RE: [EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Exporting from Ecotect to Energy plus

["Jackson, Alan" <ajackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry to dredge this post back up, and it might be off topic for this venue, but this issue came up for me also, so I took the time to document the workflow.

In fact, this workflow is from Revit → Ecotect → EnergyPlus. Hopefully this can help some people using either Revit or Ecotect.

http://openrevit.com/?p=93



Alan Jackson, LEED AP
KlingStubbins



From: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Linda Lawrie
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 9:45 AM
To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Exporting from Ecotect to Energy plus



In version 4, one of the utilities is the IDF Converter.

You can download the rest of the transition files to accomplish this from the helpserve:
http://energyplus.helpserve.com/staff/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=downloadfile&downloaditemid=49 

These should be placed into your <root>\PrePrecess\MultipleTransition folder.

There is also a readme on the helpserve:
http://energyplus.helpserve.com/staff/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=downloadfile&downloaditemid=50

At 09:23 PM 12/2/2009, antonszilasi wrote:

I looked in the text output file and seemingly this is what caused it to terminate. So how do I change Ecotect's output from version 2.2 to version 4? Or will I simply have to download version 2.2 of E+

--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Crawley, Drury" <Drury.Crawley@...> wrote:
>
> Have you transitioned the IDF that Ecotect created to the current
> version?  Ecotect (as I vaguely remember) writes an EnergyPlus V2.1 or
> 2.2 file.  Current version is 4.0.
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [ mailto:EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of antonszilasi
> Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 9:59 PM
> To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [EnergyPlus_Support] Exporting from Ecotect to Energy plus
> 
> 
>   
> 
> Hi everyone
> 
> I was wondering if anyone could help me with a technical issue I'm
> having with Energy plus.
> 
> I've modeled my building building in Ecotect and then I've been careful
> to modify it so that it exports to Energy plus. The export is successful
> and Ecotect creates the Energy plus file.
> 
> However once I open this file and simulate it, it then reads
> 
> "EnergyPlus Terminated--Fatal Error Detected. 1 Warning; 139 Severe
> Errors; Elapsed Time=00hr 00min 3.76sec"
> 
> Does anyone know what this fatal error is or how I can fix it?
> 
> Any help with be most appreciated!
> 
> Anton
>




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