Restricts the cursor to pure horizontal and vertical movements

The Undo/Redo setting enables or disables the Undo/Redo functions. Disabling the Undo Switch will speed up the operation of some commands.

When the Undo/Redo function is turned off, all pending Undo/Redo functions are cleared from AGi32’s internal database and the Undo/Redo feature is disabled for all future commands.

When the Undo Switch is disabled, the Undo function still functions within a command. For example, when drawing the perimeter of a polygon shaped room, you may undo the last line segment by using the Ctrl-Z keystrokes on the keyboard. Once the room specification is complete, you may not undo the entire room (command level Undo).

Enabling shows data contained in smart text instead of the actual smart string or block.

This allows you to set the initial condition of this setting in new AGi32 files.

Enables cursor precision for all Model Mode commands.

Indicates the minimum interval (in feet or meters) for cursor movement. A value of 1 restricts the cursor to recognizing whole units (e.g., 0, 1, 2, etc.).

Disables cursor precision. Movement is allowed in 1/1000 of a foot or meter. Disabling Snap while drawing is not recommended, as it can lead to precision, symmetry and coplanar surface problems.

Line and text color used to draw in Model mode.

The default line type used to draw in Model mode.

The default line width used to draw in Model mode.

Enables cursor precision for all Reports Mode commands.

Indicates the minimum interval (in Inches and millimeters) for cursor movement. A value of 1" restricts the cursor to snapping to whole inches (e.g., 0, 1, 2, etc.).

Disables cursor precision. Movement is allowed in 1/1000 of an inch.

Line and text color used to draw in Reports

The default line type used to draw in Reports

The default line width used to draw in Reports. Two Line Width values are displayed to handle all paper sizes (Inches and mm).

Snap To allows the user to "snap to" drawing entity, room, and object endpoints, midpoints, intersections, perpendiculars, and centers, as well as luminaire insertion points and aiming points, when positioning entities such as luminaires, rooms and objects.

A checkmark in the SnapTo box indicates the current state (On or Off) of the SnapTo command.

A checkmark in the individual SnapTo choices allows AGi32 to snap to that type of entity.

The color of the SnapTo symbol as seen in Model Mode may be changed by clicking in the Marker Color field; the default color is magenta.

Select items to be included in the Snap To functionality: Drawing Entities, Rooms, Objects, Luminaires.

The font used for calculation points, dimension and axes entities as well as in text entities and statistical areas. Although the font may be modified when adding/modifying text entities and statistical areas, calculation points, dimensions and axis entities will always reference the default system font.

Defaults for all entity dialogs are reset whenever a new or existing file is opened.

Defaults are only applied for the current job file.

Defaults for all entity dialogs are reset when AGi32 is started.

Defaults are retained for the entire AGi32 session and are applied to all opened or new job files in that session.

Defaults for all entity dialogs are not reset.

Defaults are retained for all sessions of AGi32 and are applied to all opened or new job files.

This option allows you to reset defaults for all entity dialogs.

Note: You may also reset defaults within each entity dialog individually (only selected dialog is affected).

This option allows you to dialogs to their original location and size.

Useful if dialogs are off screen as the result of disconnected second monitor. Note: if AGi32 becomes locked up due to this condition, you must first close it, then reopen it and implement this command to prevent recurrence.

The Full Radiosity Method setting indicates that reflective, obstructive and/or transmissive surfaces will be considered in the calculations.

The Direct Only Method setting indicates that reflective, and/or transmissive surfaces will not be considered in the calculations. Only obstructive properties of surfaces are considered. When Direct Only Method is active, interreflectance is not calculated.

Indicates that each drawing unit equals 1 foot. Lengths less than 1 foot are specified in decimals.

Indicates that each drawing unit equals 1 foot. Lengths less than 1 foot are specified in decimals, although inches are displayed on screen.

Indicates that each drawing unit equals 1 meter. Lengths less than 1 meter are specified in decimals.

Scales all entities using new units setting. If setting is not selected, units conversion is 1:1

For example, if the display units are changed from Feet to Meters, and the units are not converted, each drawing unit remains the same. Only the unit changes (i.e., 1 foot = 1 meter). If the units are converted, the entities are scaled (i.e., 1 foot = 0.3048 meters). If the Display units are changed or converted, all existing dimensions and templates will be erased (a warning is displayed).

Indicates the current illuminance unit is footcandles. You may convert between lux and footcandles without recalculating.

Note: Exitance values are based on the Illuminance Units chosen in System Settings, not on the Display Units. If the Illuminance units are FC, Exitance values will be displayed in Lumen / Sq. Feet.  If the Illuminance units are Lux, Exitance values will be displayed in Lumen / Sq. Meter

Indicates the current illuminance unit is lux.

Note: Exitance values are based on the Illuminance Units chosen in System Settings, not on the Display Units. If the Illuminance units are FC, Exitance values will be displayed in Lumen / Sq. Feet.  If the Illuminance units are Lux, Exitance values will be displayed in Lumen / Sq. Meter

Indicates the display precision. The range is from 0 to 4. Level 0 rounds each calculated value to whole numbers (e.g., 0, 1,10, 100, etc.). Level 1 rounds each calculated value to a decimal place of 1 (e.g., 0.2, 1.4, 10.2, 99.5, etc.). Level 2 rounds each calculated value to a decimal place of 2 (e.g., 0.15, 1.38, 10.23, 99.46, etc.). Level 3 rounds each calculated value under 100 to a decimal place of 3 (e.g., 0.148, 1.375, 10.234, 99.456, etc.). Level 4 rounds each calculated value under 100 to a decimal place of 4 (e.g., 0.1485, 1.3754, 10.2342, 99.4559, etc.).

3 and 4 decimal points of precision should be used with caution. Although this level of precision can be calculated in AGi32, it is nearly impossible to measure in the real world.

When using 3 or 4 decimals points it may be necessary to reduce the text size of the calculation points to prevent the numbers from overlapping.

Decimal places of precision of one or more are only available for calculated values under 100). Values over 100 will round to 0 decimal places of precision.

Displays the numerical ratios using Average/Minimum and Maximum/Minimum nomenclature.

This is the typical convention in North America.

Displays the numerical ratios using Minimum/Average and Minimum/Maximum nomenclature.

Some international countries use this convention instead.

Displays the number of decimals that will be applied to ALL calculated averages.

Adds the set number of decimals to ALL calculated averages.

Displays the number of decimals that will be applied to ALL calculated ratios, Coefficient of Variation (CV) and Uniformity Gradient (UG).

Adds the set number of decimals to ALL calculated ratios, Coefficient of Variation (CV) and Uniformity Gradient (UG).

Displays the number of decimals that will be applied to ALL calculated LPD and UWLR perimeter lengths and areas.

Displays the number of decimals that will be applied to ALL Lighting Power Density calculations.

Displays the number of decimals that will be applied to ALL Upward Waste Light Ratio calculations.

Displays the number of decimals that will be applied to luminaire aiming points in the Expanded Luminaire Schedule.

The rotation angle applied to the current view when the Default Isometric View command is selected. To change the Rotation angle click the Change button.

The tilt angle applied to the current view when the Default Isometric View command is selected. To change the Tilt angle click the Change button.

The Zoom In / Out Factor controls the amount the display is decreased / increased when a user Zooms In / Zooms Out using the Zoom In and Out commands. For example: If the current screen display width is 100’, and the Zoom In Factor is 1.25, the display width will decrease to 80’ when the user zooms in.

The Pan Factor controls the percentage amount a display is panned (in terms of screen width/height) when a user pans left, right up or down. For example: If the current screen display width is 100’, and the Pan Factor is 0.75, panning left will shift the display 75’ to the left.

Disables the Virtual Axis from displaying.

Displays the Virtual Axis in the upper left corner of each view, regardless of coordinate display.

Attaches the Virtual Axis to the origin. The virtual axis is a 3D indicator showing coordinate axes. It does not appear in output.

The color applied to entities within a Frozen project. If unchecked, frozen entities are drawn using their normal color.

The color applied to luminaires that have been Locked. If unchecked, locked luminaires are drawn using their normal color. The Locked Luminaire Color is NOT applied when exporting to CAD.

The color applied to luminaires that have been Switched Off. If unchecked, luminaires are drawn using their normal color. If both Locked and Switched Off Color are selected, Switched Off Color is used. The Switched Off Luminaire Color is NOT applied when exporting to CAD.

The color applied to entities when selected within a command.

The color applied to the previous position of a Drawing entity, Room or Object that is being moved.

The color of the polyline displayed during the Measure Distance and Measure Area commands.

The color applied to removed calculation points when the Replace Points command is selected.

The color applied to Calculation Labels in the Statistics window. This color assists in identifying the summary type.

The color applied to Statistical Area Labels in the Statistics window. This color assists in identifying the summary type.

The color applied to LPD and UWLR Area Labels in the Statistics window. This color assists in identifying the summary type.

The Model Mode Background color indicates the color of the graphics area in Model Mode. The default color for the graphics area is controlled by the Window setting in Windows Display Properties dialog and is normally White by default. The Model Mode Background color is modifiable independently of the Windows setting by clicking in the Color cell and selecting an alternate color (e.g., black, blue, gray, white, etc.). There is no need to change any other colors when changing the background color since AGi32 automatically maps entity colors to keep them from disappearing. For example, when using a black background, black entities are automatically mapped to white to prevent them from disappearing. Whether or not an entity will 'flip' color will depend on the current Flip Color Tolerance parameter specified in Advanced System Settings.

The default View Name is assigned to the initial view when a job file is opened.

The View Name may not contain the characters: *, ?, or .

The lower left coordinates of the initial view.

The upper right coordinates of the initial view. The applied coordinates of the upper right corner depend on the size and shape of the view and AGi32 desktop.

The Compress Job File When Saving option compresses the saved job file to a size typically 3-6 times smaller than the original file size.

By default, AGi32 creates a backup file (*.BAK extension) of the previous saved job file. Users may elect not to save a BAK file, however, this not recommended.

By default, the Rendered Environment is saved when the job file is saved. AGi32 will ask if you wish to save the rendered environment when closing the current job file as long as this option is disabled. When a rendered environment is saved, a separate Radiosity Solution File is saved containing the rendered elements within the environment. The Radiosity solution file may be quite large, up to several megabytes. To save the Rendered Environment whenever the job file is saved, enable this option in the System Settings command (File System tab). The Radiosity Solution File will carry an RSF extension and will be saved in the same folder as the job file.

Saving the rendered environment for large applications with many surfaces may be time extensive; therefore, AGi32 reports the save status on its command line to indicate progress. The AGi32 button on the Windows taskbar will also change its caption to AGi32-Saving as a visual clue if you are working on other applications at the same time. Finally, while the rendered environment is being saved, AGi32 is assigned 'below normal" priority so that you may open and work in other applications at the same time.

By default, AGi32 prompts for File Information when a file is saved for the very first time, when the Save As command is invokes or when AGi32 is closed, if the file has changed since the previous save. The File-Information command includes more information regarding what information is entered at this time.

When enabled, user is prompted to perform File System Cleanup every 30 days. Files deleted during Automatic Cleanup include:

Render Working Files, AGi32 Temporary Files, Temporary Job Files, Working Files\Collections, non existent file references (such as when a Recent or template file is deleted under Windows methods, but a reference still exists in AGi32 databases). Once files are cleaned up, AGi32 will report which files have been removed.

Only files more than five days old are deleted.

Auto Save prompts you to save your file (or saves automatically) when enabled. You may specify the interval between Auto Save appearances. The default value is 15 minutes - it may be increased to 60 minutes. The option is also offered to display a reminder or save automatically.

When selected, runs the File System Cleanup as described above. Provided as an alternative to waiting for the automatic cleanup.

Default location for AGi32 Job Files.  Leave blank to use the last accessed folder.

Root folder location for photometric data; downloaded and extracted from Instabase and from transported Job File. To share files on a network, specify a centralized folder location on network server.

Root folder location for luminaire Collections. This can be changed to a network resource to be shared with others (See Options below). The Reset to Default button also prompts for the same options.

When electing to change the location of Luminaire Collections there are three options:

1. Simply change the location where Collections can be found. Your current Collections remain in the old location.

2. Move all of your existing Collections to a new location.

3. Copy all of your current Collections to the new location.

Root folder location for all AGi32 related working and temporary files. This folder MUST be on the local drive (same drive on which program is installed). Working Files (including Render working files and temporary job files) must be stored on the same drive as the program (generally C:\), not in a network location. The default location will depend on which edition of Windows is installed. The location may be changed, but the new location will not be applied until the next time that AGi32 is started up.

Adds a new Attribute row to the list below. Check the box to include an Attribute in the Define dialog tile section. Check the box in the Columns to Display in Grid area to include in your define grid. See Attributes topic for information about creating new Attributes. Yellow Attributes are factory supplied.

Deletes the selected row(s) from the Attributes list. You must select the row(s) to be removed before clicking the button.

The default luminaire symbol used in Model Mode. Click the Select button to specify an alternate Model symbol as the default. This symbol may be changed by invoking the Luminaire Symbols dialog while defining the luminaire. However, if one symbol is used more than others, you may wish to specify it as the default Model luminaire symbol.

A default wireframe color can be selected by clicking in the color cell.

The default luminaire symbol used in Render mode. Click the Select button to specify an alternate Render symbol as the default. This symbol may be changed by invoking the Luminaire Symbols dialog while defining the luminaire. However, if one symbol is used more than others, you may wish to specify it as the default Render luminaire symbol.

A default symbol color can be selected by clicking in the color cell.

This setting enables the Smart Symbol selection routine when the Full Radiosity Method is applied, to be applied when photometric files are selected in the Luminaire Definition dialog.

Smart Symbols automatically recommend a symbol for the selected photometric file using the luminous shape and dimensions specified in the photometric file along with the luminaire distribution.

This setting enables the Smart Symbol selection routine when the Direct Only method is applied (with / without AutoCalc enabled), to be applied when photometric files are selected in the Luminaire Definition dialog.

The Symbol Logic button provides access to the Symbol Logic dialog. This dialog specifies which luminaire symbols are displayed when photometric files are selected. The symbol logic is based on photometric characteristics, luminous area size and shape and mounting options.

AGi32 will use the IES filename as the default label when Automatically Define is enabled.

When selected, AGi32 will use the response to the [LUMCAT] keyword from the IES file as the Label.

When selected, AGi32 will use the response to the [LUMINAIRE] keyword from the IES file as the Label. Caution, this can result in very long labels.

When selected, you will be required to enter your own Label and the Automatic Definition process is interrupted.

AGi32 will use the IES filename as the default label when Automatically Define is enabled.

When selected, AGi32 will use the response to the [LUMCAT] keyword from the IES file as the Tag.

When selected, AGi32 will use the response to the [LUMINAIRE] keyword from the IES file as the Tag.

When selected, AGi32 will use the response to the [MANUFAC] keyword from the IES file as the Tag.

When selected, AGi32 will use the response to the [LAMP] keyword from the IES file as the Tag.

When selected, AGi32 will use the response to the [LAMPCAT] keyword from the IES file as the Tag.

The Tag field is left blank.

AGi32 will use the IES filename as the default label when Automatically Define is enabled.

When selected, AGi32 will use the response to the [LUMCAT] keyword from the IES file as the Description.

When selected, AGi32 will use the response to the [LUMINAIRE] keyword from the IES file as the Description.

When selected, AGi32 will use the response to the [MANUFAC] keyword from the IES file as the Description.

When selected, AGi32 will use the response to the [LAMP] keyword from the IES file as the Description.

When selected, AGi32 will use the response to the [LAMPCAT] keyword from the IES file as the Description.

The Description field is left blank.

AGi32 will use the IES filename as the default label when Automatically Define is enabled.

When selected, AGi32 will use the response to the [LUMCAT] keyword from the IES file as the Tag.

When selected, AGi32 will use the response to the [LUMINAIRE] keyword from the IES file as the Tag.

When selected, AGi32 will use the response to the [MANUFAC] keyword from the IES file as the Tag.

When selected, AGi32 will use the response to the [LAMP] keyword from the IES file as the Tag.

When selected, AGi32 will use the response to the [LAMPCAT] keyword from the IES file as the Tag.

The Tag field is left blank.

Dialog size is maximized to accommodate all Panels and as much grid space as possible adjusting for the monitor resolution. On larger monitors this is often the same as Large.

Dialog size is reduced to operate on laptop computers and lower resolution monitors. Not all columns in the grid may be visible (it may scroll LR) and Panels will be stacked vertically in a scrolling column.

Dialog size is maximized t eliminate scrolling in grid and Panels. Grid may scroll depending on the number of columns selected for display.

When dialog has been resized manually it will retain those dimensions and the setting will appear as Custom.

Dialog will decide between tabbed or scrolling panels on the right side based on available width.

Right side dialog inputs will be organized into two or three tabs depending on Dialog size selected.