Building the rooms in Dialux (part 2 of 4)

             Now that I got a solid CAD foundation to build on, the next step is importing the .dwg in Dialux. (Right about now would be a bad time to find out about the problems in compatibility between the versions 4 and 9 in Dialux, and also about the fact that importing a new version of .dwg in Dialux 4 is not going to work out as great as you had hoped.)
               I chose a floor to ceiling height as 2,4 m, as it is the standard (2,2 m is considered the minimum, while 2,6 m is considered to be good).  

             I chose luminaires of low output on purpose so that I could play around with the arrangement and try different combinations to reach the lux target. I have also changed the purpose of the rooms to suit the following targets:

Kitchen - 250 lx

Living room - 300 lx

Bathrooms - 220 lx (downstairs), 250 lx (upstairs)

Hall - 100 lx

Bedrooms - 120 lx

Landing and stairs - 120 lx




                The actual lux levels obtained can be seen in the right hand side of the last two photos.


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