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1. Software and hardware requirements

Edward Vuong edited this page Mar 3, 2023 · 3 revisions

Downloading software

All the installers for the tools we'll use can be found in the links below.

While OpenStudio works on Mac, we haven't tested the server on a Mac system - A windows machine is strongly suggested for this workshop.

Required for Windows 11:

WINDOWS IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED

*Note: some links will directly download the .exe; others will require some navigation

Git (latest version)

OpenStudio Application (v1.5.0 or latest version)

SketchUp Pro 2021

OpenStudio SketchUp plugin latest (v1.4.0 or latest version)

OpenStudio Parametric Analysis Tool v3.2.1 AND OpenStudio Parametric Analysis Tool (v3.5.1 or latest version)

Docker Desktop (latest)

Required for Windows 10:

WINDOWS IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED

*Note: some links will directly download the .exe; others will require some navigation

Git (latest version)

OpenStudio Application v1.2.1

SketchUp Pro 2021

OpenStudio SketchUp plugin v1.2.1

OpenStudio Parametric Analysis Tool v3.2.1

Docker Desktop (latest)

Strongly recommended:

Some text editor e.g.,

Visual Studio Code

OR

Notepad++

Steps for installation:

Git

  1. Use the installer to install git

OpenStudio Application

  1. Use the installer to install the OpenStudio Application
  2. Follow the default configuration

SketchUp Pro 2021

  1. Make a SketchUp account. You need an SketchUp account and internet connection in order to open it (every time)
  2. Install SketchUp Pro 2021 (This is a 30-day trial version)

OpenStudio SketchUp plugin v1.21 (The plugin is an extra add-on to SketchUp and needs SketchUp Pro 2021 to be installed first)

  1. Open SketchUp
  2. Sign in
  3. Select the “Architectural Meters” Template (For installation purposes, it doesn’t matter) in the Welcome screen.
  4. In the top menu bar, navigate to: Extensions > Extensions Manager
  5. Click on Install Extension and navigate to where the openstudio-sketchup-plugin.rbz is saved and select it.
  6. If it asks, set the path to the OpenStudio Application folder. By default it should be C:\openstudioapplication-1.2.1. This step can cause problems if you have other versions of OpenStudio or the SketchUp-extension installed. Try to use matching versions. You can manually change this in SketchUp later if needed: Extensions>OpenStudio>Preferences.
  7. If it configured properly, these 2 floating tool bars will pop up. You can drag and snap them with the rest of the tool bars.

OpenStudio Parametric Analysis Tool (PAT)

  1. Use the installer and install PAT

Docker Desktop

  1. Use the installer and follow the prompts
  2. After completing the installation, open Docker Desktop for the first time. If you're on windows, it will prompt you to download WSL2 - follow its instructions.