[Radiance-general] calculation consistency & notebook "sleep"?

[atelier iebele abel]

Hi, I dont know if this helps you, but you might try to let the process
work in the background,
using the '&' sign at the end of the command like:  rpict option option
model.oct &
You also might try to set the monitor to a non-existing external monitor,
that will cause the lcd to turn off, and maybe that saves enough energy to
keep your laptop awake during your travel.

Regards,

Iebele


Rob Guglielmetti wrote:

> Hi everyone (happy holidays!)-
>
> Quick question.  Since I use a laptop (PowerBook/OSX) to do my Radiance
> experiments, I have always been loath to start any lengthy calculations
> on it, since I inevitably need to put the thing to "sleep" for
> transport to/from work, etc.  The long calcs always run on a PC I have
> at the office.  But it would be nice to be able to do test scenes on my
> laptop, and not have to worry about interrupting the process when I put
> the thing to sleep.  So the question is, CAN I?  That is to say, what
> happens if I start an rpict or rad process, then put the laptop to
> sleep?  If I wake it up later will it pick up where it left off, or
> will there be errors in the calculation from that point on?
>
> An inquiring mind wants to know.
>
> Rob Guglielmetti
> rpg@rumblestrip.org
> www.rumblestrip.org
>
> _______________________________________________
> Radiance-general mailing list
> Radiance-general@radiance-online.org
> http://www.radiance-online.org/mailman/listinfo/radiance-general