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.\" RCSid "$Id" |
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.TH THF2RAD 1 11/15/93 RADIANCE |
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.SH NAME |
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thf2rad - convert GDS things file to RADIANCE description |
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.SH SYNOPSIS |
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.B thf2rad |
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[ |
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.B "\-n name" |
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][ |
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.B "\-r rad" |
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] |
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[ |
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.B input .. |
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] |
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.SH DESCRIPTION |
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.I Thf2rad |
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converts one or more GDS things files to a RADIANCE scene description. |
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The material names for the surfaces will be those assigned in GDS. |
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The |
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.I \-n |
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option may be used to give a name prefix to all the surfaces. |
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The |
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.I \-r |
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option may be used to specify a radius for line segments. |
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By default, this value is zero, which means that lines will be ignored. |
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By setting it to some positive value, cylinders of the given radius |
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will represent lines. |
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.SH EXAMPLE |
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To translate two things files into one RADIANCE file with the prefix "gds": |
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.IP "" .2i |
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thf2rad -n gds building1.thf building2.thf > building1+2.rad |
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.PP |
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To create an octree directly from a things file, giving lines a radius |
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of .1: |
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.IP "" .2i |
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oconv source.rad materials.rad '\\!thf2rad -r .1 building1.thf' > building1.oct |
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.SH AUTHOR |
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Greg Ward and Charles Ehrlich |
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.SH "SEE ALSO" |
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arch2rad(1), ies2rad(1), oconv(1), xform(1) |
