Desktop Radiance Registration

After registering, you may chose to download Desktop Radiance or receive a CD via postal mail. You must have a valid postal mailing address in order to receive a CD in the mail. For downloads, you will receive an automated e-mail to the email address you provide containing the password you need to open the Desktop Radiance installation archive.

Software Requirements

Windows 95, Window 98, Windows NT (Service Pack 3 or greater), or Windows 2000. AutoCAD R14 or AutoCAD 2000 is required to access all of the features of Desktop Radiance. It is advised that AutoCAD R14 or 2000 be installed on your computer before installing Desktop Radiance, however you can install Desktop Radiance without AutoCAD R14 or 2000 if you wish to use the non-AutoCAD related features such as running simulations, editing materials, browsing the library of materials and performing image analyses.

Hardware Requirements

Minimum: Pentium 90 with 32MB RAM and 100MB of free disk space. 13" RGB Color monitor with 8-bit color display at 800 by 600 resolution.

Recommended: Pentium 200 or better with 48MB RAM or more, 150MB of free disk space, plus 20-30MB as working space for each project. 17" or larger RGB color monitor with 24-bit color display at 1024 by 768 resolution or greater.

Known Incompatibilities

Desktop Radiance does not work with Architectural Desktop that is based on AutoCAD 2000. (Architectural Desktop installed as a plug-in to AutoCAD R14.1 does work.) Furthermore, Desktop Radiance projects created with BETA-1, BETA-2, and BETA-3 are not compatible with Version 1.0 and should be removed.

The download consists of a self-extracting .ZIP archive containing all of the files needed to install Desktop Radiance Version 1.02.  The size of the archive is 54.7MB, which can take up to 10 hours to download with a 28.8Kb modem connection.  (On a T1 connection, the archive can be downloaded in approximately 2 minutes).

After accepting the terms of the license agreement, a registration confirmation message will be sent to the e-mail address you provide.  The confirmation message will contain the password that you will use to open the installation archive.  If there is a problem obtaining the registration confirmation notice and/or opening the downloaded archive file, please contact our support staff.

Please proceed to the Registration page.

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