Defining A Light Source - Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC User Manual

To modify a lighting fixture family
1 Open a lighting fixture family for editing, using one of the following methods:
2 Modify the lighting fixture family as desired.
3 To save changes to the lighting fixture, click File menu
4 Load the lighting fixture into a project.

Defining a Light Source

The light source is the part of a lighting fixture that emits light. (See
that a lighting fixture emits light and to define the type of light, use the following procedure.
To define a light source
1 For the lighting fixture family, turn on the Light Source parameter, as follows. (This parameter
2 Define the geometry of the light source (that is, the shape of the light that emits from the
3 Define parameters for the light source.
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Open a project that contains instances of the lighting fixture. In the Project Browser, expand
Families Lighting Fixtures. Right-click the name of the lighting fixture family to modify,
and click Edit.
In the Revit window, click File menu
family (RFA) file. Select the file, and click Open.
The Family Editor opens, displaying the lighting fixture family in the drawing area.
To change the hardware of the lighting fixture, edit its geometry.
See Family Editor on page 376.
To change the light source definition, select the light source in the drawing area. On the
Options Bar, click Light Source Definition. Select the desired Emit from Shape and Light
distribution values, and click OK.
See Defining the Geometry of a Light Source
To change parameters for the lighting fixture (including photometrics), on the Design Bar,
click Family Types. Change the parameters, and click OK.
See Parameters for Lighting Fixtures and Light Sources
See Load into Projects on page 400.
is usually turned on by default.)
a Click Settings Family Category and Parameters.
b In the Family Category and Parameters dialog, under Family Parameters, select Light Source.
c Click OK.
fixture).
See Defining the Geometry of a Light Source
See Parameters for Lighting Fixtures and Light Sources
Open. Navigate to the location of the lighting fixture
on page 1117.
on page 1119.
Save.
Light Sources
on page 1117.
on page 1119.
on page 1102.) To ensure