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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">Well – then if you built your model correctly, it should look something like this:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">Check your geometries. And really – try it out in Sketchup first<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">Sustainable Design Analyst<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">1315 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30309<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;text-autospace:none"><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><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green"><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""> Amruta Khanolkar [mailto:askhanol@asu.edu]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 25, 2013 2:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Sami, Vikram<br>
<b>Cc:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] sloping roof error<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks Vikram. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">But the actual roof is a simple Gable roof with all the ridge lines aligned. Equest is building it as pitched roof after I check the sloping roof option box. I wanted to make that end as simple Gable end with aligned ridgeline and same
 height as other ridges. Please find the attached image of the expected roof plan.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Amruta <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 10:39 AM, Sami, Vikram <<a href="mailto:Vikram.Sami@perkinswill.com" target="_blank">Vikram.Sami@perkinswill.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">1.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#0070C0">      
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">I would ask your architect if that’s really how they want to do their roof. If it was me I would align the ridgelines. That looks terrible, but will also be a nightmare
 to flash.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">2.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#0070C0">      
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">Is it possible for you to simplify the roof shapes? Thermally there might not be much of a difference.
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">3.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#0070C0">      
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">If you really want to model it like that – build it in a 3D interface like Sketchup to study how it will actually go together. This might give you a better idea of how
 to simplify it. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">4.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#0070C0">      
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">Lastly – if you have access to Revit, you could build this in Revit and export the GBXML file to green building studio to generate your inp file.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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>
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<a href="tel:404-443-7462" target="_blank">404-443-7462</a>    f: </span><span lang="ES" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray"><a href="tel:404.892.5823" target="_blank">404.892.5823</a>   </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">   
 e: <a href="mailto:vikram.sami@perkinswill.com" target="_blank">vikram.sami@perkinswill.com</a>  
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><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="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;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>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><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"">
<a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Amruta Khanolkar<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 25, 2013 1:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] sloping roof error</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I am modeling a building with sloping roof (all gable ends). Equest has generated a pitched roof where the ridges don't match (at one intersection) in plan as well as in their heights.
 I am getting following error while equest is calculating pitched roof intersections and planes:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">“Error 10: Not all roof surfaces could be completely generated”. I tried revising the roof shape but it is not helping.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I have successfully changed the pitched roof to Gable roof for all the wings except one (where the ridge has changed its elevation). How do I make the ridge align with other ridges
 in plan and in height to make it a gable end? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I am attaching a image with this email.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Please help.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Amruta Khanolkar<o:p></o:p></p>
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