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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=197154109-09092010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Dear Geoffrey,</FONT></SPAN>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=197154109-09092010><FONT color=#0000ff
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=197154109-09092010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>the modell looks like that you started drawing based on a
GOOGLE SKETCHUP model and then build up the Trnsys3d zones.</FONT></SPAN>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=197154109-09092010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>I made the experience that this can cause a lot of problems
like walls are disappearing, two walls are appearing at the same place, if I
erase a wall </FONT></SPAN>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=197154109-09092010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>and reload the drawing then there's still the wall existing,
etc........ </FONT></SPAN>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=197154109-09092010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=197154109-09092010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>So in order to avoid these problems I made the experience that
after I built up the modell in the combined model (SKP and IDF) I have to copy
the whole idf geometry out of the zones </FONT></SPAN>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=197154109-09092010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>to a new SKETCHUP drawing and to redefine the zones
like:</FONT></SPAN>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=197154109-09092010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>1) Basis Sketchup geometry</FONT></SPAN>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=197154109-09092010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>2) Redraw the skp geometry in an idf zone</FONT></SPAN>
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style="WIDTH: 405px; HEIGHT: 337px" src="cid:197154109@09092010-0FE9" width=681
height=745></SPAN>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=197154109-09092010>3)
Copy the geomtry inside a zone</SPAN></FONT>
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<DIV><SPAN class=197154109-09092010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>4)
Open in parallel another Sketchup and insert a Zone</FONT></SPAN>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=197154109-09092010>5)
Paste in Place the geometry</SPAN></FONT>
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<DIV><SPAN class=197154109-09092010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>That's
it.</FONT></SPAN>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial></FONT>
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<DIV><SPAN class=197154109-09092010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Then
to stop the error message while opening GOOGLE SKETCHUP you have to deactivate
the Trnsys3d Plugin by the menu Window - > Preferences</FONT></SPAN>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN>
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<DIV><SPAN class=197154109-09092010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>Restart GOOGLE SKETCHUP and reactivate Trnsys3d.</FONT></SPAN>
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<DIV align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=197154109-09092010>Regards</SPAN></FONT>
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<DIV align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>Von:</B> Geoffrey VAN MOESEKE
[mailto:vanmoeseke@matriciel.be] <BR>
<B>Gesendet:</B> Donnerstag, 9. September
2010 09:44<BR>
<B>An:</B> trnsys-users@engr.wisc.edu<BR>
<B>Betreff:</B>
[TRNSYS-users] trnsys3D plugin reconstruction<BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>Dear trnsys users<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>I encounter the following problem when using
trnssolar 3D plugin for sketchup:<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>When I try to reopen a .idf fil build the
previous days, many surfaces appears to be badly
interpreted.<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>The figure attached shows the
problem.<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>I got the following error
message:<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>ERROR:<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>ArgumentError<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>Duplicate points in
array<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>BACKTRACE:<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp
7/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/interfaces/Surface.rb:131:in
`add_face'<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp
7/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/interfaces/Surface.rb:131:in
`create_entity'<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp
7/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/interfaces/DrawingInterface.rb:83:in
`draw_entity'<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp
7/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/interfaces/ModelInterface.rb:202:in
`update_model'<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp
7/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/interfaces/ModelInterface.rb:197:in
`each_with_index'<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp
7/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/interfaces/ModelInterface.rb:197:in
`each'<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp
7/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/interfaces/ModelInterface.rb:197:in
`each_with_index'<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp
7/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/interfaces/ModelInterface.rb:197:in
`update_model'<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp
7/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/interfaces/ModelInterface.rb:114:in
`draw_model'<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp
7/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/ModelManager.rb:176:in
`open_input_file'<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp
7/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/CommandManager.rb:71:in
`open_input_file'<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp
7/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/MenuManager.rb:70:in
`create_commands'<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp
7/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/MenuManager.rb:70:in `call'<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>I use Sketchup 7.1.6860 and the plugin
1.0.4.85. using the 1.0.5.1 version of the plugin doesn’t seem to
help.<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>Does anyone knows about those
issues?<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>Best regards.<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
lang=FR-BE>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=FR-BE>Geoffrey van Moeseke<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=FR-BE>ir.architecte<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=FR-BE><o:p> </o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=FR-BE>MATRIciel SA<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=FR-BE>Place de l'Université 25, 1348
Louvain-la-Neuve<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=FR-BE>tel: (+32) 10 24 15 70 - fax: (+32) 10 24 15
60<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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