Creating Luminaire Databases
This dialog collects the necessary information so
that Rayfront can create a collection database
for luminaire descriptions. The database file will
be created in the "library/lumdb" subdirectory of
the installation directory, and will fail if the
current user has no write permission in that directory.
![[Luminaire Database Creation Dialog]](images/lumdb.gif)
Collection Name:
This is the name that will identify the new collection
on the database selection page of the luminaire import
dialog. If a collection of the same name already exists,
then the program will ask for confirmation later, before
creating it and overwriting the previous one.
Directory:
The collection will index files in the directory specified
here. Note that those files are still needed after
indexing, as the collection database only contains a
mapping of luminaire names and numbers to file names.
If you select a luminaire in one of the lists of the
database selection page, then Rayfront will read
the original file again to display it's contents. Only
after importing a file from the database into the project
are it's contents independent from external sources.
Extension:
The collection will index all files in the directory above,
if their file name extension matches the string entered
here. You can use shell type wildcard characters here,
such as the "?" to specify one arbitrary character, or the
"*" to specify zero or more arbitrary characters. An entry
of ".*" will index all files in the specified directory.
Select Example File...
This button invokes a file open dialog to
select an example file from your file system. The file name
extension of that file and the directory where it is
located will then be filled in automatically into the
appropriate fields above.
Buttonbar
Ok
- use the entered values and close attempt to
build the requested collection database.
The message bar in the dialog will display progress
information during indexing. If the index file has
been created successfully, the dialog will close.
If there are any errors that prevent the file
from being created, an error message will be
displayed and the dialog stays open.
Cancel
- discard the entered values and close the dialog.
Help... - display this information.
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