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color=#0000ff size=2>Josh,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>What I usually do is go the plenum or space where I want
the roof over and check which polygon the floor uses. Then I make a copy
of the floor polygon and adjust the coordinate points as necessary. (You
can copy and paste the points into excel for a quick plot) Beware that points
need to be in counterclockwise order. If you have some extra coordinate
points, just right click and restore default to delete those points. A tip is to
restore default the Y coordinate first...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=096030022-20042009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>When I create a new exterior wall to be my roof, I assign
its location as "Top" and select the new polygon I just
made.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=096030022-20042009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>In this way, you stay in the coordinate system of the
SPACE.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=096030022-20042009><FONT face=Arial
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Josh
Doherty<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 20, 2009 2:40 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Equest-users] Changing
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have been struggling with trying
to change the geometry in the detailed interface mode of eQuest. I am
modeling a multistory building and the top floor (the 6<SUP>th</SUP> floor) does
not cover the entire footprint of the floor below (the 5<SUP>th</SUP>
floor). The struggle is that I need to put a roof over only part of a
particular zone, not the entire zone. This particular zones is a somewhat
complex shape and for whatever reason, in the detailed interface, eQuest has
rotated the polygon shape of the zone into a strange orientation such that it is
near impossible to go in and create a new polygon to define the shape of the
roof I need. Has anybody encountered this before? Is there a way to
change the origin and coordinate axis orientation of the polygons eQuest
creates? Thanks all for your help. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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