[Radiance-general] error message: overflow in addobject

[Guglielmetti, Robert]

Hi Jill,

Older versions of oconv had a lot of problems with really crazy geometry (usually crazy geometry that didn't need to be so crazy, like a zillion polygons defining a doorknob, or lots of coincident polys). You can increase the –r option in oconv which helps, but increases compilation time and octree size. Two better solutions are 1) build the cleanest models you can, and 2) use a newer version of oconv.exe. You can grab a semi-recent version here:

https://openstudio.nrel.gov/getting-started/getting-started-windows

Scroll down to the "Radiance Binaries" section and there's a link there.


Rob Guglielmetti  IESNA, LEED AP
Commercial Buildings Research Group
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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E. robert.guglielmetti at nrel.gov


On 1/9/12 3:46 PM, "Jill Dalglish" <jill at jilldalglish.com<mailto:jill at jilldalglish.com>> wrote:

Hello,

I am getting an error message from oconv "internal - set overflow in addobject <zone02.rad00680>" This results in a error generating the octree.

Can anyone please tell me where to start debugging?

I am running desktop radiance through Ecotect export on WinXP.

Thank you,
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Jill Dalglish, LEED AP