Lights · Revit

Place a Revit Lighting Fixture with a light source, then adjust its rendered appearance in the Lite light panel. Set the fixture's position and orientation in Revit.

Light types

Lite automatically maps the light shape in Revit Lighting Fixture families to five Lite light types: Point Light, Spot Light, Strip Light, Rectangle Light, and Disc Light. Light rendering parameters are adjusted independently in Lite's light panel and do not write back to Revit.

Lite initializes intensity, color, and color temperature to its defaults, or restores the fixture's saved Lite values. Later changes to these parameters in Revit are not synced to Lite; adjust them in the Lite light panel. The Spot Light beam angle also uses the Lite default or the fixture's saved Lite value.

Lite determines the emitting surface size from its own light-type rules, rather than the size set in the Revit family. Light position and orientation still follow the Revit family instance.

Adjustable parameters

1. On the D5 Lite tab in Revit, click Light Editor.
2. Select a lighting fixture in the Revit viewport to see its settings in the light panel.
3. Adjust the settings below and check the result in the Lite viewport. To reposition or aim the light, move or rotate the fixture instance in Revit, then check the synced result in Lite.

Parameter	What it controls
Intensity	Adjusts the strength of the light.
Color / Temperature	Sets the light color directly or changes how warm or cool the light looks. Use one mode at a time.
Light Radius	Adjusts shadow edge softness for point lights and spotlights. Range: 0–10 cm; default: 5 cm.
Beam Angle	Adjusts a spotlight's coverage. The control shows the full angle, from 1° to 160°.
Reflection Visibility	Changes how visible the light source is in reflections and refractions without changing illumination. Available for all light types. Range: 0–1; default: 1.

Sync to D5 Render

Connect Revit to D5 Render to sync lights with the model. Check the lighting in D5 Render after syncing.