.Reviewtheappearanceofthematerialsinthe'_LightingAnalysis'ModelViewbyeitherselectingthe'Realistic'visualstyle,orselectthecheckboxfor'UseRenderAppearance'forallmaterialsontheGraphicstaboftheMaterialeditor.Thelattermethodisbest,assometimespeopleuseaTransparencypropertyintheGraphicstabthatdoesn'tmatchtheoneintheAppearancetab.
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Checkthatnomaterialsareusing'SelfIllumination'intheAppearanceproperties.Thiswilladdartificiallighttothoseareasofthemodel.Checkwithyourrenderingteamwhendoingthat,asit'susuallyusedasaworkaroundtomakerenderingslookbetter.Checkthatnosignificantmaterials(egwalls,windows,etc)areusingaGenericAppearancepropertywith'Transparency'.Thiswillindeedmaketheobjecttransparent,butnotinaphysicallyaccurateway.It'sfinetouseforminormaterialslikefurniture,butnotforwindowsandotherprimaryelements.Instead,fortransparentelements,alwaysuseaGlassorGlazingmaterialwithRGBvaluescorrespondingtothetransparencyforthethicknessoftheelementthematerialisappliedto.YoucandownloadandusetheExceltool,"glass-Tvis-settings-inRevit_worksheet,"tohelpcalculatethat.(FYI,youcanaddthingslikefritpatternsusinganoverlaymaterialwithaCutoutpattern).IfmodifyingAppearanceproperties,rememberthatanyMaterialthatusesthesame'AppearanceAsset'willalsoinheritthosechanges.BestpracticeistoCopytheAppearanceAsset('DuplicatethisAsset'buttonintheupperrightoftheAppearancetab),soitisuniquebeforemodifyingitforanindividualMaterial.
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AdditionalSettings&ConsiderationsModelRequirementsViews&SchedulesMaterialSettingsLightAnalysisSettingsSkyModelsAnalysisCosts
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ModelRequirementsInsightLightingAnalysiswithRevitrequiresamodelcomposedofbuildingelements(walls,floors,roofs,windows,curtainwalls,etc).Aconceptualmassmodelwillnotwork.
FloorsFloorelementsarerequiredtoproduceanalysisplanes.Therefore,inorderforanalysisplanestobeproducedinamodel,floorsmustbepresent,andvisibleinthe“_LightingAnalysisModelView”3Dview.
RoomsRoomsarenotrequiredforallstudytypes,howevertheycanmakeparsingthroughresultseasierandproducedetailedschedules.Thisinformationcanbeaccessedinthe“_LightingAnalysisRoomSchedule.”
Additionally,Roomsarerequiredforthe2Dfloorplan“_LightingAnalysis”viewstobecreatedwhenresultsaregenerated.
Thefollowinganalysistypesrequireroomstobeplacedinamodeltogetsummaryresultsandschedules.Thisisbecausethecalculationsarebasedonroomarea.
LEEDv4EQc7opt1DaylightAutonomy(sDApreview)SolarAccess
AllotheranalysistypesdonotrequireRooms,butcanprovehelpfulwhenworkingwithresultsandschedules.WhentryingtorunoneoftheseanalysistypeswithoutRooms,youwillreceiveawarning,butcanproceedwiththeworkflow.
LinkedmodelsWhenworkingwithlinkedmodels,FloorsandRoomsmustbepartofthemainmodel.Allotherelementscanbelinkedin.TheanalysiswillnotrunifFloorsandRoomsarelinkedin.
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View&SchedulesTheInsightLightingAnalysispluginautomaticallycreatesseveralviewsandscheduleswhenananalysisisrun.Alloftheseareprefacedwith“_LightingAnalysis.”
Title Description
_LightingAnalysisModelView
3Dview;Thisistheviewthatdictateswhatisincluded(ornotincluded)inthelightinganalysisrendering;CanbeoverriddenusingLightAnalysisSettings
_LightingAnalysis–XXFloorPlan
2Dfloorplanviewcreatedforeverylevelthatisincludedintheanalysis,andhasRoomsspecified;IfalevelhasnoRooms,afloorplanviewwillnotbecreatedforit;CanvisualizewhichRoomsareincludedornotincludedinthisview
_LightingAnalysisFloorSchedule
Schedulecreatedshowingpercentageofareawithinresultsthresholds,bylevelincludedinanalysis
_LightingAnalysisRoomSchedule
Schedulecreatedshowingpercentageofareawithinresultsthresholds,bylevelincludedinanalysis
The"_LightingAnalysisModelView"3Dviewisusedtodefinethegeometryandsettingsforthelightinganalysis.Youcancreatespecialsettingsfortheanalysisbymakingthenecessarychangesinthis3DviewpropertiesbeforeclickingRunAnalysis.Forinstance,youcanhideorturnoffobjectsinthisviewifyouwishnotincludetheminthelightinganalysis.
Eachtimealightinganalysisisrun,itwillautomaticallychangesomeofthesettingsforthe"_LightingAnalysisModelView"3DviewunlessyouchangethesettingsdefinedintheLightAnalysisSettingsdialog.
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DesignOptionsWhenanalyzingandcomparingDesignOptionsmakesurewhateveroptionyouwanttoanalyzeisactiveinthe"_LightingAnalysisModelView"3Dview.Whatevergeometryisenabledinthisviewwillbeusedforthelightinganalysis.
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MaterialSettingsTomakeyourresultsmoreaccurate,you’llwanttoassigntheappropriatematerialpropertiestoyourwindowglassandinteriorsurfaces.Ifyoufindthatyouoftenusesimilarmaterialfinishesorglazingpropertiesinyourprojects,itmightbeworthaddmaterialswithproperilluminancerenderingsettingstoyourMaterialBrowser.
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TransparentMaterialsVisibletransmittance(Tvis)fortransparentmaterialsisanimportantconsiderationforlightinganalysis.Itwilldictatehowmuchlightisableofenteringthebuildingthroughglazing.VisibletransmittanceiscontrolledbytheRGBvaluesintheRevitMaterialBrowser.Followthestepsbelowtosetvisibletransmittancefortransparentsurfaces.
ThedefaultvisibletransmittancesettingsformostglazingusedinRevitwindowfamiliesaregenerallymuchhigherthanglazingvaluestypicallyusedinbuildingstoday.SettingvalidglazingTvisisimportantforgettingvalidilluminancesimulationresults.
Selecttheglasspanethatyouwanttoedit.SelectEditTypefromthePropertiespanel.
ForWindowelements,thiscanbedonebyeditingthefamily.ForCurtainPanels,thiscanbedonebyselectingtheglazingelement.
Glasspanesthathaveathicknessof½”to1”(12.7mmto25.4mm)willprovidethemostaccuracyandflexibilityinrangeoftransparency.
Tochangethevisibletransmittancefortheglasspane,edittheMaterial.ThiswillopentheMaterialBrowser.
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NotethattheAnalyticalPropertiesoftheglasswillnotaffectlightinganalysisresults.Thesesettingsareforenergyanalysisonly.
IntheMaterialBrowser,opentheAppearancetab.TheAppearancetabistheonlytabthataffectstheresultsforilluminanceanalyses.
Makesurethattheassetassignedtothematerialisanactualtransparentmaterial.Ifnot,replacetheassetusingtheAssetBrowserandassignatransparentmaterial,suchasGlazingorGlass.
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Onceatransparentassethasbeenassignedtothematerial,undertheGlazingsection,changetheColortoCustom.Then,entertheRGBvaluescorrespondingtopanethicknessanddesiredTvis.
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TheReflectancesettingisnotusedforilluminancerenderings.TheA360Renderingengineusesapredefinedreflectanceof~4%.
TheSheetsofGlassisalsonotusedforilluminancerenderings.TheA360RenderingengineusestheactualmodeledRevitgeometry.Forexample,ifaRevitwindowfamilyincludestwopanesofglass,theilluminancerenderingwillconsiderthecombinedeffectofbothpanels.
DiffuseglazingandtheeffectoflightpassingthroughfrostedorfrittedglassisnotsupportedbyRevit’smaterialandassetdefinitions.
TodeterminewhatRGBvaluestousetorepresentthedesiredTvisforyourglazing,usethetablebelow,ordownloadthisworksheet.DefiningthevisibletransmittancedependsnotonlyontheRGBvaluesused,butalsothethicknessoftheglassandhowmanypanesaremodeledinRevit.
ItisrecommendedtoalwaysuseRGBvaluesthatareequaltoeachother.Thisisforsimplicity’ssakeandshouldnotaffectanalyticalresultssinceilluminancerenderingsaremeasuringthequantityoflight,notthequalityorcolorofthatlight.
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Tousethischart:
DeterminethemodeledthicknessoftheglazingpanegeometryinyourRevitmodelandthenumberofpanesmodeled.Formultiplepanes,thethicknessappliestoeachpane.Thesevaluesaretherows.DeterminetheoveralldesiredTvis.Thisvalueisthecolumn.
Forexample,foradoublepanewindowwhereeachpaneis3.0mmthick,andadesiredTvisof70%,theRGBvalueswouldbe50-50-50,andyouwouldenterR50-G50-B50intotheMaterialBrowser.Notethata“perfectlyclear”pieceofglasswouldhaveaTvisofabout92%.
TheactualTvisderivationforasinglepaneofglassiscalculatedas:
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Tvis=0.9216*10^(thickness_in*log_10((color/255)^2))
Wherethickness_in=thicknessofthepaneininchescolor=valueintheRevitdialog[0-255]
Thetableabovecalculatestheinverseofthisfunction.Theequationisderivedfromthephysicsoflighttransportinglass.ItcombinestheBeer-LambertlawoftransmissionandtheFresnelequations(whichareusedtocalculatetheleadingconstant:1-R).Therendererimplementsthesephysicalequationsbecausetheyautomaticallyaccountforthingslikedirectionalvariationinreflectivityandtransmissivityandgreaterabsorptioninthickerpanesofglass.Furtheritensuresthatglassisalwayshandledinaphysicallycorrectandconsistentmanner.
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OpaqueMaterialsMaterialreflectivityisanimportantconsiderationforlightinganalysis.Itwilldictatehowmuchlightbouncesofftheinteriorsurfacesandfurtherintothebuilding.MaterialreflectivityiscontrolledbytheRGBvaluesintheRevitMaterialBrowser.Followthestepsbelowtosetmaterialreflectivityforopaquesurfaces.
Standardvaluesformaterialreflectivityarelistedbelow.
Element Reflectivity
Ceilings 85%
Walls 60%
Floors 25%
DownloadthisworksheettohelpquicklydefineRGBvaluesfordifferentreflectivityvalues.
SelecttheRevitelementthatyouwanttoedit.SelectEditTypefromthePropertiespanel.
Tochangethepropertiesassociatedwiththematerialsthatmakeuptheelement,EdittheStructure.
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Selecttheinteriorfaceoftheelement.ThiswillopentheMaterialBrowser.
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IntheMaterialBrowser,opentheAppearancetab.TheAppearancetabistheonlytabthataffectstheresultsforilluminanceanalyses.
IntheGenericpanel,editingtheRGBvalueswillcontrolreflectivityforopaquefinishes.IfanimageisselectedfortheAppearance,theaveragecolorsofthepicturewilldeterminethebasicmaterialreflectivity.
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RGBvaluesarebasedonthefollowingformula:
$$(0.2126R+0.7152G+0.0722B)/255
$$
Youcanusethetablebelow,ortheworksheetavailableheretodefineRGBvaluesforspecificreflectivityvalues.
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WhenallotherattributesintheAppearancetabareunchecked,thematerialwillhaveamattefinishandonlydiffusereflectivity(itwillnotbe“shiny”).Youcansimulateshiny,orspecular,materialsbycheckingReflectivityandchangingthesettings.
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AllothercategoriesintheAppearancetab(Transparency,Cutouts,SelfIllumination,Bump,andTint)definesurfaceappearanceproperties.Thesewillaffectoveralllightreflectivity.
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LightAnalysisSettingsFormostanalysistypes,itisnotnecessarytochangeanyofthedefaultlightanalysissettings,howeversomeofthemcanhelpyouworkmoreefficiently.Theimagebelowdepictsthedefaultsettings.
ThesesettingspersistwithRevit,nottheproject,sobeawarethatanychangesthatyoumaketothesettingswillkeepforallotherprojectsuntilyouchangethesettings.
Troubleshooting
LogdebugfileinC:\Autodesk\RevitDaylighting
Thisoptionautomaticallycreatesalogfileinthelistedstructure.Thiscanbehelpfulwhentroubleshooting.
DisableLARinworkshareddocuments
LightingAnalysissavesdatafromthelastanalysisgeneratedwiththeRevitdocument.Selectthisoptiontopreventrunningalightinganalysisonaworksharedmodel.
RenderingSettingsfor_LightingAnalysisModelView
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The"_LightingAnalysisModelView"3Dviewisusedtodefinethegeometryandsettingsforthelightinganalysis.AnychangesyoumaketothisviewbeforeselectingRunAnalysiswillberepresentedinyouranalysisresults.Forinstance,youcanhideorturnoffobjectsinthisviewtonotincludetheminthelightinganalysis.
Eachtimealightinganalysisisrun,itwillautomaticallychangesomeofthesettingsforthe"_LightingAnalysisModelView"3Dview,unlessyouchangethesettingsdefinedintheLightAnalysisSettingsmenu.
Override“Lighting>Scheme”
Ifchecked,theLightingSchemefortheRenderingSettingsforthe"_LightingAnalysisModelView"3Dviewissetto"Interior:Sunonly".Unchecked,thissettingallowsyoutochangetheRenderingSettingstoincludeelectriclights.
Override“Background>Style”
Ifchecked,theBackgroundStylefortheRenderingSettingsforthe"_LightingAnalysisModelView"3Dviewissetto"Sky:Noclouds".
Turnoff“SectionBox”
Ifchecked,thesectionboxforthe"_LightingAnalysisModelView"3Dviewisturnedoff.Uncheckedthissettingallowsyoutoexcludepartsofthemodelusingthesectionbox,butbeawareanyopenareasorfloorswillbesubjectedto“fullsun.”
Turnoffvisibilityfornon-permanentmodelcategories
Thisoptionhidesthefollowingcategoriesofelementsinthe"_LightingAnalysisModelView"3Dview:Furniture,FurnitureSystems,Entourage,_andPlanting_.Uncheckingthissettingallowsyoutoincludetheseelementsandtheirimpactwillberepresentedinthelightinganalysisresults.
SetPhaseFilterto“Complete”
Ifchecked,thePhaseFilterforthe"_LightingAnalysisModelView"3Dviewwillbesetto"ShowCompleteforLighting".ThisPhaseFilterwilldisplayelementsinNewandExistingphases"ByCategory"andelementsinTemporaryandDemolishedphaseswillnotbedisplayed.
Override“ViewTemplate”
Ifchecked,theViewTemplateforthe"_LightingAnalysisModelView"3Dviewwillbesetto"None."
Resultsassistant
Trackmodelchanges
Checkthisoptiontobewarnedwhenachangeismadetothemodelthatinvalidatesthelightinganalysisresults.
Exportrawanalysisdata(caution:largefiles)
UsethisoptionopensanExcelwindowwithanalysispointsandilluminancevalueswhenresultsaregenerated.Thisexportoptionisonlyavailableforthefollowingstudytypes:IlluminanceAnalysis,LEED2009IEQc8opt1,LEEDv4EQc7opt2
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SkymodelsCustomizedIlluminanceAnalysisandPerspectiveIlluminanceRenderingsallowyoutospecifySkyModelsandirradiancedata.
PerezAll-WeatherSky
ThemostcommonlyusedmodelindaylightingsimulationapplicationsandthemodelmostanalystsuseinRadiance.ThePerezmodelyieldsaccurateresultsforallskytypesfromcleartofullyovercast.ItisalsothemodelLEEDrequiresbeusedfordaylightingpredictions.
CIE:OvercastSky,IntermediateSky,ClearSky,UniformSky
SimplifiedandstandardizedinstancesofthePerezmodel.Theyprovidestandardconditionsfordaylightingapplications.Ifyouknowwhatkindofskyyouwillhave,oryou'retryingtogetvaluesforaparticularsituation(clearorovercast)thenitisagoodideatouseaCIEmodel.
DaylightFactorSky
Percentageofnaturallightfallingonsurfacescomparedtothatwhichwouldhavefallenonacompletelyunobstructedhorizontalsurfaceundersameskyconditions.ThelocationortimeofdaydoesnotmatterifyouareusingaDaylightFactorSky.Resultswillbeexpressedasapercentage.
Ifyouareunsureofwhichskymodeltouse,agoodplacetostartiswiththeCIEOvercastSkymodel.Thismodelwillnothavetheuniquecharacteristicsofdirectsun,andrepresentsanovercastconditionthatcouldhappenatanytimeofdayandisagoodwaytoputyourdesigntothetest.ItisoftenstandardpracticetoalsorenderusingthePerezmodelatanequinoxandthesolsticestovisualizearangeofstandardconditions.
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AnalysisCostsInsightLightingAnalysiswithRevitanalysisusesCloudCreditsassociatedwithyourA360account.LearnmoreaboutCloudCredits.
YouwillbenotifiedhowmanyCloudCreditsarerequiredandhowmanyyouhaveavailablewitheachanalysis.Whenchangingstudytype,levelsincludedintheanalysis,orresolutionsettings,selectingCheckPricewillrecalculateyourCloudCreditcosts.YouwillnotbechargedanyCloudCreditsuntiltheanalysissuccessfullycompletesandyougenerateanalysisresultsinyourmodel.Youwillhavetheoptiontoacceptordeclinethetransactionatthispoint.
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CloudCreditPricing
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ManageCloudCreditCostsTheareaoffloorobjectsincludedintheanalysisdeterminesCloudCreditcosts.KeepCloudCreditcostsdownbyconsideringthefollowing:
Chooseonlythefloorsyouareinterestedin.
Sometimesfloorobjectscanbeusedtobuildexteriorsurfaces,shadingdevices,etc.Analyzeonlyspecificlevelsorremoveunwantedfloorareafromthe3D“_LightingAnalysisModelView.”Also,makesuretherearenotduplicatefloorsoverlappingonthesamelevel.
Chooseonelevelatatimetoconfirmmodelsettingsbeforerunningafullanalysis.
Ifyourlevel'sfloorareaiswithinthefreepricingthreshold,youcanoftenrunthesesetupanalysesforfree.Usethesefreeanalysestogetfamiliarwithhowthetoolworksandtestdifferentsettingbeforerunningananalysisforthefullmodel.
Chooselowresolution(72inch)toconfirmmodelsettingsbeforerunningahighresolution(12inch)analysis.
Usealowresolutionanalysistocheckyoursettingsandmaterialsandgetfamiliarwiththetool.Lowresolutionanalysesareavailableforsomestudytypes,andrequirelessCloudCredits.Whenreadyforfinalanalysis,youcanuseahighresolution.
Onlyrunanewanalysiswhenyoumakeaninvalidatingchange.
Onceyoupopulateanalysisresultsinyourmodel,youcandoalotwithouthavingtorunanewanalysis.IfyoumodifyRooms,RoomParametersettings,analysisdisplaystyles,schedulelayoutandcolumncontents,ormodifyorcreatenew3Dviews,justselecttheruntorepopulateandupdateresults.Whenyouchangethemodelgeometry,materials,orlightfixtures,thenyoushouldrunanewanalysis,asthelightingconditionsarechanged.
Joinfinishfloorstounderlyingfloorlayersonthesamelevelsoonlyonelayerisanalyzed.
ManyRevitmodelsincludelayersoffloorstoindicatedifferentfinishsurfacesindifferentareasofthebuilding.Thisresultsinincreasedfloorarea,andincreasedCloudCreditcosts.BestpracticeistouseModify>Geometry>Jointojointhelayers.Youwillstillbeabletoshoworhidefinishfloorsindifferentviews,butiffloorsarejoined,onlythetoplevelwillbeusedfortheanalysis.
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ValidationInsightLightingAnalysiswithRevitleveragestheA360Renderingservice.
A360Renderingusesbidirectionalraytracingbutwithanadditionalintelligentalgorithmtodeterminetherayordersuchthatthemostimportantraysaregeneratedfirst.Theresultisamuchfasterconvergencetofinalresults.Theenginecalculatesallthebouncesthatareimportantformakingconclusions.ThealgorithmiscalledMultidimensionalLightcuts(Siggraph2006),withtradesecret/patentedextensions.Thisapproachdiffersfromothertoolsthatfollowthebouncesofaphotonevenpastthepointwhereitpracticallyaffectstherendering.
Theenginehasbeenvalidatedwiththehelpofoneofthetopdaylightingfirmsinthecountry.TheyusedaconsistentmodeltocompareA360RenderingilluminanceoutputstobothRadianceandtoactuallightlevelmeasurementsofthespace.
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Support&FAQGetsupportforInsightLightingAnalysiswithRevitontheInsightLighting&SolarAnalysisForums.
BesuretovisittheA360RenderingForumifyouhavespecificquestionsaboutA360Rendering.
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TroubleshootingAllmyresultsarezero(red)—thiscan’tberight.
Thisisoftenthecasewhentransparentassetsaren’tactuallyassignedtoglazingmaterials.Theglassinyourmodelmaylooktransparent,butyouneedtomakesurethematerialassetassignedtoitistransparentaswell.FollowthestepsfordefiningTransparentMaterials,andpayspecialattentiontoassigningatransparentAsset.Usingclearglazingisagoodoption.
Ifyou’reconfidentthatmaterialsareproperlysetup,makesuretherearenoopaqueelementsblockingyourwindows.Forexample,sometimeswhenusinglayeredwallconstructions,awindowelementwon’tcreateavoidforallwalllayers.Ifthereisawalllayer,oranyotherelement,blockingthewindows,makesuretohideitinthe“_LightingAnalysisModelView.”
ChecktheRenderingSettingsforyourviewandmakesuretheyareincludingthedaylightorelectriclightinputs.AlsocheckyourLightAnalysisSettingstomakesuretheysupportyourinputconditions.
Finally,checktomakesurethatyoursimulationdateandtimeisoccurringatanappropriatetime.Ifyouareanalyzingdaylightvaluesat12AM(midnight),therewon’tbeanydaylighttosimulate(unlessofcourseyouareinanextremenorthernorsouthernlatitude!).
Idon’tthinkmyresultsmakesense.
Ifyourresultsdon’tseemright,besuretocheckthesuggestionslistedaboveformaterialsettings,glazingobstructions,settings,andsimulationtime.Additionally,youmightwanttocheckthefollowing.
Opaquematerials(walls,floors,ceilings,etc)mayhavea"self-illuminance"modifierdefinedintheAppearancetaboftheMaterialBrowser.Thiscanhappenartificialcharacteristicsareusedtoenhancevisualrenderings.
Inthe“_LightingAnalysisModelView,”makesurethereisnotSectionBoxcuttingawallopen,oranyotherpartofyourmodel.TheSectionBoxisusuallyautomaticallyignoredforanalysis,buttheLightAnalysisSettingsoptionmayhavebeenchanged.
I’mseeingconflictingresultsplanesbetweenmy2Dand3Dviews.
ItmightbepossiblethattherearetwodifferentFloorelementssandwichedtogetherinyourmodel.SincethelightinganalysisplanesarecreatedfromFloorelementsiftherearemultipleFloorelementsontopofeachotherorassignedtothesameLevel,therewilllikely
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bemultipleanalysisplanesontopofeachother,creatingconflictingviewsordoublemarkers.Tryremovingorhidingtheunnecessaryfloorsinthe"_LightingAnalysisModelView."Bonus,doingsowillprobablyloweryourCloudCreditcostsaswell.
CanIexcludeRoomsfromthecalculationbeforeIsubmittheanalysis?
Roomsthatarecheckedincheckedoruncheckedinthe“_LightingAnalysisRoomSchedule”willonlyimpactresultsvisualizationsandthresholdcalculations.Itwillnotimpactfuturesanalyses.
Toexcludeareasorelementsfromfuturelightinganalyses,youwillwanttocontrolthe"_LightingAnalysisModelView."
HowdoIincludetheimpactsofSola-tubesinmyanalysisresults?
Tubularskylights(SolaTube,VeluxSunTunnel,ODL,etc)canbemodeledasLightFixturesassociatedwithanIESlightingdistributionprofile.TheIESfilesshouldbespecifictolocationandtimeofyouranalysisandareavailablefrommostskylightmanufacturers.MostmanufacturersalsohaveRevitfamiliesthatcanbeusedtohosttheIESfile,oryoucanuseanygenericfixturetocreateatubularskylightfixture.
Aftercreatingthefixture,followtheworkflowtoincludeelectriclights,wheretheskylightfixturesareactingaselectriclights.
Whyaren’tAutomatedShadesavailableforsDA/ASEstudytypes?
OneofthedifferencesbetweenLEEDv4EQc7opt1(sDA/ASE)calculationsandLEEDv4EQc7opt2(singlepointintime)calculations,isthatforsDA/ASEanalysistypes,shadesneedtophysicallymodeled,versusjustexpandingthethresholdlimits.Currently,Revitdoesn’tincludeshadesforsDA/ASEanalysistypes.However,it’sworthnotingthatincludingshadesshouldchangetheresultsbyagreatamount.Infact,includingautomatedshadeswon’treducethedirectsun(ASE)liability,asASEhastobecalculatedwithshadesopen.
MyavailableCloudCreditsaren’tright.
IfyouravailableCloudCreditsdon’tmatchupwithwhatislistedasavailableinmanage.autodesk.com,youmayneedtocontactyourAutodeskresellerorsubmitasupportrequest.
WhatinformationgetssenttotheA360RenderingenginefrommyRevitmodel?
RevitcreatesanSPDfilethatgetssenttotheA360Renderingengine.TheSPDcontains:
Modelgeometry(astrianglemeshes)Projectlocation(representedbytheassociatedweatherfile)Materialdefinitionsandtextureimages(ifincluded)
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LightfixturedefinitionsandassociatedIESfilesDateandtimesetfortheanalysisNamesandpositionsofselected3Dviewcameras
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