Eva,Unfortunately converting Type56 back is probably the most complicated. I would start by opening the *.b17 in TRNBuild for Trnsys17 then make sure that the solar radiation connections are all set to "external by another component" (hint: double click on each orientation to see the way that it is set). I would then save the *.b17 file.
Next, open a *.bui file in TRNBuild for Trnsys16, then open the same file in TRNBuild for Trnsys17. Save a copy of the *.bui each time so that you end up with something like:
myBuilding_v16.bui myBuilding_v17.b17these are both text files so you can open them with a text-compare tool (like CompareIt - http://www.grigsoft.com/wincmp3.htm). You'll quickly see the syntax changes that are required when moving from a v16 *.bui to a v17 *.b17. You'll have to manually make those changes in reverse to take the *.b17 that you actually care about back down to v16.
the rest of the project is going to be a little easier. Here, I would start by opening the *.tpf in Studio v17 and writing the *.dck. Then open Studio v16 and select File: Import Trnsys Input File and point to the *.dck that you just created. This process does its best but is not 100%. Its not that it always fails, its just that the *.tpf has a lot more information in it than is written to the *.dck (line colors, paths, comments, etc.) These cannot be exported/imported.
I'm sorry the process is so complicated. David On 11/2/2013 08:53, eva.zacekova@fel.cvut.cz wrote:
David, thank you for your response.In my simulation, I use only Type56 (building model), Type155 (call to matlab) and Type15 (weather file). The most important for me is to convert the building model (Type56), the others are not so crucial.Thank you very much. Best, Eva Cituji David BRADLEY <d.bradley@tess-inc.com>:Eva,The simple answer is that there is not a way to run a Trnsys17 model in Trnsys16. However, as is often true with TRNSYS, there might be some ways that you could do it anyway. There are a number of things to consider and I can offer some suggestions if you can give me some more details about your simulation:1. does it use Type56?2. are you using any non standard components (such as the TESS Libs, Transsolar components, or components that you wrote) and if so, do you know whether they were written using the Trnsys16 or the Trnsys17 coding standard?Kind regards, David On 11/1/2013 08:53, eva.zacekova@fel.cvut.cz wrote:Dear all,some time ago, I used to use Trnsys17 (and created some models in it) and now, I would like to open and run those models in Trnsys16_1. However, I am still getting some errors trying to open the models (originally built in Trnsys17) in Trnsys16_1. Is there any way how to avoid the problems (maybe saving them in Trn17 version as files compatible with the older Trn16)?Thank you for some hints in advance! Best, Eva-- *************************** David BRADLEY Principal Thermal Energy Systems Specialists, LLC 22 North Carroll Street - suite 370 Madison, WI 53703 USA P:+1.608.274.2577 F:+1.608.278.1475 d.bradley@tess-inc.com http://www.tess-inc.com http://www.trnsys.com
-- *************************** David BRADLEY Principal Thermal Energy Systems Specialists, LLC 22 North Carroll Street - suite 370 Madison, WI 53703 USA P:+1.608.274.2577 F:+1.608.278.1475 d.bradley@tess-inc.com http://www.tess-inc.com http://www.trnsys.com