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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Before doing <u>anything</u>
further, make a copy of the directory you have for a backup as you might inadvertently
dig yourself a deeper hole to climb out of. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Not to sound dismal, but keep in
mind you might save time by simply working from an earlier save point if you
have been making backup saves somewhere within the past month (+1 day)…
just keep that in mind before investing hours into fixing the current state.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>That said – some quick fix
possibilities for said behaviors: are you opening a 3.63 file with 3.64 (or otherwise
have a version mismatch) and/or have you moved any of the files between
opening/closing the project? If so, you might find some or all of your
issues resolved by correcting those actions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>With that out of the way, see my
query-specific comments below in </span><span style='color:red'>red.</span><span
style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Hope this helps! Many of us have been made to survive
these “trial by fire” situations… so rest assured you’ll
at the least receive some sympathy and hopefully useful feedback from this community.
Remember that sometimes it’s critical when everything goes wrong is to
invest in regular sleep or take a long lunch... whatever you might need to keep
your head on straight!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Good luck to you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>~Nick<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kahn, Jessica<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 08, 2010 4:38 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Erased Building Creation Wizard Data<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>A couple of very disconcerting errors and messages had come
up on the model that I have been working on for the past month and all day
today. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Firstly, when I went to simulate the building performance in
detailed Data Edit and suddenly the weather data disappeared. “An
error occurred while opening the file to be downloaded, Error:3”.
Does anyone know how to reattach the weather file? <span style='color:red'>In
detailed edit mode, first locate the .bin file in the weather directory (tip: click
Tools > View equest data directory – the weather folder will be a double-click
away), then copy the name of the file to the project properties dialog
(double-click the top line of any component tree). You might want to
re-download/replace the weather file to cover any potential that the .bin file
is corrupted somehow… </span>Or know what happened?<span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:red'>I’ve seen
this sort of error occur when my internet connection is bad or the site hosting
the TMY data is acting up… nothing to cause a panic over… but could
be something else considering your other issues.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Second and more alarmingly, I can see the building but when
I try to go into the Building Creation Wizard all of my inputs are gone
and are the defaults. <span style='color:red'>Sounds like you might be
stuck in detailed edit if the version/file location fixes I mentioned above don’t
fix things for you, or if you don’t have an earlier save to work from. </span><span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span>This would be fine except for the heat
recovery and set points that I have to change. <span style='color:red'>Rest
assured, there’s nothing in the wizards you can’t define in
detailed edit. Describe further what you’re having trouble finding/defining
in detailed – ERU components are entirely within the airside HVAC dialogs…
</span>Everything seems to be fine in Wizard<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>Data
Edit <span style='color:red'>(I think you mean detailed?)</span> (except for
the lack of weather which I realize might be because the project data
doesn’t have the building’s location) <span style='color:red'>See
above to “re-attach” weather data.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Is there a way to “find” the data that seems to
be present in the geometry of the building but not in the Building Creation
Wizard? <span style='color:red'>If the building looks okay in 3D view,
then the geometry work isn’t really “lost”... that work
resides in the .inp (which you made a backup of). If you mean go back to
the wizards and edit your custom perimeter/zoning using those UI screens, then
again I think you’re up a creek unless you have an earlier save with
working wizards… </span>If I re-input everything will I lose the
geometry and settings that I have?<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span
style='color:red'>Well… if you re-input everything then you will have
everything =)… problem solved! But yeah - if you go in the wizards,
you generally lose anything not in the wizards if you click the ‘Finish’
button – there are a few exceptions to the rule like parametric run
setups… again make a backup first, then you’re free to try
anything without repercussions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Jessica<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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