[Radiance-general] Re: .cal files

[Greg Ward]

Hi Darren,

The man page for the "calc" program provides some basic information 
regarding the syntax of the .cal files, which is quite simple in 
essence.  (http://radsite.lbl.gov/radiance/man_html/calc.1.html)  There 
are some good examples in Chapter 4 of "Rendering with Radiance," which 
I naturally recommend to anyone who is using this system.  
(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1558604995/qid%3D1019140007/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F0%5F1/
102-0825924-1038525)  You should also browse the initialization file in 
ray/src/rt/rayinit.cal, which defines and describes the variables and 
functions you have access to within the ray tracer.

Hope this helps!
-Greg

> Dear subscribers,
>
> I would like to define a .cal file to link a particular discretised
> sky luminance distribution with Radiance. Unfortunately, my
> knowledge of .cal syntax is very limited and the cal files within
> the Radiance distribution don't seem to contain a case of what
> I would like to do. If someone could point me towards a location
> where I can find some more general documentation or help I
> would be very grateful.
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
>
> Darren Robinson.