The full version acts as a native BIM tool.
Manually placing emergency lights is tedious. Go to Tools > Emergency Lighting > Automatic Layout. Import your room geometry, set your maintenance factor, and let the AI place the luminaries to meet the 1-lux (or 0.5-lux) emergency corridor requirement. It saves hours of manual work.
| Feature | DIALux evo (Free) | DIALux Pro (Paid) | |--------|------------------|-------------------| | Project size | Small/medium (rooms, offices) | Unlimited (halls, campuses, cities) | | BIM import/export | Limited IFC | Full IFC, Revit, Archicad, SketchUp | | Control systems | Basic on/off | DALI, 0-10V, presence/daylight harvesting | | Calculation grid | Up to 20m points | Unlimited + adaptive meshing | | Rendering | Standard | High-res ray tracing + VR export | | Energy evaluation | None | Advanced with LEED/BREEAM | | Plugins | No | Yes (e.g., emergency lighting, street lighting) | | Price | Free | €1,200–3,000/year (depending on modules) | dialux pro full
Many users search for "Dialux pro full" because they are confused by the product line. Here is the distinction:
| Feature | DIALux Evo (Free) | DIALux Pro (Full) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Price | Free forever | Paid License | | Project Size | Small to Medium (Residential, Retail) | Large Scale (Industrial, Urban, Sports) | | CAD Export | Basic (Image/Text) | Full (DWG/Revit/IFC) | | Scene Control | Static lighting only | Dynamic, Tunable White, Scenes | | VR Support | No | Yes (Full VR Module) | | Technical Support | Community Forum | Priority Email/Phone | The full version acts as a native BIM tool
Verdict: If you are a student or a freelancer doing small shops, the free evo is enough. If you are an MEP engineering firm or a lighting consultant billing by the project, Dialux Pro Full pays for itself in one job.
Forget generic printouts. The full version allows you to create custom report templates with your company’s logo, specific color coding for illuminance values (UGR, Luminance), and calculation point grids. Many users search for "Dialux pro full" because
DIALux Pro doesn't just tell you if a room is bright enough. It provides a suite of technical outputs:
Dialux evo is versatile and can be used in a wide range of applications, including but not limited to:
The term "DIALux Pro" specifically refers to a membership model for luminaire manufacturers.