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<font size="+1"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"> I would
expect that computation time would slow considerably with this
scenario. Not only do you have 2 high rises to run but you also
have the shading interaction with the 2 buildings. This is a
good approach. From a work efficiency point of view and easier
trouble shooting it would make sense to start your model with
one building. Create a base model up to the point you have
major deviations in the 2 buildings. Make 3 copies, and go
forward with each building and have one copy as backup. I
normally spend a lot of time at the edge of the DD wizard and
the DD edit fixing problems and making sure the model is running
correctly before going into the DD edit. This will allow you to
troubleshoot each building separately and then once the
buildings are in the same model all that has been added is the
interaction of the 2 buildings as shades on each other.<br>
I think a big mistake new users are making is not progressing
along a logical building and troubleshooting path when creating
their models. If you deal with each stage discretely it limits
the number of errors to troubleshoot and places to look for
them. It is a more efficient use of your modelling time in the
long run. It also breaks your time investment into stages as
well. There is nothing worse than getting 15 hours into a
model, have a critical error and have your file disappear into
cyberspace. Almost as bad, is to have 2000 error messages and
trying to figure out where to start. There may only be 10 real
errors but a basic error is like a chain reaction through the
whole run and will generate a multitude of associated errors.
If you are lucky and it runs that long.<br>
Sorry for the drop on the list, seems my email send
configuration was improperly adjusted.<br>
Bruce Easterbrook P.Eng.<br>
Abode Engineering<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 30/07/2012 08:11 PM, Bobby Sy wrote:<br>
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<div>I have the same problem with my residential high rise
buildings where each dwelling unit has it's own VRF system. It
has two towers and in each level even if I modelled units right
next to each other with the same orientation, I noticed it no
longer run smoothly so I decided to model the other tower in a
separate file and then import it to the other one, then it runs
better than before. Maybe you could try to do the same.</div>
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<div>You could model the other half in another file and import,
just make sure that the ordinates are set accordingly. Be
careful with duplicate space, zone, or equipment name, it may
cause some error.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 12:40 AM, Bruce
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<div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <font size="+1"><font
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">eQuest is pretty
frugal when it comes to computer requirements. I once
ran 3.63 on a 486 Pentium at 650 MHz, 756 KB ram and a
9GB HD. It was slow, 8 to 15 minutes, but if the input
was right it would crunch through. It ran all the
graphics without problems either. There is an input
problem with your model not a memory one. New computers
should run through a good sized model in less than a
minute for the BDL and the simulation and more likely in
less than 20 seconds. <br>
Bruce Easterbrook P.Eng.<br>
Abode Engineering<br>
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<pre>You should have plenty of capacity on the PC you described. I would check your model - are you sure you have floor multipliers on?
As an aside - I just did a quick run of a 100x100 floor plate with 50 storeys - and it ran fine - straight out of the wizard - even with the floor multipliers on. I have a laptop - intel i5 processor with 6GB ram, but I think it would have run on a slower computer too.
Check your other settings.
Vikram Sami, LEED AP BD+C
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Dear lists,
This is Rajesh, I am using equest from 6mnths. I need know system requirement, for equest when have to model high rise building. Actually, when I model fifty storey building, & run the BDL, atlast it comes out to insufficient memory, & it gives errors. I use floor multiplier to reduce load on PC. My PC configuration is intel dual core processor, with 4 GB RAM. If I have to upgrade my pc, then what would be its configuration. If I have to buy a server, then is it possible that equest will run on it. If I have to model a 100 storey building, kindly give solution. I would greatful for the solution.
Thanks & Regards.
Rajesh Guda
PEC Solutions
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