[Radiance-general] Radiance and Daysim

[Thomas Bleicher]

Ziya

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I general I'd say that the octree format was chosen because it is an
efficient way to organize geometry in computer memory if you have to
frequently "query" the geometry for intersections, like during the
rendering calculations.

Daysim uses the octree format because it is a specialized version of
Radiance. Under the hood the data structures are identical.

On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 1:49 PM, Ziya Usta <ziyausta61 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Mr. Bleicher, I  want to know why Radiance and Daysim use octree
> representation to run simulations. What are the benefits of octree for ray
> tracing? Any information about that would be very helpful.
>
> All the best,
>
> Ziya
>
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