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2026-01-18 09:26:39 -0600
kwalkerman
EnergyPlus geometry GUI with IDF round-trip compatibility (Euclid replacement?)
euclid
sketchup
geometry
eppy
energyplus
153
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1
answer
2
votes
2025-11-24 10:17:48 -0600
shorowit
Rotating PV in EnergyPlus
photovoltaic
energyplus
geometry
solar-distribution
267
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1
answer
no
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2025-11-10 13:47:17 -0600
Denis Bourgeois
Need help fixing an input format error
severe-error
idf
energyplus
surface
geometry
177
views
1
answer
1
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2025-10-24 13:39:27 -0600
Greg Collins
EnergyPlus ** Warning ** GetVertices: Floor is upside down! Tilt angle=[0.0], should be near 180
cbecc
energyplus
sdd-xml
geometry
warning
144
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no
answers
no
votes
2025-07-02 01:25:24 -0600
Pranav Deshmukh
Automatically Identifying the “True” Design Day Date to Match Known Peak Loads? [closed]
energyplus
geometry
solar-gain
peak-load
design-day
122
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no
answers
no
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2025-07-02 00:25:53 -0600
Pranav Deshmukh
True Peak Load Occurs on Unexpected Day — How to Identify Peak Date from Solar Gains and Geometry? [closed]
energyplus
geometry
solar-gain
peak-load
design-day
173
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no
answers
1
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2025-06-30 12:15:30 -0600
Pranav Deshmukh
True Peak Load Occurs on Unexpected Day — How to Identify Peak Date from Solar Gains and Building Geometry?
energyplus
geometry
solar-gain
peak-load
design-day
312
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2
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no
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2025-05-20 07:52:55 -0600
RobinCris
openstudio transparent walls (only with windows)
openstudio
energyplus
idf-file
bug-report
geometry
329
views
2
answers
1
vote
2025-04-25 13:22:41 -0600
Fred
AFN Simulation Control Azimuth Angle
energyplus
airflow-network
orientation
geometry
153
views
no
answers
3
votes
2025-04-23 02:50:18 -0600
Keigo
Fatal error in zones without floor
energyplus
lighting
bug-report
geometry
124
views
no
answers
no
votes
2025-04-15 10:00:22 -0600
Aaron Boranian
geometric error updating from v. 8.5 to 9.6
geometry
energyplus
idf-version-updater
warning
221
views
1
answer
no
votes
2025-03-24 07:28:16 -0600
Aaron Boranian
Shading:Overhang and Shading:Fin tilt
energyplus
shading
geometry
1k
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1
answer
no
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2025-02-22 15:07:05 -0600
Denis Bourgeois
Solar Distribution: FullExterior vs FullInteriorAndExteriorWithReflection on skylight.
skylight
energyplus
severe-error
geometry
solar-distribution
538
views
1
answer
1
vote
2024-12-19 06:42:41 -0600
JasonGlazer
Distance between two vertices < .01
geometry
surfaces
vertex
energyplus
warning
249
views
1
answer
no
votes
2024-12-19 06:30:35 -0600
JasonGlazer
Triangulation Warnings in DXF Output – Clarification Needed
energyplus
warning
geometry
dxf-file
176
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no
answers
no
votes
2024-11-21 15:24:38 -0600
KikiPittsburgh
Revit E+ Building Area Issue
revit
floor-area
spaces
energyplus
geometry
1k
views
2
answers
2
votes
2024-10-09 15:35:47 -0600
sashadf1
How to model internal surfaces inside a zone in energyplus
openstudio
energyplus
surface
interior-wall
geometry
175
views
1
answer
1
vote
2024-09-26 04:56:57 -0600
FinMilliner
Window multiplier in DesignBuilder export
energyplus
designbuilder
geometry
fenestration
809
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no
answers
1
vote
2024-09-04 10:18:21 -0600
rhodria
A question about view factor calculations in EnergyPlus
view
view-factor
energyplus
geometry
interior-wall
239
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1
answer
no
votes
2024-08-19 06:21:27 -0600
Denis Bourgeois
Why is my eplusout error file empty?
openstudio-3.7.0
errors
energyplus
severe-error
geometry
488
views
1
answer
no
votes
2024-07-24 07:03:36 -0600
Denis Bourgeois
Area mismatch errors
mismatch
geometry
interior-wall
energyplus
1k
views
2
answers
no
votes
2024-07-15 06:49:17 -0600
Tokarzewski
how to check idf geometry and construction
sketchup
geometry
construction
energyplus
idf-file
367
views
1
answer
1
vote
2024-05-23 12:48:37 -0600
Mohammad
Higher cooling demand in the west/east orientation- compared to south!
energyplus
orientation
building-envelope
cooling-load
geometry
393
views
1
answer
4
votes
2024-05-21 10:10:07 -0600
Tokarzewski
Convert IDF geometry objects from Relative to World coordinate system
idf
energyplus
geometry
eppy
coordinates
255
views
no
answers
no
votes
2024-05-07 16:15:00 -0600
sheida
Negative Coordination
openstudio
energyplus
idf
geometry
coordinates
283
views
no
answers
1
vote
2024-04-24 09:47:07 -0600
Aaron Boranian
How detailed should I make my geometry?
openstudio-sketchup-plugin
openstudio
geometry
spaces
energyplus
366
views
1
answer
1
vote
2024-04-08 08:06:56 -0600
Denis Bourgeois
How can I fix mismatches in the exterior walls of my building without having to redo entire stories/floors?
exterior-wall
energyplus
floorspace.js
geometry
570
views
1
answer
1
vote
2024-03-11 12:28:58 -0600
Zakaria
The surface has an edge that is either not an edge on another surface or is an edge on three or more surfaces
energyplus
warning
zone
vertex
geometry
489
views
no
answers
no
votes
2024-03-01 04:15:14 -0600
harnimic
Openstudio plugin in sketchup changes zone coordinates when exported to energyplus IDF format
openstudio-sketchup-plugin
energyplus
geometry
geomeppy
479
views
1
answer
1
vote
2024-02-15 15:32:56 -0600
paula
Doubt on how to "fix" a non-convex zone in E+
energyplus
solar-distribution
convexity
geometry
severe-error
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