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<FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>Richard — the method you describe is the only one I’ve found to handle complicated building geometry. It’s a real pain but it seems to work. One of the most difficult aspects is getting eQuest to recognize what is an interior wall and what is an exterior wall. (In your case, interior and exterior floors and roofs.)<BR>
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Steve Samenski, PE, LEED AP<BR>
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On 3/24/10 11:35 AM, "Richard Williams" <<a href="Richard.Williams@arup.com">Richard.Williams@arup.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
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Dear all<BR>
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I am trying to understand how best to minimise use of shells. I am trying to model a building which has jagged shaped floors which overlap and cantilever all over the place. The attached sketch is a simplified section of the building showing how the floors change up the building. I’ve reached the conclusion that, although it is undesirable to have many shells, I will need a shell for each floor. Additionally, for floors broken into several separate blocks (eg level 1 on the attached) I will need a shell for each block. Please let me know if I am missing something?!<BR>
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Richard<BR>
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