Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Surface Vertices Question

[Linda Lawrie <linda@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:13 AM 10/29/2002, TangoJim wrote:

> With the number of surface vertices
> equal to four,
> does the surface object have to be a rectangle?

no, but it must be convex.

> Many roof surfaces
> have four vertices but are not a
> rectangle, especially hip-type roofs. Do I have to
> break these surfaces down to two triangles?

no.

> The documentation
> states, "window subsurfaces can be
> rectangular or triangular."

WINDOWS should be rectangular as should Glass Doors but normal heat
transfer surfaces do not have to be.

Linda

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