Software:DIALux
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| Developer(s) | DIAL GmbH, Lüdenscheid, Germany |
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| Stable release | Dialux evo 12.1 Patch 4 (5.12.1.7360)
(09.07.2024) |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Available in | 26 languages |
| Type | 3D computer graphics |
| License | proprietary |
| Website | dialux.com |
DIALux is a 3D graphics software for indoor and outdoor lighting design developed and distributed by DIAL GmbH in Lüdenscheid, Germany.
Numerous lamp and luminaire manufacturers offer plug-ins for their products that make the beam characteristics available in the DIALux application.
3D models created with DIALux can be rendered with the raytracer POV-Ray.
Among other things, Dialux supports the lighting design of sports facilities or the design of emergency lighting according to DIN EN 1838.
With the newer versions, energy evaluations can also be carried out according to DIN V 18599 and EN 15193, as required for energy performance certificates.
As Porumb et al. show, DIALux can also be used, for example, for planning tasks such as the optimal lighting of artworks in a gallery.[1][2] The possibilities are unlimited. With DIALux evo you can create individual rooms, multi-storey buildings, paths, car parks and streets. It is also possible to create an Aircraft cabin lighting design with DIALux evo.[3]
The software is available free of charge via the manufacturer's website. [4] It was used, for example, in the lighting design for the Alte Pinakothek in Munich or for the UNESCO World Heritage Site Imperial Palace of Goslar (Kaiserpfalz Goslar).[5][6]
DIAL sucessfully completed several Joined Research Projects with the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics (IBP). The new findings are expected to help planners using DIALux to exploit full energy-saving potential in their lighting projects. [7] [8]
Lighting scenario created with DIALux (outside)
Lighting scenario created with DIALux (inside)
References
- ↑ Marco Verardi (2011) (in German), Energieeinsparmaßnahmen durch moderne Lichttechnik in Nichtwohngebäuden: Planung, Bilanzierung und Durchführung anhand eines praktischen Beispiels, Bedey Media, pp. 20ff, ISBN 978-3-8428-5401-7, https://books.google.com/books?id=XmEaW18mCGkC&pg&pg=PA21
- ↑ Ekbert Hering, Rolf Martin (2017) (in German), Optik für Ingenieure und Naturwissenschaftler: Grundlagen und Anwendungen, Carl Hanser Verlag, pp. 443ff, ISBN 978-3-446-44509-3, https://books.google.com/books?id=pI4_DgAAQBAJ&pg&pg=PA443
- ↑ "Aircraft cabin lighting design method based on DIALux" (in zh). Northwestern Polytechnical University. March 2024. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/379417391.
- ↑ "DIALux website" (in en). DIAL GmbH. July 2024. https://www.dialux.com.
- ↑ Melanie Eibl (2016) (in German), Die Alte Pinakothek: Ein Museumsbau im Wandel der Zeit, Böhlau, pp. 305ff, https://books.google.com/books?id=Zv4WDQAAQBAJ&pg&pg=PA305
- ↑ "Die Kaiserpfalz in neuem Licht" (in de). Stadt Goslar. October 2017. https://www.goslar.de/tourismus/aktuelles/1455-goslar-weiterhin-auf-hoechstem-niveau-in-der-gaesteansprache.
- ↑ "Qualitative and quantitative daylight façade planning for a consulting practice" (in en). Fraunhofer IBP. July 2024. https://www.ibp.fraunhofer.de/en/projects-references/daylight-facade-planning.html.
- ↑ "Development of new algorithms - oriented towards user needs and standardization" (in en). Fraunhofer IBP. July 2024. https://www.ibp.fraunhofer.de/en/expertise/energy-efficiency-and-indoor-climate/lighting-technology-passive-solar-systems/software-and-evaluation-methods.html.
Literature
- Alyaá Tabbah: Master Thesis Evaluating digital twin data exchange between a virtual and physical environment regarding lighting quantity Jönköping University
- Hu Guojian Hao Luoxi: Comparison and Analysis of Lighting Calculation Software Dialux & Agi32, in: China Illuminating Engineering Journal 2005-03
- Mulya Feri, Chairul Gagarin Irianto Lighting System Design Based on SNI 6197-2011 and Software-Based Design DIALux Evo 9.2 (Case study) Jurnal Teknik Elektro, Vol. 14 No. 2, October 2022, pp. 73 - 78 ISSN: 1858-1463 (print), 2580-6807 (online)
- R. Febriyursandi, A. Z. Azryenni, A. Hamzah Design Lighting Quality Based on DIALux Evo 8.1 Journal of science and applied engineering, Indonesia (JSAE)
- Sharma Ajay G, Deepa Karvat, PA Shah A Case Study on analysisof insufficient lighting in Substation in DIALux software in International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT)
- Anahita Davoodi, Peter Johansson, Johanna Enger (Jönköping University) Comparison of lighting simulation tools with focus on lighting quality Conference paper: Improving Energy Efficiency in Commercial Building Conference (IEECB’14)
- DIAL GmbH: Free DIALux evo Basic course
External links
- Dialux on the DIAL GmbH website
- DIALux Community community.dialux.com
- Project examples from DIALux users in the DIALux community https://community.dialux.com/project-showroom
Category:3D graphics software Category:Simulation software Category:Light Category:Lighting Category:Windows software
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