Object commands

Available on all zones and objects.

Changes the name of the selected object.

Available on all palette objects.

Saves the dimensions and input data as a resource in the palette, which can be accessed at a later time. All objects with an active link to a palette object are changed along with the palette parent.

Available on all zones and objects.

This allows code to be ran on a manual selection of objects instead of having to define or omit object in the script code. See also the IDA Simulation Environment scripts table of content

N.B scripts will not be run correctly if the code is non-compatible with the object type.

Available on: energy meters, wall constructions, schedules, and other common resources not placed physically in the model.

This shows the locations where a resource has been used. It is useful to quickly ensure that connections are made according to the actual design, or for energy meters to verify what components are logged by which meters.

Available on all palette objects and resources

Allows a resource (for example a schedule, wall or window type, zone template, etc.) to be saved by ICE on your computer to be used in additional models. Otherwise, saved resources by using "save to palette" above are only available the specific project (.idm-file). 

Available on all palette objects and resources

Allows to replace an object with another while keeping user defined values, reset default values and/or keep existing objects.

Available for all objects in the Details table

This selects all objects with the same value (in the active column).

Merge Zones

Available on zones

This command merges zones into one new zone. It is useful for making complex shapes such as L-shapes in the hight/z-axis.

Available on zones and imported CAD data.

Creates new building bodies with the same geometry as selected thermal zones. Windows and openings are ignored. This can be used to create building bodies based on thermal zones created from IfcSpaces with non-prismatic geometry (currently not implemented). This may cause gaps between building bodies but due to the tolerance in IDA ICE thermal connections are often correct but it is recommended to merge adjacent building bodies when possible, to reduce the number of objects. 

Available on zones

This creates a new unsaved IDA ICE file with the same building body(ies) and external geometries, AHUs, etcetera but with only the choses zones. This is useful for sensitivity analysis, error checking, etcetera.

Available on zones

Resets selected thermal zone's properties according to a chosen zone template. This is useful to quickly reset a lot of zones to new internal loads, setpoints, etcetera. The reset parameters are chosen in the form below which opens after using the script. 

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Available on objects in the "Internal gains" details table.

Moves selected objects into the centre of the floor or roof.

This is useful if these objects for some reason have ended up outside of zones.

Note: If this is used on more than one object in the zone the objects will end up in the same position. Also note that the midpoint of the floor or roof might be outside of the surface, for example for L-shaped zones. 

Only available on windows and openings.

Moves the objects from the thermal zone to a the corresponding fixed position in the building body. This is useful if room layouts are changing but the window placement on the external wall is supposed to be kept. Note that this requires a building body in the same location and with the same direction. 

Only available on windows and openings.

The reverse command from "move the object to the building body".

Available for all surface objects.

Changes the size of an object to match the offset (measures from the surrounding borders) as chosen in the form. This command is useful for non-rectangular shaped surfaces, especially in combination with “Insert new object”- command.

Only available in on Zone Surfaces and Building body faces.

Insert object(s) on selected surfaces with the same settings. The objects are inserted in a selectable number of rows and columns to create an imaginary on a rectangular grid with the same orientation as the coordinate system of the surfaces. For objects with width and height, for example radiators, wall parts and measuring planes the percentage of this imaginary grid can also be set. Note that this command can create objects outside of the surfaces if the surface is not rectangular and that objects with a given size, for example resources can overlap. This command is useful to create single objects on many surfaces, for example one window on each external wall to the north (by selecting these surfaces), create patterns of objects, for example fill a floor with wall parts or place a number of sensors or supply terminals. Note that occupants, equipment and light cannot be inserted with this command since they do not belong to surfaces. 

Available on building bodies. 

This script duplicates a building body into a zone. This is useful for if an IFC file did not contain spaces, but the building body could be imported.

Merge building bodies 

Available when right-clicking more than one building body.

Split building body horizontally

Available on building bodies. 

Available on building bodies (and CAD objects and IFC geometries)

This script duplicates an object into one single CAD object.

This is useful for if you want to group many geometrical objects to for example adjust shading objects on one single object.

Crop building body(ies) against the selected

Available on building bodies. 

This command selects one building body and removes all areas where it overlaps with other building bodies.

This is useful for creating building bodies with complex geometries which can otherwise only be created by importing external geometries. See examples below, if the command is ran on the red building body the right-hand building is produced.

Available for measuring planes.

Enter the extension length difference for the new building body. This script will extrude the geometry perpendicular to the object(s) - N.B not necessarily vertically.

Available for measuring planes (and IFC geometries).

See below Tables:IFC

 Available on IFC geometries and IFC windows

Creates a face object on the building body according to the mapping form below. Select the resource the IFC object(s) should be converted into and press OK.

See also IFC import for more information on the IFC mapping forms.

Available on IFC geometries and IFC windows.

Same as above, but creates openings (closed or open doors/holes).

 Available on IFC geometries

Enter the z-value for the flat base of the new building body. The selected geometry will extrude straight down vertically to the z-value defined in the form, potentially creating angled top surfaces.

See example in the images below. The IFC geometry marked in red turns into the following image when extruded with this command. (Two additional generated building bodies below the soffits has been deleted)

Available on more than one marked IFC geometry or CAD geometry.

Creates a CAD object copy for each chosen object. Not that this creates many CAD objects. See above Geometry and systems for general purpose.

Available on CAD objects and IFC geometries (and building bodies )

See above Geometry and systems.

Available on IFC geometries

See above tables:Zones.

Available on Zones

This adjusts all surrounding faces in the selected zone(s) to snap to IFC Walls.

It is useful to ensure right angles and to avoid errors which may produce intersecting walls. See image examples before and after.

Split zone with a wall

Available on Zones

Split zone with a slab

Available on Zones