Dear Radiance List
I'm coming with another question that is probably too simple but still
keeps me from moving to the next phase of the 3Phase:
When I create the daylight matrix using genklemsamp & rtcontrib I obtain a
file with only the header and sometimes some weird symbols ike :
½7†7½7†7½7†7
If I use such file (*.dmx) with dctimestep I get the following Error
messages :
warning - unexpected data at the end of binary file
results/window_SOUTH.dmx
or
fatal - unexpected EOS reading results/window_SOUTH.dmx
my commands are just like in the Exercise 2 of the tutorial:
genklemsamp -vd 0 -1 0 objects/window_S.rad | rtcontrib -c 1000 -e MF:4 -f
reinhart.cal -b rbin -bn Nrbins -m sky_glow -faf model_dmx.oct >
results/south.dmx
If I try to do the same in Windows I get:
Usage: vwright {offset|name}
Argument "" isn't numeric in multiplication (*) at genklemsamp.pl line 51
Argument "" isn't numeric in multiplication (*) at genklemsamp.pl line 51
Illegal division by zero at genklemsamp.pl line 51.
I'll really appreciate your help!
Thanks in advance!
Chantal.
Hi Chantal,
I'm not 100% sure, but I think you need to use ASCII data files under Windows, because it doesn't track the exact End-of-File, which confuses some programs. Replace the -faf option in rtcontrib (which should be rcontrib anyway) with -faa.
Cheers,
-Greg
···
From: minchaca <miinchaca@gmail.com>
Date: September 25, 2013 10:21:28 AM PDT
Dear Radiance List
I'm coming with another question that is probably too simple but still keeps me from moving to the next phase of the 3Phase:
When I create the daylight matrix using genklemsamp & rtcontrib I obtain a file with only the header and sometimes some weird symbols ike : ½7†7½7†7½7†7
If I use such file (*.dmx) with dctimestep I get the following Error messages :
warning - unexpected data at the end of binary file results/window_SOUTH.dmx
or
fatal - unexpected EOS reading results/window_SOUTH.dmx
my commands are just like in the Exercise 2 of the tutorial:
genklemsamp -vd 0 -1 0 objects/window_S.rad | rtcontrib -c 1000 -e MF:4 -f reinhart.cal -b rbin -bn Nrbins -m sky_glow -faf model_dmx.oct > results/south.dmx
If I try to do the same in Windows I get:
Usage: vwright {offset|name}
Argument "" isn't numeric in multiplication (*) at genklemsamp.pl line 51
Argument "" isn't numeric in multiplication (*) at genklemsamp.pl line 51
Illegal division by zero at genklemsamp.pl line 51.
I'll really appreciate your help!
Thanks in advance!
Chantal.
Thanks a lot!! Indeed, after that correction I was able to create the
*dmx*for the south window orientation.
I take the opportunity to ask a simple question regarding *dctimestep*:
when I tried to use it for annual calculations with -n 8760 I get a msg:
Usage:dctimestep DCspec [ skyvec ]
dctimestep Vspec Tbsdf.xml Dmat.dat [ skyvec ]
I sounds to me that is not accepting the -n, so I guess that there might be
a new version that it takes it.
We have the 4.1 version released Nov 2011 installed in the server.
I wonder if the source file of that 'dctimestep new version' its available
somewhere the web to download?
Thanks in advance!
Chantal.
···
2013/9/25 Greg Ward <gregoryjward@gmail.com>
Hi Chantal,
I'm not 100% sure, but I think you need to use ASCII data files under
Windows, because it doesn't track the exact End-of-File, which confuses
some programs. Replace the -faf option in rtcontrib (which should be
rcontrib anyway) with -faa.
Cheers,
-Greg
*From: *minchaca <miinchaca@gmail.com>
*Date: *September 25, 2013 10:21:28 AM PDT
*
*
Dear Radiance List
I'm coming with another question that is probably too simple but still
keeps me from moving to the next phase of the 3Phase:
When I create the daylight matrix using genklemsamp & rtcontrib I obtain a
file with only the header and sometimes some weird symbols ike :
½7†7½7†7½7†7
If I use such file (*.dmx) with dctimestep I get the following Error
messages :
warning - unexpected data at the end of binary file
results/window_SOUTH.dmx
or
fatal - unexpected EOS reading results/window_SOUTH.dmx
my commands are just like in the Exercise 2 of the tutorial:
genklemsamp -vd 0 -1 0 objects/window_S.rad | rtcontrib -c 1000 -e MF:4
-f reinhart.cal -b rbin -bn Nrbins -m sky_glow -faf model_dmx.oct >
results/south.dmx
If I try to do the same in Windows I get:
Usage: vwright {offset|name}
Argument "" isn't numeric in multiplication (*) at genklemsamp.pl line 51
Argument "" isn't numeric in multiplication (*) at genklemsamp.pl line 51
Illegal division by zero at genklemsamp.pl line 51.
I'll really appreciate your help!
Thanks in advance!
Chantal.
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Hi Chantal,
Yes, you need the newer version of dctimestep. You can find HEAD sources from the HTML interface at:
http://www.radiance-online.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/ray/src/#dirlist
Getting to the appropriate "Download" link you find:
http://www.radiance-online.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/ray/src/util/dctimestep.c?revision=2.27
Best,
-Greg
···
From: minchaca <miinchaca@gmail.com>
Date: October 11, 2013 2:37:24 AM PDT
Thanks a lot!! Indeed, after that correction I was able to create the dmx for the south window orientation.
I take the opportunity to ask a simple question regarding dctimestep:
when I tried to use it for annual calculations with -n 8760 I get a msg:
Usage:dctimestep DCspec [ skyvec ]
dctimestep Vspec Tbsdf.xml Dmat.dat [ skyvec ]
I sounds to me that is not accepting the -n, so I guess that there might be a new version that it takes it.
We have the 4.1 version released Nov 2011 installed in the server.
I wonder if the source file of that 'dctimestep new version' its available somewhere the web to download?
Thanks in advance!
Chantal.
2013/9/25 Greg Ward <gregoryjward@gmail.com>
Hi Chantal,
I'm not 100% sure, but I think you need to use ASCII data files under Windows, because it doesn't track the exact End-of-File, which confuses some programs. Replace the -faf option in rtcontrib (which should be rcontrib anyway) with -faa.
Cheers,
-Greg
From: minchaca <miinchaca@gmail.com>
Date: September 25, 2013 10:21:28 AM PDT
Dear Radiance List
I'm coming with another question that is probably too simple but still keeps me from moving to the next phase of the 3Phase:
When I create the daylight matrix using genklemsamp & rtcontrib I obtain a file with only the header and sometimes some weird symbols ike : ½7†7½7†7½7†7
If I use such file (*.dmx) with dctimestep I get the following Error messages :
warning - unexpected data at the end of binary file results/window_SOUTH.dmx
or
fatal - unexpected EOS reading results/window_SOUTH.dmx
my commands are just like in the Exercise 2 of the tutorial:
genklemsamp -vd 0 -1 0 objects/window_S.rad | rtcontrib -c 1000 -e MF:4 -f reinhart.cal -b rbin -bn Nrbins -m sky_glow -faf model_dmx.oct > results/south.dmx
If I try to do the same in Windows I get:
Usage: vwright {offset|name}
Argument "" isn't numeric in multiplication (*) at genklemsamp.pl line 51
Argument "" isn't numeric in multiplication (*) at genklemsamp.pl line 51
Illegal division by zero at genklemsamp.pl line 51.
I'll really appreciate your help!
Thanks in advance!
Chantal.
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