I have got to protest this one, sorry Tim. <br><br>Buying a Revit license to be able to accurately model geometry in eQUEST is, to be blunt, crazy. It's really pretty easy to revise your geometry and if you can't do that using one of the 3 methods I provided earlier, you need to figure out how to train yourself better or leave the field. It's not just a matter of being able to use eQUEST at this point, it's a matter of being able to generate an accurate model using any tool. Being able to import CAD or Revit data into energy models is a recent development. Frankly, I question it's utility, especially if people now think they have to use it or they can't model a building. Friendly front ends like eQUEST, DesignBuilder, etc., are great but you need to know how a building operates and how the systems work or it's just GIGO. <br>
<br>Carol<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 9:29 AM, tim <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tim.jgrier@fuse.net">tim.jgrier@fuse.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I haven’t had much luck with customizing spaces
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I think there is a way to import a revit model file into equest.
If I needed complicated zones & spatial geometry, I would probably consider
a revit license, but with that come’s more money ($4-$6k for 1 standalone
license) and possibly more training, but might save a whole lot of headache.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Seems like equest is more of an energy modeler than an accurate
building modeler.</span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Omar Katanani<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 21, 2010 10:46 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Modifying Geometry</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Dear all,<br>
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Once again, another problem!<br>
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I have several spaces which were geometrically modified in the design. For
example, a room that was split into two different ones; with each room being a
different hvac zone. How can I possibly split a room into two zones
"1" and "2"? Shall I modify the geometry of the old zone to
be that of zone "1", and then add another zone "2" from
scratch? If this is what should be done, how can I do this accurately?<br>
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Attached is the polygon view of one of my floors. When you look at them in 2-D
or 3-D views, the building seems perfect in shape. Notice the rectangle to the
left of the picture! This is actually a zone that lies inside the building. But
it appears like this in polygon view. I think it is some problem of coordinate
references or so!<br>
So when I need to modify the geometry according to coordinates of vertices, I'm
suffering!<br>
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Many thanks!<br>
Omar<br>
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