What does it mean when I have this error message ?

I'm trying to run some Energyplus simulations, I get two error messages:

1. No .eio file was found adjacent to the .csv _resultFileAddress.Results cannot be read back into grasshopper without this file.

2-2. No surface information was found in the imported .eio file adjacent to the .csv _resultFileAddress.Data cannot be normalized by surface area and the data tree outputs for surface data will not be grafted by zone.

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Permalink Reply by Mostapha Sadeghipour Roudsari on February 28, 2015 at 3:08pm

you need to set both run and writeIdf to true to see the error.

Permalink Reply by Ninja on February 28, 2015 at 3:11pm

I just did, and here are the errors I got

{0;0}
0. Analysis period is from 1 JAN to 31 DEC
1. Between hours 1:00 to 24:00
2. Current document units is in Meters
3. Conversion to Meters will be applied = 1.000
4. [1 of 7] Writing simulation parameters...
5. [2 of 6] No context surfaces...
6. [3 of 6] Writing geometry...
7. [4 of 6] Writing materials and constructions...
8. [5 of 7] Writing schedules...
9. [6 of 7] Writing loads and ideal air system...
10. [7 of 7] Writing outputs...
11. ...
... idf file is successfully written to : c:\ladybug\unnamed\EnergyPlus\unnamed.idf
12.
13. Analysis is running!...
14. c:\ladybug\unnamed\EnergyPlus\eplusout.csv
15. ...
...

Done! Read below for errors and warnings:

16.
17. Program Version,EnergyPlus, Version 8.2.7-777c1f8d79, YMD=2015.02.28 16:09,IDD_Version 8.2.7
18.
19. ** Warning ** IP: Note -- Some missing fields have been filled with defaults. See the audit output file for details.
20.
21. ** Warning ** Version: in IDF="'8.2.7'" not the same as expected="8.2"
22.
23. ** Warning ** ManageSizing: For a zone sizing run, there must be at least 1 Sizing:Zone input object. SimulationControl Zone Sizing option ignored.
24.
25. ** Warning ** ManageSizing: For a plant sizing run, there must be at least 1 Sizing:Plant object input. SimulationControl Plant Sizing option ignored.
26.
27. ** Severe ** GetHTSubSurfaceData: Surface Openings have too much area for base surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_12
28.
29. ** ~~~ ** Opening Surface creating error=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_12_GLZ_12
30.
31. ** Severe ** GetHTSubSurfaceData: Surface Openings have too much area for base surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_25
32.
33. ** ~~~ ** Opening Surface creating error=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_25_GLZ_25
34.
35. ** Severe ** GetHTSubSurfaceData: Surface Openings have too much area for base surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_28
36.
37. ** ~~~ ** Opening Surface creating error=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_28_GLZ_28
38.
39. ** Severe ** GetHTSubSurfaceData: Surface Openings have too much area for base surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_9
40.
41. ** ~~~ ** Opening Surface creating error=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_9_GLZ_9
42.
43. ** Severe ** GetHTSubSurfaceData: Surface Openings have too much area for base surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_10
44.
45. ** ~~~ ** Opening Surface creating error=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_10_GLZ_10
46.
47. ** Severe ** GetHTSubSurfaceData: Surface Openings have too much area for base surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_11
48.
49. ** ~~~ ** Opening Surface creating error=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_11_GLZ_11
50.
51. ** Severe ** GetHTSubSurfaceData: Surface Openings have too much area for base surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_15
52.
53. ** ~~~ ** Opening Surface creating error=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_15_GLZ_15
54.
55. ** Severe ** GetHTSubSurfaceData: Surface Openings have too much area for base surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_24
56.
57. ** ~~~ ** Opening Surface creating error=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_24_GLZ_24
58.
59. ** Severe ** GetHTSubSurfaceData: Surface Openings have too much area for base surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_25
60.
61. ** ~~~ ** Opening Surface creating error=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_25_GLZ_25
62.
63. ** Severe ** GetHTSubSurfaceData: Surface Openings have too much area for base surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_30
64.
65. ** ~~~ ** Opening Surface creating error=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_30_GLZ_30
66.
67. ** Severe ** GetHTSubSurfaceData: Surface Openings have too much area for base surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_32
68.
69. ** ~~~ ** Opening Surface creating error=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_32_GLZ_32
70.
71. ** Severe ** GetHTSubSurfaceData: Surface Openings have too much area for base surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_34
72.
73. ** ~~~ ** Opening Surface creating error=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_34_GLZ_34
74.
75. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[2.94495E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_0
76.
77. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[3.84753E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_1
78.
79. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.16905E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_3
80.
81. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[4.96186E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_4
82.
83. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[2.37373E-005], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_6
84.
85. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[6.35824E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_7
86.
87. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[5.86549E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_8
88.
89. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[7.63765E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_10
90.
91. ** Severe ** GetSurfaceData: Zero or negative surface area[-8.09566E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_12
92.
93. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[1.51701E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_13
94.
95. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.29917E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_15
96.
97. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[2.94451E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_16
98.
99. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[8.03294E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_17
100.
101. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[6.83026E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_18
102.
103. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.29917E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_20
104.
105. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[3.19851E-005], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_21
106.
107. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[7.63765E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_23
108.
109. ** Severe ** GetSurfaceData: Zero or negative surface area[-4.05899E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_25
110.
111. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[6.35824E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_27
112.
113. ** Severe ** GetSurfaceData: Zero or negative surface area[-9.91146E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_28
114.
115. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[2.70158E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_29
116.
117. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[3.22781E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_30
118.
119. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[4.67821E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_33
120.
121. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[3.22737E-004], Surface=F73533B3C6894C67936B_GLZP_34
122.
123. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[2.65634E-004], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_0
124.
125. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[4.70736E-004], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_1
126.
127. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[3.42507E-004], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_3
128.
129. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[5.89276E-004], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_4
130.
131. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[1.91146E-004], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_6
132.
133. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[9.71205E-004], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_7
134.
135. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[4.34494E-004], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_8
136.
137. ** Severe ** GetSurfaceData: Zero or negative surface area[-3.60159E-004], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_9
138.
139. ** Severe ** GetSurfaceData: Zero or negative surface area[-1.11946E-004], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_10
140.
141. ** Severe ** GetSurfaceData: Zero or negative surface area[-3.41257E-004], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_11
142.
143. ** Severe ** GetSurfaceData: Zero or negative surface area[-8.21483E-005], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_15
144.
145. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[2.65716E-004], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_16
146.
147. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[4.84044E-004], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_17
148.
149. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[7.12297E-004], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_19
150.
151. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[6.14324E-004], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_22
152.
153. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[8.88887E-004], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_23
154.
155. ** Severe ** GetSurfaceData: Zero or negative surface area[-9.89060E-004], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_24
156.
157. ** Severe ** GetSurfaceData: Zero or negative surface area[-1.14849E-003], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_25
158.
159. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[4.00479E-004], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_27
160.
161. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[6.63061E-005], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_28
162.
163. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[1.09018E-004], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_29
164.
165. ** Severe ** GetSurfaceData: Zero or negative surface area[-2.49326E-005], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_30
166.
167. ** Severe ** GetSurfaceData: Zero or negative surface area[-3.17446E-004], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_32
168.
169. ** Warning ** GetSurfaceData: Very small surface area[8.60686E-004], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_33
170.
171. ** Severe ** GetSurfaceData: Zero or negative surface area[-2.48515E-005], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_34
172.
173. ** Fatal ** GetSurfaceData: Errors discovered, program terminates.
174.
175. ...Summary of Errors that led to program termination:
176.
177. ..... Reference severe error count=24
178.
179. ..... Last severe error=GetSurfaceData: Zero or negative surface area[-2.48515E-005], Surface=4BDFD67E6D0E486796CC_GLZP_34
180.
181. ************* Warning: Node connection errors not checked - most system input has not been read (see previous warning).
182.
183. ************* Fatal error -- final processing. Program exited before simulations began. See previous error messages.
184.
185. ************* EnergyPlus Warmup Error Summary. During Warmup: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors.
186.
187. ************* EnergyPlus Sizing Error Summary. During Sizing: 2 Warning; 0 Severe Errors.
188.
189. ************* EnergyPlus Terminated--Fatal Error Detected. 41 Warning; 24 Severe Errors; Elapsed Time=00hr 00min 1.51sec
190.

Permalink Reply by Ninja on February 28, 2015 at 3:55pm

Hi Mostapha,

I just figured out what the problem is, yesterday I changed the units tolerance in Rhino from .01 to .001 and that's what caused the problem, as soon as I changed it back everything worked fine. Thanks for your help

Permalink Reply by Ninja on February 28, 2015 at 5:37pm

Update: The simulations ran, but I still have an error. I have updated both Rhino and Grasshopper files and attached them to this message.

Permalink Reply by Ninja on February 28, 2015 at 5:40pm

Update: The simulations ran, but I still have an error. I have updated both Rhino and Grasshopper files and attached them to this message.

Attachments:

Final_r.gh, 1.5 MB
Final.3dm, 2.4 MB

Permalink Reply by Ninja on February 28, 2015 at 11:03pm

Another Update: I just got everything to work. All I had to do is drag all the objects from scratch and I was able to get the file to work even though the file components and structure remained the same.

Thank you Mostapha for your help.

Rania

Permalink Reply by Chris Mackey on February 28, 2015 at 11:47pm

Hi Rania,

From the discussions that you have posted in the last couple of days, it sounds like you underwent an update from the latest stable release to the version of the github. Generally speaking, you should make sure that all of the components on your canvass are of the same version to ensure that everything runs smoothly. If you use the updateThisFile_ option on the "Update Honyebee" or "Update Ladybug" components, you can update your whole GH file to the same version at once but be warned that it does not work for all components. In the case that we have changed the names of the inputs/outputs or added inputs/outputs, you will have to replace the component manually (dragging them onto the canvass as it sounds like you did here). Hopefully, this will save you some time in the future.

-Chris