If you install openstudio (openstudio.nrel.gov), you can write a simple ruby script and “require opentudio”
rotations = [0, 45, 90, 135, 180]
rotations.each do |rot|
building = workspace.getBuilding
building.setDouble(1, rot) // north axis
end
The other Nick Long
From: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pedro Peixeiro
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 1:39 AM
To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Changing orientation of building
You can do that using OpenStudio. Use the "rotate" tool of the SketchUp to change the orientation of a single construction. Might want to be sure and do some backups prior to this, sometimes i get some strange geometrical "behaviours" after saving and reopening the file, and had to go manually fix them in the IDF.
Pedro
On 06-02-2011 16:14, Jose Torre-Bueno wrote:
Thanks
That is what I thought. The behavior I need is to change the orientation of one structure. I am trying to study the optimization of the angle of a solar array with respect to utility time of
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