honeybee_radiance_command.ies2rad module

ies2rad command.

class honeybee_radiance_command.ies2rad.Ies2rad(options=None, output=None, ies=None)[source]

Bases: Command

Ies2rad command.

Ies2rad converts one or more IES LM-63 photometric files into equivalent Radiance scene descriptions. The generated luminaires are centered at the origin and oriented along the negative Z-axis.

Parameters:

  • options – Ies2rad options. Defaults to Radiance defaults if unspecified.

  • output – Path to output file (used only when piping or redirecting).

  • ies – Path or list of paths to input IES files.

Properties:

  • options

  • output

  • ies

after_run()

After run script.

Overwrite this method to add extra tasks that runs right after run method.

before_run()[source]

Before run script.

Overwrite this method to add extra tasks that runs right before run method.

enclose_command(stdin_input=False)

Enclose command in quotes and exclamation point (‘!’). This method should be used when reading the input of a command from another Radiance command.

Example: rmtxop -c 47.4 119.9 11.6 “!rmtxop view transmission daylight sky” > output

run(env=None, cwd=None)

Run command as a subprocess.

Parameters:

  • env – Environmental variables (default: None).

  • cwd – Working directory (Default: ‘.’).

Returns:

Command return code.

Return type:

  • int

to_radiance()[source]

Command in Radiance format.

validate()[source]

Validate command arguments.

property command
property ies

Input IES file(s).

property options

Ies2rad options.

property output

output file.

property pipe_to

Second command to pipe the outputs from this command.