Question of the month May: Daylight is an important factor when it comes to light planning. Daylight also plays a role in energy-efficient planning. In this context, the following question reached us.

With DIALux 4 and DIALux evo we have two lighting design tools on the market which can be used free of charge by designers all over the world. In the past months we have invested a lot of effort and resources specifically in the development of DIALux evo to make the software even faster and more intuitive.

Question of the month March: With DIALux evo 8.1, light planners have the option of importing DWG plans or image files quickly and easily in order to use them as a basis for planning. In some cases these are not available in all user views if the setting is not correct. Thats why our support team has been asked the following question:

Whether for furniture, decoration or plants, many lighting designers use 3ds objects in DIALux projects in order to present the plans more vividly. Depending on their number or size, these objects have a great influence on the calculation time of a project. To save calculation time and to improve the visualization of the objects, our developers have implemented a new calculation method for the DIALux evo 9 version (available from mid-year).

Nelca Roco is an architect and works as a lighting designer in the United Arab Emirates. On her YouTube channel she regularly gives tips on lighting design and architecture. She also shows her viewers how to implement special applications in DIALux evo.

With DIALux 4 and DIALux evo there are two DIAL lighting design software on the market. For various reasons, there are lighting designers who work in parallel with both programs or who switch to DIALux evo 8.1 during an ongoing project.

In lighting design it is the presentation of the project which is decisive when demonstrating results to a client. The clearer the documentation and the simpler it is to follow, the easier it is for the client to understand the decisions the lighting designer has made.

Also in the new year, our support team has searched out one of the most frequently asked questions about the handling of DIALux for us. This month's topic is about project calculation and expenses.

With our network of trainers, DIALux training is possible all over the world. In our series we introduce different trainers around the globe. Today we continue with Suen Kwok from Hong Kong.

In the winter semester 2019/2020 the new course of study Master of Lighting Design will begin. The content of this course was developed in cooperation between the University of Ostwestfalen-Lippe and DIAL GmbH (formerly German Institute for Applied Lighting Technology).

Every month hundreds of thousands of projects are planned in DIALux. Our support team is always on hand to answer questions about the handling of the software. In the upcoming newsletters we will regularly address the most frequently asked questions of our users and show you how you can best use our software.

DIALux evo 8.1 was released recently (here you can download it free of charge). For us one thing is always true: When one version is released, the next is always on its way. Our developers are, therefore, already working at full steam on the DIALux evo 9.0 version which will come onto the market in the first half of 2019.