[Equest-users] Erased Building Creation Wizard Data

[Nick Caton]

Before doing anything further, make a copy of the directory you have for
a backup as you might inadvertently dig yourself a deeper hole to climb
out of.  

 

Not to sound dismal, but keep in mind you might save time by simply
working from an earlier save point if you have been making backup saves
somewhere within the past month (+1 day)... just keep that in mind
before investing hours into fixing the current state.

 

That said - some quick fix possibilities for said behaviors: are you
opening a 3.63 file with 3.64 (or otherwise have a version mismatch)
and/or have you moved any of the files between opening/closing the
project?  If so, you might find some or all of your issues resolved by
correcting those actions.  

 

With that out of the way, see my query-specific comments below in red.

 

Hope this helps!  Many of us have been made to survive these "trial by
fire" situations...  so rest assured you'll at the least receive some
sympathy and hopefully useful feedback from this community.  Remember
that sometimes it's critical when everything goes wrong is to invest in
regular sleep or take a long lunch... whatever you might need to keep
your head on straight!

 

Good luck to you,

 

~Nick

 

 

 

 

NICK CATON, E.I.T.

PROJECT ENGINEER

Smith & Boucher Engineers

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olathe ks 66061

direct 913 344.0036

fax 913 345.0617

www.smithboucher.com 

 

From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Kahn,
Jessica
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 4:38 PM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Equest-users] Erased Building Creation Wizard Data

 

A couple of very disconcerting errors and messages had come up on the
model that I have been working on for the past month and all day today.


 

Firstly, when I went to simulate the building performance in detailed
Data Edit and suddenly the weather data disappeared.  "An error occurred
while opening the file to be downloaded, Error:3".  Does anyone know how
to reattach the weather file? In detailed edit mode, first locate the
.bin file in the weather directory (tip: click Tools > View equest data
directory - the weather folder will be a double-click away), then copy
the name of the file to the project properties dialog (double-click the
top line of any component tree).  You might want to re-download/replace
the weather file to cover any potential that the .bin file is corrupted
somehow...  Or know what happened?  I've seen this sort of error occur
when my internet connection is bad or the site hosting the TMY data is
acting up... nothing to cause a panic over... but could be something
else considering your other issues.

 

Second and more alarmingly, I can see the building but when I try to go
into the Building Creation Wizard  all of my inputs are gone and are the
defaults.  Sounds like you might be stuck in detailed edit if the
version/file location fixes I mentioned above don't fix things for you,
or if you don't have an earlier save to work from.  This would be fine
except for the heat recovery and set points that I have to change.  Rest
assured, there's nothing in the wizards you can't define in detailed
edit.  Describe further what you're having trouble finding/defining in
detailed - ERU components are entirely within the airside HVAC
dialogs...  Everything seems to be fine in Wizard Data Edit (I think you
mean detailed?) (except for the lack of weather which I realize might be
because the project data doesn't have the building's location) See above
to "re-attach" weather data.

Is there a way to "find" the data that seems to be present in the
geometry of the building but not in the Building Creation Wizard?  If
the building looks okay in 3D view, then the geometry work isn't really
"lost"...  that work resides in the .inp (which you made a backup of).
If you mean go back to the wizards and edit your custom perimeter/zoning
using those UI screens, then again I think you're up a creek unless you
have an earlier save with working wizards...  If I re-input everything
will I lose the geometry and settings that I have? Well... if you
re-input everything then you will have everything =)... problem solved!
But yeah - if you go in the wizards, you generally lose anything not in
the wizards if you click the 'Finish' button - there are a few
exceptions to the rule like parametric run setups...  again make a
backup first, then you're free to try anything without repercussions.

 

 

Thanks, 

Jessica

 

 
 
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