Illuminando is a OpenGL native Cocoa OSX CAD specialized to perform lighting calculations using 3D interactive tools that allow to obtain a simple and effective input.
Various CAD tools are used to create the scene to perform the necessary calculations.
Applying the "sources", the scene will be complete for the following calculation.
After calculation the result are presented in a complete RTF result.

Illuminando has a CAD interface that can generate parametric objects (vaults, quadrics, domes, cubes, spheres, cones, etc..) in order to simplify the design procedures, and also can import from DXF 3D files.

Illuminando has some implementeable internal databases containing:
- geographic/territorial information of some cities
- lighting sources catalogues and linked multi-currency prices files
- electrical wires catalogue and linked multi-currency prices files
- special pieces catalogue and linked multi-currency prices files

The working window projects objects within a three-dimensional space that displays the axial reference system and a plane of virtual modeling. The rationalization and intuitiveness of the available commands allow the acquisition of the graphics tools provided by the Application, minimizing the learning curve. Moreover, UNDO and REDO command allow the possibility of control and security in the work developing.

Powerful LAYER and VIEW management, intelligent PASTING options (the Application allows to copy the attributes of an object and paste only those that is possible to transfer on an object with different characteristics), RESHAPE, MOVE, ROTATE, MIRROR, SCALE, OFFSET, rectangular and polar ARRAY, EXPLODE, JOIN, DIVIDE, EXTRUDE commands, online HELP for the execution of commands: these are some of the possibilities offered by Illuminando.

The light sources, calculated as volumetric sources, are managed entirely by the Application, which allows you to import, display, edit and format IESNA LM-63 (ASCII text files normally used by manufacturers of lighting fixtures-Americans), EULUMDAT (formed by European standards) and even drawings DXF (the Application converts drawings photometry!) data files; photometric solids are summarized in 36 azimithal C-curves and 180 zenithal gamma-angles, while the color of the lamps is given by the color temperature or real color.

Illuminando can export to RTF a complete list, formatted according to user needs, of the installed products and special items, full of economic computing and electrical power.

Illuminando provides users with powerful tools for design optimization: a window of pre-project for rectangular rooms, L or cutted-corner, with the CIE method, the correct number of sources to achieve a certain value of illuminance on the working surface.

There is also a utility for the road projects optimization: given the width of the streat, through the choice of a variety of sources, distance and height of the poles, brackets, inclination, builds a database for each configuration with all the performed simulations. Through the use of filters you can choose from all the simulations carried out those that meet the parameters of law, the minimum installed capacity per kilometer, the configuration with maximum average luminance.

The objects of the scene to calculate, are divided into finite elements which assess the amount of direct illumination due to natural sources (sun and sky) and/or artificial.

Illuminando works in metric or imperial units, runs on Apple computers running OSX fully respecting the specific technology and implements OpenGL for rendering. The demo version (available in Brotens site) has full funcionality, but marks the results with an 'x': once is registered, all documents, even those built with the demo version will be unlocked for a full reading of the results.