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Number of vertices error

Hey I am very new to energy modeling and tried to setup a simple 2 zone building with a vrf hvac system. I get the following errors when trying to run my model:

Program Version,EnergyPlus, Version 25.1.0-68a4a7c774, YMD=2025.11.10 11:55, ** Severe ** <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][number_of_vertices] - "0.000000" - Expected number greater than or equal to 3.000000. ** Severe ** <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][number_of_vertices] - Failed to validate against child schema #0. ** Severe ** <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][number_of_vertices] - "0.000000" - Failed to match against any enum values. ** Severe ** <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][number_of_vertices] - Failed to validate against child schema #1. ** Severe ** <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][number_of_vertices] - Failed to validate against any schemas allowed by anyOf constraint. ** Severe ** <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][sun_exposure] - "NoWind" - Failed to match against any enum values. ** Severe ** <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][vertices][3] - Missing required property 'vertex_z_coordinate'. ** Fatal ** Errors occurred on processing input file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination. ...Summary of Errors that led to program termination: ..... Reference severe error count=7. ..... Last severe error=<root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][vertices][3] - Missing required property 'vertex_z_coordinate'. ************* Warning: Node connection errors not checked - most system input has not been read (see previous warning). ************* Fatal error -- final processing. Program exited before simulations began. See previous error messages. ************* EnergyPlus Warmup Error Summary. During Warmup: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors. ************* EnergyPlus Sizing Error Summary. During Sizing: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors. ************* EnergyPlus Terminated--Fatal Error Detected. 0 Warning; 7 Severe Errors; Elapsed Time=00hr 00min 0.03sec.

To me it seems like the formatting of my file is wrong but i tried to follow the documentation i found online.
Does anyone know where the issue might come from? I shared my idf and epw files in google drive here.

Thanks in advance!

Number of vertices error

Hey I am very new to energy modeling and tried to setup a simple 2 zone building with a vrf hvac system. I get the following errors when trying to run my model:

Program Version,EnergyPlus, Version 25.1.0-68a4a7c774, YMD=2025.11.10 11:55, ** Severe ** <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][number_of_vertices] - "0.000000" - Expected number greater than or equal to 3.000000. ** Severe ** <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][number_of_vertices] - Failed to validate against child schema #0. ** Severe ** <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][number_of_vertices] - "0.000000" - Failed to match against any enum values. ** Severe ** <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][number_of_vertices] - Failed to validate against child schema #1. ** Severe ** <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][number_of_vertices] - Failed to validate against any schemas allowed by anyOf constraint. ** Severe ** <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][sun_exposure] - "NoWind" - Failed to match against any enum values. ** Severe ** <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][vertices][3] - Missing required property 'vertex_z_coordinate'. ** Fatal ** Errors occurred on processing input file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination. ...Summary of Errors that led to program termination: ..... Reference severe error count=7. ..... Last severe error=<root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][vertices][3] - Missing required property 'vertex_z_coordinate'. ************* Warning: Node connection errors not checked - most system input has not been read (see previous warning). ************* Fatal error -- final processing. Program exited before simulations began. See previous error messages. ************* EnergyPlus Warmup Error Summary. During Warmup: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors. ************* EnergyPlus Sizing Error Summary. During Sizing: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors. ************* EnergyPlus Terminated--Fatal Error Detected. 0 Warning; 7 Severe Errors; Elapsed Time=00hr 00min 0.03sec.

To me it seems like the formatting of my file is wrong but i tried to follow the documentation i found online.
Does anyone know where the issue might come from? I shared my idf and epw files in google drive here.

Thanks in advance!

Number of vertices Need help fixing an input format error

Hey I am very new to energy modeling and tried to setup a simple 2 zone building with a vrf hvac system. I get the following errors when trying to run my model:

 Program Version,EnergyPlus, Version 25.1.0-68a4a7c774, YMD=2025.11.10 11:55,  
** Severe  ** <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][number_of_vertices] - "0.000000" - Expected number greater than or equal to 3.000000.  
 ** Severe  ** <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][number_of_vertices] - Failed to validate against child schema #0.  
 ** Severe  ** <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][number_of_vertices] - "0.000000" - Failed to match against any enum values.  
 ** Severe  ** <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][number_of_vertices] - Failed to validate against child schema #1.  
 ** Severe  ** <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][number_of_vertices] - Failed to validate against any schemas allowed by anyOf constraint.  
 ** Severe  ** <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][sun_exposure] - "NoWind" - Failed to match against any enum values.  
 ** Severe  ** <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][vertices][3] - Missing required property 'vertex_z_coordinate'.  
 **  Fatal  ** Errors occurred on processing input file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination.  
 ...Summary of Errors that led to program termination:  
 ..... Reference severe error count=7. 
 ..... Last severe error=<root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][RoomA_Floor][vertices][3] - Missing required property 'vertex_z_coordinate'.  
 ************* Warning:  Node connection errors not checked - most system input has not been read (see previous warning).  
 ************* Fatal error -- final processing.  Program exited before simulations began.  See previous error messages.  
 ************* EnergyPlus Warmup Error Summary. During Warmup: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors.  
 ************* EnergyPlus Sizing Error Summary. During Sizing: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors.
 ************* EnergyPlus Terminated--Fatal Error Detected. 0 Warning; 7 Severe Errors; Elapsed Time=00hr 00min  0.03sec0.03sec.
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To me it seems like the formatting of my file is wrong but i tried to follow the documentation i found online.
Does anyone know where the issue might come from? I shared my idf and epw files in google drive here.

Thanks in advance!advance