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Engineering Safety & Productivity Luxicon Pro ™ Training Guide 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome to Luxicon Pro ™ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������3 Getting Started �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������4 Simple Interior Lighting Project ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������6 Advanced Interior Lighting Project ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������12 Import and Export of DWG and DXF Files ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������27 Interior Lighting Project with Emergency Lighting ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������32 3 The Software Standard for Calculating Lighting Layouts Welcome to Luxicon Pro ™ This lighting software package is powered by DIALux. This CD-ROM includes the software, the Plugin for all Cooper Crouse- Hinds lighting products and a PDF of the complete training guide. The Cooper Crouse-Hinds Plugin includes the complete photometric database of Cooper Crouse-Hinds, CEAG and Pauluhn brands of lighting products which will allow you to quickly create effective lighting designs, produce point by point footcandle or lux calculations and create realistic visualizations. Overview of Features: Visualization. Planning with LED luminaires and other colored light sources, color filters and colored materials Interactive 3D visualization allows you to wander around the room Film the camera run through the photorealistic visualization of your planning and send film by email Realistic textures Integrated ray tracing module for photorealistic presentation Using the software. Simple light planning step by step examples Assistants help on request with the planning of indoor and street lighting Drag and drop for simple insertion of furniture, surfaces (textures) and luminaires into the room Automatic positioning of the right number of luminaires on the walls and in the room Intelligent building components always place the wall lights correctly on the wall and the computer on the table With one click luminaires are aligned to the illumination point Step by step guides help with special questions on light planning Functional highlights. The latest calculation methods now even faster and always accurate Integration of 3D objects into light planning Import and export of DWG and DXF files which can be read in and exported with the results after light planning is complete (without additional software) False colors supply quantitative analyses in complex geometries at a glance Emergency lighting according to EN1838; positioning of the correct number of luminaires Installation from CD: To install the software using the CD, insert disc and a welcome screen will automatically open� Follow the on-screen prompts to Install� If an installation screen does not appear, use Windows Explorer to navigate to the CD-ROM drive and double click on Luxicon-PRO-Setup.exe to start program installation� NOTE: If you have already installed the DIALux program on your PC, you only need to install the Cooper Crouse-Hinds Plugin. The Cooper Crouse-Hinds Plugin will work with the standard DIALux lighting software program. To install the Plugin (photometric data) for Cooper Crouse-Hinds products, use Windows Explorer to navigate to the CD-ROM drive and double click on CCH-PlugIn.exe� Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation� 4 This section will cover some of the basic setup elements of the Luxicon Pro program. Install Luminaire Data The Luxicon Pro CD-ROM contains luminaire data (called a Plugin) for all Cooper Crouse-Hinds products� After you install the DIALux program, you need to install the complete luminaire database tree for the Cooper Crouse-Hinds Plugin by clicking on the Luminaire tab and then double clicking on the Cooper Crouse-Hinds logo on the left side of your screen� The program will then load the complete Cooper Crouse-Hinds database into your project (see Figure 1)� Figure 1. Online Update of Luminaire Catalogs You can update the list of Plugins easily online without the need to install the latest version of Luxicon Pro� To proceed with an online update, click Luminaire Selection under the Project Manager and select either Luminaire Catalogs or Not Installed Catalogs� Next, select Refresh List from the opening context menu� Luxicon Pro will ask if you agree to connect with the Internet (see Figure 2)� Lamp Plugins Luxicon Pro includes a lamp Plugin interface� After selecting a luminaire from the luminaire catalog, you can select the alternate lamps as required� Luminaire Plugins only offer standard equipment data for the luminaires� The numerous variations of the same lamp type make it necessary to select the exact lamp type which will be used in the installation� Some of the luminaire Plugins offer the option to select the correct lamps from a lamp Plugin for the desired luminaire� If this feature is not integrated into the luminaire Plugin, the lamp Plugin can be started directly from Luxicon Pro� Lamp Plugins have to be installed by the user much like the luminaire Plugins� Getting Started 5 Figure 2. Configuration Settings You will want to set Luxicon Pro first to your needs� 1� Start the program and close the welcome window that first appears� Click on File -> Settings -> General Options� 2� Select the Global tab� Under the Units section, you have the option to select the Metric or Imperial system by using the drop down menu� Next to Lighting, you can set Luxicon Pro to measure light in lux or footcandles� 3� Explore the other default settings� Click on the Contact tab and enter in your Name, Company Name, Phone Number, etc� This information will be saved and will appear on the lighting analysis reports automatically for you� Click OK when finished (see Figure 3)� Figure 3. 6 Simple Interior Lighting Project This project will guide you through the steps to set up a quick Interior Lighting Layout� With the help of this wizard it is possible to complete lighting designs quickly and simply� You will also be able to run full lighting calculations in either lux or footcandles (depending on your configuration settings) and produce professional quality reports� Finally, you can export your project to the Luxicon Pro program for further analysis or modifications� Double click on the DIALux Light icon on your desktop (or click on Start -> All Programs -> DIALux -> DIALux Light� After starting, you are welcomed by a startup window (see Figure 1)� To move to the next window click on Next� Figure 1. Step 1. Enter Project Information In the Project Information Window (see Figure 2), you can enter the data about the project and about your client� This information will appear later in your printout reports� A� In this example, enter the following data: Project: XYZ Warehouse Lighting Room: Chemical Drum Storage Room Project Description: Acme Chemical Co� B� On the right side of this window, you should already see the name, company name, etc� that you entered during the Configuration of DIALux (see page 5 for additional information)� You can change any of this data as necessary� C� You can add your company logo to your report� Click the Select Image button and locate a BMP or JPG image file to insert into your report� D� Click the Next button when finished� 7 Figure 2. Step 2. Enter Room Dimensions, Reflectance Values The next window is for Data Input (see Figure 3) where you specify the room geometry on the left hand side� By default Luxicon Pro produces a rectangular room� If you check the box Use L-Shaped Room, Luxicon Pro shows an L-shaped room� You can also change the reflectance values used for the ceiling, walls and floor as necessary� For this project, we will create an L-Shaped Room A� Place a check in the box next to Use L-Shaped Room B� Enter the following data: Length (a): 20�00m Width (b): 15�00m Height: 4�00m (c): 10�00m (d): 40�00m C� For Reflectance Factors, Light Loss Factors, and Work Plane enter the following data: Ceiling: 50% Walls: 50% Ground: 20% Light Loss Factor: 0�77 Work Plane Height: 0�5m Wall Zone: 0�5m D� On the right side of this window, click on the Catalogs button to open up the luminaire database� Once the Cooper Crouse-Hinds database window loads (see Figure 3), you should see the name, company name, etc� that you entered during the configuration of Luxicon Pro (see page 5 for additional information)� You can change any of this data as necessary� 8 E� You can add your company logo to your report� Click on the Select Image button and locate a BMP or JPG image file to insert into your report� F� Click Next when finished� Figure 3. Step 3. Choose Luminaires A� On the right side of this window, click on the Catalogs button to open up the luminaire database� Once the Cooper Crouse-Hinds Database window loads (see Figure 4), select the eLLK92036-36 and then click on the Add Selected Products to DIALux icon� B� Close the Cooper Crouse-Hinds window when finished� Figure 4. 9 Step 4. Calculation and Results In the Calculation and Results window, Luxicon Pro calculates the number of luminaires by the efficiency method you need to achieve the desired illuminance� A� Under calculation parameters, enter 300 lux next to Planned Em� On the right side of the screen, you will see a Plan View of the recommended layout from Luxicon Pro� B� To rotate the luminaires position, change the arrangement parameters to 0� C� By default, the luminaires will mount directly to the ceiling� For this project, the client wants to suspend the lights just off the ceiling� Use the drop down menu to change the Luminaire Mounting to User Defined and enter a suspension height of 0.20m� D� Notice that some of the luminaires are outside the room� The program does not consider these luminaires in the calculations (these are only shown for reference purposes)� By using the entry Horizontal arrangement or Vertical arrangement you can change the distances of the luminaires to each other as well as the wall as necessary� E� Click the Calculate icon and the program will start the point by point calculations (see Figure 5)� Figure 5. F� Once the calculations are finished, the Light Wizard will display the results in a figure of isolux lines and a table of lux (or footcandle) values for the work plane (see Figure 6)� 10 Figure 6. G� Click Next to continue to Step 5� Step 5. Print Report and Export to DIALux In the Result Output window you have the option to print the results or save them in electronic format as a PDF file� By using the check boxes next to the printout symbols you can control which outputs are actually printed out� By default all outputs are checked� If you would like to provide only a short overview, check the box only for the Summary page (see Figure 7)� If you would like to present the results to your client, you may wish to activate all outputs� A� Click on the Save as DIALux Project button to save your project for further analysis� Note the location of this file� Luxicon Pro will always name projects with a �dlx file extension� We will open this same project in the full Luxicon Pro program next� B� Click Next and then click Finish to close the program� Figure 7. Results Output Window [...]... in The Guide It is advisable to modify the room geometry in the ground plan view PART II Continuation of Project – XYZ Warehouse Step 1 Open Project Click on the Open Project icon, and navigate to where you saved the “XYZ Warehouse Project” and click Open to load the project Luxicon Pro will load all the information about the project for you (see Figure 13) Figure 13 Step 2 Add Objects to the Project... tab in the Project Manager or by selecting the icon in The Guide Some default pages are already selected for you (with a green check mark) Some of the output types which are not highlighted can only be obtained after the calculation has been completed (see Figure 11) The Guide (Right Side of Screen) The Guide section includes some common shortcut icons to assist with your project planning It provides... this project To add additional luminaires to the project, you can double click on the Cooper Crouse-Hinds icon to open up the photometric database (see Figure 4) 14 Figure 3 Figure 4 15 My Database You can build your own database of luminaires and also import IES or LDT (Eulumdat) files into Luxicon Pro 1 Click on the Luminaire Selection tab under Project Manager 2 Double click on My Database under Project... in the Training Guide Figure 17 C Under Project Manager, you should check and edit the properties of the grid you created including Position, Number of Points and Height of Grid Above Floor Click on the Geometry tab to show this information For this project, we want to show lux (or footcandle) levels on the floor, so be sure the Z value is set to “0” (see Figure 18) Figure 18 23 D Under Project... Figure 23) Luxicon Pro will start to run point by point calculations for your grid(s) This may take a few minutes depending on the complexity of your project Figure 23 B View and Print Output: Under Project Manager, click the Output tab Here you have many options on the type of reports to send to the client In this example, place a check in the boxes next to: Project Cover, Summary, Input Protocol,...Figure 8 Sample Project Summary Page 11 Advanced Interior Lighting Project This project will build upon the XYZ Warehouse completed in Project #1 You will learn how to add objects, move luminaires around and add additional calculation grids Double click on the DIALux icon on your desktop - or click Start -> All Programs -> DIALux You will be welcomed by a startup... A Open the project (if not already done) 20 B Under Project Manager, click the Floor Plan icon: C Click on the Objects tab to open up the tree Click and Drag the Vertical Cylinder over to the Plan View and drop it in place We will edit the column properties next (see Figure 14) D Notice under Project Manager, you have several tabs available now to edit the column you just added to your project: 1... import external IES files into your project Figure 6 16 Importing IES Files 1 When the Import window opens, click Import to search for the file you want to import Use the drop down menu to change to All Files (see Figure 7) 2 Right click and select Insert into DIALux Project Or you can import into your database for use later Luxicon Pro will add the luminaire to your project and close the two windows... with the elements used in your lighting design Each individual element can be selected and its properties can be viewed and modified In this example, the Project Manager allows you to expand each section to show luminaires used, rooms, walls, luminaire arrangement, objects, etc Luxicon Pro organizes the global project information such as the name and address of the operator and the customer, as well as... Import Wizard Example #1 Interior Lighting Project Start the program, and click on the New Interior Project icon from the Welcome menu (Hint: It is helpful to know the approximate size of the area represented in the CAD drawings before you import in the next step) In this example, the CAD drawing is for a room that measures 11 ft x 21 ft x 9 ft high A Under Project Manager, select Room Editor Change . Engineering Safety & Productivity Luxicon Pro ™ Training Guide 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome to Luxicon Pro ™ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������3 Getting. of the Luxicon Pro program. Install Luminaire Data The Luxicon Pro CD-ROM contains luminaire data (called a Plugin) for all Cooper Crouse-Hinds products� After you install the DIALux program,. Warehouse Project” and click Open to load the project� Luxicon Pro will load all the information about the project for you (see Figure 13)� Figure 13. Step 2. Add Objects to the Project A� Open the project