Solar Distribution: FullExterior vs FullInteriorAndExteriorWithReflection on skylight.
I'm trying to model a building which has a gable end ridge shaped skylight placed on a flat roof. I'm getting several following type error message:
** Severe ** Problem in interior solar distribution calculation (CHKBKS)
** ~~~ ** Solar Distribution = FullInteriorExterior will not work in Zone=C5E6ED
** ~~~ ** because one or more of vertices, such as Vertex 1 of back surface=569D41, is in front of receiving surface=8A7030
** ~~~ ** (Dot Product indicator= 0.1385)
** ~~~ ** Check surface geometry; if OK, use Solar Distribution = FullExterior instead. Use Output:Diagnostics, DisplayExtraWarnings; for more details.I have checked the geometry seems to be fine. It works completely fine if I model the skylight as a gable roof in the middle of a flat roof. But when I add fenestration on the gabled section, it starts giving me the above error. I would be thankful to receive any insight on how this can be fixed.
I am attaching a link to an image of something similar to what i am trying to build.
Consider sharing your .IDF file (e.g. Google Drive).
@yimtiaz can you upload your model to Google Drive, Dropbox, etc. and then share a URL for others to download? That would help others provide better solutions.
Thanks for your willingness to help! Here’s a link to the simplified version of the model, focusing only on the key issue under discussion: link text