[Equest-users] Issue with floors being offset in Wizard?

[Nicholas Caton via Equest-users]

I’m sure there are multiple good approaches, but the one that works for me when I have fairly complex shell layouts is to do the following:

  1.  Before starting geometries in the wizards, make sure all your CAD references for multi-level buildings are origin-aligned.  If you were to copy one onto another using the origin as a reference point, the plans should should properly align.
  2.  After the first shell, be sure to specify the following in the first screen for every subsequent shell:
     *   Position this shell:  via Coordinates
     *   Tick the box for Exact Site Coordinates
     *   Leave X and Y at 0.0 (matching the first shell’s default)
     *   Provide a Z value as needed to ensure the shell is the right height from the ground.  Note that below grade floors for a given shell’s Z-coordinate will extend downward from that elevation.

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  1.  It’s never a bad idea to finish the wizards just to check your work in the 3D view - you can always hop back in to make corrections!

For reference, in the event you’re ever well into detailed edits, and wish you made a different decision, these inputs are basically replicated as FLOOR geometries.  You can adjust/tweak them here and observe the results in the 3D view dynamically:
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I suspect that because you have an “alignment” step within the wizards, you might not have your CAD files pre-aligned as I’m recommending above.  If you already have a bunch of zones traced out I’d recommend just tweaking the floor’s X/Y coordinates post-wizards until it looks about right.  You could overlay your CAD files outside of eQuest to inform exactly how much of a shift is needed.

Hope that’s a bit helpful!

~Nick

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From: Equest-users [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Michael Campbell via Equest-users
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 10:17 AM
To: equest-users <equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org>
Subject: [Equest-users] Issue with floors being offset in Wizard?

Hello eQUEST Users,
I'm having an issue right now when drawing in the Wizard.
I am working on a multi-story building and I am trying to line each floor up correctly when drawing the shells.
I have selected to draw the floor directly above, and I align the CAD file with the background as it should be.
However, when moving on to the Detailed Mode, the floors are offset and I cannot get them back to the way they were.
Has anyone had this issue or know of a potential solution?
Thank you,
Mike Campbell

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