New in DIALux evo 13: Improved BIM integration, collaboration with Metaroom and DDScad
DIALux evo 13 introduces advanced setting options for importing IFC models (Industry Foundation Classes), giving you more control over how your building geometry is processed. You can now choose between a new and a legacy import method.
The new import method significantly reduces the number of solid modeler operations, resulting in improved stability and shorter import times, especially with complex models featuring numerous floors, rooms, walls, windows, and other detailed elements. While this method is preselected and generally recommended, be aware that minor light visualization issues such as shadow edges and light leaks might occur at certain contact points. If you encounter issues with light visualization, you can switch to the legacy method, which minimizes these side effects. However, this can lead to slower and less stable imports, particularly with very large or detailed IFC models.
DIALux evo now imports spaces exactly as defined in the IFC model, including their names and detailed descriptions. This eliminates the need for DIALux’s own room detection and ensures that your project stays true to the original model specifications. The handling of spaces is now much more flexible. You can change them geometrically and they can be defined both nested inside each other and adjacent to each other, regardless of the physical room.
In cooperation with Graphisoft, we have developed a data interface based on IFC that enables real-time information exchange between DDScad and DIALux. When both applications are installed and running on the same workstation, you can instantly exchange IFC model data. To be able to use this interface, you need an installation of DIALux evo 13 and the latest version of Graphisoft DDScad, which will be available shortly.
In collaboration with Amrax we have developed an interface that allows 3D room models from Metaroom to be imported directly into DIALux. Lighting and electrical planners can accurately capture rooms and buildings with Metaroom and immediately begin lighting design, significantly accelerating and simplifying the planning process. The time-consuming manual construction of room geometry before actual lighting planning is eliminated, representing a significant efficiency gain.
With the combination of Metaroom and DIALux, you can now test various lighting options in precise 3D models of existing structures to find cost-efficient, aesthetically pleasing, and sustainable solutions. The planning results can then be exported as an IFC model for the Open BIM process or other BIM/AEC applications.
00:00 Overview
00:23 Enhancements on the IFC Import
01:50 Working with spaces
03:38 Collaboration with DDScad
04:27 Collaboration with METAROOM
05:05 Discontinuation of the Simple Indoor Planning feature
Learn more about metaroom and DIALux here:
https://amrax.ai/integrations/dialux?...
Find more information about the new features here:
https://www.dialux.com/en-GB/news-det...
DIALux evo 13 can now calculate obtrusive light, learn more about it here:
• New in DIALux evo 13: Obtrusive Light Calc...
https://www.dialux.com/en-GB/news-det...
As always, DIALux evo 13 ist available free of charge:
https://www.dialux.com/en-GB/download
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