RVI Converter

Extract text from EnergyPlus variable lists (RVI)


Drop or upload your .RVI file
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How to extract text from your RVI file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your RVI file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert RVI to another file type

To convert RVI variable lists to another format, you need EnergyPlus or other Data software.

Convert a file to RVI

To convert other file formats to the "Simulation Instruction File" file type, you need software like EnergyPlus or a similar tool.


About RVI files

An .rvi file is an EnergyPlus Report Variable Input file used to manage building energy simulation data. It is utilized by the EnergyPlus Simulation Engine, an advanced building energy modeling software. After running a thermal or energy simulation, EnergyPlus generates massive raw output files (typically eso files). The .rvi file acts as a routing instruction, containing a text-based list of specific variables (like exterior temperature or equipment energy consumption) and tells the post-processing tool to extract only those exact data points into a final spreadsheet. The Problem: The biggest disadvantage of an .rvi file is that it does not actually contain the simulation results - it only contains the instructions on what results to extract. It is a highly specialized plain-text format. Standard spreadsheet programs like Microsoft Excel cannot automatically parse it as a data grid. Users who receive an .rvi file without the accompanying raw data files often cannot view the simulation results they expect, leading to frustration. The Solution: If you need to view the target variables or edit the extraction list, the file must be handled as text. Just drag and drop your file into convert.guru to identify the format, view the raw variable list, and convert it when possible. The best conversion targets for an .rvi file are TXT or CSV, which allow you to easily read the routing instructions. Because this is a specialized file, standard online converters often fail or refuse to process it. However, our analysis can detect the underlying text structure, allowing you to open it instantly.

Convert.Guru analyzes your RVI file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

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FAQ

If you want to convert RVI file to , you can use EnergyPlus or similar software from the "Energy simulation data extraction" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to RVI, try EnergyPlus or another comparable tool in the "Energy simulation data extraction" category.



The RVI Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our RVI converter.