[Radiance-general] Re: Radiance-general Digest, Vol 56, Issue 4

[giorgio butturini]

Hi Cramer,

Other solution:
export file from rhino to dxf, then you can convert them with:  dxf2rad
 *.dxf > *.rad


Kind regards,
Giorgio Butturini




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> Hi All,
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> I've got a model from an architect, built in Rhino, that I need to get
> into Radiance. Typically we do this via Ecotect, exporting 3ds files
> from Rhino, importing into Ecotect, and using Ecotect to generate my rad
> files. However, this model is just a mess once it's imported into
> Ecotect - even the flat facades are a mess of triangles, and the reduce
> coincident triangles/polygons command is all but worthless. The Rhino
> model is actually fairly complex, it's a masterplan with 20 or so
> towers, but even doing just one building is going to take me a day to
> clean up. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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> Thanks,
> Cramer
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> From: "Kai Babetzki" <babetzki at transsolar.com>
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> Hi Cramer,
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> try obj2rad. Therefore you simply have to export parts of the model as
> Wavefront(*.obj) in rhino.
> Then you can convert them with:  obj2rad  *.obj > *.rad.
>
> Afterwards it's pretty simple and fast to import these *.rad files into
> ecotec again.
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> Kind regards,
> Kai
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> Cramer Silkworth
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> Betreff: [Radiance-general] rhino - ecotect - radiance issues
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>
> Hi All,
>
> I've got a model from an architect, built in Rhino, that I need to get
> into Radiance. Typically we do this via Ecotect, exporting 3ds files
> from Rhino, importing into Ecotect, and using Ecotect to generate my rad
> files. However, this model is just a mess once it's imported into
> Ecotect - even the flat facades are a mess of triangles, and the reduce
> coincident triangles/polygons command is all but worthless. The Rhino
> model is actually fairly complex, it's a masterplan with 20 or so
> towers, but even doing just one building is going to take me a day to
> clean up. Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Cramer
>
>
> J. Cramer Silkworth
>
> Transsolar Climate Engineering
>
> Technical consulting for energy efficiency and environmental quality in
> buildings.
>
> 145 Hudson Street
>
> Suite 402
>
> New York, NY 10013
>
> Office: 212-219-2255
>
> Mobile: 347-283-2547
>
> silkworth at transsolar.com
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