[Bldg-sim] BDL Reference Function?

[Brandon Nichols]

Hello All,
 
While I see the Parent, Grandparent, Great-Grandparent, Global, Local,
and Local-Reference functions defined in BDL for retrieving the value of
keywords from their respective objects, I don't see a 'general object'
function.  
 
Say I want to define the third floor's Z coordinate as "the second
floor's Z coordinate plus 12.5".  Perhaps I am I missing something, but
as the second floor is a sibling of the first floor, it seems to me none
of the object access functions listed above will work. 
 
Do I need to define a parameter? Any insights appreciated...  
 
 
PS: Do the DOE2.1E BDL extensions (a reference mentioned on Visual DOE
website) apply to eQuest 3.6x?
 
Thanks
 
 
Brandon Nichols, PE, LEED(r) AP 
Mechanical
HARGIS ENGINEERS 
600 Stewart Street 
Suite 1000 
Seattle, WA 98101 
www.hargis.biz <http://www.hargis.biz/>  

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