[Equest-users] Import CAD in detailed data edit

[Steve Mignogna]

Kevin-

I guess its a matter of preference.  Personally, I like having eQuest
create all the zones and spaces for me.  Then I go back after and
delete all mention of the cad file in the .pd2 file.  I also clean out
the .inp as well.  It only takes an hour or so.  I would imagine for a
complex building creating the zones and spaces manually would take
much more than that.

Steve

On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 1:33 PM, Karen Walkerman <kwalkerman at gmail.com> wrote:
> You could look at how the wizard generates a cad reference, and then insert
> the text into your own pd2 file (I think that's where it goes).  Brandon
> Nichols created a document explaining how to clean up the "CAD file not
> found" error, this would be a good place to start...
>
> This way you're not loading a file with tons of errors post-cutting of all
> the junk.
>
> --
> Karen
>
> On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Kevin Kyte <kkyte at robsonwoese.com> wrote:
>>
>> I generally only extract the polygons to a new word doc by means of cut
>> and
>> paste.  Which means I still create all spaces/zones.  I suppose I should
>> get
>> into custom libraries to speed up the process further. Do you feel the
>> most
>> efficient way is to just deal with the glob? Or go cutty-pasty on it?
>>
>> Kevin Kyte, LEED AP
>> RobsonWoese, Inc.
>> (T) 716-636-1800
>> (F) 716-636-1856
>> http://robsonwoese.com
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Steve Mignogna [mailto:smignogna at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 10:28 AM
>> To: Kevin Kyte
>> Cc: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
>> Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Import CAD in detailed data edit
>>
>> Kevin-
>>
>> I would highly recommend doing all geometry in the wizard.  If not you
>> will need to create each space/zone by hand which will be incredibly
>> tedious and unnecessary.  If you are worried about the clutter of
>> schedules, materials, etc... i would recommend deleting them in the
>> input text file.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> --
>> Steve Mignogna
>> Atelier Ten
>>
>> On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 2:32 PM, Kevin Kyte <kkyte at robsonwoese.com> wrote:
>> > Starting a new project in detailed data edit.  The 2-D Geometry screen
>> > is
>> > nice and empty with a toolbar with shape mode, 2-D floor plan mode,
>> > zoom,
>> > pan, and open CAD drawing file.  Every time I try to open a CAD drawing
>> file
>> > nothing shows up on the screen.  I cannot figure out what I am doing
>> wrong.
>> > Does it need to be a dxf or dwg file?  I am trying dwg and no good.
>> Grayed
>> > out are create new floor, create new space, and create new shape.  Are
>> these
>> > buttons functional?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I currently import CAD files through the wizards. This is wonderful, but
>> the
>> > changeover to DD also brings heaps of unwanted clutter, not just the
>> traced
>> > floors and spaces.  Do CAD files need to be saved to a certain file type
>> in
>> > order to import them to DD 2-D Geometry?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Kevin Kyte, LEED AP
>> >
>> > RobsonWoese, Inc.
>> >
>> > (T) 716-636-1800
>> >
>> > (F) 716-636-1856
>> >
>> > http://robsonwoese.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
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Steve Mignogna
Atelier Ten