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    Omar,<br>
    <br>
    it looks like the model is done in Revit, if the model is done in
    Revit than<br>
    you have good chance to define rooms (as zones, Spaces) in Revit,
    export as gbxml (see this path:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Revit/enu/2013/Help/00001-Revit_He0/1468-Document1468/2171-Print_Ex2171/2172-Export2172/2222-Exportin2222">http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Revit/enu/2013/Help/00001-Revit_He0/1468-Document1468/2171-Print_Ex2171/2172-Export2172/2222-Exportin2222</a>)<br>
    the good thing is that if you follow the rules you will get very
    good model, if not 100% of it in eQuest as shown on your image, see
    also:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org/2008-January/006560.html">http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org/2008-January/006560.html</a><br>
    the trick is you have to be in detail mode (out of the wizards) to
    work in this model while in eQuest.<br>
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    Regards,<br>
    Fisnik<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/14/2013 3:02 PM,
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">I want to start modeling a school project
            comprising of 2 buildings interconnected by:<o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraph"
            style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
              style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt
                "Times New Roman"">    
              </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span>A car
            parking on 2 basement levels, and
            <o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoListParagraph"
            style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
              style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt
                "Times New Roman"">    
              </span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR"></span>a
            library space at the Ground & First Floor levels<o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">I have attached a 3D rendering of the
            project and highlighted the 2 buildings (building 1 &
            building 2 in
            <b>red</b> and <b>green</b>) and the library separating
            them (in <b>blue</b> color). The underground basement is
            not shown in this image but will span the whole footprint
            below the 2 buildings.<o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">I want to start by modeling these
            buildings via the wizard. I guess I will need to create
            separate shells and position them properly, right?<o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">If this is the case, is the best scenario
            to model 3 shells as follows?<o:p></o:p></p>
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                  style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
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            for Bldg#1, <o:p></o:p></p>
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                  style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
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            for the library, and <o:p>
            </o:p></p>
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            for Bldg#2 <o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">As for the basement, is it better to
            model it as 1 big shell and place the 3 shells (listed
            above) just over the basement shell? Or it is better to
            divide the basement into 3 sections and merge each section
            with the above-ground shell (listed above)?<o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">I hope I explained it clearly :)<o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Omar <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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