Revision history [back]

Hello

I've started to use sketchup with Openstudio plugin in order to create geometry for a building which I would like to simulate in EnergyPlus. When I export geometry with two thermal zones to IDF, there does not seem to be any issue at first glance. Once I however check IDF geometry either using Python module Geomeppy or using online Spider idf viewer, zones seem to completely disrupted. For example when I make a model of 2 story building with two identical zones on top of each other, after export to IDF it becomes only one story building despite making sure that 2 separate thermal zones are created - one for each space.

Weird thing is that if I open same IDF in Openstudio app, geometry is without any problems and looks exactly like in SketchUp.

Is there a way to export model from sketchup to IDF without compromising model geometry? It is possible that this question has been asked before, unfortunately I could not find similar question.

Thanks a lot

Hello

I've started to use sketchup with Openstudio plugin in order to create geometry for a building which I would like to simulate in EnergyPlus. When I export geometry with two thermal zones to IDF, there does not seem to be any issue at first glance. Once I however check IDF geometry either using Python module Geomeppy or using online Spider idf viewer, zones seem to completely disrupted. For example when I make a model of 2 story building with two identical zones on top of each other, after export to IDF it becomes only one story building despite making sure that 2 separate thermal zones are created - one for each space.

Weird thing is that if I open same IDF in Openstudio app, geometry is without any problems and looks exactly like in SketchUp.

Is there a way to export model from sketchup to IDF without compromising model geometry? It is possible that this question has been asked before, unfortunately I could not find similar question.

Thanks a lot

Hello

I've started to use sketchup with Openstudio plugin in order to create geometry for a building which I would like to simulate in EnergyPlus. When I export geometry with two thermal zones to IDF, there does not seem to be any issue at first glance. Once I however check IDF geometry either using Python module Geomeppy or using online Spider idf viewer, zones seem to completely disrupted. For example when I make a model of 2 story building with two identical zones on top of each other, after export to IDF it becomes only one story building despite making sure that 2 separate thermal zones are created - one for each space.

Weird thing is that if I open same IDF in Openstudio app, geometry is without any problems and looks exactly like in SketchUp.

Is there a way to export model from sketchup to IDF without compromising model geometry? It is possible that this question has been asked before, unfortunately I could not find similar question.

Thanks a lot