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# Line 13 | Line 13 | genBSDF - generate BSDF description from Radiance or M
13   ][
14   .B "\-W"
15   ][
16 < .B "\-f 'x=string;y=string'"
16 > .B "\-s 'x=string;y=string'"
17   ][
18   .B "\-t{3|4} Nlog2"
19   ][
20 + .B "{+|-}C"
21 + ][
22 + .B "{+|-}a"
23 + ][
24   .B "{+|-}forward"
25   ][
26   .B "{+|-}backward"
# Line 30 | Line 34 | genBSDF - generate BSDF description from Radiance or M
34   [
35   .B "geom .."
36   ]
37 + .br
38 + or
39 + .br
40 + .B genBSDF
41 + .B "\-recover tempdir"
42   .SH DESCRIPTION
43   .I GenBSDF
44   computes a bidirectional scattering distribution function from
# Line 61 | Line 70 | option.
70   Computing both components takes about twice as long as one component, but
71   is recommended when rays will be impinging from either side.
72   .PP
73 + The
74 + .I \+C
75 + option specifies that the output XML should include color information,
76 + which is interpreted by the rendering programs.
77 + The default option
78 + .I \-C
79 + reduces all BSDF data to grayscale.
80 + .PP
81 + The
82 + .I \-a
83 + option turns off reciprocity averaging for tensor tree output.
84 + Normally on (+a), this ensures that each tensor-tree hemisphere follows symmetry
85 + implied by Helmholtz reciprocity, and is designed to reduce ray sampling noise.
86 + However, for some systems, reciprocity averaging can actually make the output worse.
87 + .PP
88   The geometry must fit a rectangular profile, whose width is along the X-axis,
89   height is in the Y-axis, and depth is in the Z-axis.
90   The positive Z-axis points into the room, and the input geometry should
# Line 100 | Line 124 | command line.
124   .PP
125   The
126   .I \-W
127 < and
127 > option is passed to
128 > .I wrapBSDF(1)
129 > to prepare the XML file for WINDOW6.
130 > Any
131 > .I \-s
132 > parameters are passed to the
133   .I \-f
134 < options are passed to
135 < .I wrapBSDF(1),
136 < and prepare the output for WINDOW6 and make addition settings, such as
137 < the Manufacturer (e.g., -f m=MF) and device Name (e.g, -f n=NM).
134 > option of
135 > .I wrapBSDF,
136 > controlling XML fields such as
137 > the Manufacturer (e.g., -s m=MF) and device Name (e.g, -s n=NM).
138   .PP
139   The
140   .I \-t4
# Line 142 | Line 171 | when you are certain that the system has a high degree
171   Again, the parameter to this option sets the maximum resolution as
172   a power of 2 in each dimension, but in this case there is one less
173   dimension being sampled.
174 + .PP
175 + The
176 + .I \-recover
177 + option is available for continuing calculations that were killed by
178 + the system or the user.
179 + Unfortunately, genBSDF puts its temporary files in a directory
180 + that is often cleaned up after reboot, so this may not always work.
181   .SH EXAMPLE
182   To create a BSDF description including geometry from a set of venetian blinds:
183   .IP "" .2i
# Line 165 | Line 201 | directions using the Klems directions or similar.
201   Greg Ward
202   .SH "SEE ALSO"
203   dctimestep(1), gendaymtx(1), genklemsamp(1), genskyvec(1), mkillum(1),
204 < pkgBSDF(1), rcontrib(1), rfluxmtx(1), rmtxop(1), rtrace(1)
204 > pkgBSDF(1), rcontrib(1), rfluxmtx(1), rmtxop(1), rtrace(1) wrapBSDF(1)

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