Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Conversion from E+7.1 to E+6

Jeremiah D. Crossett | Senior Analyst | Phase Change Energy Solutions

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On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 7:55 AM, Linda Lawrie <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I believe many people here are using jEPlus with V7.1 -- is that not true?

At 08:28 AM 10/15/2012, AlessandroM wrote:

I found the Rules7-0-0-to-7-1-0.xls file, but I also would need the Rules6-0-0-to-7-0-0.xls file that of course should be included in the E+7 version. Is it still possible to download this version of E+? Or could someone please send me the excel file? Thank you in advance.

ps: I am sure the new version is much more performative but unfortunately, at the moment, we can only use the V6.0

--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Edwin Lee <leeed2001@...> wrote:
>
> In my Linux install of v7.1, the rules files are at:
> .../EnergyPlus-7-1-0/BaseDocs/Rules7-0-0-to-7-1-0.xls
> .../EnergyPlus-7-1-0/BaseDocs/Rules6-0-0-to-7-0-0.xls
>
> On Windows installs, I think they are in the main directory:
> ...\EnergyPlus-7-1-0\Rules7-0-0-to-7-1-0.xls
>
> Good luck! I'll reiterate the fact that many advances have been made in
> the program in terms of usability, robustness, and speed, since v6, so I
> hope you end up getting everything converted up.
>
> Edwin
>
> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 8:11 AM, AlessandroM <alexmac_00@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Sorry, I was probably not very clear. Anyway yes, our issue seems to be
> > related to the connection between jEplus and the cloud. Ok, I´ll try to
> > have a look of the transition rules reading through the forum.
> >
> > --- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Edwin Lee <leeed2001@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I believe someone else already replied regarding the transition rules
> > that
> > > are distributed with each version of E+, for the purpose of allowing
> > > interface developers to understand the new syntax changes. You would have
> > > to work backwards through these rules and first change from v7.1 to v7.0,
> > > then from v7.0 to v6.0.
> > >
> > > I think my confusion was that you were saying that "the cloud cannot
> > > support...", but to us, E+ is simply another executable. I understand now
> > > that you mean it is the version of jEplus that cannot support it.
> > >
> > > Edwin
> > >
> > > On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 7:55 AM, AlessandroM <alexmac_00@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > **
> >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > with "cloud" I mean the Barcelona Supercomputing Center BSC Venus-C
> > > > cluster. We should run a large parametric simulation using jEplus (a
> > > > parametric shell for E+). A dedicate version of jEplus (based on
> > E+V6.0)
> > > > was created in order to merge the BSC cluster settings. The research
> > group
> > > > involved in this part of the project is now working on upgrading this
> > > > dedicate version of jEplus according to E+7.1 but it will take time.
> > > > Can you explain me a bit better how I can downgrade the objects?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Edwin Lee <leeed2001@>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > What do you mean by "the cloud", and "the cloud cannot support E+
> > 7.1"?
> > > > If
> > > > > you want to downgrade, you'll have to either manually downgrade all
> > the
> > > > > objects, or write your own parser to follow the translation rules in
> > > > > reverse.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 3:29 AM, AlessandroM <alexmac_00@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > **
> > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Phil,
> > > > > > at the moment the cloud cannot support E+7.1. We are working
> > (research
> > > > > > project) on cloud computing for building parametric simulations
> > and the
> > > > > > developers of the cloud are trying to solve this issue.
> > > > > > On the other hand we should submit a paper in one month and for
> > this
> > > > > > reason we don't have much time.
> > > > > > Do you think there is a way to translate an idf from 7.1 to 6?
> > Thank
> > > > you,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Alessandro
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Philip Haves <phaves@>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm curious to know why the cloud resource you are using can't
> > > > upgrade
> > > > > > > to the current version.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Phil
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 10/12/2012 5:33 AM, AlessandroM wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I think that the tool allow you only to convert from older
> > version
> > > > to
> > > > > > > > latest, but not the opposite..
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > > > < mailto:EnergyPlus_Support%40yahoogroups.com>, Dru Crawley
> > > > > > > > <dbcrawley@> wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Get the tool for transitioning multiple versions -- got to
> > the
> > > > > > helpdesk:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > http://energyplus.helpserve.com/Knowledgebase/List/Index/47/downloads
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Look under the 'Converting older version files' for the
> > > > appropriate
> > > > > > > > > downloads.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 6:18 AM, AlessandroM <alexmac_00@>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > **
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > > > > do you know if it is possible to convert an E+7.1 file to
> > an
> > > > E+6
> > > > > > > > file??
> > > > > > > > > > Thank you,
> > > > > > > > > > Alessandro
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> > > > > --
> > > > > Edwin Lee
> > > > > Doctoral Candidate, Oklahoma State University
> > > > > ASHRAE Student Member, *Former* ASHRAE OSU Student Branch President
> > > > > Office: ATRC 303: 405-744-3727
> > > > >
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> > > --
> > > Edwin Lee
> > > Doctoral Candidate, Oklahoma State University
> > > ASHRAE Student Member, *Former* ASHRAE OSU Student Branch President
> > > Office: ATRC 303: 405-744-3727
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> --
> Edwin Lee
> Doctoral Candidate, Oklahoma State University
> ASHRAE Student Member, *Former* ASHRAE OSU Student Branch President
> Office: ATRC 303: 405-744-3727
>

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