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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hi All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>We currently use TAS for energy modelling and Radiance for
daylight simulation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Virtually every architect that we work with provides us with 3D
models, but we seem to spend a lot of time re drawing models or fixing 3D
models to be able to work with the software that we use. The ultimate goal for
us would be to use one model for daylight and energy models, but I haven’t
found that quite that simple as most software requires varying drawing
techniques.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Has anyone got any suggestions on the kind of software that they
use that could help out with the goal of ours?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>We would like to investigate energy plus compared to TAS. Is
there an energy plus preprossor that could export models for radiance as well.
I have sent quite some time trying to do this with ecotect, but ecotect is not
the best software for importing 3D models as it doesn’t take IFC files or
even dwg’s.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>I would be interested in investigating how well sketchup could
be the intermediate pre-processor. I have seen some radiance models that have
come from sketchup direct from an architectural model and they look great. Has
anyone used sketch to provide and energy plus model?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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