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# Line 7 | Line 7 | bsdfview - view a BSDF representation
7   [
8   .B "\-q {Hi|Med|Lo}"
9   ][
10 + .B \-t
11 + |
12   rad options
13   ]
14   input ..
# Line 14 | Line 16 | input ..
16   .SH DESCRIPTION
17   .I Bsdfview
18   renders a BSDF description interactively.
19 < This is a script that creates a rad input file (RIF)
18 < then calls
19 > This is a script that creates a
20   .I rad(1)
21 < to make an octree via
21 > input file (RIF),
22 > which builds an octree via
23   .I bsdf2rad(1),
24 < then views the scene interactively.
24 > then renders the scene interactively or calls the
25 > .I trad(1)
26 > graphical user interface if the
27 > .I \-t
28 > option is given.
29   .PP
30   The input is either a single XML file, such as might be produced by
31   .I genBSDF(1),
# Line 30 | Line 36 | or up to four scattering interpolation representation
36   might be produced by
37   pabopto2bsdf(1).
38   .PP
39 < A rad input file will be produced, whose name matches the root of
39 > A
40 > .I rad
41 > input file will be produced, whose name matches the root of
42   the first input file but with any leading path removed (i.e., in
43   the current directory).
44   This RIF may be reused for subsequent viewing and rendering via
# Line 73 | Line 81 | A parallel view of both transmission hemispheres from
81   Additionally, all the standard views that
82   .I rvu
83   defines will be available (e.g., "xZ", "zl", etc.).
84 + .PP
85 + Since a
86 + .I rad
87 + input file is created by the script, it may be used
88 + in subsequent runs as long as the temporary files remain.
89 + These are typically kept until the next reboot of the operating
90 + system, so re-running
91 + .I bsdfview
92 + with the same arguments will not require re-running
93 + .I bsdf2rad
94 + or
95 + .I oconv.
96 + Thus, start-up will be much quicker, unless the temporary files have
97 + been removed.
98 + In this case, the script may exit with an error indicating that the
99 + .I rad
100 + input file needs to be removed.
101 + .PP
102 + This input file may also be re-used directly from the command line using
103 + .I rad
104 + or
105 + .I trad(1).
106 + This may be useful for generating RADIANCE pictures corresponding
107 + to the above standard views.
108 + If no interactive run is desired, start
109 + .I bsdfview
110 + with the
111 + .I "-v 0"
112 + option.
113   .SH AUTHOR
114   Greg Ward
115   .SH "SEE ALSO"
116   bsdf2klems(1), bsdf2rad(1), bsdf2ttree(1), genBSDF(1),
117 < objview(1), oconv(1), pabopto2bsdf(1), rad(1), rvu(1)
117 > objview(1), oconv(1), pabopto2bsdf(1), rad(1), rvu(1), trad(1)

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