Inject IDF Measure

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Would you use this same process (Set ground temperature and terrain input in HB Energy - #8 by chris) in LBT 1.3 to add Kiva to a Honeybee IDF file? Is there a different location for the inject idf measure in LBT 1.3? Or does it just not exist in that version.

Can you also do it for HVACTemplate:Thermostat?

Seems I need to add these in order to get my v9.5 IDF file to run with Phius

I was able to just copy and paste them into my existing IDF file and that appears to have worked, but that will be cumbersome I think.

HVACTemplate:Thermostat,
    Constant Setpoint Thermostat,  !- Name
    ,                        !- Heating Setpoint Schedule Name
    20,                      !- Constant Heating Setpoint {C}
    ,                        !- Cooling Setpoint Schedule Name
    25;                      !- Constant Cooling Setpoint {C}

!-   ===========  ALL OBJECTS IN CLASS: FOUNDATION:KIVA ===========

Foundation:Kiva,
    Slab Details,            !- Name
    ,                        !- Initial Indoor Air Temperature {C}
    ,                        !- Interior Horizontal Insulation Material Name
    ,                        !- Interior Horizontal Insulation Depth {m}
    ,                        !- Interior Horizontal Insulation Width {m}
    ,                        !- Interior Vertical Insulation Material Name
    ,                        !- Interior Vertical Insulation Depth {m}
    ,                        !- Exterior Horizontal Insulation Material Name
    ,                        !- Exterior Horizontal Insulation Depth {m}
    ,                        !- Exterior Horizontal Insulation Width {m}
    ,                        !- Exterior Vertical Insulation Material Name
    ,                        !- Exterior Vertical Insulation Depth {m}
    0.2,                     !- Wall Height Above Grade {m}
    ,                        !- Wall Depth Below Slab {m}
    ,                        !- Footing Wall Construction Name
    ,                        !- Footing Material Name
    0.3;                     !- Footing Depth {m}

Foundation:Kiva,
    Crawlspace Details,      !- Name
    ,                        !- Initial Indoor Air Temperature {C}
    ,                        !- Interior Horizontal Insulation Material Name
    ,                        !- Interior Horizontal Insulation Depth {m}
    ,                        !- Interior Horizontal Insulation Width {m}
    ,                        !- Interior Vertical Insulation Material Name
    ,                        !- Interior Vertical Insulation Depth {m}
    ,                        !- Exterior Horizontal Insulation Material Name
    ,                        !- Exterior Horizontal Insulation Depth {m}
    ,                        !- Exterior Horizontal Insulation Width {m}
    ,                        !- Exterior Vertical Insulation Material Name
    ,                        !- Exterior Vertical Insulation Depth {m}
    0.2,                     !- Wall Height Above Grade {m}
    ,                        !- Wall Depth Below Slab {m}
    ,                        !- Footing Wall Construction Name
    ,                        !- Footing Material Name
    0.3;                     !- Footing Depth {m}

Foundation:Kiva,
    Basement Details,        !- Name
    ,                        !- Initial Indoor Air Temperature {C}
    ,                        !- Interior Horizontal Insulation Material Name
    ,                        !- Interior Horizontal Insulation Depth {m}
    ,                        !- Interior Horizontal Insulation Width {m}
    ,                        !- Interior Vertical Insulation Material Name
    ,                        !- Interior Vertical Insulation Depth {m}
    ,                        !- Exterior Horizontal Insulation Material Name
    ,                        !- Exterior Horizontal Insulation Depth {m}
    ,                        !- Exterior Horizontal Insulation Width {m}
    ,                        !- Exterior Vertical Insulation Material Name
    ,                        !- Exterior Vertical Insulation Depth {m}
    0.2,                     !- Wall Height Above Grade {m}
    ,                        !- Wall Depth Below Slab {m}
    ,                        !- Footing Wall Construction Name
    ,                        !- Footing Material Name
    0.3;                     !- Footing Depth {m}
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Hi again @bwatanabe, if the idf objects don’t need to be in a specific place in the idf I believe you can use the add_str_ input on the model to osm or the rerun idf component‚ which ever one your using to get your idf, to append the idf objects into the file, rather than manually editing it.
best
-trevor

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Ah, interesting. Thanks. How would I know if the order of objects matters? Is there documentation somewhere for that? :grimacing:

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@bwatanabe as far as I know, the order of energyplus objects doesn’t matter.

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