Draft:DIALux



DIALux
Developer(s)DIAL GmbH, Lüdenscheid, Germany
Stable release
DIALux evo 12.1 Patch 4 (5.12.1.7360)

(09.07.2024)

Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
Available in26 languages
Type3D computer graphics
Licenseproprietary
Websitedialux.com

DIALux is a 3D graphics software for lighting design developed by DIAL GmbH[1] in Lüdenscheid, Germany. It is mainly used by lighting planners, consultants, architects, lighting technicians and electricians to plan, calculate and visualize light for indoor and outdoor areas. Numerous lamp and luminaire manufacturers offer plug-ins for their products that make the beam characteristics available in the DIALux application. The software is available free of charge via the manufacturer's website.[2] In addition to performing photometric calculations, individual rooms, multi-storey buildings, paths, parking lots, streets and landscapes can be created, planned and simulated.

The possibilities are not limited. An Aircraft cabin lighting design[3] with DIALux evo is possible as well as the lighting design for a hotel.[4] The application was used 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] A case study for simulating and optimizing the lighting of the JAMKARAN Mosque was also realized with DIALux.[7] In another study, it is used to simulate different lighting in historic gardens with buildings in order to evaluate the lighting interaction.[8] The software can also be used, for example, for planning tasks such as the optimal lighting of artworks in a gallery.[9] [10][11] Among other things, the lighting design of sports facilities or the design of emergency lighting according to DIN EN 1838 is supported. Newer versions support the implementation of energy assessments in accordance with DIN V 18599 and EN 15193, as required for energy performance certificates.

The Project Showroom [12] in the DIALux Community provides an interesting insight into further possible use cases.

3D models created with DIALux can be rendered with the raytracer POV-Ray.

  1. ^ "DIAL GmbH website". DIAL GmbH. July 2024.
  2. ^ "DIALux website". Product Website for DIALux. DIAL GmbH. July 2024.
  3. ^ "Aircraft cabin lighting design method based on DIALux". Journal of Northwestern Polytechnical University (Chinese and English) (in Chinese). Northwestern Polytechnical University. March 2024.
  4. ^ Awadi, Mohammad; Amro, Osama (2022). "DIALux evo Program Hotel design by DIALux evo". Submitted to the College of Engineering in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree in Power Engineering. Palestine Polytechnic University. p. 107. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  5. ^ Melanie Eibl (2016), Die Alte Pinakothek: Ein Museumsbau im Wandel der Zeit (in German), Böhlau, pp. 305ff
  6. ^ "Die Kaiserpfalz in neuem Licht". Webseite der Stadt Goslar (in German). Stadt Goslar. October 2017.
  7. ^ Rohollah Abdollahi (2021), Design of lighting system for sacred places with the approach of improving technical and economic conditions., Ain Shams Engineering Journal
  8. ^ Martina Gargiulo, Davide Carleo, Giovanni Ciampi, Massimiliano Masullo (2024), Assessment of the Historical Gardens and Buildings Lighting Interaction through Virtual Reality: The Case of Casita de Arriba de El Escorial, Buildings 14(1):273{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Edoardo Alessio Piana; Francesca Merli (2020), "Lighting of Museums and Art Galleries", Journal of Physics Conference Series, 1655: 012138, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1655/1/012138
  10. ^ Marco Verardi (2011), Energieeinsparmaßnahmen durch moderne Lichttechnik in Nichtwohngebäuden: Planung, Bilanzierung und Durchführung anhand eines praktischen Beispiels (in German), Bedey Media, pp. 20ff, ISBN 978-3-8428-5401-7
  11. ^ Ekbert Hering, Rolf Martin (2017), Optik für Ingenieure und Naturwissenschaftler: Grundlagen und Anwendungen (in German), Carl Hanser Verlag, pp. 443ff, ISBN 978-3-446-44509-3
  12. ^ "Project showroom in the DIALux community". Project Examples from DIALux Users in the DIALux Community. DIAL GmbH. July 2024.