## File Management and Errors Modeling Tools Viewing Model Data Running Simulations/Help Rendering Options ## OpenStudio Menu Items File Information Simulation Information Edit Thermostats New Construction Stub New Schedule Stub Render By Layer Render by Surface Normal Preferences Check for Updates About OpenStudio ### File Information The File Info command displays a dialog window with information about your current EnergyPlus input file, including the file name, the file path, the file size (as currently saved), and a count of some types of EnergyPlus objects. (Credit: David Goldwasser/NREL) Back to Top ### Simulation Information The Simulation Info command displays a dialog window that enables you to set the fields for the GlobalGeometryRules and Site:Location objects in EnergyPlus. (Credit: David Goldwasser/NREL) Back to Top ### Edit Thermostats This enables you to edit and create new thermostats for your model. This is also available through the Zone Loads dialog box. (Credit: David Goldwasser/NREL) Back to Top ### New Construction Stub The New Construction Stub command creates a new Construction object in the input file. A dialog prompts you to enter the name of the new construction. The new object is only a stub. It has no material layers assigned to it, so you will have to edit the input file to add material layers to the Construction and create the associated Material objects before your input file will run properly. You can access this through the Default Constructions dialog or through Menu/OpenStudio/New Construction Stub. (Credit: David Goldwasser/NREL) Back to Top ### New Schedule Stub The New Schedule Stub command creates a new schedule object in the input file. A dialog prompts you to enter the name of the new schedule. The new object is only a stub. It has no data assigned to it yet, so you will have to edit the input file to add material layers to the Construction and create the associated Material objects before your input file will run properly. You can access this through the Zone Loads dialog or through Menu/OpenStudio/New Schedule Stub. (Credit: David Goldwasser/NREL) Back to Top ### Render by Layer This command toggles SketchUp's built in "Render by Layer" mode on and off. This is applied globby to all faces, and does not alter the individial face materials. When this mode is on, you will not see the true face material. Back to Top ### Render by Surface Normal This command sets the face front and back colors to white and red respectivly. It also changes the face style setting to "Display shaded using all same". This is a diagnostic tool to quickly identify faces with reversed normals. This is applied globby to all faces, and does not alter the individial face materials. When this mode is on, you will not see the true face material. Back to Top ### Preferences The Preferences command displays a dialog window with various user preferences for the plugin that are preserved between SketchUp sessions. This is where you set the path to the executable for the EnergyPlus engine. (Credit: David Goldwasser/NREL) Back to Top ### Check for Updates You can run this to see if you are using the most current release of OpenStudio. (Credit: David Goldwasser/NREL) Back to Top ### About OpenStudio This command displays a modal dialog window with version and copyright information. Back to Top

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