HB error- You should first let Honeybee fly

Hi, does anyone know how to solve this problem?

I have recently downloaded Honeybee but I’m unable to use it. There’s always the error message: You should first let Honeybee fly. I have tried re-downloading all the necessary programs such as Radiance, Daysim, Openstudio and Energyplus, but am still unable to get Honeybee to run. Could anyone suggest any ways which I can solve this problem? I’d appreciate that a lot!

Attached is the screenshot showing the error message.

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Cheers, Nicole

Hi Nicole,

  1. Can you connect “Honeybe_honeybee” and also “Ladybug_ladybug” components to a panel?

And please upload messages here.

like this:

messages tell you what are missed or need to resolve.

  1. probably you need download the source file manually and copy it to Ladybug’s default folder. It should be “c:\ladybug” or “C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Ladybug”,

best

-Omid

Hi Omid, after inserting the panels, i realised that the problem was with “white space”.
I went to google how to solve this problem, and I found out that I had to set the “defaultFolder_ input to Ladybug_Ladybug”. I couldn’t find anything about white space with honeybee, so I assume that I have to set the default folder of honeybee to “C:\honeybee”.

My ladybug and honeybee seems to be running fine now! Thanks for your help!

Cheers, Nicole

Hi, just another question.

I still cannot seem to run my simulation, because of this error with gendaylit. I have checked my folder and I see gendaylit in my Radiance bin. May I know if there is any reason for this?

Regards, Nicole.

Nicole,

Please read the Installation Instructions, (Install Radiance to C:\Radiance)!.

For default folder set the “C:\Ladybug” it’s enough for both of them.

You can also change your username with no white space (best solution).

Best,

-Omid.

Omid,

Thanks so much for your help! I really appreciate it, my simulation is working now.

Cheers, Nicole