Tips,Tricks, Procedures and Best Practices

This forum consists of tips and instructions for various AGi32 capabilities.

Calculate PPFD for Horticulture
AGi32 Calculates Photosynthetic Active Radiation (PAR) for Horticultural Applications  Lighting for plants is different from lighting for humans. Light e...
Tue, 17 Mar, 2020 at 12:06 PM
Calculating Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density (PPFD) in AGi32
The equivalent to illuminance (fc or lux) for plants is Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density. Specifying PPFD as a calculation metric in AGi32 is performed by...
Thu, 15 Feb, 2018 at 4:47 PM
Instabase Audit
The Photometric Instabase is a tremendous collection of manufacturers’ current photometric data. As manufacturers’ products evolve, they are often retested ...
Fri, 16 Feb, 2018 at 2:27 PM
Dynamic Luminaire Aiming
Have you ever had the need to adjust luminaire Tilt, Roll or Spin angles while placing luminaires in your project? You can! By using the Alt function on you...
Fri, 16 Feb, 2018 at 2:42 PM
Floodlight Aiming Diagram
The Aiming Diagram command in AGi32 facilitates the creation of a common "bubble diagram" for multiple floods on a single pole or cage. Here's...
Tue, 15 Jan, 2019 at 3:04 PM
Operating AGi32 and/or Toolbox in a locked-down environment
Summary: The user must have the following permissions to operate AGi32 and/or Toolbox in a locked-down environment:  ItemPermissions RequiredRegistry Hi...
Wed, 10 Apr, 2019 at 4:30 PM
Evaluating the Luminous Box
The luminous dimensions in the IES file are used to describe the aperture from which the luminaire emits light. When defining a luminaire in AGi32, these di...
Thu, 27 Jun, 2019 at 3:53 PM
Instabase - Embedded versus Default Browser
In AGi32 and Photometric Toolbox, you can connect to the Instabase via an Embedded Browser (based on IE 11) or via your Default browser (e.g. Chrome, Edge, ...
Wed, 9 Oct, 2019 at 12:08 PM
AGi32 Support and How-To Videos (deep help)
Deep help means content that is not specifically tailored for the general public, but may be valuable should you find yourself in need! The links below ...
Mon, 20 Jun, 2022 at 1:57 PM
Error messages caused in AGi32 relating to OneDrive, Dropbox, and other mapped network locations
Users may experience file corruption or other error messages when storing AGI files on network drives or other cloud storage locations. Common cloud storage...
Mon, 24 Jan, 2022 at 8:34 AM