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Advanced Lighting Analysis Concepts in 3ds Max Design 2009

Summary
This document 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™ functionality feature. This document is an addendum to the white paper entitled “Daylight Simulation in 3ds Max Design 2009—Getting Started.”

Exposure is a key technology, exclusive to 3ds Max Design, for simulating and analyzing sun, sky, and artificial lighting in a 3D scene. Ideal for sustainable architecture projects, this powerful feature set has been designed to assist architects in evaluating light intensity in their designs. This can facilitate the evaluation of indoor environmental quality—required, for example, for LEED 8.1 certification. In addition to light metering functionality with graphical output, Exposure also features the popular Autodesk 3ds Max software sun and sky models, 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.