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invalid Outside Boundary Condition Object

asked 6 years ago

jpierce's avatar

updated 6 years ago

I have a design that models fine with a slab foundation, but the instant I add a subterranean foundation (crawl, finished or unfinished basement) the model fails with errors like the following:

11/7/2018 5:02 PM: 2.xml: Error: * Severe * BuildingSurface:Detailed="WALL3", invalid Outside Boundary Condition Object="UNFINISHED BASEMENT FOUNDATION 3". 11/7/2018 5:02 PM: 2.xml: Error: * Severe * BuildingSurface:Detailed="WALL6", invalid Outside Boundary Condition Object="FINISHED BASEMENT FOUNDATION 4". 11/7/2018 5:02 PM: 3.xml: Error: * Severe * BuildingSurface:Detailed="WALL3", invalid Outside Boundary Condition Object="UNFINISHED BASEMENT FOUNDATION 3". 11/7/2018 5:02 PM: 3.xml: Error: * Severe * BuildingSurface:Detailed="WALL6", invalid Outside Boundary Condition Object="FINISHED BASEMENT FOUNDATION 4". 11/7/2018 5:02 PM: 1.xml: Error: * Severe * BuildingSurface:Detailed="WALL3", invalid Outside Boundary Condition Object="UNFINISHED BASEMENT FOUNDATION 3". 11/7/2018 5:02 PM: 1.xml: Error: * Severe * BuildingSurface:Detailed="WALL6", invalid Outside Boundary Condition Object="FINISHED BASEMENT FOUNDATION 4".

Any ideas? I have attached the project file, and also shared online.

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I am not able to access the project file, it asks me to login to a Microsoft website.

shorowit's avatar shorowit  ( 6 years ago )

Sorry about that, I've corrected the link.

jpierce's avatar jpierce  ( 6 years ago )

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answered 6 years ago

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I am not sure what caused this problem, but I redrew my model in a new file and was able to conduct several analyses before similar warnings began appearing. So, if anyone else runs into this, the "did you turn it off and back on again?" might be a viable solution.

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