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References

User References

  • refman.pdf - RADIANCE Reference Manual - This is the reference for the Radiance scene description language, which is used to describe surfaces, materials, and light sources.
  • The Photon Map User Manual (PDF) describes in detail the photon map extension.

Technical References

These references describe algorithms used by Radiance.  This is mostly 'under the hood' documentation that provide deep insight into how Radiance works.

  • filefmts.pdf - RADIANCE File Formats
  • materials.pdf - RADIANCE Materials Reference
  • srctree.pdf - RADIANCE Source Tree Roadmap (helps understand the organization of the CVS file system)
by AMcneil – last modified Mar 02, 2016 11:22 AM