# - Save it to the disk # # Here are the steps to do that # <codecell> # some initial steps from eppy.modeleditor import IDF iddfile = "../eppy/resources/iddfiles/Energy+V7_2_0.idd" # IDF.setiddname(iddfile) # Has already been set # - Let us first open a file from the disk fname1 = "../eppy/resources/idffiles/V_7_2/smallfile.idf" idf_fromfilename = IDF(fname1) # initialize the IDF object with the file name idf_fromfilename.printidf() # <codecell> # - now let us open a file from the disk differently fname1 = "../eppy/resources/idffiles/V_7_2/smallfile.idf" fhandle = open(fname1, 'r') # open the file for reading and assign it a file handle idf_fromfilehandle = IDF(fhandle) # initialize the IDF object with the file handle idf_fromfilehandle.printidf() # <codecell> # So IDF object can be initialized with either a file name or a file handle # - How do I create a blank new idf file
fname1 = "../eppy/resources/idffiles/V_7_2/smallfile.idf" # <codecell> IDF.setiddname(iddfile) idf1 = IDF(fname1) # <markdowncell> # idf1 now holds all the data to your in you idf file. # # Now that the behind-the-scenes work is done, we can print this file. # <codecell> idf1.printidf() # <markdowncell> # Looks like the same file as before, except that all the comments are slightly different. # <markdowncell> # As you can see, this file has four objects: # # - VERSION # - SIMULATIONCONTROL # - BUILDING # - SITE:LOCATION # <markdowncell>
fname1 = "../eppy/resources/idffiles/V_7_2/smallfile.idf" # <codecell> IDF.setiddname(iddfile) idf1 = IDF(fname1) # <markdowncell> # idf1 now holds all the data to your in you idf file. # # Now that the behind-the-scenes work is done, we can print this file. # <codecell> idf1.printidf() # <markdowncell> # Looks like the same file as before, except that all the comments are slightly different. # <markdowncell> # As you can see, this file has four objects: # # - VERSION # - SIMULATIONCONTROL # - BUILDING # - SITE:LOCATION # <markdowncell>
BuildingSurface:Detailed,
z2 Roof 0001, !- Name
Roof, !- Surface Type
, !- Construction Name
Thermal Zone 2, !- Zone Name
Outdoors, !- Outside Boundary Condition
, !- Outside Boundary Condition Object
SunExposed, !- Sun Exposure
WindExposed, !- Wind Exposure
, !- View Factor to Ground
, !- Number of Vertices
0.0, !- Vertex 1 Xcoordinate
0.0, !- Vertex 1 Ycoordinate
1.458, !- Vertex 1 Zcoordinate
0.0, !- Vertex 2 Xcoordinate
2.9, !- Vertex 2 Ycoordinate
1.458, !- Vertex 2 Zcoordinate
-2.14, !- Vertex 3 Xcoordinate
2.9, !- Vertex 3 Ycoordinate
1.458, !- Vertex 3 Zcoordinate
-2.14, !- Vertex 4 Xcoordinate
0.0, !- Vertex 4 Ycoordinate
1.458; !- Vertex 4 Zcoordinate
"""
idf = IDF()
idf.initreadtxt(idftxt)
idf.outputtype = 'compressed'
idf.printidf()
# if you have not done so, uncomment the following three lines
import sys
# pathnameto_eppy = 'c:/eppy'
pathnameto_eppy = '../../'
sys.path.append(pathnameto_eppy)
from eppy import modeleditor
from eppy.modeleditor import IDF
iddfile = "../resources/iddfiles/Energy+V7_2_0.idd"
IDF.setiddname(iddfile)
idftxt = "" # empty string
from io import StringIO
fhandle = StringIO(idftxt) # we can make a file handle of a string
new_idf = IDF(fhandle) # initialize the IDF object with the file handle
# add an object to the idf file
objtype = "BUILDING"
new_idf.newidfobject(objtype, Name="Taj Mahal")
buildings = new_idf.idfobjects["BUILDING"]
building = buildings[0]
# print building
new_idf.newidfobject("LIGHTS", Name="light one")
lights = new_idf.idfobjects["LIGHTS"]
light = lights[0]
print(light)
new_idf.printidf()
BuildingSurface:Detailed,
z2 Roof 0001, !- Name
Roof, !- Surface Type
, !- Construction Name
Thermal Zone 2, !- Zone Name
Outdoors, !- Outside Boundary Condition
, !- Outside Boundary Condition Object
SunExposed, !- Sun Exposure
WindExposed, !- Wind Exposure
, !- View Factor to Ground
, !- Number of Vertices
0.0, !- Vertex 1 Xcoordinate
0.0, !- Vertex 1 Ycoordinate
1.458, !- Vertex 1 Zcoordinate
0.0, !- Vertex 2 Xcoordinate
2.9, !- Vertex 2 Ycoordinate
1.458, !- Vertex 2 Zcoordinate
-2.14, !- Vertex 3 Xcoordinate
2.9, !- Vertex 3 Ycoordinate
1.458, !- Vertex 3 Zcoordinate
-2.14, !- Vertex 4 Xcoordinate
0.0, !- Vertex 4 Ycoordinate
1.458; !- Vertex 4 Zcoordinate
"""
idf = IDF()
idf.initreadtxt(idftxt)
idf.outputtype = "compressed"
idf.printidf()
#
# Here are the steps to do that
# <codecell>
# some initial steps
from eppy.modeleditor import IDF
iddfile = "../eppy/resources/iddfiles/Energy+V7_2_0.idd"
# IDF.setiddname(iddfile) # Has already been set
# - Let us first open a file from the disk
fname1 = "../eppy/resources/idffiles/V_7_2/smallfile.idf"
idf_fromfilename = IDF(fname1) # initialize the IDF object with the file name
idf_fromfilename.printidf()
# <codecell>
# - now let us open a file from the disk differently
fname1 = "../eppy/resources/idffiles/V_7_2/smallfile.idf"
fhandle = open(fname1,
"r") # open the file for reading and assign it a file handle
idf_fromfilehandle = IDF(
fhandle) # initialize the IDF object with the file handle
idf_fromfilehandle.printidf()
# <codecell>
# So IDF object can be initialized with either a file name or a file handle
