application on yout computer. Go to Plik > Ustawienia > Opcje Oglne
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2. In the window opened click the Globalne tab
and in the dropdown box next to Jzyk find and choose English (United Kingdom). Restart the application afterwards.
Creating a new project
1. On the welcome screen choose New Interior Project
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2. In the Room Editor tab fill the Width and Length
of the room according to your task description.
3. You can add additional points From the same window
or by clicking the right mouse button and Insert Point on the screen to the right. Then You can drag the created points to shape the room the way you want. Please note that a non-rectangular room will be harder to optimize later - but feel free to try.
4. Once Done, Click OK. Current Tab will change to
General. Fill Room name and description as You see fit and move to Room Surfaces tab.
5. There choose the materials (colors) for floor,
walls and ceiling. For walls you should rather use colors with Reflection Factor below 30%.
6. You may choose the colors for each wall individually
by choosing each wall from the Project tree, and then the materials from the menu above the tree. It is important to notice the way in which Menu is organizes in DIALux: top: changes the most, shows parametres and properties for currently selected object/function. Think of it as lowest level menu bottom left: the Guide is a linear list of steps to be taken in designing light in rooms. Sort of (top) first level menu bottom right: Tree view with several tabs at the bottom (Project, Furnitures, Textures etc.) Think of it as second (mid) level menu. And this is how the menus will be reffered to in this instruction: top, mid and low level menu.
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Moving around the room with the different views
1. You can view your room from different angles to see
how it looks and precisely place neccessary objects. You can change the view in the top menu bar. The views are presented by yellow-colored boxes and are, in order: 3D view, Floor Plan, Side View and Front View
3. You can choose different cursor functions from the
top menu bar. These are: Select, Zoom, Rotate, Move, Roam Scene Try for yourself to check all possibilities and become somewhat fluent in this.
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2. Once a view was opened it can be also
accessed from the tab menu bar below the main screen.
4. The tabs below main screen is also where your
reports will show!
Adding furniture and task areas
1. Click Furniture in top level menu, or the Furniture tab
in mid level menu. Browse the tree to find the items listed in your task. Then, using drag and drop, Put the appropriate items to your room view. Then move it around to place them properly or use the properties window to input dimensions directly. Repeat the process for all Furniture needed.
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2. In the same way add special areas: UGR
Calculation point (Diverse Elements folder). For each work areas select Output results find it in properties window once an object is selected. You may also add items like windows and doors: find them by browsing the tree.