Welcome to the DIVA-for-Rhino Documentation¶
DIVA-for-Rhino is Solemma’s legacy daylighting and energy modeling plug-in for Rhinoceros. DIVA-for-Rhino allows users to carry out a series of environmental performance evaluations of individual buildings and urban landscapes including Radiation Maps, Photorealistic Renderings, Climate-Based Daylighting Metrics, Annual and Individual Time Step Glare Analysis, LEED and CHPS Daylighting Compliance, and Single Thermal Zone Energy and Load Calculations.
- Custom Radiance Materials
- Advanced Shading - Climate Based Metrics (CBM)
- Lighting Controls
- Simulating Luminaires with IES Files
- What You Will Need for This Tutorial
- The IES Files
- Step 0: Precautions
- Step 1: Setup the Luminaire Test Rhino Model
- Step 2: Converting IES Files into the Radiance Format with ies2rad
- Step 3: Getting the Radiance data into DIVA
- Step 4: Getting the Geometry into DIVA
- Step 5: Finally Rendering Luminaires with Associated IES Information
- Concluding Remarks