dxf2rad - Convert Geometry from DXF to Radiance

dxf2rad 0.9
Convert Geometry from DXF to Radiance

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What is dxf2rad:

Dxf2rad is a command line utility for translating geometry data from the DXF file format into the format understood by the Radiance lighting simulation package.

Dxf2rad shares a lot of code with Radout, an Autocad extension to export geometry directly from within a drawing. It was written to support the architectural lighting design software package Rayfront, which offers complete control over all parameters of Radiance simulations.

Basic features of dxf2rad are:

Any DXF file in a valid format as specified with any release of Autocad can be converted.
All hiding/shading entities from Autocad can be converted, and some more (ACIS solids in DXF files by R14 and Autocad 2000, as well as other objects defined by third party applications are not supported).
Blocks are fully supported, as long as the file actually contains their definitions.
Output primitives will have modifiers based on the layer of each entity in the form "l_<layer>". Floating layers within blocks are fully supported.
The output can be scaled by an arbitrary factor.
Entity types can be filtered through command line switches.

Entities exported (by choice):

    DXF entities:                Radiance objects:

    -  3dfaces                   -  triangular or quadrilateral polygons.
    -  extruded or flat traces   -  triangular and/or quadrilateral polygons.
    -  extruded or flat solids   -  triangular and/or quadrilateral polygons.
    -  extruded or flat circles  -  rings and cylinders.
    -  extruded arcs             -  quadrilateral polygons.
    -  extruded lines            -  quadrilateral polygons.
    -  extruded 2d-(lw)plines    -  quadrilateral polygons.
    -  wide 2d-(lw)plines        -  multilateral polygons.
    -  closed 2d-(lw)plines      -  multilateral polygons.
    -  3d-meshes                 -  triangular or quadrilateral polygons.
    -  polyfaces                 -  triangular or quadrilateral polygons.
    -  points                    -  spheres or bubbles.

the complete distribution includes the following files:

   Program files:
      dxf2rad[.exe]   Main program file.

   Documentation: 
      manual.html     User manual.
      index.html      This file.

"Support"

I expect this program and the manual to be self explanatory for users who have some experience with either Autocad, Radiance, or ideally both of them. If you still have questions that can't be answered by the manuals and FAQs to Autocad, Radiance or Radout, nor by the local guru, you might try to mail me at the addresses below.

Be sure to notify me if you think you have found a bug in this program.

Georg Mischler

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dxf2rad 0.9 Convert Geometry from DXF to Radiance

What is dxf2rad:

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dxf2rad 0.9
Convert Geometry from DXF to Radiance