fix for no customObject input

NREL · Sep 20, 2022 · d5e67e3 · d5e67e3
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diff --git a/bifacial_radiance/main.py b/bifacial_radiance/main.py
@@ -2282,7 +2282,7 @@ def appendtoScene(self, radfile=None, customObject=None):
         #TODO: Add a custom name and replace radfile name
 
         # py2 and 3 compatible: binary write, encode text first
-        text2 = '\n !xform -rx 0 ' + customObject
+        text2 = '\n!xform -rx 0 ' + customObject
 
         debug = False
         if debug:

diff --git a/bifacial_radiance/modelchain.py b/bifacial_radiance/modelchain.py
@@ -140,12 +140,13 @@ def runModelChain(simulationParamsDict, sceneParamsDict, timeControlParamsDict=N
                                          omegaParams=omegaParamsDict,
                                      cellModule=cellModule, **kwargs)
 
+    customObject = None
+
     if "customObject" in sceneParamsDict:
         if sceneParamsDict["customObject"] is not None:
-            customObject = sceneParamsDict['customObject']
-            print("Custom Object Found, will be added to all Scenes.")
-    else:
-        customObject = None
+            if sceneParamsDict["customObject"] != '':
+                customObject = sceneParamsDict['customObject']
+                print("Custom Object Found, will be added to all Scenes.")
 
     if 'gcr' not in sceneParamsDict:  # didn't get gcr passed - need to calculate it
         sceneParamsDict['gcr'] = module.sceney / \