Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] negative surface area error

["Linda Lawrie linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [EnergyPlus_Support]" <EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You need to send the input file to the helpdesk. 
Obviously it is calculating a negative surface area, though.

At 02:25 PM 9/4/2014, annavenediki@xxxxxxxxx [EnergyPlus_Support]
wrote:
> When I assign a blind to the
> window, the following severe error appears every time.
>
>
> ** Severe  ** GetRectSubSurfaces: Surface Openings have too much
> area for base surface=SURFACE 4
>
>  **   ~~~   ** Opening Surface creating
> error=Window_1
>
>  ** Severe  ** GetSurfaceData: Zero or negative surface
> area[-0.54394], Surface=SURFACE 4

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Posted by: Linda Lawrie <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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