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How to solve the error Severe DetermineShadowingCombinations: There are 4 surfaces which are casting surfaces and are non-convex.

asked 2019-11-02 19:31:03 -0600

ach123
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updated 2020-01-19 12:18:51 -0600

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I am a beginner to energy plus, and each time I tried to run a energy simulation of a house, it gives this error * Severe * DetermineShadowingCombinations: There are 4 surfaces which are casting surfaces and are non-convex. Please let me know how to solve this

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Can you post a screenshot of your geometry in sketchup? (or share a link to your model)

Julien Marrec ( 2019-11-06 07:53:53 -0600 )edit

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answered 2020-03-16 06:05:33 -0600

Juanita Solano
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updated 2020-03-18 04:52:50 -0600

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Hello, I found this video From NREL which might be useful :-)

Youtube - Finding non-Convex Surfaces with the OpenStudio SketchUp Plug-in

Cheers, Juanita

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