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# Line 32 | Line 32 | and the secondary source types in RADIANCE.
32   If the
33   .I \-n
34   option is specified with a value greater than 1, multiple
35 < .I rtrace(1)
36 < processes will be used to accelerate computation on a shared
35 > ray tracing processes will be used to accelerate computation on a shared
36   memory machine.
37   Note that there is no benefit to using more processes
38   than there are local CPUs available to do the work.
39   .PP
40   Remaining arguments to
41   .I mkillum
42 < are passed directly to
42 > are interpreted as rendering options for
43   .I rtrace(1),
44 < which is used to compute the light distributions for the input surfaces.
44 > to compute the light distributions for the input surfaces.
45   These surfaces can be any combination of polygons, spheres and rings.
46   Other surfaces may be included, but
47   .I mkillum
# Line 57 | Line 56 | the file names.
56   (Note that this character must be escaped from most shells.)
57   This is necessary so
58   .I mkillum
59 < can tell where the arguments to
61 < .I rtrace(1)
59 > can tell where the rendering arguments
60   end and its own input files begin.
61   .SH VARIABLES
62   .I Mkillum
# Line 139 | Line 137 | Only produce secondary sources for surfaces modified b
137   .TP
138   .BR n
139   Do not produce any secondary sources.
140 < All input will be passed to the output unaffected.
140 > All input will be passed to the output unaffected, except any
141 > void surfaces will be removed.
142   .TP
143   .BI b =real
144   Do not produce a secondary source for a surface if its average
# Line 173 | Line 172 | If
172   is zero, then a diffuse source is assumed and no distribution is
173   created.
174   .TP
175 + .BI d =string
176 + Set the surface Bidirectional Scattering Distribution Function (BSDF)
177 + to the given file.
178 + The RADIANCE library path will be searched if the file does not begin
179 + with a '.' or '~' character.
180 + This file must contain an LBNL Window 6 XML specification of a valid
181 + BSDF for the given surface, and all rays will be interpreted through
182 + this function, which may be produced by the Radiance
183 + .I genBSDF(1)
184 + program.
185 + The orientation of the BSDF may be controlled with the
186 + .I u
187 + setting, described below.
188 + If this variable has no setting or an integer is specified,
189 + .I mkillum
190 + returns to the default behavior of computing the output distribution
191 + directly.
192 + .TP
193   .BI s =integer
194   Set the number of ray samples per direction to
195   .I integer.
# Line 193 | Line 210 | will use the material type "illum" with the input surf
210   as its alternate material.
211   The default is
212   .I l-.
213 + .TP
214 + .BI u =[+|-]{X|Y|Z}
215 + The given axis will be considered "up" for the purposes of interpreting
216 + BSDF data specified with the
217 + .I d
218 + variable.
219 + The BSDF will be reoriented relative to the surface as necessary to keep
220 + the up vector in the vertical plane that contains this axis and the
221 + surface normal, corresponding to an azimuth of 90 degrees.
222 + The default up vector is +Z.
223 + .TP
224 + .BI t =real
225 + Set the surface thickness to
226 + .I real
227 + in world coordinates.
228 + This value is used for determining where to start rays that need to begin
229 + on the opposite side of a fenestration system, specifically
230 + to compute the incoming distribution for a BSDF computation.
231 + If the thickness is set to 0 and a BSDF contains detailed geometry,
232 + it will be translated and output as part of the new description, provided the
233 + .I l-
234 + option is also in effect.
235 + (This currently works only for rectangular polygons.)\0
236 + The default thickness is 0.
237   .SH EXAMPLES
238   The following command generates illum's corresponding to geometry
239   in the files "it1.rad" and "it2.rad":
# Line 201 | Line 242 | mkillum \-ab 2 \-ad 1024 \-av .1 .1 .1 basic.oct "<" i
242   .PP
243   The output file "illums.rad" would then be combined with the original
244   scene geometry to create a more easily rendered composite.
245 + .SH ENVIRONMENT
246 + RAYPATH         the directories to check for auxiliary files.
247   .SH AUTHOR
248   Greg Ward
249   .SH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
250   Work on this program was initiated and sponsored by the LESO
251   group at EPFL in Switzerland.
252   .SH "SEE ALSO"
253 < oconv(1), rad(1), rpict(1), rtrace(1), rvu(1)
253 > genBSDF(1), oconv(1), rad(1), rpict(1), rtrace(1), rvu(1)

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