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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I spotted an error in my model, (missing a window), and am trying to read it back into SketchUp to correct it. What’s happening, though, is that when I update the *.idf file and then open it using the TRNSYS plug-in (SketchUp 8), I get the following error:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Sorry...the plugin has encountered an error. This error may cause unpredictable behavior in the plugin--continue this session with caution! It would probably be a good idea to exit SketchUp and start again.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>For help, please contact the TRNSYS newsgroup by https://www-old.cae.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/trnsys-users .<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i> When reporting a bug, please include the error message and backtrace below (scroll down):<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>ERROR:<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>ArgumentError<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>At least three points needed to fit a plane<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>BACKTRACE:<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/Trnsys3d/sketchup/Geom.rb:335:in `fit_plane_to_points'<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/Trnsys3d/sketchup/Geom.rb:335:in `plane'<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/Trnsys3d/sketchup/Geom.rb:301:in `normal'<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/Trnsys3d/sketchup/Geom.rb:453:in `normal'<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/interfaces/SubSurface.rb:97:in `check_input_object'<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/interfaces/DrawingInterface.rb:75:in `draw_entity'<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/interfaces/ModelInterface.rb:205:in `update_model'<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>(eval):0:in `each_with_index'<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/interfaces/ModelInterface.rb:201:in `each'<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/interfaces/ModelInterface.rb:201:in `each_with_index'<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/interfaces/ModelInterface.rb:201:in `update_model'<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/interfaces/ModelInterface.rb:118:in `draw_model'<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/ModelManager.rb:183:in `open_input_file'<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/CommandManager.rb:71:in `open_input_file'<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/Trnsys3d/lib/MenuManager.rb:83:in `create_commands'<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>If I carry on anyway, even if I activate a zone, I cannot generate any recogniseable components in the zone.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>How can I correct the errors in my model?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rebecca<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>