That's a long title, but there is a short explanation! These two programs cross over in only a VERY small way: both can edit an IES file and perform some conversions (C to B for example). The most fundamental difference is: Photometric Toolbox can operate on ONLY one file at a time. Photometric Power Tools can operate on literally as many files as you want to load into the software. Imagine single file editing versus batch file editing.
Unique to Photometric Toolbox:
- Reporting (Indoor, Flood, Road reports)
- Changing photometric test position (add tilt, rotate etc)
- Change angle set (# vertical, # Horizontal angles)
- Compare files based on calculated metrics (side by side)
- 3D Photometric web
- Create a new IES file from scratch (type it in)
- Template (iso-fc/lux) generator tool
Unique to Photometric Power Tools:
- Load hundreds or even thousands of IES files
- Factor all or selected files in terms of luminous intensity
- Factor all or selected files in terms of wattage
- Create clones and factor (multiple copies of each file that can be treated differently)
- Round candela values (reduce # decimal places)
- Fold in existing multiplying factors (multiply candela)
- Batch convert C to B (and inverse)
- Batch convert relative to absolute (and inverse)
- Batch modify IES keywords (and custom keywords, add, remove etc. from all files)
- Create tabular list of all files content, keywords, calculated metrics; export to excel
- Duplicate entire tree structures of folders and files with new factored files