[Radiance-general] radout problem

[Georg Mischler]

Marija wrote:

> Hi,
> I am trying to export AutoCAD objects to Radiance, using radout.
> Next problem occurs: some object from the file are exported and some not.For
> all layers (colors) rad files are created, but some of them don't contain
> any polygon description.
> I tried to convert just that "problematic" objects, call radout, select
> object, and I've got next thing in the prompt:
> 1 found
> 1 was filtered out
>
> Some of these objects are complex, but some are rather simple.
> Can someone please tell me what might be the problem here, and how could I
> solve it?

Most likely, those objects are ACIS solid modelling entities (the
LIST command shows those as "3DSOLID" if I remember correctly).
This type of object is not supported by the free version of
Radout. The best and simplest way to convert them is by using
Rayfront. There are also some workarounds available for
transforming them into "normal" entities first, which may or may
not be practical for you.


-schorsch

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