[Equest-users] How to Change the building orientation in detailed mode

[Nick Caton]

Jeremy is describing how to simply alter the model's rotation in detailed mode (and he's absolutely right).  There's a better way however when you need to calculate multiple orientations as you're describing.

 

To save time, click Tools à Parametric Runs... and create (3) new runs for each rotation (90, 180, 270).  Create a component in each new run that alters the building Azimuth variable.  Reference the screengrab below.


After this, each time you hit calculate, you'll have the option to do all 4 orientations in one go, and you'll have 4 sets of results to peruse in addition.  Major timesaver!

 

Also, the onebuilding.org mailing list archives are a godsend - check em' out too if you need a fast answer in the future ;).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy McClanathan
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 3:36 PM
To: 'Ming Li'; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] How to Change the building orientation in detailed mode

 

In the Building Shell module, double click on "Building Data" in the component tree, then change the azimuth.

 

Jeremy

 

From: Ming Li [mailto:mli at cadworks.net] 
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 1:33 PM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Equest-users] How to Change the building orientation in detailed mode

 

Hi All,

 

I am trying to model a baseline design. I need to simulate the building with its actual orientation and again after rotating the entire building 90, 180, 270 degrees, then averaging the results. I was wondering if I can change the building orientation in detailed mode so that I do not need to go back to Wizard mode. Does anyone know how to do this?

 

Thanks,

 

Ming Li, LEED AP

 

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