On 27.07.2014, at 19:44, "hope.zh@xxxxxxxxx [EnergyPlus_Support]" <EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I understand this is an EnergyPlus forum, but I still want to take the change to ask for emergent help from experts who know about OpenStudio + EnergyPlus workflow since OpenStudio's forum is not accessible currently.
I found that each time I import an IDF file using OpenStudio for Sketchup (v1.4), it will automatically add "Thermal Zone" to the end of the name of an existing thermal zone.
E.g. you model a thermal zone "Zone_1" in OpenStudio and export it as an IDF file test.idf, then you start a new Sketchup file and use OpenStudio to import test.idf. The name of this thermal zone will be renamed as "Zone_1 Thermal Zone".
This may get very disturbing if the name of thermal zone is growing longer and longer each time I export and import an IDF file suppose I only use OpenStudio to model thermal zone and geometries and export IDF file, and use EnergyPlus to define other stuff like schedules and loads and etc.
May I ask how to make OpenStudio stop doing this?
Thank you very much in advance!
Joe
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