<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>Thanks for the response, Nick.<br></div>Unfortunately I still seem to be having some issues.<br></div></div>I've done many models in the past and have never had this issue, so I'm really having a hard time figuring out what is going on.</div><div>Would someone be able to take a look at the attached files and see if 
you can provide any insight on how to get these floors to properly 
align?</div><div>I've been trying to move each shell based on aligning common points between shells, but that isn't working the way I would hope.<br></div>Any help is appreciated.<br><br></div>Thank you,<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 9:46 AM, Nicholas Caton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Nicholas.Caton@schneider-electric.com" target="_blank">Nicholas.Caton@schneider-electric.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">





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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I’m sure there are multiple good approaches, but the one that works for me when I have fairly complex shell layouts is to do the following:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<li class="m_-8742111790369834669MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Before starting geometries in the wizards, make sure all your CAD references for multi-level buildings are origin-aligned.
  If you were to copy one onto another using the origin as a reference point, the plans should should properly align.<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-8742111790369834669MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">After the first shell, be sure to specify the following in the first screen for every subsequent shell:<u></u><u></u></span>
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<li class="m_-8742111790369834669MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Position this shell:  via Coordinates<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-8742111790369834669MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tick the box for Exact Site Coordinates<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-8742111790369834669MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Leave X and Y at 0.0 (matching the first shell’s default)<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-8742111790369834669MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Provide a Z value as needed to ensure the shell is the right height from the ground.  Note that below grade floors for
 a given shell’s Z-coordinate will extend downward from that elevation.<u></u><u></u></span></li></ol>
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<li class="m_-8742111790369834669MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">It’s never a bad idea to finish the wizards just to check your work in the 3D view - you can always hop back in to make
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For reference, in the event you’re ever well into detailed edits, and wish you made a different decision, these inputs are basically replicated as FLOOR geometries.  You can
 adjust/tweak them here and observe the results in the 3D view dynamically:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I suspect that because you have an “alignment” step within the wizards, you might not have your CAD files pre-aligned as I’m recommending above.  If you already have a bunch
 of zones traced out I’d recommend just tweaking the floor’s X/Y coordinates post-wizards until it looks about right.  You could overlay your CAD files outside of eQuest to inform exactly how much of a shift is needed.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hope that’s a bit helpful!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">~Nick<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3a7a46">Nick Caton, P.E., BEMP</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#3a7a46"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Equest-users [mailto:<a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users-bounces@<wbr>lists.onebuilding.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael Campbell via Equest-users<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 14, 2017 10:17 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> equest-users <<a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users@lists.<wbr>onebuilding.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Issue with floors being offset in Wizard?<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div class="h5">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I'm having an issue right now when drawing in the Wizard.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am working on a multi-story building and I am trying to line each floor up correctly when drawing the shells.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have selected to draw the floor directly above, and I align the CAD file with the background as it should be.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">However, when moving on to the Detailed Mode, the floors are offset and I cannot get them back to the way they were.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Has anyone had this issue or know of a potential solution?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></p>
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