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Hello, I am trying to write a piece of Eppy code to: 1- open an IDF (created with designbuilder or openstudio) 2- list all windows in the idf file (under FenestrationSurface:Detailed) 3- extract the Building Surface Name parameter from these windows 4- create “Window” objects for each surface in the list generated by the previous step 5- apply fields Construction_Name and Building_Surface_Name to the newly created windows 6- assign Starting_X_Coordinate (x0) = host wall's XCOORDINATE (X0) + WWR formula [could it be x0 = (X2-X0)/2sqrt(WWR) ?] Starting_Z_Coordinate (z0) = host wall's ZCOORDINATE (Z0) + WWR formula window length (x2-x0) = sqrt(WWR)(X2-X0) window height (z2-z0) = sqrt(WWR)*(Z2-Z0)

There is some guidance on that on the jeplus manual

My code looks show a tentative attempt to create a loop but I could not get far. Can anyone help?

## DELETES FENESTRATION SURFACES AND CREATES WINDOWS WITH SAME HOSTS, SAME MATERIALS AND WWR @@LABEL@@
old_fen = idf1.idfobjects['FENESTRATIONSURFACE:DETAILED']
new_win = idf1.idfobjects['WINDOW']

#for w in new_win:
    #print w.objls      # useful to understand what IDF fields can be called

for w in old_fen:
    #print w.objls
    old_fen_name = w.Name
    new_win1 = idf1.newidfobject('window'.upper())      # the key for the object type has to be in upper case
    new_win1.Construction_Name = w.Construction_Name
    new_win1.Building_Surface_Name = w.Building_Surface_Name
    print new_win1.Building_Surface_Name
    # find "new_win1.Building_Surface_Name" (the surface hosting the window) among surfaces
    # gather XCOORDINATE and ZCOORDINATE of those host surfaces
    # new_win1.Starting_X_Coordinate = XCOORDINATE (host)
    # new_win1.Starting_Z_Coordinate = ZCOORDINATE (host)

Hello, I am trying to write a piece of Eppy code to: 1- open an IDF (created with designbuilder or openstudio) 2- list all windows in the idf file (under FenestrationSurface:Detailed) 3- extract the Building Surface Name parameter from these windows 4- create “Window” objects for each surface in the list generated by the previous step 5- apply fields Construction_Name and Building_Surface_Name to the newly created windows 6- assign Starting_X_Coordinate (x0) = host wall's XCOORDINATE (X0) + WWR formula [could it be x0 = (X2-X0)/2sqrt(WWR) ?] Starting_Z_Coordinate (z0) = host wall's ZCOORDINATE (Z0) + WWR formula window length (x2-x0) = sqrt(WWR)(X2-X0) window height (z2-z0) = sqrt(WWR)*(Z2-Z0)

There is some guidance on that on the jeplus manual

My code looks show a tentative attempt to create a loop but I could not get far. Can anyone help?

## DELETES FENESTRATION SURFACES AND CREATES WINDOWS WITH SAME HOSTS, SAME MATERIALS AND WWR @@LABEL@@
old_fen = idf1.idfobjects['FENESTRATIONSURFACE:DETAILED']
new_win = idf1.idfobjects['WINDOW']

#for w in new_win:
    #print w.objls      # useful to understand what IDF fields can be called

for w in old_fen:
    #print w.objls
    old_fen_name = w.Name
    new_win1 = idf1.newidfobject('window'.upper())      # the key for the object type has to be in upper case
    new_win1.Construction_Name = w.Construction_Name
    new_win1.Building_Surface_Name = w.Building_Surface_Name
    print new_win1.Building_Surface_Name
    # find "new_win1.Building_Surface_Name" (the surface hosting the window) among surfaces
    # gather XCOORDINATE and ZCOORDINATE of those host surfaces
    # new_win1.Starting_X_Coordinate = XCOORDINATE (host)
    # new_win1.Starting_Z_Coordinate = ZCOORDINATE (host)

Hello, I am trying to write a piece of Eppy code to: 1- open an IDF (created with designbuilder or openstudio) 2- list all windows in the idf file (under FenestrationSurface:Detailed) 3- extract the Building Surface Name parameter from these windows 4- create “Window” objects for each surface in the list generated by the previous step 5- apply fields Construction_Name and Building_Surface_Name to the newly created windows 6- assign Starting_X_Coordinate (x0) = host wall's XCOORDINATE (X0) + WWR formula [could it be x0 = (X2-X0)/2sqrt(WWR) ?] Starting_Z_Coordinate (z0) = host wall's ZCOORDINATE (Z0) + WWR formula window length (x2-x0) = sqrt(WWR)(X2-X0) window height (z2-z0) = sqrt(WWR)*(Z2-Z0)

There is some guidance on that on the jeplus manual

My code looks show a tentative attempt to create a loop but I could not get far. Can anyone help?

## DELETES FENESTRATION SURFACES AND CREATES WINDOWS WITH SAME HOSTS, SAME MATERIALS AND WWR @@LABEL@@
old_fen = idf1.idfobjects['FENESTRATIONSURFACE:DETAILED']
new_win = idf1.idfobjects['WINDOW']

#for w in new_win:
    #print w.objls      # useful to understand what IDF fields can be called

for w in old_fen:
    #print w.objls
    old_fen_name = w.Name
    new_win1 = idf1.newidfobject('window'.upper())      # the key for the object type has to be in upper case
    new_win1.Construction_Name = w.Construction_Name
    new_win1.Building_Surface_Name = w.Building_Surface_Name
    print new_win1.Building_Surface_Name
    # find "new_win1.Building_Surface_Name" (the surface hosting the window) among surfaces
    # gather XCOORDINATE and ZCOORDINATE of those host surfaces
    # new_win1.Starting_X_Coordinate = XCOORDINATE (host)
    # new_win1.Starting_Z_Coordinate = ZCOORDINATE (host)

Hello, I am trying to write a piece of Eppy code to: 1- to:

1. open an IDF (created with designbuilder or openstudio) 2- openstudio)
2. list all windows in the idf file (under FenestrationSurface:Detailed) 3- FenestrationSurface:Detailed)
3. extract the Building Surface Name parameter from these windows 4-
4. create “Window” objects for each surface in the list generated by the previous step 5- step
5. apply fields Construction_Name and Building_Surface_Name to the newly created windows 6- assign windows

6. assign:

   • Starting_X_Coordinate (x0) = host wall's XCOORDINATE (X0) + WWR formula [could it be x0 = (X2-X0)/2sqrt(WWR) ?] (X2-X0)/2*sqrt(WWR) ?]

   • Starting_Z_Coordinate (z0) = host wall's ZCOORDINATE (Z0) + WWR formula formula

   • window length (x2-x0) = sqrt(WWR)(X2-X0) sqrt(WWR)*(X2-X0)

   • window height (z2-z0) = sqrt(WWR)*(Z2-Z0)

There is some guidance on that on the jeplus manual

My code looks show a tentative attempt to create a loop but I could not get far. Can anyone help?

## DELETES FENESTRATION SURFACES AND CREATES WINDOWS WITH SAME HOSTS, SAME MATERIALS AND WWR @@LABEL@@
old_fen = idf1.idfobjects['FENESTRATIONSURFACE:DETAILED']
new_win = idf1.idfobjects['WINDOW']

#for w in new_win:
    #print w.objls      # useful to understand what IDF fields can be called

for w in old_fen:
    #print w.objls
    old_fen_name = w.Name
    new_win1 = idf1.newidfobject('window'.upper())      # the key for the object type has to be in upper case
    new_win1.Construction_Name = w.Construction_Name
    new_win1.Building_Surface_Name = w.Building_Surface_Name
    print new_win1.Building_Surface_Name
    # find "new_win1.Building_Surface_Name" (the surface hosting the window) among surfaces
    # gather XCOORDINATE and ZCOORDINATE of those host surfaces
    # new_win1.Starting_X_Coordinate = XCOORDINATE (host)
    # new_win1.Starting_Z_Coordinate = ZCOORDINATE (host)

Hello, I am trying to write a piece of Eppy code to:

1. open an IDF (created with designbuilder or openstudio)
2. list all windows in the idf file (under FenestrationSurface:Detailed)
3. extract the Building Surface Name parameter from these windows
4. create “Window” objects for each surface in the list generated by the previous step
5. apply fields Construction_Name and Building_Surface_Name to the newly created windows

6. assign:

   • Starting_X_Coordinate (x0) = host wall's XCOORDINATE (X0) + WWR formula [could it be x0 = (X2-X0)/2*sqrt(WWR) ?]

   • Starting_Z_Coordinate (z0) = host wall's ZCOORDINATE (Z0) + WWR formula

   • window length (x2-x0) = sqrt(WWR)*(X2-X0)

   • window height (z2-z0) = sqrt(WWR)*(Z2-Z0)

There is some guidance on that on the jeplus manual

My code looks show a tentative attempt to create a loop but I could not get far. Can anyone help?

## DELETES FENESTRATION SURFACES AND CREATES WINDOWS WITH SAME HOSTS, SAME MATERIALS AND WWR @@LABEL@@
old_fen = idf1.idfobjects['FENESTRATIONSURFACE:DETAILED']
new_win = idf1.idfobjects['WINDOW']

#for w in new_win:
    #print w.objls      # useful to understand what IDF fields can be called

for w in old_fen:
    #print w.objls
    old_fen_name = w.Name
    new_win1 = idf1.newidfobject('window'.upper())      # the key for the object type has to be in upper case
    new_win1.Construction_Name = w.Construction_Name
    new_win1.Building_Surface_Name = w.Building_Surface_Name
    print new_win1.Building_Surface_Name
    # find "new_win1.Building_Surface_Name" (the surface hosting the window) among surfaces
    # gather XCOORDINATE and ZCOORDINATE of those host surfaces
    # new_win1.Starting_X_Coordinate = XCOORDINATE (host)
    # new_win1.Starting_Z_Coordinate = ZCOORDINATE (host)

for f in old_fen:
    base_wall = idf1.getobject('BUILDINGSURFACE:DETAILED', f.Building_Surface_Name)
    w = idf1.newidfobject('WINDOW', f.Name,
        Building_Surface_Name=f.Building_Surface_Name,
        Construction_Name=f.Construction_Name,
        Starting_X_Coordinate=0,
        Length=base_wall.width,
        Starting_Z_Coordinate="#[%s * #[1 - #[@@wwr@@ / 2.0]]]" % base_wall.height,
        Height="#[%s * @@wwr@@]" % base_wall.height,
        )
    idf1.removeidfobject(f)

## PRE-PROCESSING FOR JEPLUS - REPLACES ZCOORDINATE WITH CEILING HEIGHT @@LABEL@@
ceiling_height = '@@ch@@'
walls_and_roofs = [s for s in surfaces if s.Surface_Type in ['Wall', 'Roof']]
for s in surfaces:
    max_z = max(pt[2] for pt in s.coords)
    for field in s.objls:  # or "for field in s.objls:" if using version <= 0.5.2
        if 'ZCOORDINATE' in field.upper() and s[field] == max_z:
            s[field] = ceiling_height