[Radiance-general] glaze script limitation

[Lars O. Grobe]

Hi all!

> The trouble is one of combinatorics.  Unless we incorporate a
> database containing all the possible front and back coating
> combinations, or a model like Optics has for computing the combined
> effect, we can't produce the correct output.  What we really need is
> a more general glazing modeler that can account for every possible
> configuration and produces a reliable Radiance material.  Maybe
> Window6 will provide this at some point, but we aren't there, yet.

A related question... is anyone aware of tools compareable to Optics and 
Window that follow a more open approach of software? I have to boot into 
a Windows installation (and Windows does not easily boot in virtual 
machines any more since Vista) each time I want to start one of these 
tools, which even require administrator rights to install on a Windows 
machine. Unfortunately it looks as no attempt had been made at all 
during development to separate the database, calculation and 
GUI/controller code, so I do not expect these tools to become more open 
or platform independent. So did you ever come accross any development in 
these fields?

Cheers, Lars.

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