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I'm trying to create a lightwell in an office, the space is made up of 9 smaller spaces each 9 x 9 over three floors all connected together, Ive disconnected the spaces using the edit space tool to use as the lightwell and created the rooflight by making the ceiling a big window. I'm stuck when I try to create the 'internal walls' of the lightwell. Using the same principle again by making the walls into windows but I keep getting an error in IES saying (opening must be contained in a surface or adjacency and must not overlap existing openings). By making the internal walls into windows is the only way i can think of assigning them a glazing material property in radiance. Any suggestions would be greatful ?

Cheers Gary

think this ws posted twice, copied my reply:

This model sounds familiar... I think what's happening here is that when you previously had the central room/zone connected holes would have been placed on each internal adjacency.

Select the zone and go down through the levels of decomp until you have selected the wall. Make sure the dropdown above the workspace is in Opening mode and the select the surface and hit delete (this will delete the hole opening that is already there). Then you'll find you can place the glazing as desired (use the 100% option - easy)

Phil