Lighting electrical design software

Lighting electrical design software plays an important role in optimizing lighting projects. In this article, let us explore the top 3+ lighting design software solutions that are highly rated by experts today.

What is lighting electrical design software?

Lighting electrical design software is a tool that supports engineers in calculating and simulating lighting systems for projects. This software allows users to create accurate lighting models. At the same time, lighting design software ensures energy efficiency and compliance with technical lighting standards.

Lighting design software helps engineers save time and ensure high quality lighting results. This is because the tool offers many convenient features such as illuminance calculation, lighting simulation, beam angle simulation, and light distribution analysis.

Criteria for selecting suitable lighting design software

To choose appropriate lighting electrical design software, you should consider the following criteria:

• User friendly interface that is easy to use and helps non professional users quickly become familiar.
• Ability to accurately simulate light intensity and beam angle.
• Compliance with technical regulations and lighting design standards.
• Ability to generate reports on illuminance, energy savings, and technical safety.
• Compatibility with multiple file formats. See more: Top 5+ outstanding features of smart lighting electrical equipment

Top 3+ most popular lighting design software today

Below is the list of top 3+ most popular lighting electrical design software today:

Professional lighting design software DIALux

DIALux is currently one of the best independent lighting electrical design calculation software solutions. This tool is developed by DIAL GmbH of Germany and is provided free of charge to users. DIALux calculates lighting based on European standards such as CEN 8995 and EN 12464.

Software features:

• Proposes multiple luminaire selection options, not limited to DIALux luminaires but also allowing import of luminaires from other manufacturers.
• Provides technical lighting parameters to help users quickly perform calculations.
• Compatible with AutoCAD drawing files in *.DXF and *.DWG formats.
• Allows insertion of various objects into projects such as televisions, beds, tables, chairs, mezzanines, and stairs.
• Provides a library with a wide range of objects to insert into projects.
• Supports users in easily adjusting floor plans as desired.
• Performs lighting calculations in special spaces such as sloped walls, sloped ceilings, and objects located in areas with or without natural light.

Lighting electrical design software Calculux

Calculux lighting design software belongs to the Philips Group. This software is used for public area lighting and traffic lighting projects. In addition, Calculux is a tool that helps lighting designers easily select and evaluate lighting systems.

Features of Calculux lighting electrical design software:

• Simulates and analyzes multiple lighting solutions to select the optimal system configuration.
• Supports calculations using data from various lighting equipment manufacturers with extensions such as IES, CIBSE, EULUMDAT, LTLI.
• User friendly interface with a simple menu system and logically arranged dialog boxes.
• Supports inserting and exporting AutoCAD files during the design process. See more: Smart lighting solutions contributing to urban development by NLT Group

Lighting electrical design software Luxicon

Luxicon is professional lighting calculation software from Cooper Lighting in the United States. This software allows engineers to calculate indoor and outdoor lighting designs. In addition, Luxicon enables users to generate reports and summarize results in numerical, graphical, and drawing formats.

Software features:

• Provides multiple luminaire selection methods, not limited to Cooper luminaires and allowing import from other manufacturers.
• Supplies technical lighting parameters to help users quickly perform calculations or adjust parameters as needed.
• Allows import and export of drawing files in *.DXF or *.DWG formats.
• Performs lighting calculations in special spaces such as sloped walls, sloped ceilings, and objects located in areas with or without natural light.
• Provides an easy to use Wizard program for lighting calculations of objects such as streets, billboards, and building facades.
• Allows creation of reports and summary results in numerical, graphical, and drawing formats, and enables exporting results to other software.

Lighting electrical design software Visual

Visual lighting calculation software actively supports professionals in calculating and designing civil and industrial lighting systems. Visual provides convenience to users thanks to its outstanding features.

Features of Visual lighting electrical design software:

• Automatically arranges luminaires within architectural spaces based on parameters such as number of luminaires, illuminance, spacing, and luminous flux.
• Calculates, presents, prints values, and generates illuminance intensity charts.
• Allows editing of luminaire layout presentation in drawings through copy, delete, and move functions.
• Provides built in luminaire specifications from catalogs or the software database.
• Luminaires can be oriented West East or North South.
• Ceiling and wall reflectance factors can be manually entered or selected from available lists in the software.
• Supports users in selecting illuminance levels and light loss factors.
• Updates DWG file import and export utilities to support the latest AutoCAD file versions.

Conclusion

Selecting the appropriate lighting electrical design software is an important step to ensure the quality and effectiveness of lighting projects. If you are looking for a professional lighting design service provider, contact NLT Group for free consultation.

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