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Apache Sim won't let me simulate

Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 6:41 pm
by clorenz531
I'm fairly new to VE and am trying to run a simulation on a model that I inherited from somebody else. I'm working through the ASHRAE 90.1 PRM Navigator and I've followed it through, but when I try to run the Full RPM Simulation, the 'Simulate' button is greyed out and won't let me press it. Is there some obvious fix that I'm just completely missing?

Thanks!

Re: Apache Sim won't let me simulate

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:29 am
by PCully
It could be your licence keys, do you have a key for ApacheSim and ApacheEngine? check Help menu Licence Control and Troubleshooting >> Decrypt Keys to ensure you have a licence for ApacheSim.

The IES keys team can assist with this if you are unsure

Phil

Re: Apache Sim won't let me simulate

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:33 pm
by clorenz531
The license is fine. I've run full simulations on other projects. I'm bnot sure what the issue is, but I just ran through the navigator again, and it worked. Thanks though!

Re: Apache Sim won't let me simulate

Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 8:19 pm
by ZapBran
the workflow script navigators have some actions that are dependent on other actions having been completed first.
They are also just little scripts (html or xml or php is my bet) that don't know how to interrogate the current model file so it has to be either a locked license (you say it isn't so count that out) or a previous step hasn't been done (or it's been done and not remembered by the model).
check your previous steps have been done (repeat as many as you can without taking too much time) and it'll enable or my name isn't hugo van longendong.

Re: Apache Sim won't let me simulate

Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 12:43 pm
by PCully
ah yes, thanks Zap I didn't see that possibility. Yes you likely haven't completed an earlier action, you need to do the actions and then tick them to mark as done so the Navigator will open up the next step(s)

Phil

Re: Apache Sim won't let me simulate

Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 6:35 pm
by ZapBran
score one for the good guys!

Re: Apache Sim won't let me simulate

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 6:01 am
by blackbee045
I'm not sure what the issue is, but I just ran through the navigator again, and it worked. Thanks though!