https://communities.bentley.com/products/building/building_analysis___design/w/building_analysis_and_design__wiki/58591/unable-to-create-dgn---seed-file-erroren-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/products/building/building_analysis___design/w/building_analysis_and_design__wiki/58591/unable-to-create-dgn---seed-file-errorFri, 16 Dec 2022 18:06:00 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:6fe4755f-1884-4a5e-a12f-42a55fea089cSteve Cocchihttps://communities.bentley.com/products/building/building_analysis___design/w/building_analysis_and_design__wiki/58591/unable-to-create-dgn---seed-file-error#commentsCurrent Revision posted to OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki by Steve Cocchi on 12/16/2022 6:06:00 PM<br /> <table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;" width="30%"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>OpenBuildings Energy Simulator</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>CONNECT Edition</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area:</strong></td> <td>Troubleshooting and Errors</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h1>Overview</h1> <p>When creating a DGN model, if the seed location selected is not correct, the below error may occur:</p> <p><img style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/320x240/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-17/pastedimage1646299673462v1.png" /></p> <h1>Method</h1> <p></p> <p>For Energy Simulator, every DGN requires the same seed file - this is named:&nbsp;<em>EnergySimDesignSeed.DGN.</em></p> <p>This file is saved within the Program Data folder. If you are seeing the above error message you may have chosen a location elsewhere.</p> <p>To resolve, select <em>New</em> to create a new DGN and for the <em>Seed</em> location, specify:</p> <p></p> <p style="text-align:center;"><strong>C:\ProgramData\Bentley\OpenBuildings CONNECT Edition\Configuration\Datasets\EnergyData\Seed\EnergySimDesignSeed.DGN</strong></p> <p></p> <p>For example:</p> <p><img style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/640x480/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-17/pastedimage1646299972782v2.png" /></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-17/5850.NewLogo.png"><img style="border-width:0px;" alt=" " height="60" src="/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/TSG-Logo.png" width="189" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: unable to create, seed, DGN, energy simulator</div> https://communities.bentley.com/products/building/building_analysis___design/w/building_analysis_and_design__wiki/58591/unable-to-create-dgn---seed-file-error/revision/1Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:31:49 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:6fe4755f-1884-4a5e-a12f-42a55fea089cShane Reganhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/building/building_analysis___design/w/building_analysis_and_design__wiki/58591/unable-to-create-dgn---seed-file-error#commentsRevision 1 posted to OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki by Shane Regan on 3/3/2022 9:31:49 AM<br /> <table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;" width="30%"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>OpenBuildings Energy Simulator</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>CONNECT Edition</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area:</strong></td> <td>Troubleshooting and Errors</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Subarea:</strong></td> <td>N/A</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h1>Overview</h1> <p>When creating a DGN model, if the seed location selected is not correct, the below error may occur:</p> <p><img style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" src="/resized-image/__size/320x240/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-17/pastedimage1646299673462v1.png" alt=" " /></p> <h1>Method</h1> <p></p> <p>For Energy Simulator, every DGN requires the same seed file - this is named:&nbsp;<em>EnergySimDesignSeed.DGN.</em></p> <p>This file is saved within the Program Data folder. If you are seeing the above error message you may have chosen a location elsewhere.</p> <p>To resolve, select <em>New</em> to create a new DGN and for the <em>Seed</em> location, specify:</p> <p></p> <p style="text-align:center;"><strong>C:\ProgramData\Bentley\OpenBuildings CONNECT Edition\Configuration\Datasets\EnergyData\Seed\EnergySimDesignSeed.DGN</strong></p> <p></p> <p>For example:</p> <p><img style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/640x480/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-17/pastedimage1646299972782v2.png" /></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-17/5850.NewLogo.png"><img style="border-width:0px;" alt=" " height="60" src="/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/TSG-Logo.png" width="189" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: unable to create, seed, DGN, energy simulator</div>