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<p class=MsoNormal>Julian,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>We have been working in a pretty complicated (geometry wise)
project and we have managed to export .gbxml files to be imported in Design Builder
using AutoCAD MEP.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>However, there was an issue in DB with the number of
vertices in each node (if I remember correctly could not handle more than 3
vertices per node for a building block). We went around this problem by
importing it as outline block then cutting it accordingly, then converting it
to building block, then adding holes and finally merging the adjacent zones.
Long process but eventually it worked. If your geometry is simpler it would not
be that difficult.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jerry
Jackson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 23 November 2010 14:45<br>
<b>To:</b> Iulian David; bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bldg-sim] conversion 3D dxf to gbXML<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hi Iulian – our free BIM energy modeler, <b><i>Vasari</i></b>,
can bring in .dxf files and process gbXML natively or export to both .inp &
gbXML.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Autodesk Vasari Details<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Download: <a href="http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/vasari/">http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/vasari/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Download Time: 2 – 4 minutes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Exports</span></b><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>:
gbxml, .inp, idf, dwg, dxf, fbx, sat, dgn, rvt, pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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dxf, dwg, dgn, .sat, .skp, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Kernel: Revit native format (rvt)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.45pt'><b><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jerry
Jackson<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.45pt'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#838383'>Autodesk,
Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#838383'>Mobile 530 368-0498<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Iulian
David<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 22, 2010 6:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Bldg-sim] conversion 3D dxf to gbXML<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Hi All,</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Does anybody know a good converter from 3D dxf to gbXML ? </span><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Hopefully shareware.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>I want to use the gbXML as input to DesignBuilder.</span><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Appreciate your help.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Regards,</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Iulian</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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