[bldg-sim] software for drawing a complex building

[Drury.Crawley at EE.DOE.GOV]

For EnergyPlus, there are a number of tools.

You can create a building in CAD and export
to EnergyPlus using either the Green Building
Studio or the IFCtoIDF tool.

Two other tools are more oriented to design
and energy analysis:   ECOTECT and
DesignBuilder.  I recently saw an image of
a 20+ story building created in DesignBuilder.

Links to more information on these and other
tools for EnergyPlus is available here:

www.energyplus.gov/interfaces_tools.html



                                                                                                               
                      "davide marino"                                                                          
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Dear all,

I have a new question. I'm using EnergyPlus with IDF-editor.
I should simulate an enough complex building.Which software could I
use for drawing a complex building?
So if I draw the building and then I export it in EnergyPlus I have to
insert the coordinates of the vertexes of the surfaces or it is not
necessary?

I have asked this question because if I have to insert the coordinates
of a complex building it is very expensive in terms of time.

Best regards,

Davide Marino.

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