There are two "simple" window objects that you might use. Window and WIndow:Interzoneyou define the window by length and height - relative to the surface origin on which it sits.
On 2012-08-30 18:02, Jeremiah Crossett wrote:
Mostpha,Attached is my base file I have used this change out building surfacesand window before without a problem- today I am using it for a dorm and it is having this issue- titled Dorm-r-shoebox, and the geometry file that I got the window from titled geometry-2.Narij- I am not sure how to define a window correctly by number in idfeditor? possibly you could let me know how you advise I do so? or are you saying to do it in open studio? JEREMIAH D. CROSSETT | Senior Analyst | Phase Change Energy Solutions 120 E. PRITCHARD ST. | ASHEBORO, NC 27203 | MOBILE 503-688-8951 On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Niraj Poudel <nirajpdl@xxxxxxxxx [15]> wrote:Jeremiah, At this point I would also, just for the sake of it, try defining the window directly into the .idf file as opposed to copying it from DB into Eplus, and running it? Unless, the DB produced a .idf file and you copied the object from the .idf file. I have not worked across the DB and Eplus platforms so I do not know the work flow between the two. Niraj On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 7:41 PM, Jeremiah Crossett <jcrossett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [14]> wrote:Any further advise would be great- it just does not make since to see a window in place but have it not run- I deleted the daylight sensor and still having the issue. JEREMIAH D. CROSSETT | Senior Analyst | Phase Change Energy Solutions 120 E. PRITCHARD ST. | ASHEBORO, NC 27203 | MOBILE On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 4:37 PM, Jeremiah Crossett <jcrossett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [13]> wrote:Niraj, Linda, Ned So I opened my file in open studio to see if there was a window there (before I started trying to understand how the vertices related to each other and found that the daylight sensor was outside of the space, and that the window was in the right place.... The strange thing is now I try to change where the daylight sensor is located but that does not fix the issue- JEREMIAH D. CROSSETT | Senior Analyst | Phase Change Energy Solutions 120 E. PRITCHARD ST. | ASHEBORO, NC 27203 | MOBILE On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 4:25 PM, Jeremiah Crossett <jcrossett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [12]> wrote:I just came across that- and it is "relative" for both the source file I took the window from and the file I am trying to use it within. JEREMIAH D. CROSSETT | Senior Analyst | Phase Change Energy Solutions 120 E. PRITCHARD ST. | ASHEBORO, NC 27203 | MOBILE On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 4:21 PM, Niraj Poudel <nirajpdl@xxxxxxxxx [11]> wrote:Jeremiah, Do you have your "rectangular surface coordinate system" in the GlobalGeometryRules object defined in the "relative" or the "absolute" co-ordinate system? I think that is what Linda is alluding to. I might be wrong. Niraj On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 7:13 PM, Jeremiah Crossett <jcrossett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [10]> wrote:Sorry to be "dumb" but I do not quite understand the question- do you mean relative to the building surface detailed? JEREMIAH D. CROSSETT | Senior Analyst | Phase Change Energy Solutions 120 E. PRITCHARD ST. | ASHEBORO, NC 27203 | MOBILE On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:54 PM, Linda Lawrie <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [9]> wrote:Do you have relative coordinates? Such that when turned to "absolute" you have this? At 04:38 PM 8/30/2012, Jeremiah Crossett wrote:Ned & Linda- 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 [1] www.phasechange.com [2] On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Jeremiah Crossett < jcrossett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [3]> 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 [4]www.phasechange.com [5] On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Jeremiah Crossett < jcrossett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [6]> 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. 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