<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span>Adam,</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>Here attached my test project modeling with different method (A & B) and get different result. B is the method you used. Welcome the comments, I donot know what is correct. Thanks.</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>Regard,</span></div><div><span>Danny</span></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contentEditable="false" readonly="true"></div><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> "atowell@cxegroup.com"
<atowell@cxegroup.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Danny Xu <danny_xu_chengyu@yahoo.com.au>; "equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org" <equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 12 October 2011 10:00 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> RE: [Equest-users] Modeling a semi-underground floor<br></font><br><div id="yiv1238224798"><style><!--
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--></style><div><div class="yiv1238224798WordSection1"><div class="yiv1238224798MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>Danny-</span></div><div class="yiv1238224798MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></div><div class="yiv1238224798MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>I don’t know if this is the best method or not, but when I run into this problem I change the wall constructions and attributes in the detailed edit mode. I will model the building with no underground walls, then in the detailed mode I will delete the walls that need to be underground and just replace them with underground walls. Hope this helps!</span></div><div class="yiv1238224798MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></div><div><div
class="yiv1238224798MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>Adam Towell</span></div><div class="yiv1238224798MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>CxE Group, LLC</span></div><div class="yiv1238224798MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>618-659-9461</span></div></div><div class="yiv1238224798MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></div><div><div style="border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(181, 196, 223) currentColor currentColor; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"><div class="yiv1238224798MsoNormal"><b><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Danny Xu<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 11, 2011 4:27 PM<br><b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Modeling a semi-underground floor</span></div></div></div><div class="yiv1238224798MsoNormal"> </div><div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv1238224798MsoNormal"><span style='color: black; font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Hi all,</span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv1238224798MsoNormal"><span style='color: black; font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv1238224798MsoNormal"><span style='color: black; font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Would you please advise how to model a floor in eQUEST with south and east walls underground and west and north walls above ground?
Thanks.</span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv1238224798MsoNormal"><span style='color: black; font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv1238224798MsoNormal"><span style='color: black; font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Regards,</span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv1238224798MsoNormal"><span style='color: black; font-family: "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Danny</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br></div></div></div></body></html>