man/man1/dctimestep.1

.\" RCSid $Id: dctimestep.1,v 1.7 2013/09/05 17:53:22 greg Exp $"
.TH DCTIMESTEP 1 12/09/09 RADIANCE
.SH NAME
dctimestep - compute annual simulation time-step(s) via matrix multiplication
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dctimestep
[
.B "\-n nsteps"
][
.B "\-o ospec"
][
.B "\-i{f|d}
][
.B "\-o{f|d}
]
.B DCspec
[
.B skyf
]
.br
.B dctimestep
[
.B "\-n nsteps"
][
.B "\-o ospec"
][
.B "\-i{f|d}
][
.B "\-o{f|d}
]
.B Vspec
.B Tbsdf.xml
.B Dmat.dat
[
.B skyf
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Dctimestep
has two invocation forms.
In the first form,
.I dctimestep
is given a daylight coefficient specification and an optional sky
vector or matrix, which may be read from the standard input if unspecified.
The daylight coefficients are multiplied against these sky values
and the results are written to the standard output.
This may be a list of color values or a combined Radiance image,
as explained below.
.PP
In the second form,
.I dctimestep
takes four input files, forming a matrix expression.
The first argument is the View matrix file that specifies how window output
directions are related to some set of measured values, such as an array of
illuminance points or images.
This matrix is usually computed by
.I rcontrib(1)
for a particular set of windows or skylight openings.
The second argument is the window transmission matrix, or BSDF, given as
a standard XML description.
The third argument is the Daylight matrix file that defines how sky patches
relate to input directions on the same opening.
This is usually computed using
.I genklemsamp(1)
with
.I rcontrib
in a separate run for each window or skylight orientation.
The last file is the sky contribution vector or matrix,
typically computed by
.I genskyvec(1)
or
.I gendaymtx(1),
and may be passed on the standard input.
This data is assumed by default to be in ASCII format, whereas the
formats of the View and Daylight matrices
are detected automatically if given as binary data.
The
.I \-if
or
.I \-id
option may be used to specify that sky data is in float or double
format, respectively, which is more efficient for large matrices.
(Note that binary double data may not be read from stdin.)\0
.PP
Sent to the standard output of
.I dctimestep
is either a color vector with as many RGB triplets
as there are rows in the View matrix, or a combined
.I Radiance
picture.
Which output is produced depends on the first argument.
A regular file name will be loaded and interpreted as a matrix to
generate a color results vector.
A file specification containing a '%d' format string will be
interpreted as a list of
.I Radiance
component pictures, which will be summed according to the computed
vector.
.PP
The
.I \-n
option may be used to compute multiple time steps in a
single invocation.
The sky input file must contain the number of
columns specified in each sky patch row, whether it is read
from the standard input or from a file.
The columns do not need to be given on the same
line, so long as the number of values totals 3*Nsteps*Npatches.
Input starts from the first patch at the first time step, then the
first patch at the second time step, and so on.
.PP
The
.I \-o
option may be used to specify a file or a set of output files
to use rather than the standard output.
If the given specification contains a '%d' format string, this
will be replaced by the time step index, starting from 1.
In this way, multiple output pictures may be produced,
or separate result vectors (one per time step).
If the standard output is used or the
.I \-o
option specifies a single output file, then an information header
will precede the output.
This can be removed if desired using the
.I getinfo\(1\)
command with a single hyphen ('-') argument.
.PP
The
.I \-of
or
.I \-od
option may be used to specify IEEE float or double binary output
data, respectively.
This enables
.I dctimestep
to be used as a pure matrix multiplier, as the output file with
header specifying the format is suitable for subsequent calls.
.SH EXAMPLES
To compute workplane illuminances at 3:30pm on Feb 10th:
.IP "" .2i
gensky 2 10 15:30 | genskyvec | dctimestep workplaneDC.dmx > Ill_02-10-1530.dat
.PP
To compute an image at 10am on the equinox from a set of component images:
.IP "" .2i
gensky 3 21 10 | genskyvec | dctimestep dcomp%03d.hdr > view_03-21-10.hdr
.PP
To compute a set of illuminance contributions for Window 1 on
the Winter solstice at 2pm:
.IP "" .2i
gensky 12 21 14 | genskyvec | dctimestep IllPts.vmx Blinds20.xml Window1.dmx > Ill_12-21-14.dat
.PP
To compute Window2's contribution to an interior view at 12 noon on the Summer solstice:
.IP "" .2i
gensky 6 21 12 | genskyvec | dctimestep view%03d.hdr Blinds30.xml
Window2.dmx > view_6-21-12.hdr
.PP
To generate an hourly matrix of sensor value contributions from Skylight3
using a 3-phase calculation, where output columns are time steps:
.IP "" .2i
gendaymtx -of Tampa.wea | dctimestep -if -n 8760 WPpts.vmx
shade3.xml Skylight3.dmx > wp_win3.dat
.IP "" .2i
.PP
Generate a series of pictures corresponding to timesteps
in an annual simulation:
.IP "" .2i
gendaymtx NYCity.wea | dctimestep -n 8760 -o tstep%04d.hdr dcomp%03d.hdr
.PP
To multiply two color matrices (second matrix is IEEE-float with
145 RGB columns) into a IEEE-double result (also 145 RGB columns):
.IP "" .2i
getinfo - < Inp2.fmx | dctimestep -n 145 -if -od Inp1.fmx > Inp1xInp2.dmx
.SH AUTHOR
Greg Ward
.SH "SEE ALSO"
gendaymtx(1), genklemsamp(1), genskyvec(1), getinfo(1),
mkillum(1), rcollate(1), rcontrib(1), rtrace(1), vwrays(1)
Revision:	1.8
Committed:	Sat Feb 8 01:28:05 2014 UTC (11 years, 3 months ago) by greg
Branch:	MAIN
Changes since 1.7:	+30 -3 lines
Log Message:	Added -od and -of options for binary output
#	Content
1	.\" RCSid $Id: dctimestep.1,v 1.7 2013/09/05 17:53:22 greg Exp $"
2	.TH DCTIMESTEP 1 12/09/09 RADIANCE
3	.SH NAME
4	dctimestep - compute annual simulation time-step(s) via matrix multiplication
5	.SH SYNOPSIS
6	.B dctimestep
7	[
8	.B "\-n nsteps"
9	][
10	.B "\-o ospec"
11	][
12	.B "\-i{f\|d}
13	][
14	.B "\-o{f\|d}
15	]
16	.B DCspec
17	[
18	.B skyf
19	]
20	.br
21	.B dctimestep
22	[
23	.B "\-n nsteps"
24	][
25	.B "\-o ospec"
26	][
27	.B "\-i{f\|d}
28	][
29	.B "\-o{f\|d}
30	]
31	.B Vspec
32	.B Tbsdf.xml
33	.B Dmat.dat
34	[
35	.B skyf
36	]
37	.SH DESCRIPTION
38	.I Dctimestep
39	has two invocation forms.
40	In the first form,
41	.I dctimestep
42	is given a daylight coefficient specification and an optional sky
43	vector or matrix, which may be read from the standard input if unspecified.
44	The daylight coefficients are multiplied against these sky values
45	and the results are written to the standard output.
46	This may be a list of color values or a combined Radiance image,
47	as explained below.
48	.PP
49	In the second form,
50	.I dctimestep
51	takes four input files, forming a matrix expression.
52	The first argument is the View matrix file that specifies how window output
53	directions are related to some set of measured values, such as an array of
54	illuminance points or images.
55	This matrix is usually computed by
56	.I rcontrib(1)
57	for a particular set of windows or skylight openings.
58	The second argument is the window transmission matrix, or BSDF, given as
59	a standard XML description.
60	The third argument is the Daylight matrix file that defines how sky patches
61	relate to input directions on the same opening.
62	This is usually computed using
63	.I genklemsamp(1)
64	with
65	.I rcontrib
66	in a separate run for each window or skylight orientation.
67	The last file is the sky contribution vector or matrix,
68	typically computed by
69	.I genskyvec(1)
70	or
71	.I gendaymtx(1),
72	and may be passed on the standard input.
73	This data is assumed by default to be in ASCII format, whereas the
74	formats of the View and Daylight matrices
75	are detected automatically if given as binary data.
76	The
77	.I \-if
78	or
79	.I \-id
80	option may be used to specify that sky data is in float or double
81	format, respectively, which is more efficient for large matrices.
82	(Note that binary double data may not be read from stdin.)\0
83	.PP
84	Sent to the standard output of
85	.I dctimestep
86	is either a color vector with as many RGB triplets
87	as there are rows in the View matrix, or a combined
88	.I Radiance
89	picture.
90	Which output is produced depends on the first argument.
91	A regular file name will be loaded and interpreted as a matrix to
92	generate a color results vector.
93	A file specification containing a '%d' format string will be
94	interpreted as a list of
95	.I Radiance
96	component pictures, which will be summed according to the computed
97	vector.
98	.PP
99	The
100	.I \-n
101	option may be used to compute multiple time steps in a
102	single invocation.
103	The sky input file must contain the number of
104	columns specified in each sky patch row, whether it is read
105	from the standard input or from a file.
106	The columns do not need to be given on the same
107	line, so long as the number of values totals 3NstepsNpatches.
108	Input starts from the first patch at the first time step, then the
109	first patch at the second time step, and so on.
110	.PP
111	The
112	.I \-o
113	option may be used to specify a file or a set of output files
114	to use rather than the standard output.
115	If the given specification contains a '%d' format string, this
116	will be replaced by the time step index, starting from 1.
117	In this way, multiple output pictures may be produced,
118	or separate result vectors (one per time step).
119	If the standard output is used or the
120	.I \-o
121	option specifies a single output file, then an information header
122	will precede the output.
123	This can be removed if desired using the
124	.I getinfo\(1\)
125	command with a single hyphen ('-') argument.
126	.PP
127	The
128	.I \-of
129	or
130	.I \-od
131	option may be used to specify IEEE float or double binary output
132	data, respectively.
133	This enables
134	.I dctimestep
135	to be used as a pure matrix multiplier, as the output file with
136	header specifying the format is suitable for subsequent calls.
137	.SH EXAMPLES
138	To compute workplane illuminances at 3:30pm on Feb 10th:
139	.IP "" .2i
140	gensky 2 10 15:30 \| genskyvec \| dctimestep workplaneDC.dmx > Ill_02-10-1530.dat
141	.PP
142	To compute an image at 10am on the equinox from a set of component images:
143	.IP "" .2i
144	gensky 3 21 10 \| genskyvec \| dctimestep dcomp%03d.hdr > view_03-21-10.hdr
145	.PP
146	To compute a set of illuminance contributions for Window 1 on
147	the Winter solstice at 2pm:
148	.IP "" .2i
149	gensky 12 21 14 \| genskyvec \| dctimestep IllPts.vmx Blinds20.xml Window1.dmx > Ill_12-21-14.dat
150	.PP
151	To compute Window2's contribution to an interior view at 12 noon on the Summer solstice:
152	.IP "" .2i
153	gensky 6 21 12 \| genskyvec \| dctimestep view%03d.hdr Blinds30.xml
154	Window2.dmx > view_6-21-12.hdr
155	.PP
156	To generate an hourly matrix of sensor value contributions from Skylight3
157	using a 3-phase calculation, where output columns are time steps:
158	.IP "" .2i
159	gendaymtx -of Tampa.wea \| dctimestep -if -n 8760 WPpts.vmx
160	shade3.xml Skylight3.dmx > wp_win3.dat
161	.IP "" .2i
162	.PP
163	Generate a series of pictures corresponding to timesteps
164	in an annual simulation:
165	.IP "" .2i
166	gendaymtx NYCity.wea \| dctimestep -n 8760 -o tstep%04d.hdr dcomp%03d.hdr
167	.PP
168	To multiply two color matrices (second matrix is IEEE-float with
169	145 RGB columns) into a IEEE-double result (also 145 RGB columns):
170	.IP "" .2i
171	getinfo - < Inp2.fmx \| dctimestep -n 145 -if -od Inp1.fmx > Inp1xInp2.dmx
172	.SH AUTHOR
173	Greg Ward
174	.SH "SEE ALSO"
175	gendaymtx(1), genklemsamp(1), genskyvec(1), getinfo(1),
176	mkillum(1), rcollate(1), rcontrib(1), rtrace(1), vwrays(1)