Visual 2.0 Professional Edition Exterior Tutorial

Visual Tutorial B 1 Visual Professional Edition Tutorial B – Exterior Application www.VisualLightingSoftware.com Visual Tutorial B 2 Professional Edition Tutorial B - Exterior Application Introduction In this tutorial, you will use Visual to develop and analyze a complete exterior lighting model. Activities include starting a new project, importing a background file, constructing a structure in three dimensions, placing and orienting Luminaires, placing and aiming Luminaires and masking Calculation Zones. This tutorial assumes that you have read the first two chapters of the Visual Professional Edition User's Guide. Starting a New Project The first step is to launch the Visual Professional Edition from the Visual Program Group under the Windows Start menu. When the Visual Open Screen appears, select NEW EXTERIOR FILE. TMThe Design Environment will appear with a blank screen and await your first command. The Incremental Snap should be “On” and set to a value of “10”. Set the Snap to "5". As you move your mouse in the Design Window, its location in absolute coordinates is reported in the lower right-hand corner of the design screen. The origin of the coordinate system (0,0,0) should be near the lower left-hand corner of the Design Window. Incremental Snap “On and set to “5” Coordinate Origin (0,0,0) Absolute Coordinates Visual Tutorial B 3 Importing ...