FREE lighting CAD program. Attention all nerds!

DIALux is a free industry standard lighting program. Ton and tons of options regarding light calculations, reports, objects, ... Most all large lighting manufactures have importable cast patterns for all of their lamps so you can generally find something similar to your own.

Link is here - http://www.dial.de/DIAL/en/dialux-international-download.html

Examples:




Will calculate approximate luminance and all that -



Can generate a thousand page report including everything from parts lists to individual luminance cast patterns, wall reflectivity, glare, total power consumption, how "green" you are,... with just a simple click.

Great for comparisons and just to waste time. You can even make movie walkthroughs with it.

Very cool program. Thanks for sharing man. I'm sub'd to see what else you come up with.

this is absolutely amazing ... i just need to learn how to use it better ..im not nerd enough

Glad you're finding it useful. I'm figuring out new things all the time so by no means do I properly know how to use the software, but if you have any questions feel free to ask and I'll try my best.

Nice. I'd rep you again if I could. I do a lot of 3d stuff in programs like Maya and Zbrush so I should be pretty efficient at this. I'm going to definitely check it out.

id rep if i could gasguzzler awesome shit!

Thanks everyone, but screw the rep, just post cool CAD pictures. I should start up on my dream grow plans - might not be a grow room tycoon game but I don't see why it can't be just as much fun

im gonna make a cad of my current grow post it here when im done!

Bad ass post sir

polyarcturus said:

im gonna make a cad of my current grow post it here when im done!

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Hell yeah! I wonder if they have colored lights... or if there's an option to manually fudge that. Looking forward to seeing it.

mony24 said:

Bad ass post sir

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Thank you, always aspired to be part badass.

Nice, thanks. I'm digging that actual room at the bottom there, with the fluorescents lining the sides.

tehgenoc1de said:

Nice, thanks. I'm digging that actual room at the bottom there, with the fluorescents lining the sides.

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That's my UV supplementation. Link is in my sig if interested.

/edit Thanks Kitty

tehgenoc1de said:

Nice, thanks. I'm digging that actual room at the bottom there, with the fluorescents lining the sides.

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that's gastanker's amazing xray light room.

lol, jinx!!

hehe, wait how does jinx work? I owe you a coke? Or have to touch a door knob?

well here in bc it means you have to give me half your next harvest......

mellokitty said:

well here in bc it means you have to give me half your next harvest......

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lol. deal, but you need to pick it up in person.

Sooo this doesn't install on Macs? now im mad..

mike91sr said:

Sooo this doesn't install on Macs? now im mad..

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Ouch. That's rough. I know Autocad took a while to cross over - assumed dialux had considering so many interior designers use it. Could always use Parallels or something similar to run it.