IES Format Extension provides professional lighting preview directly within Eagle. It lets you work with .ies files, visualizing photometric data and luminaire information, streamlining the workflow for designers, 3D artists, and lighting professionals.

Key Features

• Photometric Data Visualization – Full IES light distribution diagrams, with options to adjust brightness, temperature, spread, quality, and isolines

• Professional Lighting Support – Compatible with IES (Interstate Energy Standard) format files

• Instant File Recognition – Automatically identifies and previews .ies files in your library

• Interactive Polar Diagram – Visualize light intensity and distribution patterns, with customizable diagram and background colors

• Realistic Thumbnail Generation – Create realistic thumbnails or polar diagrams directly in your library

• Theme Matching Eagle – Adapts to Eagle’s selected theme for comfortable viewing

• Quick Thumbnail Refresh – Configure your preferred view, right-click one or multiple items, go to More → Refresh Thumbnail, or use the standard shortcut Ctrl + Alt + R

• Multi-language Support – Available in 13 languages

How It Works

1. Install the IES Format Extension in Eagle

2. Add your .ies lighting files to your library

3. Select any IES file to view its photometric data

4. Use the interactive polar diagram or generate realistic thumbnails, adjusting brightness, temperature, spread, quality, isolines, and diagram/background colors

5. To update thumbnails, configure your view, right-click one or more items, choose More → Refresh Thumbnail, or use Ctrl + Alt + R