The OpenStudio plugin is a geometry editor for
EnergyPlus, the Whole Building Energy Simulation Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. This free, open source plugin (currently only available for Windows) enables Google SketchUp users to create building geometry from scratch, open and edit existing EnergyPlus input files, or run EnergyPlus and view the results, all without ever leaving SketchUp. For more information and to download the plugin, visit their
website. Also, keep an eye out for a joint SketchUp and EnergyPlus training session at this year's
AIA Conference (American Institute of Architects) in San Francisco. If you're a developer and would like to contribute to this open source project, please visit the
OpenStudio SourceForge website.
Posted by Chris Cronin, SketchUp Sales Team
The OpenStudio Plugin for EnergyPlus is 'currently only available for Windows'. I don't know what the Mac/Windows mix is within the wider SketchUp community but all the building designers I work with run SketchUp on Macs. OpenStudio is such a great opportunity to bring dynamic thermal analysis in at the earliest design stages; that's when the energy saving architectural opportunities are best assessed. The OpenStudio Plugin deserves to be available as a Mac version too. Does anyone else agree?
ReplyDeleteGreat news for Mac users – the latest release of EnergyPlus, and the OpenStudio Plugin, come in Mac versions. [Use the link in the blog to access the EnergyPlus web site].
ReplyDeleteIt is now available for Macs.
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