Looking for software that integrates Radiance

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For the PDF edition of Rendering with Radiance I am looking to update the list of software that integrates Radiance in some way. I know about Honeybee, DIVA, Daysim, and Open Studio. Anyone want to mention other software?

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Vi-Suite - http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/projects/vi-suite
Sefaira - https://www.sketchup.com/products/sefaira
ODS-Studio - https://www.ods-engineering.com/tools/ods-studio/ (note: potentially no longer actively developed?)

I have plans to integrate Radiance into the BlenderBIM Add-on (https://blenderbim.org/) which I am building, based off the workflows I developed in my living room studies. This will allow a more seamless transition from BIM (IFC) models into Radiance simulations. Unfortunately, they are only plans for now :slight_smile: I will definitely keep everyone here posted when it turns into a reality.

I did also help migrate Ladybug (specifically, only Ladybug, not Honeybee) into the Blender node-based environment (called Sverchok - their equivalent of Grasshopper). Next on the list was Honeybee, but … I got distracted :slight_smile:

Ahh, the 24 hours in the day.

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This list from the Department of Energy seems pretty thorough. I’m not sure who compiled it.

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Huh – hadn’t seen this before… Guess it wasn’t me!

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Thanks. That drawing is great – I’ll have to see if I can get permission to
include it.

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Just to say, the more up-to-date version of the VI-Suite website can be found at http://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/visuite/
Regards
Ryan

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Then again, that graphic isn’t complete, sigh. Still, pretty good. (But what’s with the “top secret” folder at the top?) I’ll try contacting the webmaster and see if I can figure out whose to ask for permission to use it. If not, I guess I can copy the list from the IBPSA web site.

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I guess @Eleanor_Lee should be able to help. She is the PI on the project.

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There are also some newer tools that didn’t exist when that graphic was made. I’m not sure if all of these directly use Radiance, or are just interested bystanders.

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I am not sure the purpose of this list, but Groundhog and Emp kind of used
to exist… I wasn’t never able to release version 1.0 because of weird
programming issues I was never able to solve. Everything is still on GitHub
though

It is up to you whether to count it or not!

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Thanks, Randolph, for starting this thread. Amir Roth at DOE created the graphic and indicated that it would be ok to use if cited with “Source: DOE” (spell out U.S. Department of Energy” if you have the space). The graphic is a bit old — we can update the graphic if we have a current list of software that uses Radiance tools for all or parts of its underlying engine.

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Thanks, Eleanor. That’s great.

Anything I know about software using Radiance as its engine is in this
Discourse discussion.

…And what’s with this top secret folder at the top of the graphic?

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ODS Studio is not actively being developed anymore, but it is still available and you can use it.
Mark (founder of ODS) and I are implemented most of its features in Compute, which has a more modern codebase.
We just released the Radiance implementation on Compute. We had a webinar with McNeel a few days ago showing some of the new features

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Maybe it is a niche to use Radiance for Photovoltaic simulations, but here are two examples:

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Hi all, Geronimo its another small tool for visualizations of the daylight distribution using redirecting devices in pre-selected rooms, it hasn’t been updated in a while but I find it can be very useful for designers, also beginners in RADIANCE since it allows the adjustment of some parameters, and rapid visualizations. I actually used it when I was student.

Here the link: https://www.epfl.ch/labs/leso/transfer/software/geronimo/

Thank you!
Chantal

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The most current list (though it is somewhat out-of-date) is still at the BEST web site, here: https://www.buildingenergysoftwaretools.com/software-listing?keywords=Radiance, plus the additional tools that have been mentioned in this discussion. If the Labs could provide an updated graphic, that would be great.

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Possible additions:

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Thanks everyone. Unfortunately, the IBPSA doest not current support updating the building energy software tools web site. I hope I will be able to update it in the future. Meantime, there is this thread.