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By default, BuildingSurface:Detailed only supports surfaces with 120 of fewer vertices. Here is the cutout from the Energy+.idd file.

  BuildingSurface:Detailed,
\memo Allows for detailed entry of building heat transfer surfaces.  Does not include subsurfaces such as windows or doors.
  \extensible:3 -- duplicate last set of x,y,z coordinates (last 3 fields), remembering to remove ; from "inner" fields.
  \format vertices
  \min-fields 19
 ...
N360, \field Vertex 120 X-coordinate
       \units m
       \type real
  N361, \field Vertex 120 Y-coordinate
       \units m
       \type real
  N362; \field Vertex 120 Z-coordinate
       \units m
       \type real

You may be able to overcome this by modifying your local Energy+.idd file and adding

N363, \field Vertex 121 X-coordinate
       \units m
       \type real
  N364, \field Vertex 121 Y-coordinate
       \units m
       \type real
  N365, \field Vertex 121 Z-coordinate
       \units m
       \type real
N366, \field Vertex 122 X-coordinate
       \units m
       \type real
  N366, \field Vertex 122 Y-coordinate
       \units m
       \type real
  N367; \field Vertex 120 Z-coordinate
       \units m
       \type real

for as many vertices as you need.

One important and relevant question is—why do you have a surface with more than 120 vertices? Do you really need that many? Does this surface have a highly irregular perimeter? Or is it a circle that can be approximated using fewer vertices, e.g., 36?