[Radiance-general] Three-Phase Method: dmx

[minchaca]

Thanks a lot!! Indeed, after that correction I was able to create the
*dmx*for the south window orientation.

I take the opportunity to ask a simple question regarding *dctimestep*:

when I tried to use it for annual calculations with -n 8760 I get a msg:

Usage:dctimestep DCspec [ skyvec ]
dctimestep Vspec Tbsdf.xml Dmat.dat [ skyvec ]

I sounds to me that is not accepting the -n, so I guess that there might be
a new version that it takes it.

We have the 4.1 version released Nov 2011 installed in the server.
I wonder if the source file of that 'dctimestep new version' its available
somewhere the web to download?

Thanks in advance!

Chantal.


2013/9/25 Greg Ward <gregoryjward at gmail.com>

> Hi Chantal,
>
> I'm not 100% sure, but I think you need to use ASCII data files under
> Windows, because it doesn't track the exact End-of-File, which confuses
> some programs.   Replace the -faf option in rtcontrib (which should be
> rcontrib anyway) with -faa.
>
> Cheers,
> -Greg
>
> *From: *minchaca <miinchaca at gmail.com>
>
> *Date: *September 25, 2013 10:21:28 AM PDT
>
> *
> *
>
> Dear Radiance List
>
> I'm coming with another question that is probably too simple but still
> keeps me from moving to the next phase of  the 3Phase:
>
> When I create the daylight matrix using genklemsamp & rtcontrib I obtain a
> file with only the header and sometimes some weird symbols ike :
> ½7†7½7†7½7†7
>
>  If I use such file (*.dmx) with dctimestep I get the following Error
> messages :
>  warning - unexpected data at the end of binary file
> results/window_SOUTH.dmx
>
>  or
>  fatal - unexpected EOS reading results/window_SOUTH.dmx
>
>  my commands are just like in the Exercise 2 of the tutorial:
>  genklemsamp -vd 0 -1 0 objects/window_S.rad | rtcontrib -c 1000 -e MF:4
> -f reinhart.cal -b rbin -bn Nrbins -m sky_glow -faf model_dmx.oct >
> results/south.dmx
>
> If I try to do the same in Windows I get:
>
> Usage: vwright {offset|name}
> Argument "" isn't numeric in multiplication (*) at genklemsamp.pl line 51
> Argument "" isn't numeric in multiplication (*) at genklemsamp.pl line 51
> Illegal division by zero at genklemsamp.pl line 51.
>
>  I'll really appreciate your help!
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Chantal.
>
>
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