[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Insufficient Vertex entries error message

["irishhokie09" <KevinMatthewSmith@xxxxxxxxx>]

But I want a rectangular door, so I should have 12 entries, correct?

--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Linda Lawrie <linda@...> wrote:
>
> Because each vertex is specified with an X,Y,Z set of 3 values.
> 
> Ergo, to have a triangular door, you need 9 entries.
> 
> Linda
> 
> At 10:12 AM 12/2/2008, irishhokie09 wrote:
> >When I try to run my simulation, the program crashes because of severe
> >errors concerning doors which say:
> >
> >"GetHTSubSurfaceData: Insufficient number of vertex (autocalculate)
> >entries for Surface="NORTH_DOOR7" must be >= 3. Only 4 provided."
> >
> >This message alone doesn't make much sense, but there are also warning
> >messages for each of these severe errors that say:
> >
> >"GetHTSubSurfaceData: Number of vertex entries for
> >Surface="NORTH_DOOR7" not even multiple of 3. Will read in 4"
> >
> >Does anyone know why doors have to have a multiple of 3 vertices?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Kevin
> >
> >
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