Photometrics in AutoCAD
A photometric design program built directly into AutoCAD. Calculate foot-candle levels, layout manufacturer-independent light fixtures, and produce complete lighting reports — without ever leaving your CAD environment.
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DM Photo · Lighting for AutoCAD
Dedicated License
$60 per seat / month
One named user for use at the office, at home, and on site
MonthlyYearly2 months free
Floating License
$150 per seat / month
One active session shared across your team in any office
MonthlyYearly2 months free
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Foot-Candle Levels
Calculate the illuminance at any point on your site. DM Photometrics uses IES photometric data files to model each fixture accurately, computing foot-candle levels across the entire project area and flagging zones that fall short of your target.
Learn more >Light Fixture Manufacturer Independent
Use IES files from any fixture manufacturer. DM Photometrics reads standard photometric data files, so you are never locked into a specific brand or catalog. Swap in a different fixture family and results update immediately.
Learn more >Buildings, Overhangs, Slopes, and Trees
Model real-world obstructions accurately. Define building walls, overhangs, sloped grade changes, and tree canopies so that shadow and obstruction effects are reflected in your foot-candle calculations — producing results that match the as-built conditions.
Learn more >See How Engineers Use DM Photometrics
Meggan Masters Landscape Design
“It explained lighting better than anything I had done in the past.”
— Meggan Masters
City of Hagerstown Light Dept.
“Design Master Photometrics is very economical to own and pays for itself over and over in terms of time saved.”
— Jason M. Bachtell
Appalachia Design Services
“Now I can, within one day, complete a site lighting plan. This has a positive bottom-line impact on the whole job.”
— Jeremy S. Fields, PE
Vortex Engineering & Architecture
“We were working in the software within a few hours and producing lighting plans by the end of that first day.”
— Jim Bell
PVE Sheffler
“Design Master Photometrics saves us significant time and streamlines our overall workflow versus outsourcing the lighting designs.”
— Gabrielle Bovard, Architectural Designer
John J. Murphy, Jr., PE
“This product will save you time and money every time you use it, and make it easy to deal with changes.”
— John J. Murphy, Jr., PE
DeLuca-Hoffman Associates
“All the principals here are very satisfied with the Design Master software, and we all feel it was a good decision to start doing lighting design ourselves.”
— Robert Woodman, Project Engineer