Lighting calculations

[cocoloco]

Hi! Does archicad have a tool that would automatically add lighting fixtures (especially downlights) based on size/height of the space and knowing what strength of the down light (etc.)? 

I am working currently on electric plan and trying to best manage my time. Since the calculations are known formulas that can be automatized, I would assume there is a way to do it in software but I can’t find it.

If it’s not there, how else do you know where to add lights and how many?! 

Thank youuuu

[Nicola Gardoni]

Hallo

I'm not sure Archicad has this tool to put automatically many Downlights to achieve 300lux on a room for example. Only the specific Lighting Software like Dialux/Relux/AGI32 can do it.

I think the best solution is to create a simple room with the same dimension on these software to check the right lux level values.

Nicola Gardoni
Lighting Design Dept.

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