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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Laura,<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'>The archives are your friends ;)
– Plenty of discussion is on tap there for your perusal regarding
underground walls... <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, see
discussion/illustration copied below from [equest-users] legend Bill Bishop.
Don’t miss James’s commentary though – oftentimes it’s
simpler to approach the problem with simplified rectangular areas.<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'>I would personally not create
separate shells.<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'>You might also look up a visual
mini-guide I’ve posted twice on how to make an exterior surface an
interior one. That covers some fundamentals of detailed editing that you
might need to feel comfy tackling Bill’s advice below.<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>Laura
Howe, RCE<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 22, 2010 12:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Partially below grade shell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I have a project where the building is on a slope (one level
building) so there is a varying height of below and above grade exterior wall
area. I have a few ideas on how to do this, but thought I’d throw
it out to the group hoping someone has done this and would want to share their
method. Not only is it sloping, but then on the uphill side there is a
cutaway so there is an entrance with windows. I am thinking of making
multiple shells with each touching, and break it into a couple of different
areas with the equivalent amount of above and below grade, and just making it a
horizontal division (above and below shell). It seems like I’ll
need at least 5 shells to split it into 3 areas, one with fully above grade
walls, then two partially below grade and each of those will need two shells
stacked (one above and one below). Maybe I can do it even simpler with
just two shells stacked with the equivalent amount of above grade in the top
shell and equivalent below grade in the bottom. This doesn’t seem
too convoluted, and hopefully it isn’t or there is a better way.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Laura<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> I am designing a building that is built on top of
a slope or incline grade, so part of the basement's exterior walls are exposed
the ambient conditions and part of it is underground. In Equest how do
you input the area that basement of the building is being covered by the earth
to simulate this incline surface? Attached is a simplified drawing that
illustrates what Im describing.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Justin Chin<o:p></o:p></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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[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>James
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 29, 2010 8:57 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bishop, Bill; Chris Jones; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Sloped grade - partially underground walls<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Keep in mind that there is
really no benefit to modeling a triangular wall if it is easier to setup
standard rectangular walls with matching areas. This is obviously
assuming you’re only talking about one space, there are no tall windows
that you have to fit at the fully exposed portion of the wall, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bishop, Bill<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 29, 2010 9:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Chris Jones; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Sloped grade - partially underground walls<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>Chris,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>You need to create a new polygon with the same width (x)
and height (y) of the existing wall. The new polygon will only have three
vertices instead of four. Create a second wall, using the same location as the
first wall (such as “V1 of Space Polygon”) and using the new
polygon. Create another new polygon for the opposite triangle and apply that to
the existing wall.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Bill<o:p></o:p></p>
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From: equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Chris Jones<br>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 9:27 AM<br>
To: equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
Subject: [Equest-users] Sloped grade - partially underground walls<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>How would one setup a partially underground wall.
For example, the <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>spaces in question have two wall types on one face - a
portion is <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>underground and a portion is above. These are two
different wall <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>types and the grade slopes along the wall so the two
walls are <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>trapezoidal in shape.<o:p></o:p></p>
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