Dynamic window shading: Grouped vs. Individual Control Strategies for the same room

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dear @mikkel, I would like to understand how to handle a dynamic simulation in this scenario. Suppose I have a room with apertures on two different facades where, based on a schedule, a certain number of windows are in State 1 (open shade) and a certain number are in State 0 (closed shade).

Taking this case as an example, if the software simulates both states (closed and open shade) and then crosses the data based on a open/closed states schedule, is it still possible to achieve a dynamic analysis for this setup, or do I necessarily have to set that the aperture in this room to be all active or closed? Of course, Iā€™m referring to when a large-scale building needs to be simulated, rather than just a single room.

Thanks and best regards

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Hi @LaFleur,

All apertures in the same group will change state in unison.

You can achieve this by creating several aperture groups; in your image you will need two groups in Room 1. In the post-processing you can select either State 1 or 0 (or -1 for a blacked out state) for each group separately for every hour.