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My floor plan includes a few rooms that include a variety of ceiling types and we desire to use a variety of light fixtures in the space. Will DraftLogic Electrical do this automatically for me?

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My floor plan includes a few rooms that include a variety of ceiling types and we desire to use a variety of light fixtures in the space. Will DraftLogic Electrical do this automatically for me?

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DraftLogic Electrical has two methods of automatically placing lights in a space. Foot candle based lighting will place the needed number (based on a zonal cavity calculation) of a single fixture type into a space to meet the foot candle requirement you set. Rule based lighting will place a particular fixture type in a location or locations relative to other points or objects, like the center point of the space for example. Using a combination of these tools, you could possibly muscle DraftLogic Electrical into using its automated placement tools to do the space how you want it. Doing so, however, would not be the best use of your time! The automated tools are not meant to replace the use of your judgement and skills in complex situations, like using a variety of lighting in a space or where there is a variety of ceiling types in a space. For scenarios where the foot candle based lighting or rule based lighting are not going to directly meet your needs, it is best to instead use any co

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