[Radiance-general] PMAP simulation

[Roland Schregle]

Roland Schregle wrote:
> Jan Wienold wrote:

>> ~/bin/radiance/pmap/mkpmap  -apg f81_z.gp 700000 -apc f81_z.cp 700000  test.oct
>> 700000 is the number of the photos emitted, gp : global photons, cp caustic photons
> 
> Actually, it's the number of *stored* photons, which is what the user really wants. 

I might add that this is the *approximate* number of stored photons, 
since it's impossible to accurately predict the required number of 
emitted photons. Typically you'll get within +/- 10% of your spec.

And Carsten, what *do* you really want? :^)


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Roland Schregle
PhD candidate, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
RADIANCE Photon Map page: www.ise.fhg.de/radiance/photon-map

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