--- ray/doc/notes/ReleaseNotes 2025/01/23 22:03:59 1.475 +++ ray/doc/notes/ReleaseNotes 2025/02/26 20:39:28 1.477 @@ -2716,7 +2716,7 @@ Multi-processing and spectral output are supported. Wrote rxpiece tool that will render pictures using tiling and can handle different output formats and hyperspectral pictures. -Only runs on a single machine, however -- now NFS locking on +Only runs on a single machine, however -- no NFS locking on shared volumes. Mainly a demonstration tool for RpictSimulManager C++ class, but may have its uses. @@ -2752,22 +2752,22 @@ model is more general in some respects and the operati efficient, but standard output is not supported, nor is ASCII results data. -Added experimental source-skipping method to rpict for scenes -with large number of light sources. Currently works with -rcontrib and separate srcsamp image-processing tool. Controlling -rpict options are -dS for skip bitmap specification and -dC -for correction coefficient image. Compile using -DSSKIPOPT -to include this option. - Added strnstr.c compatibility module in ray/src/common, since -it isn't present on Linux-derivatives. +it isn't present on Linux derivatives. Added WGMDfunc material type with programmable roughness and separate modifier paths for the different components. Added gensurf -i option at the request of Peter Apian-Bennewitz -to reverse surface normals, mostly for data input when it is +to reverse surface normals, mostly for data input, when it is a bit more difficult to adjust. -Added rad -N option to rholo run for multiprocessing when +Added rad -N option to rholo call for multiprocessing when mkillum and/or mkpmap are involved in octree prep. + +Added ability of gendaymtx to read EPW as well as WEA files. +When EPW input is provided, the 3-hour average dew point is +used to compute a more accurate precipitable water content +value. It currently does not use these data directly from +the EPW input, relying instead on a dew-point-to-W calculation. +This follows the request and recommendations of David G-M.