Hello everyone,
Our single-family house construction will start soon. It has now become clear that the exact positions of the LED downlights need to be specified at short notice, as their housings will be cast directly into the ceiling. Since this is quite costly, I don’t want to install more downlights than necessary. However, having too few would of course be even worse…
On the one hand, I have already read through several forum posts on the topic. On the other hand, I have determined the light cones for downlights with 90° and 120° beam angles and found that these would overlap nicely on the floor.
Nevertheless, I’m still unsure whether my “lighting plan” includes enough LED downlights and whether they are arranged sensibly.
Since many helpful suggestions have already been made in other threads, I would appreciate any good tips you might have for me as well 🙂
Ceiling height: 2.47 m (8 ft 1 in)
Downlights: e.g., the Luxvenum downlights recommended here with 90° and 120° beam angles
Not shown on the attached sketches: under the upper kitchen cabinets, there will be LED lighting for the countertop. In the gallery/void area, one spotlight each will be installed on the left and right sides to illuminate upwards for indirect lighting.
Many thanks and best regards,
Jörg
Our single-family house construction will start soon. It has now become clear that the exact positions of the LED downlights need to be specified at short notice, as their housings will be cast directly into the ceiling. Since this is quite costly, I don’t want to install more downlights than necessary. However, having too few would of course be even worse…
On the one hand, I have already read through several forum posts on the topic. On the other hand, I have determined the light cones for downlights with 90° and 120° beam angles and found that these would overlap nicely on the floor.
Nevertheless, I’m still unsure whether my “lighting plan” includes enough LED downlights and whether they are arranged sensibly.
Since many helpful suggestions have already been made in other threads, I would appreciate any good tips you might have for me as well 🙂
Ceiling height: 2.47 m (8 ft 1 in)
Downlights: e.g., the Luxvenum downlights recommended here with 90° and 120° beam angles
Not shown on the attached sketches: under the upper kitchen cabinets, there will be LED lighting for the countertop. In the gallery/void area, one spotlight each will be installed on the left and right sides to illuminate upwards for indirect lighting.
Many thanks and best regards,
Jörg
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JörgWillbauen1 Apr 2021 00:11hippjoha schrieb:
I can only recommend Dialux. It’s free, and with just 1-2 YouTube videos, you can easily calculate/simulate light output, lumens, etc. That’s how I simulated the rooms where recessed spotlights were installed or planned. For example, in the bathroom, I ended up with a completely different arrangement and number of lights than originally planned. It also lets you simulate which beam angle fits best. At first, I had Luxvenum with 120° (I also tested those here), but now I switched to the 60° ones and am quite satisfied with them. Thanks again for the tip about Dialux. I’ve gone through several tutorials by now and managed to create the floor plan well.
However, after several hours of searching without success, it’s driving me almost crazy that I can’t find any LED recessed downlights with a beam angle ≥90° in the LUMsearch catalog. Am I just missing something? Luxvenum isn’t included in the catalog anyway, but the Paulmann brand is. I can find lamps with a 100° beam angle online, but they don’t show up in LUMsearch!?
To those familiar with DIALux: How did you solve this / how would you approach this?
Thank you very much!
Yes, that is indeed a bit tedious. I once asked Luxvenum, but unfortunately, they don’t have it.
For my case, I have always used the ones from isoled and constaled. Just try searching for them. You can download the individual files directly from constaled’s website, while with isoled you need to register beforehand.
For my case, I have always used the ones from isoled and constaled. Just try searching for them. You can download the individual files directly from constaled’s website, while with isoled you need to register beforehand.