[TRNSYS-users] HELP making new orientations in type 56

[Marshall L Sweet/sweetml/O/VCU <sweetml@vcu.edu>]

TRNSYS Users,

I am trying to create a pitched roof for a building (a wall that has a slope).  I have created two new orientations, NSLOPE and SSLOPE, in TRNBUILD.  Then I created two new surfaces in the input for weather data (type 109).  This created 6 new output variables for each of the new surfaces.  How do I go about connecting these outputs from the weather reader to the input of type 56?  Can I create a connection between the weather reader and the type 56 and connect the variables?

Also what are the input variables labeled "CNAT_1" for type 56?

I am also modeling my building with a crawlspace underneath the first floor.  What is the best way to model the natural earth (dirt) floor of the crawl space?  Should I create a layer that is similar to rock or dirt and declare it as a boundary wall?  I've tried using the gravel_sand layer from the library and the dirt floor but when I declare it as a boundary I always get an error.


Thanks in advance,

Marshall