Paul,
The *_b17.idf is a byproduct file that is created when you import the *.idf into TRNBuild. You can import the *.idf from TRNBuild, or you can import the *.idf from the Studio wizard. When this happens, it creates the *.b17 and the *_b17.idf. You need to simply import your TRNSYS3D *.idf file.
Best regards,
Matt Duffy
On 2012-09-20 05:05, Paul OSullivan wrote:
Dear TRNSYS Users
I am wondering I you can help me with a technical detail. TRNSYS3d is not generating the .idf file when I am working in google sketchup 8.
I am doing everything exactly as the tutorial guidelines but when I ask it to save the input data file it appears to save and gives no errors or warnings but when I go looking for the file nothing has been generated.
There is no_b17 version available to import via the studio wizard.
As a result I cannot import the file that has been created even though I can see the trnsys zone perfectly in sketchup and I can even save and reopen the file in sketchup using the trnsys3d plugin, but for some reason there is no b17 file available for import into simulation studio.
Any ideas much appreciated.
Kind Regards
Paul O Sullivan
Cork Institute of Technology.