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GeomEppy is a scripting language for use with Eppy, which in turn is a scripting language for EnergyPlus IDF files and output files.
It primarily adds functions to do with IDF geometry, including zones, surfaces, constructions, etc.
##Installation
GeomEppy requires Numpy, Shapely, and optionally Matplotlib.
Once these requirements are met, to install GeomEppy for Python 2.7 or 3.5 call pip install geomeppy
.
Version 3.6 is currently not supported since it is not supported by Matplotlib.
##API
The API for GeomEppy depends on replacing an Eppy IDF object with a GeomEppy IDF object. To use this, you will need to import IDF from GeomEppy rather than directly from Eppy.
In your scripts, use from geomeppy import IDF
instead of from eppy.modeleditor import IDF
. All other features of the current release version of Eppy will still be available.
GeomEppy then provides a simple Python API for actions on the IDF object:
- Intersecting and matching surfaces
IDF.intersect() # intersects all surfaces
IDF.match() # sets boundary conditions of surfaces
IDF.intersect_match() # intersect surfaces then set/update boundary conditions
- Moving an IDF
IDF.translate_to_origin() # move the whole IDF close to 0,0 on the x, y axes
IDF.translate([50, 20]) # move the whole IDF to x + 50, y + 20
IDF.translate([0, 0, 10]) # move the whole IDF to z + 10
- Adding windows to external walls
IDF.set_wwr(wwr=0.25) # set a WWR of 25% for all external walls
- Setting constructions
IDF.set_default_constructions() # set a name for each construction in the model
- Viewing a simple 3D representation of an IDF
IDF.view_model() # shows a zoomable, rotatable transparent model
- Get all surfaces in a model
IDF.getsurfaces()
- Get all surfaces in a model of a given type
IDF.getsurfaces('wall') # only works if the surface type has been set in the IDF
- Get all subsurfaces in a model
IDF.getsubsurfaces()
- Get all subsurfaces in a model of a given type
IDF.getsubsurfaces('window') # only works if the surface type has been set in the IDF
- Automatic geometry building
IDF.add_block(...) # automatically adds a building block to the IDF
This method requires some explanation. The parameters required are:
name : str
A name for the block.
coordinates : list
A list of (x, y) tuples representing the building outline.
height : float
The height of the block roof above ground level.
num_stories : int, optional
The total number of stories including basement stories. Default : 1.
below_ground_stories : int, optional
The number of stories below ground. Default : 0.
below_ground_storey_height : float, optional
The height of each basement storey. Default : 2.5.
zoning : str, optional
The rules to use in creating zones. Currently the only option is `by_storey` which sets each storey in the block as a Zone.
The block generated will have boundary conditions set correctly and any intersections with adjacent blocks will be handled automatically.
The surface type will be set to wall
, floor
, ceiling
or roof
for each surface.
Constructions are not set automatically so these will need to be added afterwards in the normal way for Eppy.
GeomEppy also provides some additional functions such as surface.setcoords(...)
wall = idf.newidfobject(
'BUILDINGSURFACE:DETAILED', 'awall',
Surface_Type = 'wall')
wall.setcoords([(0,0,1),(0,0,0),(1,0,0),(1,0,1)])
##Forthcoming
- Scaling and rotating buildings and blocks
- Geometry validation and correction
- Geometry simplification
- Better geometry visualisation