DL-Light toolbars

Each DL-Light extension has its own toolbar grouping the functions of the extension. They can be activated in the menu View -> Toolbars

Click on the left icon of the toolbar to activate / deactivate the extension.

DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL SF HSA all DL-Light toolbars


Toolbar icons are configurable in preferences:

DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar preferences

DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt sDA SunExposure extension Sun Exposure

Activate the extension Sun Exposure.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> Sun Exposure -> Activate extension


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA SkyViewFactor extension Sky View Factor

Activate the extension Sky View Factor.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> Sky View Factor -> Activate extension


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL Watt sDA Watt extension Watt

Activate the extension Watt.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> Watt -> Activate extension


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL WRF sDA WRF extension Watt Reduction Factor

Activate the extension Watt Reduction Factor.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> Watt Reduction Factor -> Activate extension


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Daylight Factor extension Daylight Factor

Activate the extension Daylight Factor.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> Daylight Factor -> Activate extension


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Daylight Factor extension UK (EN 17037/UK) Daylight Factor (EN 17037)

Activate the extension Daylight Factor (EN 17037).

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> Daylight Factor (EN 17037) -> Activate extension


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Daylight Factor extension (EN 17037) Daylight Factor (EN 17037/UK)

Activate the extension Daylight Factor (EN 17037/UK).

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> Daylight Factor (EN 17037/UK) -> Activate extension


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Daylight Autonomy extension Daylight Autonomy

Activate the extension Daylight Autonomy.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> Daylight Autonomy -> Activate extension


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all Daylight Autonomy extension (EN 17037) Daylight Autonomy (EN 17037)

Activate the extension Daylight Autonomy (EN 17037) .

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> Daylight Autonomy (EN 17037) -> Activate extension


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all Daylight Autonomy extension (EN 17037/UK) Daylight Autonomy (EN 17037/UK)

Activate the extension Daylight Autonomy (EN 17037/UK).

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> Daylight Autonomy (EN 17037/UK) -> Activate extension


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA sDA ASE DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA extension Spatial Daylight Autonomy (sDA / ASE)

Activate the extension Spatial Daylight Autonomy (sDA / ASE) .

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> sDA / ASE (spatial DA) -> Activate extension


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL SEPP65 extension SEPP65

Activate the extension SEPP65.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> SEPP65 -> Activate extension


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL Vertical Sky Component extension Vertical Sky Component

Activate the extension Vertical Sky Component.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> Vertical Sky Component -> Activate extension


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt VSC APSH WRF VSC NSL APSH extension Annual Probable Sun Hours

Activate the extension Annual Probable Sun Hours.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> APSH -> Activate extension


DL-Light No-sky Line extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt VSC APSH NSL extension No-sky Line

Activate the extension No-sky Line.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> No-sky Line -> Activate extension


DL-Light Sky Factor extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt VSC APSH NSL SF extension Sky Factor

Activate the extension Sky Factor.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> Sky Factor -> Activate extension


DL-Light Sky Factor extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt VSC APSH NSL SF HSA extension Horizontal Sight Angle

Activate the extension Horizontal Sight Angle.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> Horizontal Sight Angle -> Activate extension


DL-Light Sky Factor extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt VSC APSH NSL SF HSA 17037 extension Horizontal Sight Angle (EN 17037)

Activate the extension Horizontal Sight Angle (EN 17037).

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> Horizontal Sight Angle (EN 17037) -> Activate extension


DL-Light Sky Factor extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt VSC APSH NSL SF HSA 17037 Mostadam extension Mostadam Rating System

Activate the extension Mostadam Rating System.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> Mostadam Rating System -> Activate extension


DL-Light Sky Factor extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt VSC APSH NSL SF HSA 17037 Mostadam Estidama extension Estidama

Activate the extension Estidama.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> Estidama -> Activate extension


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA main dialog Show / Hide extension command dialog

Open the extension's main window. This window is opened by default when activating the extension.


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA render icon Render

Start calculations for selected surfaces, update surfaces previously calculated.

Button Render of the main dialog of the extension.


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA 1-click selection 1-Click Selection

Tool to select a face within a group or component with 1 click.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> [Extensions name] -> 1-Click Selection


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Select by layer Select by Layer

Selection of all objects in the layer for calculation.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> [Extensions name] -> Select by Layer


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Clean model Clean Model

Suppress results for surfaces in the model.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> [Extension name] -> Clean Model

See page model cleaning.


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Materials library Materials Libraries

Open Materials libraries dialog to explore and manipulate the optical characteristics of materials.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> [Extension name] -> Materials Libraries


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Show/Hide report Show / Hide the report

Open Report dialog to analyse the calculated daylight indicator. Click on a calculated area in the model to select the corresponding row in the report. Click on a row in the report to select the surface in the model.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> [Extension name] -> Show/Hide Report


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL toggle_palette Show / Hide Palette

The palette is displayed when the false color results are computed.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> [Extension name] -> Show/Hide Palette


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Show/Hide Sensors and Values Show / Hide Sensors and Values

Activate tool which enable exploration of sensors and calculated values.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> [Extensions name] -> Show/Hide Sensors and Values


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sda Show only false colors Show only false colors

False color textures are displayed, all other surfaces are made transparent.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> [Extension name] -> Show only false colors


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Take model snapshot Snapshot

Take snapshot of current SketchUp model view and export to png format in directory output_directory/snapshots.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> [Extensions name] -> Snapshot .

This feature is not supported in trial version of the extension, for more details see page License information.


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Take model snapshot with palette Snapshot with Palette

See above, adding the false color palette on the left side of the image.


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Take snapshot of palette Snapshot of palette

See above, image of the palette alone.


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Open snapshot folder Open snapshot folder

Open the images folder.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> [Extension name] -> Open snapshot folder


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA define transparent layers Define transparent layers

Open the dialog for defining transparent layers.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> [Extensions name] -> Define transparent layers

See page Make layers "transparent".


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Create a surface copy Create a surface copy

Virtual surface creation tool.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> [Extensions name] -> Create Copy

See page Creation of virtual surfaces.


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Create copy in instances Create Copy in Instances

Virtual surface creation tool: copy in component instances.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> [Extensions name] -> Create Copy in Instances

See page Creation of virtual surfaces.


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Create Virtual Copy for Tag Create Virtual Copy for Tag

Virtual surface creation tool: copy surfaces of a tag (layer).

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> [Extensions name] -> Create Virtual Copy for Tag

Voir la page Création de surfaces virtuelles.


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Show/Hide virtual surfaces Show / Hide Virtual Surfaces

Toggle display of virtual surfaces.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> [Extensions name] -> Show / Hide Virtual Surfaces

See page Creation of virtual surfaces.


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Output folder Output folder

Open the output folder.


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Save archive Save archive

Save calculation results in archive.

See page Archiving results.


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Load archive Load archive

Load the result of calculations from an archive.

See page Archiving results.


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Comparator Comparator

Opens the result comparator dialog.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> Comparator

See page Comparison of results.

DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Preferences Preferences

Open preferences.

From menu: Extensions -> De Luminae -> [Extensions name] -> Preferences


DL-Light extension sketchup toolbar all DA DF SVF SEPP65 BREEAM Watt WRF APSH VSC NSL sDA Documentation Help

Open the documentation for the extension.