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ModelToRad Error in Simulation

Hello,

I am a new OpenStudio user and I am attempting to incorporate daylighting into my model. When I run the simulation using Radiance as the daylight simulation engine, it fails with the following output:

"no sql file given, running EnergyPlus... Adding path for local perl: C:/Program Files (x86)/OpenStudio 1.5.0/strawberry-perl-5.16.2.1-32bit-portable-reduced/perl/bin Setting RAYPATH: C:/Program Files (x86)/Radiance/lib, C:/Program Files (x86)/Radiance/bin, '.' Appending PATH: C:/Program Files (x86)/Radiance/bin, '.' 2015-01-09 15:45:56 UTC: running 'ruby -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\Ruby' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\ruby-install\ruby\lib\ruby\site_ruby\2.0.0' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\ruby-install\ruby\lib\ruby\site_ruby\2.0.0\i386-msvcrt' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\ruby-install\ruby\lib\ruby\site_ruby' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\ruby-install\ruby\lib\ruby\vendor_ruby\2.0.0' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\ruby-install\ruby\lib\ruby\vendor_ruby\2.0.0\i386-msvcrt' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\ruby-install\ruby\lib\ruby\vendor_ruby' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\ruby-install\ruby\lib\ruby\2.0.0' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\ruby-install\ruby\lib\ruby\2.0.0\i386-mingw32' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\Ruby\' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\Ruby\openstudio' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\Ruby\lib' '.\ModelToRad.rb' 'C:\Users\tyoder\AppData\Local\Temp\OpenStudio.yF7192\resources\run\1-Ruby-0\in.osm' ''' 2015-01-09 15:45:58 UTC: completed. failed to run ModelToRad"

I am running Windows 7 with OpenStudio 1.5.0, EnergyPlus 8.1 and Radiance 4.2.2. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling Radiance (and scanning for tools in OpenStudio) a few times with no avail.

Also of possible importance, when I install Radiance using the "Add radiance to the system PATH for current user" I get an error that says "Warning! PATH too long installer unable to modify PATH!" But I have also installed it without adding it to the system PATH and I get the same error in OpenSudio.

Any help that you could give me would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks, Tim

ModelToRad Error in Simulation

Hello,

I am a new OpenStudio user and I am attempting to incorporate daylighting into my model. When I run the simulation using Radiance as the daylight simulation engine, it fails with the following output:

"no

no sql file given, running EnergyPlus...
Adding path for local perl: C:/Program Files (x86)/OpenStudio 1.5.0/strawberry-perl-5.16.2.1-32bit-portable-reduced/perl/bin
Setting RAYPATH: C:/Program Files (x86)/Radiance/lib, C:/Program Files (x86)/Radiance/bin, '.'
Appending PATH: C:/Program Files (x86)/Radiance/bin, '.'
2015-01-09 15:45:56 UTC: running 'ruby -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\Ruby' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\ruby-install\ruby\lib\ruby\site_ruby\2.0.0' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\ruby-install\ruby\lib\ruby\site_ruby\2.0.0\i386-msvcrt' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\ruby-install\ruby\lib\ruby\site_ruby' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\ruby-install\ruby\lib\ruby\vendor_ruby\2.0.0' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\ruby-install\ruby\lib\ruby\vendor_ruby\2.0.0\i386-msvcrt' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\ruby-install\ruby\lib\ruby\vendor_ruby' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\ruby-install\ruby\lib\ruby\2.0.0' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\ruby-install\ruby\lib\ruby\2.0.0\i386-mingw32' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\Ruby\' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\Ruby\openstudio' -I 'C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenStudio 1.5.0\Ruby\lib'  '.\ModelToRad.rb' 'C:\Users\tyoder\AppData\Local\Temp\OpenStudio.yF7192\resources\run\1-Ruby-0\in.osm' '''
2015-01-09 15:45:58 UTC: completed.
failed to run ModelToRad"

ModelToRad

I am running Windows 7 with OpenStudio 1.5.0, EnergyPlus 8.1 and Radiance 4.2.2. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling Radiance (and scanning for tools in OpenStudio) a few times with no avail.

Also of possible importance, when I install Radiance using the "Add radiance to the system PATH for current user" I get an error that says "Warning! PATH too long installer unable to modify PATH!" But I have also installed it without adding it to the system PATH and I get the same error in OpenSudio.

Any help that you could give me would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks, Tim