Question-and-Answer Resource for the Building Energy Modeling Community
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This error is reported by users after saving their model using the SketchUp File/Save menu command (which saves the .skp file, but also triggers the .idf file to be saved), and then attempting to reopen the .skp file with the SketchUp File/Open command.
The correct process is to NOT USE the SketchUp Save and Open commands. Instead, use the Euclid menu options to save and open the EnergyPlus .idf file. Save the EnergyPlus file using the menu command Extensions/Euclid/Save. Open the EnergyPlus file using the menu command Extensions/Euclid/Open...
This is a common problem that many new users run into. We've documented it in our issue tracker as a bug and hope to find a more user-friendly way to anticipate the mistake.
