DIALux evo Advanced course - Exercises

Module 1.1
Introduction to Building Planning

We will create a lighting design for an office building. The architect has sent you the DWG file for the
ground floor.

Start DIALux evo and import the following DWG file:

Desktop Participant evo/DWG/office_ground floor.dwg

Tip: Switch off the layer "ground floor_storey-facade" for the construction, in order to see the outer
and inner contours better. This makes the construction very simple.

Layer in DWG

Insert a new building using an external contour and define rooms 1 to 4 using the internal contour.

Tip: Room names

can be quickly and easily
The floor height is 3.40 m. changed in the project tree.

Floorplan in the 3D view

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Utilisation profile: you can keep the standard-utilisation profile „office“ in all office spaces. Only the
staircase should be adjusted to the corresponding utilization.

Keep the maintenance factor at 0.8 in all spaces.

Utilisation profile staircase selected space in 3D

Architectural details should always be considered in the project. Therefore,

please insert the windows and columns into the already constructed rooms.

Window: Tip:
Height = 2.80 m To avoid "holes" in the walls, you can
Frame width = 0.02 m work with the fixed cutting depth.
Window sill height = 0.02 m

Window settings Inserted columns

Intermediate status saved under:

Desktop Participant evo/1_construction/1_1_office building_construction final.evo

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Module 1.2
From spatial planning to the entire building
We start out again with the office building.
In this case, however, the project is based on the construction of individual rooms and is to be
extended to the entire floor for technical lighting verification.

Single room construction in DIALux evo

Please open the following DIALux evo file:

Desktop Participant evo/1_Construction/1_2_office building_rooms.evo

There are different solutions to carry out the construction for all rooms on the ground floor. At this
point, become familiar with the procedure in DIALux evo and pay attention to the differences:

Solution A: Add the missing rooms using the "Draw new room" function.

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Solution B: Delete the existing outer contour in order to be able to "draw a new outer contour".

You can then define the missing rooms using "Draw new inner contour".

3D-View of the floor with new outer contour.

Active inner contour in room 6.

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Note: If a "new inner contour" is drawn without an outer contour existing around the room, DIALux
evo creates only one line, i.e. no wall! See illustration!

Active inner contour, the outer contour is still missing

With the "Generate outer contours" function DIALux evo automatically sets an outer contour in
relation to the inner contour and as a result creates the wall surfaces.

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In „Office 1“and the adjacent „Office Reserve„ there is still a plasterboard ceiling. The room height
here is only 2.85 m.

Please add a suspended ceiling to both rooms.

Building construction incl. suspended ceilings

Intermediate status saved under:

Desktop Participant evo/1_Construction/Dx evo/1_2 office building_rooms_final.evo

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Module 2
Furniture and Objects
A meaningful lighting design requires that all information about the interior design is included in the
project. The next step is therefore to work out the entire ground floor in more detail.

Please open the file, to do this module:

Desktop Participant evo/2_objects/2_office building_01_ground floor.evo

Simple design Detailed interior architecture

Glasswalls between offices and mixed use zone

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The DIALux evo libraries offer you a wide choice in the form of standard objects, furniture, colours
and materials. Use this portfolio for detailed interior design.

Tip: Use filters for better overview.

DIALux furniture

DIALux catalogues for Material and Colours

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Picture:
1.40 x 0.80 m
Lower edge at 1.60 m

Dimensions pictureframe in office 1

Tipp: Import own textures for the pictures in office 1.

Texture material

Office 1
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You can create the tea kitchen using the Boolean functions.

Kitchenette (Boolean operation)

Kitchen area

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Tip: You can save objects and import them again at any time.

Save an object via right click

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Additional exercise: Labeling on the wall

To construct the letters, import a plan template such as

Desktop Participant evo/DWG/Alphabet.dwg

Please use the extrusion body and trace the desired letter.
Do not forget to define a low construction height of 0.02 m, for example.
Then position the letters by "move + rotate" on the wall facing the staircase.

Floorplan 2D view 3D view

Mixed use zone (Texture import, boolean operation)

Intermediate status saved under:

Desktop Participant evo/2_objects/2_office building_02_objects

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Please construct the stairs in the mixed use zone.

You can insert individual steps as cubes.

Staircase details:
step = 0.27 m
riser = 0.18 m

Use the function "Copy along a line" to arrange the individual

steps quickly and easily.

20 steps with height offset of 0.18 m

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Stairs in the mixed use zone

Tip:
With the "Boolean operation - Combine" you can save the individual steps as one staircase. This
results in a new object with its own origin, which is very important for the positions in x-, y- and z-
direction!

Staircase steps combined

Intermediate status saved under:

Desktop Participant evo/2_objects/2_office building_03_stair.evo
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Additional task: construction of display cases

Build various display cases for the exhibition of art objects. This example shows a display case with
pedestal for a sculpture.

The display case has a total height of 1.55 m and is composed of various elements. Use the simple
cube and change the dimensions and materials of each element.

Pedestal: 50 x 50x 75cm

Pedestal

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Assign a corresponding transparent texture to the cubes that represent the glass.

Additional task: Import of a 3DS file

The 3DS model of this sculpture can be found in the folder:

Desktop Participant evo/Objects/Sculptures/statue 1.3DS

First define the dimensions 17 cm x 17 cm x 70 cm and then place the sculpture on the pedestal.

Sculpture as a 3DS file

Final status saved under:

Desktop Participant evo/2_objects/2_office building_04_showcase.evo

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Module 3.1
Interior lighting - planar illumination (direct lighting)
In the offices, lighting should be planned in such a way that it can function as workplace lighting. The
minimum requirement of 500 lux as the maintenance value of the horizontal mean illuminance (Eh,m )
can refer to the whole room or in particular only to the workplaces.

First, import luminaires with a beam characteristic for wide-area lighting (planar illumination). You can
use a plug-in, online or the Lumsearch search engine to find the according luminaire.

Example of an online-plugin

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Decide which of the lighting strategies you want to

implement.

Direct, indirect or direct-indirect?

Use the possibilities of individual, line or field arrangement

to place the luminaires in the offices.

Anordnungsvarianten

Planar illumination ground floor

Lighting design in office 1

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Planar illumination ground floor 3D-view

Final status saved under

Desktop Participant evo/3_luminaires/3_office building_01_luminaires final.evo

Additional task: Energy assessment

The ground floor has a glass façade. This means an estimated savings potential for this floor of
1537 kWh/a. By using sensors in the offices, the savings potential can be doubled.

In the display options, the display for the savings potential can be activated.

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Switch to the energy tool to calculate the specific potential energy and cost
savings.

Please insert a sensor into all offices.

- Office 1
- Office X
- Teamwork
- Office 2
- Order

Make sure that the utilisation profiles and use times

are correct. Then start the the calculation.

Calculated results groundfloor

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After the calculation, you can view all values for the entire reference year 2022.
For all 365 days, the full hours from 0 - 24 h are shown.

Example: Teamwork
Friday, 11.11.2022 / 12 - 13 o'clock

Office Teamwork

office teamwork - calculated saving potential

Tip: If you want, you can also determine times and integrate them
into the documentation.

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Module 3.2
Interior lighting - Accent illumination

With accents, especially on the vertical surfaces, you can set focal points for perception. For example,
accentuate the murals or architectural elements such as the columns to make the interior more
attractive.

Accent lighting ground floor

Completed lighting design plan ground floor

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Accent lighting mixed use zone – break area Coloured lighting accents in kitchenette

Accent lighting meeting room

Tip:
Pay particular attention to whether the
luminaires have "joints". The joints allow
you to rotate the luminaire head. The
installation housing remains fixed in place.

Joint functions and light visualisation

Final status saved under:

Desktop Participant evo/3_luminaires/3_office building_02_spots final.evo
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Module 4
Targeted use of calculation objects

Calculate your project and take a closer look at your lighting planning using all the results. You have
several possibilities to get an overview.

1. First use the global false colors display.

The false color display can be either soft or graduated. You can modify the individual numbers with a
right click. The numbers between two modifications are then automatically interpolated.

Soft display of global false colors

2. You can also select individual surfaces and assign isolines, value charts or a false color display to
them. This applies to the working planes and calculation surfaces, but also to all surfaces, such as
those of a table, a wall or a floor.

False colors on the wall surface

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False colors in 2D view

Tip:
In the detail selection below you can make adjustments for the isolines and value charts. For example,
you can change the font size or add values that are also to be displayed as isolines.

Configuration options

3. Use the results monitor to evaluate the individual results. With the help of the eye symbol you can
identify and select individual areas.

Results overview

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Intermediate status saved under:

Desktop Participant evo/4_results/4_office building_01_results.evo

The mixed use zone is a central area which is also accessible for visitors. Particularly where the main
traffic flow takes place, working planes should be set up for the evaluation of the required lighting
levels.

The EN 12464 - 1 recommends a maintenance value for average horizontal illuminance ( Em,h ) of 100
lux with a uniformity ( Uo ) of 0.4 for corridors and staircases.

With stairs, orientation and the avoidance of danger areas also play an important role. The visibility of
the individual steps is essential.

Please insert a calculation surface on the stairs. The technical lighting evaluation follows when the
upper floor has been inserted for construction and further lighting added.

Horizontal calculation surface (stairs) Guide line drawn along the steps

Tip:
The information about the rotation angle 34° can easily be found with the help line.
Please pay attention to the calculation parameter "horizontal", as well as to manually set the
individual measuring points so that they are on each step.

Floor plan staircase with calculation surface

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Side view staircase with calculation surface

Final result saved under:

Desktop Participant evo/4_results/4_office building_02_calculation objects.evo

Module 5
Advanced exercises based on own focus
Please select one of the following tasks for independent review and study.

5.1 Optimization: Modification / replacement of existing

luminaires

5.2 Staircase: Construction and lighting

5.3 Ceiling cove: Construction and lighting

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5.1 Optimization

Please open this file:

Desktop Participant evo/5_additional/5_1_classroom_luminaires.evo

The lighting in the classroom and in the archive is not satisfactory and should be revised.

The room height is 3.00 m.

Predominantly pendant luminaires, with mounting height of 2.50 m.

Please check the lighting with regard to the requirements of the visual task, but also with regard to
efficiency.

1. Classroom

Here in the classroom the lighting for the whiteboard in particular should be optimized.

Also verify the uniformity of the working plane. What results would you have in the room without
the furnishings? Are the requirements then fulfilled or must something be optimized?

Classroom

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2. Library / archive: shelves with books and media

Vertical illumination is particularly important here. It is imperative that the shelves are uniformly
illuminated so that the book titles in the bottom row can be read clearly.

The lighting in the archive is oversized. Find a solution to save energy. Pay attention to the
uniformity of the vertical illuminance!

Archive

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5.2 Staircase
The staircase in the office building has to be planned in detail.

Continue working with your project "Office building" or open this file:
Desktop Participant evo/5_additional/5_2_office building.evo

In this project there is no section of the staircase. Help yourself with a guide line grid to create the
staircase quickly and easily.

Details of the staircase:

Steps = 9 (the 10. step is the intermediate landing)

Step = 0,27 m
Riser = 0,18 m

After you have constructed and positioned the grid, draw the contour as an extrusion body.

Guide line grid and extrusion body (plan view)

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You can then rotate and position the staircase to fit the desired location.

Tip:
You can best rotate the stairs in the 3D view. Do not forget to position the lower edge of the stairs at
the level of the floor.

3D-View of lying extrusion body

Finally, enter the correct width of the staircase or use the "scale" function to adjust the width.

Finished staircase with intermediate platform

Final result saved under:

Desktop Participant evo/5_additional/5_2_office building_staircase final.evo

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5.3 Ceiling cove

Continue working with your "Office building" project or open this file:
Desktop Participant evo/5_additional/5_3_office building.evo

First insert the suspended ceiling in office 2. The new room height is to be set to 2.85 m. Then you
can configure the ceiling cove.

Tip:
Think about the distance to the wall
and enter the offset correctly, so that
you have space for the luminaires.

Settings of the ceiling parameters

Then look for a suitable luminaire that you can position on the ceiling offset.

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LED profiles in a small design are ideal.

Luminaire dimensions

View of the luminaire positions (line arrangement)

Ceiling cove with indirect lighting

Final result saved under:

Desktop Participant evo/5_additional/5_3_office building_ceiling final.evo

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Module 6.1
Export - Plans and Images

Continue working with your project "Office building" or please open the following project:
Desktop Participant evo/6_Export/6_1_office building_01.evo

Please save some views. To be able to output a plan with dimension lines later, insert
dimension lines and save the floor plan as a view.

Meeting room area Floor plan view

Then select a representative view and start the raytracer for an even better representation. You can
save this visualization as a JPG file in your desired folder or use it later in the output.

Lounge area Office – view to mixed use zone

Final result saved under:

Desktop Participant evo/6_Export/6_1_office building_02_visualisation.evo

6.2 Export - DWG

In a lighting plan, you can document important details such as precise
luminaire positions. Configure the export for the ground floor and save
everything as a DWG file on your computer.

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Module 6.3
Export - Documentation

Please create an output for the client in which all important information is documented. Integrate the
previously saved images as well.

Use the option to place a representative picture as well as your contact data on the cover page.

Then save the output as a PDF file.

Outputs in DIALux evo

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Module 7.1
Whole building - Storey construction
Continue working with your project "Office building" or please open the following project: Desktop
Participant evo/7_storeys/7_office building_01_ground floor.evo

Now we would like to complete the 1st upper floor of the building.

Please load the following DWG - file into the project and move the floor plan to the right position:
Desktop Participant evo/DWG/office_1st floor.dwg

Floorplan first upper floor

As you can see the plans of the ground floor and the 1st floor are almost identical. Different are only a
part of the interior design and the staircase, which is leading to the 2nd floor.

Therefore, please copy the entire ground floor and then make the necessary adjustments. This
applies in particular to room names and furniture.

Duplicate floor

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Please do not forget the construction of the ceiling cut-outs in the area of the
mixed use zone and the staircase.

Stairwell opening Ceiling cut-out in the floor plan

Tip:
Move the newly imported dwg plan also in height so that it lies on the floor. This allows you to use
the drawing perfectly in the 3D view as well.

1st upper floor with displayed DWG

Intermediate status saved under:

Desktop Participant evo/7_storeys/7_office building_02_1st floor.evo

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Additional task: Construction of a new floor

The floor plan of the 2nd floor differs greatly from the other floors. It is therefore advisable to
reconstruct the second floor here.

Please download this DWG - file into your project:

Desktop Participant evo/DWG/ office_2nd floor.dwg

Floor plan 2nd floor

Create a new empty storey (height 4.00 m) to continue with floor planning. Start with the building
contour and then use the inner contours.

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Intermediate status saved under:

Desktop Participant evo/7_storeys/7_office building_03_2nd floor.evo

You are welcome to further develop the project. Design the outdoor area on the roof of the
1st floor using the DIALux evo libraries.

Exterior view of office building

Intermediate status saved under:

Desktop Participant evo/7_storeys/7_office building_04_2nd floor final.evo

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Module 7.2
Whole building - Roof construction
Continue working with your project or please open the following project:
Desktop Participant evo/7_storeys/7_office building_04_2nd floor final.evo

All floors are completely constructed. To finish, please place a single-pitch roof on the 2nd floor.
The height position is 3.00 m.

Exterior view of pitch roof

Side view of pitch roof

Final result saved under:

Desktop Participant evo/7_storeys/7_office building_05_roof final.evo

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Module 7.3
Whole building - Space over several storeys
The staircase connects all three floors and is to be designed as a "separate space" from the ground
floor to the 2nd floor.

Please open the file:

Desktop Participant evo/7_storeys/7_office building_05_roof final.evo

Go to the ground floor and lay out the new space there.
Name the new space "Stairs 1-3".

Active space over three floors

In the section Luminaires - Maintenance Factors you can find the luminaires from
each floor in this space and assign them to the entire space "staircase 1-3".

Assignment of the luminaire

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Please create a calculation surface on the 1st floor on the stairs. You can assign this
calculation area also to the new space "staircase 1-3".

Assignment of the calculation surface

Tip:
In the documentation the new "space" can be shown with all details.

Page preview

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Module 8.1
Luminaire groups and light scenes

Please open the following project:

Desktop Participant evo/8_Light scenes/8_1 school_01_light scenes.evo

It is recommended to keep the first light scene with all the luminaires.

1. Light scene "All luminaires"

Overview light scenes

Now create a new light scene and call it "Morning".

Then create the following luminaire groups in the light scene.

2. Light scene "in the Morning"

Luminaire group 1: Training area 6 Pendants 100 / 53 / 100 / 52
Luminaire group 2: Whiteboard 2 Wallwashers 100
Luminaire group 3: Classroom 6 Spots 0
Luminaire group 4: Entrance 4 Spots 100
Luminaire group 5: Shelves and pictures 10 Spots 50
Luminaire group 6: Lounge area 3 Spots 100

Classification of luminaire groups

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Classification of luminaire groups

The pendant luminaires each have 4 controls for

mixing the light colour of the direct (D) and indirect
(ID) light components.

ID ID D D

Equipping of the HCL lamp

For another lighting scene, please duplicate the lighting scene and set the control as follows:

3. Light scene "in the Evening“

Luminaire group 1: Training area 6 Pendants 0 / 0 / 0 / 52

Luminaire group 2: Whiteboard 2 Wallwashers 50
Luminaire group 3: Classroom 6 Spots 80
Luminaire group 4: Entrance 4 Spots 20
Luminaire group 5: Shelves and pictures 10 Spots 20
Luminaire group 6: Lounge area 3 Spots 50

Light scene "in the Morning"

Light scene "in the Evening"

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Tip: The documentation includes information on the dimming values and control groups.

Final result saved under:

Desktop Participant evo/8_Light scenes/8_1 school_02_light scenes final.evo
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Module 8.2
Light scenes with daylight

The representation of daylight only works indoors!

Please open the following project:

Desktop Participant evo/8_Light scenes/8_2 school_01_daylight.evo

In the first step, please change the location and therefore also the alignment
of the building.

Location: Berlin

Tip:
„Lüdenscheid“ is the default location, but longitude and latitude are not specified. You can enter
these values manually if none of the offered locations in the list is suitable.

The north arrow does not have to be changed, since the plan and thus the building are aligned so
that north is at the top.

North arrow in 2D-view

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Tip:
The more light scenes / luminaire groups, the longer the calculation time. When calculating with
daylight, it is recommended to map artificial lighting in only one group.

The first light scene should remain untouched and contain all luminaires.

1. Light scene "All luminaires"

The second light scene with daylight could be a sunny summer day. Copy the first light scene again
and then add the daylight parameters.

2. Light scene "with Daylight"

Two light scenes

Example: 06 June, 15:00 h; Clear sky with direct sunlight

Options daylight

Calculation with direct sunlight

Final status saved under:

Desktop Participant evo/8_Light scenes/8_2 school_02_daylight final.evo
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Module 9
Exterior and building planning (IFC-Import)
You are requested to provide a lighting design for an office complex and the surrounding outdoor
area.
You have received an IFC file of the building and a DWG of the site plan from the architect.

To build the project, please start DIALux evo and select the import directly for the following file:
Desktop Participant evo/IFC/AZB office.ifc

The next step is to import the site plan and move it to the correct position: Desktop Participant
evo/DWG/IFC building_exterior site.dwg

Dimensioning in the ground plan

IFC-Buildings and displayed site plan

Intermediate status saved under:

Desktop Participant evo/9_IFC_several buildings/9_IFC building_01_IFC.evo

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Additional task: Floor elements

Use different floor elements to construct the most important elements of the exterior scene.

Outdoor scene

Tip:
Make sure to give the inserted floor elements unique names, as well as giving different
height positions for each element.

Lawn Pathway

Parking Surroundings warehouse

Intermediate status saved under:

Desktop Participant evo/9_IFC_several buildings/9_IFC building_02_exterior site.evo

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Additional task: Other buildings

There is another building on the site. Please construct the new warehouse building in the form of a
large room in the usual way.

Tip:
Define the building height before you start constructing the building!

Building height: 6.00 m

Gate height: 3.00 m

Warehouse

To make the building appear even more realistic, you can now import additional textures for the
building openings (roller shutters) and the facade.

The relevant textures can be found in the folder: Desktop Participant evo/Textures/…

Textue: Rolling gate

Final Project saved under:

Desktop Participant evo/9_IFC_several buildings/9_IFC building_03_storage.evo

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