IP: IDF line~230 Error detected in Object=BUILDINGSURFACE:DETAILED, name=FACE 10 Error EnergyPlus Simulation: ** ~~~ ** Field [Construction Name] is required but was blank
1) I'm trying to Run EnergyPlus simulation on .idf that has been generated via exporting OS model using ForwardTranslator. I get this error when I try to run the simulation and I don't know if I need to add/define the "Construction Name" using the Measure script.
2) I'm running the simulation automatically with a python script and would like to parse the simulation results and display them to end user. Any example of how to do that?
@newbie20 this is really two different questions. If my following hints don't answer your questions, please make two different posts instead of one.
1) Does this post answer your question about the construction name error? Each surface (floor, wall, roof, window, etc.) needs to have a construction assigned to it.
2) There are options for parsing simulation results discussed in posts here, here, and here. Do those answer your question?
Thank you Aaron! Answer 2 gives me good ideas, however, for question one related to construction name, I'm importing a floorspaceJS to OpenStudio, then editing the OS model with ruby measure. So how can I assign the construction name with the measure script?