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Hi All,

I want to programmatically add custom objects and fields in the OpenStudio IDD using the OpenStudio SDK (C# bindings). Is it possible?

Upon surfing the internet, it appears that in OpenStudio's C# API, we cannot modify the OpenStudio IddFile or its contained IddObjects directly (such as adding a new field to OS: Building) because OpenStudio's IddFile structure is considered read-only once loaded from disk.

However, when I edit the IDD file directly (through a text editor), I can read/retrieve the custom added objects and fields. This could be an alternative option!

Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated.

Hi All,

I want to programmatically add custom objects and fields in the OpenStudio IDD using the OpenStudio SDK (C# bindings). Is it possible?

Upon surfing the internet, it appears that in OpenStudio's C# API, we cannot modify the OpenStudio IddFile or its contained IddObjects directly (such as adding a new field to OS: Building) because OpenStudio's IddFile structure is considered read-only once loaded from disk.

However, when I edit the IDD file directly (through a text editor), I can read/retrieve the custom added objects and fields. This could be an alternative option!

Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated.