Using Typicals for lights is a great way to save time and maintain control of the lighting effects when using ICErender. The Lighting Typicals in the palette can be used individually or in combinations, to achieve more variety of lighting effect. Once inserted, the lights are fully customizable and can be edited, moved or deleted like a normal User Light.

 

ICE has created some standard lighting scenarios that can be used immediately in any ICE file.

 

To install the Lighting Typicals:

 

1.Click here to open the Lighting Typicals download page.

 

2.Select the Lighting_Typicals_2017.zip file.

 

 

3.Select Download and open the install file.

 

4.Save the Lighting_Typicals.zip file to your desktop.

 

Note: This file can be deleted afterward.

 

5.Double-click the .zip file to open the window that contains the User Typicals folder.

 

 

6.Open a second Window Explorers window.

 

7.Navigate to my My Documents/Ice_Registration.

 

8.Drag and drop the User Typicals folder from .zip window into the Ice_Registration folder.

 

Note: If prompted to merge folders or overwrite previous Lighting Typicals, select Yes.

 

9.In the ICE2D plan view, use the Product Tree to open ICErender > User Lights > Lighting Typicals folder.

 

10.In the Product Palette, select a Lighting Typical and stamp it into the ICE file.

 

 

To create Lighting Typicals:

 

1.Draw a space with walls, a basic floor and ceiling.

 

2.Toggle between classic and reveal to show how reveal changes the space's look.

 

 

3.Put in a User Light and adjust height.

 

 

4.Go to Properties and adjust lighting brightness.

 

 

5.Create typical out of this light.

 

6.Select the Typicals button on the 2D window tool bar.

 

 

7.Save the typical with a unique name; making sure to check the box, "Save for all sessions of ICEbox" (This will make it available in all versions of ICE).

 

 

8.Make sure the thumbnail selected is appropriate and select OK.

 

9.This will show up in your Product Palette from now on.