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Desktop Radiance Glare Analysis - findglare: picture read error
Hi guysI was trying using the command prompt to find the Unified Glare Rating, but the command prompt stated that "findglare: picture read error (Kindly see below image) Could anyone kindly advise on...
View ArticleRe: Doubt about calculating of the "hourly solar collection"
Hi,this guide is really helpful!!!!!I'm following this to try to find my hourly average electricity produced from my solar collector.I have one more doubt: when I open the script, after the...
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Re: Doubt about calculating of the "hourly solar collection"
Hello Paul, No you did not make any mistake, only pointed out my sloppy script righting skills I see now that the previous script was only running the calculations based on average hourly radiation,...
View ArticleRe: Creating prismatic glass in Ecotect
Hello mahnazmaroufi, I have never worked with prismatic glass, so I wold not know first hand how to deal with it in Radiance, but I believe it is possible, by adding some texture in the radiance file...
View ArticleRe: Doubt about calculating of the "hourly solar collection"
Thanks a lot for the fast answer. You know it very well!The only problem now is that if i run a simulation for one month, as example, I have the same results every day in the correct time period. Do...
View ArticleRe: Desktop Radiance Glare Analysis - findglare: picture read error
Hello EIM123, uhmm. I have never used the findglare command, only evalglare. Do you know if there is some limit on the size of the .pic that can be read by findglare? I know that evalglare can only...
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Re: Doubt about calculating of the "hourly solar collection"
Hi paul.90, Uhmm. Not sure what is happening there. Works on my machine Try to run a quick Solar Exposure calculation under Analysis > Solar Exposure > Calculate with your object selected....
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Thanks a lot for the advice. All the conversation was really helpful.BRPaolo
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Importing from rhino serious problem!
! I followed all the instructions for saving a rhino model.(dxf, all exported as closed meshes) my model is really simple (few closed polysurfaces).Unfortunately after saving as dxf, Ecotect doesn't...
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Re: create view point file for Daysim
Dear Pennetier1, Sorry for bothering you again. I would like to ask your opinion about hrdscople. Specifically I made glare analysis in my room and although some colours appear in the render image,...
View ArticleRe: create view point file for Daysim
Hello chrysohe, I do not know what this mean either.Can you send me or post your *.pic file you are using? I can try on my end to see what I get. Thanks,
View ArticleRe: Desktop Radiance Glare Analysis - findglare: picture read error
Hi Olivier A. PENNETIER, Thanks for the help.
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Ecotect and Radiance Daylight Results Discussion
Hi guys, I have a question. Initially, I have run the daylight analysis in the Ecotect and I was suppose to extract out the lux levels on the different periods. However, in the Ecotect, i believe it is...
View Articlecreate view point file for Daysim
Hi Pennetier1,I attached two .pic files. The RCP_C1 works and it can end up with results. The RCP_C2 does not work and it is the one that I am interested about.I don't understand why this happens.Thank...
View ArticleRe: Importing from rhino serious problem!
Hello liahb, I do not use Rhino so it may be difficult for me to help you troubleshoot this issue.Have you tried other format to import in Ecotect? I personally like the .obj import option better...
View ArticleRe: Ecotect and Radiance Daylight Results Discussion
Hello EIM123, Wow. The Radiance results do not look like anything like the Ecotect results. Not even close, so there is definitively something amiss here, but hard to troubleshoot without the file....
View ArticleModelling Thickness of the walls, floors and windows
Hi, For the solar/daylight analysis, I would like to know if we need to model the thickness of the walls, floors and windows. Does it affect the results? Let’s say the Solar Heat Gain Coefficient and...
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Re: Modelling Thickness of the walls, floors and windows
Hello EIM123, The typical answer is NO. But of course, there are always exceptions... WINDOW objects should never be modeled with a thickness, because there is certain glazing properties assigned to...
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Re: create view point file for Daysim
Hello chrysohe, uhmm, very strange indeed. The culprit image works just fine on my machine, using hdrscope: I get a DGP of 0.23, which is a low threshold for glare. I have opened your *.RIF file in...
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Re: Ecotect and Radiance Daylight Results Discussion
Hello EIM123, I have had a look at your model and in general, it looks fine and I was able to run a acceptable Radiance pass at it; but there were a few items that would require your attentions for...
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