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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I have used CHVAC (elite
software) as the interface between REVIT and eQuest, and I got it to work.  But,
graphical representation of the building is lost.  And, as you mentioned, there
is a lot of work to be done once the model is in eQuest.</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:olive'>Jeremy McClanathan</span></b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
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color:#99CC00'>Please consider the environment before printing this email.</span></i><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Nick Caton
[mailto:ncaton@smithboucher.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 11, 2009 8:22 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Katie Molstad; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] GBxml and eQuest<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The only way I’ve seen to
make the gbxml </span><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>à</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> inp conversion with my own eyes is through the Green
Building Studio (GBS)  web application.  <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>GBS lets you sign up for a free
trial over a certain period, if you’d like to give it a shot.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>That said, I’ve continuously
run into issues with gbxml created via Revit / Sketchup plugins, and have yet
to successfully push through an xml model of an actual project that could then
be imported into eQuest.  My understanding is that if this is achieved,
you would be able to open the model up in eQuest post-wizards only and a large
number of things such as occupancy schedules, utility rates and the like would
be set by the GBS service during the conversion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I’d be very interested to
hear of any other .inp conversion/creation utilities somebody may be aware of.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>~Nick<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";
color:#2D4D5E'>NICK CATON, E.I.T.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Katie
Molstad<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 10, 2009 2:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] GBxml and eQuest<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal>Has anyone had any luck with getting an .xml file into
eQuest?  Most posts say it has to be converted into an .inp file first,
but I’m not sure what program you need to do that.  Thanks!! Katie<o:p></o:p></p>

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