Thank you for your avise- Now I am not sure what approach to take as the funny thing is that the origonal db file did not have any issue with this window:
NameBlock1:Zone1_Wall_5_0_0_0_0_0_Win
Surface TypeWindow
Construction Name1001
Building Surface NameBlock1:Zone1_Wall_5_0_0
Outside Boundary Condition Object
View Factor to Ground.5
Shading Control Name1001
Frame and Divider Name1
Multiplier1
Number of Vertices4
Vertex 1 X-coordinate-3.74464827
Vertex 1 Y-coordinate-3.637644475
Vertex 1 Z-coordinate.97536
Vertex 2 X-coordinate-1.30983827
Vertex 2 Y-coordinate-3.637644475
Vertex 2 Z-coordinate.97536
Vertex 3 X-coordinate-1.30983827
Vertex 3 Y-coordinate-3.637644475
Vertex 3 Z-coordinate1.9812
Vertex 4 X-coordinate-3.74464827
Vertex 4 Y-coordinate-3.637644475
Vertex 4 Z-coordinate1.9812
Jeremiah D. Crossett | Senior Analyst | Phase Change Energy Solutions
120 E. Pritchard St. | Asheboro, NC 27203 | Mobile 503-688-8951
www.phasechange.com
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Jeremiah Crossett < jcrossett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
- I found the issue, I
pasted a window in place from a DB file, and it was rejected- BUT I can
not understand why? the vertices's look like they are in the right
place-and I want the change the window like I have many times before...
Any advise?
- Jeremiah D. Crossett
| Senior Analyst | Phase Change Energy Solutions
- 120 E. Pritchard St. | Asheboro, NC 27203 | Mobile 503-688-8951
- www.phasechange.com
- On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Jeremiah Crossett < jcrossett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
- Anyone have ideas for this one> it was working fine and I changed
an airflow setting then this> when I change back it does not go
away...?
- Program Version,EnergyPlus-64-MP 7.1.0.012, 8/30/2012 3:03 PM,IDD_Version 7.1.0.012
- ************* Beginning Zone Sizing Calculations
- ** Severe ** CalcCoordinateTransformation: Invalid dot product, surface="FIN Left":
- ** ~~~ ** ( -3.745, -3.638, 1.981)
- ** ~~~ ** ( -3.745, -3.638, 0.975)
- ** ~~~ ** ( -3.745, -3.638, 0.975)
- ** ~~~ ** ( -3.745, -3.638, 1.981)
- ** Fatal ** CalcCoordinateTransformation: Program terminates due to preceding condition.
- ...Summary of Errors that led to program termination:
- ..... Reference severe error count=1
- ..... Last severe error=CalcCoordinateTransformation: Invalid dot product, surface="FIN Left":
- ************* Warning: Node connection errors not checked - most system input has not been read (see previous warning).
- ************* Fatal error -- final processing. Program exited before simulations began. See previous error messages.
- ************* EnergyPlus Warmup Error Summary. During Warmup: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors.
- ************* EnergyPlus Sizing Error Summary. During Sizing: 0 Warning; 1 Severe Errors.
- ************* EnergyPlus Terminated--Fatal Error Detected. 0 Warning; 1 Severe Errors; Elapsed Time=00hr 00min 0.86sec
- Jeremiah D. Crossett
| Senior Analyst | Phase Change Energy Solutions
- 120 E. Pritchard St. | Asheboro, NC 27203 | Mobile 503-688-8951
- www.phasechange.com
- Program Version,EnergyPlus-64-MP 7.1.0.012, 8/30/2012 3:03 PM,IDD_Version 7.1.0.012