[TRNSYS-users] trnViewBUI distorted building model

[David BRADLEY]

I would think so, yes. Keep an eye on the wall, floor, roof, and ceiling 
areas in TRNBuild. If any of them look abnormally large or small then 
that would be a red flag.

kind regards,

  David


On 05/12/2022 16:46, Cem Kalkan wrote:
>
> 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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