Three-Phase Method: dmx

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

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From: minchaca <[email protected]>
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 <[email protected]>

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 <[email protected]>

*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 <[email protected]>
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 <[email protected]>
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 <[email protected]>
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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Thanks a lot Greg!! :slight_smile:

Ch.

···

2013/10/11 Greg Ward <[email protected]>

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 <[email protected]>

*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 <[email protected]>

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 <[email protected]>

*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.

_______________________________________________
Radiance-general mailing list
[email protected]
http://www.radiance-online.org/mailman/listinfo/radiance-general

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[email protected]
http://www.radiance-online.org/mailman/listinfo/radiance-general

_______________________________________________
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[email protected]
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