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This white paper walks the reader through the various principles and workflows for carrying out an accurate daylight analysis in Autodesk^® 3ds Max^® Design 2009 software with the Exposure™ technology feature. The reader will learn some of the basic principles of daylight simulation and lighting analysis as well as how to build a scene, pick adequate material properties, and set up the render settings for a physically accurate simulation.

Available only within 3ds Max Design, Exposure is a new module for physically based, accurate simulations of complex 3D scenes with daylight and/or electric light sources. The module has been specifically developed for design practitioners with an interest in integrating daylighting with their project. The module predicts interior lighting conditions, under the overcast and clear CIE sky as well as the PEREZ sky, allowing users to evaluate their design according to the US Green Building Council’s LEED green building system
(under the Indoor Environmental Quality Daylighting Credit 8.1). In addition to light metering functionality with graphical output, Exposure also features a quick-settings dashboard interface and an intelligent user interface for accessing the various aspects of the software used in a light simulation, such as render settings, light settings, and material settings.