Changing Opening types in IES-VE ModelIT

[Ann_Johny]

Hi,
Is there a way to change the opening type from windows to holes along a building façade in IES-VE ModelIT?

Thanks in advance,
Ann Johny

[kisama]

hello Ann,

yes - there's a command line thing for that.

OPEN=X

X=0 (hole)
X=1 (window)
X=2 (door)

Try that.

I might be wrong with the numbering and I am not at my IES computer just now so can't test so please update this thread with your findings.

K

[farahghanem]

While you can change opening types using the command lines, you can't have holes on the external facade of the building. Instead try using very poor windows (high U-values and SHGC) where the holes are meant to be.

[Ann_Johny]

Hi ,
Thanks for ur replies. I'd wanted to create holes on the external skin of a double skin façade. For some reason, when I imported my sketch-up model to IES the holes became windows (although I hadn't assigned any transparent surfaces in the sketch-up model). I ended up editing the model in ModelIT and re-making the external skin with holes. But for Apache Sim I changed them back to windows (poor performance windows as suggested) and it works fine now..

Thanks again for ur replies,
Ann

[Ann_Johny]

Hi,

The command line works fine with "open= x", But instead of the numbers its x = h (for hole), x= d (for door), and x= w (for window)

Thanks and Regards,
Ann