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

[urtza.uriarte at upc.edu]

Hi Greg,
Thank you very much!
I will try to follow your indications.
Best wishes,
Urtza.


Greg Ward <gregoryjward at gmail.com> escribió:

> 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.