Room lighting, sunlight, moods, groups, and shelf LEDs

Lighting mode lets you test atmosphere without changing the measured shell. Turn Lighting mode on to replace the flat studio light with the room’s saved sunlight, fixture, and exposure settings.

Start with a mood#

Choose Morning, Day, Evening, or Night. Each preset sets exposure, sunlight state, time of day, and sun direction together. Night turns sunlight off and lowers exposure so ceiling lights, ambient bulbs, and shelf LEDs are easier to judge.

Use Brightness to adjust exposure from 20% to 250%. Under Sunlight, switch the sun on or off, set a time from 00:00–24:00 in half-hour steps, and adjust its compass direction.

Place ceiling lights#

Open Ceiling lights and either:

1. Choose Add ceiling light, select its color and group, tap a point on the floor or plan, then select Done; or
2. Choose Arrange automatically to replace the room’s existing ceiling-light set with an evenly spaced layout.

Automatic layout uses about one light per 7 m², keeps roughly 60 cm from the room bounds where possible, follows the room shape, and creates at most nine lights in one room. In Plan view, the floor outline acts as a ceiling map and is the easiest place to inspect spacing.

Add ambient bulbs#

Use Add ambient light, then tap near a decorative table or floor lamp. The planner places a light at a typical 55 cm lamp height. An ambient bulb is a lighting effect; it does not automatically add the decorative lamp model.

Choose color and edit a light#

New and selected lights support Warm, Soft, Cool, and Daylight presets. Select a placed light to change its on/off state, intensity, color, or group, or to delete it. Warm is suited to bedrooms and lounges; cool and daylight are clearer for task or dressing areas, but the final choice remains a design decision.

Use light groups#

Create and name groups such as Living Room or Work Area. Assign a light during placement or from the selected-light inspector, then switch the whole group on or off. Deleting a group keeps its lights but removes their assignment.

Turn on cabinet shelf LEDs#

When the room contains cabinets, Shelf LEDs lists them. Choose Warm or Cool for the shared LED color and toggle each cabinet. LEDs illuminate open shelves only while room lighting is active and are most visible in a dark mood.

Undo and performance behavior#

Placing, replacing, or deleting fixtures is a structural action and is undoable. Exposure, sunlight, fixture intensity, fixture on/off, color, and grouping are saved mood settings but do not create dozens of Undo steps while you drag a slider.

A whole-home scene can contain more active lights than the renderer can cast in real time. If a budget warning appears, the active room is prioritized and overflow lights remain represented without all casting full real-time light. Reduce active groups for a clearer preview.

Lighting is a visualization aid. Confirm fixture photometry, beam angle, switching, electrical load, ceiling construction, access, and local electrical requirements with a qualified professional.