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<DIV>I am an eQuest user and am looking into IES-VE as an eventual replacement. I am curious if anyone has been through a comparison like this before and would be willing to share their opinions. I know there has been some discussion about this in the past, but it looks like most of the discussions are a few years old. I want to make sure I am not discounting IES-VE for problems that have been fixed.</DIV>
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<DIV>The draw of IES-VE is the compatibility with revit and its ability to do more than just energy or daylighting. It seems like having all of the analysis tools in one program would be very useful.</DIV>
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<DIV>From reading through the archives, the drawbacks of this program are the cost and that IES doesn't allow the user as much flexibility as eQuest of Energy Plus. Can IES-VE generate the hourly reports that eQuest and Energy Plus can?</DIV>
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<DIV>Please let me know what your thoughts are on these programs. I also hear rumors of AutoDesk jumping into the mix with Project Vasari and Labs. Does anyone know more about this?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV>Tim</DIV>
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