[Equest-users] Floor Plans are not identical, how to apply that in Building Shell?

Jing Hong hongjing.shirley at gmail.com
Mon Oct 30 16:46:40 PDT 2017


Thanks for the clarification. It is very helpful. I will try first and
update what I get.

Jing



On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 6:23 PM Bruce Easterbrook <bruce5 at bellnet.ca> wrote:

> I don't remember playing with the floor heights but could be incorrect.  I
> think I just made a second floor.  With a patio it is a little simpler, you
> just leave that area on the first floor as roof and adjust the other areas
> that are covered to ceiling with the appropriate constructions.
>
> Bruce Easterbrook P.Eng.
> Abode Engineering
> PS this works with atrium's and many other weird things the architects
> throw at you lol.  Sorry Jing, just in jest, but the program was probably
> coded by computer sci people.  Engineers are pretty good at manipulating
> the tools we are given to accomplish the tasks we are asked to do.  In
> fairness to the coders, we do run them pretty hard with the extrapolations
> and manipulations we do to their work to make the program do what we want
> it to do.
>
> On 10/30/2017 6:30 PM, Jing Hong via Equest-users wrote:
>
> Correct. The second floor is smaller and have an extra space as an
> overhang above first floor’s patio.
>
> Jing
>
> On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 5:28 PM John Aulbach <jra_sac at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>> Jing:
>>
>> You perceive well. You are mostly correct. I assume your 2nd floor will
>> be smaller than your 1st floor. You were commenting on floor area
>> differences, correct?
>>
>> Is Madera German restaurant still in existance? I am originally from
>> CHICAGO.
>>
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>> On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 3:03 PM, Jing Hong
>> <hongjing.shirley at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks John!
>>
>> So do you mean : I need to create two shells under Bldg Shell Components
>> and make the distance from reference shell as 0ft? For each shell, the
>> number of floors will be 1?
>>
>> Jing
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 4:52 PM, John Aulbach via Equest-users <
>> equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org> wrote:
>>
>> Sir:
>>
>> You convert the model to the Design Development Wizard . Here you can do
>> floor by floor different zoning or building configuration.
>>
>> Good luck !!
>>
>> John R Aulbach, PE
>>
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>> On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 2:42 PM, Jing Hong via Equest-users
>>
>> <equest-users at lists. onebuilding.org <equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> A two-floor office has two different floor floor for the first floor and
>> second floor. How to make the model closed to the real condition in
>> Schematic Design Wizard?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jing
>>
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