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New OS user. I have run basic simulations on this model previously with success. Today I exported an .IDF for EnergyPlus, which has caused failures on all of my simulations since that .IDF export. Any help will be appreciated. Below is the output text.

Missing Energy+.ini

EnergyPlus Starting

EnergyPlus-Windows-64 8.1.0.009, YMD=2014.12.04 15:02

Processing Data Dictionary

Processing Input File

Initializing Response Factors

Calculating CTFs for "ASHRAE 189.1-2009 EXTROOF EPDM CLIMATEZONE 6", Construction #1

Calculating CTFs for "ASHRAE 189.1-2009 EXTWALL MASS 5 LAM CLT CLIMATEZONE 6", Construction #2

Calculating CTFs for "ASHRAE 189.1-2009 EXTWALL MASS 8IN PC CLIMATEZONE 6", Construction #3

Calculating CTFs for "ASHRAE 189.1-2009 EXTWALL MASS CLIMATEZONE 6", Construction #4

Calculating CTFs for "EXTERIOR DOOR", Construction #6

Calculating CTFs for "EXTSLAB 4IN CLIMATEZONE 1-8", Construction #7

Calculating CTFs for "INTERIOR CEILING", Construction #8

Calculating CTFs for "INTERIOR DOOR", Construction #9

Calculating CTFs for "INTERIOR WALL", Construction #12

Initializing Window Optical Properties

Initializing Solar Calculations

Allocate Solar Module Arrays

Initializing Zone Report Variables

Initializing Surface (Shading) Report Variables

Computing Interior Solar Absorption Factors

Determining Shadowing Combinations

Computing Window Shade Absorption Factors

Proceeding with Initializing Solar Calculations

Initializing Surfaces

Initializing Outdoor environment for Surfaces

Setting up Surface Reporting Variables

Initializing Temperature and Flux Histories

Initializing Window Shading

Computing Interior Absorption Factors

Computing Interior Diffuse Solar Absorption Factors

Computing Interior Diffuse Solar Exchange through Interzone Windows

Initializing Solar Heat Gains

Initializing Internal Heat Gains

Initializing Interior Solar Distribution

Initializing Interior Convection Coefficients

Gathering Information for Predefined Reporting

Completed Initializing Surface Heat Balance

Calculate Outside Surface Heat Balance

Calculate Inside Surface Heat Balance

Calculate Air Heat Balance

Initializing HVAC

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Performing Zone Sizing Simulation

...for Sizing Period: #1 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS DB=>MWB

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Performing Zone Sizing Simulation

...for Sizing Period: #2 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS DP=>MDB

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Performing Zone Sizing Simulation

...for Sizing Period: #3 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS ENTH=>MDB

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Performing Zone Sizing Simulation

...for Sizing Period: #4 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS WB=>MDB

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Performing Zone Sizing Simulation

...for Sizing Period: #5 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HTG 99.6% CONDNS DB

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Performing Zone Sizing Simulation

...for Sizing Period: #6 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HTG WIND 99.6% CONDNS WS=>MCDB

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Performing Zone Sizing Simulation

...for Sizing Period: #7 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HUM_N 99.6% CONDNS DP=>MCDB

Calculating System sizing

...for Sizing Period: #1 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS DB=>MWB

Calculating System sizing

...for Sizing Period: #2 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS DP=>MDB

Calculating System sizing

...for Sizing Period: #3 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS ENTH=>MDB

Calculating System sizing

...for Sizing Period: #4 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS WB=>MDB

Calculating System sizing

...for Sizing Period: #5 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HTG 99.6% CONDNS DB

Calculating System sizing

...for Sizing Period: #6 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HTG WIND 99.6% CONDNS WS=>MCDB

Calculating System sizing

...for Sizing Period: #7 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HUM_N 99.6% CONDNS DP=>MCDB

Initializing Simulation

Reporting Surfaces

Initializing New Environment Parameters

Warming up {1}

Warming up {2}

Warming up {3}

Warming up {4}

Warming up {5}

Warming up {6}

Starting Simulation at 07/21 for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS DB=>MWB

Initializing New Environment Parameters

Warming up {1}

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Warming up {6}

Starting Simulation at 07/21 for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS DP=>MDB

Initializing New Environment Parameters

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Starting Simulation at 07/21 for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS ENTH=>MDB

Initializing New Environment Parameters

Warming up {1}

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Starting Simulation at 07/21 for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS WB=>MDB

Initializing New Environment Parameters

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Starting Simulation at 01/21 for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HTG 99.6% CONDNS DB

Initializing New Environment Parameters

Warming up {1}

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Warming up {6}

Starting Simulation at 01/21 for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HTG WIND 99.6% CONDNS WS=>MCDB

Initializing New Environment Parameters

Warming up {1}

Warming up {2}

Warming up {3}

Warming up {4}

Warming up {5}

Warming up {6}

Starting Simulation at 01/21 for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HUM_N 99.6% CONDNS DP=>MCDB

Writing tabular output file results using HTML format.

Computing Life Cycle Costs and Reporting

Writing final SQL reports

**FATAL:Error condition occurred. Previous Severe Errors cause termination.

EnergyPlus Run Time=00hr 00min 22.04sec

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New OS user. I have run basic simulations on this model previously with success. Today I exported an .IDF for EnergyPlus, which has caused failures on all of my simulations since that .IDF export. Any help will be appreciated. Below is the output text.

Missing Energy+.ini

EnergyPlus Starting

EnergyPlus-Windows-64 8.1.0.009, YMD=2014.12.04 15:02

Processing Data Dictionary

Processing Input File

Initializing Response Factors

Calculating CTFs for "ASHRAE 189.1-2009 EXTROOF EPDM CLIMATEZONE 6", Construction #1

Calculating CTFs for "ASHRAE 189.1-2009 EXTWALL MASS 5 LAM CLT CLIMATEZONE 6", Construction #2

Calculating CTFs for "ASHRAE 189.1-2009 EXTWALL MASS 8IN PC CLIMATEZONE 6", Construction #3

Calculating CTFs for "ASHRAE 189.1-2009 EXTWALL MASS CLIMATEZONE 6", Construction #4

Calculating CTFs for "EXTERIOR DOOR", Construction #6

Calculating CTFs for "EXTSLAB 4IN CLIMATEZONE 1-8", Construction #7

Calculating CTFs for "INTERIOR CEILING", Construction #8

Calculating CTFs for "INTERIOR DOOR", Construction #9

Calculating CTFs for "INTERIOR WALL", Construction #12

Initializing Window Optical Properties

Initializing Solar Calculations

Allocate Solar Module Arrays

Initializing Zone Report Variables

Initializing Surface (Shading) Report Variables

Computing Interior Solar Absorption Factors

Determining Shadowing Combinations

Computing Window Shade Absorption Factors

Proceeding with Initializing Solar Calculations

Initializing Surfaces

Initializing Outdoor environment for Surfaces

Setting up Surface Reporting Variables

Initializing Temperature and Flux Histories

Initializing Window Shading

Computing Interior Absorption Factors

Computing Interior Diffuse Solar Absorption Factors

Computing Interior Diffuse Solar Exchange through Interzone Windows

Initializing Solar Heat Gains

Initializing Internal Heat Gains

Initializing Interior Solar Distribution

Initializing Interior Convection Coefficients

Gathering Information for Predefined Reporting

Completed Initializing Surface Heat Balance

Calculate Outside Surface Heat Balance

Calculate Inside Surface Heat Balance

Calculate Air Heat Balance

Initializing HVAC

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Performing Zone Sizing Simulation

...for Sizing Period: #1 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS DB=>MWB

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Performing Zone Sizing Simulation

...for Sizing Period: #2 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS DP=>MDB

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Performing Zone Sizing Simulation

...for Sizing Period: #3 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS ENTH=>MDB

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Performing Zone Sizing Simulation

...for Sizing Period: #4 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS WB=>MDB

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Performing Zone Sizing Simulation

...for Sizing Period: #5 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HTG 99.6% CONDNS DB

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Performing Zone Sizing Simulation

...for Sizing Period: #6 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HTG WIND 99.6% CONDNS WS=>MCDB

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Performing Zone Sizing Simulation

...for Sizing Period: #7 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HUM_N 99.6% CONDNS DP=>MCDB

Calculating System sizing

...for Sizing Period: #1 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS DB=>MWB

Calculating System sizing

...for Sizing Period: #2 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS DP=>MDB

Calculating System sizing

...for Sizing Period: #3 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS ENTH=>MDB

Calculating System sizing

...for Sizing Period: #4 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS WB=>MDB

Calculating System sizing

...for Sizing Period: #5 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HTG 99.6% CONDNS DB

Calculating System sizing

...for Sizing Period: #6 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HTG WIND 99.6% CONDNS WS=>MCDB

Calculating System sizing

...for Sizing Period: #7 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HUM_N 99.6% CONDNS DP=>MCDB

Initializing Simulation

Reporting Surfaces

Initializing New Environment Parameters

Warming up {1}

Warming up {2}

Warming up {3}

Warming up {4}

Warming up {5}

Warming up {6}

Starting Simulation at 07/21 for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS DB=>MWB

Initializing New Environment Parameters

Warming up {1}

Warming up {2}

Warming up {3}

Warming up {4}

Warming up {5}

Warming up {6}

Starting Simulation at 07/21 for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS DP=>MDB

Initializing New Environment Parameters

Warming up {1}

Warming up {2}

Warming up {3}

Warming up {4}

Warming up {5}

Warming up {6}

Starting Simulation at 07/21 for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS ENTH=>MDB

Initializing New Environment Parameters

Warming up {1}

Warming up {2}

Warming up {3}

Warming up {4}

Warming up {5}

Warming up {6}

Starting Simulation at 07/21 for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS WB=>MDB

Initializing New Environment Parameters

Warming up {1}

Warming up {2}

Warming up {3}

Warming up {4}

Warming up {5}

Warming up {6}

Starting Simulation at 01/21 for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HTG 99.6% CONDNS DB

Initializing New Environment Parameters

Warming up {1}

Warming up {2}

Warming up {3}

Warming up {4}

Warming up {5}

Warming up {6}

Starting Simulation at 01/21 for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HTG WIND 99.6% CONDNS WS=>MCDB

Initializing New Environment Parameters

Warming up {1}

Warming up {2}

Warming up {3}

Warming up {4}

Warming up {5}

Warming up {6}

Starting Simulation at 01/21 for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HUM_N 99.6% CONDNS DP=>MCDB

Writing tabular output file results using HTML format.

Computing Life Cycle Costs and Reporting

Writing final SQL reports

**FATAL:Error condition occurred. Previous Severe Errors cause termination.

EnergyPlus Run Time=00hr 00min 22.04sec

Trouble-shooting IDF Errors

New OS user. I have run basic simulations on this model previously with success. Today I exported an .IDF for EnergyPlus, which has caused failures on all of my simulations since that .IDF export. Any help will be appreciated. Below is the output text.

 Missing Energy+.ini

Energy+.ini EnergyPlus Starting

Starting EnergyPlus-Windows-64 8.1.0.009, YMD=2014.12.04 15:02

15:02 Processing Data Dictionary

Dictionary Processing Input File

File Initializing Response Factors

Factors Calculating CTFs for "ASHRAE 189.1-2009 EXTROOF EPDM CLIMATEZONE 6", Construction #1

#1 Calculating CTFs for "ASHRAE 189.1-2009 EXTWALL MASS 5 LAM CLT CLIMATEZONE 6", Construction #2

#2 Calculating CTFs for "ASHRAE 189.1-2009 EXTWALL MASS 8IN PC CLIMATEZONE 6", Construction #3

#3 Calculating CTFs for "ASHRAE 189.1-2009 EXTWALL MASS CLIMATEZONE 6", Construction #4

#4 Calculating CTFs for "EXTERIOR DOOR", Construction #6

#6 Calculating CTFs for "EXTSLAB 4IN CLIMATEZONE 1-8", Construction #7

#7 Calculating CTFs for "INTERIOR CEILING", Construction #8

#8 Calculating CTFs for "INTERIOR DOOR", Construction #9

#9 Calculating CTFs for "INTERIOR WALL", Construction #12

#12 Initializing Window Optical Properties

Properties Initializing Solar Calculations

Calculations Allocate Solar Module Arrays

Arrays Initializing Zone Report Variables

Variables Initializing Surface (Shading) Report Variables

Variables Computing Interior Solar Absorption Factors

Factors Determining Shadowing Combinations

Combinations Computing Window Shade Absorption Factors

Factors Proceeding with Initializing Solar Calculations

Initializing Surfaces

Calculations Initializing Surfaces Initializing Outdoor environment for Surfaces

Surfaces Setting up Surface Reporting Variables

Variables Initializing Temperature and Flux Histories

Histories Initializing Window Shading

Shading Computing Interior Absorption Factors

Factors Computing Interior Diffuse Solar Absorption Factors

Factors Computing Interior Diffuse Solar Exchange through Interzone Windows

Windows Initializing Solar Heat Gains

Gains Initializing Internal Heat Gains

Gains Initializing Interior Solar Distribution

Distribution Initializing Interior Convection Coefficients

Coefficients Gathering Information for Predefined Reporting

Reporting Completed Initializing Surface Heat Balance

Balance Calculate Outside Surface Heat Balance

Balance Calculate Inside Surface Heat Balance

Balance Calculate Air Heat Balance

Initializing HVAC

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Balance Initializing HVAC Warming up Warming up Warming up Warming up Warming up Warming up Performing Zone Sizing Simulation

Simulation ...for Sizing Period: #1 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS DB=>MWB

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

DB=>MWB Warming up Warming up Warming up Warming up Warming up Warming up Performing Zone Sizing Simulation

Simulation ...for Sizing Period: #2 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS DP=>MDB

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

DP=>MDB Warming up Warming up Warming up Warming up Warming up Warming up Performing Zone Sizing Simulation

Simulation ...for Sizing Period: #3 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS ENTH=>MDB

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

ENTH=>MDB Warming up Warming up Warming up Warming up Warming up Warming up Performing Zone Sizing Simulation

Simulation ...for Sizing Period: #4 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS WB=>MDB

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

WB=>MDB Warming up Warming up Warming up Warming up Warming up Warming up Performing Zone Sizing Simulation

Simulation ...for Sizing Period: #5 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HTG 99.6% CONDNS DB

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

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DB Warming up Warming up Warming up Warming up Warming up Warming up Performing Zone Sizing Simulation

Simulation ...for Sizing Period: #6 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HTG WIND 99.6% CONDNS WS=>MCDB

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

Warming up

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Warming up

WS=>MCDB Warming up Warming up Warming up Warming up Warming up Warming up Performing Zone Sizing Simulation

Simulation ...for Sizing Period: #7 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HUM_N 99.6% CONDNS DP=>MCDB

DP=>MCDB Calculating System sizing

sizing ...for Sizing Period: #1 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS DB=>MWB

DB=>MWB Calculating System sizing

sizing ...for Sizing Period: #2 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS DP=>MDB

DP=>MDB Calculating System sizing

sizing ...for Sizing Period: #3 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS ENTH=>MDB

ENTH=>MDB Calculating System sizing

sizing ...for Sizing Period: #4 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS WB=>MDB

WB=>MDB Calculating System sizing

sizing ...for Sizing Period: #5 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HTG 99.6% CONDNS DB

DB Calculating System sizing

sizing ...for Sizing Period: #6 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HTG WIND 99.6% CONDNS WS=>MCDB

WS=>MCDB Calculating System sizing

sizing ...for Sizing Period: #7 MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HUM_N 99.6% CONDNS DP=>MCDB

Initializing Simulation

DP=>MCDB Initializing Simulation Reporting Surfaces

Surfaces Initializing New Environment Parameters

Warming up {1}

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Warming up {3}

Warming up {4}

Warming up {5}

Warming up {6}

Parameters Warming up {1} Warming up {2} Warming up {3} Warming up {4} Warming up {5} Warming up {6} Starting Simulation at 07/21 for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS DB=>MWB

DB=>MWB Initializing New Environment Parameters

Warming up {1}

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Warming up {4}

Warming up {5}

Warming up {6}

Parameters Warming up {1} Warming up {2} Warming up {3} Warming up {4} Warming up {5} Warming up {6} Starting Simulation at 07/21 for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS DP=>MDB

DP=>MDB Initializing New Environment Parameters

Warming up {1}

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Warming up {4}

Warming up {5}

Warming up {6}

Parameters Warming up {1} Warming up {2} Warming up {3} Warming up {4} Warming up {5} Warming up {6} Starting Simulation at 07/21 for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS ENTH=>MDB

ENTH=>MDB Initializing New Environment Parameters

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Warming up {6}

Parameters Warming up {1} Warming up {2} Warming up {3} Warming up {4} Warming up {5} Warming up {6} Starting Simulation at 07/21 for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN CLG .4% CONDNS WB=>MDB

WB=>MDB Initializing New Environment Parameters

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Parameters Warming up {1} Warming up {2} Warming up {3} Warming up {4} Warming up {5} Warming up {6} Starting Simulation at 01/21 for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HTG 99.6% CONDNS DB

DB Initializing New Environment Parameters

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Parameters Warming up {1} Warming up {2} Warming up {3} Warming up {4} Warming up {5} Warming up {6} Starting Simulation at 01/21 for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HTG WIND 99.6% CONDNS WS=>MCDB

WS=>MCDB Initializing New Environment Parameters

Warming up {1}

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Parameters Warming up {1} Warming up {2} Warming up {3} Warming up {4} Warming up {5} Warming up {6} Starting Simulation at 01/21 for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL INTL AP ANN HUM_N 99.6% CONDNS DP=>MCDB

DP=>MCDB Writing tabular output file results using HTML format.

format. Computing Life Cycle Costs and Reporting

Reporting Writing final SQL reports

reports **FATAL:Error condition occurred. Previous Severe Errors cause termination.

termination. EnergyPlus Run Time=00hr 00min 22.04sec

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