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.\" RCSid $Id$" |
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.TH DCTIMESTEP 1 12/09/09 RADIANCE |
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dctimestep - compute annual simulation time-step via matrix multiplication |
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dctimestep - compute annual simulation time-step(s) via matrix multiplication |
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.SH SYNOPSIS |
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.B dctimestep |
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.B "\-n nsteps" |
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.B "\-o ospec" |
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.B "\-i{f|d|h} |
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][ |
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.B "\-o{f|d} |
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] |
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.B DCspec |
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.B skyf |
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.br |
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.B dctimestep |
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.B "\-n nsteps" |
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.B "\-o ospec" |
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][ |
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.B "\-i{f|d|h} |
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.B "\-o{f|d} |
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] |
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.B Vspec |
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.B Tbsdf.xml |
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.B Dmat.dat |
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.B tregvec |
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.B skyf |
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.SH DESCRIPTION |
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.I Dctimestep |
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has two invocation forms. |
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In the first form, |
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.I dctimestep |
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is given a daylight coefficient specification and an optional sky |
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vector or matrix, which may be read from the standard input if unspecified. |
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The daylight coefficients are multiplied against these sky values |
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and the results are written to the standard output. |
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This may be a list of color values or a combined Radiance image, |
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as explained below. |
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In the second form, |
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.I dctimestep |
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takes four input files, forming a matrix expression. |
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The first argument is the View matrix file that specifies how window output |
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directions are related to some set of measured values, such as an array of |
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illuminance points or images. |
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This matrix is usually computed by |
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.I rtcontrib(1) |
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.I rcontrib(1) |
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for a particular set of windows or skylight openings. |
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The second argument is the window transmission matrix, or BSDF, given as |
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a standard XML description. |
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This is usually computed using |
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.I genklemsamp(1) |
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with |
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.I rtcontrib |
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.I rcontrib |
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in a separate run for each window or skylight orientation. |
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The final input is the sky contribution vector, |
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usually computed by |
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.I genskyvec(1), |
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which may be passed on the standard input. |
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This data must be in ASCII format, whereas the View and Daylight matrices |
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are more efficiently represented as binary float data if machine |
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byte-order is not an issue. |
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The last file is the sky contribution vector or matrix, |
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typically computed by |
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.I genskyvec(1) |
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or |
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.I gendaymtx(1), |
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and may be passed on the standard input. |
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This data is assumed by default to be in ASCII format, whereas the |
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formats of the View and Daylight matrices |
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are detected automatically if given as binary data. |
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The |
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.I \-if |
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.I \-id |
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option may be used to specify that sky data is in float or double |
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format, respectively, which is more efficient for large matrices. |
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The |
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.I \-ih |
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option says to check the header to determine the data type. |
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(Note that binary double data may not be read from stdin without a header.)\0 |
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Sent to the standard output of |
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The standard output of |
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.I dctimestep |
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is either an ASCII color vector with as many RGB triplets |
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is either a color vector with as many RGB triplets |
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as there are rows in the View matrix, or a combined |
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.I Radiance |
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picture. |
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Which output is produced depends on the |
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.I Vspec |
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argument. |
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Which output is produced depends on the first argument. |
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A regular file name will be loaded and interpreted as a matrix to |
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generate a color results vector. |
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A file specification containing a '%d' format string will be |
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.I Radiance |
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component pictures, which will be summed according to the computed |
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vector. |
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The |
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.I \-n |
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option may be used to compute multiple time steps in a |
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single invocation. |
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The sky input file must contain the number of |
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columns specified in each sky patch row, whether it is read |
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from the standard input or from a file. |
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The columns do not need to be given on the same |
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line, so long as the number of values totals 3*Nsteps*Npatches. |
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Input starts from the first patch at the first time step, then the |
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first patch at the second time step, and so on. |
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If the input matrix has a header, then you may use |
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.I \-n 0 |
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to get the number of columns from the header rather than specifying it. |
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The |
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.I \-o |
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option may be used to specify a file or a set of output files |
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to use rather than the standard output. |
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If the given specification contains a '%d' format string, this |
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will be replaced by the time step index, starting from 1. |
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In this way, multiple output pictures may be produced, |
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or separate result vectors (one per time step). |
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If the standard output is used or the |
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.I \-o |
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option specifies a single output file, then an information header |
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will precede the output. |
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This can be removed if desired using the |
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.I getinfo\(1\) |
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command with a single hyphen ('-') argument. |
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.I \-of |
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or |
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.I \-od |
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option may be used to specify IEEE float or double binary output |
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data, respectively. |
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This enables |
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.I dctimestep |
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to be used as a pure matrix multiplier, as the output file with |
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header specifying the format is suitable for subsequent calls. |
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.SH EXAMPLES |
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To compute workplane illuminances at 3:30pm on Feb 10th: |
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.IP "" .2i |
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gensky 2 10 15:30 | genskyvec | dctimestep workplaneDC.dmx > Ill_02-10-1530.dat |
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To compute an image at 10am on the equinox from a set of component images: |
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.IP "" .2i |
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gensky 3 21 10 | genskyvec | dctimestep dcomp%03d.hdr > view_03-21-10.hdr |
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To compute a set of illuminance contributions for Window 1 on |
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the Winter solstice at 2pm: |
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.IP "" .2i |
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To compute Window2's contribution to an interior view at 12 noon on the Summer solstice: |
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.IP "" .2i |
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gensky 6 21 12 | genskyvec | dctimestep view%03d.hdr Blinds30.xml Window2.dmx > view_6-21-12.hdr |
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gensky 6 21 12 | genskyvec | dctimestep view%03d.hdr Blinds30.xml |
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Window2.dmx > view_6-21-12.hdr |
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To generate an hourly matrix of sensor value contributions from Skylight3 |
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using a 3-phase calculation, where output columns are time steps: |
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.IP "" .2i |
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gendaymtx -of Tampa.wea | dctimestep -if -n 8760 WPpts.vmx |
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shade3.xml Skylight3.dmx > wp_win3.dat |
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.IP "" .2i |
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Generate a series of pictures corresponding to timesteps |
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in an annual simulation: |
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.IP "" .2i |
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gendaymtx NYCity.wea | dctimestep -n 8760 -o tstep%04d.hdr dcomp%03d.hdr |
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To multiply two color matrices (second matrix is IEEE-float with |
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145 RGB columns) into a IEEE-double result (also 145 RGB columns): |
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getinfo - < Inp2.fmx | dctimestep -n 145 -if -od Inp1.fmx > Inp1xInp2.dmx |
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.SH AUTHOR |
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Greg Ward |
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.SH "SEE ALSO" |
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genklemsamp(1), genskyvec(1), mkillum(1), rtcontrib(1), rtrace(1), vwrays(1) |
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gendaymtx(1), genklemsamp(1), genskyvec(1), getinfo(1), |
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mkillum(1), rcollate(1), rcontrib(1), rtrace(1), vwrays(1) |
