honeybee_radiance_command.psign module

psign command.

class honeybee_radiance_command.psign.Psign(options=None, output=None, text=None)[source]

Bases: Command

Psign command.

Psign produces a RADIANCE picture of the given text. The output dimensions are determined by the character height, aspect ratio, number of lines and line length. (Also the character size if text squeezing is used.)

Parameters:

  • options – Command options. It will be set to Radiance default values if unspecified.

  • output – File path to the output file (Default: None).

  • text – Text which will be converted into an image (Default: None).

Properties:

  • options

  • output

  • text

after_run()

After run script.

Overwrite this method to add extra tasks that runs right after 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(stdin_input=False)[source]

Command in Radiance format.

Parameters:

stdin_input – A boolean that indicates if the input for this command comes from stdin. This is for instance the case when you pipe the input from another command. (Default: False).

validate(stdin_input=False)[source]

Overwrite this method to add extra specific checks for the command. For instance for rcontrib you want to make sure there is at least one modifier set in the command.

This method will be executed right before running the command.

property command
property options

psign options.

property output

output file.

property pipe_to

Second command to pipe the outputs from this command.

property text

Text string to be converted into an image.