--- ray/doc/man/man1/rcontrib.1 2018/01/26 18:31:23 1.15 +++ ray/doc/man/man1/rcontrib.1 2020/09/09 21:28:19 1.18 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" RCSid "$Id: rcontrib.1,v 1.15 2018/01/26 18:31:23 rschregle Exp $" +.\" RCSid "$Id: rcontrib.1,v 1.18 2020/09/09 21:28:19 greg Exp $" .TH RCONTRIB 1 5/25/05 RADIANCE .SH NAME rcontrib - compute contribution coefficients in a RADIANCE scene @@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ rcontrib - compute contribution coefficients in a RADI ][ .B \-V ][ +.B "\-t secs" +][ .B "\-c count" ][ .B \-fo @@ -119,6 +121,11 @@ Note that output flushing via zero-direction rays is d .I \-c set to zero. .PP +If progress reports are desired, the +.I \-t +option specifies a time interval in seconds for reports sent to +standard error. +.PP The output of .I rcontrib has many potential uses. @@ -211,7 +218,7 @@ Additional parameter values that apply only to this mo with a .I \-p option, which contains a list of variable names and assigned values, separated -by commas or semicolons. +by commas, colons, or semicolons. The computed bin value will be rounded to the nearest whole number. (Negative bin values will be silently ignored.)\0 @@ -330,6 +337,11 @@ rcontrib \-I+ \-h \-V \-fo \-o c_%s.dat \-M lights \-a scene.oct < test.dat, .SH ENVIRONMENT RAYPATH path to search for \-f and \-M files +.SH BUGS +We do not currently compute contributions or coefficients properly +in scenes with participating media. +A single warning will be issued if a scattering or absorbing medium +is detected. .SH AUTHOR Greg Ward .SH "SEE ALSO"