[esp-r] Rotating a model with a predefined entity through 270º and getting some orientations of 450º resulting in warnings

[Christopher Heard]

I have just rotated a model with a predefined entity (a bed) through 270º around a point that ensures that the resulting model has all positive values for x and y for all vertices.

However for parts of the bed, warnings are issued that the orientation is 450º which is greater than the normal maximum of 359º.

I got rid of the warnings by manually editing the .geo file to change the offending values to 90º - I realise that manually editing the files for Esp-r models is strongly disapproved of, but  some of us who ‘grew up’ inputting models into DOE2.1e ASCII building description files before the days of graphical interfaces or even Joe Huang’s DrawBDL program (to check what had put into the BDL file was at least geometrically correct - the first time I used it was something of a revelation! - Walls flying in the air! - This an argument for not editing the Esp-r files directly) and so find it hard to kick the habit!

Has anyone else come across this feature when rotating a model? And more to the point does it matter? i.e. Will the insolation etc. calculations work with the 450º orientation or will it cause the works to gum-up?

Christopher Heard