[Equest-users] window shading devices

Keith Swartz kswartz at ecw.org
Thu Oct 13 07:39:00 PDT 2011


Kristin,

You can use "Building Shades" to make your 2'x2' shade grid. In Detailed Edit go into the "Building Shell" module by clicking that button along the top. In the Component Tree on the left right-click on "Building Shades" and select "Create Building Shade..." Enter the dimensions in the dialog box that pops up, then on the next dialog box adjust the coordinates and tilt to place it where you want. Note that you can move the dialog box to the side (I move it to a second screen) and keep it open while you see the changes in the 3-D viewer as you go from field to field. Then I can see right away if a rotation in the wrong direction made it disappear inside the building, for example. Keep adding these shades until you have your grid. Good luck!

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From: Kristin Gustafson [mailto:kgustafson at eypae.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 8:12 AM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Equest-users] window shading devices

Looking for a shortcut here-

I've got a building with lots of glazing, and for a typical 12'high by 24'long wall, there is a shading grid device with horizontal and vertical mullions at 2'spacing (both horiz and vert). Is there an easier way to model this than doing a series of 2'x2' windows ?

Is it possible to attach a shading grid to a building face?

Thanks


Kristin Gustafson EIT, LEED(r) GA
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