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# Simplify windows

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Simplify and reduce the number of windows and/or skylights while maintaining the overall exterior window/skylight area. Useful for improving simulation speed without significantly changing energy use results.

## Options

* **Merge Distance**

  The maximum distance between windows at which point they will be merged together into a single simpler window
* **Single Window**

  Select to have the windows simplified to a single window within the center of each wall, which matches the overall area of the original windows
* **Delete Doors**

  Select to have all doors removed from the rooms, which often have a small impact on overall building energy use
* **Delete Interior**

  Select to have the interior windows and doors removed from the rooms, which often have a negligible impact on overall building energy use
* **Ignore Skylights**

  Select to have all skylights left exactly as they are during the operation
* **Ignore Windows**

  Select to have all windows left exactly as they are during the operation

## Details

Note that this command is not intended to fix invalid or un-simulate-able windows and the "Repair windows" command should be used for these purposes.