[Equest-users] Reduction of window area in detail mode!

[Arunabha Sau]

THANKS y'all. I did it.
But there is NO code-input way, right?

On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 8:22 AM, Nick Caton <ncaton at smithboucher.com> wrote:

>  Another option that may actually be quicker/easier, particularly if you
> have many windows of varying dimensions, would be to do this manually
> (outside of a parametric run):
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> 1.       Navigate to the building shell tab
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> 2.       Click any window in the component tree
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> 3.       Highlight the entire column of “Height” (or “Width”)
>
> 4.       Let go of your mouse, press Ctrl+c
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> 5.       Open Excel
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> 6.       Ctrl+v
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> 7.       Make a formula in the adjacent column that multiplies the
> dimension by the ratio you need to get total window area back to 40%
>
> 8.       Drag that formula down
>
> 9.       Flex your accounting muscles and hammer the results into the
> column in eQuest – you can position the windows side-by-side if you have
> enough screen real-estate, or print the excel file out on paper if the
> column is huge or that’s easier on your eyes.
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> Since some rounding is involved, if you wanted to check the math before
> step #9, you could copy the other (height/width) dimension across from
> eQuest into a new column, and use excel to multiply your new areas across
> and sum them up.
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> ~Nick
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> *From:* equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:
> equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On Behalf Of *Mark Nieman
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 09, 2010 9:49 AM
> *To:* Arunabha Sau; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Equest-users] Reduction of window area in detail mode!
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>
>
> I believe you could create a parametric run that redefines the window
> heights, so that you end up with 40% glazing area. You would have to do the
> math for what the final height would be, but I think that’s the quickest way
> to back into the baseline model (other baseline parameters can be done this
> way also). For example:
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> *From:* equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:
> equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On Behalf Of *Arunabha Sau
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 08, 2010 5:32 PM
> *To:* equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Subject:* [Equest-users] Reduction of window area in detail mode!
>
>
>
> Hi Folks!
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> I've got assigned in one project in eQuest which does not have LEED
> baseline model and I’ve to create it.
>
> They have already done the model for incentive from the local gas&electric
> company which is very detailed and it’s in ‘Detail mode’ in eQuest.
>
> For the LEED baseline, I need to create windows 40% of the wall area but
> here in the model everything is according to the design (more than
> 40%windows)!
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> I don’t want to go every single window and re-size them!
>
> Is there any shortcut way to reduce the window by multiplying ‘the’
> fraction (40%/current window percent)?
>
> To be specific, I am looking for some help using “if…then…else..if” or any
> other kind of function; that way may be just creating a single global
> parameter the window area can be reduced in a very less tedious way.
>
> Is there any particular help-file to write parameter-codes in eQuest?
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> Hope you understand my question.
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> Thanks for your time.
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> Best,
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> Aru
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