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2022-02-03 09:07:09 -0500 commented answer Long-wave radiation exchange between surfaces of 2 zones connected via airwall

Thank you for informing, much appreciated!

2022-02-03 04:15:22 -0500 commented answer Long-wave radiation exchange between surfaces of 2 zones connected via airwall

Thank you for your reply; the AirBoundary object does the job in E+ 9.6. I was wondering if you have an answer for the l

2022-01-20 07:33:18 -0500 asked a question Long-wave radiation exchange between surfaces of 2 zones connected via airwall

Long-wave radiation exchange between surfaces of 2 zones connected via airwall Hi, I have an E+ model that includes 2 t

2022-01-20 07:31:17 -0500 asked a question Longwave radiation from surface to surface

Longwave radiation from surface to surface Hi, I have an E+ model that includes 2 thermal zones (Zone 1 and Zone 2) con

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2020-01-27 04:55:47 -0500 answered a question parameter setting of evalglare in radiance

Hi, yes the 2000 cd/m² is a recommended threshold value to use, if you are going for the threshold method. Now, on whi

2017-09-25 15:42:01 -0500 commented answer Important computer specs (cpu clock, nr of cores/threads, ram, etc.) if you want rtrace to compute faster?

I am not familiar either, but i ran some tests since this discussion and it seems that more threads decrease simulation

2017-09-25 14:21:12 -0500 commented answer Important computer specs (cpu clock, nr of cores/threads, ram, etc.) if you want rtrace to compute faster?

Thank you Dan, i will follow your advice, and Nathaniel's.

2017-09-25 13:21:21 -0500 marked best answer Important computer specs (cpu clock, nr of cores/threads, ram, etc.) if you want rtrace to compute faster?

I am looking for a hardware solution that will be able to run rtrace, specifically illuminance (point-in-time and annual) simulations fast, relatively speaking. What is the optimum choice? For instance, multiple threads clocked lower or less threads clocked really high? Do ram or hard-drive have any impact too?

2017-09-25 12:58:14 -0500 commented answer Important computer specs (cpu clock, nr of cores/threads, ram, etc.) if you want rtrace to compute faster?

Thank you for the feedback Nathaniel, Amdah's Law explains a lot. I only run one simulation at a time, max 300 sensors.

2017-09-25 10:32:08 -0500 asked a question Important computer specs (cpu clock, nr of cores/threads, ram, etc.) if you want rtrace to compute faster?

Important computer specs (cpu clock, nr of cores/threads, ram, etc.) if you want rtrace to compute faster? I am looking

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2017-09-25 07:52:29 -0500 marked best answer Can i read the different contributions (direct, indirect specular, indirect diffuse) that sum up to the illuminance (lux) of a point?

Radiance via Honeybee, trying to see which parts of the calculation contributed most to the overall illuminance of a point. Is there a results viewer program for Radiance output of that sort?

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2017-09-25 01:40:04 -0500 commented answer Can i read the different contributions (direct, indirect specular, indirect diffuse) that sum up to the illuminance (lux) of a point?

Ok thank you Greg!

2017-09-24 11:28:37 -0500 commented answer Can i read the different contributions (direct, indirect specular, indirect diffuse) that sum up to the illuminance (lux) of a point?

Thank you Greg, it makes sense that they are inseparable. So then if one needs to test whether a "mirror" material has b

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2017-09-23 21:52:51 -0500 asked a question Can i read the different contributions (direct, indirect specular, indirect diffuse) that sum up to the illuminance (lux) of a point?

Can i read the different contributions (direct, indirect specular, indirect diffuse) that sum up to the illuminance (lux