[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Outward Facing Angle for a subsurface

["philcook76" <philcook76@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks a lot Richard. You were exactly right. I moved the first two points to the end of the list and the problems stopped. 

Now I am getting a warning that the doors contained within a wall are not fully enclosed. Should I just ignore this warning? I have enclosed a relevant extract from the IDF file.

Phil

BuildingSurface:Detailed,
    ZnWare:E_Wall,           !- Name
    Wall,                    !- Surface Type
    Exterior Wall,           !- Construction Name
    WarehouseZone,           !- Zone Name
    Outdoors,                !- Outside Boundary Condition
    ,                        !- Outside Boundary Condition Object
    SunExposed,              !- Sun Exposure
    WindExposed,             !- Wind Exposure
    ,                        !- View Factor to Ground
    8,                       !- Number of Vertices
    65.000000, 65.000000, 8.373503,     !- X,Y,Z  3 {m}
    65.000000, 65.000000, 0.000000,     !- X,Y,Z  4 {m}
    65.000000, 75.000000, 0.000000,     !- X,Y,Z  5 {m}
    65.000000, 75.000000, 8.000000,     !- X,Y,Z  6 {m}
    65.000000, 70.323463, 10.700000,    !- X,Y,Z  7 {m}
    65.000000, 70.323463, 8.000000,     !- X,Y,Z  8 {m}
    65.000000, 65.646926, 10.700000,    !- X,Y,Z  1 {m}
    65.000000, 65.646926, 8.000000;     !- X,Y,Z  2 {m}

FenestrationSurface:Detailed,
    ZnWare:E_Wall:Roller_Door,  !- Name
    Door,                    !- Surface Type
    Exterior Roller Door,    !- Construction Name
    ZnWare:E_Wall,           !- Building Surface Name
    ,                        !- Outside Boundary Condition Object
    ,                        !- View Factor to Ground
    ,                        !- Shading Control Name
    ,                        !- Frame and Divider Name
    ,                        !- Multiplier
    4,                       !- Number of Vertices
    65.000000, 66.106057, 6.000000,     !- X,Y,Z  1 {m}
    65.000000, 66.106057, 0.000000,     !- X,Y,Z  2 {m}
    65.000000, 74.106057, 0.000000,     !- X,Y,Z  3 {m}
    65.000000, 74.106057, 6.000000;     !- X,Y,Z  4 {m}

--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Richard Raustad <RRaustad@...> wrote:
>
> If you look at the first 3 points in the BuildingSurface:Detailed 
> object, they are described opposite in direction to the fenestration 
> coordinates which may be confusing E+. I'm not sure of this, but you 
> could also try using point 3 as the first point in the list where point 
> 1 and 2 would be listed last. You could also try splitting up the 
> surface into 2 or more surfaces where the fenestration surface is 
> "within" the boundary of a 4-point surface.
> 




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