<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Ronan,</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Shading devices do not work in the Revit
to IES link. It's something that I have been beating my head against
the wall about for a couple months now. There's really no way to
easily and quickly bring in external shading devices into IES from Revit
at this point in time, whether those are deep mullions or if they are actual
louvers/fins. Sorry for the bad news, but hopefully Autodesk or IES
will listen to those of us who need this feature and will incorporate it
soon.</font>
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James Dudt, EIT, LEED AP<br>
Mechanical Engineer<br>
Burt Hill<br>
Dubai, United Arab Emirates<br>
Tel: +971 4 810 5700<br>
Fax: +971 4 810 5800<br>
Mob: +971 50 154 4795<br>
http://www.burthill.com</font>
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<p><font size=2 face="Arial">Dear all,</font><font size=3> </font>
<p><font size=2 face="Arial">I am currently working on a project where
I've to model energy, thermal and daylight analysis on a very large building.
I'm using the link between Revit MEP2008 and IES. I've also got the full
licence for IES's applications. </font>
<p><font size=2 face="Arial">However, when I import the model into IES
several issues and problems occur that I require help with, they are as
follows;</font>
<p><font size=2 face="Arial">1) Some windows disappear. These windows are
made up as curtain walls. Now most of the windows in the model are done
the same way but a particular few disappear, troublesome.</font>
<p><font size=2 face="Arial">2) External shading devices disappear. These
are modelled as a speciality family. I've tried them previously as windows
and they don’t work. I would like to use them as a wall family but due
to the architects 3D modelling procedures and the complexity of the model,
we can't. </font>
<p><font size=2 face="Arial">3) One of my rooms is disappearing. Claims
it has no bounding elements. But it has 6 bounding elements (walls, ceiling
& floor). </font>
<p><font size=2 face="Arial">4) Internal light shelf becomes a "floor"
leaving the space reshaped and obscure.</font><font size=3> </font>
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<p><font size=2 face="Arial">I'd appreciate any help on the matters and
am willing to share my knowledge to help others. I'm very versed with these
issues so please, don’t be cheeky and recommend Autodesk's White Papers
on BIM or energy modelling as I've read them. There is also a detailed
discussion about this on Autodesk's forum </font><a href="http://discussion.autodesk.com/thread.jspa?forumID=188&threadID=626566"><font size=2 color=blue face="Arial"><u>http://discussion.autodesk.com/thread.jspa?forumID=188&threadID=626566</u></font></a>
<p><font size=2 color=#000080 face="Times New Roman"><b><i>Regards,</i></b></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b><i><br>
Ronan Carney</i></b></font><font size=1 face="Complex"><br>
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