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Welcome to the VI-Suite mailing list. VI-Suite is a set of integrated node-based environmental analysis tools that sit within the Blender 3D content creation suite.

The main webpage for the VI-Suite can be found at http://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/visuite/.

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武政孝治, VI-Suite2

Apr 30

I can't use VI-Suite on Windows 11.

I've tried the Blender 4.2.9 windows zip file with beta6 and I cannot replicate. I will need the

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I can't use VI-Suite on Windows 11.

I've tried the Blender 4.2.9 windows zip file with beta6 and I cannot replicate. I will need the

Apr 30

武政孝治, VI-Suite4

Apr 28

VI-Suite running status on macOS

Please post a screenshot of your Docker Desktop Images page. On Sunday, 27 April 2025 at 02:15:56 UTC

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VI-Suite running status on macOS

Please post a screenshot of your Docker Desktop Images page. On Sunday, 27 April 2025 at 02:15:56 UTC

Apr 28

武政孝治, VI-Suite2

Apr 23

Installing vi-suite on Blender

As I've said before, you have to install Blender through pacman which is currently 4.4. Other

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Installing vi-suite on Blender

As I've said before, you have to install Blender through pacman which is currently 4.4. Other

Apr 23

武政孝治, VI-Suite3

Apr 23

Cannot install vi-suite on blendr.

Hi. Thanks.I have installed what I need as per the manual.I will log the error now using Blender 4.2

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Cannot install vi-suite on blendr.

Hi. Thanks.I have installed what I need as per the manual.I will log the error now using Blender 4.2

Apr 23

武政孝治, VI-Suite2

Apr 15

I've redone it.

OK. Parmetis is looking for metis and openmpi so try this: sudo pacman -S openmpi pikaur -S metis

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I've redone it.

OK. Parmetis is looking for metis and openmpi so try this: sudo pacman -S openmpi pikaur -S metis

Apr 15

武政孝治, VI-Suite2

Apr 14

I will need the full terminal output for both the makepkg and pikaur commands. On Sunday, 13 April

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I will need the full terminal output for both the makepkg and pikaur commands. On Sunday, 13 April

Apr 14

武政孝治, VI-Suite3

Apr 10

pikaur -S openfoam-org

Thanks. I will try. Regards 2025年4月10日木曜日 9:18:02 UTC+9 VI-Suite: Ah, I see. Arch has recently

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pikaur -S openfoam-org

Thanks. I will try. Regards 2025年4月10日木曜日 9:18:02 UTC+9 VI-Suite: Ah, I see. Arch has recently

Apr 10

silver mine, VI-Suite2

Apr 7

Blender 3.6 LTS crash error with Vi-Suite 0.7 for Blendere 3.6 LTS

3.6 seems to work with current master OK. You don't need to install Radiance. That comes with the

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Blender 3.6 LTS crash error with Vi-Suite 0.7 for Blendere 3.6 LTS

3.6 seems to work with current master OK. You don't need to install Radiance. That comes with the

Apr 7

武政孝治, VI-Suite4

Apr 6

openfoam failed to install

Hi. Can you post the entire terminal output. This error message is still too late to see the problem.

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openfoam failed to install

Hi. Can you post the entire terminal output. This error message is still too late to see the problem.

Apr 6

Apr 6

Installing VI-Suite on a MacBook Air

Hi. I installed VI-SUite on my MacBook Air with M1 processor with Sequoia 15.4 installed, Blender 4.4

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Installing VI-Suite on a MacBook Air

Hi. I installed VI-SUite on my MacBook Air with M1 processor with Sequoia 15.4 installed, Blender 4.4

Apr 6

武政孝治, VI-Suite2

Apr 5

Blender clashed.

I have been using 4.4 without problem. Can you run Blender from a terminal and post here what the

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Blender clashed.

I have been using 4.4 without problem. Can you run Blender from a terminal and post here what the

Apr 5

武政孝治, VI-Suite2

Mar 19

Looks good! Just bear in mind that if a node is red that means you should export that node with its

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Looks good! Just bear in mind that if a node is red that means you should export that node with its

Mar 19

武政孝治, VI-Suite3

Mar 18

Thanks for advices. Docker is configured as shown in the figure. I set it up while watching the video

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Thanks for advices. Docker is configured as shown in the figure. I set it up while watching the video

Mar 18

武政孝治, VI-Suite2

Mar 12

Installing VI-Suite on Windows 11

Hi. I made a commit to master today that updates the required OpenFOAM version to 12. The post below

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Installing VI-Suite on Windows 11

Hi. I made a commit to master today that updates the required OpenFOAM version to 12. The post below

Mar 12

Omar Ali, VI-Suite4

Mar 7

Shadow Mapping for Animated Objects

I don't think there is a way to do that simply with the Shadow map node, but if you do the

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Shadow Mapping for Animated Objects

I don't think there is a way to do that simply with the Shadow map node, but if you do the

Mar 7

武政孝治, VI-Suite2

Feb 13

I received a lot of advice via e-mail.

On Arch Linux, there are two types of Blender installation: One that uses the system's Python

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I received a lot of advice via e-mail.

On Arch Linux, there are two types of Blender installation: One that uses the system's Python

Feb 13

武政孝治, VI-Suite2

Feb 11

Thanks for the advice.

Don't install blender-4.2-bin from AUR. Uninstall it and then install Blender (blender) 4.3.2-8

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Thanks for the advice.

Don't install blender-4.2-bin from AUR. Uninstall it and then install Blender (blender) 4.3.2-8

Feb 11

武政孝治, … VI-Suite3

Feb 11

It looks like you don't have matplotlib installed. Have you installed Blender via Pacman? If so,

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It looks like you don't have matplotlib installed. Have you installed Blender via Pacman? If so,

Feb 11

Ben Walters, VI-Suite4

Feb 10

Python Libraries Windows Install VI suite 0.7 - blender says no internet to download them

Thanks, but no vi tools/ menus are viable when I open right side menu (n)... Cheers On Mon, 10 Feb

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Python Libraries Windows Install VI suite 0.7 - blender says no internet to download them

Thanks, but no vi tools/ menus are viable when I open right side menu (n)... Cheers On Mon, 10 Feb

Feb 10

jti...@gmail.com, … Ryan Southall7

Jan 24

Artificial light

That doesn't look like an LM 63 formatted ies file, which is the format ies2rad says it works

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Artificial light

That doesn't look like an LM 63 formatted ies file, which is the format ies2rad says it works

Jan 24

jti...@gmail.com, VI-Suite2

Jan 13

Report Error: Exporting of Livi Context

Hi. Thanks for the bug report. I have made a change to master that should fix this. As it's a one

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Report Error: Exporting of Livi Context

Hi. Thanks for the bug report. I have made a change to master that should fix this. As it's a one

Jan 13

Lars O. Grobe, VI-Suite4

12/14/24

Exporting simulation data

EN17037 analysis is now included. More details available at https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/visuite/2024

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Exporting simulation data

EN17037 analysis is now included. More details available at https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/visuite/2024

12/14/24

Ernesto Katongo, VI-Suite2

12/5/24

Automating Vi-Suite 0.7 beta5 version Light Simulation with radiance Workflow in blender 4.3.0 on windows 10

I've never scripted VI-Suite operations but this conversation may help. https://groups.google.com

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Automating Vi-Suite 0.7 beta5 version Light Simulation with radiance Workflow in blender 4.3.0 on windows 10

I've never scripted VI-Suite operations but this conversation may help. https://groups.google.com

12/5/24

Lars O. Grobe, VI-Suite3

12/3/24

Reference to deleted material remains and causes error in envi context node

Dear Ryan, thank you for solving this, I can confirm that the suggested change works on 4.3. Best,

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Reference to deleted material remains and causes error in envi context node

Dear Ryan, thank you for solving this, I can confirm that the suggested change works on 4.3. Best,

12/3/24

Brett Horstketter, … VI-Suite8

10/21/24

Validation of LiVi results for artificial lighting

Really appreciate your time, Ryan! I'm a pretty meager programmer, but if I can find an answer in

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Validation of LiVi results for artificial lighting

Really appreciate your time, Ryan! I'm a pretty meager programmer, but if I can find an answer in

10/21/24

武政孝治, VI-Suite3

8/18/24

Matplotlib cannot be found by the python instration used by Blender

Thank you for your prompt reply. I am still very new to ArchLinux, so I will take my time. I would

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Matplotlib cannot be found by the python instration used by Blender

Thank you for your prompt reply. I am still very new to ArchLinux, so I will take my time. I would

8/18/24

武政孝治, VI-Suite2

8/8/24

Installed i-suite07-master.zip on Blender 4.2 on Windows 11

Hi. If you are using the master branch then you will need dicehub/openfoam version 11 running in your

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Installed i-suite07-master.zip on Blender 4.2 on Windows 11

Hi. If you are using the master branch then you will need dicehub/openfoam version 11 running in your

8/8/24

武政孝治, VI-Suite5

8/6/24

Hi. Thank you for your email. I am giving up using Ubuntu 22.04 because I have a problem that I

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Hi. Thank you for your email. I am giving up using Ubuntu 22.04 because I have a problem that I

8/6/24

7/21/24

HI. Currently, I have created a Laptop Ubuntu-only machine, installed Ubuntu 20.04 (because openFOAM8

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HI. Currently, I have created a Laptop Ubuntu-only machine, installed Ubuntu 20.04 (because openFOAM8

7/21/24

Tanveer Alam, VI-Suite5

5/21/24

Wind rose legend & table not opening

If you were using the master branch then you only need to download the vi_display.py file from master

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Wind rose legend & table not opening

If you were using the master branch then you only need to download the vi_display.py file from master

5/21/24

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