Question-and-Answer Resource for the Building Energy Modeling Community
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To create a new measure:
Name the measure
Describe the measure (optional)
Choose the appropriate measure type and taxonomy
Create measure and open for editing
The measure folder contains the measure.rb file, which contains the measure code, and the measure.xml, which contains the measure meta data that is updated automatically when the RB file is changed.
Open the measure.rb file and start editing it to write your measure or if you've already created a measure outside of OS/PAT, paste in the code and save.
If the measure is an OpenStudio measure, it can be tested in OS using the Apply Measure Now feature. If it's an EnergyPlus measure or Reporting measure, it can be tested by attaching it to the model as an Always Run Measure. Alternatively, OpenStudio's API can be used to test measure snippets from a command line/terminal (see the Optional - Install Ruby instructions).
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To create a new measure:
Name the measure
Describe the measure (optional)
Choose the appropriate measure type and taxonomy
Create measure and open for editing
The measure folder contains the measure.rb file, which contains the measure code, and the measure.xml, which contains the measure meta data that is updated automatically when the RB file is changed.
Open the measure.rb file and start editing it to write your measure or if you've already created a measure outside of OS/PAT, paste in the code and save.
If the measure is an OpenStudio measure, it can be tested in OS using the Apply Measure Now feature. If it's an EnergyPlus measure or Reporting measure, it can be tested by attaching it to the model as an Always Run Measure. Alternatively, OpenStudio's API can be used to test measure snippets from a command line/terminal (see the Optional - Install Ruby instructions).
