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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Alexandra</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>Here's
a link to a post I did describing how to create <SPAN
class=781352622-26082008>a multi-floor </SPAN>atrium<SPAN
class=781352622-26082008>... hopefully that's not what you need to do, since the
only simple way I know of to handle that is via the wizard.
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class=781352622-26082008></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A
href="http://elcca-exchange.blogspot.com/search?q=atrium">http://elcca-exchange.blogspot.com/search?q=atrium</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Just as an FYI, we
<STRONG><EM>always always preserve </EM></STRONG>a snapshot of our project at
the transition from wizard to detailed edit mode, in the event there something
we overlooked that's just more expedient to accomplish in the
wizard.</FONT></DIV>
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size=2>Is <SPAN class=781352622-26082008>this </SPAN>an open mezzanine<SPAN
class=781352622-26082008>, where you could simply extend the floor to floor
height, and double-count key load factors, like lighting, people and
plug-load density? That I think would be the simplest approach...
otherwise your going to need to add a floor, as Bruno suggested, in the detailed
editor. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=781352622-26082008></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=781352622-26082008>Better to copy an existing floor and delete unnecessary
items then create from scratch and add missing components manually, I
think.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=781352622-26082008>Hope that helps</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=781352622-26082008>Brando</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Alexandra Waranowski
[mailto:waranoam@gmail.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 27, 2008 9:50
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Brandon Nichols<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bldg-sim] EQuest: Floor
addition<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Brando<BR><BR>Here's my situation:<BR>I have created the twelfth
floor with the correct floor to ceiling dimensions; but I now need to add a
twelfth floor mezzanine into the space. <BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>Alexandra <BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 11:45 AM, Brandon Nichols <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:BrandonN@hargis.biz">BrandonN@hargis.biz</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Alexandra</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>If its an
identical floor, just use the 'floor multiplier' option on the floor
properties dialog of the floor you'd like to duplicate. Then add the
floor height of the duplicated floor to the absolute Z elevations of all
floors above. Note that the Z elevation is also found on the floor
properties dialog, of the respective floors that need to be jacked up.
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>There's
only one minor issue... the duplicated floor won't be depicted
graphically. In 3-D geometry view, the building will look like there's a
missing floor. But in all of the energy reports etc. you should find
that the duplicated floor is accounted for.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Now if the
floor to be added is NOT identical... that's another can of worms. Let
me know if this is the case and I can give you some guidance... but it's not
somewhere you want to go if you don't have to.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Brando</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> <A
href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org"
target=_blank>bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</A> [mailto:<A
href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org"
target=_blank>bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</A>] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Alexandra Waranowski<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 27, 2008 7:08
AM<BR><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org"
target=_blank>bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org</A><BR><B>Subject:</B> [Bldg-sim]
EQuest: Floor addition<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Hi,<BR><BR>I want to add another floor to my building, but I am
already within the detail interface. Is there a way that I could go back into
the wizard and create another floor without creating problems?<BR><BR>Thanks
for any advise that can be provided!<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>Alexandra
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