OpenStudio is a cross-platform collection of software tools to support whole building energy modeling using EnergyPlus and advanced daylight analysis using Radiance.
By default, an OpenStudio workflow will request a variety of monthly and, worse, timestep/daily outputs. For users that care about runtime speed or file size, this is problematic. Why does OpenStudio assume everyone wants these outputs? If certain reports or workflows or applications need these outputs, they can easily request them.
(Technically these can be skipped by using the skip_energyplus_preprocess option, but that's not easy to know and many end users may not have access to this option with how they are running simulations. And this option might do more than just skip these outputs, I'm not sure.)
Enhancement Request
By default, an OpenStudio workflow will request a variety of monthly and, worse, timestep/daily outputs. For users that care about runtime speed or file size, this is problematic. Why does OpenStudio assume everyone wants these outputs? If certain reports or workflows or applications need these outputs, they can easily request them.
(Technically these can be skipped by using the
skip_energyplus_preprocessoption, but that's not easy to know and many end users may not have access to this option with how they are running simulations. And this option might do more than just skip these outputs, I'm not sure.)Issue originally raised on Unmet Hours.