Features
This is the first stable release of the dragonfly-grasshopper plugin. The following features are supported:
* Create simulate-able OpenStudio model(s) from building footprints
* Create simulate-able OpenStudio model(s) from building solids (aka. building massing)
* Create simulate-able OpenStudio model(s) from 2D zone polygons (aka. Room2D-to-Stories-to-Buildings)
* Create simulate-able OpenStudio model(s) from detailed 3D geometry
* Auto-generate windows based on a variety of strategies (eg. simple ratio, repeating windows by ratio, width x height)
* Auto-generate shading based on a variety of strategies (eg. overhang/awning, horizontal/vertical louvers, extruded border around windows)
* Assign program types (aka. OpenStudio space types) from a library of DoE commercial reference building templates taken from the [openstudio standards gem](https://github.com/NREL/openstudio-standards).
* Create custom program type from reference building templates and/or user-defined schedules and loads.
* Blend program types based on floor area ratios
* Assign construction sets (aka. OpenStudio default construction sets) from a library of templates following ASHARE 90.1 + CBECS data within the [openstudio standards gem](https://github.com/NREL/openstudio-standards).
* Create custom construction set from templates and/or user-defined materials + constructions
* Execute EnergyPlus/OpenStudio simulations of separate buildings in parallel
* Parse simulation results back into Grasshopper using sqlite.
* Visualize simulation results with a set of basic visualization types (eg. hourly plots, color zones with results)
* Export URBANopt geoJSON from the Grasshopper interface using the `detailed_model_filename` key to specify exported OSMs for each building
* Execute energy simulations using URBANopt SDK with the detailed OSMs and the exported geoJSON
Installation
**NOTE**: This grasshopper plugin can be installed alongside Ladybug + Honeybee [Legacy Plugins] but it CANNOT be installed alongside the most recent version of honeybee[+] on [Food4Rhino](https://www.food4rhino.com/app/ladybug-tools).
1. Download the dragonfly-grasshopper.zip file associated with this release and unzip it.
2. Open the installer.gh file in Grasshopper, which contains a single component with a boolean input. Set this boolean to "True" and wait several seconds while everything is installed.
3. Install [OpenStudio 2.9.1](https://github.com/NREL/OpenStudio/releases/tag/v2.9.1) by downloading it from the github and running the executable.