## Opening SQL files in ResultsViewer ### About ResultsViewer ResultsViewer is a new application that enables you to view simulation results from EnergyPlus. Its many features will help you view data in a number of ways. This tutorial does not teach you how to use ResultViewer; rather, it introduces you to it and shows you some results. The results here are from the "GeometryTest.idf" used elsewhere in the OpenStudio documentation. When running a simulation, check the "Request results in SQLite format" to have access to the data in Results Viewer. Learn more about and download ResultsViewer. ### Daylight Illuminance Sample Daylighting Controls Reference Point data for "DOOR ROOMS AND COMMON AREAS" zone is shown as a line plot. This graph shows lux values over the course of the year. The interface enables you to zoom in on particular dates. (Credit: David Goldwasser/NREL) The same data can also be viewed as a flood plot. Hours are on the "Y" axis; days of the year are on the "X" axis. The lux values are now represented as color, with a legend to the right of the plot. Depending on your needs, you may find one method more useful than another. (Credit: David Goldwasser/NREL) ### Exterior Surface Temperatures Example Exterior surface temperatures for the roof of the "DOOR ROOMS AND COMMON AREAS" zone shown as a line plot over the course of a year. (Credit: David Goldwasser/NREL) This is the same data set, but is now viewed zoomed in to a few weeks instead of a year. Here you can see the day-to-day fluctuations of the surface temperature. (Credit: David Goldwasser/NREL) The same data, this time as a flood plot. (Credit: David Goldwasser/NREL) ### Glare Index Instead of a screenshot, the following image shows what you can export directly from ResultsViewer. You can save it as an image and then import it into a presentation or paper. This image shows the glare at the location of the Daylighting Control Reference Point. (Credit: David Goldwasser/NREL) Below is another glare example, this time of the "PSI Foyer", the sloped roof that receives a lot of direct sunlight. (Credit: David Goldwasser/NREL) ### OpenStudio Screenshot of Building Being Used for this Tutorial An image from OpenStudio of the building being used for the results on this tutorial follows. (Credit: David Goldwasser/NREL) Surface Ext Solar Incident at 1:15pm on 5/12 To see simulation results for this building, in Open Studio, see the "View Simulation Results Tutorial".
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