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Hey guys I'm using Sketchup with EnergyPlus for a university project and I'm having trouble with some pretty basic stuff (I think). The problem is I don't have time to figure things out by myself and I was wondering if anyone is interested in giving me a hand, maybe I could compensate you for your trouble too. I have the sketchup model ready and need help running the EnergyPlus simulation with just basic office building schedules and loads. Please let me know asap, I'm running out of options here :/

After uninstalling and reinstalling everything a few times, I finally got the menus working. It probably had to do with the install order. What I did was: 1) Install EnergyPlus 8.1 2) Install Sketchup Pro 2014 3) Install OpenStudio 1.5 (without the legacy) and use Administrator Rights during every step. Just saying, in case anyone else has the same troubles in the future.

Clicking "Save OpenStudio Model As" in the OpenStudio menu does nothing. The prompt you mention only appears when I try to save in .osm after I have already saved in .skp format. When reopening SketchUp, selecting Open OpenStudio Model does nothing. I can only open the .skp file, which doesnt really load anything. After that, if I try to open the .osm file I get the "Validity check: Failed to load file" error message.

Thanks for the quick reply. I read through those tutorials but it doesnt seem to work for me. I go to the Plugins>Openstudio>File menu, select Save OpenStudio Model As and nothing happens. No pop-up box, no error message, nothing. Any ideas?

Hello. I'm really new at all this and I have trouble with some of the basics. I want to simulate an office building but I cant seem to figure out the correct way to save my progress, which is causing a lot of frustration. I'm using SketchUp 2014 with OpenStudio 1.5.

What I do is:

1. Create some Spaces, Thermal Zones and Geometry
2. Selecting Save As or Export from the OpenStudio menu doesnt seem to do anything so I start with Save As .skp model from the File menu
3. I am then able to use all options under OpenStudio menu (Save As, Export as both .idf and .osm)

When I reopen SketchUp, I can't open any of the files I previously saved!

The .skp file is blank, and both .idf and .osm files give me error messages (some message about EP versions and a "Validity check: Failed to load file" for the .osm file)

I'm pretty sure I'm missing something really simple here, any help please?