[BLDG-SIM] eQUEST Custom Cellar Zoning Pattern

Andy McNamara andyjmc at gmail.com
Fri Jun 29 08:42:45 PDT 2007


Thanks to all of you who responded.  It turns out that it IS possible to use
the DD wizard to create only below grade shells.  eQUEST produced an error
message the first time I tried it, and I am not sure why.  My apologies and
I very much appreciate the responses and methods provided by those who
responded.

Best,
Andy

On 6/29/07, Zarske, Jim <jzarske at nexant.com> wrote:
>
>  Andy,
>
> It sounds like you're being limited by the extents of the wizard in terms
> of your geometry.  If I'm understanding your building correctly, you should
> be able to build your cellar and first floor geometry in the detailed mode.
> Then I'm assuming your 2nd -15th floors all have the same geometry, which
> allows you to use a floor multiplier.
>
> I would use the DD wizard to set up the geometry for your 3 different
> shells and then alter them accordingly in the detailed mode.  Your 3 shells
> will show up at 3 different floors in the detailed mode and you can stack
> them accordingly based off the coordinate inputs for each floor.
>
> If you've tried this and you're still challenged, then you may have to
> build your geometry from scratch in the detailed, beginning with
> developing the polygons.  I don't think you need to aggregate the zoning
> in your two floors.  You should be able to create them as two separate
> floors and zoning in the detailed mode.  I've managed to build some fairly
> complex geometries, but it requires being able to work in the detailed mode.
>
> Jim
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* BLDG-SIM at gard.com [mailto:BLDG-SIM at gard.com] *On Behalf Of *Andy
> McNamara
> *Sent:* Friday, June 29, 2007 8:37 AM
> *To:* BLDG-SIM at gard.com
> *Subject:* [BLDG-SIM] eQUEST Custom Cellar Zoning Pattern
>
> Hello all,
>
> I am modelling a 15 story multifamily building in eQUEST.  It has a
> partially finished cellar which includes community spaces, offices,
> mechanical spaces and a boiler room.  The cellar also has walls exposed to
> the outdoors via "areaways" that allow light and air down to some cellar
> windows and PTACs.  The cellar has an 8' ceiling.  The first floor has a 14'
> ceiling with community spaces and offices.  I would like to set up different
> zoning patterns and ceiling heights in the cellar and 1st floor by creating
> separate shells and tracing CAD drawings, but eQUEST will not allow "0"
> floors above grade, which seems to preclude the creating of the separate
> cellar shell.
>
> I am considering aggregating the two floors to create an "average" zoning
> pattern and an "average" floor height and then adjusting the ceiling height
> and changing some of the underground walls to exterior walls in detailed
> data edit mode.  I am also considering creating a "cellar shell" with one
> floor above grade and then just deleting the dummy 1st floor in detailed
> data mode.  Has anyone else dealt with this problem in a more elegant way,
> or can speak to problems associated with either of these methods?
>
> Thanks so much in advance!
>
> Best,
> Andy
>
> --
> ****************************************************
> Andrew McNamara, LEED AP
> Bright Power, Inc.
> 43 W. 33rd St.
> Suite 302
> New York, NY 10001
> p. 212.803.5868
> f. 866.379.8026
> c. 917.974.4499
> amcnamara at brightpower.biz
> www.brightpower.biz
>
> You received this e-mail because you are subscribed
> to the BLDG-SIM at GARD.COM mailing list.  To unsubscribe
>
> from this mailing list send a blank message to
> BLDG-SIM-UNSUBSCRIBE at GARD.COM
>
>


-- 
****************************************************
Andrew McNamara, LEED AP
Bright Power, Inc.
43 W. 33rd St.
Suite 302
New York, NY 10001
p. 212.803.5868
f. 866.379.8026
c. 917.974.4499
amcnamara at brightpower.biz
www.brightpower.biz


======================================================
You received this e-mail because you are subscribed 
to the BLDG-SIM at GARD.COM mailing list.  To unsubscribe 
from this mailing list send a blank message to 
BLDG-SIM-UNSUBSCRIBE at GARD.COM
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org/attachments/20070629/d23fcccf/attachment-0008.htm>


More information about the Bldg-sim mailing list