Welcome to OpenStudio® SDK User Documentation
This is OpenStudio SDK's user documentation. A brief summary of the content of the site is below. Use the buttons or the horizontal navigation above to learn more about the OpenStudio SDK suite of applications.
Getting Started
This section provides installation instructions, introductory tutorials, and information to get you up and running.
Review the list of features and building elements that can be modeled.
Learn what measures are, how to use them for various use cases, and where to find them.
References
The OpenStudio SDK only supports the Command Line Interface for running measure based workflows quickly and easily. If you are looking for a GUI to generate OpenStudio models and workflows, you may consider the OpenStudio Application. More information about the Application is available here.
Can't find the measures you want, or need to customize an existing measure? The Measure Writing Guide will help you get started.
Learn how to create design alternatives as part of a parametric study using the OpenStudio Parametric Analysis Tool (PAT). Run simulations locally and on the cloud.
Help & Additional Resources
The OpenStudio SDK Repository on GitHub
Find professional training for OpenStudio SDK.
Training, Support, & Consulting
Check out Unmet Hours to post a question or search for answers to your energy modeling questions.
Check out this advanced application of OpenStudio Measures for fault detection:
Additional help topics.