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1   .\" RCSid "$Id$"
2   .\" Print using the -ms macro package
3 < .DA 07/10/2016
3 > .DA 5/11/2023
4   .LP
5 < .tl """Copyright \(co 2017 Regents, University of California
5 > .tl """Copyright \(co 2023 Regents, University of California
6   .sp 2
7   .TL
8   The
# Line 630 | Line 630 | arguments have additional flexibility to specify the s
630   Also, rather than roughness, specular power is used, which has no
631   physical meaning other than larger numbers are equivalent to a smoother
632   surface.
633 + Unlike other material types, total reflectance is the sum of
634 + diffuse and specular colors, and should be adjusted accordingly.
635   .DS
636   mod ashik2 id
637   4+ ux uy uz funcfile transform
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949   Unlike other data-driven material types, the BSDF type is fully
950   supported and all parts of the distribution are properly sampled.
951   .LP
952 < .UL sBSDF
952 > .UL aBSDF
953   .PP
954 < The sBSDF material is identical to the BSDF type with two important
954 > The aBSDF material is identical to the BSDF type with two important
955   differences.
956   First, proxy geometry is not supported, so there is no thickness parameter.
957 < Second, an sBSDF is assumed to have some specular through component, which
957 > Second, an aBSDF is assumed to have some specular through component
958 > (the 'a' stands for "aperture"), which
959   is treated specially during the direct calculation and when viewing the
960   material.
961   Based on the BSDF data, the coefficient of specular transmission is
962   determined and used for modifying unscattered shadow and view rays.
963   .DS
964 < mod sBSDF id
964 > mod aBSDF id
965   5+ BSDFfile ux uy uz funcfile transform
966   0
967   0|3|6|9
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971   .DE
972   .LP
973   If a material has no specular transmitted component, it is much better
974 < to use the BSDF type with a zero thickness than to use sBSDF.
974 > to use the BSDF type with a zero thickness than to use aBSDF.
975   .LP
976   .UL Antimatter
977   .PP
# Line 1592 | Line 1595 | the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL Uni
1595   in Lausanne, Switzerland.
1596   .NH 1
1597   References
1598 + .LP
1599 + Wang, Taoning, Gregory Ward, Eleanor Lee,
1600 + ``Efficient modeling of optically-complex, non-coplanar
1601 + exterior shading: Validation of matrix algebraic methods,''
1602 + .I "Energy & Buildings",
1603 + vol. 174, pp. 464-83, Sept. 2018.
1604   .LP
1605   Lee, Eleanor S., David Geisler-Moroder, Gregory Ward,
1606   ``Modeling the direct sun component in buildings using matrix

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