See (really!) Sky and Telescope for a great discussion on unwanted and
poorly directed lighting. Refers to night lighting, but it's the SAME
physics involved.
my solution(s):
1. If you can see the bulb of your light source YOU'RE IN TROUBLE!
2. reduce all lighting into the operator's background (BEHIND you!)
3. direct all overhead lights down - truly down (think of a horse's
blinkers- put that kind of shade on your fluorescents)
4. Keep all fixtures, bulbs, etc. out of the line of sight of the operators.
5. try Bounce lighting. (off of the ceiling or nearby wall)
6. Remember that fluorescents scatter light - and the Eye focuses better on
directly illuminated objects- translated: incandescents. Not that
fluorescents don't do the job, but they introduce a level of eye fatigue as
the eye works harder to 'locate' and focus on an object that has soft
shadows on it.
And, btw, I don't use any glare screen!
"Ken Alexander" wrote in message
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> I did a quick search, but didn't find what I am looking for.
> We have a few cad guys complaining about poor lighting.
> I am curious as to what others are doing for lighting.
> We currently have fluorescent overhead lights and each station
> has under cabinet lights. The complaints are glair from overhead
> lights if they're on and then glare from the under cabinet lights.
>
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> Ken Alexander
> Acad 2000
> Win 2000
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