Release Notes

ReluxCAD for Revit 2024.1.8.0

(30.01.2024)

added

  • Automatic emergency luminaire placement
  • 3D-Object download from ReluxNet
  • Emergency signs
  • Emergency sign visibility
  • Emergency calculation settings

fixed

  • Handle locked projects on calculation/export
  • Exporting furniture from linked models
  • False colors overlapping from different levels
  • Exporting casework

ReluxCAD for Revit 2024.1.4.0

(30.11.2023)

added

  • Emergency live results

fixed

  • Performance improvements for large projects
  • Handle duplicated family types

ReluxCAD for Revit 2024.1.2.0

(24.10.2023)

added

  • Option to export casework and planting

changed

  • changed colors of boundary lines and measuring surface to increase identifiability
  • Show boundary lines on emergency sheet

fixed

  • Cuttouts in emergency measuring areas
  • Importing measuring results in exterior scenes
  • Calculation of multiple rooms at once
  • Create shared parameter file only if needed
  • Show room tag after emergency calculation

ReluxCAD for Revit 2024.1.0.0

(28.09.2023)

added

  • Emergency lighting planning tools
  • Anti panic areas, high risk areas, escape routes
  • Emergency lighting calculation
  • Emergency room manager
  • Emergency result views/schedules/sheets
  • Enabled emergency operation for luminaires
  • Emergency signs
  • Boundary line visualization
  • Emergency lighting standards CEN EN 1838:2013 / UNI EN 1838:2013

ReluxCAD for Revit 2023.1.7.0

(22.08.2023)

added

  • Codemeter Security Update

fixed

  • Export/Import enhancements
  • Minor bug fixes

ReluxCAD for Revit 2023.1.5.0

(16.05.2023)

added

  • Support for Revit 2024

changed

  • Removed support for Revit 2016 up to 2020

fixed

  • Export exterior scenes
  • Calculate exterior scenes
  • Export complex interior scenes
  • Create measuring areas when project name is not set
  • Using EasyLux with linked lumianires
  • Create measuring areas on generic faces

ReluxCAD for Revit 2023.1.0.0

(14.02.2023)

added

  • Roommanager can be loaded by selection/floor/building

changed

  • ExportView enhanced
  • EasyLux can be starte in active 3D View

fixed

  • Conflicts with Autodesk Collaboration solved
  • Exlude ldc geometry from export
  • Ceiling grid appearance in EasyLux
  • Room rotation on controlled placement in Roommanager
  • Room tag sometimes not visible
  • Export/Import luminaires
  • Find vertical host on importing luminaires
  • Placement of not hosted luminaires with EasyLux
  • Export combination luminaires
  • Adde usage profiles to favorites list

ReluxCAD for Revit 2022.2.12.0

(06.01.2023)

fixed

  • Minor bugfixes

ReluxCAD for Revit 2022.2.11.0

(24.11.2022)

changed

  • Dialog size enhanced for small screens
  • Improved performance of reading IES files

fixed

  • Fixed importing Relux projects containing usage profiles
  • Fixed EasyLux when ceiling has no surface material assigned
  • Fixed exporting windows larger than the bounding wall
  • Fixed pick face in linked models
  • Fixed find luminaire host for custom luminaires

ReluxCAD for Revit 2022.2.6.0

(29.09.2022)

added

  • Calculation settings dialog
  • Sensor workplane height can be changed in settings
  • Join multiple floor elements on export/calculation

fixed

  • Exclude invisible elements for export/calculation in linked models
  • Export/calculate imported symbols
  • Conflicts with other AddIns on startup if update available
  • Representation of 2D and 3D sensnorm detection area
  • Duplicated sensor calculation 3D
  • Exporting windows and doors

ReluxCAD for Revit 2022.2.4.0

(19.08.2022)

added

  • Draw independant measuring areas
  • Calculate 3D detection for Sensnorm sensors
  • Sensnorm sensor 3D resolution can be changed in settings

fixed

  • Reselect rooms in roommanager after profile assignment
  • Calculate rooms containing multiple floor elevations
  • Collect room elements from linked models

ReluxCAD for Revit 2022.2.1.0

(10.06.2022)

added

  • New arrangement types in EasyLux
  • Show existing ceiling grid in EasyLux
  • Rooms can be rotated in EasyLux
  • Sensor 3D calculation in linked models
  • Sensor 3D resolution can be changed in the AddIn setting
  • Option to automatically set text size for table result view

fixed

  • Calculation and export of spaces sometimes did not work
  • Set wall offset for calculations
  • Missing step (750lx) added to EN12464-1 2021
  • Missing calculation points on surrounding area

ReluxCAD for Revit 2022.2.0.0

(19.05.2022)

added

  • Implemented EN 12464-1:2021
  • Implemented US best practice
  • Switch to display imperial units
  • Support for Revit 2023

changed

  • Enhanced room/space tag
  • Selection of a room for calculation in 3D views no longer required
  • Improved the performance of collecting luminaires in room manager
  • Calculation doesn't overwrite the user export path

fixed

  • Export complex rooms
  • Change workplane plane height on usage profile assignment
  • Locked project on canceled calculation
  • Using ceiling/pendant luminaires in EasyLux
  • Export exterior scenes containing custom luminaires
  • Export project doesn't depend on existing 3D view visibility settings anymore
  • Some luminaires lost ldc on export
  • Exporting curvebased luminaires
  • Option "Remove all existing luminaires" on import exterior scenes

ReluxCAD for Revit 2022.1.12.0

(28.03.2022)

added

  • Permormance improvements
  • Taskareas containing a surrounding area
  • High resolution false color diagram
  • Support for custom luminaires containing joints or multiple lightsources
  • Option to only export visible elements in exterior scenes
  • Option to only export secion box in exterior scenes

changed

  • New sctructure of measuring surface s(no mesh edges anymore)
  • By default the exterior scene will be exported completely, option added to do a simple export
  • Include furniture in calculation is optional

fixed

  • Floors of linked models no recognised by the easylux tool
  • Exporting exterior scenes containing only linked projects
  • Export unhosted custom families
  • Export custom luminaires where the lightsource is not in the center
  • Create measuring areas on rotated faces
  • Fixed custom measuring areas change to room areas after EasyLux calculation

ReluxCAD for Revit 2022.1.5.0

(17.12.2021)

added

  • Calculate custom luminaires containing inner rotations driven by instance parameters

Fixed

  • Exporting exterior scenens containing invalid elements
  • Create custom calculation areas in old projects

ReluxCAD for Revit 2022.1.4.0

(13.12.2021)

added

  • Calculate/export exterior scenes
  • Calculate exterior scene in roommanager
  • Calculate custom luminaires containing multiple lightsources and suspension height driven by instance parameters

Changed

  • Falsecolor and table results controlled by togglebuttons
  • Result schedule headers made more readeable
  • Overview renamed to Nominal Values
  • Detailed results in roommanager hidden by default

Fixed

  • Change workplane height and distance to wall for spaces
  • Eavluate if UGR target reached
  • Invalidate old results on new calculation
  • Focus on selected object in roommanger
  • Converting lux values correctly in EasyLux dialog

ReluxCAD for Revit 2022.1.0.0

(19.11.2021)

added

  • Export/calculate free ceiling forms (requires at least ReluxDesktop version 2021.1.3.0)
  • Create custom measuring surface
  • Visualize radiosity results in 3D views
  • Create measureing surface schedule
  • IES, LDT and ROLFz import by Drag&Drop

Changed

  • Export material color by default (instead of standard reflectance degree)

Fixed

  • Assigning custom luminaires in Roommanager
  • Handling nominal values containing comma as decimal separator
  • Exporting IFC models
  • Exporting level based families
  • Handling unenclosed rooms

ReluxCAD for Revit 2021.1.0.0

(14.06.2021)

added

  • Radiosity Calculations inside Revit
  • Illumince visualization as false color diagram
  • Illuminace visualization as table values
  • Integrated EasyLux with radiosity results
  • Uniformity, horizontal and cylindrical illuminace and wall/ceiling results added
  • Radiosity results added to room manager
  • Nominal illuminace overview
  • Sheet template containing overview, room result list and luminaire list
  • Revit 2022

ReluxCAD for Revit 2020.2.2.0

(05.01.2021)

fixed

  • Performance and stability improved on import
  • Handling of combination sensors

ReluxCAD for Revit 2020.2.0.0

(17.11.2020)

add

  • RFAs from ReluxNet contain 2 LODs now (can be activated in the settings)
  • Parameters of custom families can be mapped individually
  • Interior walls can be exported in exterior scenes now
  • Option to load all or only the selected variant from ReluxNet
  • News page on welcome dialog

fixed

  • Exporting rooms with multiple floor layers
  • Detection of ceilings in ZoncalCavity tool
  • Importing usage profiles sometimes not working
  • Minor fixes

ReluxCAD for Revit 2020.1.6.0

(24.06.2020)

changed

  • LDCs of Custom RFAs are not displayed automatically in the luminaire browser by default (Can be changed in the AddIn settings)

fixed

  • Many improvements regarding the performance of the AddIn while opening projects, changing views or open AddIn dialogs

ReluxCAD for Revit 2020.1.5.0

(10.06.2020)

added

  • Support for Revit 2021

ReluxCAD for Revit 2020.1.4.0

(04.06.2020)

added

  • LDCs in nested families can be used for ZonaCavity calculation as well as for export and import to ReluxDesktop
  • Added mire parameters to Building360 profile

changed

  • Showing system power in configurator for absolute photometry
  • Useless Revit warnings on export will be ignored
  • Unenclosed and unplaced rooms/spaces removed from export dialog and room manager

fixed

  • Performance improvement for exporting projects with many rooms
  • Importing luminaires to reference planes or levels
  • Importing wall mounted luminaires
  • License handling after Revit crash improved (no restart required)

ReluxCAD for Revit 2020.1.2.0

(27.02.2020)

added

  • Handling custom LDCs improved

ReluxCAD for Revit 2020.1.0.0

(21.02.2020)

added

  • Link custom luminaires to real products from ReluxNet
  • ZonalCavity enabled for linked custom Luminaires
  • ZonalCavity enabled for custom Luminaires with an ldc (not for nested families)
  • Export/Import linked custom luminaires to/from ReluxDesktop
  • Integrated Product Template Catalogue Building360

ReluxCAD for Revit 2019.1.8.0

(27.11.2019)

added

  • Calculation of UGR values
  • Offset to walls can be set in the ZonalCavity dialog
  • Rooms without luminaires can be skipped in the RoomManager
  • Calculating model extends on export improved
  • Large object can be excluded from export

fixed

  • Room height of exported rooms without a ceiling
  • Exporting linked models to the correct location
  • Assigning usage profiles lead to a crash sometimes
  • Handling imported IES files in ZonalCavity
  • Importing custom luminaires
  • Minor bugfixes

ReluxCAD for Revit 2019.1.6.0

(29.08.2019)

fixed

  • Handling redundant rooms
  • ZonalCavity sometimes not placing luminaires
  • Exporting custom families containg an ies file
  • Minor bugfixes

ReluxCAD for Revit 2019.1.5.0

(08.08.2019)

fixed

  • Handling of external shared parameter file
  • Exporting previously imported luminaires to a new project
  • Exporting/Importing luminaires to/from exterior scene (z coords)
  • Minor bugfixes

ReluxCAD for Revit 2019.1.3.0

(12.06.2019)

fixed

  • ZonalCavity works again with round luminaires
  • Hosting product to elements in linked models

ReluxCAD for Revit 2019.1.0.0

(28.05.2019)

added

  • Works in Revit 2020
  • Sensor Planning Tool 2D/3D

ReluxCAD for Revit 2018.2.13.0

(17.04.2019)

fixed

  • Opening projects containing rlx_room_tag but not initialized correctly
  • Export option "update luminaires"
  • Fixed import/export with unenclosed or not placed rooms/spaces when reflectancy is obtained by material

changed

  • By default all articles will be exported to ReluxDesktop

added

  • Exporting furniture of class GenericModel to Relux

ReluxCAD for Revit 2018.2.12.0

(14.03.2019)

fixed

  • Crash on exporting curve based lighting fixtures

added

  • Exporting furniture of class GenericModel to Relux

ReluxCAD for Revit 2018.2.11.0

(21.02.2019)

fixed

  • Enhanced exporting models containing liniked ifc files
  • Exporting models while AddIn language was french lead to a crash
  • Importing luminairies placed on the ceiling into a linked model lead to an error
  • Solved "article not available as RFA" error in ReluxNet browser
  • Articles imported from ReluxDesktop will be displayed in the schedule now

changed

  • By default all articles will be exported to ReluxDesktop

added

  • Added filled regions to luminaire symbols

ReluxCAD for Revit 2018.2.10.0

(24.10.2018)

fixed

  • Crash when a project contains linked models which are not loaded
  • Crash on exporting some complex rooms
  • ZonalCavity not working for certain rooms

ReluxCAD for Revit 2018.2.8.0

(22.10.2018)

fixed

  • Translations in export dialog

added

  • Option to export all loaded articles or only used ones

ReluxCAD for Revit 2018.2.7.0

(19.10.2018)

fixed

  • Crash when no room is selected to export
  • Only load shared parameter file temporarily and when needed

added

  • Exporting linked models completely (interior and exterior, IFC or RVT link)
  • Certain disciplines can be expluded from the exterior export

ReluxCAD for Revit 2018.2.3.0

(18.09.2018)

fixed

  • Crash if relux project contains duplicated scenes
  • Phase handling on export
  • Exporting adaptive components
  • Relux project has been exported "read only" sometimes

added

  • Phase filter in RoomManager and Export dialog

ReluxCAD for Revit 2018.2.1.0

(05.07.2018)

fixed

  • Importing and exporting combinationsensors
  • Display all sensor detectionranges in the configurator view

ReluxCAD for Revit 2018.2.0.0

(26.06.2018)

added

  • Interface to ReluxDesktop

ReluxCAD for Revit 2017.1.7.0

fixed

  • The light distribution of road luminaires sometimes did not have the correct orientation.
  • In rare cases a required component could not be loaded, so the ReluxNet window did not open.

ReluxCAD for Revit 2017.1.5.0

added

  • AddIn can be enabled/disabled (in order to install the 2018 beta version in parallel)

ReluxCAD for Revit 2017.1.2.0

fixed

  • Several installation problems solved
  • Several license activation problems solved
  • Pole luminaire orientation fixed
  • Luminaire browser won't show up if unknown lightingfixture family is loaded into project

ReluxCAD for Revit 2017.1.0.0

First official release: 10.10.2017

ReluxCAD for Revit 2017.0.41.0

added

  • Translation in Spanish and Italian added
  • Show legend id in configurator
  • Ask user to apply changes in Zonal Cavity dialog on cancel or changing room

fixed

  • Configurator sometimes didn't show available lightsources
  • Update configurator combobox on "apply"
  • Zonal cavity calculation sometimes not using correct system light flux

ReluxCAD for Revit 2017.0.40.0

added

  • Reflectance parameters for architectural rooms
  • Default values for reflectance, can be changed in settings
  • Reflectance can be set in room manager and zonal cavity dialog

fixed

  • Revit 2017 and 2018 crashed on opening configurator while instance placement tool was active
  • Restoring ReluxNet browser when window was minimized
  • Display load values more accurate in configurator dialog
  • Crashes if user profile name contains a dot fixed

ReluxCAD for Revit 2017.0.39.0

fixed

  • Installer failed on updating older versions

ReluxCAD for Revit 2017.0.38.0

added

  • MEP-Rooms/Spaces are now available in the Roomamanager and ZonalCavity
  • Legend ID label can be turned on/off in the AddIn settings
  • Show room info and reflectivity in ZonalCavity dialog

fixed

  • Dealing with referenced architecture model improved
  • Elevation parameter on placed instances works correctly now
  • Visibility of reference planes added by ZonalCavity fixed
  • ZonalCavity doesn't crash on switching between projects anymore
  • AddIn won't crash anymore if Revit languages is different than English or German
  • Fixed working with linked IFC models
  • Fixed claculation of Eav on not rectangular rooms

ReluxCAD for Revit 2017.0.37.0

fixed

  • Fixed importing licenses automatically after installation
  • ZonalCavity calculation works now independant from project unit settings
  • Fixed ZoncalCavity calculation when system decimal separator is a comma
  • Fixed crash when holding mouse down on upgrade dialog
  • Fixed restore wrong window instead of roommanager

ReluxCAD for Revit 2017.0.35.0

Start beta test 25.07.2017