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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>I often create a new layer in the AutoCAD drawing and trace out the building outline and interior zones in AutoCAD. It’s easier for me to get the lines the way I want in AutoCAD than it is in the eQUEST interface. It simplifies the process in eQUEST to have only the layer with my lines without all the clutter of the other layers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Keith Swartz, PE, LEED AP<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Senior Energy Engineer | <b>Energy Center of Wisconsin</b></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'> | <b>Madison.Chicago.Minneapolis<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>608.210.7123 | <a href="http://www.ecw.org/" title="Energy Center Home Page"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>www.ecw.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in'><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Paul Diglio [mailto:paul.diglio@sbcglobal.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 11, 2012 2:59 PM<br><b>To:</b> Sami, Vikram; Billy Condor; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Starting with Equest<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Billy:<br><br>I know sometimes it is impossible to line up the vertices to the CAD using a mouse. You can alternately edit the vertices in the X-Y table on the left in the screenshot that Vikram shows below. Reviewing the table is also a good check to see if things are perfectly square and plumb.<br><br>I try to draw using a mouse and if I am off a bit, then I edit the X-Y coordinate and that squares up the space.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Paul Diglio, CEM, CBCP<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>87 Fairmont Avenue<br>New Haven, CT 06513<br>203-415-0082<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.pdigliollc.com" target="_blank">www.pdigliollc.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in'><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> "Sami, Vikram" <Vikram.Sami@perkinswill.com><br><b>To:</b> Billy Condor <bcondor@sumacinc.com>; "equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org" <equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org><br><b>Sent:</b> Tue, December 11, 2012 3:53:33 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Starting with Equest<br></span><br><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><img border=0 width=1440 height=114 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.gif@01CDD7B8.F987BFF0"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Billy,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>To snap to the CAD file you have to set the snap priorities. See below:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=648 height=360 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image002.png@01CDD7B8.F987BFF0"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Different floor plates – this can get tricky. Use the DD wizard instead of the SD wizard. You need good model management to pull this off. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#DCAA2C'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Vikram Sami</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>, LEED AP BD+C</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Sustainable Design Analyst</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>1315 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30309</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>t: 404-443-7462 f: </span><span lang=ES style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>404.892.5823 </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'> e: <a href="mailto:vikram.sami@perkinswill.com">vikram.sami@perkinswill.com</a> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.perkinswill.com/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray;text-decoration:none'>www.perkinswill.com</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Perkins+Will.</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#ADD425'>Ideas + buildings that honor the broader goals of society</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Billy Condor<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 11, 2012 2:38 PM<br><b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Starting with Equest</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve just downloaded Equest and started playing with the options of this software. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>First, I thought of drawing the whole architecture of my building and then include all the energy-related parameters, as I used to do in another software.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For one thing, I imported a cad file (with SI units) to Equest, I read that so far it’s not possible to work with SI units in Equest, but it really doesn’t matter (at least so far).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Then, I’ve noticed that there is no way to click exactly on the vertices of my drawing (I think one way to solve this problem is to decrease the grid resolution in the ‘Poligon View Properties’ dialog box) even selecting snap CAD as first. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Also, my building has different floors, and so far I just know how to draw one specific floor and replicate as many times as floors my building has. However, how can I draw different floors for the same building? I mean, from the first to the fifth floor are the same, and from the sixth to the eleventh is another structure. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I really appreciate your help!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Billy Cóndor Romero</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=ES-PE style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>SUMAC LATINOAMÉRICA SAC</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-PE style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>Av. Rivera Navarrete 757. Int H. 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