[BLDG-SIM] e-quest things

[Mike Roberts]

Fernando,

I am not sure about the problems you are having with drawing in the detailed
edit mode, but I would suggest that you use the wizard at least to outline
the floor and zones.  It is much easier.  Even several years ago, when I was
using Power DOE, I would start the project in eQUEST, just so I could
outline the building using the wizard.  Now, eQUEST 3 gives you much more
power to draw both the floor(s) and zones, even allowing import of an
AutoCAD drawing to trace.

To do the floor and zone, open eQUEST, new project via the wizard, choose
the Design Development Wizard, fill in (or not) whatever blanks you want in
the Project and Site Data, then choose Return to Navigator in the lower
right hand corner.  From the Project Navigator, click on Edit Selected
Shell.  Go to screen 2 and click on the drop down arrow for Footprint Shape
and select Custom, select Blank Slate, and OK.  This is also where you can
select an AutoCAD drawing if you have one.  Then outline your shape.  You
may want to go through the tutorial, but one important point is to create
your shapes in a counter clockwise direction.  You can do the same sort of
thing with zones from screen 2 of the wizard.  Be sure to complete the floor
first.  Any changes to the floor can mess with your already completed zones.

Try it, and if you still want to draw in detailed edit mode, let me know and
I will help you through it.  Or if you have any trouble with using eQUEST to
draw, I can probably there, also.

Good luck,

Mike

  -----Original Message-----
  From: postman at gard.com [mailto:postman at gard.com]On Behalf Of fernando
  Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 2:04 AM
  To: BLDG-SIM at gard.com
  Subject: [BLDG-SIM] e-quest things


  Dear users:

  My name is Fernando, and I am a doctorate student in the university of
Valladolid, Spain.
  I followed your advice and change from powerdoe to e-quest, but now I have
some problems, that I'm sure that are easy to solve but I can't.

  First, as I am used to powerdoe, I prefer using the detailed data edit,
but first I must begin with the wizard and close it. Is there any way to
begin directly in detailed data edit?

  Second, when I try to create a polygon from scratch, I'm obligued to write
the first three vertex, I cannot use directly the editor with the *dwg
drawing.I have to create a polygon of three vertex and then modify it with
the *dwg drawing editor. I don't know if there is an alternative way to do
this. In the help document it is mentioned that there is an add/delete
vertex mode and a select shape mode, but I cannot find it, I only find them
in powerdoe.

  Third, when I create a construction from a layers input, I cannot see the
useful drawing of the construction thermal behaviour, instead it appears the
message "heat transfer graph goes here". I don't know if it is a downloading
error, a bug or that it is not developed yet.

  And last of all, when I create exterior walls, they don't appear in the 3d
figure until I close the program and reload the project. Strange, isn't it?

  Thank you very much.

  Fernando Varela Díez
  Cátedra de Termotecnia
  Escuela de Ingenieros Industriales
  Universidad de Valladolid

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