AGi32 Knowledgebase FAQ's Category Generated by KnowledgeBuilder - http://www.activecampaign.com/kb Contents FAQ's 1 Q. Can I rotate drawing text? 1 Q. Can I display the photometric file's keyword and description information in Model Mode? 1 Q. Can I change the color of my text for printouts? 2 Q. What is a block? 3 Q. Can AGI32 consider Daylighting in its calculations? 3 Q. What is daylighting? 3 Q. What environmental components are considered when daylighting calcs are run? 3 Q. Can a Page Builder report contain multiple pages? 3 Q. My Schedule is not showing what I expected, why? 4 Q. Can I change the font of my schedule after I place it? 4 Q. My schedule is too small or too large how can I adjust it? 4 Q. The schedule I want is the correct height but the length is way too long, how can I change this? 4 Q. I have chosen the right schedule but I want to display more fields, how can I do this? 4 Q. Can I change the field size of elements in a schedule? 4 Q. Should I use adaptive subdivision with a daylight environment? 4 Q. How do I print a drawing with two different scaling factors? 5 Q. How relevant are the daylight sky condition models? 5 Q. How do I model windows in AGI32? 5 Q. Can AGI32 compute Daylight Factor? 5 Q. Why is the horizon line in my daylight environment higher in the ray traced image than in the rendering environment? 6 Q. How do I use the Compass in AGI32's Daylighting commands? 6 Q. Why does the Expanded Luminaire Schedule list a different aiming point when I aim luminaires at an elevation point other than Z = 0? 6 Q. Can I resize my text after I have placed it? 6 Q. Can I use a drawing entity block created by another user? Generated by KnowledgeBuilder - http://www.activecampaign.com/kb 7 Q. Can I resize my blocks? 7 Q. What methods of output are there with AGI32? 7 Q. How can I email AGI32 output? 7 Q. What types of printers/plotters are usable with AGI32? 7 Q. Is the dashed line representing the margin significant in Page Builder mode? 8 Q. Can I put a shadow effect border around my schedule? 8 Q. What is the meaning of the Watts cell in the luminaire define dialog? 8 Q. What is the easiest way to show or identify my high and low calculation point values? 8 Q. How do I place a calculation grid on a slope? 8 Q. How do I place a calculation grid vertically? 8 Q. I want calculation points along a line, how do I do this? 9 Q. I just want a few calculation points at random locations, how do I do that? 9 Q. I have an odd shaped site plan, how do I cover it with calculation points? 9 Q. How do I remove calculation points under Objects and Rooms? 9 Q. How do I replace removed calculation points? 9 Q. Can I display the calculation points Label on the drawing? 10 Q. Can I change the calculation points spacing after I have specified the grid? 10 Q. What is the fastest and easiest way to put calculation points on a multiple surface Object or Room? 10 Q. What is the fastest way to turn calculation points on and off? 10 Q. Can I move a calculation grid after I have placed it? 10 Q. What is a Statistical Area? 10 Q. Can I overlap statistical areas? 11 Q. When is a Statistical Area useful? 11 Q. How many Statistical Areas can I have in a file? 11 Q. Will Statistical Areas only read values in the view or plane that they have been drawn in? 11 Q. What are Isolines? 11 Q. Why would I use isolines? 12 Q. Why are my isolines not displaying? Generated by KnowledgeBuilder - http://www.activecampaign.com/kb 12 Q. How can I show the numerical analysis on my drawing (avg,max,min)? 12 Q. Why does the arm length appear in my drawing to be shorter than the arm length specified in the luminaire definition? 12 Q. What is EPA? 12 Q. Why should I be concerned about the luminous box coordinates? 13 Q. In the Luminaire Define dialog, what is that graph in the lower right hand corner? 13 Q. Do luminaire symbols block and or reflect light? 13 Q. Can poles and pendants block light? 14 Q. How do I change the label of a defined luminaire? 14 Q. Can I create my own arrangement of luminaires on a pole? 14 Q. If I have a pole mounted Luminaire, what is the difference between 'Dynamic: Attached to Z =' and 'Static: Length'? 14 Q. How do I rotate optics within a luminaire symbol? 14 Q. What is Roadway Optimizer? 15 Q. What is Room Estimator? 15 Q. Do I have to register AGI32 every time I install the software? 16 Q. What version of Windows do I need to operate AGI32? Is one better than another? 16 Q. Will AGI32 run on Macintosh, Linux, BeOS, or Solaris? 16 Q. Can I delete temporary files generated by AGI32? 16 Q. Can I move my AGi32 job files (*.AGI) to another computer or share with another user? 17 Q. Will AGI32 read AGI-dos files? 17 Q. How does computer hardware effect performance? 17 Q. What processors will AGI32 work with and what is recommended? 18 Q. My system is running low on memory. Is there anything I can do? 18 Q. Why do I get a black screen when going to Render mode? 19 Q. I get random crashes / blank screens / no mouse cursor, why? 19 Q. I updated the video card driver and I still can't see the cursor sometimes, now what? 19 Q. Can I use AGI32 in a multi-head display? 19 Q. My video card says it has OpenGL hardware acceleration, will this help AGI32? 20 Q. Why do the calculation points and or text appear faint or grayed out sometimes? Generated by KnowledgeBuilder - http://www.activecampaign.com/kb 20 Q. Can AGi32 read AutoCAD DWG files? 20 Q. Does AGI32 import and or export a Lightscape compatible file? 20 Q. When I draw lines or add text to the drawing, why don't they show up in the Render mode? 20 Q. How do I change line weight/width when creating drawing entities? 21 Q. Can I scale Drawing Entities? 21 Q. Can I scale drawing text? 21 Q. What file types can I import into AGI32? 21 Q. Why would I import an AGI32 file? 22 Q. Will objects and or surfaces import from other drawing programs? 22 Q. What will AGI32 export? 22 Q. How can I add dimension lines to my drawing? 22 Q. What angular positioning scheme does AGi32 employ? 23 Q. Should I use a 1x4 or 4x1 luminaire symbol for a fluorescent of comparable size? 23 Q. Does AGI32 come with manufacturer photometric files? 23 Q. Will AGI32 read any manufacturers photometric files? 24 Q. I know I have the IES file on my computer but I don't know where it is, how can I find it? 24 Q. What is a photometric file? 24 Q. In the Instabase, who is Z-Lux and how can I buy their products? 24 Q. Do I have to use the Photometrics that came on the CD or AGI32 website? 24 Q. How do I install/use photometric files that did not come on the CD or from AGI32.com? 25 Q. Can I put my own photometric files in the Instabase? 25 Q. Why don't I see an image for the photometric file that I have chosen? I see images with other photometric files. 25 Q. Can Objects and Rooms touch or overlap each other? 25 Q. Can I remove a surface of an Object or Room? 25 Q. Can I rotate an Object in elevation view? 26 Q. Can I create my own custom luminaire symbols? 26 Q. Can I create objects and rooms with curved surfaces? Generated by KnowledgeBuilder - http://www.activecampaign.com/kb 26 Q. Can I resize my Objects and Rooms after I create them? 26 Q. Can I scale existing library objects? 26 Q. Can I add objects to the factory libraries? 26 Q. What restrictions are there on complexity of interior or exterior environments? 27 Q. How do I accommodate windows and doors in interiors? 27 Q. Can I share object libraries with other users? 28 Q. What is the difference between single-sided objects and double-sided objects, and transmittance and transparency? 28 Q. What are textures? 29 Q. Where do I get textures? 29 Q. Can I make my own textures to use in AGI32? 29 Q. How do I apply a texture to a surface? 30 Q. How many different textures can I use in an environment? 30 Q. What is the best display mode to apply textures? 30 Q. Can textures be applied to luminaire symbols? 30 Q. Will textures appear in my VRML files? 30 Q. Why are some of my textures resized when added to the Texture database? 31 Q. I need to import my AGI32 file into another file. Are my textures imported as well? 31 Q. Why are my hot spots less noticeable when textures are applied? 31 Q. How do I delete a texture from a surface? 31 Q.