Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] View Factor Warning Help

[Linda Lawrie <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Send the input file to the helpdesk and we can look at
it.

This is most often caused by surfaces not enclosing a zone -- but since
you checked that, it might be incorrect surface orientation, so it thinks
they aren't in the zone.

At 04:54 AM 3/8/2013, Edward G. Lyon wrote:


> I generated a partial model in
> Sketchup with the intention of duplicating it with origin and direction
> changes to complete a floor plan.  I am not sure how to locate and
> fix the following warning.  
>  
>   ** Warning ** FixViewFactors: View factors not complete. Check for
> bad surface descriptions or unenclosed zone="RADBED1".
>  
> RADBED1 did have some problems with Sketchup geometry that I fixed in the
> IDF.  There was a small gap to one adjacent surface.  RADBED1
> is a small rectangle.  One surface is an exterior, 3 are adiabatic,
> and 2 are other surface. I have confirmed that the vertices are properly
> entered .  Adjacent zones are not reporting this problem, so I
> assume there is no overlap.   I have 4 other similar zones that
> did not need any fixing.  Going back to Sketchup for a fix is not an
> option as the legacy open studio always loses parts of the geometry when
> reopened.  Any help you can offer is appreciated.  
>

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