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From technical director Richard Quincey on an article about using IES to modify geometry:
In VE Python it is sensible to limit room geometry adjustments to changes in % windows/doors/openings and dimensional adjustments to shading objects

Why?

Moving space surfaces is quite likely to lead to ...

Stealing my answer from another forum, unmethours:
You can use the tkinter library to build guis and request user input such as the following example code that pops up an text input box and returns the text in the console IIRC.

Hope this helps ;)

import tkinter as tk

def generate_window(project ...

Hi Ivan,

Can you please share a screenshot of your apachehvac network?
Or better, the .ASP file?

Also, if you need faster help, you're better off contacting IES technical support at: support@iesve.com
But don't forget to post the solution here for others in the future

The other way of doing it is to make a python list of projects you want to archive,
then use a loop like:

for each project_file in list
open(project_file)
archive
close(project_file)

It is possible to add specific rooms to a group using the python interface.
I wrote a script to group rooms based on the existing room names.

Have a look through this very hacky script (note that i never could get it to step through the array of room names/group names automatically, so i just ...

I third this, please IES VE add a method for changing the weather file through the Python API!

Hi there,

I have a model using mixed mode with ApSys and Macroflo natural ventilation where the windows opening profile is set to a formula profile that:

opens the windows when the temperature outside is less than the temperature inside, and
the room temperature exceeds 23°C.

The cooling is ...

It looks like you can calculate what the heating load would be for a set preheat margin using dynamic simulations. Whether the same can be said for CIBSE loads is still unclear.

For example, i was testing a model using dynamic simulation and came across the following results using a two-stage ...

Continuation of IES support ticket

Hi James,
I hope you are well.

I think I need to read up on the CIBSE Guide A /adjustment for intermittency.

I’ve considered trying sliding profiles but I don’t think they would achieve what I’m looking for as they would reduce the loads while in the middle of ...

Thus far i have this:

Hi gazat5,

Thank you for your email.

Tick this box if you have intermittent heating i.e. the heating is ON/OFF at certain times rather than on continuously with setback and setpoint temperatures. Essentially, this just accounts for the boiler pre-heat period required.

In ...