Version 2.14.23 - 2023-APR-27:  


Bug Fixes:

  • Bug Fixes – Max planes are displayed when two IES files are opened simultaneously.

Version 2.14.19 - 2023-FEB-01: 

 

Enhancements/Changes:

  • Instance Enhancements – Photometric toolbox updates now fix the existing version rather than rebuilding it.  

Version 2.14.17 - 2023-JAN-03:


Bug Fixes:

  • New Tool-Fix issues setting luminous dimensions occurring with certain shapes. 
  • Edit Tool-Automatically update photometric files to LM-63-2002 format for compatibility with legacy shapes.


Version 2.12.1 - 2022-SEP-15:


Bug Fixes:

  • Changing luminous shape issue, occurring in certain cases, in the Add and Edit tools.


Version 2.11.6 - 2022-AUG-23:


Bug Fixes:

  • COM-interop registration.


Version 2.11.2 - 2022-AUG-08:


Bug Fixes:

  • Polar plots not printing with reports.
  • Invalid character appearing in report footers.
  • Invalid character appearing in Help -- About dialog.


Version 2.10.1 - 2022-APR-08:


Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed issue saving EULUMDAT (LDT) format with absolute photometry.


Version 2.9 Rev. 7 - 06-MAY-2020:


Enhancements/Changes:

  • License Manager-Trial Activation - Added Country drop-down list (required)
  • License Manager - Improved initialization time when using a hardware key
  • License Manager - Additional minor improvements


Bug Fixes:

  • Working icon does not go away with drag-and-drop from local folder function
  • License Manager - Invalid Subscription Action code may generate the misleading message 'unable to communicate with the server, error -119'. Now simply states 'invalid activation code'
  • License Manager - May get an exception if the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) repository is corrupt (unable to retrieve computer name)
  • License Manager - Additional minor bug fixes


Version 2.8  Rev. 2 - 06-DEC-19:


Enhancements/Changes:

  • Instabase - Enabled drag-and-drop from default browser


Bug Fixes:

  • Instabase - Instabase ID file (IITCID.txt) is not being created. Does not effect normal operation of Instabase but may cause issues in a cloned environment (e.g. class room)
  • Instabase - May get a 'Object not set' error when attempting to download to AGi32 from the embedded browser. Exact cause of this elusive issue is unknown

Version 2.7  Rev. 3 - 18-NOV-19:


Enhancements/Changes:

  • Photometric Toolbox®is now a registered trademark of Lighting Analysts, Inc.! Updated program where appropriate
  • Remove About button from all Tools
  • Unsaved files can no longer be used in any tool other than Save or Edit. Ensures correct data is used in tools
  • Working on a copy (Edit or Convert) - Latest copy is now automatically selected after making changes. Original file (and other copies) are deselected so you can continue to make changes to the latest copy


Bug Fixes:

  • Edit Tool-Settings - Changes to 'Work On' are not reflected in Tool until next time tool is opened
  • Edit Tool-Settings - Making changes and cancelling does not rest settings (i.e. changes are applied even though cancelled)
  • Indoor Tool-UGR - Luminaire area for end and side reversed when viewed crosswise. Expect very little or no difference in calculated UGR values


Version 2.6  Rev. 0 - 25-JUL-19:


Enhancements/Changes:


Bug Fixes:

  • Indoor Tool-UGR Table - Uncorrected UGR values are actually Corrected while Corrected values are over-corrected yielding pessimistic results


Version 2.5  Rev. 0 - 10-JUL-19:


Enhancements/Changes:

  • Indoor Tool-UGR Table - Added option to toggle between Corrected (default) and Uncorrected UGR Values. This may be useful when comparing values with European suppliers who generally publish Uncorrected UGR Tables. Note: Uncorrected UGR Values are normalized to 1000 lumens while Corrected Values are based on the actual luminaire lumens
  • Indoor Tool-Settings - Added startup setting for UGR Table - Corrected (default) or Uncorrected
  • License Manager - Multi-user License Checkout does not work as expected when discounted from the internet


Bug Fixes:

  • Indoor Tool - 'RTE - Overflow' occurs when luminous dimensions result in zero luminous area (invalid shape)
  • Indoor Tool-UGR Table - May get negative values when candela in offending zones is extremely low


Version 2.4  Rev. 2 - 10-MAY-19:


Enhancements/Changes:

  • Indoor Report - Added UGR Table. Generates and displays UGR Table per CIE 190:2010 - Calculation and Presentation of Unified Glare Rating Tables for Indoor Lighting Luminaires
  • Indoor Report - Added UGR Table to Print-Details. In cases where UGR Table cannot be calculated (e.g. no downlight), option to print UGR Table is unchecked


Bug Fixes:


Version 2.3  Rev. 5 - 27-JUL-18:


Enhancements/Changes:

  • License Manager - Added LAI# to license status for reference
  • License Manager - Added user information to expired subscription status for reference
  • Help Menu Changed 'Submit Support Report to 'Submit Support Ticket'


Bug Fixes:

  • RTE 75 when attempting to access Indoor Tool occurs when user does not have write access to Program Files folder (was trying to write log file)
  • 'RTE 6 - Overflow' error can occur when maximizing display on a 4K monitor in portrait mode


Version 2.2  Rev. 2 - 04-JUN-18:


Enhancements/Changes:

  • Subscription/trial status (expiration date) is now only displayed once a day when with 30 days of expiration (was displaying with every startup)
  • Instabase - Revised internal client identifier to prevent potential conflict in cloned environments (e.g. training facilities). Note: You may need to relog into your Instabase profile


Bug Fixes:

  • Unable to activate subscription/trial with certain language versions of Windows (e.g. Chinese, Russian, Korean)


Version 2.1  Rev. 2 - 01-MAY-18:


Enhancements/Changes:

  • Help-About - Removed Software Credits link


Bug Fixes:

  • Licensing system does not work if OS is NOT installed on C:
  • License Manager does not appear correctly with certain monitor DPI settings (e.g. 4K monitor)
  • License system does not work correctly under certain regional settings (e.g. Korean). In particular, date/time settings with non-standard characters. May cause the program to crash or generate an error (e.g. 'Start must be greater than 0')


Version 2.0  Rev. 48 - 06-APR-18:


Enhancements/Changes:

  • New subscription licensing system. Available license types; trial, single user and multi-user. Network version has been discontinued
  • Luminaire images from AGi32 (v19 and greater) are now used in all reporting tools
  • Luminaire images from Instabase now populate in all reporting tools
  • Added Instabase dropdown (per AGi32):


  • Tools-Installation and License Manager renamed License Manager and moved to Help menu
  • Added Newsreel and Update Information to Help menu
  • Removed Welcome Browser (replaced by Newsreel)
  • Revised Help Menu:


  • Revised Toolbox compatibility - AGi32 v19 (and greater) can access Toolbox v2.0 (and greater) from within AGi32. In other words, AGi32 v19 (and greater) can NOT access Toolbox <v2.0. Can still use Toolbox outside of AGi32
  • Help-About - Removed 'Licensed To' Section
  • Revised EULA per subscription licensing


Bug Fixes:

  • Road and Flood Reports open with no data loaded (blank cells). Problem occurs on computers where AGi32 is not installed. Workaround - Install AGi32 v18 to install missing dependencies
  • Attempting to open the Template Tool results in the following error:' RTE 429 - ActiveX component can't create object'. Problem occurs on computers where AGi32 in not installed. Workaround - Install AGi32 to install missing dependencies


Version 1.93 - 29-SEP-15:


Bug Fixes:

  • Article No.: 1699 - Compare Tool – 'RTE 5 – Invalid procedure call or argument' error occurs when trying to Normalize Distributions


Version 1.92 - 25-AUG-15:


Enhancements/Changes:

  • Shared License – Connection failure procedure has been modified to mitigate downtime when license server is offline


Version 1.90 - 15-APR-15:


Enhancements/Changes:

  • Old Instabase has been replaced with Instabase in the Cloud


Version 1.87 - 14-DEC-12:


Enhancements/Changes:

  • Improved roadway IES Type algorithm to better handle borderline cases (e.g. Type III instead of Type II)


Version 1.86- 12-AUG-12:


Bug Fixes:

  • Article No.: 1480 - Tool-Edit - Scaling candela values does not work properly with asymmetric Type B files


Version 1.85- 07-JUN-12:


Bug Fixes:

  • Article No.: 1460 - Tool-Edit - Changes made to angles on Angles tab are not always reflected on the Candela tab

  • Article No.: 1461 - Tool-Edit - 'RTE 6 - Overflow' occurs when attempting to paste >32767 candela values into the candela grid


Version 1.84 - 31-JAN-12:


Enhancements/Changes:

  • Network License – Improved renew and release license functions


Version 1.83 - 18-OCT-11:


Enhancements/Changes:

  • Tool-Road Report/Compare – Cutoff Classification for absolute photometry files is now indicated as N.A. In addition, characteristics have been reordered (cutoff classification has been moved down the list since this metric has been deprecated)

  • Tool-Indoor/Compare Report – Added several zones to the Zonal Lumen Summary to cover DesignLights Consortium Product Qualification Criteria (Technical Requirements Table 1, v1.6)


Bug Fixes:

  • Article No.: 1403 - Tool-Compare - Multi-line descriptive information (e.g. keyword data) may not appear correctly in printed output (may show description from previous column)


Version 1.82 - 17-AUG-11:


Enhancements/Changes:

  • Tool-Edit – Increased size of dialog footprint

  • Tool-Compare – Increased width of Add Plot list

Bug Fixes:

  • Article No: 1362 - Tool-Save - In isolated cases, the EULUMDAT conversion dialog does not appear when saving (converting) to EULUMDAT format


Version 1.81 - 25-MAY-11:


Enhancements/Changes:

  • Road Report/Compare Tool – BUG Rating has been updated per TM-15-11


Bug Fixes:

  • Article No.:1344 - Tool-View - Changing colors of one or more 2D curves does not appear to work

  • Article No.: 1348 - View Tool-2D Graph - Plotted curves for maximum candela may not be correct in some isolated cases

Version 1.80 - 02-MAY-11:


Enhancements/Changes:

  • Photometric files lacking the proper end-of-line delimiter (carriage return + line feed) are now automagically repaired and loaded. Repaired file is saved under the same name with _Repaired appended (original file is not altered)

  • Support for EULUMDAT absolute photometry files has been implemented

  • Instabase – Maximum allowable number of loaded Instabases increased from 100 to 250

  • Template Tool – User defined arrangements have been moved to ProgramData folder (was in ProgramFiles)

  • Road Report – Luminaire Efficacy Rating (LER) added to Road Report. Also added to Road Report in Compare


Bug Fixes:

  • Article No.: 1327 - Printing to PDF may produce a "RTE 380 - Invalid Property Value" error

  • Article No.: 1337 - Flood Report - In some cases, Lumen Array is only displaying one column of data