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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.

Workflows

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OverviewThisvideoshowsaquickoverviewofInsightLightingAnalysis:AutodeskInsightLightingAnalysis.

OpenabuildingelementmodelinRevit.NotethatforlightinganalysisstudiesyoumustuseabuildingelementRevitmodel.Aconceptualmassmodelwillnotwork.AlsobesuretologintoyourA360account.LightinganalysisconsumesCloudCredits,soRevitwillneedtobeabletoaccessyourA360accounttocompletetheanalysis.

Fornewprojects,makesurethatyourlocationissetandaweatherstationisselected.

FromtheAnalyzetab,selectLightingfromwithintheInsightpanel.TheLightingcommandisaseparatepluginyoucandownloadfromhere.

Thefirstdialogthatappearsprovidesresourcesandbestpracticesforconductingalightinganalysisstudy.Thesebestpracticesarenotrequired,butwillhelpyouachievemoreaccurateresults.SelectContinue.

Next,youwillhavetheoptiontorunanewanalysistypeorrecallpreviouslysavedresults.SelectRunNewAnalysisandthenGo.

Overview

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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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Overview

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Notethat“_Lighting”floorplansareonlyproducedifroomsareplacedforthelevels.

Foranalysistypesthatrepresentasinglepointintime,youcantogglebetweenthetwodatesandtimesthatweresimulatedbyselectingtheanalysisplane,andchangingtheAnalysisConfigurationinthePropertiespanel.

Open_LightingAnalysisRoomSchedule.Ifyoudefinerooms,thoseroomsandcorrespondinganalysisvalueswillbepopulatedhere.

Anychangesmadeinthescheduledonotrequireyoure-runtheanalysis.SimplyselectLightingandaccessthestudyresultstoregenerateresultsconsideringtheinformationupdatedintheschedule.

Overview

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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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SolarAccess

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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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