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controlling exterior blinds

Hello

I have difficulties to simulate my blinds. I have different windows with different types of shades (blinds or screens). I defined my blinds and my constructions. As told in the IOR, I defnied a bare window construction and another one with the added shading layer (ext. window and ext. window 2). In fenestration surface : detailed i reference the surfaces to ext. window, so the one without blinds. When running the simulation, i don't have any errors, but the blinds are not moved at all (angle always on 0 deg). When refering the fenestration surfaces to the shaded construction, the error report sais: GetHTSubSurfaceData: Window "9C920B" must not directly reference a Construction (i.e, "EXTERIOR WINDOW 2") with a shading device.

Do you have any idea what's happening?

controlling exterior blinds

Hello

I have difficulties to simulate my blinds. I have different windows with different types of shades (blinds or screens). I defined my blinds and my constructions. As told in the IOR, I defnied a bare window construction and another one with the added shading layer (ext. window and ext. window 2). In fenestration surface : detailed i reference the surfaces to ext. window, so the one without blinds. When running the simulation, i don't have any errors, but the blinds are not moved at all (angle always on 0 deg). When refering the fenestration surfaces to the shaded construction, the error report sais: GetHTSubSurfaceData: Window "9C920B" must not directly reference a Construction (i.e, "EXTERIOR WINDOW 2") with a shading device.

Do you have any idea what's happening?