"EnergyPlus simulation did not generate a report for systems analysis" when running a Systems Energy Analysis in Revit

Autodesk Support

Jan 24, 2025

Products and versions covered

Issue:

Users reported that when running a Systems Energy Analysis in Revit, the report comes back with the following error:
 

Energy Simulation Analysis Report

EnergyPlus simulation did not generate a report for systems analysis.

Error.JPG

Log

The eplusout.err file records lines like the following:

checkSubSurfAzTiltNorm: Outward facing angle of subsurface differs more than 90.0 degrees from base surface

Status:

This incident has been resolved in:

Revit 2023

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Products:

Revit Product Family; Autodesk Insight;

Versions:

2021; 2022;

Incident ID:

176832

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