Win Users and Radiance

radiance-general
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Hello all,

I am completly new to Radiance and I am trying to use it on my AutoCAD,
2007, here is the catch.
I didn't find enough information to build a workflow that allows me to
process daylighting simulation on a windows based machine.
Do I have many, open source or not, options to go from the drawning to the
light simulation?
Thanks,

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Valère Paupelin-Huchard

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I think you should have a look to blender + brad from master Francesco :slight_smile:

G.

around here:

http://www.bozzograo.net/radiance/index.php?module=photoshare&func=viewallfolders

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Valère Paupelin-Huchard
Sent: 16 August 2007 00:57
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Subject: [Radiance-general] Win Users and Radiance

Hello all,

I am completly new to Radiance and I am trying to use it on my AutoCAD, 2007, here is the catch.

I didn't find enough information to build a workflow that allows me to process daylighting simulation on a windows based machine.

Do I have many, open source or not, options to go from the drawning to the light simulation?

Thanks,
--
Valère Paupelin-Huchard

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Giulio Antonutto wrote:

I think you should have a look to blender + brad from master Francesco J

G.

If you're committed to using AutoCAD as your modeling program, you can also check out Georg Mischler's AutoCAD export utilities. They only work on older versions of AutoCAD, though:

http://www.schorsch.com/download/radout/
http://www.schorsch.com/download/torad/

Another option you have is the dxf2rad utility, which is part of the Radiance suite of tools. If you use ACIS solids, you can use 3DSOUT (in AutoCAD) to export a polygonal model, then bring it back in with 3DSIN, then back out with DXFOUT, then use dxf2rad to convert the geometry to a radiance scene description. A bit circuitous, but it would work.

Good luck and have fun!

- Rob Guglielmetti

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I use the circuitous method Rob mentioned. Also, you can run Cygwin on your Win machine in order to have Unix and a way to run radiance.

Mark

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Hi Valere,

I think you'd try ECOTECT+RADTOOLS+RADIANCE for windows

1- model geometry in ECOTECT, set location, materials properties
2-export for RADTOOL, set sky, resolution, etc analysis configuration
3-run simulations
4-analyse in IMAGE VIEWER

it's very easy and fast.
You dont have even to buy ECOTECT just use it as a interface to RADIANCE!!!!

see more details in http://squ1.com/projects/freeware

regards,

evangelos

PS. you have to download the RADIANCE 3.7 binaries compiled for windows,
from FRANCESCO ANSELMO site
(here<http://www.bozzograo.net/radiance/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=getit&lid=12>
)

I am completly new to Radiance and I am trying to use it on my AutoCAD,

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2007, here is the catch.
I didn't find enough information to build a workflow that allows me to
process daylighting simulation on a windows based machine.
Do I have many, open source or not, options to go from the drawning to the
light simulation?
Thanks,
--
Valère Paupelin-Huchard