Simulation Run Help

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Newbie Disclaimer - As mentioned before, this is my first stab at an energy
model and it is a 6 story hospital. I have finished the wizard mode and
entered doors and windows in detailed mode. I was showing 0 BDL errors but
now am showing one for an exterior wall that I can't seem to locate. I am
attaching all files and would greatly appreciate any help resolving
Exterior Wall error and why I get "Error: 1 standard file writing errors
encountered." when I try to run simulation.
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Jill Moreland
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Looking at your inp file, the wall?s parent space is ? E15 SSW Perim Spc (G.SSW3) ?.
My guess as to why your wall has a negative net area is because its child window ? Window 466 ? has a larger area than the wall itself.

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Newbie Disclaimer - As mentioned before, this is my first stab at an energy model and it is a 6 story hospital. I have finished the wizard mode and entered doors and windows in detailed mode. I was showing 0 BDL errors but now am showing one for an exterior wall that I can't seem to locate. I am attaching all files and would greatly appreciate any help resolving Exterior Wall error and why I get "Error: 1 standard file writing errors encountered." when I try to run simulation.
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Jill Moreland
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Plug Smart
Jill.Moreland at PlugSmart.com
Cell: 239-233-0993
Fax: 800-518-5576

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Hi Jill:
Someone really threw you a major effort for your first model. Good Luck !!
When I opened your model, it said that you wall in question has a negative net Area. That means you created windows/doors, etc with surface areas that exceed the wall you placed it on. Try reducing your window and door area to have an area less than the wall area. I am sure the wall will then pop up.
A few tricks I like to do when creating a model I am likely to lose direction in:
1) Make your background white.Go to the Component tree, left click on Project (all the way at the top). Go to the right tab marked "3-D View Details". Go to "Background" Color, and change to White. Close. Click on 2-D Geometry. Then try #-D Geometry. Viola !! A LOT easier to see building components. ?Let there be Light !!
2) Name ALL of your Spaces in Building Shell and All of your HVAC Zones in Air Side (except Plenums). Now you will never lose your place. Walls and Windows don't need to be named, unless you have a specific architectural EEM you might be changing.
Hope this helps.
John R. Aulbach, PE

Newbie Disclaimer - As mentioned before, this is my first stab at an energy model and it is a 6 story hospital. I have finished the wizard mode and entered doors and windows in detailed mode. I was showing 0 BDL errors but now am showing one for an exterior wall that I can't seem to locate. I am attaching all files and would greatly appreciate any help resolving Exterior Wall error and why I get "Error:? 1 standard file writing errors encountered." when?I try to run simulation.

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Thanks, I adjusted that and it fixed the problem and appears to be running
simulation now.

Jill Moreland
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Plug Smart
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