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one important thing i've found to keep equest from crashing when in
wizard mode is to only do one thing at a time. i.e. if you're editing
shells only edit shells. quit the wizard, save & exit, backup the
directory (or at least the .pd2 file). if you're ready to edit hvac
restart equest, edit only hvac systems - nothing else. quit wizard,
save & exit, backup. same for service water heating & site.
the key seems to be switching from editing one item class (shell, hvac,
hot water, site) to another item class causes equest to crash in wizard
mode. detailed mode is not the same condition as it doesn't use the
wizards.<br>
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Bruce Easterbrook wrote:
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Hi Nick and Nick,<br>
I have spent a year or so using E-Quest and a decade using different
forms of the DOE engine and other various modelling programs. I also
have 20 years with ASHRAE. I'm not an expert with E-quest but have
spent some crazy hours on it. I only recent discovered this forum and
for a year toiled in darkness. I will insert my comments below.<br>
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Nick Caton wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m an intermediate learner and user of eQuest
(not an
expert/developer), so your perspective may match mine some months down
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I only use the schematic wizard or DD wizard for monthly energy
estimates,
because I do not understand the detailed inputs and how it works, but I
would
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<font color="#009900">I always start with the SD and an Autocad
drawing. Get the basics in (geometry and basic construction) and let
the program size everything. Size windows and doors on percentages,
standard everything. The initial key is to get the program running and
not freezing. Look at the error reports and fix them, or at least the
one which matter. Some of the errors are not really errors. Once that
is looking good do a save as and start a new branch. Get into the DD
and start tweaking. One at a time, save and start a new branch each
time.</font><br>
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