Welcome Desktop Radiance Users, This is the discussion list for Desktop Radiance. Desktop Radiance is an AutoCAD plug-in software program which relies upon...
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Daniel Katzenberger
dan@...
May 22, 2000 8:52 pm
I am trying to set up a camera that needs to be pitched. I know how to set up the heading angle, but is there a way to pitch the camera in Desktop Radiance? ...
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Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
May 22, 2000 10:44 pm
Hi Dan, There are several ways to manipulate camera pitch both inside and outside of AutoCAD. Inside AutoCAD, you can use the "DVIEW" command to adjust the ...
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j lai
jlai@...
May 30, 2000 7:55 pm
hi, The FAQ has been started, http://radsite.lbl.gov/deskrad/ follow the help>FAQ link. Ask questions and we'll try to answer them. thanks, judy...
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zrogers@...
Jun 5, 2000 5:19 pm
Hello, I'm trying to model 3D curved surfaces. Basically drawing an arc and extruding it to make a 3D curved surface. Can radiance do this? Will it...
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j lai
jlai@...
Jun 5, 2000 7:50 pm
hi, ... and ... Not exactly. An extruded arc is supported minimally and what you end up with is 8 faceted surfaces (not a smooth curve), no matter what kind of...
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melissa.koudelka@...
Jun 6, 2000 8:48 pm
Hi, I'm just getting my system up and running and was wondering which versions of AutoCAD will work with Desktop Radiance. I know your website says AutoCAD 14,...
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Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 6, 2000 8:49 pm
Zack, I'm sorry you're having difficulty with Desktop Radiance. The problems you're having a most likely due to the project setup. We will be improving that...
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Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 6, 2000 9:13 pm
Zach, The error you have encountered is probably due to a bug in the Reference Grid simulation. Currently the software (inadvertently) only supports one...
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Simon Crone
crones@...
Jun 7, 2000 1:12 am
Hello all, I am wondering how the desk top radiance applies the BRTD materials that are defined in the glazing material library to surfaces. I have tried a few...
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j lai
jlai@...
Jun 7, 2000 3:37 pm
hi Simon, ... that ... tried a ... only ... (ie a ... In a typical glazing rafile, there is the regular glass, BRTD front, and BRTD back definations. You're...
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Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 8, 2000 10:45 pm
Hi Simon, (Note: these instructions are intended for those Desktop Radiance users not afraid to get their fingers dirty editing text files in the old fashion...
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Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 9, 2000 5:54 pm
Zack, Thanks for your five bug report messages this morning! I do appreciate them being listed separately and they will probably appear in the e-mail list. So...
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Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 9, 2000 5:55 pm
... From: Zack Rogers <zrogers@...> Subject: Multiple north arrows To: deskrad@... Hello, I was running a simulation with two north arrows...
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Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 9, 2000 5:55 pm
... Zack, Currently, Desktop Radiance 1.0 only supports reference grid calculations on a horizontal workplane with the sensors pointing "up". A reference grid...
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Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 9, 2000 5:57 pm
Zack, Unlike radiosity-based lighting analysis software, Radiance is much more flexible about surface geometry, both in terms of surface normals and ...
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Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 9, 2000 7:56 pm
Zack, Again, thanks for your help. I have responded to your bug reports and feature suggestions in-line... === ... The project setup situation is abysmal....
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Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 12, 2000 9:18 pm
... ===================== Hi Kelly, Desktop Radiance 1.0 does not use weather data for the daylighting calculations. In an upcoming version, we plan to support...
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Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 14, 2000 9:24 pm
... ======== Hi Zack, It is true that the current version of Desktop Radiance does not support the creation or editing of new luminaires. However, there is a...
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Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 14, 2000 11:03 pm
Zack Rogers wrote: <snip> ... ...regarding the other issues you raised in this e-mail... Desktop Radiance glazings are created as virtual light sources. This...
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Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 20, 2000 11:39 pm
... ================ Zack, You are probably getting this anti-intuitive behavior because the ambient value is set too high. The "ambient value" is used by the...
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Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 21, 2000 12:12 am
... Hi Melissa, As of June 20, 2000, only AutoCAD R14.01 is compatible with Desktop Radiance. Problems have been reported with AutoCAD MAP on top of AutoCAD...
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varopoulos@...
Jun 21, 2000 7:56 am
I've drawn a box 99'x50' and 27' high with a window on the east wall in order to simulate the daylight. The problem is that though in Autocad the camera view...
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Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 21, 2000 11:37 pm
Hi Nikos, While it is reasonable to expect that Desktop Radiance could reproduce the on-screen AutoCAD representation of the view accurately, the software ...
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Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 22, 2000 1:09 am
... ============ Zack, Thanks for pointing out that the Overview document is out-of-date. I will let all of you know when an updated version is available. ...
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Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 23, 2000 6:03 pm
... Hi Melissa, The Quick-start Tutorial might give the impression that Radiance can only handle small, isolated room simulations, but in fact, one of the most...
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Silvia Pezzana
pezzana@...
Jun 23, 2000 6:14 pm
Hi, I wonder if there any place where I can find a complete list of all the differences between Desktopradiance 1.0 and Radiance for Unix, for example the fact...
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varopoulos@...
Jun 26, 2000 4:48 pm
Dear Chas, I would like to create a new location (the city that i live in Athens- Greece) in the "Add new location" window. How do i have to enter the ...
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j lai
jlai@...
Jun 26, 2000 5:15 pm
hi Silvia, ... the ... No, such a list does not exist, but I'll try to answer your question here. In Radiance for Unix, to start a simulation you should have ...
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Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 26, 2000 6:59 pm
Dear Desktop Radiance Users, You may have experienced problems using the AutoCAD "RENDER" command with Desktop Radiance drawings. Two unrelated issues have...
