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Lighting

Default Interior Light They display 2D symbols in floor plan view
but do not display as objects in 3D views.
If you create a Standard interior camera in a
room where no lights have been placed, the While Added Lights do not display as objects
program creates a Default Light source in 3D, you can specify that an Added Light’s
within that room. The Default interior light position be represented by a cross hairs in
acts like a central point light source but rendered views that use lighting. See “Light
cannot be selected or edited. Data Panel” on page 661.
Because the Default Light cannot be Added lights can be placed into objects that
adjusted, if you want to control the light in an normally do not generate light, such as a TV.
interior rendered view, you must add lights to There are two types of added light sources:
the rooms in your plan by placing light Point Lights and Spot Lights. See “Light
fixtures and Added Lights. Types” on page 1092.

Light Fixtures Generic Sunlight

An electric symbol that represents a Light When you create a rendered view and no Sun
Fixture can have one or more light sources Angle exists, the program creates a Generic
associated with it. Properties for each light Sun light source.
source such as light type, color and intensity
can be modified in the fixture’s specification The Generic Sun’s default intensity, color,
dialog. See “Electrical Service Specification and angle can be set in the Generic Sun
Dialog” on page 659. Defaults dialog, and can be modified in the
Adjust Sunlight dialog. In addition, you can
If the light source is a Point or Spot Light, specify that it follow the camera in 3D views
you can also adjust its Offset, or position so surfaces are always illuminated. The
relative to the fixture. If you choose to Show Generic Sun’s settings are view specific:
Position in Camera View, you can see each 3D view can have its own, unique
where the light source is located. settings. See “Adjust Sunlight Dialog” on
Light sources look most realistic when they page 1104.
are offset from a surface. When standard shadows are enabled,
sunlight can shine through windows into
Added Lights interior rooms. See “Shadows” on page

In floor plan view, select 3D> 1088.
Lighting> Add Lights to quickly add
a light source to a plan. Added Lights and If you place a Sun Angle in floor plan
their labels are placed on the “Light Sources” view, the Generic Sun is no longer used as a
and “Light Sources, Labels” layers by light source in rendered views. Instead,
default. sunlight is generated based on specific date,
time, latitude, and longitude information. See
Added lights only act as light sources in plan “Sun Angles and Shadows” on page 1098.
files that have at least one room defined.

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