Tips and tricks

Aligning objects...
 ...can be done quite simply using auxiliary lines which can be inserted easily with a double click on the ruler in the CAD view.
Thu, 9 Jun, 2016 at 1:50 PM
Allocating texture and colour with the SHIFT key
In DIALux you can allocate colours and textures to surfaces via Drag and Drop. If, while you are doing this, you press the SHIFT key, then only the a...
Mon, 13 Jun, 2016 at 3:07 PM
Artificial light and daylight….
…are calculated together if the daylight quotients are deactivated for the calculation and a sky model is selected instead.
Mon, 13 Jun, 2016 at 3:51 PM
Colour rendering index
DIALux not only displays the spectral distribution of any light source but also its colour rendering. In every window in which a spectrum is displayed ...
Mon, 13 Jun, 2016 at 3:48 PM
Easy alignment of luminaires
If you want to align a spot to focus on a specific target, DIALux includes a functionality with which it is child’s play to align the luminaire automat...
Fri, 10 Jun, 2016 at 1:27 PM
Fast and simple uniform light colours
DIALux users who select different luminaires for a room often recognize that these sometimes have different light colours. Following the steps descr...
Fri, 10 Jun, 2016 at 11:59 AM
For high buildings…
 …a room must be raised accordingly to be able to calculate realistically how daylight enters the room. For this just plan an obstruction (right m...
Fri, 10 Jun, 2016 at 1:29 PM
From where comes the bright spot?
From time to time it happens, that an exterior scene shows an unexpected bright spot. To comprehend the input of each light source to this spot we sugg...
Thu, 16 Jun, 2016 at 3:11 PM
How do you create a curved rear wall?
In the ground plan you draw a curved help line with the aid of the tool “draw curved help line”. Then you edit the room geometry (right mouse button:...
Fri, 10 Jun, 2016 at 1:25 PM
How do you create polygonal calculation areas/ surfaces?
Frequently for the shapes of certain rooms or objects it becomes necessary to create a calculation area with polygonal geometry in order to provide e...
Fri, 10 Jun, 2016 at 1:26 PM