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The OS handles are UUIDs so unless the OSMs have the same history, such as baseline and proposed models, the handles will be different. I find it easier to compare the out.idf files found in osm file folder > run > EnergyPlusPreProcess. The Compare plugin for Notepad++ is buggy, so I recommend WinMerge.
If you are searching the OSM to manually delete object you will need to search by the name first and then by the handle to find all instances. However, this should be done very carefully.
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The OS handles are UUIDs so unless the OSMs have the same history, such as baseline and proposed models, the handles will be different. I find it easier to compare the out.idf files found in osm file folder > run > EnergyPlusPreProcess. The
I've used the Compare plugin for Notepad++ is but it's buggy, so I recommend WinMerge.
WinMerge. If you are searching the OSM to manually delete an object that's causing an issue you will need to search by the name first and then by the handle to find all of the instances. However, this should be done very carefully.
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The OS handles are UUIDs so unless the OSMs have the same history, such as baseline and proposed models, the handles will be different. I find it easier to compare the out.idf files which are found in the OSM file directory:
osm file name folder > run > EnergyPlusPreProcess.
I've used the Compare plugin for Notepad++ but it's buggy, so I recommend WinMerge. If you are searching the OSM to manually delete an object that's causing an issue you will need to search by the name first and then by the handle to find all of the instances. However, this should be done very carefully.
