topic Re: Get direction window is facing in Libraries & objects

Get direction window is facing

Anonymous — Fri, 19 May 2023 20:08:14 GMT

In a window schedule, can I get the direction a window is facing. I know the information is in there somewhere but I can't see anywhere to extract the data. I know I can insert the direction manually into the schedule but it would be nice to do it automatically. I need the window direction for a energy modeling program I use.
Kris

Re: Get direction window is facing

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 14:18:08 GMT

No one has a clever idea?
Kris

Re: Get direction window is facing

Erwin Edel — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 14:33:19 GMT

As in South, North etc?

I don't think the window 'knows' this.

The Energy Evaluation addon might have this data, but the GDL object for the window itself does not have a parameter for this.

So yes, you'd have to manually set it for your windows (for example with a property) and schedule that.

At least, as far as I know.

Re: Get direction window is facing

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 17:03:11 GMT

I saw a schedule from the Bim Bakery add on that included the compass direction which led me to believe that AC somehow knows the window direction. I will look at the Energy Evaluation add on. Thanks.
Kris

Re: Get direction window is facing

DGSketcher — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 15:06:36 GMT

I add a tag to my window IDs manually with NSEW. In theory it shouldn't be that difficult to determine within AC and as already said the EE can work it out so why can't it be a parameter in schedules?

Perhaps the new parameter evaluation in 22 will make it possible?

There is a wish for it floating around somewhere if you want to add your name.

Re: Get direction window is facing

Erwin Edel — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 10:12:59 GMT

GDL does have a way to know the North set up in project. Probably with some clever scripting you could determine direction for windows, but in the standard library objects this is not being done at the moment. So you would end up with custom objects.