Dialux EVO manual_en.pdf

DIALux evo 1 The Software Standard for Calculating Lighting Layouts

User Manual

DIALux evo

$ #%&# DIAL GmbH Gustav'Adolf'Stra(e ) *+*%, L!denscheid dialog-dial.de www.dial.de

/irst 0dition #%&# The text and images were "re"ared with great care. DIAL the authors and the translators are however not sub1ect to legal obligation or liability for any erroneous information and its conse2uences. This "ublication is "rotected by co"yright law. All rights are reserved. 3ost of the soft'ware and hardware designations used in this manual are registered trademar4s and therefore sub1ect to the a""licable laws. The DIAL GmbH can not be held res"onsible for any damage to "eo"le or "ro"erty which might occur in connection with the use of the DIALux software. The "rogram and documentation was created with great care however errors cannot be ruled out.

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$ #%&# DIAL GmbH Gustav'Adolf'Stra(e ) *+*%, L!denscheid dialog-dial.de www.dial.de

/irst 0dition #%&# The text and images were "re"ared with great care. DIAL the authors and the translators are however not sub1ect to legal obligation or liability for any erroneous information and its conse2uences. This "ublication is "rotected by co"yright law. All rights are reserved. 3ost of the soft'ware and hardware designations used in this manual are registered trademar4s and therefore sub1ect to the a""licable laws. The DIAL GmbH can not be held res"onsible for any damage to "eo"le or "ro"erty which might occur in connection with the use of the DIALux software. The "rogram and documentation was created with great care however errors cannot be ruled out.

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DIALux evo 1 – The next generation All over the world more than *%%.%%% "eo"le are using DIALux for lighting design. 8evertheless we dare the im"ossible6 7e "roduce a new and better DIALux version. /or some time DIALux is growing u" to the next generation. 8ow it;s time to "resent the results of our wor4 to our fans the users. uilding? in /ran4furt DIAL stand in Halle 9.% A+%. The current generation of DIALux is established on the mar4et. 5eady and carefully maintained @currently available in version ).&% it is still the best com"lete solution for users all over the world. And it should stay so. The next generation B DIALux evo B has "romising "otential and "rovides the base for our future. 7ith this software we will realie many ideas and wishes that will ma4e the wor4 of the user more innovative and easier.

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DIALux evo & The Software Standard for Calculating Lighting Layouts

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In the following you will find a short descri"tion of the functions available in DIALux.

DIALux offers a number of textures that you are free to use for your lighting layouts. The following com"anies "rovided those textures6 •

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Texturenliste Su"er/inish B Immobiliendarstellungen Immobiliendarstellungen ochen Schroeder www.immobiliendarstellung.de Arroway Texturen www.arroway.de :lf Theis www.ulf'theis.de Texturenland @onstantin Gross www.texturenland.de 8octua Gra"hics @Herbert /ahrnhol www.noctua'gra"hics.de Thermo"al www.thermo"al.de 5athschec4 Schiefer und Dachsysteme G www.rathschec4.de

They offer many more textures. Chec4 their websites for further textures.

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Contents /irst Ste"s in DIALux evo B The start screen................... F Settings ................................................................... , Standards................................................................. + Construction B Juic4 "lanning ................................... &% The DIALux evo user interface................................. && Selecting
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First Steps in DIALux evo – The start screen
/ig. & /eedbac4

After the feedbac4 en2uiry you come to the start screen.

/ig. & start screen

At the start screen from DIALux evo you are be able to6 '

Create new building o

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D7GDM/ im"ort 0m"ty rectangular room "lanning


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0ditload existing "ro1ects

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Hel" and Su""ort informations to the DIALacademy and to the manufacturers

Settings Nia File   Settings   Genaral Settings you can change the default settings of DIALux evo.

/ig. # Settings

At the General Settings you are be able to edit

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Gobal settings

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Languages

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CAD

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ro1ect settings

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Storage locations

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/ig. 9 default settings

Standards Nia File  Settings   Standards you will get into the settings for standards.

/ig. ) Standards

At the standards you have the o"tion to edit the "reset standards of each individual lighting situation. Additionally you are able to create and ad1oin new "rofiles.

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/ig. * Settings for Standards

The default setting fort the standard in DIALux evo is office; Writing, typewriting, reading, data processing. Oou can also edit the "rofiles later  see cha"ter Assessment Zones

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Construction – Quick planning To get a 2uic4 entry into the room "lanning DIALux evo offer a 2uic4 "lanning. Nia Empty rectangular room you will start the 2uic4 "lanning. Then you are able to edit the room dimensions6 '

Length width height

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7all thic4ness

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The standard settings

/ig. F Juic4 "laner

Additionally you can edit the "rofiles of the room cha"ter Assessment Zones

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The DIALux evo user interface DIALux evo is divided into a sim"le mode and tool design. At each mode you will find ty"ical tools.

/ig. , DIALux evo user interface

In DIALux evo you have to wor4 in ) im"ortant wor4 areas6 & B 3ode selection # B Tool selection 9 B CAD B Niew selection ) B Dis"lay <"tions

At the CAD-iew you can select6

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Site

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>uilding

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/ig. + CAD'Niew selection

If you want to select another CAD'Niew you have the o"tions between6 '

9D'5endering

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/ront view

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Side view from the right

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Side view from the left

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Niew from behind

!ote" #$%ects, elements and luminaires w&ic& were inserted into t&e pro%ect at t&e Area-'iew won(t $e 'isi$le at t&e ot&er 'iews)

Selecting Objects Oou can select ob1ects by one clic4 on the left mouse button. At DIALux evo you have "ossibility to select hidden ob1ects without changing the view. >y clic4ing through with the left mouse button you can select the hidden ob1ects. There will always the foremost ob1ects selected then the underlying etc.

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/ig. E Selecting ob1ects

/ig. &% Selecting hidden
To select an ob1ect from an arrangement 1ust clic4 with the left mouse button onto the ob1ect again. DIALux evo differentiates between the o$%ect mem$ers&ips. If you are using the Furniture and o$%ects tool from the construction mode you can select all ob1ects from this tool first. Selecting an ob1ect from another tool @maybe a luminaire DIALux evo automatically causes a 1um" into the luminaire tool.

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Free construction - Site >y starting #utdoor and $uilding planning you attain automatically to the site tool from the construction mode. At this tool there is the "ossibility to draw the floor element and the building contour of your new building.

/ig. && Draw a building

Oou can design the building contour of the new building and of the floor element by clic4ing the corner "oints at the CAD'view. Oou can close your olygon by6

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Storey and building construction After drawing the building contour from the building DIALux evo automatically 1um"s into the storey and $uilding construction tool .

/ig. &# Drawing the indoor contour

8ow you have the "ossibility to create one or more rooms at your building.

/ig. &9 Indoor contour

>y creating the indoor contour you have the same "rocedure li4e the drawing of the building contour.

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/ig. &) Drawing more rooms

Additionally you can generate new storeys at the storey and $uilding construction tool . At this tool you can du"licate an existing storey or create new storeys.

/ig. &* Generate stories

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Objects und furniture In the tool furniture and o$%ects of the construction mode you can insert6 '

.sat'files

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.9ds'files

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.m9d'files

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DIALux evo also has standard ob1ects li4e DIALux ).&% as well as an o$%ect catalogue) Oou can start the catalogue by clic4ing6

Select   #$%ect catalogue   Catalogue   D*A+u e'o Nia Drag P Dro" into DIALux evo and via the ob1ect catalogue you can insert own ob1ects and furniture to the DIALux evo database.

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Insert and arrange of objects and furniture Oou can insert ob1ects and furniture to your "ro1ect via Drag P Dro" and via actions li4e '

Draw rectangular arrangement

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Draw "olygonal arrangement

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Draw circular arrangement

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Draw line arrangement

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Automatic arrangements for s"aces

/ig. &, Insert ob1ects

After inserting you can '

move

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rotate

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scale

the ob1ects in your "ro1ect. Oou can choose the manipulators @wor4 with the mouse or set a manual numerical entry.

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/ig. &+ 8umerical entry

Additionally you can edit an arrangement by itself.

/ig. &E 0dit the "olygon

The mani"ulators edit polygon and edit grid lines ada"t the arrangement to the desired change.

/ig. #% Arrange the "olygon

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Doors and Windows In the $uilding openings tool of the construction mode you can find different windows doors and roof lights.

/ig. #& 7indows doors and roof lights

Oou can insert windows doors and roof lights via Drag  Drop and via the function position acti'e $uilding opening. The ad1usted "ro"erties li4e height width frame width and sill height will be assumed.

/ig. ## Insert a window

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/ig. #9 Draw a window

Room elements In the tool room elements you can find6

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/ig. #) room elements

The functionality of the room elements are the same as in DIALux ).&%. Oou can insert them via Drag  Drop or via insert new room element .

/ig. #* Insert room elements

After insert you can edit the room elements with the manipulators or due manual numerical entry.

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DIALux evo Additionally you can edit the s2uares polygonal .

/ig. #F 0dit room elements

Ceilings In the ceiling tool you can insert ceilings smoothly at your rooms.

/ig. #, Ceiling tool

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!ote" At t&e .d-'iew suspended ceilings pro'ide a 'iew into t&e room and are t&erefore only 'isi$le from $elow) /ounted ceiling luminaires apply t&eir mounting automatically to t&e suspended ceiling and not to t&e distance of raw ceiling)

After selecting a room you can add a sus"ended ceiling in the room automatically. Oou can also draw a section with a sus"ended ceiling in the room.

/ig. #+ Insert ceilings

After insert you can edit the ceilings.

/ig. #E 0dit ceilings

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Cutouts In the cutout tool you can generate cutouts in any building contour.

/ig. 9% Cutouts

Oou can generate cutouts as6 '

rectangular

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circular

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"olygon

After drawing the cutouts you can edit them also with the manipulators. >y setting the chec4box +imit cutting dept& additionally you can edit the cutting de"th additionally.

/ig. 9& Cutting de"th

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Assessment Zones In DIALux evo you can organise every room in assessment ones. Additionally every room can be subdivided in more than one assessment one.

/ig. 9# Assessment one

This offers you the "ossibility to assign a usage profile to each room or subone of each room. Oou can choose the "rofile from the standards. The values for maintenance and usage "rofiles can also be edit.

!ote" 0&e maintenance factor of eac& su$1one will $e calculated and considered at t&e documentation)

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Materials In the /aterials tool you can assign a texture to all surfaces in DIALux evo. Oou can create your own colour and texture or choose them from the DIALux catalogue. 2ic3 material offers you the "ossibility to acce"ted and "rocessed existing textures in the "ro1ect.

/ig. 99 Insert 3aterials

Nia Drag  Drop or apply material you can su"erim"ose the texture on the desired surface.

Oou will find the /aterial catalogue li4e in DIALux ).&% via

Select   Catalogue

/ig. 9) 3aterial catalogue

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DIALux evo 8aturally you can edit your own colour material . Oou have the o"tions6 '

Colour

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3aterial ty"e

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5eflection factor

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Degree of Transmission

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5efravtive index

After drawing the texture it will automatically be saved at6

Select   /aterials

/ig. 9* 0dit colour material

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Reference Lines In reference lines tool you can draw reference lines at every CAD'view. They will give to you an assistance by constructing your "ro1ect.

/ig. 9F 5eference Lines

Copy and arrange Oou have the "ossibility to co"y arrange combines"lit and align ob1ects and arrangements in the tool copy and arrange at the construction mode.

/ig. 9, Co"y

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DIALux evo After selecting more than # ob1ects you have the "ossibilities to arrange combines"lit and align.

/ig. 9+ Arrange combines"lit align

Arrange6 '

0ach ob1ect @furniture element luminaire etc. can be combined

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0ach ob1ect in an arrangement can be edit individually

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Combine  S"lit6 '

The handling is similar to DIALux ).&%

Align6 '

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Calculation objects Oou can choose calculation o$%ects li4e '

Tas4 area

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Calculation surface

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Calculation "oint

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Camera

in the tool calculation o$%ects. Nia Drag  Drop or via place calculation o$%ect you can insert the ob1ect into your "ro1ect. Additionally you can draw your own calculation surfaces.

/ig. 9E Calculation ob1ects

At the surfaces and "oints you have several calculation choices6

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Horiontal Illuminance

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Nertical Illuminance

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er"endicular Illuminance @Ada"tiv

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er"endicular Illuminance

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:nified glare rating

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Glare rating

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Cylindrical and Semi'cylindrical Illuminance

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Hemis"herical Illuminance

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Camera'
These calculation o"tions have the following o"tions6 '

Height offset

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Angle of inclination Ste" width viewing angles @only by glare rating

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5otation

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Camera

0ach calculation "arameter can be calculated as often combined with any other calculation "arameter. All calculated "arameters are shown in the documentation.

/ig. )% Choose "arameters

Additionally you can edit the calculation grid.

/ig. )& Calculation grids

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Light – insert luminaires At the mode lig&t in the tool for luminaires you can select insert and edit the luminaires.

/ig. )# Insert luminaires

Nia Select   Catalogue you can see all installed 2lug*ns)

/ig. )9 Luminaire lugIn

Nia Select   Catalogue   more 2lug*ns you can find all @installed and not installed  lugIns.

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/ig. )) lugIns

Nia Drag  Drop or via Actions you can insert and arrange the luminaires to your ro1ect.

DIALux evo also "rovides assistant to you at the luminaires arrangements.  Automatic

arrangements for spaces

/ig. )* Luminaire arrangement

The default for the automatically arrange is epert for lig&ting design

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:niform lighting at the wor4ing "lane

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Oou can also choose illuminance '

DIALux evo calculates the number of luminaires to an average illuminance on the wor4ing "lane

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After the calculation the luminaires will be arranged by symmetry

/ig. )F 0stimate calculator

Oou can edit the "arameters after inserting the luminaires. /or luminaires arrangements DIALux evo gives to you some assistance6 '

Grid lines

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of luminaires

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Arrangement formation

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5otation of the luminaire

Additionally you can use the /anipulators)

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/ig. ), Grid arrangement

If you change the mounting &eig&t or the &eig&t of the luminaire you can set the luminaire to the manufacturer default by clic4ing $utton 4eset .

/ig. )+ 3ounting ty"e

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0dit 1oints

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/ilter  edit luminaire filter

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Co"y and arrange

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5eference lines

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/ig. )E Luminaire tools

Light scenes In the tool lig&t scenes at the calculation mode you can edit individual light scenes and luminaire grou"s.

/ig. *% Create light scenes

7ith the buttons ='Q you can add and remove luminaires to the luminaire grou"s. >y moving the slide control or numerical entry you can edit the dimming "arameters of the luminaire grou"s.

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!ote" 0o o$tain a 'isual effect for t&e dimming t&ere is t&e possi$ility to dim t&e luminaires after t&e calculation)

Calculation In the tool calculation you can calculate the "reviously configured lighting scenes.

/ig. *& Calculation

Nia S&ow you can see the calculated scenes.

If you edit the lighting scenes ort he luminaire grou"s after the calculation you have the o"tion continue calculation to continue the calculation. Thereby DIALux evo used the "revious results and must not calculate the com"lete calculation again.

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/ig. *# Continue calculation

Results In the tool results at the calculation mode you can show the caclulation on every s"ace in terms of6 '

Isolines

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DIALux evo The results of the tas4 area will be automatically shown in the documentation. If you want to show other areas in the documentation you have to set the chec4box Create outputs for t&is calculation o$%ect)

/ig. *) Create out"uts for this calculation ob1ect

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er"endicular Illuminance

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Luminance

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Documentation At the documentation mode you will find the tools6 '

Selected ob1ects

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rint

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ro1ect information

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Configure tem"lates

Nia Select you can choose a 0emplate. 0ach tem"late has "re'selected s"ecify "ages. Oou can choose between several useful tem"lates6 '

Single room

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Luminaire list

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>uilding owner

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0x"ert for lighting design

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Default Niews

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Com"act

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Luminaires

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8one

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All

/ig. ** Tem"late

Additionally via Edit you can configure the tem"lates by selecting or deselecting the "ages.

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/ig. *F Configure tem"lates

Nia ariant you have the ability to switch between configured tem"lates bac4 and forth every time without losing the settings. Nia t&e 'ariant of t&e outputs you can edit the following o"tions

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All individual settings of all ages  you can edit the documentation "ages. Oou have the "ossibility to set the configuration to the individual "ages or to transfer it to the whole "ro1ect. Oou can also save the configured "ages as standard for subse2uent "ro1ects.

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Settings fort he header and footer

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/ig. *, "age settings

/ig. *+ A""ly the "ages settings

In the tool pro%ect information you have the "ossibility to edit

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ro1ect name Descri"tion "ro1ect adress

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Contact

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/ig. *E ro1ect information

Saving Projects :nless a location is selected the "ro1ects are saved at

li$rary5documents5D*A+ Gm$65D*A+u52ro%ects /urthermore all saved "ro1ects will be shown in DIALux evo at the start screen.

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DIALux evo /ig. & start screen......................................................... F /ig. # Settings.............................................................. , /ig. 9 default settings................................................... + /ig. ) Standards........................................................... + /ig. * Settings for Standards......................................... E /ig. F Juic4 "laner..................................................... &% /ig. , DIALux evo user interface.................................. && /ig. + CAD'Niew selection.......................................... &# /ig. E Selecting ob1ects............................................... &9 /ig. &% Selecting hidden

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