"exportToOpenStudio" component didn't work for curved geometry

Hi Mostapha and Chris,

I built curved geometries, just similar as you did in tutorials, and try to run an energy simulation test on it under default "energySimPar" settings. Finally it gave me a warning:

1. The simulation has not run correctly because of this severe error:
** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)

the models are quite simple without "L" shape zones. so I try to set "0" to the "solarDistribution_" of "energySimPar" and run it again. this time the "exportToOpenStudio" component didn't gave any error or warning, but the readEPResult component shows that it didn't work.

I have no idea what could be the reason. Is it an energyplus problem or a openstudio problem or an honeybee problem? how to deal with it?

Thank you very much in advance!

Best,

GUO

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Permalink Reply by Chris Mackey on May 6, 2017 at 4:47am

GUO.X,

The CHKBKS warning happens any time you have a concave zone, which includes zone shapes that beyond those that are explicitly L-shaped so you are right to change the solar distribution here.

I don't know why Openstudio is not generating a result file after this change. If you upload a GH file with the minimum components needed to recreate the situation, we can check out what is going on.

-Chris

Permalink Reply by GUO.X on May 6, 2017 at 8:03am

Hi, Chris,

Thank you for your kind reply! Please find attached the GH file, thank you again for your time!

Best,

GUO

Attachments:

test-3.3dm, 81 KB
test-3.gh, 585 KB

Permalink Reply by Chris Mackey on May 6, 2017 at 9:55am

GUO.X,

Everything is working on my end and the error does not seem to be the result of the curved geometry:

Are you still able to get the issue when you reopen the file or you update your components?

-Chris

Attachments:

test3_UPDATED.gh, 559 KB

Permalink Reply by GUO.X on May 7, 2017 at 3:15pm

Hi Chris,

Apologize for my late reply, and very surprised to find that the component works fine this time when I reopen it...

Anyway, grateful for your time, and it's a great tool!

GUO

Permalink Reply by Chris Mackey on May 7, 2017 at 6:22pm

Glad it's working! It was probably an issue with an older version of the component as the only thing I changed in the file I attached was updating everything.

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