[Equest-users] Urgent Message

[Kevin Kyte]

Learning how to do computer simulations for buildings from scratch without a mentor will take years.




-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Wark [mailto:cwark at rumseyengineers.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 1:31 PM
To: 'curt.strobehn at eesinet.com'; 'equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org'
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Urgent Message


Curt,
Welcome to the world of FREE software. Energy, airflow, and design software packages with an actual market value usually do come with more extensive training material, but in this case, the fastest way to learn eQUEST is to look at as much of the built-in help as possible by right clicking on any input field. In fact, the built-in help documents are rather extensive for FREE software (perhaps because it was developed through government and utility grants). Beyond the help documents, the only way to learn common work-arounds is through users forums. I have found that users are pretty responsive on this one.
Good luck.

Christopher Wark
Project Engineer
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-----Original Message-----
From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Curtis Strobehn
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 10:18 AM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Equest-users] Urgent Message

I am under a dead line and I'm have trouble with Equest
IS there any training DVD videos of any kind for Equest?
If there where training Video's at one time there should be a back copy or
some other source?

I'm sure there has to be a video somewhere!
I even tried www.youtube.com and couldn't find one thing about Equest.
I'm just a little upset that I have every little time to get this project
done by the 9th November and no training or any Training videos.

Tools are only good if you know how to use them and with out any training or
training videos, then Equest is useless to me.
I have used this Equest before but it was not a complex build like the round
building "Kaiser medical Office" in Salem Oregon.
Every program I ever used there was some contact info or tutorials on line.
This is a first for me and being an Energy Simulation program
I'm every surprised there is on contact number or training videos?
I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY TECH SUPPORT FOR EQUEST OR ANY CONTACT NUMBER.
I'm not to impress with Equest so far.


Curt Strobehn
Mechanical Draft/Designer



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