[Radiance-general] rcontrib for rendering - missing required modifier argument

[Greg Ward]

Hi Urtza,

The problem is the use of double-quotes for  "vwrays -vtv -vh 94 -vv 70 -vp 1.5 5 1.75 -vd 0 -1 0 -x 600 -y 600 -d", which used singe back-quotes under Unix.  This replaces the command with its output on the command line, something Windows does not do.  Substituting with double-quotes is the wrong thing to do.  Instead, execute this command yourself, then cut and paste the output into the rcontrib command line in its place.

The output is "-x 600 -y 392 -ld-", so you would use:

	vwrays -ff -vf -vtv -vh 94 -vv 70 -vp 1.5 5 1.75 -vd 0-1 0 -x 600 -y 600 | rcontrib -x 600 -y 392 -ld- -ffc -fo -o vmx/window_%03d.hdr -f klems_ang.cal -b kbinS -bn Nkbins -m windowglow -ab 2 12 -ad 50000 -lw 2e-5 model_vmx.oct

As the actual command in Windows.

Cheers,
-Greg

> From: urtza.uriarte at upc.edu
> Subject: Re: [Radiance-general] rcontrib for rendering - missing required modifier argument
> Date: May 7, 2015 12:19:37 AM PDT
> Hello Greg,
> This is the command line:
> 
> C:\Radiance\test\20150505>vwrays -ff -vf -vtv -vh 94 -vv 70 -vp 1.5 5 1.75 -vd 0
>  -1 0 -x 600 -y 600 | rcontrib "vwrays -vtv -vh 94 -vv 70 -vp 1.5 5 1.75 -vd 0 -
> 1 0 -x 600 -y 600 -d" -ffc -fo -o vmx/window_%03d.hdr -f klems_ang.cal -b kbinS
> -bn Nkbins -m windowglow -ab 2 12 -ad 50000 -lw 2e-5 model_vmx.oct
> -vtv: no view in file
> rcontrib: fatal - missing required modifier argument
> 
> I attach you the window.rad file (material + geometry)
> Urtza.
> 
> 
> 
> Greg Ward <gregoryjward at gmail.com> escribió:
> 
>> Can you show us the command line that reports an error, exactly as you are giving it?  (Cut and paste if you can.)
>>  
>> -Greg
>> 
>>> From: urtza.uriarte at upc.edu
>>> Subject: [Radiance-general] rcontrib for rendering - missing required modifier argument
>>> Date: May 6, 2015 2:38:37 AM PDT
>>>  
>>>  
>>> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have problems with rcontrib program with Windows 8 SO. I am trying to do Example 1 of A McNeil The Three-Phase Method. I would like to render with vwrays with a windowglow in a test room. However, missing required modifier argument message script. Does anyone know what is the problem with the modifier?
> 
> Thank you in advance,
> Kind regards,
> Urtza.
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