Adding custom light fixtures with illumination?

[joesausage]

Home Designer 2026, not Architect.

 

I've got importing 3d models/fixtures figured out, but I can't reliably figure out light sources.  I can add a light and mess around with it, but I don't seem to be able to create an "area light" property on imported fixtures so that, for example, a pendant light with a glass shell glows properly.  It's either opaque or it isn't, so if I put the light source outside the shell the illumination works, but inside the shell, there's no light (because the shell is blocking it). 

 

Any suggestions here?  I don't want to upgrade to Chief Architect to get this working.

[scottharris]

Home Designer does not have the symbol import that allows you to choose the symbol type like electrical lighting objects – see the example from Chief Architect Premier.  So, what you might try – import the 3D model and place a light behind it so it appears to emit light.