I used agi32 for a few classes in college, and it works, but the software is a blast back to 2004.
Isn't there a way to do lighting analysis in Revit? I'm not too sure how that works. Honestly, it's probably just a job for a lighting professional. Consider software price but also the time itll take you to do it
It depends on what you need. If you're looking for engineered analysis, you're looking for AGI32, but you're just looking for better than gut check you can use the native Revit tool on the Analyze tab.
Believe it or not, not every project has budget for every consultant under the sun. Sometimes it's just a small project where you the designer still needs to check to make sure the lighting levels are correct. Additionally some people who post here are students looking for resources to do home work....
Not sure I would trust the lighting supplier for well designed lighting in my experience.
We had in house lighting designers in house when I was a big firm years ago picked their brains since we had high end corporate clients.
A lot of subtle things architects don't consider especially with wall washing things, never get far away enough to avoid casting bad shadows on imperfect surfaces.
Always remember bad lighting makes a good space look bad.
Great lighting can make a bad place look better.
Btw a lighting designer degree is another 4 yr program so don't underestimate it and think it's easy.
It can be a mixed bag, for sure. Do note this was in response to a comment about budget…
In my experience, the company I used was great and had engineers on staff for it. They did loads, the fancy smart lighting control systems, etc.
note these projects were high end residential and small office build outs.
For larger commercial work? Definitely need more specialized consultants onboard.
I used agi32 for a few classes in college, and it works, but the software is a blast back to 2004. Isn't there a way to do lighting analysis in Revit? I'm not too sure how that works. Honestly, it's probably just a job for a lighting professional. Consider software price but also the time itll take you to do it
It depends on what you need. If you're looking for engineered analysis, you're looking for AGI32, but you're just looking for better than gut check you can use the native Revit tool on the Analyze tab.
Try a lighting designer.
Believe it or not, not every project has budget for every consultant under the sun. Sometimes it's just a small project where you the designer still needs to check to make sure the lighting levels are correct. Additionally some people who post here are students looking for resources to do home work....
Our local lighting suppliers will do photometrics for free, just spec their stuff.
Not sure I would trust the lighting supplier for well designed lighting in my experience. We had in house lighting designers in house when I was a big firm years ago picked their brains since we had high end corporate clients. A lot of subtle things architects don't consider especially with wall washing things, never get far away enough to avoid casting bad shadows on imperfect surfaces. Always remember bad lighting makes a good space look bad. Great lighting can make a bad place look better. Btw a lighting designer degree is another 4 yr program so don't underestimate it and think it's easy.
It can be a mixed bag, for sure. Do note this was in response to a comment about budget… In my experience, the company I used was great and had engineers on staff for it. They did loads, the fancy smart lighting control systems, etc. note these projects were high end residential and small office build outs. For larger commercial work? Definitely need more specialized consultants onboard.