import from Ecotect to Radiance

radiance-general
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Hello,

I am just starting to use Radiance. I would like to know how to import
from Ecotect to Radiance. I already have my building defined in 3D by
the software Ecotect, I tried it but it seems to have a problem and the
rendering image does not work. Does anybody had this problem before and
knows how to solve it?

In the documentation of Ecotest it was said that you have to create a
camera view inside the building and then exporting to radiance simply
but it could happen that there is an installation issue and the windows
that is supposed to appear disappear.

At this first step I really do not know what

Thanks

2

Hi Fabienne,

You have to install Desktop (or another Windows-based version of
Radiance) before you can use it with ECOTECT. In order to install
Desktop Radiance, you can follow these instructions ->
http://www.arch.mcgill.ca/prof/reinhart/arch447/fall2005/Radiance/Instal
lDesktopRadiance.html. Good luck,

Christoph

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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Fabienne Sallaberry
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 11:43 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Radiance-general] import from Ecotect to Radiance

Hello,

I am just starting to use Radiance. I would like to know how to import
from Ecotect to Radiance. I already have my building defined in 3D by
the software Ecotect, I tried it but it seems to have a problem and the
rendering image does not work. Does anybody had this problem before and
knows how to solve it?

In the documentation of Ecotest it was said that you have to create a
camera view inside the building and then exporting to radiance simply
but it could happen that there is an installation issue and the windows
that is supposed to appear disappear.

At this first step I really do not know what

Thanks

3

Fabienne,

I am just starting to use Radiance. I would like to know how to import
from Ecotect to Radiance. I already have my building defined in 3D by
the software Ecotect, I tried it but it seems to have a problem and the
rendering image does not work. Does anybody had this problem before and
knows how to solve it?

Also make sure you always check your materials in the RADIANCE file. There
seem to be some unexpected results, especially with the 'glass' material.

And check the orientation of the building when using non-overcast skies.

Axel

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Hello,

Thanks for your answer Christoph, I have done what you said but I fear that my problem is something about installation. I already have a Windows-based version of Radiance but it was telling me: "C:\Adeline3\bin\rad.exe: error running rview"

I think the Radiance program is not well-installed because it does not work with Ecotect neither.

Could this message appear because the view is not well defined too?

Moreover, does anyone has used Adeline before and think it is reliable?

Fabienne

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________________________________

De: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] En nombre de Reinhart, Christoph
Enviado el: miércoles, 19 de abril de 2006 19:10
Para: Radiance general discussion
Asunto: RE: [Radiance-general] import from Ecotect to Radiance

Hi Fabienne,

You have to install Desktop (or another Windows-based version of Radiance) before you can use it with ECOTECT. In order to install Desktop Radiance, you can follow these instructions -> http://www.arch.mcgill.ca/prof/reinhart/arch447/fall2005/Radiance/InstallDesktopRadiance.html. Good luck,

Christoph

________________________________

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Fabienne Sallaberry
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 11:43 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Radiance-general] import from Ecotect to Radiance

Hello,

I am just starting to use Radiance. I would like to know how to import from Ecotect to Radiance. I already have my building defined in 3D by the software Ecotect, I tried it but it seems to have a problem and the rendering image does not work. Does anybody had this problem before and knows how to solve it?

In the documentation of Ecotest it was said that you have to create a camera view inside the building and then exporting to radiance simply but it could happen that there is an installation issue and the windows that is supposed to appear disappear.

At this first step I really do not know what

Thanks

5

Fabienne, I agree with an earlier comment that the MinGW binaries if
version 3R7P1 (see email below) would be your best bet and I urge
Francesco and Peter to consider John An's request below and put the
MinGW binaries on the Radiance online site. I have been working with
Francesco's binaries in the past few weeks and they work great!

Christoph

[Radiance-general] RE: wintel binaries

John An ja at a10nyc.com
<mailto:radiance-general%40radiance-online.org?Subject=[Radiance-gener
al%5D%20RE%3A%20wintel%20binaries&In-Reply-To=>
Wed Jan 25 05:12:05 CET 2006
Hello all,
I've been lurking for some time, trying to keep up on the developments
in
both Radiance and HDRI.

In any case, to post something that MAY be of interest to others...
This is probably old news, but just in case, I have successfully
replaced
the Radiance binaries that are installed with Desktop Radiance with the
updated ones (version 3R7P1, I believe) that Francesco compiled back in
October. I have been using the Radiance Control Panel (part of EcoTect)
as
the GUI front end to Radiance, and so far, everything seems to work
smoothly.

These are the steps I took:
1. I copied the contents of each folder (bin, lib, obj, doc, and runs)
from
the Mingwin binaries that Francesco compiled into the corresponding
folder
in C:\Radiance. This allowed me to replace any updated binaries, while
keeping the older binaries of programs that were not compiled (ie.
Anything
that requires xwindows)
2. I copied RadianceIV (the image viewer that comes as part of EcoTect)
into
C:\Radiance, and then renamed it winimage (the name of the image viewer
that
is installed as part of Desktop Radiance)

I have by no means tested this installation to see if all programs work,
but
so far with the basic renderings I have run, I have had no problems
whatsoever. Also, because RadianceIV can post-process images, I have
been
producing falsecolor images as well as contour line images directly from
RadianceIV (aka winimage).

So, for those who, for one reason or another, can only work in the
Window$
environment, these binaries completely revamp Desktop Radiance.

Francesco, Greg, Lars, or John, would it be possible to maintain updated
Window$ binaries so that those of use stuck using Window$ can at least
benefit from the latest developments and fixed in the Radiance binaries?

John An

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On Oct 8 2005, Francesco Anselmo wrote:
For those of you who are interested in using Radiance with the Micro$oft
OS,
I've put some fresh binaries here...

On Oct 14 2005, Rob Gugliemetti replied:
Hey Schorsch, could these [wintel] binaries be "dropped in" to an
existing
Rayfront installation?

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Reinhart, Christoph wrote:

Fabienne, I agree with an earlier comment that the MinGW binaries if version 3R7P1 (see email below) would be your best bet and I urge Francesco and Peter to consider John An's request below and put the MinGW binaries on the Radiance online site. I have been working with Francesco's binaries in the past few weeks and they work great!

One caveat: rvu is not included in those binaries (the download link states non-graphical tools only), and the older rview will choke on any octrees created with newer versions of oconv, regardless of whether the file contains any of the newer entities (like meshes).

- Rob