customObject update

bifacial_radiance/load.py

@@ -656,7 +656,12 @@ def boolConvert(d):
             moduleParamsDict['customtext'] = moduleParamsDict2['customtext']
         except:
             moduleParamsDict['customtext'] = ''
-
+
+        try: 
+            moduleParamsDict['customObject'] = moduleParamsDict2['customObject']
+        except:
+            moduleParamsDict['customObject'] = ''
+
         if simulationParamsDict['cellLevelModule']:    
             if config.has_section("cellLevelModuleParamsDict"):
                 cellLevelModuleParamsDict = confdict['cellLevelModuleParamsDict']

bifacial_radiance/module.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class ModuleObj(SuperClass):
 
 
     def __init__(self, name=None, x=None, y=None, z=None, bifi=1, modulefile=None, 
-                 text=None, customtext='', xgap=0.01, ygap=0.0, zgap=0.1,
+                 text=None, customtext='', customObject='', xgap=0.01, ygap=0.0, zgap=0.1,
                  numpanels=1, rewriteModulefile=True, cellModule=None,  
                  glass=False, modulematerial='black', tubeParams=None,
                  frameParams=None, omegaParams=None, hpc=False):
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ def __init__(self, name=None, x=None, y=None, z=None, bifi=1, modulefile=None,
             Added-text used in the radfile to generate any
             extra details in the racking/module. Does not overwrite
             generated module (unlike "text"), but adds to it at the end.
+        customObject : str
+                Append to the module object file a pre-genereated radfile. This 
+                must start with the file path\name. Does not overwrite
+                generated module (unlike "text"), but adds to it at the end.
+                It automatically inserts radiance's text before the object name so
+                its inserted into scene properly ('!xform -rz 0')
         rewriteModulefile : bool
             Default True. Will rewrite module file each time makeModule is run.
         numpanels : int
@@ -105,6 +111,7 @@ def __init__(self, name=None, x=None, y=None, z=None, bifi=1, modulefile=None,
         # TODO: Address above comment?        
         self.name = str(name).strip().replace(' ', '_') 
         self.customtext = customtext
+        self.customObject = customObject
         self._manual_text = text
 
         # are we writing to JSON with passed data or just reading existing?
@@ -649,6 +656,9 @@ def _makeModuleFromDict(self,  x=None, y=None, z=None, xgap=None, ygap=None,
         if self.customtext != "":
             text += '\n' + self.customtext  # For adding any other racking details at the module level that the user might want.
 
+        if self.customObject != "":
+            text += '\n!xform -rz 0 ' + self.customObject  # For adding a specific .rad file
+
         self.text = text
         return text
     #End of makeModuleFromDict()