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Openstudio's Simulation Fail

Hi I am new to Openstudios and have been having trouble getting a simulation without a FAIL reading. I am currently running the 2019 SketchUp and 2019 Openstudios plugin on my macbook air. This is the message I continually get:

EnergyPlus, Version 9.3.0-baff08990c, YMD = 2021.03.12 10:36 **FATAL:Errors occured on processing input file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination.

Upon opening the eplusout.err error file the text reads as followed:

Program Version,EnergyPlus, Version 9.3.0-baff08990c, YMD=2021.03.12 10:48, * Severe * <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][Surface 1] - Missing required property 'construction_name'. * Severe * <root>[Construction][ExtSlabCarpet 4in ClimateZone 1-8] - Missing required property 'outside_layer'. * Severe * <root>[FenestrationSurface:Detailed][Sub Surface 3] - Missing required property 'construction_name'. * Fatal * Errors occurred on processing input file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination. ...Summary of Errors that led to program termination: ..... Reference severe error count=3 ..... Last severe error=<root>[FenestrationSurface:Detailed][Sub Surface 3] - Missing required property 'construction_name'. *** 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; 3 Severe Errors; Elapsed Time=00hr 00min 0.46sec

Any help would be greatly appreciated in fixing this error!!

Openstudio's Simulation Fail

Hi I am new to Openstudios and have been having trouble getting a simulation without a FAIL reading. I am currently running the 2019 SketchUp and 2019 Openstudios plugin on my macbook air. This is the message I continually get:

EnergyPlus, Version 9.3.0-baff08990c, YMD = 2021.03.12 10:36 **FATAL:Errors occured on processing input file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination.

Upon opening the eplusout.err error file the text reads as followed:

Program Version,EnergyPlus, Version 9.3.0-baff08990c, YMD=2021.03.12 10:48, * Severe * <root>[BuildingSurface:Detailed][Surface 1] - Missing required property 'construction_name'. * Severe * <root>[Construction][ExtSlabCarpet 4in ClimateZone 1-8] - Missing required property 'outside_layer'. * Severe * <root>[FenestrationSurface:Detailed][Sub Surface 3] - Missing required property 'construction_name'. * Fatal * Errors occurred on processing input file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination. ...Summary of Errors that led to program termination: ..... Reference severe error count=3 ..... Last severe error=<root>[FenestrationSurface:Detailed][Sub Surface 3] - Missing required property 'construction_name'. *** 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; 3 Severe Errors; Elapsed Time=00hr 00min 0.46sec

Any help would be greatly appreciated in fixing this error!!