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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Andy – our free BIM energy modeler, <b><i>Vasari</i></b>, can model complex roofs and send the geometry to eQuest via an .inp (DOE2.2 file) export. Beyond roofs, I have found Vasari to be a highly capable “egg shell” energy modeling tool. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Vasari can take the place of the wizard and provide an energy model which can be shared more freely both upstream and downstream.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please visit Vasari YouTube Channel for modeling tutorials:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://youtu.be/HAryDgdhB1A">http://youtu.be/HAryDgdhB1A</a> - Vasari Advanced Skills: Drawing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://youtu.be/KxyXV2csUn4">http://youtu.be/KxyXV2csUn4</a> - Vasari Advanced Skills: Create Form Part 1.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://youtu.be/3dWaViYiY_w">http://youtu.be/3dWaViYiY_w</a> - Vasari Advanced Skills: Work Planes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Autodesk Vasari Details<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Price: Free<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Download: <a href="http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/vasari/">http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/vasari/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Download Time: 2 – 4 minutes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Modeler</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>: Geometric and Parametric<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Exports</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>: gbxml, .inp, idf, dwg, dxf, fbx, sat, dgn, rvt, pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Imports</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>: dxf, dwg, dgn, .sat, .skp, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Kernel: Revit native format (rvt)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Autodesk Vasari Native Simulation</span></u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>- DOE 2.2 Whole Building Simulation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>- Incident Solar Radiation</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.45pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jerry Jackson<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#838383'>Autodesk, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#838383'>Direct 530 887-8442<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#838383'>Mobile 530 368-0498<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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>Andy Mcleod<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 22, 2010 9:33 PM<br><b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] complicated roofs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<br><br>Thanks for previous help regarding GSHP/WSHP, spot on. <br><br>I'm trying to model a house with a complicated roof in the DD wizard. Basement, 1FL, 2FL all have slightly different footprints, and some of the roof is over 1FL, the rest is over 2FL. The 3D model looks as if the 1FL roof penetrates the 2FL structure.<br><br>How do I model something like this or a dormer? Or is it reasonable to simplify it away? I haven't tried making separate structures of the 1FL area that has roof over it yet- does that work?<br><br>Thanks, <br><br>Andy McLeod,<br>Mech, EIT<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>