Draft:DIALux

DIAL was founded in 1989 as German Institute for Applied Lighting Technology. Since then, the company has been involved in software development, lighting technology, lighting design and building automation. DIAL has additional locations in Italy, the US, and Taiwan.

The first version of DIALux was released in 1994.

The program was further developed over the next few years and many new functions were added until version DIALux 4.1 was finally created.

DIALux evo was announced as the successor and released for use in 2012.

The DIALux evo version that was then released is based on a completely new graphics engine, a new interface and new functions.

As many designers were still very used to the previous version of the program, it could still be downloaded from the company's website for a while to make the transition from DIALux 4 to DIALux evo easier.

DIALux evo has now established itself and has many more functions than the previous version. The latest version is available in 26 languages ​​and has more than four hundred luminaire manufacturers in its database.

DIAL has completed joint research projects with the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics (IBP). The findings aim to enhance the energy-saving potential of lighting projects through the software.{{cite web|title=Qualitative and quantitative daylight façade planning for a consulting practice|periodical=Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics Website |publisher=Fraunhofer IBP|url=https://www.ibp.fraunhofer.de/en/projects-references/daylight-facade-planning.html|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=September 2024|language=en|pages=|quote=}}

{{cite web|title=Development of new algorithms - oriented towards user needs and standardization|periodical=Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics Website |publisher=Fraunhofer IBP|url=https://www.ibp.fraunhofer.de/en/expertise/energy-efficiency-and-indoor-climate/lighting-technology-passive-solar-systems/software-and-evaluation-methods.html|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=September 2024|language=en|pages=|quote=}}

The possible uses of DIALux evo are diverse and not limited to specific applications.

The software has been applied in projects like the lighting design for the Alte Pinakothek{{citation|surname1=Melanie Eibl|title=Die Alte Pinakothek: Ein Museumsbau im Wandel der Zeit|publisher=Böhlau|at=pp. 305ff|date=2016|language=German|url={{Google books|Zv4WDQAAQBAJ&pg||page=305|plainurl=yes}}

}} in Munich and the UNESCO World Heritage Site Imperial Palace of Goslar (Kaiserpfalz Goslar).{{cite web|title=Die Kaiserpfalz in neuem Licht|periodical=Webseite der Stadt Goslar|publisher=Stadt Goslar|url=https://www.goslar.de/tourismus/aktuelles/1455-goslar-weiterhin-auf-hoechstem-niveau-in-der-gaesteansprache|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=October 2017|language=de|pages=|quote=}}

DIALux has been used in case studies, such as an aircraft cabin lighting design{{cite web|title=Aircraft cabin lighting design method based on DIALux|periodical=Journal of Northwestern Polytechnical University (Chinese and English)|publisher=Northwestern Polytechnical University|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/379417391|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=March 2024|language=zh|pages=|quote=}}, optimizing the lighting of the Jamkaran Mosque{{citation|surname1=Rohollah Abdollahi|title=Design of lighting system for sacred places with the approach of improving technical and economic conditions.|journal=Ain Shams Engineering Journal|date=2021|volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=2899–2905 |doi=10.1016/j.asej.2021.02.021 |language=en|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090447921001398#b0070

}}, for simulating lighting scenarios in historical gardens to evaluate light interactions with the surroundings{{citation|surname1=Martina Gargiulo, Davide Carleo, Giovanni Ciampi, Massimiliano Masullo|title=Assessment of the Historical Gardens and Buildings Lighting Interaction through Virtual Reality: The Case of Casita de Arriba de El Escorial|journal=Buildings |publisher=Buildings 14(1):273|date=2024|volume=14 |page=273 |doi=10.3390/buildings14010273 |doi-access=free |language=en|url=https://ebuah.uah.es/dspace/handle/10017/61150

}} or in analysing and modeling the visual perception of exhibition rooms of the Abdürrahim Tuncak Atatürk House Museum.

{{citation |surname1=Baghirzade |first=Rasudana |title=ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING AND VISUAL PERCEPTION OF EXHIBITED OBJECTS IN MUSEUMS |date=2024-05-28 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/384073200|publisher=Master Thesis, Baskent University |language=en}}

The program was also applied to specific tasks like optimizing the lighting of artworks in galleries{{citation|surname1=Edoardo Alessio Piana|surname2=Francesca Merli|title=Lighting of Museums and Art Galleries|year=2020|journal=Journal of Physics Conference Series|volume=1655 |issue=1 |page=012138 |doi=10.1088/1742-6596/1655/1/012138 |bibcode=2020JPhCS1655a2138P |language=en|url=https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1655/1/012138

}} or as a simulation tool in studies on the design of LED tunnel lighting for motorway tunnels.{{citation |surname1=Hsieh |first1=Chi-Chang |title=The research for designing the LED tunnel light for highway tunnels |date=2024-02-10 |place=Kaohsiung, Taiwan |publisher=Department of Mechatronics Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (First Campus) |language=en |surname2=Tsai |first2=Chi-Lung |last3=Li |first3=Tse-Chang|journal=Heliyon |volume=10 |issue=4 |pages=e26305 |doi=10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26305 |doi-access=free |pmid=38379988 |pmc=10877439 |bibcode=2024Heliy..1026305H }}

The Project Showroom{{cite web |last= |date=September 2024 |title=Project showroom in the DIALux community|url=https://community.dialux.com/project-showroom |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |publisher=DIAL GmbH |pages= |language=en |format= |quote= |periodical=Project Examples from DIALux Users in the DIALux Community}} in the DIALux Community shows further real projects and application possibilities.

File:Planning entire floors and buildings with DIALux Evo. Visualization with the built-in ray tracer.png|Planning entire floors and buildings. Visualization with the built-in ray tracer.

File:Außenszene in DIALux Evo.png|Outdoor scene in DIALux evo

File:Konstruktion in DIALux Evo mittels DWG Plänen.png|Construction in DIALux evo using DWG plans

File:Lichtplanung am Beispiel von Klassenräumen.png|Lighting planning using the example of classrooms

• Alyaá Tabbah: Master Thesis [https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1573192/FULLTEXT01.pdf Evaluating digital twin data exchange between a virtual and physical environment regarding lighting quantity] Jönköping University
• Anahita Davoodi: Doctoral Thesis [https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1793871&dswid=2437 Supporting evidence-based design using lighting simulations: A framework for lighting simulation of visual comfort in building design] Jönköping University - School of Engineering
• Hu Guojian Hao Luoxi: [http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-ZMGX200503011.htm Comparison and Analysis of Lighting Calculation Software Dialux & Agi32], in: China Illuminating Engineering Journal 2005-03
• Mulya Feri, Chairul Gagarin Irianto [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367582910_Lighting_System_Design_Based_on_SNI_6197-2011_and_Software-Based_Design_DIALux_Evo_92_Case_Study_Pekanbaru_High_School_of_Technology Lighting System Design Based on SNI 6197-2011 and Software-Based Design DIALux Evo 9.2 (Case study)] Jurnal Teknik Elektro, Vol. 14 No. 2, October 2022, pp. 73 - 78 ISSN: 1858-1463 (print), 2580-6807 (online)
• R. Febriyursandi, A. Z. Azryenni, A. Hamzah [https://publishing-widyagama.ac.id/ejournal-v2/jsae/article/viewFile/1183/979 Design Lighting Quality Based on DIALux Evo 8.1] Journal of science and applied engineering, Indonesia (JSAE)
• Sharma Ajay G, Deepa Karvat, PA Shah [https://www.ijert.org/a-case-study-on-analysis-of-insufficient-lighting-in-substation-in-dialux-software A Case Study on analysis of insufficient lighting in Substation in DIALux software] in International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT)
• Krzysztof Skarżyński (Warsaw University of Technology) [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344890033_A_comparison_of_the_calculations_and_measurements_for_a_lighting_design_of_the_same_room A comparison of the calculations and measurements for a lighting design of the same room] Article in Przegląd Elektrotechniczny, November 2020
• Nazmi Ekren (Marmara University, Istanbul), Bahtiyar Dursun (Gebze Institute of Technology, Kocaeli), Ercan Aykut [https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/83003 Lighting Computer Programs in Lighting Technology] G.U. Journal of Science 21(1): 15-20 (2007)
• Anahita Davoodi, Peter Johansson, Johanna Enger (Jönköping University) [https://hj.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A723060&dswid=4940 Comparison of lighting simulation tools with focus on lighting quality] Conference paper: Improving Energy Efficiency in Commercial Building Conference (IEECB’14)
• Ali Hamada Fakra, Harry Boyer, Fawaz Maamari [https://hal.science/hal-01198696/ Experimental validation for software DIALUX: application in CIE test Cases for building daylighting simulation] International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE 2008), Jul 2008, Dalian, China.
• João M.P.Q. Delgado [https://books.google.com/books?id=z5AOEAAAQBAJ Efficient and Suitable Construction] Springer International Publishing, Dec 2020, ISBN: 978-3-030-62828-4
• Rogério Amoêda (Lusíada University, Portugal) [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/347262818_Daylighting_simulation_on_restoration_projects_of_vernacular_architecture_an_application_of_DIALux_R_evo_91 Daylighting simulation on restoration projects of vernacular architecture: an application of DIALux ® evo 9.1] Conference: HERITAGE 2020 - 7th International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development

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