[Equest-users] Equest-users Digest, Vol 3, Issue 3
Doebber, Ian
Ian_Doebber at nrel.gov
Tue Jun 10 09:59:59 PDT 2008
When entering the zones into the Design Wizard is there any way to
specify their names. The automatic naming by Equest is not very
intuitive and going back in the Detailed Edit to change all the Zone
Names and then their Corresponding Space Names is tedious.
Regards,
Ian Doebber
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1. Re: Import CAD in detailed data edit (Steve Mignogna)
2. eQuest in Vista (Karen Walkerman)
3. Re: Import CAD in detailed data edit (Kevin Kyte)
4. eQuest in Vista (Karen Walkerman)
5. Re: Import CAD in detailed data edit (Karen Walkerman)
6. Re: Import CAD in detailed data edit (Steve Mignogna)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 10:28:11 -0400
From: "Steve Mignogna" <smignogna at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Import CAD in detailed data edit
To: "Kevin Kyte" <kkyte at robsonwoese.com>
Cc: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
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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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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 13:15:41 -0400
From: "Karen Walkerman" <kwalkerman at gmail.com>
Subject: [Equest-users] eQuest in Vista
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
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Hello All,
I have just bought a new computer and am running eQuest in Vista. I
have
followed the instructions posted to run eQuest as if in Windows 2000.
However, I'm running into an issue that is problematic: When I use the
regular explorer view to view my project files, any new documents
created by
eQuest are not shown in the windows explorer. This means that I cannot
open
.inp files, .pd2 files or hourly report files. When I'm in eQuest and
open
a file, eQuest can see everything just fine. Any thoughts on how to
remedy
this? I do need to view these file types!
Thanks for your help!
--
Karen
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Steve Mignogna <smignogna at gmail.com>
wrote:
> 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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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 13:22:58 -0400
From: "Kevin Kyte" <kkyte at robsonwoese.com>
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Import CAD in detailed data edit
To: "'Steve Mignogna'" <smignogna at gmail.com>
Cc: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
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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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> To unsubscribe from this mailing list send a blank message to
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 13:31:16 -0400
From: "Karen Walkerman" <kwalkerman at gmail.com>
Subject: [Equest-users] eQuest in Vista
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
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Hi All,
So I may have just answered my own question: When I reset the program
compatibility to Windows XP instead of Windows 2000, the problem was
solved
HOWEVER, all projects I did before making this change are now not shown
when
I open eQuest and select "Open Existing Project." I also needed to
re-download all weather files, etc. This is not a big deal, as I have
only
created test files so far... let me know if you have any other
suggestions.
--
Karen
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 13:33:59 -0400
From: "Karen Walkerman" <kwalkerman at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Import CAD in detailed data edit
To: "Kevin Kyte" <kkyte at robsonwoese.com>
Cc: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
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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
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Equest-users mailing list
> >
http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org
> > To unsubscribe from this mailing list send a blank message to
> > EQUEST-USERS-UNSUBSCRIBE at ONEBUILDING.ORG
> >
> >
>
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 15:52:48 -0400
From: "Steve Mignogna" <smignogna at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Import CAD in detailed data edit
To: "Karen Walkerman" <kwalkerman at gmail.com>
Cc: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
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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
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Equest-users mailing list
>> >
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>> > EQUEST-USERS-UNSUBSCRIBE at ONEBUILDING.ORG
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>> >
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Steve Mignogna
Atelier Ten
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