Interior windows missing required Outside Boundary Condition Object when ModelMerger

[macumber]

Issue overview

Originally reported as an issue with FloorspaceJS translator at #4670

@manuvarkey found the issue actually occurs in ModelMerger

Current Behavior

Adjacent Surfaces are matched after cloning in ModelMerger but adjacent SubSurfaces are not

Expected Behavior

Adjacent surfaces and SubSurfaces are matched after cloning in ModelMerger

Steps to Reproduce

import openstudio as os

# Open floorplan and get translated OSM model
with open('floorplan.json') as fp:
    json_str = fp.read()
fp_json = os.FloorplanJS(json_str)
ts_scene = fp_json.toThreeScene(True)
rt = os.model.ThreeJSReverseTranslator()
os_model_tr = rt.modelFromThreeJS(ts_scene).get()
model_handle_mapping = rt.handleMapping()

# Merge translated model with blank model and save
model = os.model.Model()
mm = os.model.ModelMerger()
mm.mergeModels(model, os_model_tr, model_handle_mapping)
model.save('out2.osm')

Possible Solution

On going through the code for OpenStudio/src/model/ModelMerger.cpp, the following code segment was found dealing with setting adjacentSurface for Surface elements.

https://github.com/NREL/OpenStudio/blob/d2f0bdd21a70e6a9711f6da8f5aabecadc4a1a1c/src/model/ModelMerger.cpp#L349C1-L359C6

      // DLM: this should probably be moved to a mergeSurface method
      auto clone = newSurface.clone(m_currentModel).cast<Surface>();
      clone.setSpace(currentSpace);

      m_newMergedHandles.insert(newSurface.handle());
      m_currentToNewHandleMapping[clone.handle()] = newSurface.handle();
      m_newToCurrentHandleMapping[newSurface.handle()] = clone.handle();

      boost::optional<Surface> newAdjacentSurface = newSurface.adjacentSurface();
      if (newAdjacentSurface) {
        boost::optional<UUID> currentAdjacentSurfaceHandle = getCurrentModelHandle(newAdjacentSurface->handle());
        if (currentAdjacentSurfaceHandle) {
          boost::optional<Surface> currentAdjacentSurface = m_currentModel.getModelObject<Surface>(*currentAdjacentSurfaceHandle);
          if (currentAdjacentSurface) {
            clone.setAdjacentSurface(*currentAdjacentSurface);
            }
          }
        }
      }

Best solution would be to implement a mergeSurface method that tracks the handles of sub surfaces too.

Details

Environment

Some additional details about your environment for this issue (if relevant):

• Platform (Operating system, version):
• Version of OpenStudio (if using an intermediate build, include SHA): 3.7.0

Context

Incorrect simulation results

[macumber]

I'm working on a potential fix

[AltamarMx]

i still see this problem, with interiors doors and windows, each subsurface is missing the outside boundary condition pointing to the other subsurface

I am using OS app 1.7.1+...
with SDK 3.7.0

The geometry was created with floorspace within OpenStudio