Under the new Radiance folder, create a new folder called radfiles (or whatever makes sense, but no spaces in the name!). At the Administrator Rights pop up, click OK - an error message will pop up - click OK.
Download Desktop Radiance 2.0 from the Desktop Radiance download page.ġ3.
Not to worry, if you follow theses steps it should work out in the end it will work just fine on Windows 8:Ģ.
Let me know if you have more questions on this topic and if the above steps worked for you, otherwise please accept as a solution so that others can benefit from this information.ĭesktop Radiance is not all that straighforward to install and pair with Ecotect, and installation errors are common. Try going through this Ecotect-Radiance Tutorial to get you started.Īlso, one of the best guide for Ecotect-Radiance-Daysim installation and use can be found here. If you follow these steps, it should work. Click the fix button and look for your rad.exe file under C:\Radiance\bin folder. When you first use Radiance, Ecotect will ask you where to save the file - give a simple name like "test" and save it in the radfiles folder.3ģ.
Open Ecotect and open the Lighting analysis wizard, choose Export to Radiance.Ģ. Under the new Radiance folder, create a new folder called radfiles (or whatever, but no spaces in the name!).ġ. Now we have to tell Ecotect where is Radiance located and where to save the created files. You are done installing Desktop Radiance. At the Administrator Rights pop up, click OK - nn error message will pop up - click OK.ġ4. Program folder, click next, then next again at the Setup status page.ġ3. When asked about Optics 5, you can click next, then Cancel to continue the installation without Optics 5.ġ2. When asked about Radiance for Windows, you can click next (it should say C:\Radiance).ġ1. Install the Database under the C:\Radiance folder, click next.ġ0. When asked about AutoCAD, you can click next, then yes.ĩ. Choose custom installation and click next, then next again.Ĩ. Go through the installation following these tips:ħ. Extract the file and click the setup.exe file.
Download the Desktop Radiance Zip file from here.ģ. Un-install any RADIANCE component from your computer so you start with a clean system.Ģ. The reason you are having issues is because you are installing RADIANCE instead of DESKTOP RADIANCE, which is really what you should install to work with Ecotect.įollow these steps and things should work out:ġ.
Ok, I am pretty confident I know why you are having problem we can fix that.įirst off, I am running Windows 8.1 on a 64 bit machine and that does not cause any issues with Ecotect. *Sorry, somehow I can't attach the "radiance-4.2.a.4-win32.exe" in this Icon on my desktop, but at least I can find the Radiance Control Panel It's also odd that I can't find the Radiance Getting the error which could not find the missing vital files forįor my own curiosity, I also downloaded the "" file fromĬlue of what this file is for. After I've done all the steps, I'm still keep
I've followed the instructions given by the youtube clipĪpplication which subsequently showed me how to copy and paste the newįalsecolor2.exe and evalglare.exe files in the Radiance bin folder to Getting in the radiance option setup, which is missing two vital files. I suspect if this is associated to the error that I was System is Windows8 with 64 bit, which might have compatibility issues once I've followed your instructions to try to fix theĮrrors, but still unable to find my rad.exe file under "C:\Radiance" as theĭirectory path I chose to install my attached radiance application Let me know if you have more questions on this and if Radiance works, otherwise please accept as a solution so that others can benefit from this information. Please note that Radiance is very sensitive to path name so make sure it is installed under the C: drive by itself and never put any spaces in the rad file names or directory or it will not work. If you want a rendering, use the "Final Render" option in step 2 of 9 and "Display image on completion".Īfter all the other settings are chosen and the DOS is done doing the calculations, the Image Viewer should come up automatically with your rendering.
I do not recommend you to use the "Interactive render" option. You should now get all green check marks and note that your installation looks fine. Look for your rad.exe file which should be in the Radiance folder (under your C: drive) and bin folder.ģ. In the step 8 of 9 of the wizard, click the little "Fix" button.Ģ. It sounds as if Ecotect does not know where your Radiance.exe is.ġ.