honeybee_plus.radiance.material.dielectric module

Radiance Dielectric Material.

http://radsite.lbl.gov/radiance/refer/ray.html#Dielectric

class honeybee_plus.radiance.material.dielectric.Dielectric(name, modifier=None, values=None, is_opaque=None)

Bases: honeybee_plus.radiance.material.materialbase.RadianceMaterial

Radiance Dielectric Material.

A dielectric material is transparent, and it refracts light as well as reflecting it. Its behavior is determined by the index of refraction and transmission coefficient in each wavelength band per unit length. Common glass has a index of refraction (n) around 1.5, and a transmission coefficient of roughly 0.92 over an inch. An additional number, the Hartmann constant, describes how the index of refraction changes as a function of wavelength. It is usually zero. (A pattern modifies only the refracted value.)

mod dielectric id 0 0 5 rtn gtn btn n hc