A number of tools for performing Lighting Analysis are available in 3ds Max Design 2009 and higher.
These feature is exposed in 3ds Max Design only.
Scenes saved from 3ds Max Design will open and render correctly in 3ds Max, but you cannot construct related class instances via MAXScript in 3ds Max.
Interfaces
Interface: DaylightSimulationUtilities
Interface: DaylightSimulationUIOps
Interface: LightingAnalysisOverlayFactory
Interface: LightMeterManager
Interface: PseudoColorManager
Interface: LuminosityUtil
Render Effects and Render Elements
Lighting_Analysis_Overlay : RenderEffect
Lighting_Analysis_Data : RenderElement
Helpers
LightMeter : Helper