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DIALux 4.13: LED Luminaire Setup Guide

The document provides a step-by-step guide on using the DIALux program for lighting design, including importing CAD files, determining room boundaries, and selecting LED luminaires. It outlines factors affecting the number of luminaires, such as maintenance and utilization factors, and includes instructions for entering necessary data and starting calculations. Finally, it details how to check results and export reports and CAD files.

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DIALux 4.13: LED Luminaire Setup Guide

The document provides a step-by-step guide on using the DIALux program for lighting design, including importing CAD files, determining room boundaries, and selecting LED luminaires. It outlines factors affecting the number of luminaires, such as maintenance and utilization factors, and includes instructions for entering necessary data and starting calculations. Finally, it details how to check results and export reports and CAD files.

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Lighting

DIALux 4.13
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A simplified explanation of the distribution
of Luminaires using the DIALux program
Open DIALux Program
DIALux Program:

Import file CAD Determine the boundaries of the room

Enter the work plane and Select LED luminaire


maintenance factor from Catalogue
Import File CAD
Load file CAD
1

Select file CAD

2
DIALux Program:

Import file CAD Determine the boundaries of the room

Enter the work plane and Select LED luminaire


maintenance factor from Catalogue
Determine the boundaries of the room

Click Right
Click Right
Write the name
of the room
DIALux Program:

Import file CAD Determine the boundaries of the room

Enter the work plane and Select LED luminaire


maintenance factor from Catalogue
Factors affecting the number of luminaires
in the room:

Maintenance Factor Utilization Factor


Indoor 0.8 Calculate room index [k] then by knowing
the color of walls, ceiling and ground we
Outdoor 0.4 - 0.6 can get the U.F from the table.

Wall Zone Height


Can be zero or 0.5 m If corridors and shops take zero
If offices take 0.8 m
Enter the work plane and maintenance factor

Enter maintenance
factor
Enter the Reflection of
Ceiling, Walls and Floor
Double Click
2

Enter Height and Wall Zone

Double Click
DIALux Program:

Import file CAD Determine the boundaries of the room

Enter the work plane and Select LED luminaire


maintenance factor from Catalogue
Select LED luminaire from Catalogue
1

2
Select type of Ceiling
Select the dimensions
of luminaire
Select Color Rendering
Index
Choose the lowest watt
with the highest lm
DIALux Program:

Enter Lux and Start Calculation


Insert Luminaires

Check 𝑬𝒂𝒗𝒈 and 𝑼𝟎 Print Report and


Export the File CAD
Enter Lux and Insert Luminaires

Click Right
Luminaire Data
The Number of
Luminaires

Enter Lux
To Change the
numbers of
luminaires if you
need
DIALux Program:

Enter Lux and Start Calculation


Insert Luminaires

Check 𝑬𝒂𝒗𝒈 and 𝑼𝟎 Print Report and


Export the File CAD
Start Calculation
Double Click
Double Click 1

Double Click
2
DIALux Program:

Enter Lux and Start Calculation


Insert Luminaires

Check 𝑬𝒂𝒗𝒈 and 𝑼𝟎 Print Report and


Export the File CAD
Check 𝑬𝒂𝒗𝒈 and 𝑼𝟎
DIALux Program:

Enter Lux and Start Calculation


Insert Luminaires

Check 𝑬𝒂𝒗𝒈 and 𝑼𝟎 Print Report and


Export the File CAD
Print Report and Export the File CAD
1

Choose a location
to save the cad file

3
Choose a location
to save PDF
Thank you

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