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# Line 9 | Line 9 | genBSDF - generate BSDF description from Radiance or M
9   ][
10   .B "\-n Nproc"
11   ][
12 < .B "\-r 'rtcontrib opts...'"
12 > .B "\-r 'rcontrib opts...'"
13   ][
14 + .B "\-W"
15 + ][
16 + .B "\-s 'x=string;y=string'"
17 + ][
18   .B "\-t{3|4} Nlog2"
19   ][
20 + .B "{+|-}C"
21 + ][
22   .B "{+|-}forward"
23   ][
24   .B "{+|-}backward"
# Line 54 | Line 60 | option may be given.
60   To turn off backward components, use the
61   .I \-backward
62   option.
63 < Computing both components takes about twice as long as one component.
63 > Computing both components takes about twice as long as one component, but
64 > is recommended when rays will be impinging from either side.
65   .PP
66 + The
67 + .I \+C
68 + option specifies that the output XML should include color information,
69 + which is interpreted by the rendering programs.
70 + The default option
71 + .I \-C
72 + reduces all BSDF data to grayscale.
73 + .PP
74   The geometry must fit a rectangular profile, whose width is along the X-axis,
75   height is in the Y-axis, and depth is in the Z-axis.
76   The positive Z-axis points into the room, and the input geometry should
# Line 81 | Line 96 | option.
96   This value defaults to 2000 samples distributed over the incoming plane
97   for each of the 145 Klems hemisphere directions.
98   .PP
99 < In some cases, the processing time may be reduced by the
99 > On multi-core machines, processing time may be reduced by the
100   .I \-n
101   option, which specifies the number of simultaneous
87 .I rtrace(1)
102   processes to run in
103 < .I rtcontrib(1).
103 > .I rcontrib(1).
104   The
105   .I \-r
106   option may be used to specify a set of quoted arguments to be
107   included on the
108 < .I rtcontrib
108 > .I rcontrib
109   command line.
110   .PP
111   The
112 + .I \-W
113 + option is passed to
114 + .I wrapBSDF(1)
115 + to prepare the XML file for WINDOW6.
116 + Any
117 + .I \-s
118 + parameters are passed to the
119 + .I \-f
120 + option of
121 + .I wrapBSDF,
122 + controlling XML fields such as
123 + the Manufacturer (e.g., -s m=MF) and device Name (e.g, -s n=NM).
124 + .PP
125 + The
126   .I \-t4
127   mode computes a non-uniform BSDF represented as a rank 4 tensor tree,
128   suitable for use in the Radiance rendering tools.
# Line 151 | Line 179 | directions using the Klems directions or similar.
179   .SH AUTHOR
180   Greg Ward
181   .SH "SEE ALSO"
182 < dctimestep(1), genklemsamp(1), genskyvec(1), mkillum(1),
183 < pkgBSDF(1), rtcontrib(1), rtrace(1)
182 > dctimestep(1), gendaymtx(1), genklemsamp(1), genskyvec(1), mkillum(1),
183 > pkgBSDF(1), rcontrib(1), rfluxmtx(1), rmtxop(1), rtrace(1) wrapBSDF(1)

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