How to bring BSDF with proxy geometry to HB+

[mikkel]

Hi @manal,

I am sorry about the late answer.

@manal

My question is: How do I bring the proxy geometry to HB+? I know with HB+ 3-phase it is a matter of simply linking the xml file to RADMaterial but how to do this with proxy geometry?

In HB+ you cannot use proxy geometry – to my knowledge. I don’t know if @sarith remember any hidden implementation in HB+.

@manal

Also, as shown in the linked tutorial, I have a tensor tree BSDF and a Klems basis BSDF, both xml files. How to connect them both to HB+?

The 5-phase method in HB+ is using the Klems BSDF for both the 3-phase and 5-phase calculation. The recipe is not set up to use a tensor tree BSDF for the direct sun light calculation in the last part of the 5-phase recipe.

It is probably not the answer you want to hear, but for what you are trying to achieve, it is easier to run it outside Grasshopper using your own command line scripts. When I did my master’s thesis back in 2019 I also learnt this as I was trying to use tensor tree BSDFs. I had to learn how to use Radiance using command line so I could run it exactly as needed – I used Sarith’s tutorial that he linked to in the other topic, also mentioned under Advanced Tutorials here.