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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Two points to be aware of:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Walls in eQuest cannot figure out on their own whether they’re
interior partitions or external walls. The <u>only</u> (limited) exception is
when using the wizards to place shells with overlapping wall sections.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
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is tied to the first space. Don’t delete the undesired space/internal wall
before keeping it as a reference to create the new external wall, attached to
the space you are keeping. You’ll want to of course specify the correct
construction and use the same polygon/coordinates as the interior wall you’re
ultimately deleting.<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"'> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Peter
Hillermann<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 07, 2010 8:36 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Omar Katanani'; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] internal/external walls<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Omar,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I was told to delete the wall and build a new one if using
detail mode. Here is the actual quote.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>“</span>In the wizard you select the wall and right click to
change its type. In detail mode you must add an exterior<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>wall and delete the interior wall.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"ITC Avant Garde Std Bk";
color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:1.0pt'>PETER HILLERMANN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Omar
Katanani<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 07, 2010 8:29 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] internal/external walls<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear
all,</span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span
lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Let’s
say we have 2 adjacent rooms, and the wall between them is an internal wall. If
I deleted one room, will the internal wall act as an external one (of course, I
will change the composition)? </span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If
not, how can I create an external wall to replace the formerly internal wall
(same coordinates)?</span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span
lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Many
thanks,</span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Omar</span><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Omar Katanani<br>
Sustainable Design Engineer</span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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