I was anticipating for Dialux Evo 4 for maybe more than half a year. And I am thrilled that it's finally arrived. So I've played with it for a few weeks now, and I think it's improved so much from its predecessor! Overall faster calculation time, way less bugs, and there are DAYLIGHTING options. This is phenomenal! I'm so excited!! Obviously, there is still a lot of room for improvement, but I think Dialux is on the way. The program can handle much more complexity now. I've been working on a residential project from revit, and I've used the same method as I've blogged before (here) to import to dialux. This time around, way smoother! I am talking about both the process and the graphics. There's still some surfaces that looks triangulated even though it should be one rectangular planes, but trust me, it's improved a lot from evo 3. Although we loose the option/function of the rooms with this method, but the building is way more accurate. Also, we don't have to build it from scratch, which is very annoying when there are constant updates and changes. So what I highly recommend with this method is that once it's imported as a .3ds, and when there are changes, import the new file with a different name, align to the old, and then delete the old. This way, everything would be aligned and in the correct elevations.
The daylight options are really fun, and the studies look very accurate. The shadows have a realistic softness to it. You can choose from direct sunlight to overcast, time of year, locations, and such. Another thing that is nice is that you can set up different scenes for the daylight studies, meaning that I can let my computer run overnight and I will have studies for 20 different daylighting scenes. Not bad. One bummer is that we only get interior studies, and nothing on the exterior. But I can live with that.
I am very excited for further development of this program. Go Dialux.
Disclaimer: I do not work for Dialux or have any associations with them. I wouldn't mind to be a beta tester though. Call me, Dialux?
The daylight options are really fun, and the studies look very accurate. The shadows have a realistic softness to it. You can choose from direct sunlight to overcast, time of year, locations, and such. Another thing that is nice is that you can set up different scenes for the daylight studies, meaning that I can let my computer run overnight and I will have studies for 20 different daylighting scenes. Not bad. One bummer is that we only get interior studies, and nothing on the exterior. But I can live with that.
I am very excited for further development of this program. Go Dialux.
Disclaimer: I do not work for Dialux or have any associations with them. I wouldn't mind to be a beta tester though. Call me, Dialux?
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