[TRNSYS-users] trnViewBUI distorted building model

[Cem Kalkan]

David,

Thank you very much for your suggestion. I followed your instructions to export the .idf file from TRNBuild. After that, I opened the new .idf file in SketchUp. The building was not distorted. This situation leads me to believe that there might be a problem with the interaction between TRNViewBUI and the .idf file. Is it possible to say it is safe to use the .idf file for further simulation studies?

Regards,
Cem

From: David BRADLEY<mailto:d.bradley at tess-inc.com>
Sent: 11 May 2022 18:24
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CC: Cem Kalkan<mailto:CemKalkan3 at cmail.carleton.ca>
Subject: Re: [TRNSYS-users] trnViewBUI distorted building model

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Cem,

 I have not run into this kind of problem before. However, the *.idf looks fine. One thing you might try is to open the *.b18 file in TRNBuild and select "export Trnsys3D file..." from the File menu. That will create a new *.idf file based on the geometry that TRNBuild understands. The distorted view looks as though one of the wall vertices might have gotten written incorrectly. Once the new *.idf is created open it in SketchUp; if the building is distorted then try reimporting the original *.idf (the one you attached) into TRNBuild.

kind regards,

 David


On 05/10/2022 13:38, Cem Kalkan via TRNSYS-users wrote:
Hi All,

I created a 3D building model(see attached) using the TRNSYS 3D plugin on Sketchup. I imported the .idf file into the TRNBuild. After that, I checked the surfaces in the GUI, and I couldn't find any problems. However, when I checked the 3D building model in the trnViewBUI extension, the model was highly distorted(see attached). I am not sure if there was an error in the .idf file or the TRNViewBUI extension. Has anyone encountered a problem like this before?

Regards,

Cem






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