V-Ray NEXT 3ds Max 2019 Light Meter readings

[CMP_Design]

I work at a lighting manufacturing company and have been using the Mental Ray Light meter for a few years now and I am now using the V-Ray Light meter since NVIDIA is no longer supporting Mental Ray and 3ds Max 2019 does not provide with Mental Ray so I am using the new V-Ray NEXT engine. I see that V-Ray calculates in Lux. Is there any way to change the calculations to read in Foot Candles? I have changed my units to American for lighting units but this did not change the light meter calculations. Could there possible be a script for it?

[joconnell]

The lighting analysis render element will do both for you, I'm sure it wouldn't be a huge thing to add to the light meter helper too. I normally use a lux meter for reference readings but I'm sure you're getting supplied values from production instead, seems like it's roughly 10 lux to one candela in the interim!

[CMP_Design]

I map a lot of church buildings that I model and I usually give the clients the plan view showing the calculations from the reading plane level. I don't often use the render element side of the light meter unless they ask for a render. I don't mind the Lux values it just most everyone we give these photo-metric analysis to don't know about Lux so we try to keep it simple for the clients. I hope this is something they can add quickly.

[Vizioen]

Might be better off using Rhinoceros + Grasshopper + Ladybug for these kind of calculations I think, they're going to be more precise. https://www.food4rhino.com/app/ladybug-tools