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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Ed,<o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Typically you can go into the .inp file and remove the test referencing your CAD attachment so you no longer get that warning. It looks like you are still in Wizard mode though, and I am not used to dealing with .inp files in that format. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The square footage you are seeing is likely because the total square footage includes your plenum spaces. The actual conditioned space adds up to very close to the 23,240 you referenced.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hope that’s helpful.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Robert Stephenson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Technical Energy Analyst<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>VEIC Evaluation, Measurement and Verification Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Burlington, 05401<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>802 540 7809<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.veic.org/"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>www.veic.org</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><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><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"'> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ed Mahler<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 23, 2013 4:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Building Model appears correct in 3D view, but incorrect square footage in reports.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Equest Users:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Anyone had a similar experience. This file gets errors related to a drawing file reference when you initiate. However, this file appears to be modeling correctly in 3d view. Originally imported drawing with intent to trace and build model from drawing. The drawing still seems to be linked, but used direct entry method instead for 3D modeling. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is there an easy way to keep equest from looking for the once imported drawing. I have attached the zipped file for your use in helping me resolve this issue. This may or may not be what is causing the incorrect square footage on the reports. However, the square footage appears to be about twice what it should rightly be. (It should be about 23,240 sq. ft instead of 43,394 sq. ft per output report). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for your kind assistance. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ed Mahler, PE,CEM</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Engineer</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red'>Hughes Associates Architects and Engineers</span></b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:gray'>Architecture</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:red'>n</span><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:gray'>Engineering</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:red'>n</span><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:gray'>Consulting</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>P.O. 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