[Bldg-sim] Two Buildings - One Site -- mirror images

[Steve Mignogna]

Brian-

In the DD wizard you can create a copy of the shell(s) you just created for
the first tower.  Then you would just need to change the placement of them
to match the coordinates of the site.

-- 
Steve Mignogna
Atelier Ten


On Feb 11, 2008 3:07 PM, Brian Fountain <bfountain at greensim.com> wrote:

> Further to this, I am also working on a twin-tower type project, however
> the two buildings (with complicated floor plates) are mirror images of
> each other.
>
> Can anyone come up with an easier way of creating the 2nd tower based on
> the 1st in eQUEST (currently at DD wizard stage)? I know that eQUEST
> creates mirror image polygons for the floors (ceilings?) but I can't
> think of a creative way of using them. As far as I know there is no "use
> mirror image" button in the DD interface (although in this case I would
> be happy to be wrong!).
>
> Any thoughts, hints or suggestions?
>
> Regarding Ross's query, I agree with John that switching to DD wizard
> would be the best solution as you can then copy most of the inputs from
> the 1st tower as a 2nd shell. If you had already progressed far in to
> the detailed edit, you could import the 2nd building .inp file. As
> Scott/Marlin pointed out recently, doing this will give you the detailed
> edit keywords but not the wizard ones so you would never be able to go
> back to the wizard.
>
> Thanks
>
> Brian
>
> Aulbach, John wrote:
> > Ross:
> >
> > I am sure that approach can be done. However, I have always found it
> > easier to do both towers in the Design Development Wizard. You can
> > switch from the Schematic to the DD Wizard in the menus.
> >
> > You can then base your 2nd tower shell to copy the same level shell in
> > Tower 1. Then go to the first screen, in which you can say how many feet
> > and in which direction you wish this shell to be from the reference
> > shell.
> >
> > John R. Aulbach, PE, CEM
> > Project Manager
> > Nexant, Inc.
> > 701 West Kimberly Ave., Suite 245
> > Placentia, CA 92870-6342 USA
> > Phone: 714-524-4402
> > Fax: 714-524-4407
> > email: jaulbach at nexant.com
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
> > [mailto:bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Ross
> > Vercillo
> > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 7:53 AM
> > To: Bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
> > Subject: [Bldg-sim] Two Buildings - One Site
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am simulating a twin towers site.  I have created the east and west
> > towers in different files through the 'Schematic Design Wizard'.
> >
> > How can I combine these two files into one?
> >
> > I was hoping somebody could either answer this question for me, or
> > direct me to a manual/literature where I would be able to find the
> > answer.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > R. Vercillo
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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