Thank you David, Andy...thanks for having replied to my question. I'll
start from the information that you provided me and I'll come back to the
forum if necessary.

Have a nice day!

Chantal.


2014-02-24 18:45 GMT+01:00 Andrew McNeil <[email protected]>:

> If you can define the tregenza angle basis using the Window xml format
> (which I think you can) then you can import your BSDF into Window without
> modifications. When you combine it with other glazing layers, window will
> use your defined basis and export a BSDF with data for the "custom" angle
> basis (but it annoyingly gives the same Klems definition in the angle basis
> definition tags).
>
> However I don't think energy plus can use anything other than the klems
> basis so you're still stuck.
>
> Andy
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 8:27 AM, Germán <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> There is some file in the source code that allows defining new basis...
>> But, do you think it is advisable to build a Klems BTDF matrix from a
>> Tregenza BTDF? A lot of information was probably lost in the "angle
>> averaging"... Right?
>>
>> El 24-02-2014, a las 12:53, David Geisler-Moroder <
>> [email protected]> escribió:
>>
>>  Hi Chantal,
>>
>> I'm not completely sure about that, but if I remember right, you can use
>> the bsdf2klems routine for your problem. Therefore you need to properly
>> specify you angle basis (i.e. the Tregenza resolution) in you input
>> XML-file. If I do not completely mix up things, the BSDF routines in
>> Radiance are able to load any user-defined angle basis (as long as it is
>> well-defined). Maybe Greg can confirm my assumption...
>>
>> Cheers,
>> David
>>
>>
>> 2014-02-24 13:32 GMT+01:00 minchaca <[email protected]>:
>>
>>> @German
>>> Thanks a lot again, I'm gonna check that paper ...and don't worry , no
>>> 'spanglish-spelling-disaster' detected ... everything was clear!   :)
>>>
>>>
>>> @Lars, do you mean David Geisler-Moroder?
>>> The data is from the gonio-photometer that we have in the lab, is based
>>> on Tregenza's subdivision of the sky.. it seems
>>> that the 'quiz/utopy' would be to translate tregenza to klems basis.
>>> Anyway...I'll try to find the presentation that you are mentioning..  :)
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks to both, so kind of you!  :))
>>>
>>> Chantal.
>>>
>>>
>>> 2014-02-24 2:25 GMT+01:00 Germán Molina Larrain <[email protected]>:
>>>
>>> Chantal,
>>>>
>>>> I understand WINDOW does not support Tregenza basis. However, I guess
>>>> that if you have the "raw data" obtained from the photogoniometer, you
>>>> could mannage to use Radiance's bsdf2klems program (probably not available
>>>> in the NREL's binaries).
>>>>
>>>> Another option might be to perform the Klems matrix calculation in
>>>> Matlab or something like that, and write the BSDF IDF file yourself. The
>>>> procedure, I understand, is Very explained in detailed in two papers named
>>>> "A new method for calculating solar heat gains" by J. Klems.
>>>>
>>>> None of these options is straightforward... They might end up being
>>>> quite hard, actually.
>>>>
>>>> Good Luck!
>>>>
>>>> Germán
>>>>
>>>> Ps: I am answering from my phone, which  is in spanish, so the
>>>> "autocorrect" might have caused some gramatical and spelling disasters...
>>>> Sorry for that
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2014-02-23 20:38 GMT-03:00 Lars O. Grobe <[email protected]>:
>>>>
>>>> Hi.
>>>>>
>>>>> >> May I ask you one more thing (even if I kind of 'feel' what is
>>>>> gonna be the answer) :
>>>>> >> what about if the xml file was generated by a photogoniometer,
>>>>> based in Tregenza's subdivision of the sky?
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Do you know if there is a way to import such file in Window?
>>>>>
>>>>> David presented examples step by step where he imported data into
>>>>> Window6. Check recent workshop presentations please. However you would 
>>>>> need
>>>>> 145x145 BSDF values according to the Klems subdivisions for following the
>>>>> method. Is your data measured or from genBSDF?
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Lars.
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