MRT - [source code]
Compute mean radiant temperature at the sensors. Direct-raycast shortwave by default; wire MRT Settings with reflections/diffuse radiation on to use the Radiance DDS engine.
Input
| Name | Nickname | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Surfaces | S | Tagged radiation surfaces (MRT Surface). |
| Sensors | P | Sensor probes (MRT Sensors). |
| EPW | W | Path to the EPW weather file. |
| Settings | C | MRT settings (optional). |
| Dir | Working directory for the Radiance DDS run (used only when reflections/diffuse radiation is enabled). | |
| Run | R | Run the MRT analysis. |
| Engine | Run Radiance/EnergyPlus natively or via the bundled radiance-energyplus Docker image. Only relevant when MRT Settings enables Radiance Reflections or EnergyPlus Surfaces. |
Output
| Name | Nickname | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Points | P | Sensor positions. |
| MRT | M | Annual hourly MRT per sensor {probe}(8760). |
| Sky Dome | D | The generated sky dome (preview). |
| Probes | X | Solved probes (for UTCI component). |